2016–17 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season explained

Team:	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Pbayear:	2016–17
Coach:	Tim Cone
1C-Name:	Philippine Cup
1C-Wins:	6
1C-Losses:	5
1C-Place:	7
1C-Playoffs:	Runner-up (lost to San Miguel, 1–4)
2C-Name:	Commissioner's Cup
2C-Wins:	9
2C-Losses:	2
2C-Place:	1
2C-Playoffs:	Semifinalist (lost to TNT, 1–3)
3C-Name:	Governors' Cup
3C-Wins:	8
3C-Losses:	3
3C-Place:	3
3C-Playoffs:	Champions (Defeated Meralco, 4–3)
Owners:	Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Prevseason:	2015–16
Nextseason:	2017–18

The 2016–17 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 38th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2016

October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

See main article: article and 2016 PBA draft.

Regular draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
2	3	Jammer Jamito	F		AMA Online Education Titans	Saint Clare
2	9	Jericho De Guzman	C		Z.C. Mindanao Aguilas	DLS-Benilde

Roster

Chua also serves as Barangay Ginebra's board governor.

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| November 27| TNT| L 103–108| LA Tenorio (27)| Scottie Thompson (8)| Joe Devance (9)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 0–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| December 4| Rain or Shine| W 81–74| Japeth Aguilar (23)| Japeth Aguilar (13)| Scottie Thompson (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 1–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| December 11| GlobalPort| L 84–91| J. Aguilar, Tenorio (23)| Scottie Thompson (10)| LA Tenorio (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 1–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| December 16| Mahindra| W 89–70| Japeth Aguilar (15)| Japeth Aguilar (12)| Devance, Mercado, Thompson (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 2–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| December 18| Alaska| L 86–101| Kevin Ferrer (19)| Cruz, Thompson (7)| J. Aguilar, Mercado, Tenorio (3)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 2–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| December 25| Star| W 86–79| Japeth Aguilar (32)| Scottie Thompson (17)| Scottie Thompson (7)| Philippine Arena
| 3–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| January 8| San Miguel| L 70–72| Japeth Aguilar (17)| Japeth Aguilar (11)| LA Tenorio (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 3–4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8| January 14| Meralco| W 83–72| Joe Devance (19)| Scottie Thompson (16)| Scottie Thompson (7)| University of San Agustin Gym
| 4–4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 9| January 20| Blackwater| W 99–90| Jervy Cruz (16)| Scottie Thompson (15)| Devance, Thompson (7)| Cuneta Astrodome
| 5–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 10| January 22| Phoenix| L 73–79| Caguioa, Tenorio (15)| Joe Devance (9)| four players (2)| PhilSports Arena| 5–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 11| January 29| NLEX| W 90–80| LA Tenorio (30)| J. Aguilar, Tenorio (9)| Scottie Thompson (9)| Cuneta Astrodome| 6–5

Playoffs

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| February 5| Alaska| W 85–81| LA Tenorio (16)| Japeth Aguilar (14)| Mercado, Tenorio (6)| Ynares Center
| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| February 7| Alaska| W 108–97| LA Tenorio (31)| J. Aguilar, Thompson (9)| LA Tenorio (3)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 2–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| February 9| Star| L 74–78| Chris Ellis (12)| Scottie Thompson (10)| LA Tenorio (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| February 11| Star| L 89–91| Kevin Ferrer (25)| Japeth Aguilar (15)| Scottie Thompson (6)| Mall of Asia Arena
| 0–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| February 13| Star| W 73–62| Sol Mercado (16)| Japeth Aguilar (13)| Sol Mercado (6)| Mall of Asia Arena
| 1–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| February 15| Star| W 92–86| Jervy Cruz (21)| Scottie Thompson (14)| LA Tenorio (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 2–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| February 17| Star| L 80–89| Japeth Aguilar (13)| Ferrer, Mercado (5)| Chris Ellis (4)| Mall of Asia Arena
| 2–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| February 19| Star| W 91–67| Sol Mercado (21)| Japeth Aguilar (10)| LA Tenorio (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
18,642| 3–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7| February 21| Star| W 89–76| Sol Mercado (23)| Scottie Thompson (9)| Mercado, Tenorio (5)| Mall of Asia Arena
20,221| 4–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| February 24| San Miguel| L 82–109| Chris Ellis (13)| Devance, Jamito (6)| Scottie Thompson (5)| Mall of Asia Arena
| 0–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| February 26| San Miguel| W 124–118 (OT)| Japeth Aguilar (23)| Scottie Thompson (18)| Mercado, Thompson (8)| Quezon Convention Center
8,000| 1–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| March 1| San Miguel| L 88–99| LA Tenorio (16)| J. Aguilar, Devance, Marcelo (7)| Devance, Tenorio (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
16,773| 1–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| March 3| San Miguel| L 85–94| Joe Devance (22)| Scottie Thompson (10)| Scottie Thompson (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
17,146| 1–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| March 5| San Miguel| L 85–91| Japeth Aguilar (26)| Japeth Aguilar (16)| Joe Devance (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
20,217| 1–4

