2019 San Miguel Beermen season

2019 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coachLeo Austria
Owner(s)San Miguel Brewery, Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record7–4
(63.6%)
Place5th
Playoff finishChampions (Defeated Magnolia, 4–3)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record5–6
(45.5%)
Place7th
Playoff finishChampions (Defeated TNT, 4–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Place5th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra with twice-to-win disadvantage)
San Miguel Beermen seasons
← 2017–18
2020  →

The 2019 San Miguel Beermen season was the 44th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks[edit]

Main article: 2018 PBA draft

Roster[edit]

San Miguel Beermen roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 2 Philippines Mamaril, Billy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980–06–25 Bakersfield
G/F 3 Philippines Pessumal, Von 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Ateneo
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 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985–03–09 Marshall
G 7 Philippines Romeo, Terrence 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1992–03–16 Far Eastern
G 12 Philippines Zamar, Paul 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1987–10–20 UE
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/F 18 Philippines Vigil, Louie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1991–09–26 UST
G/F 22 Philippines Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1990–06–13 Cal Poly Pomona
G 26 Philippines Lanete, Chico 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1979–08–01 Lyceum
F 29 Philippines Santos, Arwind (C / S) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981–06–10 Far Eastern
F/C 30 United States Nabong, Kelly (S) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1988–11–17 SRJC
F/C 33 United States Tautuaa, Moala 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989–04–30 Chadron State
G/F 71 Philippines Tubid, Ronald (S) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1981–10–15 UE
C 95 Philippines de Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 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
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup[edit]

Eliminations[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[a] 2 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT KaTropa 7 4 .636[a] 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[a] 2
6 Magnolia Hotshots 6 5 .545 3
7 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 4 7 .364[b] 5
9 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364[b] 5
10 Columbian Dyip 4 7 .364[b] 5
11 Meralco Bolts 3 8 .273 6
12 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182 7
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[1]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated NLEX

Game log[edit]

2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 7–4
January: 2–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 January 18 Columbian L 118–124 Arwind Santos (34) June Mar Fajardo (13) Alex Cabagnot (12) Cuneta Astrodome 0–1
2 January 20 Barangay Ginebra W 99–91 Christian Standhardinger (26) June Mar Fajardo (11) Chris Ross (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 January 25 Meralco W 105–93 Marcio Lassiter (25) June Mar Fajardo (11) Chris Ross (8) Ynares Center 2–1
4 January 27 TNT L 93–104 Christian Standhardinger (24) Christian Standhardinger (10) Chris Ross (15) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
February : 2–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 February 1 Rain or Shine L 98–108 Marcio Lassiter (27) June Mar Fajardo (14) Chris Ross (11) Ynares Center 2–3
6 February 6 Blackwater W 93–79 June Mar Fajardo (20) June Mar Fajardo (21) Chris Ross (6) Mall of Asia Arena 3–3
7 February 10 Magnolia W 113–92 Arwind Santos (29) June Mar Fajardo (8) Cabagnot, Lassiter (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–3
March : 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 March 8 NLEX W 121–111 June Mar Fajardo (27) June Mar Fajardo (13) Chris Ross (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–3
9 March 10 NorthPort W 113–107 June Mar Fajardo (40) June Mar Fajardo (19) Chris Ross (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–3
10 March 16 Phoenix L 93–96 June Mar Fajardo (29) June Mar Fajardo (12) Chris Ross (4) Panabo Multi-Purpose Tourism, Cultural, and Sports Center 6–4
11 March 24 Alaska W 114–96 Alex Cabagnot (31) June Mar Fajardo (10) Chris Ross (14) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–4

Playoffs[edit]

Bracket[edit]

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Phoenix91
8Alaska76
1Phoenix1
(Best-of-3)
5San Miguel4
4TNT1
5San Miguel2
5San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6Magnolia3
2Rain or Shine91
7NorthPort85
2Rain or Shine3
(Best-of-3)
6Magnolia4
3Barangay Ginebra1
6Magnolia2
This box:

Game log[edit]

