2022–23 San Miguel Beermen season

The 2022–23 San Miguel Beermen season was the 47th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2022–23 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coach	Leo Austria (Philippine and Commissioner's Cup) Jorge Gallent (Governor's Cup)
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 TNT, 4–3)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	7–5 (58.3%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (lost to Bay Area, 1–3)
Governors' Cup results
Record	9–2 (81.8%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 0–3)
San Miguel Beermen seasons
← 2021 2023–24  →

Key dates

• May 15: The PBA Season 47 draft was held at the Robinsons Place Manila in Manila.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: PBA Season 47 draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
3	33	Jerwyn Guinto	F	Australia	Lyceum
4	41	Lyndon Colina	G	Philippines	USPF
5	49	John Gonzaga	G	Philippines	San Sebastian
6	52	CJ Cadua	G	USA	EAC

Roster

2022–23 San Miguel Beermen roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 0 Simon Enciso 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–02–12 Notre Dame de Namur F 2 Michael Cañete 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1993–08–14 Arellano G 5 Allyn Bulanadi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1997–04–28 San Sebastian G 6 Chris Ross (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985–03–09 Marshall G 7 Terrence Romeo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1992–03–16 Far Eastern G/F 11 Robbie Herndon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–16 San Francisco 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 10 in (2.08 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1989–11–17 Cebu F/C 33 Moala Tautuaa 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989–04–30 Chadron State G 39 Jericho Cruz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–10–11 Adamson F/C 55 Jeepy Faundo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 1995–09–21 UST G/F 77 CJ Perez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–11–17 Lyceum F 87 Vic Manuel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1987–06–18 PSBA F 91 Rodney Brondial 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–11–20 Adamson	Head coach Jorge Gallent Assistant coach(es) Peter Martin (1st assistant) Ato Agustin Dayong Mendoza Biboy Ravanes Boyzie Zamar Leo Austria (consultant) Team manager Gee 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	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	TNT Tropang Giga	8	3	.727[a]	1
3	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	8	3	.727[a]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727[a]	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
6	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545	3
7	Converge FiberXers	5	6	.455[b]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Blackwater Bossing	5	6	.455[b]	4
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	7	.364	5
10	NorthPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273[c]	6
11	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	3	8	.273[c]	6
12	Terrafirma Dyip	0	11	.000	9

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 quotient:TNT 1.12, Magnolia 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.90
2. Head-to-head record: Converge 1–0 Blackwater
3. Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

2022 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 9–2
June: 5–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 June 8 Phoenix Super LPG W 108–100 Fajardo, Manuel (24) June Mar Fajardo (15) Chris Ross (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 June 10 NLEX W 100–92 CJ Perez (19) June Mar Fajardo (14) CJ Perez (5) Ynares Center 2–0 3 June 17 Magnolia W 87–81 Moala Tautuaa (19) CJ Perez (12) Jericho Cruz (7) Ynares Center 3–0 4 June 24 Barangay Ginebra L 72–75 Simon Enciso (18) June Mar Fajardo (17) Cruz, Lassiter, Tautuaa (3) SM Mall of Asia Arena 3–1 5 June 26 Converge W 111–92 Jericho Cruz (22) June Mar Fajardo (16) CJ Perez (12) Ynares Center 4–1 6 June 29 Rain or Shine W 99–93 CJ Perez (21) June Mar Fajardo (16) June Mar Fajardo (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1
July: 4–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 July 2 NorthPort W 122–106 Fajardo, Herndon (21) Brondial, Fajardo, Perez (9) CJ Perez (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–1 8 July 7 TNT W 115–99 Cruz, Fajardo (30) Rodney Brondial (18) CJ Perez (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–1 9 July 10 Blackwater W 110–107 (OT) Cruz, Fajardo (25) June Mar Fajardo (18) CJ Perez (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 10,308 8–1 10 July 14 Terrafirma W 109–108 (OT) June Mar Fajardo (26) June Mar Fajardo (10) June Mar Fajardo (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 9–1 11 July 17 Meralco L 86–89 June Mar Fajardo (21) June Mar Fajardo (12) CJ Perez (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 9–2

