2023–24 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season

2023–24 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season
2023–24 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season
Head coach	Tim Cone
General Manager	Alfrancis Chua; Raymond Rodriguez (assistant)
Owner(s)	Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. ; (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	8–3 (72.7%)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (lost to San Miguel, 0–3)
Philippine Cup results
Record	7–4 (63.6%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (lost to Meralco, 3–4)
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel seasons
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 44th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

September 17: The PBA Season 48 draft was held at the Market! Market! in Taguig.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
2	23	Ralph Cu	F	Philippines	De La Salle
3	34	Kim Aurin	G/F	Philippines	Perpetual
4	45	Franz Abuda	F	Philippines	San Beda
5	56	Brandrey Bienes	C/F	Philippines	FEU

Roster

2023–24 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G/F	0	Gray, Jeremiah	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1996–08–16	Dominican (CA)
G	00	Ahanmisi, Maverick	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1991–07–17	Minnesota
F	2	Dillinger, Jared	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1984–01–06	Hawaiʻi
F	3	Malonzo, Jamie	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1996–07–31	De La Salle
F	4	Murrell, David	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1996–11–08	UP Diliman
G	5	Tenorio, LA (C)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	151 lb (68 kg)	1984–07–09	Ateneo
G	9	Thompson, Scottie	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1993–07–12	UPHSD
G	10	Pinto, John	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1990–10–15	Arellano
G	11	Pringle, Stanley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1987–03–05	Penn State
F	18	Cu, Ralph (R)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1997–03–09	De La Salle
G/F	19	Pessumal, Von	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1993–02–12	Ateneo
G	20	Gumaru, Donald (R)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1992–09–20	Arellano
F/C	23	Aguilar, Raymond	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1985–07–27	National-U
G/F	24	David, Jayson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	1996–11–08	Lyceum
C	25	Aguilar, Japeth	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1987–01–25	Western Kentucky
F	27	Onwubere, Sidney	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)		1993–08–01	Emilio Aguinaldo
F	31	Mariano, Aljon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1992–08–03	UST
F/C	34	Standhardinger, Christian	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1989–07–04	Hawaiʻi
F	21	Bishop, Tony (CI)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1989–07–16	Texas State

Head coach

Tim Cone

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Alfrancis Chua^[a]
Raymond Rodriguez (assistant)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
(GI) Governors' Cup Import
(EI) EASL Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie

Injured

Roster

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

Preseason

PBA on Tour

Game log

2023 PBA on Tour game log
Total: 6–5

June: 4–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	June 4	San Miguel	L 78–90	Kim Aurin (18)	Raymond Aguilar (9)	John Pinto (8)	Ynares Center	0–1
2	June 11	Magnolia	L 80–91	Raymond Aguilar (22)	Jeremiah Gray (8)	John Pinto (5)	Ynares Center	0–2
3	June 14	Phoenix Super LPG	W 95–89	John Pinto (22)	Aljon Mariano (10)	John Pinto (7)	Ynares Sports Arena	1–2
4	June 17	NorthPort	L 95–101	Jeremiah Gray (26)	Jeremiah Gray (11)	Jayson David (5)	Batangas City Coliseum	1–3
5	June 21	Blackwater	W 81–80 (OT)	Sidney Onwubere (25)	Sidney Onwubere (11)	Gray, Pinto (5)	Ynares Sports Arena	2–3
6	June 25	Rain or Shine	W 108–107	Von Pessumal (29)	Jeremiah Gray (13)	Gray, Pinto (8)	Ynares Sports Arena	3–3
7	June 30	Terrafirma	W 114–106	Aljon Mariano (25)	Aljon Mariano (11)	Jeremiah Gray (6)	Ynares Sports Arena	4–3

July: 2–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
8	July 5	Meralco	L 93–106	Von Pessumal (26)	Jeremiah Gray (10)	Jeremiah Gray (5)	Quadricentennial Pavilion	4–4
9	July 16	Converge	L 95–123	Onwubere, Pinto (19)	Jayson David (9)	David, Gray (7)	Filoil EcoOil Centre	4–5
10	July 21	TNT	W 81–67	Sidney Onwubere (21)	Sidney Onwubere (16)	Jayson David (5)	Ynares Sports Arena	5–5
11	July 30	NLEX	W 91–85	Von Pessumal (23)	Jayson David (13)	Ralph Cu (9)	Ynares Sports Arena	6–5

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727^[a]	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727^[a]	1
4	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	8	3	.727^[a]	1
5	Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727^[a]	1	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	NorthPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545^[b]	3
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545^[b]	3
8	TNT Tropang Giga	5	6	.455	4
9	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364	5
10	Terrafirma Dyip	2	9	.182	7
11	Blackwater Bossing	1	10	.091^[c]	8
12	Converge FiberXers	1	10	.091^[c]	8

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:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 8–3

