2016–17 San Miguel Beermen season

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

2016–17 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coachLeo Austria
Owner(s)San Miguel Brewery, Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record101
(.909)
Place1st
Playoff finishChampions (Defeated Barangay Ginebra, 4–1)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record92
(.818)
Place1st
Playoff finishChampions (Defeated TNT, 4–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record74
(.636)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (Lost to Barangay Ginebra with twice-to-win disadvantage)
San Miguel Beermen seasons

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (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
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

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
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
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:
  1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star
  2. Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.
  3. Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater
  4. Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 10–1
2016–17 schedule

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
2016–17 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

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]
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
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:
  1. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903
  2. Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska
  3. Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 9–2
2016–17 schedule

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
2016–17 schedule

Governors' Cup

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:
  1. Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
  2. Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96
  3. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 7–4
2016–17 schedule

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
2016–17 schedule

Transactions

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 SUNY-Old Westbury

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

ConferenceNameCountryNumberDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupCharles Rhodes0April 2
(vs. Meralco)
July 2
(vs. TNT)
17–5
Governors' CupWendell McKines18July 29
(vs. Blackwater)
August 27
(vs. NLEX)
3–2
Terik Bridgeman10September 2
(vs. Alaska)
September 6
(vs. Rain or Shine)
1–1
Terrence Watson24September 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
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]
Most Improved Player Award October 20, 2017 [18]
June Mar Fajardo Most Valuable Player Award
Honors
June Mar Fajardo All-Defensive Team October 20, 2017
Chris Ross
June Mar Fajardo First Mythical Team
Chris Ross
Alex Cabagnot
Arwind Santos

References

  1. RR Garcia to SMB, Ramos to Star, Mallari, Arana to Mahindra in 3-team trade, spin.ph, November 4, 2016.
  2. San Miguel sends RR Garcia to TNT for Matt Ganuelas-Rosser in rare trade between rivals, spin.ph, April 24, 2017.
  3. San Miguel acquires Pessumal, trades Van Opstal to GlobalPort, pba.inquirer.net, July 10, 2017.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Gary David stint with San Miguel ends abruptly as Beermen let go of veteran gunner". spin.ph. November 6, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  7. "SMB veteran Bitoy Omolon retires at age 36, opts to focus on his agribusiness". spin.ph. November 19, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  8. "Chris Lutz have been move to UFAWR2S list". pba.ph. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  9. "Chris Lutz leaves SMB, joins Meralco Bolts". rappler.com. January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  10. "Player of the Week: Cabagnot shows way for red-hot Beermen". Inquirer.net. January 7, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  11. Sacamos, Karlo (March 3, 2017). "Fajardo ties mentor Ildefonso's record with fifth Best Player of Conference award". spin.ph. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  12. 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.
  13. "All-around game earns Ross Player of the Week citation". pba.ph. June 5, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  14. "Ross Cops BPC Plum, Rhodes Wins Best Import Award". PBA.ph. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  15. Ballesteros, Jan (June 28, 2017). "San Miguel playmaker Chris Ross named Best Player of the Conference". spin.ph. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  16. "Beermen Claim PBA Commissioner's Cup Championship". PBA.ph. July 2, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  17. "San Miguel can count on Ross when it matters most". pba.ph. September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  18. "Fajardo, Pogoy big winners at The Leos". PBA.ph. October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
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