2015–16 San Miguel Beermen season

2015–16 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coach Leo Austria
Owner(s) San Miguel Brewery, Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record 92
(.818)
Place 2nd
Playoff finish Champions (Defeated Alaska, 4–3)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record 83
(.727)
Place 1st
Playoff finish Semifinalist (Lost to Rain or Shine, 1–3)
Governors' Cup results
Record 83
(.727)
Place 2nd
Playoff finish Semifinalist (Lost to Barangay Ginebra, 2–3)
San Miguel Beermen seasons

The 2015–16 San Miguel Beermen season was the 41st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

  • August 23: The 2015 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
3 32 Michael Mabulac PF  Philippines Cagayan Rising Suns SSC-R
4 41 Andretti Stevens SG Erase Xfoliant Erasers Mapúa

Roster

San Miguel Beermen roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 Philippines Heruela, Brian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–04–13 Cebu
G/F 3 United States Lutz, Chris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1985–02–11 Marshall
F/C 4 Philippines Reyes, Jay-R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–07–16 Philippines-Diliman
G 5 Philippines Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982–12–08 Hawaiʻi-Hilo
G 6 United States Ross, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985–03–08 Marshall
G/F 13 United States Lassiter, Marcio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987–05–16 Cal State Fullerton
C 15 Philippines Fajardo, June Mar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1989–11–17 Cebu
G 18 Philippines Araña, Ryan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1983–03–23 De La Salle
G 20 Philippines David, Gary 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1978–07–13 Lyceum
F 27 Philippines Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1982–01–03 Philippine Christian
F 28 Philippines Mabulac, Michael (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1991–10–31 José Rizal
F 29 Philippines Santos, Arwind (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981–06–10 Far Eastern
F 33 Australia Semerad, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
G/F 71 Philippines Tubid, Ronald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1981–10–15 UE
C 95 Philippines de Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1980–03–11 St. Francis of Assisi
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
  • Injured

Roster


Philippine Cup

Transactions

Trades

August 25, 2015 [1]
To Barako Bull
Jeric Fortuna
To San Miguel
Brian Heruela
September 24, 2015[2] To Barako Bull
Ronald Pascual (from San Miguel)
To Rain or Shine
2016 2nd round pick
(from Barako Bull)
To San Miguel
Ryan Araña (from Rain or Shine via Barako Bull)

Activation

November 10, 2015 [3]
Activated
Michael Mabulac (Rookie)
Relegated to Team's Injured/Reserved list
David Semerad

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 9 2 .818[lower-alpha 1] Outright semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818[lower-alpha 1]
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727 1 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 2
5 GlobalPort Batang Pier 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 2
6 TNT Tropang Texters 6 5 .545 3
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barako Bull Energy 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 4
9 Star Hotshots 4 7 .364 5
10 Blackwater Elite 3 8 .273 6
11 Mahindra Enforcer 2 9 .182 7 Eliminated
12 Meralco Bolts 1 10 .091 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Alaska wins tiebreaker against San Miguel via head-to-head record.
  2. 1 2 Ginebra wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort via head-to-head record.
  3. 1 2 NLEX wins tiebreaker against Barako Bull via head-to-head record.

Game log

2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 9–2
2015–16 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

  Quarterfinals (1st phase)     Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(One-game playoff)
    Semifinals
(Best-of-7)
    Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#3 twice to beat)                                  
  3 Rain or Shine 95  
  10 Blackwater 90  
            3 Rain or Shine 104    
    (#6 twice to beat)       6 TNT 89     3 Rain or Shine 2  
  6 TNT 90     2 San Miguel 4  
  7 NLEX 88  
    2 San Miguel 4
    (#4 twice to beat)     1 Alaska 3
  4 Barangay Ginebra 92*  
  9 Star 89       1 Alaska 4
            4 Barangay Ginebra 83     5 GlobalPort 1  
    (#5 twice to beat)     5 GlobalPort 84*    
  5 GlobalPort 94  
  8 Barako Bull 85    

*Game went into overtime

Game log

2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 8–5
2015–16 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Transactions

Signings

Local player
Player Pos Signed Contract Amount Contract Length Former Team Ref
Philippines Gary David
SG
April 7 2 M 6 mos. Meralco [4]
Import
NameCountryNumberDebutedLast gameRecord
Tyler WilkersonUnited States32February 20
(vs. Mahindra)
April 26
(vs. Rain or Shine)
9–6
Arizona ReidUnited States32May 1
(vs. Rain or Shine)
May 1
(vs. Rain or Shine)
0–1

Activation

March 1, 2016 [5]
Activated
Michael Mabulac
Relegated to Team's Injured/Reserved list
Ronald Tubid
April 1, 2016 [6]
Ronald Tubid Nelbert Omolon
April 8, 2016 [7]
Gary David Michael Mabulac

Free Agency

April 8, 2016 [8]
Dropped to the team's Unrestricted free agent list
Nelbert Omolon

