2020 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season

2020 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season
Head coachTim Cone
Owner(s)Ginebra San Miguel, Inc.
(a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record8–3
(72.7%)
Place1st
Playoff finishChampions (Defeated TNT, 4–1)
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel seasons
← 2019
2021  →

The 2020 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 41st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates[edit]

  • December 8: The 2019 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
  • March 11: The PBA postponed the season due to the threat of the coronavirus.[1]

Draft picks[edit]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Team
1 10 Arvin Tolentino PF  Philippines FEU
2 13 Jerrick Balanza SG  Philippines Letran
2 22 Kent Salado SG  Philippines Arellano
3 33 Fran Asuncion PG  Philippines AMA

Roster[edit]

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G/F 2 United States Dillinger, Jared 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–01–06 Hawaiʻi
G 3 Philippines Salado, Kent (R) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1994–11–10 Arellano
G 5 Philippines Tenorio, LA 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 1984–07–09 Ateneo
G 6 Philippines Thompson, Scottie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–12 UPHSD
F 10 Philippines Tolentino, Arvin (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1995–11–05 Far Eastern
G 11 United States Pringle, Stanley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987–03–05 Penn State
F/C 12 Philippines Caperal, Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–06–12 Arellano
G/F 16 Philippines Chan, Jeff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–02–11 Far Eastern
F 18 Philippines dela Cruz, Arthur 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–05–09 San Beda
F 23 Philippines Aguilar, Raymond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–07–27 National-U
F/C 25 Philippines Aguilar, Japeth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987–01–25 Western Kentucky
F 31 Philippines Mariano, Aljon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992–08–03 UST
F 38 United States Devance, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982–02–19 UTEP
G 47 Philippines Caguioa, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1979–11–19 Glendale CC (CA)
G 70 Philippines Balanza, Jerrick (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996–09–06 Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines Alfrancis Chua[a]
  • Philippines Raymond Rodriguez (assistant)



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured Injured

Roster


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

Philippine Cup[edit]

Eliminations[edit]

Standings[edit]

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

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 8–3
October: 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 11 NLEX W 102–92 Aljon Mariano (20) Scottie Thompson (11) Pringle, Thompson (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–0
2 October 15 Blackwater W 103–99 Prince Caperal (24) Aljon Mariano (11) Scottie Thompson (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–0
3 October 18 Meralco W 105–91 Japeth Aguilar (20) Stanley Pringle (7) Dillinger, Thompson (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–0
4 October 21 Phoenix Super LPG W 86–71 Stanley Pringle (20) Prince Caperal (10) Scottie Thompson (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–0
5 October 25 Magnolia L 92–102 Stanley Pringle (24) Scottie Thompson (14) Scottie Thompson (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–1
6 October 27 Rain or Shine L 82–85 (OT) Scottie Thompson (21) Japeth Aguilar (12) Stanley Pringle (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–2
November : 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
7 November 3 Alaska W 87–81 Stanley Pringle (31) Scottie Thompson (10) Tenorio, Thompson (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 5–2
8 November 4 NorthPort W 112–100 Stanley Pringle (17) Aguilar, Pringle (8) Scottie Thompson (8) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 6–2
9 November 6 TNT W 85–79 Stanley Pringle (28) Stanley Pringle (12) LA Tenorio (9) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 7–2
10 November 8 San Miguel L 66–81 Japeth Aguilar (13) Aljon Mariano (12) Scottie Thompson (10) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 7–3
11 November 9 Terrafirma W 102–80 Japeth Aguilar (21) Mariano, Thompson (11) Scottie Thompson (9) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 8–3

Playoffs[edit]

Bracket[edit]

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra81
8Rain or Shine73
1Barangay Ginebra3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
5Meralco2
4San Miguel7168
5Meralco7890
1Barangay Ginebra4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3TNT1
2Phoenix Super LPG89
7Magnolia88
2Phoenix Super LPG2
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3TNT3
3TNT104
6Alaska83

Game log[edit]

2020 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 8–3
Quarterfinals: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 November 13 Rain or Shine W 81–73 Japeth Aguilar (23) Japeth Aguilar (11) LA Tenorio (8) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–0
Semifinals : 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 November 18 Meralco W 96–79 Stanley Pringle (19) Scottie Thompson (9) Scottie Thompson (8) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–0
2 November 20 Meralco L 77–95 Japeth Aguilar (17) Scottie Thompson (9) Scottie Thompson (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–1
3 November 22 Meralco W 91–84 Stanley Pringle (24) Japeth Aguilar (13) Stanley Pringle (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–1
4 November 25 Meralco L 80–83 Stanley Pringle (18) Japeth Aguilar (12) Stanley Pringle (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–2
5 November 27 Meralco W 83–80 Stanley Pringle (22) Scottie Thompson (12) Scottie Thompson (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–2
Finals: 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 November 29 TNT W 100–94 (OT) Japeth Aguilar (25) Japeth Aguilar (16) LA Tenorio (10) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–0
2 December 2 TNT W 92–90 Stanley Pringle (34) Mariano, Thompson (9) Stanley Pringle (8) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–0
3 December 4 TNT L 67–88 LA Tenorio (19) Japeth Aguilar (9) LA Tenorio (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–1
4 December 6 TNT W 98–88 Aguilar, Tenorio (22) Prince Caperal (12) Scottie Thompson (9) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–1
5 December 9 TNT W 82–78 Japeth Aguilar (32) Japeth Aguilar (9) Pringle, Tenorio (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–1

Transactions[edit]

Free agents[edit]

Rookie signings[edit]

Player Signed PBA D-League team
Arvin Tolentino Undisclosed Wang's Basketball Couriers
Jerrick Balanza Undisclosed Petron
Kent Salado Undisclosed Go for Gold

Awards[edit]

Recipient Award Date awarded
Arvin Tolentino Philippine Cup Rookie of the Week November 24, 2020[3]
LA Tenorio Philippine Cup Finals Most Valuable Player December 9, 2020[4]
Stanley Pringle Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference January 17, 2021[5]
Honors
Stanley Pringle Elite Five January 17, 2021[5]
Japeth Aguilar
Prince Caperal Most Improved Player
Scottie Thompson Sportsmanship Award
Arvin Tolentino All-Rookie Team February 25, 2021[6]
Tim Cone Outstanding Coach of the Bubble March 5, 2021[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "PBA postpones season due to coronavirus outbreak". rappler.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "Abueva steps up big time for Phoenix Super LPG". PBA.ph. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "Ginebra reigns as bubble king, ends long drought in all-Filipino tourney". PBA.ph. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Pringle bags top individual award; Black takes rookie honors". PBA.ph. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "Perez is scoring champ anew, Black leads All-Rookie team". PBA.ph. February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "Cone wins Outstanding Coach of the Bubble award". PBA.ph. March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.