2013–14 San Miguel Beermen season

2013–14 San Miguel Beermen season
2013–14 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coach	Gee Abanilla ; (Philippine Cup) ; Biboy Ravanes ; (Commissioner's and Governors' Cup)
Owner(s)	San Miguel Brewery, Inc. ; (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	10–4 ; (71.4%)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Semifinalist ; (def. by Rain or Shine, 1–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	7–2 ; (77.8%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist ; (def. by Air21 in two games)
Governors' Cup results
Record	5–4 ; (55.6%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist ; (def. by San Mig Super Coffee in one game)
San Miguel Beermen seasons
	← 2012–13 2014–15 →

The 2013–14 San Miguel Beermen season was the 39th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as the Petron Blaze Boosters for the duration of the Philippine Cup.

Key dates[edit]

November 3: The 2013 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
January 13: San Miguel Corporation president Ramon S. Ang announced that the team will revert to its iconic name "San Miguel Beermen" starting the 2014 PBA Commissioner's Cup.^[1]

Draft picks[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
3	5	Sam Marata	G	Philippines		UP Diliman
4	4	Nate Matute	G	Philippines		JRU

Rosters[edit]

San Miguel Beermen roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
F	1	Maierhofer, Rico	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1985-11-04	De La Salle
SF	3	Lutz, Chris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1985-02-11	Marshall
PG	6	Ross, Chris (C)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1985-03-08	Marshall
PG	7	Mercado, Solomon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1984-05-06	Biola
G	12	Hubalde, Paolo	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1981-01-24	UE
SF	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 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1989-11-17	Cebu
F/C	18	Kramer, Doug	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1983-07-10	Ateneo
PG	26	Lanete, Chico	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1979-08-01	Lyceum
SF	29	Santos, Arwind	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1981-06-10	Far Eastern
F/C	41	Chua, Justin (R)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	1989-07-13	Ateneo
SG	71	Tubid, Ronald	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1981-10-15	UE

Head coach

Biboy Ravanes (Cebu)

Assistant coach(es)

John Todd Purves (consultant)
Dayong Mendoza
Riel Banaria
Boyzie Zamar
Peter Martin

Team manager

Gee Abanilla (De La Salle)

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

Roster

Philippine Cup[edit]

Eliminations[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	11	3	.786^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	11	3	.786^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Petron Blaze Boosters	10	4	.714	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	8	6	.571	3
5	San Mig Super Coffee Mixers	7	7	.500	4
6	Barako Bull Energy	5	9	.357^[b]	6
7	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	9	.357^[b]	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	5	9	.357^[b]	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Meralco Bolts	5	9	.357^[b]	6
10	Air21 Express	3	11	.214	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Rain or Shine
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.06, GlobalPort 1.01, Alaska 0.99, Meralco 0.95; eighth seed playoff: Alaska 94–91 Meralco

Game log[edit]

Playoffs[edit]

Bracket[edit]


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-7)			Finals (Best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	Barangay Ginebra	97	108

8	Alaska	104	95
				1	Barangay Ginebra	3
(Best-of-3)
				5	San Mig Coffee	4
4	Talk 'N Text		1

5	San Mig Coffee		2
							5	San Mig Coffee	4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							2	Rain or Shine	2
2	Rain or Shine		106

7	GlobalPort		96
				2	Rain or Shine	4
(Best-of-3)
				3	Petron Blaze	1
3	Petron Blaze		2

6	Barako Bull		0

Commissioner's Cup[edit]

Eliminations[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	9	0	1.000	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	7	2	.778	2	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Alaska Aces	6	3	.667	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	4	.556^[a]	4
5	Meralco Bolts	5	4	.556^[a]	4
6	San Mig Super Coffee Mixers	4	5	.444	5
7	Air21 Express	3	6	.333^[b]	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	3	6	.333^[b]	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Barako Bull Energy	2	7	.222	7
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	1	8	.111	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Meralco
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Air21 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

Game log[edit]

Playoffs[edit]

Bracket[edit]


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-5)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	Talk 'N Text		97

8	Barangay Ginebra		84
				1	Talk 'N Text	3
(Best-of-3)
				4	Rain or Shine	0
4	Rain or Shine		2

5	Meralco		1
							1	Talk 'N Text	1
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							6	San Mig Coffee	3
2	San Miguel	79	95

7	Air21	92	101**
				7	Air21	2
(Best-of-3)
				6	San Mig Coffee	3
3	Alaska		1

6	San Mig Coffee		2

**double overtime

Governors' Cup[edit]

Eliminations[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	7	2	.778	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	3	.667	1
3	Alaska Aces	5	4	.556^[a]	2
4	San Mig Super Coffee Mixers	5	4	.556^[a]	2
5	Petron Blaze Boosters	5	4	.556^[a]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	5	4	.556^[a]	2
7	Air21 Express	5	4	.556^[a]	2
8	Barako Bull Energy	3	6	.333^[b]	4
9	Meralco Bolts	3	6	.333^[b]	4
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	1	8	.111	6

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.08, San Mig 1.02, San Miguel 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.97, Air21 0.94
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 95–94 Meralco

Bracket[edit]


Quarterfinals			Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-5)

(#1 twice to beat)

1	Talk 'N Text	99

8	Barako Bull	84
			1	Talk 'N Text	2
(#4 twice to beat)
			4	San Mig Coffee	3
4	San Mig Coffee	97

5	San Miguel	90
						4	San Mig Coffee	3
(#2 twice to beat)
						2	Rain or Shine	2
2	Rain or Shine	111

7	Air21	90
			2	Rain or Shine	3
(#3 twice to beat)
			3	Alaska	2
3	Alaska	92

6	Barangay Ginebra	81

Game log[edit]

Transactions[edit]

Trades[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

October 30, 2013^[2]

To Petron Blaze

Chris Ross

To GlobalPort

Dennis Miranda

November 4, 2013

To Petron Blaze

Yousef Taha

To GlobalPort

future draft pick

To Barako Bull

Magi Sison

Mark Isip

Recruited imports[edit]

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Josh Boone	March 7 (vs. Meralco)	March 9 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	2–0
Commissioner's Cup	Kevin Jones	March 14 (vs. Talk 'N Text)	April 25 (vs. Air21)	5–4
Governors' Cup	Reggie Williams	May 18 (vs. Alaska)	June 17 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee)	5–5

References[edit]

^ Petron to go back to being San Miguel Beermen for Commissioner’s Cup, InterAksyon.com, January 13, 2014
^ PBA Trade: Chris Ross dealt to Petron, Denok Miranda goes to GlobalPort, Snow Badua, Solar Sports Desk, October 30, 2013

[table_hth_BGSM0.82539647995746-2] Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Rain or Shine

[table_hth_BAR0.82539647995746-3] Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.06, GlobalPort 1.01, Alaska 0.99, Meralco 0.95; eighth seed playoff: Alaska 94–91 Meralco

[table_hth_MER0.30009811758068-4] Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Meralco

[table_hth_A210.30009811758068-5] Head-to-head record: Air21 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

[table_hth_A210.11681352048964-6] Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.08, San Mig 1.02, San Miguel 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.97, Air21 0.94

[table_hth_BAR0.11681352048964-7] Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 95–94 Meralco

[1] Petron to go back to being San Miguel Beermen for Commissioner’s Cup, InterAksyon.com, January 13, 2014

[8] PBA Trade: Chris Ross dealt to Petron, Denok Miranda goes to GlobalPort, Snow Badua, Solar Sports Desk, October 30, 2013

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