2014–15 San Miguel Beermen season

The 2014–15 San Miguel Beermen season was the 40th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2014–15 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coach	Leo Austria
General Manager	Gee Abanilla
Owner(s)	San Miguel Brewery, Inc. (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	9–2 (81.8%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Champions (Defeated Alaska, 4–3)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–7 (36.4%)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	eliminated
Governors' Cup results
Record	8–3 (72.7%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Champions (Defeated Alaska, 4-0)
San Miguel Beermen seasons
← 2013–14 2015–16  →

Key dates

• August 2: Leo Austria was named as the head coach of the San Miguel Beermen. Coach Biboy Ravanes was demoted to assistant coach and active consultant Todd Purves will have a minimal role with the team. ^[1]
• August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Main article: 2014 PBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	3	Ronald Pascual	SF	Philippines	NLEX (D-League)	SSC

Rosters

2014–15 San Miguel Beermen roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 3 Chris Lutz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985-02-11 Marshall F/C 4 Jay-R Reyes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984-07-16 Philippines G 5 Alex Cabagnot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1982-12-08 Hawaiʻi–Hilo G 6 Chris Ross 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985-03-08 Marshall G 11 Jeric Fortuna 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1991-11-25 UST G/F 13 Marcio Lassiter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987-05-16 Cal State Fullerton C 15 June Mar Fajardo 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1989-11-17 Cebu F 21 Nelbert Omolon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1980-06-30 Philippine Christian F 23 Ronald Pascual 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-06-23 San Sebastian F 27 Gabby Espinas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982-01-03 Philippine Christian F 29 Arwind Santos (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981-06-10 Far Eastern F 33 David Semerad 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991-04-25 San Beda G/F 71 Ronald Tubid 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1981-10-15 UE C 95 Yancy De Ocampo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980-03-11 Saint Francis of Assisi	Head coach Leo Austria (Lyceum) Assistant coach(es) Peter Martin (San Sebastian) Biboy Ravanes (Cebu) Boyzie Zamar (UE) Dayong Mendoza Ato Agustin (Lyceum) Jorge Gallent (Far Eastern) Siot Tanquingcen (UST) Team manager Gee Abanilla (De La Salle) Legend (C) Team captain (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import (GI) Governors' Cup Import (EI) EASL Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818[a]	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	2	.818[a]	—
3	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727[b]	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	8	3	.727[b]	1
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[c]	3
6	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545[c]	3
7	Purefoods Star Hotshots	6	5	.545[c]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4
9	Barako Bull Energy	4	7	.364[d]	5
10	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364[d]	5
11	Kia Sorento	1	10	.091	8
12	Blackwater Elite	0	11	.000	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Rain or Shine
2. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
3. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
4. Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 NLEX

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals (1st phase) (Higher seeds twice-to-beat)					Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (Single elimination)					Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	3	Alaska	82
											2	Rain or Shine	2
	10	NLEX	78
						3	Alaska	87			3	Alaska	4
						6	Meralco	69
	6	Meralco	77
																3	Alaska	3
	7	Purefoods Star	65
																1	San Miguel	4
	4	Talk 'N Text	105
											1	San Miguel	4
	9	Barako Bull	76
						4	Talk N Text	83			4	Talk N' Text	0
						5	Barangay Ginebra	67
	5	Barangay Ginebra	95
	8	GlobalPort	78

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Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	8	3	.727[a]	—
3	Purefoods Star Hotshots	8	3	.727[a]	—	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545[b]	2
5	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545[b]	2
6	Alaska Aces	5	6	.455[c]	3
7	Barako Bull Energy	5	6	.455[c]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	5	6	.455[c]	3
9	San Miguel Beermen	4	7	.364[d]	4
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364[d]	4
11	Kia Carnival	4	7	.364[d]	4
12	Blackwater Elite	3	8	.273	5

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969
2. Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco
3. Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960
4. Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Rain or Shine	92
	8	Barangay Ginebra	91
						1	Rain or Shine	3
	(Best-of-3)
						5	Meralco	0
	4	NLEX	0
	5	Meralco	2
											1	Rain or Shine	3
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
											2	Talk 'N Text	4
	2	Talk 'N Text	127
	7	Barako Bull	97
						2	Talk 'N Text	3
	(Best-of-3)
						3	Purefoods Star	1
	3	Purefoods Star	2
	6	Alaska	0

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Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727[a]	—
3	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636[b]	1
4	GlobalPort Batang Pier	7	4	.636[b]	1
5	Star Hotshots	6	5	.545[c]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Barako Bull Energy	6	5	.545[c]	2
7	Meralco Bolts	5	6	.455[d]	3
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	5	6	.455[d]	3
9	Kia Carnival	5	6	.455[d]	3
10	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	5	6	.455[d]	3
11	NLEX Road Warriors	3	8	.273	5
12	Blackwater Elite	1	10	.091	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
2. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 GlobalPort
3. Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 Star
4. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.13, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Kia 0.95, Talk 'N Text 0.93

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals (Top 4 twice-to-beat)						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	1	Alaska		114
	8	Ginebra		108
							1	Alaska	3
							5	Star	0
	4	GlobalPort	73	94
	5	Star	126	101
												1	Alaska	0
												2	San Miguel	4
	2	San Miguel	99	102
	7	Meralco	106	86
							2	San Miguel	3
							3	Rain or Shine	1
	3	Rain or Shine		134**
	6	Barako Bull		132

*Game went into double overtime

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Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

July 25, 2014[2]	To NLEX 2015 1st round pick	To San Miguel 2016 1st round pick

Draft day

August 24, 2014[3]	To San Miguel Ronald Pascual (first round pick, from Barako) 2016 first round pick (from Barako)	To Barako Bull Jojo Duncil Chico Lanete Gab Banal (second round pick, from San Miguel)

Philippine Cup

November 11, 2014[4]	To San Miguel Jeric Fortuna	To Barako Bull Paolo Hubalde
December 10, 2014[5]	To San Miguel Alex Cabagnot	To GlobalPort Sol Mercado 2018 and 2019 second round picks

Commissioner's Cup

February 3, 2015[6]	To San Miguel JR Reyes (from Barangay Ginebra)	To Barako Bull Justin Chua (from San Miguel) 2017 1st round pick (from San Miguel)	To Barangay Ginebra Dorian Peña (from Barako Bull) 2015 2nd round pick (from Barako Bull)

April 6, 2015 [7]	To San Miguel Billy Mamaril (from Ginebra)	To Barako Bull Energy Rico Maierhofer
To San Miguel Yancy de Ocampo Gabby Espinas	To GlobalPort Billy Mamaril Doug Kramer

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Ronald Roberts	February 4 (vs Kia)	February 17 (vs Alaska)	0–4
	Arizona Reid	February 21 (vs Meralco)	March 24 (vs GlobalPort)	4–3
Governors' Cup		May 6 (vs Kia)	July 17 (vs Alaska)	16–5