2021 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season

2021   Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season
Head coach	Tim Cone
Owner(s)	Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	4–7 (36.4%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to TNT with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Governors' Cup results
Record	6–5 (54.5%)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Champions (Defeated Meralco, 4–2)
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel seasons
←  2020 2022–23  →

The 2021 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season is the 42nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

• March 14: The PBA Season 46 draft was held at the TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong. ^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: PBA Season 46 draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
1	12	Ken Holmqvist	C	Philippines	FEU
2	13	Brian Enriquez	G/F	USA	William Woods

Roster

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 2 Dillinger, Jared   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–01–06 Hawaiʻi G 3 Salado, Kent 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 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 14 Enriquez, Brian  (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–10–19 William Woods G/F 16 Chan, Jeff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–02–11 Far Eastern G 17 Pinto, John 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990–10–15 Arellano F 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 27 Onwubere, Sidney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1993–08–01 Emilio Aguinaldo F 31 Mariano, Aljon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992–08–03 UST F/C 34 Standhardinger, Christian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–07–04 Hawaiʻi 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 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1979–11–19 Glendale CC (CA) G 50 Ayaay, MJ 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 1993–08–03 Lyceum	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	TNT Tropang Giga	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	9	2	.818	1
3	Magnolia Hotshots	8	3	.727	2	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636	3
5	NorthPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545 [lower-alpha 1]	4
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545 [lower-alpha 1]	4
7	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 2]	6
9	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 2]	6
10	Terrafirma Dyip	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 2]	6
11	Alaska Aces	3	8	.273	7
12	Blackwater Bossing	0	11	.000	10

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: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
2. Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

Game log

2021 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 4–7
July: 2–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 July 18 NLEX L 75–94 Japeth Aguilar (15) Scottie Thompson (12) Scottie Thompson (9) Ynares Sports Arena 0–1 2 July 23 Blackwater W 96–81 Stanley Pringle (19) Christian Standhardinger (19) LA Tenorio (7) Ynares Sports Arena 1–1 3 July 25 Magnolia L 79–89 Stanley Pringle (22) Scottie Thompson (12) Stanley Pringle (6) Ynares Sports Arena 1–2 4 July 30 NorthPort W 87–85 Stanley Pringle (24) Christian Standhardinger (12) LA Tenorio (7) Ynares Sports Arena 2–2
September : 2–5 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 September 3 Terrafirma L 90–95 Christian Standhardinger (17) Mariano, Standhardinger (8) Scottie Thompson (6) DHVSU Gym 2–3 6 September 8 Rain or Shine W 83–77 Christian Standhardinger (16) Japeth Aguilar (11) Scottie Thompson (6) DHVSU Gym 3–3 7 September 10 San Miguel L 102–111 LA Tenorio (19) Aguilar, Thompson (8) LA Tenorio (11) DHVSU Gym 3–4 8 September 12 TNT L 67–88 Japeth Aguilar (18) Christian Standhardinger (9) Pringle, Tenorio (5) DHVSU Gym 3–5 9 September 15 Phoenix W 94–87 Stanley Pringle (31) Christian Standhardinger (12) LA Tenorio (5) DHVSU Gym 4–5 10 September 17 Alaska L 75–89 Stanley Pringle (20) Scottie Thompson (12) Mariano, Pringle (4) DHVSU Gym 4–6 11 September 23 Meralco L 66–79 Stanley Pringle (19) Christian Standhardinger (14) Christian Standhardinger (4) DHVSU Gym 4–7

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	TNT		84
	8	Barangay Ginebra		71
							1	TNT	4
	(Best-of-3)
							4	San Miguel	3
	4	San Miguel		2
	5	NorthPort		0
												1	TNT	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												3	Magnolia	1
	2	Meralco	80	97
	7	NLEX	81	86
							2	Meralco	2
	(Best-of-3)
							3	Magnolia	4
	3	Magnolia		2
	6	Rain or Shine		0

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Game log

2021 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1
8th seed playoff: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 September 25 Phoenix W 95–85 Prince Caperal (19) Christian Standhardinger (12) Pringle, Tenorio (4) DHVSU Gym 1–0
Quarterfinals: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 September 29 TNT L 71–84 Christian Standhardinger (17) Christian Standhardinger (19) Caperal, Pringle, Tenorio (3) DHVSU Gym 0–1

