2017–18 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season

The 2017–18 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 39th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2017–18 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season
Head coachTim Cone
Owner(s)Ginebra San Miguel, Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinalist (Lost to San Miguel, 1–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Place5th
Playoff finishChampions (Defeated San Miguel, 4–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record9–2
(81.8%)
Place1st
Playoff finishSemifinalist (Lost to Magnolia, 1–3)
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel seasons

Key dates

2017

Draft picks
Main article: 2017 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 12 Jett Manuel G  Philippines Wang's Basketball Couriers UP
3 11 Elmer Mykiel Cabahug F  Philippines Wang's Couriers
Flying V Thunder		 Ateneo

Roster
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G/F 1 Sargent, Julian (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1991–07–15 De La Salle
G 2 Manuel, Jett (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–09–22 Philippines
G 3 Mercado, Sol (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1984–05–06 Biola
G 5 Tenorio, LA 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 1984–07–09 Ateneo
G 6 Thompson, Scottie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–12 UPHSD
F/C 12 Caperal, Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–06–12 Arellano
F 14 Ferrer, Kevin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1993–03–26 UST
G/F 16 Chan, Jeff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–02–11 Far Eastern
F 18 dela Cruz, Arthur 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–05–09 San Beda
C 20 Slaughter, Greg 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1988–05–19 Ateneo
F 23 Aguilar, Raymond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–07–27 National-U
F/C 25 Aguilar, Japeth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987–01–25 Western Kentucky
F 27 Cruz, Jervy  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1986–09–09 UST
G/F 31 Mariano, Aljon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992–08–03 UST
F 38 Devance, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982–02–19 UTEP
G 47 Caguioa, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1979–11–19 Glendale (CA)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured
  • a Chua also serves as Barangay Ginebra's board governor.

Philippine Cup

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Magnolia Hotshots 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] —
3 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 2
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 2
6 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 2
7 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 TNT KaTropa 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 3
9 Phoenix Fuel Masters 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 3
10 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 3
11 Meralco Bolts 4 7 .364 4
12 Kia Picanto 1 10 .091 7
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. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  2. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
  3. Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

Game log
2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 6–5
December: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 December 25 Magnolia W 89–78 Greg Slaughter (24) Greg Slaughter (12) LA Tenorio (8) Philippine Arena
22,531		 1–0
January : 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 January 7 GlobalPort W 104–97 Japeth Aguilar (21) Cruz, Thompson (11) Scottie Thompson (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum
9,000		 2–0
3 January 12 Blackwater L 77–94 Greg Slaughter (20) Slaughter, Thompson (10) LA Tenorio (6) Mall of Asia Arena 2–1
4 January 21 Alaska L 83–97 Aljon Mariano (15) Aljon Mariano (9) Scottie Thompson (5) Ynares Center 2–2
5 January 26 Phoenix L 82–87 Scottie Thompson (22) Scottie Thompson (13) LA Tenorio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3
6 January 28 San Miguel W 100–96 J. Aguilar, Tenorio (23) Scottie Thompson (10) Scottie Thompson (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3
February : 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 February 3 NLEX L 78–81 Japeth Aguilar (21) Greg Slaughter (12) Scottie Thompson (7) Cuneta Astrodome 3–4
8 February 7 Kia W 103–77 Greg Slaughter (14) Scottie Thompson (14) Scottie Thompson (7) Mall of Asia Arena 4–4
9 February 11 TNT W 93–78 LA Tenorio (27) Greg Slaughter (14) LA Tenorio (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–4
10 February 18 Meralco L 82–84 Japeth Aguilar (20) Scottie Thompson (13) Scottie Thompson (5) Philippine Arena 5–5
March : 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11 March 2 Rain or Shine W 100–92 (3OT) Japeth Aguilar (30) Aguilar, Thompson (17) Joe Devance (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–5

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 San Miguel 106    
  8 TNT 93    
            1 San Miguel 4    
    (Best-of-3)       4 Barangay Ginebra 1  
  4 Barangay Ginebra 2  
  5 Rain or Shine 0    
    1 San Miguel 4
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     2 Magnolia 1
  2 Magnolia 86    
  7 GlobalPort 79    
            2 Magnolia 4
    (Best-of-3)     6 NLEX 2    
  3 Alaska 0  
  6 NLEX 2    

Game log
2018 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 3–4
Quarterfinals: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 March 5 Rain or Shine W 88–80 LA Tenorio (18) Scottie Thompson (15) Scottie Thompson (7) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
2 March 7 Rain or Shine W 99–91 Japeth Aguilar (27) Japeth Aguilar (12) Mercado, Thompson (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
Semifinals: 1–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 March 9 San Miguel L 90–102 J. Aguilar, Mercado, Thompson (17) Aljon Mariano (9) Kevin Ferrer (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 March 11 San Miguel L 102–104 (OT) Japeth Aguilar (26) Scottie Thompson (9) LA Tenorio (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
3 March 13 San Miguel W 95–87 Japeth Aguilar (25) Japeth Aguilar (12) Scottie Thompson (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–2
4 March 15 San Miguel L 81–102 Japeth Aguilar (31) Japeth Aguilar (13) Devance, Ferrer (5) Mall of Asia Arena 1–3
5 March 17 San Miguel L 94–100 Japeth Aguilar (34) Scottie Thompson (16) Scottie Thompson (16) Cuneta Astrodome 1–4

