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The 2024–25 Converge FiberXers season was the 3rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

HeadcoachFranco Atienza (interim)
General managerJacob Lao
Dennis Pineda (assistant)
OwnerConverge ICT Solutions, Inc.
Record6–4
(60%)
Quick facts Converge FiberXers season, Head coach ...
2024–25 Converge FiberXers season
Head coachFranco Atienza (interim)
General managerJacob Lao
Dennis Pineda (assistant)
OwnerConverge ICT Solutions, Inc.
Governors' Cup results
Record6–4
(60%)
Place3rd in group A
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel, 2–3)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record8–4
(66.7%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Rain or Shine, 1–2)
Philippine Cup results
Record7–4
(63.6%)
Place5th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Converge FiberXers seasons
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Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: PBA season 49 draft
More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
11Justine BaltazarC/F PhilippinesDe La Salle
219Paolo JavillonarC/F PhilippinesLetran
221Ben PhillipsF USADe La Salle
224Jason CredoF PhilippinesAteneo
325Ronan SantosC PhilippinesArellano
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2024–25 Converge FiberXers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
F 0 Thailand Inand Fornilos 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Ateneo
F 1 Philippines Jackson Corpuz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–02–08 Philippine Christian
G/F 4 Philippines Rey Suerte 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1994–10–04 UE
G/F 8 United States Schonny Winston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998–07–22 De La Salle
F/C 9 Philippines Paolo Javillonar (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 2000–05–13 Letran
G 11 Philippines MJ Garcia (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1998–11–25 SPCF
G 12 United States Alec Stockton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998–06–24 Far Eastern
C 15 Philippines Justin Arana 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1999–03–21 Arellano
F 16 Philippines Kevin Racal (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–05–16 Letran
F/C 18 Philippines Jeo Ambohot 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–18 Letran
F/C 19 Philippines Justine Baltazar (R) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1997–02–19 De La Salle
F 21 United States Kamron Vigan-Fleming (FA) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1998–12–23 Bethesda
G 23 Philippines JL delos Santos 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1999–09–12 José Rizal
C 24 Philippines Ronan Santos (R) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 1997–03–24 Arellano
F 26 Philippines Bryan Santos 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1997–05–26 UST
F 27 Philippines King Caralipio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1997–12–04 Letran
F 29 Philippines Jhan Nermal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1993–05–19 STI WNU
G – Philippines Gelo Alolino 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994–01–04 National-U
F/C – New Zealand Patrick Maagdenberg Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1997–04–25 Ateneo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines Jacob Lao


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 Injured

Roster

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Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Group A Standings

More information Pos, W ...
Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT Tropang Giga 8 2 .800 — Quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 7 3 .700 1
3 Converge FiberXers 6 4 .600 2
4 Magnolia Chicken
Timplados Hotshots		 5 5 .500 3
5 NorthPort Batang Pier 3 7 .300 5
6 Terrafirma Dyip 1 9 .100 7
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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[2]

Game log

More information 2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 6–4, Game ...
2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 6–4
August: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 August 21 Terrafirma W 127–95 Scotty Hopson (46) Scotty Hopson (8) JL delos Santos (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 August 23 Magnolia L 93–105 Scotty Hopson (26) Scotty Hopson (8) Hopson, Stockton (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 August 27 TNT W 96–95 Scotty Hopson (32) Hopson, Stockton (10) Arana, Hopson (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 August 29 NorthPort L 109–135 Scotty Hopson (24) Scotty Hopson (10) Scotty Hopson (7) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–2
September: 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5 September 4 Meralco L 88–116 Scotty Hopson (33) Bryan Santos (8) Hopson, Santos (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3
6 September 8 TNT L 91–98 Justin Arana (16) Schonny Winston (13) Scotty Hopson (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–4
7 September 11 NorthPort W 107–99 Alec Stockton (21) Scotty Hopson (14) Scotty Hopson (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–4
8 September 14 Terrafirma W 100–99 Schonny Winston (19) Scotty Hopson (9) JL delos Santos (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 4–4
9 September 18 Meralco W 105–97 Jalen Jones (32) Alec Stockton (11) Alec Stockton (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5–4
10 September 23 Magnolia W 89–82 Jalen Jones (27) Arana, Jones (12) Jalen Jones (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 6–4
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Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(Best-of-5)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
A1TNT3
B4NLEX1
A1TNT4
B1Rain or Shine1
B1Rain or Shine3
A4Magnolia2
A1TNT4
B3Barangay Ginebra2
B2San Miguel3
A3Converge2
B2San Miguel2
B3Barangay Ginebra4
A2Meralco0
B3Barangay Ginebra3
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Game log

