2016–17 San Miguel Beermen season

The 2016–17 San Miguel Beermen season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2016–17 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coach	Leo Austria
Owner(s)	San Miguel Brewery, Inc. (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	10–1 (90.9%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Champions (Defeated Barangay Ginebra, 4–1)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	9–2 (81.8%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Champions (Defeated TNT, 4–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record	7–4 (63.6%)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra with twice-to-win disadvantage)
San Miguel Beermen seasons
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Key dates

2016

• October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Main article: 2016 PBA draft

Special draft

Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
Arnold Van Opstal	Center	Germany	Hapee Fresh Fighters	DLSU

Regular draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
2	6	Rashawn McCarthy	Guard		AMA Online Education Titans	Old Westbury
3	14	Jovit Dela Cruz	Guard		LiverMarin Guardians	SSC-R

Roster

2016–17 San Miguel Beermen roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1 Brian Heruela 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–04–13 Cebu G 2 Rashawn McCarthy (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–09–10 SUNY–Old Westbury G/F 3 Von Pessumal (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Ateneo F/C 4 Jay-R Reyes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–07–16 UP Diliman G 5 Alex Cabagnot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982–12–08 Hawaiʻi–Hilo G 6 Chris Ross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985–03–09 Marshall G/F 13 Marcio Lassiter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 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 G/F 22 Matt Ganuelas-Rosser 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1990–06–13 Cal Poly Pomona F 23 Keith Agovida 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990–02–14 Arellano F 27 Gabby Espinas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 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 4 in (1.93 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) 245 lb (111 kg) 1980–03–11 Saint Francis of Assisi	Head coach Leo Austria Assistant coach(es) Peter Martin (1st Assistant) Biboy Ravanes Dayong Mendoza Boyzie Zamar Renato Agustin Jorge Gallent Team manager Gelacio Abanilla Daniel Henares (Assistant) 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	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636[a]	3
3	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636[a]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	6	5	.545[b]	4
5	GlobalPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545[b]	4
6	Phoenix Fuel Masters	6	5	.545[b]	4
7	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[b]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455[c]	5
9	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455[c]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273[d]	7
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273[d]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star
2. Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.
3. Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater
4. Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 10–1
November: 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 20 Star W 96–88 June Mar Fajardo (25) June Mar Fajardo (16) Alex Cabagnot (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 November 30 Phoenix L 85–92 June Mar Fajardo (19) June Mar Fajardo (23) Chris Ross (7) Ynares Center 1–1
December : 4–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 December 3 Alaska W 93–88 June Mar Fajardo (23) June Mar Fajardo (22) Chris Ross (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 December 11 Mahindra W 94–91 June Mar Fajardo (28) June Mar Fajardo (15) RR Garcia (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1 5 December 17 NLEX W 106–80 Alex Cabagnot (18) June Mar Fajardo (12) Chris Ross (5) Xavier University Gym 4–1 6 December 28 Meralco W 101–86 Marcio Lassiter (21) June Mar Fajardo (14) Chris Ross (5) Cuneta Astrodome 5–1
January : 5–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 January 6 Blackwater W 118–93 June Mar Fajardo (25) Cabagnot, Ross (9) Chris Ross (11) Mall of Asia Arena 6–1 8 January 8 Barangay Ginebra W 72–70 Alex Cabagnot (16) Marcio Lassiter (13) Marcio Lassiter (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–1 9 January 13 Rain or Shine W 107–101 (OT) June Mar Fajardo (25) June Mar Fajardo (17) Ross, Santos (5) Mall of Asia Arena 8–1 10 January 21 GlobalPort W 106–100 Arwind Santos (31) June Mar Fajardo (15) Chris Ross (9) Hoops Dome 9–1 11 January 28 TNT W 98–94 June Mar Fajardo (20) June Mar Fajardo (22) Chris Ross (9) Ynares Center 10–1
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	San Miguel		98
	8	Rain or Shine		91
							1	San Miguel	4
	(Best-of-3)
							4	TNT	3
	4	TNT		2
	5	GlobalPort		0
												1	San Miguel	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												7	Barangay Ginebra	1
	2	Alaska	81	97
	7	Barangay Ginebra	85	108
							7	Barangay Ginebra	4
	(Best-of-3)
							3	Star	3
	3	Star		2
	6	Phoenix		0

