2020 San Miguel Beermen season

2020 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coachLeo Austria
Owner(s)San Miguel Brewery, Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record7–4
(63.6%)
Place4th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Meralco with twice-to-win advantage)
San Miguel Beermen seasons
← 2019
2021  →

The 2020 San Miguel Beermen season was the 45th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

Main article: 2019 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club
3 35 Travis Thompson SG  United States Alaska Anchorage
4 42 Daniel de Guzman PF  Philippines NEUST
5 45 Von Tambeling PG  Philippines Philippine Christian

Roster

2020 San Miguel Beermen roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 2 Mamaril, Billy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980–06–25 Bakersfield
G/F 3 Pessumal, Von 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Ateneo
G 4 Alolino, Gelo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994–01–04 National-U
G 5 Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982–12–08 Hawaiʻi–Hilo
G 6 Ross, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985–03–09 Marshall
G 7 Romeo, Terrence  5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1992–03–16 Far Eastern
G 12 Zamar, Paul 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1987–10–20 UE
G/F 13 Lassiter, Marcio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987–05–16 Cal State Fullerton
C 15 Fajardo, June Mar  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1989–11–17 Cebu
G 18 Vigil, Louie (IN) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991–09–26 UST
F 20 de Guzman, Daniel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–03–07 NEUST
G 21 Comboy, Wendell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997–07–21 Far Eastern
G/F 22 Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1990–06–13 Cal Poly Pomona
F 27 Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1986–05–25 San Beda
F 29 Santos, Arwind (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981–06–10 Far Eastern
F/C 33 Tautuaa, Moala 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989–04–30 Chadron State
F/C 88 Escoto, Russel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–12–04 Far Eastern
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727 — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 8 3 .727 —
3 TNT Tropang Giga 7 4 .636 1
4 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636 1 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636 1
7 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 7 4 .636 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 7
12 Terrafirma Dyip 1 10 .091 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
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

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 7–4
March: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 March 8 Magnolia W 94–78 Moala Tautuaa (20) Arwind Santos (15) Ross, Romeo (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
October: 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 October 13 Rain or Shine L 83–87 Marcio Lassiter (20) Moala Tautuaa (11) Tautuaa, Ross (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–1
3 October 16 TNT L 88–107 Alex Cabagnot (15) Arwind Santos (10) Gelo Alolino (3) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–2
4 October 19 Terrafirma W 105–98 Moala Tautuaa (25) Arwind Santos (14) Marcio Lassiter (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–2
5 October 24 Alaska W 92–88 Alex Cabagnot (19) Arwind Santos (10) Ross, Tautuaa (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–2
6 October 28 Meralco W 89–82 Moala Tautuaa (23) Arwind Santos (11) Chris Ross (4) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–2
November: 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 November 3 Blackwater W 90–88 OT Moala Tautuaa (26) Moala Tautuaa (26) Alex Cabagnot (8) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 5–2
8 November 5 Phoenix Super LPG L 103–110 Moala Tautuaa (21) Arwind Santos (8) Alex Cabagnot (8) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 5–3
9 November 6 NLEX L 90–124 Paul Zamar (23) Arwind Santos (5) 4 players (3) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 5–4
10 November 8 Ginebra W 81–66 Moala Tautuaa (20) Chris Ross (14) Chris Ross (4) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 6–4
11 November 10 Northport W 120–99 Arwind Santos (23) Arwind Santos (11) Marcio Lassiter (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 7–4

Transactions

Trades

Preseason

January
January 9, 2020 To San Miguel
Russel Escoto 		To NorthPort
Kelly Nabong

Free agency

Addition

Country Player Number Position Contract Date signed Former Team
Gelo Alolino Guard 1 year — Blackwater
Riego Gamalinda Guard/forward 1 year — Magnolia

Subtraction

Country Player Number Position Reason New Team
Ronald Tubid 71 Guard/forward Contract not extended. —
Yancy De Ocampo 95 Center Retired —

Rookie Signings

Country Player Number Position Contract Date signed School/club team
Wendelino Comboy III -- Point guard Far Eastern

References

  1. ^ "All about the PBA quotient". INQUIRER.net. 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
  2. ^ "SMB sends Kelly Nabong back to NorthPort in trade for Russel Escoto". Spin.ph. 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  3. ^ a b "SMB signs Wendell Comboy, Gelo Alolino to one-year contracts". Spin.ph. 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  4. ^ "Ronald Tubid now a free agent after finally parting ways with San Miguel". Spin.ph. 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  5. ^ "Yancy de Ocampo firm on retirement despite SMB need to fill Fajardo void". Spin.ph. 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2020-02-07.