2016–17_San_Miguel_Beermen_season

2016–17 San Miguel Beermen season
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
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 San Miguel Beermen season

Basketball team season

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

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[table_hth_ALA0.13078917569052-1] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star

[table_hth_BGSM0.13078917569052-2] Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.

[table_hth_BWE0.13078917569052-3] Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater

[table_hth_MAH0.13078917569052-4] Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

[table_hth_BGSM0.4431027287818-5] Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903

[table_hth_ALA0.4431027287818-6] Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska

[table_hth_BWE0.4431027287818-7] Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

[table_hth_TNT0.38151474454511-8] Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

[table_hth_SH0.38151474454511-9] Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96

[table_hth_ALA0.38151474454511-10] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

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RR Garcia to SMB, Ramos to Star, Mallari, Arana to Mahindra in 3-team trade, spin.ph, November 4, 2016.

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San Miguel sends RR Garcia to TNT for Matt Ganuelas-Rosser in rare trade between rivals, spin.ph, April 24, 2017.

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San Miguel acquires Pessumal, trades Van Opstal to GlobalPort, pba.inquirer.net, July 10, 2017.

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"Van Opstal, McCarthy ink separate rookie deals with SMB". foxsportsasia.com. Richard Dy. November 15, 2016. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.

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"Signed by San Miguel in lieu of David Semerad who has been relegated to team's Injured/Reserve list". pba.ph. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.

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"Gary David stint with San Miguel ends abruptly as Beermen let go of veteran gunner". spin.ph. November 6, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.

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"SMB veteran Bitoy Omolon retires at age 36, opts to focus on his agribusiness". spin.ph. November 19, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.

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"Chris Lutz have been move to UFAWR2S list". pba.ph. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.

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"Chris Lutz leaves SMB, joins Meralco Bolts". rappler.com. January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.

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"Player of the Week: Cabagnot shows way for red-hot Beermen". Inquirer.net. January 7, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

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Sacamos, Karlo (March 3, 2017). "Fajardo ties mentor Ildefonso's record with fifth Best Player of Conference award". spin.ph. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

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Sacamos, Karlo (March 5, 2017). "San Miguel completes PBA three-peat by holding off Ginebra rally in Game Five thriller". spin.ph. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

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"All-around game earns Ross Player of the Week citation". pba.ph. June 5, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017.

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"Ross Cops BPC Plum, Rhodes Wins Best Import Award". PBA.ph. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.

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Ballesteros, Jan (June 28, 2017). "San Miguel playmaker Chris Ross named Best Player of the Conference". spin.ph. Retrieved June 28, 2017.

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"Beermen Claim PBA Commissioner's Cup Championship". PBA.ph. July 2, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

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"San Miguel can count on Ross when it matters most". pba.ph. September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.

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"Fajardo, Pogoy big winners at The Leos". PBA.ph. October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.

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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

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^{[lower-alpha 1]}	3	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636^{[lower-alpha 1]}	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	6	5	.545^{[lower-alpha 2]}	4
5	GlobalPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545^{[lower-alpha 2]}	4
6	Phoenix Fuel Masters	6	5	.545^{[lower-alpha 2]}	4
7	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545^{[lower-alpha 2]}	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455^{[lower-alpha 3]}	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455^{[lower-alpha 3]}	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273^{[lower-alpha 4]}	7
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273^{[lower-alpha 4]}	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	8


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

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	2	.818^{[lower-alpha 1]}	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818^{[lower-alpha 1]}	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Star Hotshots	9	2	.818^{[lower-alpha 1]}	—	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^{[lower-alpha 2]}	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364^{[lower-alpha 2]}	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364^{[lower-alpha 2]}	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273	6
11	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182^{[lower-alpha 3]}	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182^{[lower-alpha 3]}	7


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

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^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1
4	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636^{[lower-alpha 2]}	2
5	NLEX Road Warriors	7	4	.636^{[lower-alpha 2]}	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636^{[lower-alpha 2]}	2
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636^{[lower-alpha 2]}	2
8	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455	4
9	Alaska Aces	3	8	.273^{[lower-alpha 3]}	6
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273^{[lower-alpha 3]}	6
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	2	9	.182	7
12	Kia Picanto	0	11	.000	9

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

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

Conference	Name	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

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	June 28, 2017	^[14]^[15]
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]
Chris Ross	Most Improved Player Award	October 20, 2017	^[18]
June Mar Fajardo	Most Valuable Player Award	October 20, 2017	^[18]
Honors
June Mar Fajardo	All-Defensive Team	October 20, 2017
Chris Ross	All-Defensive Team
June Mar Fajardo	First Mythical Team
Chris Ross
Alex Cabagnot
Arwind Santos

2016–17_San_Miguel_Beermen_season

Key dates

2016

Draft picks

Special draft

Regular draft

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

Commissioner's Cup

Governors' Cup

Rookie signings

Free agency

Addition

Subtraction

Recruited imports

Awards

References

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