2019 San Miguel Beermen season
Basketball team season
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The 2019 San Miguel Beermen season was the 44th 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)
Record7–4
(63.6%)
(63.6%)
Place5th
| 2019 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 | 7–4 (63.6%) |
| Place | 5th |
| Playoff finish | Champions (Defeated Magnolia, 4–3) |
| Commissioner's Cup results | |
| Record | 5–6 (45.5%) |
| Place | 7th |
| Playoff finish | Champions (Defeated TNT, 4–2) |
| Governors' Cup results | |
| Record | 6–5 (54.5%) |
| Place | 5th |
| Playoff finish | Quarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra with twice-to-win disadvantage) |
| San Miguel Beermen seasons | |
Key dates
2018
- December 16: The 2018 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
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| 3 | 31 | Ryan Monteclaro | G | Boracay Rum | Adamson |
Roster
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Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636[a] | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT KaTropa | 7 | 4 | .636[a] | 2 | |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636[a] | 2 | |
| 6 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | |
| 7 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 7 | .364[b] | 5 | |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 7 | .364[b] | 5 | |
| 10 | Columbian Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364[b] | 5 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 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[1]
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[1]
Notes:
Game log
Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Phoenix | 91 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Alaska | 76 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Phoenix | 1 | |||||||||||
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| 5 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | TNT | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | San Miguel | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Magnolia | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 91 | |||||||||||
| 7 | NorthPort | 85 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 3 | |||||||||||
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| 6 | Magnolia | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Magnolia | 2 | |||||||||||
Game log
| 2019 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 11–5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 2–1
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Semifinals: 4–1
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Finals: 4–3
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Commissioner's Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | TNT KaTropa | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1 | |
| 3 | Blackwater Elite | 7 | 4 | .636[a] | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636[a] | 3 | |
| 5 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 5 | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 5 | |
| 7 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 7 | .364[c] | 6 | |
| 9 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 7 | .364[c] | 6 | |
| 10 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364[c] | 6 | |
| 11 | Columbian Dyip | 3 | 8 | .273[d] | 7 | |
| 12 | NLEX Road Warriors | 3 | 8 | .273[d] | 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[1]
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[1]
Notes:
Game log
| 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 5–6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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June: 2–5
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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 | TNT | 72 | 104 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Alaska | 108 | 93 | |||||||||||
| 1 | TNT | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Magnolia | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | TNT | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| 7 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | NorthPort | 84 | 88 | |||||||||||
| 7 | San Miguel | 98 | 90 | |||||||||||
| 7 | San Miguel | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| 6 | Rain or Shine | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Blackwater | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Rain or Shine | 2 | ||||||||||||
Game log
| 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 9–3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 2–0
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Semifinals: 3–1
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Finals: 4–2
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Governors' Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | NLEX Road Warriors | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | |
| 3 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | |
| 7 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
| 8 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
| 9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 7 | .364[d] | 4 | |
| 10 | Columbian Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364[d] | 4 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 6 |
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[1]>
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[1]>
Notes:
Bracket
| Quarterfinals (Top 4 twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | NLEX | 90 | 123 | |||||||||||
| 8 | NorthPort | 115 | 126*** | |||||||||||
| 8 | NorthPort | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 100 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | San Miguel | 97 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Meralco | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Meralco | 94 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Alaska | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Meralco | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | TNT | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | TNT | 98 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Magnolia | 97 | ||||||||||||
***Game went into triple overtime
Transactions
Trades
Preseason
| December | |||
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| December 19, 2018[2][3] | To San Miguel Terrence Romeo |
To TNT Brian Heruela David Semerad 2021 first round pick | |
| To San Miguel Paul Zamar |
To Blackwater Elite 2021 & 2022 second round picks | ||
| To San Miguel Ronald Tubid |
To Columbian Dyip Keith Agovida | ||
Awards
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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| June Mar Fajardo | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | March 11, 2019 | [4] |