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Magnolia Hotshots	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	NLEX Road Warriors	8	3	.727	1
3	TNT Tropang Giga	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 1]	2
4	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 1]	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 1]	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545 [lower-alpha 2]	3
7	Alaska Aces	6	5	.545 [lower-alpha 2]	3
8	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	5	6	.455 [lower-alpha 3]	4
9	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455 [lower-alpha 3]	4
10	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	3	8	.273	6
11	Terrafirma Dyip	2	9	.182	7
12	Blackwater Bossing	1	10	.091	8

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: TNT 1.07, Meralco 0.99, San Miguel 0.95
2. Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Alaska
3. Eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 101–98 NorthPort

Game log

2021 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 6–5
December: 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 12 Alaska W 80–77 Justin Brownlee (28) Justin Brownlee (10) Brownlee, Standhardinger (4) Ynares Sports Arena 1–0 2 December 17 NorthPort W 108–82 Justin Brownlee (28) Justin Brownlee (9) Standhardinger, Thompson (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 3 December 19 Phoenix W 125–121 (OT) Justin Brownlee (31) Japeth Aguilar (11) LA Tenorio (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0 4 December 25 Magnolia L 94–117 Justin Brownlee (21) Justin Brownlee (12) Tenorio, Thompson (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4,843 3–1
February : 2–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 February 13, 2022 Meralco L 95–101 Justin Brownlee (27) Justin Brownlee (14) John Pinto (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2 6 February 18, 2022 TNT L 92–119 Justin Brownlee (25) Justin Brownlee (9) Scottie Thompson (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3 7 February 20, 2022 San Miguel L 102–110 Justin Brownlee (40) Christian Standhardinger (17) Christian Standhardinger (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3,347 3–4 8 February 25, 2022 Blackwater W 109–100 Justin Brownlee (25) Scottie Thompson (9) LA Tenorio (9) Ynares Center 4–4 9 February 27, 2022 Terrafirma W 112–107 Justin Brownlee (29) Justin Brownlee (15) Scottie Thompson (11) Ynares Center 3,561 5–4
March : 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 10 March 4, 2022 NLEX L 103–115 Justin Brownlee (36) Scottie Thompson (17) Justin Brownlee (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–5 11 March 6, 2022 Rain or Shine W 104–93 Justin Brownlee (25) Scottie Thompson (12) LA Tenorio (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6,502 6–5

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Magnolia		127
	8	Phoenix Super LPG		88
							1	Magnolia	2
	(#4 twice-to-beat)
							4	Meralco	3
	4	Meralco		100
	5	San Miguel		85
												4	Meralco	2
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												6	Barangay Ginebra	4
	2	NLEX	79	96
	7	Alaska	93	80
							2	NLEX	1
	(#3 twice-to-beat)
							6	Barangay Ginebra	3
	3	TNT	92	95
	6	Barangay Ginebra	104	115

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2021 PBA Governors' playoffs game log Total: 9–3
Quarterfinals: 2–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 March 16, 2022 TNT W 104–92 Justin Brownlee (38) Scottie Thompson (15) Scottie Thompson (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7,091 1–0 2 March 19, 2022 TNT W 115–95 Justin Brownlee (29) Justin Brownlee (18) Scottie Thompson (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 10,486 2–0
Semifinals: 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 March 23, 2022 NLEX W 95–86 Justin Brownlee (27) Justin Brownlee (14) Brownlee, Tenorio (6) SM Mall of Asia Arena 1–0 2 March 25, 2022 NLEX W 104–94 Justin Brownlee (32) Scottie Thompson (12) LA Tenorio (7) SM Mall of Asia Arena 2–0 3 March 27, 2022 NLEX L 85–86 Justin Brownlee (27) Christian Standhardinger (16) LA Tenorio (9) SM Mall of Asia Arena 13,272 2–1 4 March 30, 2022 NLEX W 112–93 Justin Brownlee (47) Christian Standhardinger (11) Christian Standhardinger (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 10,353 3–1
Finals : 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 6, 2022 Meralco L 91–104 Justin Brownlee (27) Christian Standhardinger (14) Scottie Thompson (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 12,457 0–1 2 April 8, 2022 Meralco W 99–93 Justin Brownlee (36) Justin Brownlee (13) Justin Brownlee (9) SM Mall of Asia Arena 12,248 1–1 3 April 10, 2022 Meralco L 74–83 Justin Brownlee (19) Justin Brownlee (15) Justin Brownlee (7) SM Mall of Asia Arena 16,104 1–2 4 April 13, 2022 Meralco W 95–84 Brownlee, Thompson (27) Justin Brownlee (18) Justin Brownlee (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 17,298 2–2 5 April 17, 2022 Meralco W 115–110 Justin Brownlee (40) Justin Brownlee (11) Scottie Thompson (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 18,251 3–2 6 April 22, 2022 Meralco W 103–92 LA Tenorio (30) Justin Brownlee (16) Justin Brownlee (6) SM Mall of Asia Arena 20,224 4–2