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	San Miguel	123
	8	Blackwater	93
						1	San Miguel	4
	(Best-of-3)
						5	Meralco	3
	4	Barangay Ginebra	1
	5	Meralco	2
											1	San Miguel	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
											2	TNT	3
	2	TNT	116
	7	Converge	95
						2	TNT	4
	(Best-of-3)
						3	Magnolia	2
	3	Magnolia	2
	6	NLEX	1

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Game log

2022 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 9–6
Quarterfinals: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 July 27 Blackwater W 123–93 Lassiter, Perez (18) Rodney Brondial (15) Chris Ross (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
Semifinals: 4–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 August 3 Meralco W 121–97 CJ Perez (25) Rodney Brondial (11) Cruz, Fajardo (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 August 5 Meralco L 88–99 June Mar Fajardo (22) June Mar Fajardo (17) Jericho Cruz (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 August 7 Meralco W 96–91 CJ Perez (26) June Mar Fajardo (16) Ross, Tautuaa (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 August 10 Meralco L 97–111 CJ Perez (24) June Mar Fajardo (13) Cruz, Perez (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 August 12 Meralco W 89–78 CJ Perez (25) June Mar Fajardo (15) CJ Perez (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2 6 August 14 Meralco L 92–96 June Mar Fajardo (23) June Mar Fajardo (13) Cruz, Tautuaa (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 9,439 3–3 7 August 17 Meralco W 100–89 June Mar Fajardo (29) June Mar Fajardo (14) CJ Perez (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–3
Finals: 4–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 August 21 TNT L 84–86 June Mar Fajardo (24) June Mar Fajardo (16) Simon Enciso (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8,458 0–1 2 August 24 TNT W 109–100 CJ Perez (23) June Mar Fajardo (8) Chris Ross (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 August 26 TNT W 108–100 June Mar Fajardo (27) June Mar Fajardo (27) Chris Ross (5) SM Mall of Asia Arena 2–1 4 August 28 TNT L 87–100 June Mar Fajardo (20) June Mar Fajardo (19) Enciso, Perez (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 10,569 2–2 5 August 31 TNT L 93–102 June Mar Fajardo (20) June Mar Fajardo (16) CJ Perez (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3 6 September 2 TNT W 114–96 Marcio Lassiter (22) June Mar Fajardo (12) June Mar Fajardo (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3 7 September 4 TNT W 119–97 CJ Perez (25) June Mar Fajardo (18) CJ Perez (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 15,195 4–3

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Bay Area Dragons (G)	10	2	.833[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	10	2	.833[a]	—
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	3	.750	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Converge FiberXers	8	4	.667	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	5	.583	3
6	NorthPort Batang Pier	6	6	.500[b]	4
7	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	6	6	.500[b]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	7	.417[c]	5
9	NLEX Road Warriors	5	7	.417[c]	5
10	Meralco Bolts	4	8	.333[d]	6
11	TNT Tropang Giga	4	8	.333[d]	6
12	Blackwater Bossing	3	9	.250	7
13	Terrafirma Dyip	1	11	.083	9

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]
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Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Bay Area 1–0 Magnolia
2. Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Phoenix
3. Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 110–100 NLEX
4. Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 TNT

Game log

2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 7–5
October: 3–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 5, 2022 Blackwater L 106–109 June Mar Fajardo (23) June Mar Fajardo (16) Simon Enciso (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 October 9, 2022 Rain or Shine W 113–105 Diamond Stone (42) Diamond Stone (13) Chris Ross (5) PhilSports Arena 1–1 3 October 16, 2022 Bay Area L 87–113 CJ Perez (19) Diamond Stone (14) CJ Perez (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 October 21, 2022 Converge L 102–106 CJ Perez (29) Devon Scott (15) Devon Scott (6) PhilSports Arena 1–3 5 October 23, 2022 NLEX W 124–116 Devon Scott (26) Devon Scott (10) Devon Scott (7) SM Mall of Asia Arena 12,087 2–3 6 October 26, 2022 NorthPort W 104–86 Devon Scott (25) Devon Scott (16) Moala Tautuaa (7) Ynares Center 3–3
November: 3–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 November 6, 2022 Barangay Ginebra L 96–97 Devon Scott (26) Devon Scott (21) Perez, Tautuaa (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 10,149 3–4 8 November 16, 2022 Magnolia L 80–85 Devon Scott (19) Devon Scott (17) Chris Ross (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–5 9 November 19, 2022 Phoenix Super LPG W 108–104 Simon Enciso (20) Devon Scott (14) Devon Scott (6) PhilSports Arena 4–5 10 November 23, 2022 Terrafirma W 131–103 Jericho Cruz (25) Devon Scott (19) Devon Scott (11) PhilSports Arena 5–5 11 November 26, 2022 TNT W 119–99 Devon Scott (28) Devon Scott (14) Simon Enciso (7) PhilSports Arena 6–5
December: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 12 December 2, 2022 Meralco W 113–108 Devon Scott (32) Devon Scott (13) Simon Enciso (7) PhilSports Arena 7–5