November: 3–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 17	Converge	W 100–86	Tony Bishop (34)	Christian Standhardinger (16)	Scottie Thompson (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–0
2	November 19	Magnolia	L 91–93	Ahanmisi, Bishop (21)	Maverick Ahanmisi (13)	Scottie Thompson (9)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–1
3	November 24	Rain or Shine	W 107–102	Tony Bishop (25)	Ahanmisi, Bishop (12)	Maverick Ahanmisi (9)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–1
4	November 26	Blackwater	W 90–87	Tony Bishop (25)	Christian Standhardinger (12)	Standhardinger, Thompson (6)	PhilSports Arena	3–1

December: 3–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
5	December 3	Terrafirma	W 110–99	Tony Bishop (26)	Tony Bishop (11)	Ahanmisi, Bishop, Malonzo, Standhardinger (4)	PhilSports Arena	4–1
6	December 9	Phoenix Super LPG	L 77–82	Tony Bishop (21)	Tony Bishop (15)	Tony Bishop (6)	FPJ Arena	4–2
7	December 15	San Miguel	L 82–95	Tony Bishop (20)	Tony Bishop (9)	Stanley Pringle (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–3
8	December 22	Meralco	W 110–96	Maverick Ahanmisi (25)	Tony Bishop (13)	Standhardinger, Thompson (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	5–3
9	December 25	TNT	W 86–78	Christian Standhardinger (22)	Tony Bishop (12)	Scottie Thompson (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	6–3

January: 2–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
10	January 7	NorthPort	W 103–93	Tony Bishop (26)	Tony Bishop (16)	Scottie Thompson (10)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	7–3
11	January 13	NLEX	W 103–99	Tony Bishop (27)	Tony Bishop (13)	Scottie Thompson (8)	Ibalong Centrum for Recreation	8–3

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (best-of-5)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	Magnolia		109

8	TNT		94
				1	Magnolia	3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
				4	Phoenix Super LPG	1
4	Phoenix Super LPG	107	88

5	Meralco	116***	84
							1	Magnolia	2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							2	San Miguel	4
2	San Miguel		127

7	Rain or Shine		122
				2	San Miguel	3
(#3 twice-to-beat)
				3	Barangay Ginebra	0
3	Barangay Ginebra		106

6	NorthPort		93

*Game went into overtime

Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–3

Quarterfinals: 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	January 19	NorthPort	W 106–93	Tony Bishop (31)	Tony Bishop (15)	Scottie Thompson (10)	PhilSports Arena	1–0

Semifinals: 0–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	January 24	San Miguel	L 90–92	Christian Standhardinger (21)	Bishop, Standhardinger (11)	Scottie Thompson (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1
2	January 26	San Miguel	L 96–106	Jamie Malonzo (27)	Christian Standhardinger (14)	Jamie Malonzo (4)	SM Mall of Asia Arena	0–2
3	January 28	San Miguel	L 91–94	Tony Bishop (25)	Scottie Thompson (9)	Scottie Thompson (5)	SM Mall of Asia Arena 15,126	0–3

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636	3	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545^[a]	4	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT Tropang Giga	6	5	.545^[a]	4
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545^[a]	4
6	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545^[a]	4
7	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	6	5	.545^[a]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Terrafirma Dyip	5	6	.455^[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455^[b]	5
10	Blackwater Bossing	4	7	.364	6
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	3	8	.273	7
12	Converge FiberXers	2	9	.182	8

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^[3]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90
^ ^a ^b Terrafirma won the eighth seed playoff over NorthPort (104–96).

Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 7–4

March: 3–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	March 8	Rain or Shine	W 113–107	Jamie Malonzo (32)	Christian Standhardinger (13)	Maverick Ahanmisi (9)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–0
2	March 10	Phoenix	W 102–92	Jamie Malonzo (17)	Maverick Ahanmisi (11)	Maverick Ahanmisi (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–0
3	March 15	Meralco	L 73–91	Maverick Ahanmisi (14)	Jamie Malonzo (8)	Ahanmisi, David, Malonzo, Tenorio (2)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–1
All-Star Break
4	March 31	Magnolia	W 87–77	Stanley Pringle (17)	Christian Standhardinger (14)	Christian Standhardinger (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–1

April: 4–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
5	April 5	San Miguel	L 92–95	Japeth Aguilar (17)	Christian Standhardinger (17)	Christian Standhardinger (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–2
6	April 7	Terrafirma	L 85–91	Christian Standhardinger (21)	Sidney Onwubere (12)	Ahanmisi, Tenorio (5)	Ninoy Aquino Stadium	3–3
7	April 12	Blackwater	W 105–86	Christian Standhardinger (33)	Japeth Aguilar (9)	Scottie Thompson (8)	PhilSports Arena	4–3
8	April 14	NorthPort	W 95–88	Christian Standhardinger (25)	Christian Standhardinger (17)	Ralph Cu (9)	Ninoy Aquino Stadium	5–3
9	April 19	TNT	W 87–83	Aguilar, Standhardinger (20)	Christian Standhardinger (15)	Scottie Thompson (6)	PhilSports Arena	6–3
10	April 27	Converge	W 105–93	Christian Standhardinger (33)	Christian Standhardinger (12)	Christian Standhardinger (9)	Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. International Convention Center	7–3