Commissioner's Cup

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 1
3 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636 2
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 3
6 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 3
7 Magnolia Hotshots 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4
9 Columbian Dyip 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 3] 5
10 Phoenix Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 3] 5
11 NLEX Road Warriors 2 9 .182 7
12 Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 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); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
  2. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
  3. Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

Game log
2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 6–5
April: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 April 29 Rain or Shine L 89–108 Japeth Aguilar (28) Japeth Aguilar (12) Charles García (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
May: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 May 6 TNT L 92–96 Aguilar, Devance (19) Aguilar, García (9) Scottie Thompson (4) Mall of Asia Arena 0–2
3 May 11 Blackwater W 105–91 Kevin Ferrer (21) Aguilar, García (8) Scottie Thompson (6) Alonte Sports Arena 1–2
4 May 20 Phoenix L 98–103 (2OT) Japeth Aguilar (25) Charles García (18) LA Tenorio (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3
All-Star Break
June: 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5 June 1 Meralco L 82–93 Justin Brownlee (20) Justin Brownlee (16) Justin Brownlee (12) Mall of Asia Arena 1–4
6 June 3 San Miguel L 97–104 (OT) Justin Brownlee (18) Scottie Thompson (15) Brownlee, Thompson (7) Mall of Asia Arena 1–5
7 June 9 NLEX W 93–85 Justin Brownlee (23) Justin Brownlee (22) Justin Brownlee (7) Ibalong Centrum for Recreation 2–5
8 June 17 Magnolia W 104–84 Justin Brownlee (35) Greg Slaughter (14) LA Tenorio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–5
9 June 20 Columbian W 134–107 Justin Brownlee (24) Scottie Thompson (12) Tenorio, Thompson (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5
10 June 24 Alaska W 105–86 Justin Brownlee (28) Justin Brownlee (9) Brownlee, Thompson (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–5
July: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11 July 6 GlobalPort W 116–98 Justin Brownlee (36) Justin Brownlee (11) Scottie Thompson (11) Cuneta Astrodome 6–5

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 Rain or Shine 113 103  
  8 GlobalPort 114 97  
            1 Rain or Shine 1    
    (Best-of-3)       5 Barangay Ginebra 3  
  4 Meralco 0  
  5 Barangay Ginebra 2    
    5 Barangay Ginebra 4
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     6 San Miguel 2
  2 Alaska 89    
  7 Magnolia 78    
            2 Alaska 1
    (Best-of-3)     6 San Miguel 3    
  3 TNT 0  
  6 San Miguel 2    

Game log
2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 9–3
Quarterfinals: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 July 9 Meralco W 88–81 Justin Brownlee (25) Japeth Aguilar (10) Justin Brownlee (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 July 11 Meralco W 104–90 Justin Brownlee (36) Greg Slaughter (10) Justin Brownlee (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
Semifinals: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 July 15 Rain or Shine W 102–89 Justin Brownlee (35) Justin Brownlee (14) Justin Brownlee (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 July 19 Rain or Shine L 100–109 Justin Brownlee (29) Justin Brownlee (12) Mercado, Slaughter, Tenorio (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 July 21 Rain or Shine W 75–72 Justin Brownlee (44) Justin Brownlee (15) Scottie Thompson (8) Mall of Asia Arena 2–1
4 July 23 Rain or Shine W 96–94 Devance, Slaughter (19) Justin Brownlee (17) Justin Brownlee (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1
Finals: 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 July 27 San Miguel W 127–99 Justin Brownlee (42) Brownlee, Slaughter (7) Justin Brownlee (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum
11,883		 1–0
2 July 29 San Miguel L 109–134 Justin Brownlee (29) Scottie Thompson (7) LA Tenorio (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum
15,042		 1–1
3 August 1 San Miguel L 94–132 Justin Brownlee (32) Justin Brownlee (11) Mercado, Thompson (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 August 3 San Miguel W 130–100 Justin Brownlee (37) Justin Brownlee (11) Scottie Thompson (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum
12,288		 2–2
5 August 5 San Miguel W 87–83 Scottie Thompson (20) Greg Slaughter (13) Joe Devance (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum
16,958		 3–2
6 August 8 San Miguel W 93–77 Justin Brownlee (31) Justin Brownlee (19) Justin Brownlee (7) Mall of Asia Arena
20,490		 4–2

