2004–05 San Miguel Beermen season

2004-05 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coach	Jong Uichico
Owner(s)	San Miguel Corporation
Fiesta Conference (Transition) results Record 17–4 (.810) Place 5th Playoff finish Quarterfinals Philippine Cup results Record 16–13 (.552) Place 3rd Playoff finish Semifinals Fiesta Conference results Record 19–9 (.679) Place 1st Playoff finish Champions Stats @ PBA-Online.net San Miguel Beermen seasons 2003 2005-06

The 2004-2005 San Miguel Beermen season was the 30th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Transactions

Off-season
Gilbert Malabanan ^Acquired from Barangay Ginebra
Danny Seigle ^Re-Signed by San Miguel; placed on the injured list the past two seasons
Dale Singson ^Acquired from Shell when the Beermen gave up their 7th pick in the rookie draft

Trades Traded to For Bryan Gahol Red Bull Barako Denver Lopez

Additions Player Signed Former team Francis Adriano 2005 Fiesta Sta. Lucia Realtors

Championship

The San Miguel Beermen won their 17th title and their first championship in four years during the 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference, defeating the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals in five games. The Beermen last won a crown in the 2001 All-Filipino Cup.

Roster

San Miguel Beermen roster
Players	Coaches
} Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 2 Gahol, Bryan (T) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) State U F 3 Belasco, Nic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Notre Dame College C 4 Peña, Dorian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Coppin State University G 7 Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) University of Cebu F/C 10 Ildefonso, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) NU G 11 Adriano, Francis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Far Eastern G 13 Villoria, Anton 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Letran College F 16 Canlas, Frederick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) St. Francis of Assisi G 17 Racela, Olsen (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Ateneo de Manila G 21 Mente, Joey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Lyceum F/C 34 Gamboa, Arnold 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Far Eastern F 42 Seigle, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Wagner College G 44 Lopez, Denver (A) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) California State G 50 Singson, Dale 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) UST G Castro, Alvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) La Salle F Malabanan, Gilbert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UPHSD	Head coach Jong Uichico Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (T) Traded (A) Acquired via trade Injured

Philippine Cup

Game log

2004–05 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 October 3 Talk 'N Text 89-93 Hontiveros (17) Gahol (17) Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 October 7 Sta.Lucia 79-73 Zamboanga City 1–1 3 October 13 Brgy.Ginebra 83-72 Hontiveros (18) Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 October 17 Coca Cola 84-92 Belasco (22) Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 October 20 Air21 67-70 Araneta Coliseum 2–3 6 October 24 Alaska 75-67 [1] Hontiveros (17) Araneta Coliseum 3–3 7 October 29 Red Bull 93-82 Araneta Coliseum 4–3
December Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 13 December 1 FedEx 90-106 Seigle (21) Araneta Coliseum 6–7 14 December 8 Purefoods 93-86 [2] Belasco (28) Philsports Arena 7–7 15 December 10 Talk 'N Text 82-97 Seigle (18) Araneta Coliseum 7–8 16 December 16 Coca Cola 80-75 Belasco (30) Dagupan City 8–8 17 December 21 Brgy.Ginebra Laoag City 8–9 18 December 25 Red Bull 92-78 Belasco (27) Cuneta Astrodome 9–9
2004–05 schedule

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Height	From
2004 PBA Fiesta Conference	Art Long #00	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	University of Cincinnati
2005 PBA Fiesta Conference	Chris Burgess #34	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	University of Utah
	Tommy Smith	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	Arizona State
	Ace Custis #23	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	Virginia Tech

References

1. Beermen halts slide, thrash Alaska Aces
2. Beermen simply too tough for Hotdogs