2015–16 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season

2015–16 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season
Head coach	Tim Cone
Owner(s)	Ginebra San Miguel, Inc.
Philippine Cup results Record 7–4 (.636) Place 4th Playoff finish Quarterfinalist (Lost to GlobalPort in single-elimination Phase 2) Commissioner's Cup results Record 7–4 (.636) Place 4th Playoff finish Quarterfinalist (Lost to Rain or Shine, 0-3) Governors' Cup results Record 8–3 (.727) Place 3rd Playoff finish Champions (def. Meralco, 4-2) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel seasons 2014–15 2016–17

The 2015—16 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season is the 37th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2015

• August 23: The 2015 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	5	Scottie Thompson	SG	Philippines	Hapee Fresh Fighters	Perpetual Help
2	16	Aljon Mariano	SF		Tanduay Light Rhum Masters	UST
3	28	Lee Villamor			Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants	NU

Roster

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel roster
Players	Coaches
o Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 0 Bonifacio, Frank 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–03–01 Las Positas G 3 Mercado, Sol 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1984–05–06 Biola 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/C 10 Marcelo, Dave 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1989–02–22 San Beda G 13 Helterbrand, Jayjay 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1976–10–14 Kentucky F 14 Salva, Nico 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1990–03–08 Ateneo F 19 Villamor, Dennice 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–07–01 National-U C 20 Slaughter, Greg  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1988–05–19 Ateneo F/C 25 Aguilar, Japeth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987–01–25 Western Kentucky F 27 Cruz, Jervy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1986–09–09 UST F 31 Mariano, Aljon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992–08–03 UST G/F 34 Ellis, Chris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–12–05 Mary Hardin–Baylor F 38 Devance, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982–02–19 Texas–El Paso G 47 Caguioa, Mark (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1979–11–19 Glendale (CA)	Head coach Tim Cone Assistant coach(es) Richard del Rosario (1st Assistant) Olsen Racela Freddie Abuda 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 Injured Roster

• ^a Chua also serves as Barangay Ginebra's board governor.

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Game log

2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 October 25 Star Hotshots 86–78 Slaughter (28) Slaughter (16) Thompson (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 October 31 Barako Bull Energy 82–79 Slaughter (27) Slaughter (26) Slaughter(4) Mall of Asia Arena 0–2
November Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 3 November 7 Alaska Aces 93–92 Slaughter (27) Slaughter (19) RJ Jazul (10) Al Wasl, Dubai 1–2 4 November 15 San Miguel Beermen 100–82 Arwind Santos (24) Junemar Fajardo (14) Chris Ross (8) Philsports Arena 1–3
2015–16 schedule

Bracket

	Quarterfinals (1st phase)						Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (One-game playoff)					Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#3 twice to beat)
	3	Rain or Shine		95
	10	Blackwater		90
							3	Rain or Shine	104
		(#6 twice to beat)					6	TNT	89			3	Rain or Shine	2
	6	TNT		90								2	San Miguel	4
	7	NLEX		88
																	2	San Miguel	4
		(#4 twice to beat)															1	Alaska	3
	4	Barangay Ginebra		92*
	9	Star		89								1	Alaska	4
							4	Barangay Ginebra	83			5	GlobalPort	1
		(#5 twice to beat)					5	GlobalPort	84*
	5	GlobalPort		94
	8	Barako Bull		85

*Game went into overtime

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—
3	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	1
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	1
6	Tropang TNT	6	5	.545	2
7	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Star Hotshots	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3
9	Mahindra Enforcer	4	7	.364	4	Eliminated
10	Blackwater Elite	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	5
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	5
12	GlobalPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	5

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. San Miguel wins tiebreaker against Meralco via head-to-head record.
2. Alaska wins tiebreaker against Barangay Ginebra and Rain or Shine via best head-to-head record. Alaska is 2–0; Barangay Ginebra is 1–1; Rain or Shine is 0–2.
3. NLEX wins tiebreaker against Star via head-to-head record.
4. Blackwater wins tiebreaker against Phoenix and GlobalPort by greatest quotient. Blackwater with 1.04; Phoenix with 0.99; GlobalPort with 0.98.