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| April 1| Phoenix| L 91–94| J. Aguilar, Devance (15)| Japeth Aguilar (8)| Scottie Thompson (7)| University of Southeastern Philippines Gym| 0–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| April 5| GlobalPort| W 113–96| Justin Brownlee (29)| Japeth Aguilar (11)| Justin Brownlee (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| April 9| Star| W 113–98| Justin Brownlee (30)| Justin Brownlee (15)| Devance, Mercado (7)| Mall of Asia Arena| 2–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| April 19| NLEX| W 101–92| Brownlee, Devance (18)| Justin Brownlee (13)| Brownlee, Tenorio, Thompson (7)| Cuneta Astrodome| 3–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| April 23| TNT| W 107–89| Justin Brownlee (34)| Justin Brownlee (15)| Sol Mercado (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 4–1|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| May 7| Alaska| W 103–102| Justin Brownlee (37)| Justin Brownlee (14)| Brownlee, Tenorio, Thompson (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 5–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| May 19| Rain or Shine| L 112–118| Justin Brownlee (38)| Brownlee, Thompson (8)| Scottie Thompson (8)| Cuneta Astrodome| 5–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8| May 21| San Miguel| W 107–99| Justin Brownlee (34)| Justin Brownlee (12)| LA Tenorio (8)| Mall of Asia Arena| 6–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 9| May 26| Blackwater| W 96–82| Justin Brownlee (35)| Justin Brownlee (14)| Sol Mercado (6)| Alonte Sports Arena| 7–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 10| May 28| Meralco| W 90–89| Brownlee, Tenorio (22)| Japeth Aguilar (13)| Joe Devance (6)| Ynares Center| 8–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 11| June 2| Mahindra| W 94–80| Justin Brownlee (22)| Justin Brownlee (10)| Sol Mercado (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 9–2

Playoffs

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | June 6| GlobalPort | W 96–85| Justin Brownlee (39)| Scottie Thompson (12)| LA Tenorio (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1| June 11| TNT| L 94–100| Justin Brownlee (24)| Justin Brownlee (14)| Justin Brownlee (6)| Mall of Asia Arena | 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;" | 2| June 13| TNT| L 103–107| Brownlee, Tenorio (22)| Justin Brownlee (12)| Scottie Thompson (9)| Mall of Asia Arena | 0–2|- style="background:#cfc;" | 3| June 15| TNT| W 125–101| Justin Brownlee (31)| Justin Brownlee (11)| Sol Mercado (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–2|- style="background:#fcc;" | 4| June 17| TNT| L 109–122| Japeth Aguilar (31)| Justin Brownlee (15)| LA Tenorio (10)| Cuneta Astrodome | 1–3

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1| July 23| Meralco | L 78–93| LA Tenorio (16)| Greg Slaughter (14)| Japeth Aguilar (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–1|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2| July 30| GlobalPort | W 124–108| LA Tenorio (29)| Justin Brownlee (12)| Scottie Thompson (9)| Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;" | 3| August 2| Kia | W 120–99| Justin Brownlee (28)| Justin Brownlee (10)| Scottie Thompson (10)| Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–1|- style="background:#cfc;" | 4| August 5| NLEX | W 110–97| Joe Devance (23)| Justin Brownlee (13)| Scottie Thompson (11)| Calasiao Sports Complex | 3–1|- style="background:#cfc;" | 5| August 26| Alaska| W 94–80| Justin Brownlee (22)| Greg Slaughter (13)| Scottie Thompson (10)| Hoops Dome | 4–1|- style="background:#cfc;" | 6| August 30| Phoenix | W 105–92| Justin Brownlee (24)| Justin Brownlee (17)| Sol Mercado (6)| Mall of Asia Arena | 5–1|- style="background:#cfc;" | 7| September 3| Star | W 105–101 (OT)| Justin Brownlee (33)| Joe Devance (11)| Joe Devance (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum | 6–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8| September 8| Blackwater| W 98–81| Greg Slaughter (22)| Justin Brownlee (13)| Scottie Thompson (7)| Mall of Asia Arena| 7–1|- style="background:#fcc;" | 9| September 10| San Miguel| L 103–107| Japeth Aguilar (18)| Justin Brownlee (12)| Justin Brownlee (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum | 7–2|- style="background:#cfc;" | 10| September 16| Rain or Shine| W 89–82| Justin Brownlee (28)| Greg Slaughter (13)| Mercado, Thompson (5)| Mall of Asia Arena | 8–2|- style="background:#fcc;" | 11| September 23| TNT| L 92–121| Justin Brownlee (28)| Justin Brownlee (14)| Brownlee, Tenorio (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum | 8–3

