2020 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season

The 2020 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 41st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2020 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season
Head coachTim Cone
Owner(s)Ginebra San Miguel, Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record8–3
(72.7%)
Place1st
Playoff finishChampions (Defeated TNT, 4–1)
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel seasons
← 2019
2021  →

Key dates edit

  • December 8: The 2019 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
  • March 11: The PBA postponed the season due to the threat of the coronavirus.[1]

Draft picks edit

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Team
1 10 Arvin Tolentino PF   Philippines FEU
2 13 Jerrick Balanza SG   Philippines Letran
2 22 Kent Salado SG   Philippines Arellano
3 33 Fran Asuncion PG   Philippines AMA

Roster edit

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G/F 2   Dillinger, Jared 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–01–06 Hawaiʻi
G 3   Salado, Kent (R) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1994–11–10 Arellano
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 10   Tolentino, Arvin (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1995–11–05 Far Eastern
G 11   Pringle, Stanley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987–03–05 Penn State
F/C 12   Caperal, Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–06–12 Arellano
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
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 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 CC (CA)
G 70   Balanza, Jerrick (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996–09–06 Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  •   Injured

Roster


  • a Also serves as Barangay Ginebra's board governor.

Philippine Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[a]
3 TNT Tropang Giga 7 4 .636[b] 1
4 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[b] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636[b] 1 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636[b] 1
7 Magnolia Hotshots 7 4 .636[b] 1
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545 2
9 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455 3
10 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182 6
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 1 10 .091[c] 7
12 Terrafirma Dyip 1 10 .091[c] 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[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
  2. ^ a b c d e Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log edit

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 8–3
October: 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 11 NLEX W 102–92 Aljon Mariano (20) Scottie Thompson (11) Pringle, Thompson (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–0
2 October 15 Blackwater W 103–99 Prince Caperal (24) Aljon Mariano (11) Scottie Thompson (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–0
3 October 18 Meralco W 105–91 Japeth Aguilar (20) Stanley Pringle (7) Dillinger, Thompson (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–0
4 October 21 Phoenix Super LPG W 86–71 Stanley Pringle (20) Prince Caperal (10) Scottie Thompson (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–0
5 October 25 Magnolia L 92–102 Stanley Pringle (24) Scottie Thompson (14) Scottie Thompson (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–1
6 October 27 Rain or Shine L 82–85 (OT) Scottie Thompson (21) Japeth Aguilar (12) Stanley Pringle (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–2
November : 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
7 November 3 Alaska W 87–81 Stanley Pringle (31) Scottie Thompson (10) Tenorio, Thompson (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 5–2
8 November 4 NorthPort W 112–100 Stanley Pringle (17) Aguilar, Pringle (8) Scottie Thompson (8) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 6–2
9 November 6 TNT W 85–79 Stanley Pringle (28) Stanley Pringle (12) LA Tenorio (9) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 7–2
10 November 8 San Miguel L 66–81 Japeth Aguilar (13) Aljon Mariano (12) Scottie Thompson (10) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 7–3
11 November 9 Terrafirma W 102–80 Japeth Aguilar (21) Mariano, Thompson (11) Scottie Thompson (9) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 8–3

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra81
8Rain or Shine73
1Barangay Ginebra3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
5Meralco2
4San Miguel7168
5Meralco7890
1Barangay Ginebra4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3TNT1
2Phoenix Super LPG89
7Magnolia88
2Phoenix Super LPG2
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3TNT3
3TNT104
6Alaska83

Game log edit

2020 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 8–3
Quarterfinals: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 November 13 Rain or Shine W 81–73 Japeth Aguilar (23) Japeth Aguilar (11) LA Tenorio (8) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–0
Semifinals : 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 November 18 Meralco W 96–79 Stanley Pringle (19) Scottie Thompson (9) Scottie Thompson (8) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–0
2 November 20 Meralco L 77–95 Japeth Aguilar (17) Scottie Thompson (9) Scottie Thompson (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–1
3 November 22 Meralco W 91–84 Stanley Pringle (24) Japeth Aguilar (13) Stanley Pringle (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–1
4 November 25 Meralco L 80–83 Stanley Pringle (18) Japeth Aguilar (12) Stanley Pringle (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–2
5 November 27 Meralco W 83–80 Stanley Pringle (22) Scottie Thompson (12) Scottie Thompson (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–2
Finals: 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 November 29 TNT W 100–94 (OT) Japeth Aguilar (25) Japeth Aguilar (16) LA Tenorio (10) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–0
2 December 2 TNT W 92–90 Stanley Pringle (34) Mariano, Thompson (9) Stanley Pringle (8) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–0
3 December 4 TNT L 67–88 LA Tenorio (19) Japeth Aguilar (9) LA Tenorio (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–1
4 December 6 TNT W 98–88 Aguilar, Tenorio (22) Prince Caperal (12) Scottie Thompson (9) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–1
5 December 9 TNT W 82–78 Japeth Aguilar (32) Japeth Aguilar (9) Pringle, Tenorio (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–1

Transactions edit

Free agents edit

Rookie signings edit

Player Signed PBA D-League team
Arvin Tolentino Undisclosed Wang's Basketball Couriers
Jerrick Balanza Undisclosed Petron
Kent Salado Undisclosed Go for Gold

Awards edit

Recipient Award Date awarded
Arvin Tolentino Philippine Cup Rookie of the Week November 24, 2020[3]
LA Tenorio Philippine Cup Finals Most Valuable Player December 9, 2020[4]
Stanley Pringle Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference January 17, 2021[5]
Honors
Stanley Pringle Elite Five January 17, 2021[5]
Japeth Aguilar
Prince Caperal Most Improved Player
Scottie Thompson Sportsmanship Award
Arvin Tolentino All-Rookie Team February 25, 2021[6]
Tim Cone Outstanding Coach of the Bubble March 5, 2021[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "PBA postpones season due to coronavirus outbreak". rappler.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "Abueva steps up big time for Phoenix Super LPG". PBA.ph. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "Ginebra reigns as bubble king, ends long drought in all-Filipino tourney". PBA.ph. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Pringle bags top individual award; Black takes rookie honors". PBA.ph. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "Perez is scoring champ anew, Black leads All-Rookie team". PBA.ph. February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "Cone wins Outstanding Coach of the Bubble award". PBA.ph. March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.