Eliminations

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 Meralco Bolts 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1]
3 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
6 Tropang TNT 6 5 .545 2
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Star Hotshots 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 3
9 Mahindra Enforcer 4 7 .364 4 Eliminated
10 Blackwater Elite 3 8 .273[lower-alpha 4] 5
11 Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 8 .273[lower-alpha 4] 5
12 GlobalPort Batang Pier 3 8 .273[lower-alpha 4] 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. 1 2 San Miguel wins tiebreaker against Meralco via head-to-head record.
  2. 1 2 3 Alaska wins tiebreaker against Barangay Ginebra and Rain or Shine via best head-to-head record. Alaska is 2–0; Barangay Ginebra is 1–1; Rain or Shine is 0–2.
  3. 1 2 NLEX wins tiebreaker against Star via head-to-head record.
  4. 1 2 3 Blackwater wins tiebreaker against Phoenix and GlobalPort by greatest quotient. Blackwater with 1.04; Phoenix with 0.99; GlobalPort with 0.98.

Game log

2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 8–3
2015–16 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)
    Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 San Miguel 99 103  
  8 Star 108 99  
            1 San Miguel 1    
    (Best-of-3)       5 Rain or Shine 3  
  4 Barangay Ginebra 0  
  5 Rain or Shine 2    
    5 Rain or Shine 4
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     3 Alaska 2
  2 Meralco 104    
  7 NLEX 97    
            2 Meralco 2
    (Best-of-3)     3 Alaska 3    
  3 Alaska 2  
  6 TNT 1    

Game log

2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 2–4
2015–16 schedule

Governors' Cup

Transactions

Signings

Import
NameCountryNumberDebutedLast gameRecord
Arizona ReidUnited States32July 17
(vs. Phoenix)
August 19
(vs. GlobalPort)
4–2
Mike SingletaryUnited States7August 31
(vs. Meralco)
September 10
(vs. Rain or Shine)
2–1
Elijah MillsapUnited States7September 18
(vs. Blackwater)
October 4
(vs. Barangay Ginebra)
4–3
Mahmoud AbdeenJordan0September 3
(vs. TNT)
September 21
(vs. Blackwater)
2–1

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT KaTropa 10 1 .909 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 2
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 2
4 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 4
5 Mahindra Enforcer 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Alaska Aces 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 4
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 5
8 Phoenix Fuel Masters 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 5
9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 5 Eliminated
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 7 .364 6
11 Star Hotshots 2 9 .182 8
12 Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. 1 2 San Miguel wins tiebreaker against Barangay Ginebra via head-to-head record.
  2. 1 2 3 Meralco wins tiebreaker against Mahindra and Alaska via best head-to-head record. Meralco is 2–0; Mahindra is 1–1; Alaska is 0–2. Meralco then won the seeding playoff for 4th seed against Mahindra.
  3. 1 2 3 NLEX wins tiebreaker against Rain or Shine and Phoenix by highest quotient. NLEX is 1.04; Rain or Shine is 1.03; Phoenix is 0.93. Phoenix then won the seeding playoff for 8th seed against Rain or Shine.

Game log

2016 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 8–3
2015–16 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)
    Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice to beat)                        
  1 TNT 136    
  8 Phoenix 124    
            1 TNT 1    
    (#4 twice to beat)       4 Meralco 3  
  4 Meralco 105  
  5 Mahindra 82    
    4 Meralco 2
    (#2 twice to beat)     3 Barangay Ginebra 4
  2 San Miguel 114    
  7 NLEX 110    
            2 San Miguel 2
    (#3 twice to beat)     3 Barangay Ginebra 3    
  3 Barangay Ginebra 109  
  6 Alaska 104    

Game log

2016 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 3–3
2015–16 schedule

Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FGM  Field-goal made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 3PM  3-point field-goal made  3PA  3-point field-goal attempts  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage
 FTM  Free-throw made  FTA  Free-throw attempts  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  TOT  Turnovers per game  PPG  Points per game

Philippine Cup

Player GP GS MPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3FG% FTM FTA FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TOT PPG
Brian Heruela1708.51445.311312.250712.5831.281.170.670.000.722.11
Chris Lutz241518.85197.526413.308512.4171.881.460.210.000.964.62
Jay-R Reyes1917.51643.37225.4001220.6002.260.160.160.260.632.42
Alex Cabagnot242231.8115301.38237129.2876386.7333.424.041.120.081.5013.75
Chris Ross24824.350146.3421251.2353446.7393.293.881.670.381.926.08
Marcio Lassiter221030.6101246.41146121.3805060.8334.452.051.000.502.3213.55
June Mar Fajardo201734.8185319.58002.000122183.66713.901.500.601.903.9524.60
Ryan Araña23211.82672.361416.250511.4552.391.040.170.041.092.65
Nelbert Omolon705.29410.40000.00001.0000.710.000.140.000.711.14
Gabby Espinas23215.858110.52736.5003860.6334.350.430.220.351.306.83
Michael Mabulac202.302.00000.00012.5001.000.000.000.001.000.50
Arwind Santos242435.6126356.35449183.2683543.8149.422.081.081.832.2914.00
David Semerad202.5000.00000.00000.0000.000.000.000.000.500.00
Ronald Tubid241523.965174.37429102.2843444.7733.920.750.330.121.128.04
Yancy de Ocampo20412.53273.438819.4212530.8334.100.950.100.351.004.85

