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2023–24 Converge FiberXers season

The 2023–24 Converge FiberXers season is the second season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2023–24 Converge FiberXers season
Head coachAldin Ayo
General ManagerJacob Lao
CK Kanapi-Daniolco (assistant)
Owner(s)Converge ICT
Commissioner's Cup results
Record1–10 (9.1%)
Place12th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Philippine Cup results
Record2–9 (18.2%)
Place12th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Converge FiberXers seasons

Key dates

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Draft picks

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Main article: PBA Season 48 draft
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 9 Schonny Winston G   USA De La Salle
1 10 BJ Andrade G/F   Hong Kong Ateneo
2 14 Bryan Santos F   Philippines UST
2 19 JL delos Santos G   Philippines JRU
3 31 Inand Fornilo F   Thailand Ateneo
4 42 King Caralipio F   Philippines Letran
5 53 Rhinwil Yambing G/F   Philippines San Sebastian
6 61 Kamron Vigan-Fleming G/F   USA Bethesda
7 68 Raymond Binuya G   Philippines San Sebastian
8 72 Jeffrey Garcia G   Philippines Systems Plus
9 75 Andre Flores F   Philippines Ateneo
10 78 Jonathan del Rosario G   Philippines Amando Cope

Roster

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2023–24 Converge FiberXers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 0   Fornilos, Inand (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Ateneo
F 1   Vigan-Fleming, Kamron (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1998–12–23 Bethesda
G/F 2   Andrade, BJ (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996–07–26 Ateneo
F/C 4   Maagdenberg, Patrick (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1997–04–25 Ateneo
G/F 8   Winston, Schonny (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998–07–22 De La Salle
F 9   Flores, Andre (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1999–07–17 Ateneo
G 11   Melecio, Aljun 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1998–07–25 De La Salle
G 12   Stockton, Alec 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998–06–24 Far Eastern
C 15   Arana, Justin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1999–03–21 Arellano
F 16   Racal, Kevin (FA) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–05–16 Letran
F 17   Nieto, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997–05–31 Ateneo
F/C 18   Ambohot, Jeo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–18 Letran
G 24   delos Santos, JL (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 176 lb (80 kg) José Rizal
C 25   Zaldivar, Keith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 1996–05–25 Adamson
F 26   Santos, Bryan (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1997–05–26 UST
F 27   Caralipio, King (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  •   Injured

Roster

Preseason

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PBA on Tour

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Game log

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2023 PBA on Tour game log
Total: 6–5
May: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 26 Terrafirma W 119–82 Arana, Balanza (24) Arana, Nieto (12) Alec Stockton (8) Ynares Sports Arena 1–0
2 May 31 Magnolia L 95–99 Kevin Racal (22) Jeo Ambohot (5) Alec Stockton (5) Ynares Sports Arena 1–1
June: 2–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 June 4 Meralco L 88–96 Jeron Teng (21) Justin Arana (15) Alec Stockton (7) Ynares Center 1–2
4 June 14 Blackwater L 97–102 Justin Arana (32) Justin Arana (17) Alec Stockton (5) Ynares Sports Arena 1–3
5 June 18 San Miguel W 113–111 (OT) Alec Stockton (23) Kevin Racal (10) Alec Stockton (9) Ynares Sports Arena 2–3
6 June 21 TNT W 109–84 Jeo Ambohot (31) Justin Arana (14) Justin Arana (6) Ynares Sports Arena 3–3
7 June 30 Rain or Shine L 110–127 Justin Arana (25) Justin Arana (18) Alec Stockton (12) Ynares Sports Arena 3–4
July: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 July 7 Phoenix Super LPG W 104–90 Jolo Mendoza (26) Alec Stockton (10) Alec Stockton (15) Ynares Sports Arena 4–4
9 July 16 Barangay Ginebra W 123–95 Justin Arana (30) Justin Arana (15) Alec Stockton (7) Filoil EcoOil Centre 5–4
10 July 21 NLEX L 104–112 Jolo Mendoza (23) Kevin Racal (12) Alec Stockton (11) Ynares Sports Arena 5–5
11 July 28 NorthPort W 113–84 Adrian Wong (23) Mike Nieto (13) McJour Luib (10) Ynares Sports Arena 6–5