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Bay Area	126
	8	Rain or Shine	96
						1	Bay Area	3
	(best-of-3)
						5	San Miguel	1
	4	Converge	0
	5	San Miguel	2
											1	Bay Area	3
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
											3	Barangay Ginebra	4
	2	Magnolia	102
	7	Phoenix Super LPG	95
						2	Magnolia	1
	(best-of-3)
						3	Barangay Ginebra	3
	3	Barangay Ginebra	2
	6	NorthPort	0

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2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 3–3
Quarterfinals: 2–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 December 7, 2022 Converge W 114–96 CJ Perez (25) June Mar Fajardo (16) Simon Enciso (10) PhilSports Arena 1–0 2 December 10, 2022 Converge W 120–107 Terrence Romeo (22) June Mar Fajardo (18) Enciso, Fajardo (7) PhilSports Arena 2–0
Semifinals: 1–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 December 14, 2022 Bay Area L 102–103 CJ Perez (24) Fajardo, Scott (8) Devon Scott (8) PhilSports Arena 0–1 2 December 16, 2022 Bay Area L 95–114 June Mar Fajardo (35) June Mar Fajardo (10) Devon Scott (6) PhilSports Arena 0–2 3 December 18, 2022 Bay Area W 98–96 Devon Scott (25) June Mar Fajardo (16) Simon Enciso (7) PhilSports Arena 1–2 4 December 21, 2022 Bay Area L 92–94 CJ Perez (28) Devon Scott (19) Devon Scott (8) SM Mall of Asia Arena 1–3

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT Tropang Giga	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727	2
4	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636[a]	3
5	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	7	4	.636[a]	3	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	NLEX Road Warriors	7	4	.636[a]	3
7	Converge FiberXers	6	5	.545	4
8	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	4	7	.364	6
9	NorthPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273	7
10	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	2	9	.182	8
11	Terrafirma Dyip	2	9	.182	8
12	Blackwater Bossing	1	10	.091	9

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 quotient: Meralco 1.099, Magnolia 1.0741, NLEX 0.86

Game log

2023 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 9–2
January: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 January 29 Phoenix Super LPG W 114–93 Cameron Clark (23) June Mar Fajardo (13) Simon Enciso (9) Ynares Center 1–0
February: 6–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 February 1 Blackwater W 105–86 Jericho Cruz (22) June Mar Fajardo (16) Enciso, Ross (7) PhilSports Arena 2–0 3 February 3 Terrafirma W 122–102 Cameron Clark (31) Cameron Clark (14) Simon Enciso (8) Ynares Center 3–0 4 February 5 Magnolia W 100–98 Cameron Clark (19) Clark, Fajardo (10) Simon Enciso (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 10,080 4–0 5 February 9 Meralco W 94–86 Cameron Clark (28) June Mar Fajardo (14) Cameron Clark (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–0 6 February 11 Converge L 103–107 Cameron Clark (30) Cameron Clark (12) Simon Enciso (9) SM Mall of Asia Arena 5–1 7 February 15 NorthPort W 145–132 Cameron Clark (44) June Mar Fajardo (12) Simon Enciso (13) SM Mall of Asia Arena 6–1 8 February 17 Barangay Ginebra W 102–99 Cameron Clark (35) June Mar Fajardo (18) Simon Enciso (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–1 9 February 19 TNT L 103–105 Cameron Clark (30) June Mar Fajardo (13) Chris Ross (6) PhilSports Arena 7–2
March : 2–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record All-Star Break 10 March 15 NLEX W 120–106 Cameron Clark (45) Cameron Clark (17) Enciso, Lassiter, Perez (4) PhilSports Arena 8–2 11 March 17 Rain or Shine W 129–116 Manuel, Tautuaa (23) Perez, Tautuaa (12) Simon Enciso (11) PhilSports Arena 9–2

