2019 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season

2019   Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season
Head coach	Tim Cone
Owner(s)	Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	7–4 (63.6%)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Magnolia, 1–2)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	7–4 (63.6%)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (lost to TNT, 1–3)
Governors' Cup results
Record	7–4 (63.6%)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Champions (Defeated Meralco, 4–1)
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel seasons
←  2017–18 2020  →

The 2019 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 40th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2018

• December 16: The 2018 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila. ^[1]

2019

• January 4: Jett Manuel officially announced his retirement after playing one season in the PBA for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel franchise. ^[2]

Draft picks

Main article: 2018 PBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
3	32	Matt Salem	F	United States	Go for Gold	National U

Roster

2019 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 2 Dillinger, Jared 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–01–06 Hawaiʻi G 5 Tenorio, LA 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 1984–07–09 Ateneo G 6 Thompson, Scottie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–12 UPHSD G/F 10 Sargent, Julian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991–07–15 La Salle G 11 Pringle, Stanley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987–03–05 Penn State F/C 12 Caperal, Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–06–12 Arellano G 14 Teodoro, Teytey  (R) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1993–08–21 José Rizal G/F 16 Chan, Jeff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–02–11 Far Eastern F 18 dela Cruz, Arthur 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–05–09 San Beda C 20 Slaughter, Greg 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1988–05–19 Ateneo F/C 23 Aguilar, Raymond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–07–27 National-U F/C 25 Aguilar, Japeth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987–01–25 Western Kentucky F 31 Mariano, Aljon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992–08–03 UST F 38 Devance, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982–02–19 UTEP G 47 Caguioa, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1979–11–19 Glendale CC (CA) F 32 Brownlee, Justin  (I) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988–04–23 St. John's	Head coach Tim Cone Assistant coach(es) Richard del Rosario (1st assistant) Freddie Abuda Kirk Collier Olsen Racela Team manager Alfrancis Chua [a] Raymond Rodriguez (Assistant) 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 Roster

• ^a Also serves as Barangay Ginebra's board governor.

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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 [lower-alpha 1]	2	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 1]	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 1]	2
6	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545	3
7	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 2]	5
9	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 2]	5
10	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 2]	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 ^[3]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
2. Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 7–4
January: 1–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 January 13 TNT W 90–79 Japeth Aguilar (21) Scottie Thompson (10) LA Tenorio (7) Philippine Arena 23,711 1–0 2 January 20 San Miguel L 91–99 LA Tenorio (24) Greg Slaughter (10) LA Tenorio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 January 26 Rain or Shine L 80–83 Japeth Aguilar (19) Greg Slaughter (12) LA Tenorio (4) Calasiao Sports Complex 1–2
February: 2–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 February 2 Columbian W 97–85 Greg Slaughter (22) Scottie Thompson (14) Slaughter, Tenorio, Thompson (5) Ynares Center 2–2 5 February 9 Blackwater W 85–67 Japeth Aguilar (20) Scottie Thompson (11) LA Tenorio (9) Davao del Sur Coliseum 3–2
March: 4–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 March 3 Alaska L 78–104 Japeth Aguilar (17) Greg Slaughter (14) LA Tenorio (4) Ynares Center 3–3 7 March 10 Phoenix Pulse W 100–97 LA Tenorio (23) Greg Slaughter (11) Tenorio, Thompson (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–3 8 March 17 Magnolia W 97–93 (OT) Scottie Thompson (27) Japeth Aguilar (12) Arthur dela Cruz (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–3 9 March 23 NLEX W 105–96 Japeth Aguilar (27) Japeth Aguilar (9) Scottie Thompson (8) Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena 6–3 10 March 27 Meralco W 86–76 Greg Slaughter (18) Scottie Thompson (10) LA Tenorio (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–3
April: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 11 April 4 NorthPort L 97–100 Greg Slaughter (14) Scottie Thompson (11) Sol Mercado (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–4

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals (best-of-7)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Phoenix	91
	8	Alaska	76
						1	Phoenix	1
	(best-of-3)
						5	San Miguel	4
	4	TNT	1
	5	San Miguel	2
											5	San Miguel	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
											6	Magnolia	3
	2	Rain or Shine	91
	7	NorthPort	85
						2	Rain or Shine	3
	(best-of-3)
						6	Magnolia	4
	3	Barangay Ginebra	1
	6	Magnolia	2