Converge Pocket Tournament

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Game log

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2023 PBA Converge Pocket Tournament game log
Total: 3–0
October: 3–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 13 Blackwater W 87–75 Alec Stockton (13) Tom Vodanovich (12) Alec Stockton (6) Gatorade Hoops Center 1–0
2 October 15 Rain or Shine W 120–111 Tom Vodanovich (27) Tom Vodanovich (13) Alec Stockton (5) Gatorade Hoops Center 2–0
3 October 17 Phoenix Super LPG W 97–93 Balanza, Vodanovich (18) Tom Vodanovich (17) Alec Stockton (5) Gatorade Hoops Center 3–0

Commissioner's Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[a] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 8 3 .727[a] 1 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 NorthPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545[b] 3
7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[b] 3
8 TNT Tropang Giga 5 6 .455 4
9 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364 5
10 Terrafirma Dyip 2 9 .182 7
11 Blackwater Bossing 1 10 .091[c] 8
12 Converge FiberXers 1 10 .091[c] 8
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

Game log

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2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 1–10
November: 0–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 8 Blackwater L 84–103 Tom Vodanovich (20) Tom Vodanovich (18) Racal, Stockton, Vodanovich, Winston (3) PhilSports Arena 0–1
2 November 11 TNT L 98–101 (OT) Tom Vodanovich (25) Tom Vodanovich (9) Tom Vodanovich (7) Ynares Center 0–2
3 November 17 Barangay Ginebra L 86–100 Justin Arana (20) Justin Arana (8) Stockton, Vodanovich (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–3
4 November 25 San Miguel L 96–105 Aljun Melecio (17) Tom Vodanovich (20) Aljun Melecio (5) Tiaong Convention Center 0–4
December: 1–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 December 2 Phoenix Super LPG L 98–99 Tom Vodanovich (35) Santos, Vodanovich (9) Aljun Melecio (9) PhilSports Arena 0–5
6 December 6 NorthPort L 95–111 Jamil Wilson (30) Jamil Wilson (13) Jerrick Balanza (5) PhilSports Arena 0–6
7 December 13 Terrafirma W 103–94 (OT) Jamil Wilson (32) Jamil Wilson (10) Jamil Wilson (5) PhilSports Arena 1–6
8 December 17 Meralco L 99–105 Justin Arana (25) Arana, Wilson (11) Jamil Wilson (6) Ynares Center 1–7
9 December 23 Magnolia L 80–88 Jamil Wilson (19) Jamil Wilson (10) Jerrick Balanza (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–8
January: 0–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 January 10 NLEX L 103–107 Jamil Wilson (50) Jamil Wilson (14) Stockton, Wilson (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–9
11 January 14 Rain or Shine L 111–112 Jamil Wilson (26) Jamil Wilson (13) Jamil Wilson (9) PhilSports Arena 1–10

Philippine Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 10 1 .909 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636 3
3 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[a] 4 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT Tropang Giga 6 5 .545[a] 4
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[a] 4
6 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[a] 4
7 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 6 5 .545[a] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Terrafirma Dyip 5 6 .455[b] 5
9 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[b] 5
10 Blackwater Bossing 4 7 .364 6
11 Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 8 .273 7
12 Converge FiberXers 2 9 .182 8
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90
  2. ^ a b Terrafirma won the eighth seed playoff over NorthPort (104–96).