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Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 9–4
Quarterfinals: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 February 5 Rain or Shine W 98–91 RR Garcia (25) June Mar Fajardo (14) Chris Ross (4) Ynares Center 1–0
Semifinals: 4–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 February 8 TNT W 111–98 Marcio Lassiter (22) Fajardo, Lassiter (8) Chris Ross (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 February 10 TNT L 85–87 June Mar Fajardo (25) Arwind Santos (12) Chris Ross (7) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1 3 February 12 TNT L 92–98 Cabagnot, Lassiter (18) Fajardo, Lassiter, Ross (9) Alex Cabagnot (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 February 14 TNT W 97–86 Chris Ross (31) June Mar Fajardo (15) Marcio Lassiter (10) Mall of Asia Arena 2–2 5 February 16 TNT L 94–101 Arwind Santos (18) June Mar Fajardo (15) Cabagnot, Lassiter, Ross (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3 6 February 18 TNT W 104–88 June Mar Fajardo (23) June Mar Fajardo (21) Cabagnot, Lassiter (7) Mall of Asia Arena 3–3 7 February 20 TNT W 96–83 Fajardo, Santos (22) June Mar Fajardo (19) Chris Ross (10) Mall of Asia Arena 4–3
Finals: 4–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 February 24 Barangay Ginebra W 109–82 Fajardo, Ross (17) June Mar Fajardo (8) Chris Ross (8) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0 2 February 26 Barangay Ginebra L 118–124 (OT) Arwind Santos (23) Arwind Santos (15) Chris Ross (11) Quezon Convention Center 8,000 1–1 3 March 1 Barangay Ginebra W 99–88 Chris Ross (24) June Mar Fajardo (18) Chris Ross (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 16,773 2–1 4 March 3 Barangay Ginebra W 94–85 Fajardo, Lassiter (20) June Mar Fajardo (13) Chris Ross (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 17,146 3–1 5 March 5 Barangay Ginebra W 91–85 Fajardo, Santos (21) Ross, Santos (8) Chris Ross (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 20,217 4–1
2016–17 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	2	.818[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818[a]	—
3	Star Hotshots	9	2	.818[a]	—	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455	4
7	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364[b]	5
9	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364[b]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273	6
11	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182[c]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182[c]	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903
2. Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska
3. Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 9–2
April: 5–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 April 2 Meralco W 99–92 June Mar Fajardo (24) Fajardo, Rhodes (12) Alex Cabagnot (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 April 7 Phoenix W 110–88 June Mar Fajardo (22) Rhodes, Santos (10) Alex Cabagnot (7) Mall of Asia Arena 2–0 3 April 16 Star W 103–97 Charles Rhodes (29) June Mar Fajardo (11) Cabagnot, Ross (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0 4 April 19 Mahindra W 109–80 Alex Cabagnot (26) Charles Rhodes (18) Cabagnot, Rhodes (4) Cuneta Astrodome 4–0 5 April 22 Rain or Shine W 111–98 Charles Rhodes (26) Alex Cabagnot (9) Alex Cabagnot (7) Mall of Asia Arena 5–0 All-Star Break
May : 3–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 May 5 TNT L 103–112 Charles Rhodes (43) Cabagnot, Lassiter, Rhodes (8) Chris Ross (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1 7 May 19 NLEX W 114–112 Charles Rhodes (37) Charles Rhodes (19) Chris Ross (11) Cuneta Astrodome 6–1 8 May 21 Barangay Ginebra L 99–107 Charles Rhodes (26) June Mar Fajardo (14) Chris Ross (9) Mall of Asia Arena 6–2 9 May 27 Alaska W 109–97 Alex Cabagnot (25) Cabagnot, Rhodes (10) Chris Ross (10) Ynares Center 7–2 10 May 31 Blackwater W 124–113 Charles Rhodes (32) Charles Rhodes (9) Chris Ross (13) Cuneta Astrodome 8–2
June : 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 11 June 2 GlobalPort W 112–101 Charles Rhodes (34) Alex Cabagnot (10) Chris Ross (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 9–2
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Barangay Ginebra	96
	8	GlobalPort	85
						1	Barangay Ginebra	1
	(Best-of-3)
						4	TNT	3
	4	TNT	2
	5	Meralco	1
											4	TNT	2
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
											2	San Miguel	4
	2	San Miguel	115
	7	Phoenix	96
						2	San Miguel	3
	(Best-of-3)
						3	Star	1
	3	Star	2
	6	Rain or Shine	0

