2016–17 San Miguel Beermen season

San Miguel Beermen
2016–17 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coach	Leo Austria
Owner(s)	San Miguel Brewery, Inc. ; (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	10–1 ; (.909)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Champions (Defeated Barangay Ginebra, 4–1)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	9–2 ; (.818)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Champions (Defeated TNT, 4–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record	7–4 ; (.636)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (Lost to Barangay Ginebra with twice-to-win disadvantage)
San Miguel Beermen seasons

The 2016–17 San Miguel Beermen season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2016

October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Special draft

Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
Arnold Van Opstal	Center	Germany	Hapee Fresh Fighters	DLSU

Regular draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
2	6	Rashawn McCarthy	Guard		AMA Online Education Titans	Old Westbury
3	14	Jovit Dela Cruz	Guard		LiverMarin Guardians	SSC-R

Roster

San Miguel Beermen roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	1	Heruela, Brian	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1989–04–13	Cebu
G	2	McCarthy, Rashawn (R)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1989–09–10	SUNY–Old Westbury
G/F	3	Pessumal, Von (R)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1993–02–12	Ateneo
F/C	4	Reyes, Jay-R	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1984–07–16	Philippines-Diliman
G	5	Cabagnot, Alex	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1982–12–08	Hawaiʻi-Hilo
G	6	Ross, Chris	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1985–03–09	Marshall
G/F	13	Lassiter, Marcio	6 ft 2 in (1.88 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
G/F	22	Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1990–06–13	Cal Poly Pomona
G/F	23	Agovida, Keith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1990–02–14	Arellano
F	27	Espinas, Gabby	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	1982–01–03	Philippine Christian
F	29	Santos, Arwind (C)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1981–06–10	Far Eastern
F	33	Semerad, David	6 ft 4 in (1.93 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)	245 lb (111 kg)	1980–03–11	St. Francis of Assisi

Head coach

Leo Austria

Assistant coach(es)

Peter Martin (1st Assistant)
Biboy Ravanes
Dayong Mendoza
Boyzie Zamar
Renato Agustin
Jorge Gallent

Team manager

Gelacio Abanilla
Daniel Henares (Assistant)

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

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	3	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
5	GlobalPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
6	Phoenix Fuel Masters	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
7	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	7
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

Alaska wins tiebreaker against Star via head-to-head record.
TNT wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort, Phoenix and Barangay Ginebra by highest quotient. TNT is 1.09; GlobalPort is 1.00; Phoenix is 0.96; Barangay Ginebra is 0.94.
Rain or Shine wins tiebreaker against Blackwater by winning the seeding playoff for 8th seed.
Mahindra wins tiebreaker against Meralco via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 10–1

November: 1–1

December : 4–0

January : 5–0

2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-7)			Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
1	San Miguel	98
8	Rain or Shine	91
				1	San Miguel	4
	(Best-of-3)			4	TNT	3
4	TNT	2
5	GlobalPort	0
							1	San Miguel	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)						7	Barangay Ginebra	1
2	Alaska	81	97
7	Barangay Ginebra	85	108
				7	Barangay Ginebra	4
	(Best-of-3)			3	Star	3
3	Star	2
6	Phoenix	0

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 9–4

Quarterfinals: 1–0

Semifinals: 4–3

Finals: 4–1

2016–17 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	2	.818[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Star Hotshots	9	2	.818[lower-alpha 1]	—	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455	4
7	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273	6
11	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182[lower-alpha 3]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182[lower-alpha 3]	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

Barangay Ginebra wins tiebreaker against San Miguel and Star via best head-to-head record. Barangay Ginebra is 2–0; San Miguel is 1–1; Star is 0–2.
Phoenix wins tiebreaker against Alaska and Globalport via best head-to-head record. Phoenix is 2–0; Alaska is 1–1; GlobalPort is 0–2. GlobalPort then won the seeding playoff for 8th seed against Alaska.
Blackwater wins tiebreaker against NLEX via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 9–2

April: 5–0

May : 3–2

June : 1–0

2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals			Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
1	Barangay Ginebra	96
8	GlobalPort	85
			1	Barangay Ginebra	1
	(Best-of-3)		4	TNT	3
4	TNT	2
5	Meralco	1
						4	TNT	2
	(#2 twice-to-beat)					2	San Miguel	4
2	San Miguel	115
7	Phoenix	96
			2	San Miguel	3
	(Best-of-3)		3	Star	1
3	Star	2
6	Rain or Shine	0

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 8–3

Quarterfinals: 1–0

Semifinals: 3–1

Finals: 4–2

2016–17 schedule

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Meralco Bolts	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
4	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
5	NLEX Road Warriors	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
8	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455	4
9	Alaska Aces	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 3]	6
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 3]	6
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	2	9	.182	7
12	Kia Picanto	0	11	.000	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