Game log

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2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 2–9
March: 0–5
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 March 1 Terrafirma L 99–107 Arana, Stockton (18) Arana, Fornilos, Maagdenberg (6) Inand Fornilos (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 March 3 NorthPort L 104–112 (OT) Alec Stockton (27) Justin Arana (13) Arana, Caralipio, delos Santos, Fornilos (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
3 March 6 Blackwater L 78–90 Alec Stockton (24) Inand Fornilos (9) Alec Stockton (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–3
4 March 9 NLEX L 93–115 Justin Arana (20) King Caralipio (6) Arana, delos Santos (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–4
5 March 16 Magnolia L 75–106 Justin Arana (17) delos Santos, Fornilos (7) Santos, Stockton (3) Rizal Memorial Coliseum 0–5
All-Star Break
April: 1–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 April 3 Rain or Shine L 90–110 Justin Arana (20) Justin Arana (9) delos Santos, Stockton (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–6
7 April 12 Phoenix L 107–113 Justin Arana (32) Justin Arana (16) JL delos Santos (9) PhilSports Arena 0–7
8 April 19 San Miguel L 103–112 Alec Stockton (36) King Caralipio (9) Schonny Winston (6) PhilSports Arena 0–8
9 April 21 Meralco W 104–99 Bryan Santos (22) Arana, Winston (7) Justin Arana (7) PhilSports Arena 1–8
10 April 27 Barangay Ginebra L 93–105 Alec Stockton (32) King Caralipio (10) Alec Stockton (6) Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. International Convention Center 1–9
May: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 May 1 TNT W 107–103 Aljun Melecio (17) Justin Arana (8) Alec Stockton (6) PhilSports Arena 2–9


Transactions

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Free agency

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Signings

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Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team
Kevin Racal April 18, 2023[4] Not disclosed 2 years Re-signed
Jerrick Balanza May 30, 2023[5]
Aljun Melecio June 2, 2023[6] Not disclosed
Keith Zaldivar June 10, 2023[7] Magnolia Hotshots
Mike Nieto June 28, 2023[8] 2 years Re-signed
Mac Tallo October 21, 2023[9] Not disclosed Chooks-to-Go 3x3
Justin Arana March 16, 2024[10] ₱420,000 per month (max. contract) 3 years Re-signed
Alec Stockton

Subtractions

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Player Number Position Reason New team
Maverick Ahanmisi[11] 13 Point guard / Shooting guard End of contract Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Jeron Teng[12] 21 Small forward / Shooting guard San Miguel Beermen
Mac Tallo[13] 13 Point guard / Shooting guard Contract termination Abra Weavers (MPBL)
Barkley Eboña[14] 4, 8 Power forward / Center Free agent TNT Tropang Giga

Trades

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Pre-season

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April
April 14, 2023[15] To Converge
Adrian Wong
2023 Magnolia first-round pick 		To Magnolia
David Murrell
Abu Tratter
May
May 8, 2023[16] To Converge
Mike Nieto 		To Rain or Shine
2024 Converge second-round pick
2025 Converge second-round pick

Philippine Cup

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April
April 11, 2024[17] To Converge
2024 Magnolia second-round pick 		To Magnolia
Jerrick Balanza

Recruited imports

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Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Tom Vodanovich November 8, 2023 (vs. Blackwater) December 2, 2023 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG) 0–5
Jamil Wilson December 6, 2023 (vs. NorthPort) January 14, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine) 1–5

References

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  1. ^ [1], PBA.ph, September 17, 2023
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  4. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Converge signs big man Kevin Racal to new two-year deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Terrado, Reuben. "Converge signs Jerrick Balanza to contract extension". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "Aljun Melecio renews contract with #ConvergeFiberXers". Instagram. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Magnolia letting go of Keith Zaldivar leads to Converge signing". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  8. ^ Li, Matthew. "Mike Nieto inks fresh two-year deal with Converge". Tiebreakertimes.com.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  9. ^ Anzures, Rom. "PBA: Mac Tallo makes PBA return with Converge". news.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  10. ^ Badua, Snow (March 16, 2024). "Converge resists trade offers, signs Arana, Stockton to maximum contracts". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  11. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Ahanmisi gets three-year contract with new team Ginebra". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  12. ^ Ramos, Gerry (September 20, 2023). "Converge not signing Jeron Teng to a contract extension". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  13. ^ "Converge terminates Mac Tallo contract for 'ligang labas' violation". Spin.ph. February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  14. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Free agent Barkley Ebona signed to one-year deal by TNT". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  15. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Tratter, Murrell traded to Magnolia as Converge gets Wong, 1st-round pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  16. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Converge acquires Mike Nieto in trade with Rain or Shine". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  17. ^ Badua, Snow. "Magnolia acquires Jerrick Balanza from Converge for second-round pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
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