2017–18 San Miguel Beermen season
Basketball team season
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The 2017–18 San Miguel Beermen season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
HeadcoachLeo Austria
OwnersSan Miguel Brewery, Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Record8–3
(72.7%)
(72.7%)
Place1st
| 2017–18 San Miguel Beermen season | |
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| Head coach | Leo Austria |
| Owners | San Miguel Brewery, Inc. (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary) |
| Philippine Cup results | |
| Record | 8–3 (72.7%) |
| Place | 1st |
| Playoff finish | Champions (Defeated Magnolia, 4–1) |
| Commissioner's Cup results | |
| Record | 6–5 (54.5%) |
| Place | 6th |
| Playoff finish | Runner-up (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 2–4) |
| Governors' Cup results | |
| Record | 6–5 (54.5%) |
| Place | 6th |
| Playoff finish | Quarterfinalist (lost to Alaska with twice-to-win disadvantage) |
| San Miguel Beermen seasons | |
Key dates
2017
- October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinsons Place Manila.[1]
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
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| 1 | 1 | Christian Standhardinger[2] | F/C |  Germany |
Hawaiʻi | |
| 2 | 17 | Louie Vigil[2] | G/F |  Philippines |
Blackwater Sports Tanduay Light Rhum Masters Bread Story Smashing Bakers |
UST |
| 3 | 34 | Jerome Ortega[2] | G | Philippines |
AMA Titans | AMA |
| 4 | 41 | Joseph Nalos[2] | G | Philippines |
Z.C. Aguilas Zark's Jawbreakers |
Adamson |
Roster
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Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | |
| 7 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | TNT KaTropa | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
| 9 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 12 | Kia Picanto | 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[3]
Notes:
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:
Game log
Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 106 | |||||||||||
| 8 | TNT | 93 | |||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
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| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Magnolia | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Magnolia | 86 | |||||||||||
| 7 | GlobalPort | 79 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Magnolia | 4 | |||||||||||
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| 6 | NLEX | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | NLEX | 2 | |||||||||||
Game log
| 2018 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 9–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 1–0
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Semifinals: 4–1
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Finals: 4–1
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Commissioner's Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
| 3 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 3 | |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 3 | |
| 7 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | |
| 9 | Columbian Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364[c] | 5 | |
| 10 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364[c] | 5 | |
| 11 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 1 | 10 | .091 | 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); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:
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); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:
Game log
| 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 6–5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 1–3
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June
: 4–1
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July
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Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rain or Shine | 113 | 103 | |||||||||||
| 8 | GlobalPort | 114 | 97 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Rain or Shine | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Meralco | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | ||||||||||||
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| 6 | San Miguel | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alaska | 89 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Magnolia | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alaska | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| 6 | San Miguel | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | TNT | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | San Miguel | 2 | ||||||||||||
Game log
| 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 7–5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 2–0
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Semifinals: 3–1
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Finals: 2–4
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Governors' Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
| 4 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
| 5 | Blackwater Elite | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | |
| 7 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 4 | |
| 8 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 4 | |
| 9 | TNT KaTropa | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Columbian Dyip | 1 | 10 | .091 | 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); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:
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); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:
Game log
| 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 6–5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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September: 2–3
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October: 4–1
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November: 0–1
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Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals (Top 4 twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 111 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | NLEX | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Magnolia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Magnolia | 103 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Blackwater | 99 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Magnolia | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Phoenix | 74 | 103 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Meralco | 90 | 108* | |||||||||||
| 7 | Meralco | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 96 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | San Miguel | 85 | ||||||||||||
*Game went into overtime.
Game log
| 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 0–1
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Transactions
Trades
Preseason
| October | |||
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| October 27, 2017[4] | To San Miguel 2017 PBA First Round Draft Pick |
To KIA Ronald Tubid Jay-R Reyes Rashawn McCarthy 2019 First Round Draft Pick | |
Commissioner's Cup
| June | |||
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| June 21, 2018[5] | To San Miguel Kelly Nabong |
To GlobalPort Gabby Espinas 2020 second round draft pick | |
Free agency
Addition
| Country | Player | Number | Position | Contract | Date signed | Former Team |
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Billy Mamaril[6] | 2 | Forward/center | N/a | N/a | GlobalPort |
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Chico Lanete[6] | 26 | Guard | N/a | N/a | Phoenix |
Subtraction
| Country | Player | Number | Position | Reason | New Team |
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Michael Mabulac | 28 | Forward | Laguna Heroes (MPBL) | |
Rookie signings
| Country | Player | Number | Position | Contract | Date signed | School/club team |
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Christian Standhardinger[7] | -- | Forward/center | 3 years / 8.55 M | October 29, 2017 | Hawaiʻi |
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Louie Vigil[6] | 18 | Guard/forward | N/a | N/a | UST |
Recruited imports
| Conference | Name | Country | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
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| Commissioner's Cup | Troy Gillenwater |  | 7 | May 9 (vs. Meralco) | May 13 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 0–2 |
| Renaldo Balkman |  | 32 | May 19 (vs. Alaska) | August 8 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 13–8 | |
| Governors' Cup | Arizona Reid | | 32 | September 1 (vs. NLEX) | September 23 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 2–2 |
| Kevin Murphy | | 55 | September 30 (vs. Magnolia) | November 7 (vs. Alaska) | 4–4 |
Awards
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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| Marcio Lassiter | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | March 12, 2018 | [8] |
| June Mar Fajardo | March 19, 2018 | [9] | |
| Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference | April 4, 2018 | [10] | |
| Philippine Cup Finals Most Valuable Player | April 6, 2018 | [11] | |
| Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week | June 5, 2018 | [12] | |
| Commissioner's Cup Best Player of the Conference | August 3, 2018 | [13] | |
| Christian Standhardinger | Governors' Cup Player of the Week | September 5, 2018 | [14] |
| October 30, 2018 | [15] |