2017–18 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season

The 2017–18 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 39th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2017–18 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season
Head coach	Tim Cone
Owner(s)	Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–5 (.545)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (Lost to San Miguel, 1–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	6–5 (.545)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Champions (Defeated San Miguel, 4–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record	9–2 (.818)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (Lost to Magnolia, 1–3)
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel seasons

Key dates

2017

• October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.[1]
• October 30: Jayjay Helterbrand officially announced his retirement after playing 17 seasons in the PBA, all of them with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel franchise.[2]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	12	Jett Manuel	G	Philippines	Wang's Basketball Couriers	UP
3	11	Elmer Mykiel Cabahug	F	Philippines	Wang's Couriers Flying V Thunder	Ateneo

Roster

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 1 Sargent, Julian (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1991–07–15 De La Salle G 2 Manuel, Jett (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–09–22 Philippines G 3 Mercado, Sol (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1984–05–06 Biola 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/C 12 Caperal, Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–06–12 Arellano F 14 Ferrer, Kevin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1993–03–26 UST 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 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 Cruz, Jervy  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1986–09–09 UST G/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 (CA)	Head coach Tim Cone Assistant coach(es) Richard del Rosario (1st Assistant) Olsen Racela Freddie Abuda 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 Injured

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

Philippine Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Magnolia Hotshots	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—
3	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	2
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	2
6	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	2
7	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	TNT KaTropa	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3
9	Phoenix Fuel Masters	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3
10	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3
11	Meralco Bolts	4	7	.364	4
12	Kia Picanto	1	10	.091	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 record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
2. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
3. Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 6–5
December: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 December 25 Magnolia W 89–78 Greg Slaughter (24) Greg Slaughter (12) LA Tenorio (8) Philippine Arena 22,531 1–0
January : 2–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 2 January 7 GlobalPort W 104–97 Japeth Aguilar (21) Cruz, Thompson (11) Scottie Thompson (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 9,000 2–0 3 January 12 Blackwater L 77–94 Greg Slaughter (20) Slaughter, Thompson (10) LA Tenorio (6) Mall of Asia Arena 2–1 4 January 21 Alaska L 83–97 Aljon Mariano (15) Aljon Mariano (9) Scottie Thompson (5) Ynares Center 2–2 5 January 26 Phoenix L 82–87 Scottie Thompson (22) Scottie Thompson (13) LA Tenorio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3 6 January 28 San Miguel W 100–96 J. Aguilar, Tenorio (23) Scottie Thompson (10) Scottie Thompson (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3
February : 2–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 7 February 3 NLEX L 78–81 Japeth Aguilar (21) Greg Slaughter (12) Scottie Thompson (7) Cuneta Astrodome 3–4 8 February 7 Kia W 103–77 Greg Slaughter (14) Scottie Thompson (14) Scottie Thompson (7) Mall of Asia Arena 4–4 9 February 11 TNT W 93–78 LA Tenorio (27) Greg Slaughter (14) LA Tenorio (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–4 10 February 18 Meralco L 82–84 Japeth Aguilar (20) Scottie Thompson (13) Scottie Thompson (5) Philippine Arena 5–5
March : 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 11 March 2 Rain or Shine W 100–92 (3OT) Japeth Aguilar (30) Aguilar, Thompson (17) Joe Devance (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–5

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	San Miguel	106
	8	TNT	93
							1	San Miguel	4
		(Best-of-3)					4	Barangay Ginebra	1
	4	Barangay Ginebra	2
	5	Rain or Shine	0
												1	San Miguel	4
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										2	Magnolia	1
	2	Magnolia	86
	7	GlobalPort	79
							2	Magnolia	4
		(Best-of-3)					6	NLEX	2
	3	Alaska	0
	6	NLEX	2

Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 3–4
Quarterfinals: 2–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 March 5 Rain or Shine W 88–80 LA Tenorio (18) Scottie Thompson (15) Scottie Thompson (7) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0 2 March 7 Rain or Shine W 99–91 Japeth Aguilar (27) Japeth Aguilar (12) Mercado, Thompson (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
Semifinals: 1–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 March 9 San Miguel L 90–102 J. Aguilar, Mercado, Thompson (17) Aljon Mariano (9) Kevin Ferrer (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 March 11 San Miguel L 102–104 (OT) Japeth Aguilar (26) Scottie Thompson (9) LA Tenorio (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2 3 March 13 San Miguel W 95–87 Japeth Aguilar (25) Japeth Aguilar (12) Scottie Thompson (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–2 4 March 15 San Miguel L 81–102 Japeth Aguilar (31) Japeth Aguilar (13) Devance, Ferrer (5) Mall of Asia Arena 1–3 5 March 17 San Miguel L 94–100 Japeth Aguilar (34) Scottie Thompson (16) Scottie Thompson (16) Cuneta Astrodome 1–4

