2014–15 San Miguel Beermen season

The 2014–15 San Miguel Beermen season was the 40th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2014–15 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coachLeo Austria
Owner(s)San Miguel Brewery, Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record9–2
(.818)
Place1st
Playoff finishChampions (Defeated Alaska, 4–3)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record4–7
(.364)
Place9th
Playoff finisheliminated
Governors' Cup results
Record8–3
(.727)
Place2nd
Playoff finishChampions (Defeated Alaska, 4-0)
San Miguel Beermen seasons

Key dates
  • August 2: Leo Austria was named as the head coach of the San Miguel Beermen. Coach Biboy Ravanes was demoted to assistant coach and active consultant Todd Purves will have a minimal role with the team. [1]
  • August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks
Main article: 2014 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 3 Ronald Pascual SF  Philippines NLEX (D-League) SSC

Rosters
San Miguel Beermen roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G/F 3 Lutz, Chris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985-02-11 Marshall
F/C 4 Reyes, Jay-R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984-07-16 UP
G 5 Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1982-12-08 Hawaii-Hilo
G 6 Ross, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985-03-08 Marshall
G 11 Fortuna, Jeric 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1991-11-25 UST
G/F 13 Lassiter, Marcio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987-05-16 Cal State Fullerton
C 15 Fajardo, June Mar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1989-11-17 Cebu
F 21 Omolon, Nelbert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1980-06-30 PCU
F 23 Pascual, Ronald 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-06-23 San Sebastian
F 27 Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982-01-03 PCU
F 29 Santos, Arwind (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981-06-10 FEU
F 33 Semerad, David 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991-04-25 San Beda
G/F 71 Tubid, Ronald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1981-10-15 UE
C 95 De Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980-03-11 Saint 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

Eliminations

Standings

{{2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=SMB}}

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket
  Quarterfinals (1st phase)     Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(One-game playoff)		     Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#3 twice to beat)                                  
  3 Alaska 82  
  10 NLEX 78  
            3 Alaska 87    
    (#6 twice to beat)       6 Meralco 69     2 Rain or Shine 2  
  6 Meralco 77     3 Alaska 4  
  7 Purefoods Star 65  
    3 Alaska 3
    (#4 twice to beat)     1 San Miguel 4
  4 Talk 'N Text 105  
  9 Barako Bull 76       1 San Miguel 4
            4 Talk 'N Text 83     4 Talk 'N Text 0  
    (#5 twice to beat)     5 Barangay Ginebra 67    
  5 Barangay Ginebra 95  
  8 GlobalPort 78    

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Tropang TNT 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] —
3 Purefoods Star Hotshots 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] — Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 2
5 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 2
6 Alaska Aces 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 3
7 Barako Bull Energy 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 3
9 San Miguel Beermen 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 4] 4
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 4] 4
11 Kia Carnival 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 4] 4
12 Blackwater Elite 3 8 .273 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969
  2. Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco
  3. Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960
  4. Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 Rain or Shine 92    
  8 Barangay Ginebra 91    
            1 Rain or Shine 3    
    (Best-of-3)       5 Meralco 0  
  4 NLEX 0  
  5 Meralco 2    
    1 Rain or Shine 3
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     2 Talk 'N Text 4
  2 Talk 'N Text 127    
  7 Barako Bull 97    
            2 Talk 'N Text 3
    (Best-of-3)     3 Purefoods Star 1    
  3 Purefoods Star 2  
  6 Alaska 0    

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] —
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
4 GlobalPort Batang Pier 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
5 Star Hotshots 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 3] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barako Bull Energy 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 3] 2
7 Meralco Bolts 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
9 Kia Carnival 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
10 TNT KaTropa 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
11 NLEX Road Warriors 3 8 .273 5
12 Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
  2. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 GlobalPort
  3. Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 Star
  4. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.13, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Kia 0.95, Talk 'N Text 0.93

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice to beat)                        
  1 Alaska 114    
  8 Ginebra 108    
            1 Alaska 3    
    (#4 twice to beat)       5 Star 0  
  4 GlobalPort 73 94
  5 Star 126 101  
    1 Alaska 0
    (#2 twice to beat)     2 San Miguel 4
  2 San Miguel 99 102  
  7 Meralco 106 86  
            2 San Miguel 3
    (#3 twice to beat)     3 Rain or Shine 1    
  3 Rain or Shine 134**  
  6 Barako Bull 132    

*Game went into overtime[a]


a The number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime(s) occurred.

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season
July 25, 2014[2]
 To NLEX
2015 1st round pick		 To San Miguel
2016 1st round pick

Draft day
August 24, 2014[3]
 To San Miguel
Ronald Pascual (first round pick, from Barako)
2016 first round pick (from Barako)		 To Barako Bull
Jojo Duncil
Chico Lanete
Gab Banal (second round pick, from San Miguel)

Philippine Cup
November 11, 2014[4]
 To San Miguel
Jeric Fortuna		 To Barako Bull
Paolo Hubalde
December 10, 2014[5]
 To San Miguel
Alex Cabagnot		 To GlobalPort
Sol Mercado
2018 and 2019 second round picks

Commissioner's Cup
February 3, 2015[6] To San Miguel
JR Reyes (from Barangay Ginebra)		 To Barako Bull
Justin Chua (from San Miguel)
2017 1st round pick
(from San Miguel)		 To Barangay Ginebra
Dorian Peña (from Barako Bull)
2015 2nd round pick (from Barako Bull)
April 6, 2015 [7]
 To San Miguel
Billy Mamaril (from Ginebra)		 To Barako Bull Energy
Rico Maierhofer
To San Miguel
Yancy de Ocampo
Gabby Espinas		 To GlobalPort
Billy Mamaril
Doug Kramer

Recruited imports
TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupRonald RobertsFebruary 4 (vs Kia)February 17 (vs Alaska)0–4
Arizona ReidFebruary 21 (vs Meralco)March 24 (vs GlobalPort)4–3
Governors' CupMay 6 (vs Kia)July 17 (vs Alaska)16–5

References
  1. Leo Austria named new San Miguel Beermen head coach, Naveen Ganglani, Rappler, August 2, 2014
  2. NLEX busy on trading floor; Yeo to Ginebra, inquirer.net, July 25, 2014
  3. San Miguel acquires No. 3 pick from Barako Bull, selects Ronald Pascual, Rey Joble, interaksyon.com, August 24, 2014
  4. Jeric Fortuna reunites with SMB coach Austria as PBA approves trade with Paolo Hubalde, Richard Dy, spin.ph, December 12, 2014
  5. Alex Cabagnot returns to San Miguel Beer, Sol Mercado back with GlobalPort in revised trade deal, Snow Badua, spin.ph, December 10, 2014
  6. PEÑA MOVES TO GINEBRA IN 3-TEAM TRADE, PBA.ph, February 3, 2015.
  7. Ginebra, SMB, GlobalPort, Barako Bull swap players in four-team trade Archived 2015-04-09 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, April 6, 2015
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