TNT wins tiebreaker against Barangay Ginebra via head-to-head record.
Star wins tiebreaker against NLEX, San Miguel and Rain or Shine by highest quotient. Star is 1.04; NLEX is 1.01; San Miguel is 0.99; Rain or Shine is 0.96.
Alaska wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 7–4

July: 1–0

August : 2–2

September: 4–2

2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
1	Meralco	91	104
8	Blackwater	92	96
				1	Meralco	3
	(#4 twice-to-beat)			4	Star	0
4	Star	89
5	NLEX	77
							1	Meralco	3
	(#2 twice-to-beat)						3	Barangay Ginebra	4
2	TNT	102	118
7	Rain or Shine	106	114
				2	TNT	1
	(#3 twice-to-beat)			3	Barangay Ginebra	3
3	Barangay Ginebra	104
6	San Miguel	84

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1

Quarterfinals: 0–1

2016–17 schedule

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

November
November 3, 2016[1]	To San Miguel Keith Agovida (from Mahindra) RR Garcia (from Star)	To Mahindra Ryan Araña (from San Miguel) 2018 1st round pick (from San Miguel) Alex Mallari (from Star)	To Star Aldrech Ramos (from Mahindra) 2017 2nd round pick (from Star via NLEX)

Commissioner's Cup

April
April 24, 2017[2]	To San Miguel Matt Ganuelas-Rosser	To TNT RR Garcia

Governors' Cup

July
July 10, 2017[3]	To San Miguel Von Pessumal	To GlobalPort Arnold Van Opstal

Rookie signings

Player	Number	Position	Date signed	School/club team
Arnold Van Opstal[4]	7	Center	November 15	DLSU
Rashawn McCarthy[4]	10	Guard	November 15	SUNY-Old Westbury

Free Agency

Addition

Player	Number	Position	Date Signed	Notes
MIchael Mabulac[5]	28	Forward	January 5, 2017	Signed by SMB in lieu of David Semerad who has been relegated to team's Injured/reserved list.

Subtraction

Player	Number	Position	Reason left	New Team
Gary David[6]	20	Guard	Waived	Mahindra Floodbuster
Nelbert Omolon[7]	21	Forward	Retired	N/A
Michael Mabulac	28	Forward	Waived	San Miguel Beermen
Chris Lutz[8][9]	3	Guard	UFAWR2S	Meralco Bolts

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Charles Rhodes	0	April 2 (vs. Meralco)	July 2 (vs. TNT)	17–5
Governors' Cup	Wendell McKines	18	July 29 (vs. Blackwater)	August 27 (vs. NLEX)	3–2
	Terik Bridgeman	10	September 2 (vs. Alaska)	September 6 (vs. Rain or Shine)	1–1
	Terrence Watson	24	September 10 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	September 27 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	3–2

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Alex Cabagnot	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	January 7, 2017	[10]
June Mar Fajardo	Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference	March 3, 2017	[11]
Chris Ross	Philippine Cup Finals Most Valuable Player	March 5, 2017	[12]
	Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week	June 5, 2017	[13]
	Commissioner's Cup Best Player of the Conference	June 28, 2017	[14][15]
Charles Rhodes	Commissioner's Cup Best Import of the Conference	June 28, 2017	[14][15]
Alex Cabagnot	Commissioner's Cup Finals Most Valuable Player	July 2, 2017	[16]
Chris Ross	Governors' Cup Player of the Week	September 11, 2017	[17]
Chris Ross	Most Improved Player Award	October 20, 2017	[18]
June Mar Fajardo	Most Valuable Player Award	October 20, 2017	[18]
Honors
June Mar Fajardo	All-Defensive Team	October 20, 2017
Chris Ross	All-Defensive Team
June Mar Fajardo	First Mythical Team
Chris Ross
Alex Cabagnot
Arwind Santos

References

RR Garcia to SMB, Ramos to Star, Mallari, Arana to Mahindra in 3-team trade, spin.ph, November 4, 2016.
San Miguel sends RR Garcia to TNT for Matt Ganuelas-Rosser in rare trade between rivals, spin.ph, April 24, 2017.
San Miguel acquires Pessumal, trades Van Opstal to GlobalPort, pba.inquirer.net, July 10, 2017.
"Van Opstal, McCarthy ink separate rookie deals with SMB". foxsportsasia.com. Richard Dy. November 15, 2016. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
"Signed by San Miguel in lieu of David Semerad who has been relegated to team's Injured/Reserve list". pba.ph. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
"Gary David stint with San Miguel ends abruptly as Beermen let go of veteran gunner". spin.ph. November 6, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
"SMB veteran Bitoy Omolon retires at age 36, opts to focus on his agribusiness". spin.ph. November 19, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
"Chris Lutz have been move to UFAWR2S list". pba.ph. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
"Chris Lutz leaves SMB, joins Meralco Bolts". rappler.com. January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
"Player of the Week: Cabagnot shows way for red-hot Beermen". Inquirer.net. January 7, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
Sacamos, Karlo (March 3, 2017). "Fajardo ties mentor Ildefonso's record with fifth Best Player of Conference award". spin.ph. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
Sacamos, Karlo (March 5, 2017). "San Miguel completes PBA three-peat by holding off Ginebra rally in Game Five thriller". spin.ph. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
"All-around game earns Ross Player of the Week citation". pba.ph. June 5, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
"Ross Cops BPC Plum, Rhodes Wins Best Import Award". PBA.ph. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
Ballesteros, Jan (June 28, 2017). "San Miguel playmaker Chris Ross named Best Player of the Conference". spin.ph. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
"Beermen Claim PBA Commissioner's Cup Championship". PBA.ph. July 2, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
"San Miguel can count on Ross when it matters most". pba.ph. September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
"Fajardo, Pogoy big winners at The Leos". PBA.ph. October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.