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
Greg Slaughter	February 4, 2021 [4]	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Re-signed
Jesper Ayaay	February 8, 2021 [5]			Alaska
Scottie Thompson	March 12, 2021 [6]		3 years	Re-signed
Aljon Mariano	March 13, 2021 [7]		Not disclosed
Stanley Pringle	November 23, 2021 [8]		3 years
Christian Standhardinger	January 5, 2022 [9]
Japeth Aguilar	January 6, 2022 [10]
John Pinto	January 7, 2022 [11]			Meralco
Prince Caperal	February 2, 2022 [12]		2 years	Re-signed
Maurice Shaw	February 8, 2022 [13]		Not disclosed	Blackwater

Rookie signings

Player	Signed	PBA D-League team
Ken Holmqvist	Not disclosed	FEU
Brian Enriquez	Not disclosed	William Woods

Trades

Pre-season

March
March 5, 2021 [14]	To Barangay Ginebra Christian Standhardinger	To NorthPort Greg Slaughter
March 12, 2021 [15]	To Barangay Ginebra 2020 Terrafirma second-round pick	To NorthPort Jerrick Balanza 2020 Barangay Ginebra second-round pick

Mid-season

November
November 9, 2021 [16]	To Barangay Ginebra Sidney Onwubere	To NorthPort Arthur dela Cruz

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Governors' Cup	Justin Brownlee	December 12, 2021 (vs. Alaska)	April 22, 2022 (vs. Meralco)	15–8

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded
Justin Brownlee	2021 PBA Governors' Cup Best Import of the Conference	April 13, 2022 [17] [18]
Scottie Thompson	2021 PBA Governors' Cup Best Player of the Conference
	2021 PBA Governors' Cup Finals Most Valuable Player	April 23, 2022 [19]
	2021 PBA Most Valuable Player	June 5, 2022 [20]
Honors
Scottie Thompson	2021 PBA Mythical First Team	June 5, 2022 [20]
Christian Standhardinger	2021 PBA Mythical Second Team

References

1. Application forms for Season 46 Draft available Monday, PBA.ph, December 4, 2020
2. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
3. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
4. Lozada, Bong (February 4, 2021). "Cone reveals Slaughter signs with Ginebra anew". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
5. Naredo, Camille B. (February 8, 2021). "PBA: Ginebra adds Ayaay, TNT signs Khobuntin in free agency". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
6. Catacutan, Dodo (March 12, 2021). "Ginebra rewards Scottie Thompson with three-year maximum contract". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
7. Ramos, Gerry (March 13, 2021). "Aljon Mariano given new deal after breakout season with Ginebra". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
8. Catacutan, Dodo (November 23, 2021). "With Pringle signed, Banchero, Cruz to head batch of PBA unrestricted free agents". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
9. Ramos, Gerry (January 5, 2022). "Ginebra locks Standhardinger to new three-year contract". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
10. Ramos, Gerry (January 6, 2022). "Ginebra heads off B.League threat by signing Japeth to three-year deal". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
11. Terrado, Reuben (January 7, 2022). "Ginebra picks up free agent John Pinto to boost backcourt". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
12. Ramos, Gerry (February 2, 2022). "Ginebra rewards Prince Caperal with new two-year deal". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
13. Sayson, Homer D. (February 8, 2022). "Signed for 3x3, Maurice Shaw set to get Govs' Cup chance at Ginebra" . Retrieved February 8, 2022.
14. "NorthPort trades Standhardinger to Ginebra for Slaughter". PBA.ph. March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
15. Catacutan, Dodo (March 12, 2021). "Jerrick Balanza traded to NorthPort in swap of draft picks with Ginebra". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
16. "NorthPort sends Sidney Onwubere to Ginebra for Art dela Cruz Jr". PBA.ph. November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
17. "Brownlee is Governors Cup Best Import". PBA.ph. April 13, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
18. "Thompson wins first BPC plum in runaway fashion". PBA.ph. April 13, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
19. "Thompson adds Finals MVP to Best Player of the Conference award". PBA.ph. April 23, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
20. "Scottie Thompson is Mr. MVP". PBA.ph. June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.