Commissioner's Cup

Player GP GS MPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3FG% FTM FTA FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TOT PPG
Brian Heruela906.4517.29418.125221.0000.891.000.330.000.671.44
Chris Lutz1119.6519.26300.00023.6670.450.820.090.090.641.09
Jay-R Reyes938.7518.27803.00024.5002.110.560.110.110.671.33
Alex Cabagnot16931.477187.4123394.3513446.7393.883.940.560.191.9413.81
Chris Ross171130.647108.435734.2064560.7504.126.352.290.182.248.59
Marcio Lassiter171636.184205.41056132.4242736.7504.122.821.120.291.8814.76
June Mar Fajardo151130.482149.55000.0004979.6209.200.870.330.732.1314.20
Ryan Araña13110.01226.46236.50046.6670.920.380.380.080.622.38
Gary David*609.2917.52958.62500.0000.830.170.000.000.833.83
Nelbert Omolon106.000.00000.00000.0001.000.000.000.000.000.00
Gabby Espinas16114.83053.56613.3332024.8333.120.440.120.120.385.06
Michael Mabulac301.024.50000.00000.0000.000.000.000.000.331.33
Arwind Santos15327.356148.37831106.2921523.6524.601.200.131.131.0010.53
Arizona Reid1138.01231.38706.00012.50017.005.001.000.005.0025.00
Tyler Wilkerson151543.1187388.48248136.353127168.75614.272.671.402.074.3336.60
David Semerad1089.6618.33300.00024.5001.700.200.100.000.201.40
Ronald Tubid1139.0626.231416.25068.7501.270.450.360.000.452.00
Yancy de Ocampo1109.6524.208110.10058.6252.090.360.090.270.271.45

*Stats after being acquired by the Beermen in an in-season transaction.

Governors' Cup

Player GP GS MPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3FG% FTM FTA FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TOT PPG
Mahmoud Abdeen3013.7417.235310.30002.0001.672.330.670.001.003.67
Brian Heruela1006.7921.429510.50012.5001.000.700.100.100.402.40
Chris Lutz000.000.00000.00000.0000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Jay-R Reyes1136.51017.58835.60026.3331.360.090.000.090.092.27
Alex Cabagnot161534.986200.4303481.4204356.7683.693.811.060.122.0615.56
Chris Ross16724.13284.381322.1361219.6323.444.442.000.252.314.94
Elijah Millsap7738.159159.3712365.3543250.64011.714.571.430.863.8624.71
Mike Singletary3339.32154.389214.1431831.58113.003.671.001.003.6720.67
Marcio Lassiter171434.566154.42943100.430811.7274.062.880.880.652.0010.76
June Mar Fajardo171435.7117201.58201.00087130.66912.881.470.411.353.2418.88
Ryan Araña1209.01027.370510.50037.4271.170.170.170.080.672.33
Gary David11111.62049.408724.292610.6001.270.180.000.090.454.82
Gabby Espinas807.5611.545111.00046.6671.250.380.380.000.622.12
Michael Mabulac201.5111.00000.00000.0000.000.000.000.000.001.00
Arwind Santos131132.163147.4292784.3212426.9236.922.080.691.461.2313.62
Arizona Reid6643.580171.4681757.2983134.91211.174.501.670.333.5034.67
David Semerad805.313.33300.00002.0001.620.120.120.000.250.25
Ronald Tubid17316.42786.3142159.356911.8182.820.530.290.120.654.94
Yancy de Ocampo13010.21332.406313.23101.0002.770.620.150.310.772.23

References

  1. TnT nets Rosario in 3-team trade; SMB acquires Heruela, philstar.com, August 25, 2015
  2. Ryan Araña ends up at San Miguel in three-team deal; Barako gets Ronald Pascual, spin.ph, September 24, 2015.
  3. SMB activated Mabulac in lieu of Semerad, pba.inquirer.net, November 10, 2015
  4. Joble, Rey (April 7, 2016). "Gary David's manager says 'El Granada' joining San Miguel". Sports5. InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-10. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  5. SMB activated Mabulac in lieu of Tubid, pba.inquirer.net, March 1, 2016
  6. SMB activated Ronald Tubid in lieu of Omolon, pba.inquirer.net, April 1, 2016
  7. SMB signed and activate UFA Gary David in lieu of Mabulac, pba.inquirer.net, April 8, 2016
  8. SMB has dropped Nelbert Omolon to the team's UFAWR2S List, pba.inquirer.net, April 8, 2016
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