2020 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season

2020   Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season
Head coach	Tim Cone
Owner(s)	Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	8–3 (72.7%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Champions (Defeated TNT, 4–1)
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel seasons
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The 2020 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 41st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

• December 8: The 2019 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
• March 11: The PBA postponed the season due to the threat of the coronavirus. ^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 2019 PBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Team
1	10	Arvin Tolentino	PF	Philippines	FEU
2	13	Jerrick Balanza	SG	Philippines	Letran
2	22	Kent Salado	SG	Philippines	Arellano
3	33	Fran Asuncion	PG	Philippines	AMA

Roster

2020 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 3 Salado, Kent  (R) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1994–11–10 Arellano 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 F 10 Tolentino, Arvin  (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1995–11–05 Far Eastern 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/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 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) G 70 Balanza, Jerrick  (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996–09–06 Letran	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	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727 [lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	8	3	.727 [lower-alpha 1]	—
3	TNT Tropang Giga	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 2]	1
4	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 2]	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 2]	1	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 2]	1
7	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 2]	1
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545	2
9	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455	3
10	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	6
11	NorthPort Batang Pier	1	10	.091 [lower-alpha 3]	7
12	Terrafirma Dyip	1	10	.091 [lower-alpha 3]	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: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
2. Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
3. Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 8–3
October: 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 11 NLEX W 102–92 Aljon Mariano (20) Scottie Thompson (11) Pringle, Thompson (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–0 2 October 15 Blackwater W 103–99 Prince Caperal (24) Aljon Mariano (11) Scottie Thompson (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–0 3 October 18 Meralco W 105–91 Japeth Aguilar (20) Stanley Pringle (7) Dillinger, Thompson (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–0 4 October 21 Phoenix Super LPG W 86–71 Stanley Pringle (20) Prince Caperal (10) Scottie Thompson (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–0 5 October 25 Magnolia L 92–102 Stanley Pringle (24) Scottie Thompson (14) Scottie Thompson (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–1 6 October 27 Rain or Shine L 82–85 (OT) Scottie Thompson (21) Japeth Aguilar (12) Stanley Pringle (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–2
November: 4–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 November 3 Alaska W 87–81 Stanley Pringle (31) Scottie Thompson (10) Tenorio, Thompson (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 5–2 8 November 4 NorthPort W 112–100 Stanley Pringle (17) Aguilar, Pringle (8) Scottie Thompson (8) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 6–2 9 November 6 TNT W 85–79 Stanley Pringle (28) Stanley Pringle (12) LA Tenorio (9) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 7–2 10 November 8 San Miguel L 66–81 Japeth Aguilar (13) Aljon Mariano (12) Scottie Thompson (10) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 7–3 11 November 9 Terrafirma W 102–80 Japeth Aguilar (21) Mariano, Thompson (11) Scottie Thompson (9) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 8–3

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (best-of-5)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Barangay Ginebra		81
	8	Rain or Shine		73
							1	Barangay Ginebra	3
	(#4 twice-to-beat)
							5	Meralco	2
	4	San Miguel	71	68
	5	Meralco	78	90
												1	Barangay Ginebra	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												3	TNT	1
	2	Phoenix Super LPG		89
	7	Magnolia		88
							2	Phoenix Super LPG	2
	(#3 twice-to-beat)
							3	TNT	3
	3	TNT		104
	6	Alaska		83

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Game log

2020 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 8–3
Quarterfinals: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 November 13 Rain or Shine W 81–73 Japeth Aguilar (23) Japeth Aguilar (11) LA Tenorio (8) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–0
Semifinals: 3–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 18 Meralco W 96–79 Stanley Pringle (19) Scottie Thompson (9) Scottie Thompson (8) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–0 2 November 20 Meralco L 77–95 Japeth Aguilar (17) Scottie Thompson (9) Scottie Thompson (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–1 3 November 22 Meralco W 91–84 Stanley Pringle (24) Japeth Aguilar (13) Stanley Pringle (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–1 4 November 25 Meralco L 80–83 Stanley Pringle (18) Japeth Aguilar (12) Stanley Pringle (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–2 5 November 27 Meralco W 83–80 Stanley Pringle (22) Scottie Thompson (12) Scottie Thompson (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–2
Finals : 4–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 29 TNT W 100–94 (OT) Japeth Aguilar (25) Japeth Aguilar (16) LA Tenorio (10) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–0 2 December 2 TNT W 92–90 Stanley Pringle (34) Mariano, Thompson (9) Stanley Pringle (8) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–0 3 December 4 TNT L 67–88 LA Tenorio (19) Japeth Aguilar (9) LA Tenorio (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–1 4 December 6 TNT W 98–88 Aguilar, Tenorio (22) Prince Caperal (12) Scottie Thompson (9) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–1 5 December 9 TNT W 82–78 Japeth Aguilar (32) Japeth Aguilar (9) Pringle, Tenorio (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–1

Transactions

Free agents

Rookie signings

Player	Signed	PBA D-League team
Arvin Tolentino	Undisclosed	Wang's Basketball Couriers
Jerrick Balanza	Undisclosed	Petron
Kent Salado	Undisclosed	Go for Gold

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded
Arvin Tolentino	Philippine Cup Rookie of the Week	November 24, 2020 [3]
LA Tenorio	Philippine Cup Finals Most Valuable Player	December 9, 2020 [4]
Stanley Pringle	Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference	January 17, 2021 [5]
Honors
Stanley Pringle	Elite Five	January 17, 2021 [5]
Japeth Aguilar
Prince Caperal	Most Improved Player
Scottie Thompson	Sportsmanship Award
Arvin Tolentino	All-Rookie Team	February 25, 2021 [6]
Tim Cone	Outstanding Coach of the Bubble	March 5, 2021 [7]

References

1. "PBA postpones season due to coronavirus outbreak". rappler.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
2. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
3. "Abueva steps up big time for Phoenix Super LPG". PBA.ph. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
4. "Ginebra reigns as bubble king, ends long drought in all-Filipino tourney". PBA.ph. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
5. "Pringle bags top individual award; Black takes rookie honors". PBA.ph. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
6. "Perez is scoring champ anew, Black leads All-Rookie team". PBA.ph. February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
7. "Cone wins Outstanding Coach of the Bubble award". PBA.ph. March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.