2008–09 San Miguel Beermen season

2008–09 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coach	Siot Tanquingcen
Philippine Cup results Record 15–15 (.500) Place 4th Playoff finish Semifinals (lost to TNT 4–2) Fiesta Conference results Record 19–8 (.704) Place 1st Playoff finish Champions (vs. Brgy.Ginebra 4–3) Stats @ PBA-Online.net San Miguel Beermen seasons 2007–08 2009–10

The 2008–09 San Miguel Beermen season was the 34th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

• August 30: The 2008 PBA Draft took place in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.
• September 1: The free agency period started.

Draft picks

Roster

San Miguel Beermen roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PG 1 Cortez, Mike 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) De La Salle PG 3 Villanueva, Jonas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) FEU C 4 Peña, Dorian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Coppin State G 5 Custodio, Bonbon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg) UE SG 7 Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) UC PF 10 Ildefonso, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) NU G/F 15 Gonzales, Wesley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Ateneo F 16 Pingris, Marc 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) PSBA PG 17 Racela, Olsen (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Ateneo G/F 18 Tugade, Lordy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) NU C 21 Eman, Samigue 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Mindanao SF 23 Washington, Jay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Eckerd College SF 25 Freeman, Gabriel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Mesa CC PG 27 Baguion, Froilan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) NU C 34 Pennisi, Mick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Eastern Michigan PF 41 Bono, Ken 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Adamson SF 42 Seigle, Danny  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Wagner College SG 88 Calaguio, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Letran	Head coach Siot Tanquingcen (UST) Assistant coach(es) Gee Abanilla (De La Salle) Pido Jarencio (UST) Freddie Abuda (UC) Biboy Ravanes (UC) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C
PF
SF
SG
PG

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

#	2008-09 PBA Philippine Cup
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Tie
1	y-Alaska Aces	12	6	.667	--
2	y-Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	11	7	.611	1	+1
3	x-Barangay Ginebra Kings	10	8	.556	2	+16
4	x-Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	10	8	.556	2	-3
5	x-Sta. Lucia Realtors	10	8	.556	2	-13
6	w-San Miguel Beermen	9	9	.500	3
7	w-Purefoods TJ Giants	8	10	.444	4	+11
8	w-Air21 Express	8	10	.444	4	-11
9	w-Coca-Cola Tigers	7	11	.389	5
10	e-Red Bull Barako	5	13	.278	7

Legend:

• y-Qualified for semifinals
• x-Qualified for quarterfinals
• w-Qualified for the wildcard phase
• e-Eliminated

Game Log

2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 October 5 Alaska 84-85 Custodio (14) Cuneta Astrodome 0–1 2 October 10 Purefoods 111-98 Hontiveros (15) Cuneta Astrodome 1–1 3 October 15 Rain or Shine 89-82 Hontiveros (17) Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 October 17 Talk 'N Text 84-77 Washington (21) Araneta Coliseum 3–1 5 October 22 Brgy.Ginebra 118-89 Tugade (21) Araneta Coliseum 4–1 6 October 25 Red Bull 113-114 Hontiveros (21) Gingoog City 4–2 7 October 30 Sta.Lucia 89-71 Tugade (19) Ynares Sports Arena 5–2
November Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 8 November 5 Air21 130-129 (2OT) Hontiveros (25) Washington (13) Araneta Coliseum 6–2 9 November 12 Coca Cola 89-86 Pennisi (18) Cuneta Astrodome 7–2 10 November 15 Alaska 85-91 Custodio (20) 7–3 11 November 19 Sta.Lucia Araneta Coliseum 7–4 12 November 23 Purefoods 83-84 Tugade (18) Cuneta Astrodome 7–5 13 November 26 Air21 98-78 Araneta Coliseum 8–5 14 November 30 Talk 'N Text 80-85 Tugade (20) Singapore Indoor Stadium 8–6
December Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 15 December 6 Red Bull 89-84 [1] Washington (24) Cuneta Astrodome 9–6 16 December 12 Coca Cola 91-105 Araneta Coliseum 9–7 17 December 17 Rain or Shine 92-93 Hontiveros (24) Araneta Coliseum 9–8 18 December 20 Brgy.Ginebra 82-87 Batangas City 9–9
2008–09 schedule

Fiesta Conference

Eliminations

Standings

#	2009 PBA Fiesta Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Tie	PO
1	z-San Miguel Beermen	11	3	.786	–-
2	z-Barangay Ginebra Kings	8	6	.571	3	−7
3	y-Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	6	.571	3	+15
4	y-Burger King Whoppers	8	6	.571	3	−8
5	x-Sta. Lucia Realtors	7	7	.500	4	+7
6	x-Purefoods TJ Giants	7	7	.500	4	+3
7	x-Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	7	7	.500	4	−10
8	x-Coca-Cola Tigers	6	8	.429	5	NA*
9	w-Alaska Aces	6	8	.429	5	NA*
10	w-Barako Bull Energy Boosters	2	12	.143	9

NA* = teams tied for 8th and 9th would have to play an extra game regardless of the results of their classification round games.

Key:

• z- Qualified for the semifinals
• y- Qualified for the wildcard phase with the twice to beat advantage
• x- Qualified for the knockout wildcard phase
• w- Qualified for the wildcard phase with the twice to win disadvantage

Statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FGM	Field-goal made	FGA	Field-goal attempts	FG%	Field-goal percentage
3PM	3-point field-goal made	3PA	3-point field-goal attempts	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage
FTM	Free-throw made	FTA	Free-throw attempts	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	TOT	Turnovers per game	PPG	Points per game

References

1. San Miguel trips Red Bull@GMA News Online