Commissioner's Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3
6	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3
7	Magnolia Hotshots	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4
9	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 3]	5
10	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 3]	5
11	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	7
12	Blackwater Elite	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); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
2. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
3. Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 6–5
April: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 April 29 Rain or Shine L 89–108 Japeth Aguilar (28) Japeth Aguilar (12) Charles García (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
May : 1–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 2 May 6 TNT L 92–96 Aguilar, Devance (19) Aguilar, García (9) Scottie Thompson (4) Mall of Asia Arena 0–2 3 May 11 Blackwater W 105–91 Kevin Ferrer (21) Aguilar, García (8) Scottie Thompson (6) Alonte Sports Arena 1–2 4 May 20 Phoenix L 98–103 (2OT) Japeth Aguilar (25) Charles García (18) LA Tenorio (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3 All-Star Break
June : 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 5 June 1 Meralco L 82–93 Justin Brownlee (20) Justin Brownlee (16) Justin Brownlee (12) Mall of Asia Arena 1–4 6 June 3 San Miguel L 97–104 (OT) Justin Brownlee (18) Scottie Thompson (15) Brownlee, Thompson (7) Mall of Asia Arena 1–5 7 June 9 NLEX W 93–85 Justin Brownlee (23) Justin Brownlee (22) Justin Brownlee (7) Ibalong Centrum for Recreation 2–5 8 June 17 Magnolia W 104–84 Justin Brownlee (35) Greg Slaughter (14) LA Tenorio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–5 9 June 20 Columbian W 134–107 Justin Brownlee (24) Scottie Thompson (12) Tenorio, Thompson (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5 10 June 24 Alaska W 105–86 Justin Brownlee (28) Justin Brownlee (9) Brownlee, Thompson (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–5
July : 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 11 July 6 GlobalPort W 116–98 Justin Brownlee (36) Justin Brownlee (11) Scottie Thompson (11) Cuneta Astrodome 6–5

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Rain or Shine	113	103
	8	GlobalPort	114	97
							1	Rain or Shine	1
		(Best-of-3)					5	Barangay Ginebra	3
	4	Meralco	0
	5	Barangay Ginebra	2
												5	Barangay Ginebra	4
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										6	San Miguel	2
	2	Alaska	89
	7	Magnolia	78
							2	Alaska	1
		(Best-of-3)					6	San Miguel	3
	3	TNT	0
	6	San Miguel	2

Game log

2018 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 9 Meralco W 88–81 Justin Brownlee (25) Japeth Aguilar (10) Justin Brownlee (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 July 11 Meralco W 104–90 Justin Brownlee (36) Greg Slaughter (10) Justin Brownlee (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
Semifinals: 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 July 15 Rain or Shine W 102–89 Justin Brownlee (35) Justin Brownlee (14) Justin Brownlee (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 July 19 Rain or Shine L 100–109 Justin Brownlee (29) Justin Brownlee (12) Mercado, Slaughter, Tenorio (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 July 21 Rain or Shine W 75–72 Justin Brownlee (44) Justin Brownlee (15) Scottie Thompson (8) Mall of Asia Arena 2–1 4 July 23 Rain or Shine W 96–94 Devance, Slaughter (19) Justin Brownlee (17) Justin Brownlee (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1
Finals: 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 July 27 San Miguel W 127–99 Justin Brownlee (42) Brownlee, Slaughter (7) Justin Brownlee (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 11,883 1–0 2 July 29 San Miguel L 109–134 Justin Brownlee (29) Scottie Thompson (7) LA Tenorio (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 15,042 1–1 3 August 1 San Miguel L 94–132 Justin Brownlee (32) Justin Brownlee (11) Mercado, Thompson (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 August 3 San Miguel W 130–100 Justin Brownlee (37) Justin Brownlee (11) Scottie Thompson (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 12,288 2–2 5 August 5 San Miguel W 87–83 Scottie Thompson (20) Greg Slaughter (13) Joe Devance (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 16,958 3–2 6 August 8 San Miguel W 93–77 Justin Brownlee (31) Justin Brownlee (19) Justin Brownlee (7) Mall of Asia Arena 20,490 4–2