More information 2024 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 2–3, Game ...
2024 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 2–3
Quarterfinals: 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 September 26 San Miguel L 95–102 Jalen Jones (22) Jalen Jones (12) Jalen Jones (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–1
2 September 28 San Miguel L 100–107 Jalen Jones (36) Jalen Jones (12) Alex Cabagnot (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
3 September 30 San Miguel W 114–112 Justin Arana (23) Jalen Jones (14) Alec Stockton (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–2
4 October 4 San Miguel W 114–100 Schonny Winston (26) Justin Arana (8) Alec Stockton (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–2
5 October 6 San Miguel L 105–109 Jalen Jones (29) Jalen Jones (17) Schonny Winston (10) Ynares Center 2–3
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Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

More information Pos, W ...
Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NorthPort Batang Pier 9 3 .750 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 TNT Tropang Giga 8 4 .667[a] 1
3 Converge FiberXers 8 4 .667[a] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 4 .667[a] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 5 .583[b] 2
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 5 .583[b] 2
7 Eastern (G) 7 5 .583[b] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 6 6 .500[c] 3
9 NLEX Road Warriors 6 6 .500[c] 3
10 San Miguel Beermen 5 7 .417 4
11 Blackwater Bossing 3 9 .250[d] 6
12 Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 9 .250[d] 6
13 Terrafirma Dyip 1 11 .083 8
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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]
(G) Guests
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.04, Converge 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 0.94
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.08, Rain or Shine 1.04, Eastern 0.88
  3. [c]
    Eighth seed playoff: Magnolia 112–81 NLEX
  4. [d]
    Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

More information 2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 8–4, Game ...
2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 8–4
November: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 27, 2024 Terrafirma W 116–87 Cheick Diallo (25) Cheick Diallo (16) Heading, Winston (6) PhilSports Arena 1–0
2 November 29, 2024 Eastern L 106–117 Cheick Diallo (43) Cheick Diallo (9) Alec Stockton (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–1
December: 5–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
3 December 1, 2024 Magnolia W 93–91 Justin Arana (24) Cheick Diallo (16) Alec Stockton (10) Ynares Center 2–1
4 December 12, 2024 NorthPort L 101–108 Jordan Heading (30) Cheick Diallo (9) Jordan Heading (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–2
5 December 17, 2024 NLEX W 102–91 Cheick Diallo (37) Cheick Diallo (18) Jordan Heading (11) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–2
6 December 19, 2024 Phoenix W 116–105 Diallo, Heading (21) Cheick Diallo (16) Jordan Heading (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 4–2
7 December 21, 2024 Barangay Ginebra W 98–91 Alec Stockton (22) Cheick Diallo (18) Alec Stockton (8) Batangas City Sports Center 5–2
8 December 25, 2024 Meralco W 110–94 Jordan Heading (30) Cheick Diallo (19) Jordan Heading (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum
12,198		 6–2
January: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
9 January 11, 2025 TNT L 96–98 Cheick Diallo (37) Cheick Diallo (15) Alec Stockton (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 6–3
10 January 14, 2025 Rain or Shine W 103–96 Alec Stockton (21) Cheick Diallo (13) Alec Stockton (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 7–3
11 January 19, 2025 Blackwater W 127–109 Jordan Heading (22) Cheick Diallo (18) Alec Stockton (7) Ynares Center 8–3
12 January 24, 2025 San Miguel L 113–116 Cheick Diallo (28) Justine Baltazar (12) Alec Stockton (10) Ynares Center 8–4
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Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1NorthPort113
8Magnolia110
1NorthPort1
(Best-of-3)
4Barangay Ginebra4
4Barangay Ginebra2
5Meralco1
4Barangay Ginebra3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2TNT4
2TNT109
7Eastern93
2TNT4
(Best-of-3)
6Rain or Shine1
3Converge1
6Rain or Shine2
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Game log

More information 2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–2, Game ...
2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–2
Quarterfinals: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 February 5, 2025 Rain or Shine W 130–118 Cheick Diallo (35) Cheick Diallo (17) Alec Stockton (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 February 7, 2025 Rain or Shine L 104–114 Jordan Heading (29) Cheick Diallo (15) Heading, Winston (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–1
3 February 9, 2025 Rain or Shine L 103–112 Alec Stockton (26) Cheick Diallo (13) Alec Stockton (6) Ynares Center 1–2
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Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

More information Pos, W ...
Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 NLEX Road Warriors 8 3 .727[a] —
3 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 8 3 .727[a] —
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] —
5 Converge FiberXers 7 4 .636 1 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 TNT Tropang 5G 6 5 .545[b] 2
7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[b] 2
8 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[b] 2
9 Phoenix Fuel Masters 4 7 .364 4
10 Blackwater Bossing 2 9 .182[c] 6
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 2 9 .182[c] 6
12 Terrafirma Dyip 1 10 .091 7
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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:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.06, NLEX 1.01, Magnolia 0.97, Barangay Ginebra 0.96
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.13, Rain or Shine 1.02, Meralco 0.87
  3. [c]
    Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NorthPort