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Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–2
Quarterfinals: 1–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 6 Magnolia W 86–75 Greg Slaughter (15) Greg Slaughter (12) J. Aguilar, Tenorio (7) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0 2 April 8 Magnolia L 77–106 Sol Mercado (13) Japeth Aguilar (7) Scottie Thompson (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 April 10 Magnolia L 72–85 Jeff Chan (17) Scottie Thompson (19) Tenorio, Thompson (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 11,147 1–2

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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 [lower-alpha 1]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 1]	3
5	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	5	6	.455 [lower-alpha 2]	5
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455 [lower-alpha 2]	5
7	San Miguel Beermen	5	6	.455 [lower-alpha 2]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 3]	6
9	Meralco Bolts	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 3]	6
10	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 3]	6
11	Columbian Dyip	3	8	.273 [lower-alpha 4]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	3	8	.273 [lower-alpha 4]	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 ^[4]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
2. Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
3. Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco
4. Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 7–4
May: 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 24 Blackwater L 107–108 (OT) Justin Brownlee (44) Justin Brownlee (10) Scottie Thompson (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 May 26 Meralco W 110–95 Justin Brownlee (27) Justin Brownlee (12) Scottie Thompson (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
June: 4–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 June 1 NorthPort W 73–70 Justin Brownlee (32) Scottie Thompson (12) Justin Brownlee (6) Mall of Asia Arena 2–1 4 June 7 Rain or Shine L 81–104 Justin Brownlee (30) Justin Brownlee (17) Scottie Thompson (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 June 12 TNT L 96–104 Justin Brownlee (29) Justin Brownlee (17) Scottie Thompson (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3 6 June 16 San Miguel W 110–107 (OT) Justin Brownlee (39) Greg Slaughter (18) Slaughter, Tenorio (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3 7 June 23 NLEX W 100–85 Justin Brownlee (37) Brownlee, Pringle (8) Brownlee, Thompson (7) Batangas City Coliseum 4–3 8 June 28 Phoenix Pulse L 103–111 Justin Brownlee (31) Justin Brownlee (15) Justin Brownlee (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–4 9 June 30 Alaska W 118–106 Brownlee, Pringle (27) Justin Brownlee (14) Brownlee, Pringle (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–4
July: 2–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 10 July 7 Magnolia W 102–81 Justin Brownlee (49) Justin Brownlee (20) Justin Brownlee (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–4 11 July 14 Columbian W 127–123 (OT) Justin Brownlee (50) Justin Brownlee (14) Scottie Thompson (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–4

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (best-of-5)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	TNT	72	104
	8	Alaska	108	93
							1	TNT	3
	(best-of-3)
							4	Barangay Ginebra	1
	4	Barangay Ginebra		2
	5	Magnolia		0
												1	TNT	2
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												7	San Miguel	4
	2	NorthPort	84	88
	7	San Miguel	98	90
							7	San Miguel	3
	(best-of-3)
							6	Rain or Shine	1
	3	Blackwater		1
	6	Rain or Shine		2

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Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 3–3
Quarterfinals: 2–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 July 20 Magnolia W 85–79 Justin Brownlee (20) Justin Brownlee (16) Justin Brownlee (5) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0 2 July 23 Magnolia W 106–80 Justin Brownlee (30) Justin Brownlee (9) LA Tenorio (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
Semifinals: 1–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 July 26 TNT L 92–95 Justin Brownlee (23) Justin Brownlee (15) Justin Brownlee (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 July 28 TNT L 71–88 Justin Brownlee (25) Justin Brownlee (13) LA Tenorio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2 3 July 30 TNT W 80–72 LA Tenorio (16) Aguilar, Brownlee (11) Justin Brownlee (8) Mall of Asia Arena 1–2 4 August 1 TNT L 92–103 Aguilar, Brownlee (27) Aguilar, Brownlee, Pringle (9) Justin Brownlee (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NLEX Road Warriors	8	3	.727 [lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727 [lower-alpha 1]	—
3	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727 [lower-alpha 1]	—
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636	1
5	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545 [lower-alpha 2]	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545 [lower-alpha 2]	2
7	Alaska Aces	5	6	.455 [lower-alpha 3]	3
8	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455 [lower-alpha 3]	3
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 4]	4
10	Kia Picanto	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 4]	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 ^[5]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
2. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
3. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
4. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