2019 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 11–5
Quarterfinals: 2–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 6 TNT W 80–78 Fajardo, Lassiter, Romeo (15) Fajardo, Standhardinger (10) Chris Ross (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
2 April 8 TNT L 88–93 June Mar Fajardo (26) June Mar Fajardo (19) Chris Ross (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 April 10 TNT W 96–86 June Mar Fajardo (32) June Mar Fajardo (14) Marcio Lassiter (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum
11,147 		2–1
Semifinals: 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 13 Phoenix W 100–88 Alex Cabagnot (26) Christian Standhardinger (16) Alex Cabagnot (7) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
2 April 15 Phoenix W 92–82 Marcio Lassiter (24) June Mar Fajardo (18) June Mar Fajardo (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
3 April 21 Phoenix L 90–92 June Mar Fajardo (22) June Mar Fajardo (19) Alex Cabagnot (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 April 23 Phoenix W 114–91 Alex Cabagnot (18) Arwind Santos (8) Ganuelas-Rosser, Ross (7) Cuneta Astrodome 3–1
5 April 25 Phoenix W 105–94 Chris Ross (24) June Mar Fajardo (16) Alex Cabagnot (7) Cuneta Astrodome 4–1
Finals: 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 1 Magnolia L 94–99 June Mar Fajardo (35) June Mar Fajardo (21) Ross, Santos (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 May 3 Magnolia W 108–101 Cabagnot, Fajardo (16) June Mar Fajardo (14) Alex Cabagnot (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 May 5 Magnolia L 82–86 Arwind Santos (19) June Mar Fajardo (14) Chris Ross (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
3 May 5 Magnolia L 82–86 Arwind Santos (19) June Mar Fajardo (14) Chris Ross (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 May 8 Magnolia W 114–98 June Mar Fajardo (31) Fajardo, Standhardinger (14) Arwind Santos (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
5 May 10 Magnolia L 86–88 June Mar Fajardo (21) June Mar Fajardo (22) Fajardo, Ross (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3
6 May 12 Magnolia W 98–86 June Mar Fajardo (23) June Mar Fajardo (18) Romeo, Ross (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3
7 May 15 Magnolia W 72–71 Alex Cabagnot (18) June Mar Fajardo (31) Cabagnot, Lassiter, Romeo (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–3

Commissioner's Cup[edit]

Eliminations[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT KaTropa 10 1 .909 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 NorthPort Batang Pier 9 2 .818 1
3 Blackwater Elite 7 4 .636[a] 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[a] 3
5 Magnolia Hotshots 5 6 .455[b] 5
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 6 .455[b] 5
7 San Miguel Beermen 5 6 .455[b] 5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 4 7 .364[c] 6
9 Meralco Bolts 4 7 .364[c] 6
10 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[c] 6
11 Columbian Dyip 3 8 .273[d] 7
12 NLEX Road Warriors 3 8 .273[d] 7
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

Game log[edit]

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 5–6
June: 2–5
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 June 5 NorthPort L 88–121 Charles Rhodes (27) Charles Rhodes (12) Alex Cabagnot (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 June 8 TNT L 97–110 Von Pessumal (24) June Mar Fajardo (13) Chris Ross (8) Ynares Center 0–2
3 June 14 Blackwater W 127–106 Charles Rhodes (32) Charles Rhodes (19) Cabagnot, Ross (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–2
4 June 16 Barangay Ginebra L 107–110 (OT) Charles Rhodes (34) June Mar Fajardo (19) Chris Ross (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3
5 June 21 Alaska W 119–107 Alex Cabagnot (31) Charles Rhodes (11) Marcio Lassiter (7) Cuneta Astrodome 2–3
6 June 26 Magnolia L 82–118 Charles Rhodes (20) Charles Rhodes (15) Cabagnot, Lassiter (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4
7 June 30 Columbian L 132–134 (OT) Charles Rhodes (26) Charles Rhodes (16) Chris Ross (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–5
July : 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 July 5 NLEX W 109–105 Chris McCullough (47) Chris McCullough (10) Marcio Lassiter (6) Mall of Asia Arena 3–5
9 July 10 Phoenix W 128–108 Chris McCullough (37) June Mar Fajardo (14) Chris Ross (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5
10 July 13 Rain or Shine W 89–87 Chris McCullough (24) Chris McCullough (17) Chris McCullough (4) Xavier University Gym 5–5
11 July 17 Meralco L 91–95 Fajardo, McCullough (27) Chris McCullough (16) Chris Ross (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6