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Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 8–3
Quarterfinals: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 June 6 Phoenix W 115–96 Marcio Lassiter (26) Charles Rhodes (11) Chris Ross (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
Semifinals: 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 June 10 Star L 105–109 Charles Rhodes (34) Rhodes, Ross (10) Chris Ross (15) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 June 12 Star W 77–76 Charles Rhodes (21) Charles Rhodes (10) Lassiter, Ross (4) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1 3 June 14 Star W 111–110 Charles Rhodes (36) Fajardo, Ross (8) Chris Ross (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 June 12 Star W 109–102 Alex Cabagnot (26) Charles Rhodes (10) Chris Ross (10) Mall of Asia Arena 3–1
Finals: 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 June 21 TNT L 102–104 Charles Rhodes (31) Fajardo, Rhodes (13) Chris Ross (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 June 23 TNT W 102–88 June Mar Fajardo (22) Fajardo, Rhodes (11) Chris Ross (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 June 25 TNT W 109–97 Alex Cabagnot (28) Charles Rhodes (20) Marcio Lassiter (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 June 28 TNT L 97–102 Charles Rhodes (22) June Mar Fajardo (9) Alex Cabagnot (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 June 30 TNT W 111–102 Alex Cabagnot (28) Charles Rhodes (14) Chris Ross (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2 6 July 2 TNT W 115–91 Charles Rhodes (30) Alex Cabagnot (12) Alex Cabagnot (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2
2016–17 schedule

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Meralco Bolts	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727[a]	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727[a]	1
4	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636[b]	2
5	NLEX Road Warriors	7	4	.636[b]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636[b]	2
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636[b]	2
8	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455	4
9	Alaska Aces	3	8	.273[c]	6
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273[c]	6
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	2	9	.182	7
12	Kia Picanto	0	11	.000	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
2. Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96
3. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 7–4
July: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 July 29 Blackwater W 118–93 Lassiter, McKines (19) Wendell McKines (12) three players (5) Ynares Center 1–0
August : 2–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 August 2 TNT W 97–91 June Mar Fajardo (27) Wendell McKines (9) Chris Ross (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 3 August 4 Star L 98–104 Wendell McKines (27) Wendell McKines (22) Chris Ross (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 August 25 GlobalPort W 115–112 Wendell McKines (35) Wendell McKines (14) McKines, Ross (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1 5 August 27 NLEX L 100–103 Wendell McKines (28) Wendell McKines (14) Chris Ross (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
September: 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 September 2 Alaska L 79–90 Arwind Santos (29) June Mar Fajardo (14) Chris Ross (4) Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena 3–3 7 September 6 Rain or Shine W 103–96 Chris Ross (27) June Mar Fajardo (14) Gabby Espinas (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–3 8 September 10 Barangay Ginebra W 107–103 Terrence Watson (28) Terrence Watson (17) Cabagnot, Ross (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–3 9 September 16 Kia W 118–112 June Mar Fajardo (41) June Mar Fajardo (17) Alex Cabagnot (8) Mall of Asia Arena 6–3 10 September 20 Phoenix W 109–107 Terrence Watson (26) June Mar Fajardo (17) Alex Cabagnot (6) Ynares Center 7–3 11 September 24 Meralco L 101–104 June Mar Fajardo (26) Terrence Watson (10) Cabagnot, Ross (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–4
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals (Top 4 twice-to-beat)						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	1	Meralco	91	104
	8	Blackwater	92	96
							1	Meralco	3
							4	Star	0
	4	Star		89
	5	NLEX		77
												1	Meralco	3
												3	Barangay Ginebra	4
	2	TNT	102	118
	7	Rain or Shine	106	114
							2	TNT	1
							3	Barangay Ginebra	3
	3	Barangay Ginebra		104
	6	San Miguel		84