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[table_hth_ALA0.98922033141796-1] Alaska wins tiebreaker against Star via head-to-head record.

[table_hth_BGSM0.98922033141796-2] TNT wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort, Phoenix and Barangay Ginebra by highest quotient. TNT is 1.09; GlobalPort is 1.00; Phoenix is 0.96; Barangay Ginebra is 0.94.

[table_hth_BWE0.98922033141796-3] Rain or Shine wins tiebreaker against Blackwater by winning the seeding playoff for 8th seed.

[table_hth_MAH0.98922033141796-4] Mahindra wins tiebreaker against Meralco via head-to-head record.

[table_hth_BGSM0.78605042201749-5] Barangay Ginebra wins tiebreaker against San Miguel and Star via best head-to-head record. Barangay Ginebra is 2–0; San Miguel is 1–1; Star is 0–2.

[table_hth_ALA0.78605042201749-6] Phoenix wins tiebreaker against Alaska and Globalport via best head-to-head record. Phoenix is 2–0; Alaska is 1–1; GlobalPort is 0–2. GlobalPort then won the seeding playoff for 8th seed against Alaska.

[table_hth_BWE0.78605042201749-7] Blackwater wins tiebreaker against NLEX via head-to-head record.

[table_hth_TNT0.18905102796343-8] TNT wins tiebreaker against Barangay Ginebra via head-to-head record.

[table_hth_SH0.18905102796343-9] Star wins tiebreaker against NLEX, San Miguel and Rain or Shine by highest quotient. Star is 1.04; NLEX is 1.01; San Miguel is 0.99; Rain or Shine is 0.96.

[table_hth_ALA0.18905102796343-10] Alaska wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort via head-to-head record.

[11] RR Garcia to SMB, Ramos to Star, Mallari, Arana to Mahindra in 3-team trade, spin.ph, November 4, 2016.

[12] San Miguel sends RR Garcia to TNT for Matt Ganuelas-Rosser in rare trade between rivals, spin.ph, April 24, 2017.

[13] San Miguel acquires Pessumal, trades Van Opstal to GlobalPort, pba.inquirer.net, July 10, 2017.

[Van_Opstal-14] "Van Opstal, McCarthy ink separate rookie deals with SMB". foxsportsasia.com. Richard Dy. November 15, 2016. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.

[15] "Signed by San Miguel in lieu of David Semerad who has been relegated to team's Injured/Reserve list". pba.ph. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.

[16] "Gary David stint with San Miguel ends abruptly as Beermen let go of veteran gunner". spin.ph. November 6, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.

[17] "SMB veteran Bitoy Omolon retires at age 36, opts to focus on his agribusiness". spin.ph. November 19, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.

[18] "Chris Lutz have been move to UFAWR2S list". pba.ph. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.

[19] "Chris Lutz leaves SMB, joins Meralco Bolts". rappler.com. January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.

[20] "Player of the Week: Cabagnot shows way for red-hot Beermen". Inquirer.net. January 7, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

[21] Sacamos, Karlo (March 3, 2017). "Fajardo ties mentor Ildefonso's record with fifth Best Player of Conference award". spin.ph. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

[22] Sacamos, Karlo (March 5, 2017). "San Miguel completes PBA three-peat by holding off Ginebra rally in Game Five thriller". spin.ph. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

[23] "All-around game earns Ross Player of the Week citation". pba.ph. June 5, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017.

[24] "Ross Cops BPC Plum, Rhodes Wins Best Import Award". PBA.ph. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.

[25] Ballesteros, Jan (June 28, 2017). "San Miguel playmaker Chris Ross named Best Player of the Conference". spin.ph. Retrieved June 28, 2017.

[26] "Beermen Claim PBA Commissioner's Cup Championship". PBA.ph. July 2, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

[27] "San Miguel can count on Ross when it matters most". pba.ph. September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.

[28] "Fajardo, Pogoy big winners at The Leos". PBA.ph. October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.