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals (Top 4 twice-to-beat)					Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	1	TNT	132
	8	Phoenix Super LPG	105
						1	TNT	3
						4	Meralco	1
	4	Meralco	113*
	5	Magnolia	107
											1	TNT	4
											3	Barangay Ginebra	2
	2	San Miguel	121
	7	Converge	105
						2	San Miguel	0
						3	Barangay Ginebra	3
	3	Barangay Ginebra	127
	6	NLEX	93

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2023 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–3
Quarterfinals: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 March 19 Converge W 121–105 Cameron Clark (40) Cameron Clark (13) Perez, Ross (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
Semifinals: 0–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 March 24 Barangay Ginebra L 112–121 Cameron Clark (26) Moala Tautuaa (10) Simon Enciso (6) Ynares Center 0–1 2 March 26 Barangay Ginebra L 103–121 Cameron Clark (23) Cameron Clark (17) Chris Ross (8) Ynares Center 0–2 3 March 29 Barangay Ginebra L 85–87 Cameron Clark (16) Cameron Clark (10) Simon Enciso (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–3

EASL Champions Week

Group stage

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Anyang KGC	2	2	0	236	156	+80	4[a]	Final
2	Ryukyu Golden Kings	2	2	0	179	146	+33	4[a]	Third place game
3	Taipei Fubon Braves	2	0	2	147	177	−30	2
4	San Miguel Beermen	2	0	2	155	238	−83	2

Source: EASL
Notes:

1. Anyang KGC +80 PD, Ryukyu Golden Kings +33 PD.^[3]

Game log

2 March 2023 19:30

Box score

Ryukyu Golden Kings	96–68	San Miguel Beermen
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 25–11, 21–20, 26–20
Pts: Cooley, Imamura 20 Rebs: Cooley, Durham 16 Asts: Durham 7		Pts: Clark 25 Rebs: Tautuaa 10 Asts: Enciso 6

Nikkan Arena Tochigi, Utsunomiya

4 March 2023 16:00

Box score

Anyang KGC	142–87	San Miguel Beermen
Scoring by quarter: 40–20, 29–16, 40–29, 33–22
Pts: Spellman 53 Rebs: Monroe 17 Asts: Monroe 14		Pts: Clark 35 Rebs: Clark 10 Asts: Perez 5

Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
Michael Cañete	May 31, 2022[4]	Not disclosed	1 year	Meralco Bolts
Jeepy Faundo				NorthPort Batang Pier

Trades

Philippine Cup

June
June 6, 2022[5]	To San Miguel Robbie Herndon	To Converge 2023 San Miguel second-round pick 2024 San Miguel second-round pick

Mid-season

September
September 20, 2022[6]	To San Miguel 2024 NorthPort second-round pick 2025 NorthPort second-round pick	To Barangay Ginebra Von Pessumal	To NorthPort Jeff Chan Kent Salado

Commissioner's Cup

January
January 5, 2023[7]	To San Miguel Allyn Bulanadi	To NorthPort Paul Zamar 2025 San Miguel second-round pick

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Diamond Stone	October 5, 2022 (vs. Blackwater)	October 16, 2022 (vs. Bay Area)	1–2
	Devon Scott	October 21, 2022 (vs. Converge)	December 21, 2022 (vs. Bay Area)	9–6
Governors' Cup	Cameron Clark	January 29, 2023 (vs. Phoenix)	March 29, 2023 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	10–5

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded
June Mar Fajardo	2022 PBA Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference	August 28, 2022[8]
	2022 PBA Philippine Cup Finals Most Valuable Player	September 4, 2022[9]
Honors
June Mar Fajardo	2022–23 PBA Most Valuable Player	November 5, 2023[10]
	2022–23 PBA All-Defensive Team
	2022–23 PBA Mythical First Team
CJ Perez	2022–23 PBA Mythical First Team
	2022–23 Scoring Champion	November 19, 2023[11]
Jericho Cruz	2022–23 PBA Mr. Quality Minutes