2008–09 San Miguel Beermen season

The 2008–09 San Miguel Beermen season was the 34th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2008–09 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coachSiot Tanquingcen
Philippine Cup results
Record15–15
(.500)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinals
(lost to TNT 4–2)
Fiesta Conference results
Record19–8
(.704)
Place1st
Playoff finishChampions
(Defeated Brgy.Ginebra 4–3)
Stats @ PBA-Online.net
San Miguel Beermen seasons

Key dates
  • August 30: The 2008 PBA Draft took place in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.
  • September 1: The free agency period started.

Draft picks

Roster
San Miguel Beermen roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
PG 1 Cortez, Mike 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) De La Salle
PG 3 Villanueva, Jonas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) FEU
C 4 Peña, Dorian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Coppin State
G 5 Custodio, Bonbon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg) UE
SG 7 Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) UC
PF 10 Ildefonso, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) NU
G/F 15 Gonzales, Wesley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Ateneo
F 16 Pingris, Marc 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) PSBA
PG 17 Racela, Olsen (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Ateneo
G/F 18 Tugade, Lordy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) NU
C 21 Eman, Samigue 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Mindanao
SF 23 Washington, Jay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Eckerd College
SF 25 Freeman, Gabriel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Mesa CC
PG 27 Baguion, Froilan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) NU
C 34 Pennisi, Mick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Eastern Michigan
PF 41 Bono, Ken 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Adamson
SF 42 Seigle, Danny  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Wagner College
SG 88 Calaguio, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Dorian Peña Marc Pingris
PF Jay Washington Lordy Tugade
SF Gabe Freeman Danny Ildefonso
SG Dondon Hontiveros Jonas Villanueva
PG Mike Cortez Olsen Racela

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 12 6 .667 — Advance to semifinals
2 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 11 7 .611 1
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings 10 8 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 10 8 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
5 Sta. Lucia Realtors 10 8 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
6 San Miguel Beermen 9 9 .500 3 Advance to wildcard round
7 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 8 10 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
8 Air21 Express 8 10 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
9 Coca-Cola Tigers 7 11 .389 5
10 Red Bull Barako 5 13 .278 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +16, Rain or Shine −3, Sta. Lucia −13
  2. Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0, Air21

Game Log
2009 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October
November
December
2008–09 schedule

Fiesta Conference

Eliminations

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 11 3 .786 — Advance to semifinals
2 Barangay Ginebra Kings 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 1] 3
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 1] 3 Twice-to-beat in wildcard round
4 Burger King Whoppers 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 1] 3
5 Sta. Lucia Realtors 7 7 .500[lower-alpha 2] 4 Best-of-three wildcard round
6 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 7 7 .500[lower-alpha 2] 4
7 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 7 .500[lower-alpha 2] 4
8 Coca-Cola Tigers 6 8 .429[lower-alpha 3] 5
9 Alaska Aces 6 8 .429[lower-alpha 3] 5 Twice-to-win in wildcard round
10 Barako Bull Energy Boosters 2 12 .143 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head differential: Rain or Shine +15, Barangay Ginebra −7, Burger King −8; 2nd-seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 114–71 Rain or Shine
  2. Head-to-head differential: Sta. Lucia +7, Purefoods +3, Talk 'N Text −10
  3. 8th-seed playoff: Coca-Cola 81–74 Alaska

Awards and records

Awards

Records

References
  1. San Miguel trips Red Bull@GMA News Online
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