Game log

More information 2025 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 7–4, Game ...
2025 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 7–4
April: 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 April 4 Meralco L 89–91 Justin Arana (23) Justine Baltazar (10) JL delos Santos (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–1
2 April 6 Phoenix W 92–83 Alec Stockton (18) Justine Baltazar (16) Justine Baltazar (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–1
3 April 9 Magnolia L 71–83 Arana, Winston (14) Justin Arana (14) Arana, Winston (3) Rizal Memorial Coliseum 1–2
4 April 13 Blackwater W 111–80 Justin Arana (19) Justin Arana (11) JL delos Santos (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–2
5 April 27 TNT W 100–94 Justin Arana (22) Justine Baltazar (12) Justin Arana (5) Ynares Center 3–2
6 April 30 Rain or Shine W 107–97 Stockton, Winston (24) Justine Baltazar (22) Justin Arana (6) PhilSports Arena 4–2
May: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 May 10 Barangay Ginebra L 66–85 Justine Baltazar (13) Justin Arana (11) Alec Stockton (4) Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center 4–3
8 May 16 NorthPort W 111–92 Alec Stockton (33) Justin Arana (14) MJ Garcia (6) PhilSports Arena 5–3
9 May 23 NLEX L 83–88 Justine Baltazar (21) Justin Arana (12) JL delos Santos (4) PhilSports Arena 5–4
10 May 28 Terrafirma W 117–103 King Caralipio (18) Justin Arana (13) Baltazar, Stockton (5) PhilSports Arena 6–4
June: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11 June 11 San Miguel W 100–97 Schonny Winston (25) Justine Baltazar (12) Alec Stockton (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 7–4
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Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(Top 4 twice-to-beat)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
1San Miguel108
8Meralco97
1San Miguel4
4Barangay Ginebra3
4Barangay Ginebra88
5Converge80
1San Miguel4
6TNT2
2NLEX8992
7Rain or Shine92103
7Rain or Shine2
6TNT4
3Magnolia8879
6TNT8980
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Game log

More information 2025 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1, Game ...
2025 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 June 20 Barangay Ginebra L 80–88 Justin Arana (15) Justine Baltazar (8) Baltazar, delos Santos, Garcia, Winston (3) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–1
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Transactions

Free agency

Signings

More information Player, Date signed ...
Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team Ref.
Alex Cabagnot August 5, 2024 Not disclosed Not disclosed Taiwan Mustangs (The Asian Tournament) [4]
Jordan Heading November 18, 2024 ₱200,000 per month 2 years West Adelaide Bearcats (NBL1 Central) [5]
MJ Garcia January 18, 2025 Not disclosed Not disclosed Pampanga Giant Lanterns (MPBL) [6]
Jackson Corpuz March 14, 2025 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots [7]
Jhan Nermal April 2, 2025 NLEX Road Warriors [8]
Kevin Racal May 5, 2025 1 year Re-signed [9]
Gelo Alolino June 16, 2025 1 conference Terrafirma Dyip [10]
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Subtractions

More information Player, Number ...
Player Number Position Reason New team Ref.
Alex Cabagnot 5 Point guard Retiring / Moving to MPBL Basilan Viva Portmasters (MPBL) [11][12]
Mike Nieto 17, 7 Small forward Free agent TNT Tropang 5G [13]
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Trades

Mid-season

More information November, February ...
November
November 12, 2024[14] To Converge
Jordan Heading		 To Terrafirma
Aljun Melecio
Keith Zaldivar
2025 Converge first-round pick
February
February 18, 2025[15] To Converge
Rey Suerte		 To Blackwater
BJ Andrade
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Philippine Cup

More information June ...
June
June 2, 2025[16] To Converge
Mikey Williams		 To TNT
Jordan Heading
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Recruited imports

More information Tournament, Name ...
TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecordRef.
Governors' CupScotty HopsonAugust 21, 2024 (vs. Terrafirma)September 14, 2024 (vs. Terrafirma)4–4[17]
Jalen JonesSeptember 18, 2024 (vs. Meralco)October 6, 2024 (vs. San Miguel)4–3[18]
Commissioner's CupCheick DialloNovember 27, 2024 (vs. Terrafirma)February 9, 2025 (vs. Rain or Shine)9–6[19]
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Awards

More information Recipient, Honors ...
Recipient Honors Date awarded Reference
Justin Arana 2024–25 PBA Mythical Second Team October 5, 2025 [20]
Justine Baltazar 2024–25 PBA All-Rookie Team October 13, 2025 [21]
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