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice to beat)
	1	San Miguel	99	103
	8	Star	108	99
							1	San Miguel	1
		(Best-of-3)					5	Rain or Shine	3
	4	Barangay Ginebra	0
	5	Rain or Shine	2
												5	Rain or Shine	4
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										3	Alaska	2
	2	Meralco	104
	7	NLEX	97
							2	Meralco	2
		(Best-of-3)					3	Alaska	3
	3	Alaska	2
	6	TNT	1

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT KaTropa	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	2
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	2
4	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
5	Mahindra Enforcer	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Alaska Aces	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
7	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	5
8	Phoenix Fuel Masters	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	5
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	5	Eliminated
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364	6
11	Star Hotshots	2	9	.182	8
12	Blackwater Elite	1	10	.091	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. San Miguel wins tiebreaker against Barangay Ginebra via head-to-head record.
2. Meralco wins tiebreaker against Mahindra and Alaska via best head-to-head record. Meralco is 2–0; Mahindra is 1–1; Alaska is 0–2. Meralco then won the seeding playoff for 4th seed against Mahindra.
3. NLEX wins tiebreaker against Rain or Shine and Phoenix by highest quotient. NLEX is 1.04; Rain or Shine is 1.03; Phoenix is 0.93. Phoenix then won the seeding playoff for 8th seed against Rain or Shine.

Game log

2015–16 PBA Governors' Cup game log
July Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 July 16 GlobalPort 93–81 Aguilar (22) Harris (10) Devance (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0 2 July 24 Alaska 100-109(OT) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 July 27 NLEX 85-72 Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 July 30 Meralco 107-93 Lucena City 3–1
August Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 5 August 10 Blackwater 107-95 Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1 6 August 14 San Miguel 105-111(2OT) Mall of Asia Arena 4–2 7 August 21 Rain Or Shine 101-87 Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–2 8 August 28 Star 116-103 Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–2
September Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 9 September 9 Mahindra 93-86 Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–2 10 September 14 Phoenix 97-86 Ynares Center 8–2 11 September 18 TNT 92-104 Laguna 8–3
2015–16 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice to beat)
	1	TNT	136
	8	Phoenix	124
							1	TNT	1
		(#4 twice to beat)					4	Meralco	3
	4	Meralco	105
	5	Mahindra	82
												4	Meralco	2
		(#2 twice to beat)										3	Barangay Ginebra	4
	2	San Miguel	114
	7	NLEX	110
							2	San Miguel	2
		(#3 twice to beat)					3	Barangay Ginebra	3
	3	Barangay Ginebra	109
	6	Alaska	104

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

August 25, 2015 [1]

To Barako Bull Jens Knuttel Emman Monfort Josh Urbiztondo

To Barangay Ginebra Nico Salva 2016 1st round pick

September 28, 2015 [2]	To Barako Bull Energy Mac Baracael Prince Caperal	To Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Joe Devance (via Barako Bull)
	To GlobalPort Dorian Peña	To Star Hotshots Jake Pascual Ronald Pascual

Philippine Cup

November 16, 2015[3]	To Barako Bull Rodney Brondial 2018 2nd round pick	To Barangay Ginebra Jervey Cruz

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Othyus Jeffers[4]	February 12 (vs. NLEX)	April 19 (vs. Rain or Shine)	7–6
Governors' Cup	Paul Harris	July 16 (vs. GlobalPort)	July 16 (vs. GlobalPort)	1–0
	Justin Brownlee[5]	July 24 (vs. Alaska)	October 19 (vs. Meralco)	15–7

References

1. TnT nets Rosario in 3-team trade; SMB acquires Heruela, philstar.com, August 25, 2015
2. Joe Devance reunited with Tim Cone as Ginebra, Barako Bull, Star, GlobalPort figure in four-team deal, interaksyon.com, September 28, 2015
3. Giongco, Mark. "Ginebra sends Brondial, 2nd round pick to Barako for Cruz". Retrieved November 16, 2015.
4. Tim Cone bares Ginebra bringing in former TNT import Othyus Jeffers for Commissioner's Cup, spin.ph, January 4, 2016
5. Ginebra taps Justin Brownlee as replacement import for injured Paul Harris, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, July 18, 2016