May: 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
11	May 5	NLEX	L 72–76	Christian Standhardinger (19)	Christian Standhardinger (10)	Christian Standhardinger (7)	Ninoy Aquino Stadium	7–4

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (best-of-7)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	San Miguel	95	110

8	Terrafirma	106	91
				1	San Miguel	4
(best-of-3)
				5	Rain or Shine	0
4	TNT		1

5	Rain or Shine		2
							1	San Miguel	2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							3	Meralco	4
2	Barangay Ginebra		99

7	Magnolia		77
				2	Barangay Ginebra	3
(best-of-3)
				3	Meralco	4
3	Meralco		2

6	NLEX		0

Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 4–4

Quarterfinals: 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 11	Magnolia	W 99–77	Christian Standhardinger (36)	Christian Standhardinger (11)	Scottie Thompson (10)	Rizal Memorial Coliseum	1–0

Semifinals: 3–4

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 17	Meralco	W 92–88	Stanley Pringle (22)	J. Aguilar, Thompson (8)	Christian Standhardinger (7)	Mall of Asia Arena	1–0
2	May 19	Meralco	L 91–103	Christian Standhardinger (41)	Christian Standhardinger (11)	Christian Standhardinger (4)	Mall of Asia Arena	1–1
3	May 22	Meralco	L 80–87	Japeth Aguilar (15)	Christian Standhardinger (10)	Tenorio, Thompson (4)	Dasmariñas Arena	1–2
4	May 24	Meralco	W 90–71	Japeth Aguilar (21)	Christian Standhardinger (11)	Christian Standhardinger (8)	Mall of Asia Arena	2–2
5	May 26	Meralco	W 89–84	Christian Standhardinger (34)	Japeth Aguilar (12)	Christian Standhardinger (5)	Mall of Asia Arena	3–2
6	May 29	Meralco	L 81–86	Aguilar, Standhardinger (19)	Scottie Thompson (12)	Scottie Thompson (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–3
7	May 31	Meralco	L 69–78	Scottie Thompson (20)	Aguilar, Thompson (10)	Scottie Thompson (6)	FPJ Arena	3–4

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
Jayson David	May 12, 2023^[4]	Not disclosed	1 year	Re-signed
Maverick Ahanmisi	September 18, 2023^[5]	₱420,000 per month (max. contract)	3 years	Converge FiberXers
Jamie Malonzo	October 9, 2023^[6]	Not disclosed	2 years	Re-signed
Donald Gumaru	October 15, 2023^[7]		Not disclosed	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (PBA 3x3)
David Murrell	April 25, 2024^[8]		Not disclosed	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Tony Bishop	November 17, 2023 (vs. Converge)	January 28, 2024 (vs. San Miguel)	9–6

Awards

Recipient	Honors	Date awarded
Christian Standhardinger	2023–24 PBA Mythical First Team	August 18, 2024^[9]

References

^ [1], PBA.ph, September 17, 2023
^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
^ Ramos, Gerry. "Jayson David keeps spot in Ginebra lineup; Mina gets new Terrafirma deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
^ Ramos, Gerry. "Ahanmisi gets three-year contract with new team Ginebra". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
^ Ramos, Gerry. "Jamie Malonzo signs new two-year deal with Barangay Ginebra". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
^ Ramos, Gerry. "Tim Cone confident new signing Donald Gumaru can impact Ginebra". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
^ "Ginebra signs David Murrell; Magnolia activates Rome Dela Rosa". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
^ "Legend lives on as Fajardo wins record 8th MVP award". PBA.ph. August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.

[table_hth_BGSM0.10118026943001-2] Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89

[table_hth_NP0.10118026943001-3] Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine

[table_hth_BWB0.10118026943001-4] Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

[table_hth_MER0.36160835314617-6] Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90

[table_hth_TER0.36160835314617-7] Terrafirma won the eighth seed playoff over NorthPort (104–96).

[1] [1], PBA.ph, September 17, 2023

[5] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.

[8] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.

[9] Ramos, Gerry. "Jayson David keeps spot in Ginebra lineup; Mina gets new Terrafirma deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

[10] Ramos, Gerry. "Ahanmisi gets three-year contract with new team Ginebra". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

[11] Ramos, Gerry. "Jamie Malonzo signs new two-year deal with Barangay Ginebra". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 9, 2023.

[12] Ramos, Gerry. "Tim Cone confident new signing Donald Gumaru can impact Ginebra". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 15, 2023.

[13] "Ginebra signs David Murrell; Magnolia activates Rome Dela Rosa". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 25, 2024.

[14] "Legend lives on as Fajardo wins record 8th MVP award". PBA.ph. August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.

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