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2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 September 27 Barangay Ginebra L 84–104 Terrence Watson (30) June Mar Fajardo (22) Chris Ross (7) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1
2016–17 schedule

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

November
November 3, 2016[1]	To San Miguel Keith Agovida (from Mahindra) RR Garcia (from Star)	To Mahindra Ryan Araña (from San Miguel) 2018 1st round pick (from San Miguel) Alex Mallari (from Star)	To Star Aldrech Ramos (from Mahindra) 2017 2nd round pick (from Star via NLEX)

Commissioner's Cup

April
April 24, 2017[2]	To San Miguel Matt Ganuelas-Rosser	To TNT RR Garcia

Governors' Cup

July
July 10, 2017[3]	To San Miguel Von Pessumal	To GlobalPort Arnold Van Opstal

Rookie signings

Player	Number	Position	Date signed	School/club team
Arnold Van Opstal[4]	7	Center	November 15	DLSU
Rashawn McCarthy[4]	10	Guard		SUNY-Old Westbury

Free agency

Addition

Player	Number	Position	Date Signed	Notes
Michael Mabulac[5]	28	Forward	January 5, 2017	Signed by SMB in lieu of David Semerad who has been relegated to team's Injured/reserved list.

Subtraction

Player	Number	Position	Reason left	New Team
Gary David[6]	20	Guard	Waived	Mahindra Floodbuster
Nelbert Omolon[7]	21	Forward	Retired	—
Michael Mabulac	28	Forward	Waived	San Miguel Beermen
Chris Lutz[8][9]	3	Guard	UFAWR2S	Meralco Bolts

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Charles Rhodes		0	April 2 (vs. Meralco)	July 2 (vs. TNT)	17–5
Governors' Cup	Wendell McKines		18	July 29 (vs. Blackwater)	August 27 (vs. NLEX)	3–2
	Terik Bridgeman		10	September 2 (vs. Alaska)	September 6 (vs. Rain or Shine)	1–1
	Terrence Watson		24	September 10 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	September 27 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	3–2

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Alex Cabagnot	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	January 7, 2017	[10]
June Mar Fajardo	Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference	March 3, 2017	[11]
Chris Ross	Philippine Cup Finals Most Valuable Player	March 5, 2017	[12]
	Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week	June 5, 2017	[13]
	Commissioner's Cup Best Player of the Conference	June 28, 2017	[14][15]
Charles Rhodes	Commissioner's Cup Best Import of the Conference
Alex Cabagnot	Commissioner's Cup Finals Most Valuable Player	July 2, 2017	[16]
Chris Ross	Governors' Cup Player of the Week	September 11, 2017	[17]
	Most Improved Player Award	October 20, 2017	[18]
June Mar Fajardo	Most Valuable Player Award
Honors
June Mar Fajardo	All-Defensive Team	October 20, 2017
Chris Ross
June Mar Fajardo	First Mythical Team
Chris Ross
Alex Cabagnot
Arwind Santos