Playoffs

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| September 27| San Miguel| W 104–84| Justin Brownlee (37)| Scottie Thompson (13)| LA Tenorio (10)| Mall of Asia Arena| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 2| TNT| W 121–94| Justin Brownlee (21)| Brownlee, Mariano (8)| LA Tenorio (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| October 4| TNT| L 96–103| Justin Brownlee (25)| Justin Brownlee (10)| LA Tenorio (6)| Batangas City Coliseum| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| October 6| TNT| W 106–103| Joe Devance (20)| Justin Brownlee (13)| LA Tenorio (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| October 8| TNT| W 115–105| Justin Brownlee (46)| Justin Brownlee (10)| LA Tenorio (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 13| Meralco| W 102–87| Justin Brownlee (32)| Justin Brownlee (19)| Sol Mercado (8)| Quezon Convention Center| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| October 15| Meralco| W 86–76| Justin Brownlee (19)| Justin Brownlee (13)| Justin Brownlee (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
16,159| 2–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| October 18| Meralco| L 81–94| Justin Brownlee (15)| Justin Brownlee (11)| J. Aguilar, Devance (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| October 20| Meralco| L 83–85| Justin Brownlee (34)| Justin Brownlee (14)| Justin Brownlee (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
16,164| 2–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| October 22| Meralco| W 85–74| Justin Brownlee (20)| Greg Slaughter (16)| Justin Brownlee (5)| Philippine Arena
36,445| 3–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| October 25| Meralco| L 91–98| Justin Brownlee (23)| Justin Brownlee (9)| Brownlee, Thompson (4)| Philippine Arena
53,642| 3–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7| October 27| Meralco| W 101–96| LA Tenorio (26)| Scottie Thompson (9)| J. Aguilar, Brownlee (5)| Philippine Arena
54,086| 4–3

Transactions

Trades

Governor's Cup

Rookie signings

Player	Number	Position	Date signed	Years	Amount	School/club team
Kevin Ferrer^[2]	14	Forward		3 Years	8.5 M	UST
Jericho De Guzman	15	Center				St. Benilde
Jammer Jamito	18	Forward				St. Claire

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
			32	April 1 (vs. Phoenix)	June 17 (vs. TNT)	11–5
			32	July 23 (vs. Meralco)	October 27 (vs. Meralco)	16–7

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
LA Tenorio	Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week	April 10, 2017	^[3]
		April 24, 2017	^[4]
		May 30, 2017	^[5]
	Governors' Cup Player of the Week	July 31, 2017	^[6]
Joe Devance	Governors' Cup Player of the Week	August 8, 2017	^[7]
Greg Slaughter	Governors' Cup Best Player of the Conference	October 15, 2017	^[8]
Honors
Japeth Aguilar	All-Defensive Team	October 20, 2017	align=center rowspan=4	^[9]
Japeth Aguilar	First Mythical Team
LA Tenorio	Second Mythical Team
Joe Devance	Second Mythical Team

Notes and References

http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/paolo-taha-to-ginebra-bonifacio-villamor-trade-mahindra paolo taha to ginebra bonifacio villamor trade mahindra
Web site: Rookie Kevin Ferrer signs three-year deal with Ginebra worth P8.5 million. spin.ph. Gerry Ramos. November 14, 2016. November 22, 2016.
Web site: All-around effort earns Tenorio Player of the Week honors . April 10, 2017 . pba.ph . April 10, 2017.
Web site: Another stellar performance earns Tenorio second Player of the Week citation . April 24, 2017 . pba.ph . April 24, 2017.
Web site: Tenorio named Player of the Week for third time . May 30, 2017 . pba.ph . May 30, 2017.
Web site: Tenorio beats elite field for Player of the Week citation . July 31, 2017 . pba.ph . July 31, 2017.
Web site: Devance named Player of the Week . August 8, 2017 . pba.ph . August 10, 2017.
Web site: Slaughter named Best Player of the Conference, Durham claims Best Import award . October 15, 2017 . PBA.ph . October 23, 2017.
Web site: Fajardo, Pogoy big winners at The Leos . October 20, 2017 . PBA.ph . October 23, 2017.