Playoffs[edit]

Bracket[edit]

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1TNT72104
8Alaska10893
1TNT3
(Best-of-3)
4Barangay Ginebra1
4Barangay Ginebra2
5Magnolia0
1TNT2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
7San Miguel4
2NorthPort8488
7San Miguel9890
7San Miguel3
(Best-of-3)
6Rain or Shine1
3Blackwater1
6Rain or Shine2
This box:

Game log[edit]

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 9–3
Quarterfinals: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 July 21 NorthPort W 98–84 Chris McCullough (24) June Mar Fajardo (19) Lassiter, McCullough (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 July 24 NorthPort W 90–88 Chris McCullough (31) Chris McCullough (11) Chris Ross (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
Semifinals: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 July 27 Rain or Shine W 111–105 Chris McCullough (32) Chris McCullough (14) Alex Cabagnot (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 July 29 Rain or Shine W 117–105 Chris Ross (34) June Mar Fajardo (15) Chris Ross (8) Mall of Asia Arena 2–0
3 July 31 Rain or Shine L 104–112 Chris McCullough (51) Chris McCullough (14) Chris Ross (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 August 2 Rain or Shine W 98–95 Chris McCullough (35) Chris McCullough (18) Chris Ross (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1
Finals: 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 August 4 TNT L 96–109 Chris McCullough (33) Chris McCullough (15) Chris Ross (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 August 7 TNT W 127–125 (2OT) Chris McCullough (32) Chris McCullough (22) Cabagnot, McCullough (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 August 9 TNT L 105–115 Fajardo, McCullough (27) Fajardo, McCullough (13) Romeo, Ross (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 August 11 TNT W 106–101 Chris McCullough (27) Chris McCullough (22) Chris Ross (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
5 August 14 TNT W 99–94 Chris McCullough (35) Chris McCullough (22) Terrence Romeo (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
6 August 16 TNT W 102–90 Chris McCullough (35) Fajardo, McCullough (13) Romeo, Ross (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2

Governors' Cup[edit]

Eliminations[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NLEX Road Warriors 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 8 3 .727[a] —
3 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[a] —
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636 1
5 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545[b] 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Magnolia Hotshots 6 5 .545[b] 2
7 Alaska Aces 5 6 .455[c] 3
8 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4 7 .364[d] 4
10 Columbian Dyip 4 7 .364[d] 4
11 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 3 8 .273 5
12 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182 6
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

Bracket[edit]

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1NLEX90123
8NorthPort115126***
8NorthPort1
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Barangay Ginebra3
4Barangay Ginebra100
5San Miguel97
4Barangay Ginebra4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Meralco1
2Meralco94
7Alaska84
2Meralco3
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3TNT2
3TNT98
6Magnolia97

*Game went into overtime

This box:

Transactions[edit]

Trades[edit]

Preseason[edit]

December
December 19, 2018[4][5] To San Miguel
Terrence Romeo 		To TNT
Brian Heruela
David Semerad
2021 first round pick
To San Miguel
Paul Zamar 		To Blackwater Elite
2021 & 2022 second round picks
To San Miguel
Ronald Tubid 		To Columbian Dyip
Keith Agovida

Awards[edit]

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
June Mar Fajardo Philippine Cup Player of the Week March 11, 2019 [6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  4. ^ Corp, ABS-CBN. "APPROVED: Beermen get Terrence Romeo, Paul Zamar, and Ronald Tubid in separate deals". ABS-CBN SPORTS. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  5. ^ "SMB trades for Terrence Romeo, Tubid, Zamar get PBA approval". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  6. ^ "Monster effort earns June Mar Fajardo weekly citation". PBA.ph. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
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