Governors' Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Phoenix Fuel Masters	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
4	Magnolia Hotshots	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
5	Blackwater Elite	7	4	.636	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545	3
7	Meralco Bolts	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 2]	4
8	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 2]	4
9	TNT KaTropa	4	7	.364	5
10	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	3	8	.273	6
11	NorthPort Batang Pier	2	9	.182	7
12	Columbian Dyip	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); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
2. Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 9–2
August: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 August 31 Columbian W 96–84 Justin Brownlee (34) Justin Brownlee (20) LA Tenorio (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
September: 4–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 2 September 2 Alaska W 109–101 Justin Brownlee (45) Justin Brownlee (11) Brownlee, Thompson (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 3 September 5 NorthPort W 104–98 Justin Brownlee (27) Scottie Thompson (14) Justin Brownlee (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0 4 September 21 Blackwater L 118–124 (OT) Justin Brownlee (41) Scottie Thompson (11) Scottie Thompson (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1 5 September 23 San Miguel W 110–102 Justin Brownlee (29) Justin Brownlee (19) Brownlee, Devance (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1 6 September 29 Phoenix W 101–99 Justin Brownlee (34) Justin Brownlee (15) Brownlee, Thompson (6) Xavier University Gym 5–1
October: 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 7 October 5 NLEX W 106–92 Justin Brownlee (26) Justin Brownlee (12) Justin Brownlee (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–1 8 October 7 Meralco W 111–105 Aguilar, Brownlee (31) Scottie Thompson (11) Scottie Thompson (12) Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex 7–1 9 October 13 Rain or Shine L 97–104 Justin Brownlee (23) Justin Brownlee (16) Justin Brownlee (9) Quezon Convention Center 7–2 10 October 18 Magnolia W 93–86 Justin Brownlee (29) Justin Brownlee (12) Justin Brownlee (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–2
November: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 11 November 4 TNT W 112–93 Justin Brownlee (31) Justin Brownlee (16) Justin Brownlee (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 9–2

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Barangay Ginebra	111
	8	NLEX	75
							1	Barangay Ginebra	1
		(#4 twice-to-beat)					4	Magnolia	3
	4	Magnolia	103
	5	Blackwater	99
												4	Magnolia	4
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										3	Alaska	2
	2	Phoenix	74	103
	7	Meralco	90	108*
							7	Meralco	1
		(#3 twice-to-beat)					3	Alaska	3
	3	Alaska	96
	6	San Miguel	85

*Game went into overtime.

Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 2–3
Quarterfinals: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 November 6 NLEX W 111–75 Japeth Aguilar (18) Aguilar, Brownlee (10) Justin Brownlee (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
Semifinals: 1–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 November 10 Magnolia L 98–106 Justin Brownlee (37) Justin Brownlee (14) Justin Brownlee (8) Ynares Center 0–1 2 November 12 Magnolia L 97–101 Justin Brownlee (31) Scottie Thompson (15) Justin Brownlee (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2 3 November 14 Magnolia W 107–103 Justin Brownlee (46) Justin Brownlee (19) Brownle, Devance, Tenorio, Thompson (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 November 16 Magnolia L 108–112 Justin Brownlee (32) Japeth Aguilar (14) Scottie Thompson (8) Ynares Center 1–3

Transactions

Commissioner's Cup

June
June 18, 2018[4]	To Ginebra Jeff Chan	To Phoenix 2018 First Round Draft Pick
June 19, 2018[5]	To Ginebra Julian Sargent	To GlobalPort Paolo Taha

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Charles García		36	April 29 (vs. Rain or Shine)	May 20 (vs. Phoenix)	1–3
	Justin Brownlee		32	June 1 (vs. Meralco)	November 16 (vs. Magnolia)	25–10
Governors' Cup

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Greg Slaughter	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	January 10, 2018	[6]
LA Tenorio	Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week	June 27, 2018	[7]
Justin Brownlee	Commissioner's Cup Best Import of the Conference	August 3, 2018	[8]

References

1. San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
2. EXCLUSIVE: Former MVP Helterbrand retires after 17-year PBA career, Paolo del Rosario, CNN Philippines, October 30, 2017
3. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
4. Leongson, Randolph B. (2018-06-18). "Ginebra adds firepower by acquiring Jeff Chan from Phoenix in trade for first-round draft pick | SPIN.PH". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
5. Leongson, Randolph B. (2018-06-19). "Ginebra makes another move, trades Paolo Taha to GlobalPort for Julian Sargent | SPIN.PH". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
6. "Gregzilla gets PBAPC nod for Player of the Week citation". PBA.ph. January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
7. "LA Tenorio is PBA Player of the Week, thanks to Ginebra win run".
8. "Justin Brownlee takes home first Best Import plum".