Game log

2019 PBA Governor's Cup game log Total: 7–4
September: 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 September 22 Alaska W 102–83 Justin Brownlee (30) Justin Brownlee (22) LA Tenorio (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 September 28 Phoenix Pulse L 101–103 Justin Brownlee (25) Justin Brownlee (12) Justin Brownlee (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
October: 4–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 October 5 NLEX L 111–113 (OT) Justin Brownlee (42) Justin Brownlee (20) Justin Brownlee (10) Coca-Cola Arena 1–2 4 October 13 San Miguel W 129–124 Justin Brownlee (28) Justin Brownlee (14) Justin Brownlee (14) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 October 20 Magnolia W 105–83 Justin Brownlee (27) Justin Brownlee (9) Justin Brownlee (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2 6 October 26 Rain or Shine W 98–89 Justin Brownlee (39) Justin Brownlee (17) Justin Brownlee (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2 7 October 30 Blackwater W 101–93 LA Tenorio (20) Justin Brownlee (12) Justin Brownlee (11) Cuneta Astrodome 5–2
November: 2–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 November 3 Meralco L 77–101 Justin Brownlee (18) Justin Brownlee (7) LA Tenorio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–3 9 November 8 TNT W 96–93 Japeth Aguilar (29) Justin Brownlee (16) Justin Brownlee (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–3 10 November 15 Columbian W 113–90 Justin Brownlee (26) Japeth Aguilar (10) LA Tenorio (14) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–3 11 November 17 NorthPort L 96–98 Justin Brownlee (31) Aguilar, Brownlee (9) Scottie Thompson (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–4

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (best-of-5)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	NLEX	90	123
	8	NorthPort	115	126***
							8	NorthPort	1
	(#4 twice-to-beat)
							4	Barangay Ginebra	3
	4	Barangay Ginebra		100
	5	San Miguel		97
												4	Barangay Ginebra	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												2	Meralco	1
	2	Meralco		94
	7	Alaska		84
							2	Meralco	3
	(#3 twice-to-beat)
							3	TNT	2
	3	TNT		98
	6	Magnolia		97

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2019 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 8–2
Quarterfinals: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 24 San Miguel W 100–97 Justin Brownlee (41) Justin Brownlee (11) LA Tenorio (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 10,708 1–0
Semifinals: 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 14 NorthPort L 90–124 Justin Brownlee (24) Justin Brownlee (19) Justin Brownlee (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 December 16 NorthPort W 113–88 Stanley Pringle (23) Japeth Aguilar (12) Scottie Thompson (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 December 18 NorthPort W 132–105 Justin Brownlee (41) Justin Brownlee (11) Scottie Thompson (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 December 20 NorthPort W 120–107 Justin Brownlee (36) Justin Brownlee (19) Justin Brownlee (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1
Finals : 4–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 January 7 Meralco W 91–87 Justin Brownlee (38) Justin Brownlee (16) Scottie Thompson (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 10,708 1–0 2 January 10 Meralco L 102–104 Justin Brownlee (35) Justin Brownlee (11) Scottie Thompson (7) Quezon Convention Center 1–1 3 January 12 Meralco W 92–84 Justin Brownlee (24) Justin Brownlee (9) Justin Brownlee (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 16,001 2–1 4 January 15 Meralco W 94–72 Justin Brownlee (27) Japeth Aguilar (9) Justin Brownlee (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 11,496 3–1 5 January 17 Meralco W 105–93 Japeth Aguilar (25) Scottie Thompson (9) Justin Brownlee (10) Mall of Asia Arena 15,146 4–1

Transactions

Free Agency

Addition

Country	Player	Number	Position	Contract	Date signed	Former Team
	Teytey Teodoro	41	Guard	—	—	Columbian

Subtraction

Country	Player	Number	Position	Reason	New Team
	Jett Manuel	2	Guard	Retired	—

References

1. Leo Awards ushers in PBA 44th season opener on Jan 13, PBA.ph, September 11, 2018
2. Jett Manuel declines one-year Ginebra extension in favor of family business, Reuben Terrado, spin.ph, January 5, 2019
3. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
4. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
5. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.