2019 San Miguel Beermen season

2019   San Miguel Beermen season
Head coach	Leo Austria
Owner(s)	San Miguel Brewery, Inc. (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	7–4 (63.6%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Champions (Defeated Magnolia, 4–3)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	5–6 (45.5%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Champions (Defeated TNT, 4–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record	6–5 (54.5%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (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

Main article: 2018 PBA draft

Roster

2019 San Miguel Beermen roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F/C 2 Mamaril, Billy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980–06–25 Bakersfield G/F 3 Pessumal, Von 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Ateneo 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 7 Romeo, Terrence 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1992–03–16 Far Eastern G 12 Zamar, Paul 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1987–10–20 UE 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 18 Vigil, Louie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1991–09–26 UST G/F 22 Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1990–06–13 Cal Poly Pomona G 26 Lanete, Chico 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1979–08–01 Lyceum F 29 Santos, Arwind  (C / S) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981–06–10 Far Eastern F/C 30 Nabong, Kelly  (S) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1988–11–17 SRJC F/C 33 Tautuaa, Moala 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989–04–30 Chadron State G/F 71 Tubid, Ronald  (S) 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 Saint Francis of Assisi	Head coach Leo Austria Assistant coach(es) Peter Martin (1st assistant) Ato Agustin Jimmy Alapag Jorge Gallent Dayong Mendoza Biboy Ravanes Boyzie Zamar Team manager Gee Abanilla Daniel Henares (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

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 ^[1]
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: 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 Pulse 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

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: 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 Pulse W 100–88 Alex Cabagnot (26) Christian Standhardinger (16) Alex Cabagnot (7) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0 2 April 15 Phoenix Pulse W 92–82 Marcio Lassiter (24) June Mar Fajardo (18) June Mar Fajardo (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 3 April 21 Phoenix Pulse L 90–92 June Mar Fajardo (22) June Mar Fajardo (19) Alex Cabagnot (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 April 23 Phoenix Pulse W 114–91 Alex Cabagnot (18) Arwind Santos (8) Ganuelas-Rosser, Ross (7) Cuneta Astrodome 3–1 5 April 25 Phoenix Pulse 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

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 ^[2]
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: 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

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: 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

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 ^[3]
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

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

*Game went into overtime

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Transactions

Trades

Preseason

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

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

References

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.