Governors' Cup

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 1
3 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 1
4 Magnolia Hotshots 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 1
5 Blackwater Elite 7 4 .636 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545 3
7 Meralco Bolts 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 2] 4
8 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 2] 4
9 TNT KaTropa 4 7 .364 5
10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 8 .273 6
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 2 9 .182 7
12 Columbian Dyip 1 10 .091 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); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
  2. Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

Game log
2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 9–2
August: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 August 31 Columbian W 96–84 Justin Brownlee (34) Justin Brownlee (20) LA Tenorio (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
September: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 September 2 Alaska W 109–101 Justin Brownlee (45) Justin Brownlee (11) Brownlee, Thompson (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
3 September 5 NorthPort W 104–98 Justin Brownlee (27) Scottie Thompson (14) Justin Brownlee (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0
4 September 21 Blackwater L 118–124 (OT) Justin Brownlee (41) Scottie Thompson (11) Scottie Thompson (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1
5 September 23 San Miguel W 110–102 Justin Brownlee (29) Justin Brownlee (19) Brownlee, Devance (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1
6 September 29 Phoenix W 101–99 Justin Brownlee (34) Justin Brownlee (15) Brownlee, Thompson (6) Xavier University Gym 5–1
October: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 October 5 NLEX W 106–92 Justin Brownlee (26) Justin Brownlee (12) Justin Brownlee (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–1
8 October 7 Meralco W 111–105 Aguilar, Brownlee (31) Scottie Thompson (11) Scottie Thompson (12) Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex 7–1
9 October 13 Rain or Shine L 97–104 Justin Brownlee (23) Justin Brownlee (16) Justin Brownlee (9) Quezon Convention Center 7–2
10 October 18 Magnolia W 93–86 Justin Brownlee (29) Justin Brownlee (12) Justin Brownlee (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–2
November: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11 November 4 TNT W 112–93 Justin Brownlee (31) Justin Brownlee (16) Justin Brownlee (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 9–2

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 Barangay Ginebra 111    
  8 NLEX 75    
            1 Barangay Ginebra 1    
    (#4 twice-to-beat)       4 Magnolia 3  
  4 Magnolia 103  
  5 Blackwater 99    
    4 Magnolia 4
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     3 Alaska 2
  2 Phoenix 74 103  
  7 Meralco 90 108*  
            7 Meralco 1
    (#3 twice-to-beat)     3 Alaska 3    
  3 Alaska 96  
  6 San Miguel 85    

*Game went into overtime.

Game log
2018 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 2–3
Quarterfinals: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 November 6 NLEX W 111–75 Japeth Aguilar (18) Aguilar, Brownlee (10) Justin Brownlee (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
Semifinals: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 November 10 Magnolia L 98–106 Justin Brownlee (37) Justin Brownlee (14) Justin Brownlee (8) Ynares Center 0–1
2 November 12 Magnolia L 97–101 Justin Brownlee (31) Scottie Thompson (15) Justin Brownlee (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
3 November 14 Magnolia W 107–103 Justin Brownlee (46) Justin Brownlee (19) Brownlee, Devance, Tenorio, Thompson (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 November 16 Magnolia L 108–112 Justin Brownlee (32) Japeth Aguilar (14) Scottie Thompson (8) Ynares Center 1–3

Transactions

Commissioner's Cup
June
June 18, 2018[4] To Ginebra
Jeff Chan		 To Phoenix
2018 First Round Draft Pick
June 19, 2018[5] To Ginebra
Julian Sargent		 To GlobalPort
Paolo Taha

Recruited imports
ConferenceNameCountryNumberDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupCharles García36April 29
(vs. Rain or Shine)		May 20
(vs. Phoenix)		1–3
Justin Brownlee32June 1
(vs. Meralco)		November 16
(vs. Magnolia)		25–10
Governors' Cup

Awards
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Greg Slaughter Philippine Cup Player of the Week January 10, 2018 [6]
LA Tenorio Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week June 27, 2018 [7]
Justin Brownlee Commissioner's Cup Best Import of the Conference August 3, 2018 [8]

References
  1. San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
  2. EXCLUSIVE: Former MVP Helterbrand retires after 17-year PBA career, Paolo del Rosario, CNN Philippines, October 30, 2017
  3. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  4. Leongson, Randolph B. (2018-06-18). "Ginebra adds firepower by acquiring Jeff Chan from Phoenix in trade for first-round draft pick | SPIN.PH". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  5. Leongson, Randolph B. (2018-06-19). "Ginebra makes another move, trades Paolo Taha to GlobalPort for Julian Sargent | SPIN.PH". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  6. "Gregzilla gets PBAPC nod for Player of the Week citation". PBA.ph. January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  7. "LA Tenorio is PBA Player of the Week, thanks to Ginebra win run".
  8. "Justin Brownlee takes home first Best Import plum".
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