2017–18 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season explained

Team:	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Pbayear:	2017–18
Coach:	Tim Cone
1C-Name:	Philippine Cup
1C-Wins:	6
1C-Losses:	5
1C-Place:	4
1C-Playoffs:	Semifinalist (lost to San Miguel, 1–4)
2C-Name:	Commissioner's Cup
2C-Wins:	6
2C-Losses:	5
2C-Place:	5
2C-Playoffs:	Champions (Defeated San Miguel, 4–2)
3C-Name:	Governors' Cup
3C-Wins:	9
3C-Losses:	2
3C-Place:	1
3C-Playoffs:	Semifinalist (lost to Magnolia, 1–3)
Owners:	Ginebra San Miguel, Inc.
Prevseason:	2016–17
Nextseason:	2019

The 2017–18 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 39th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2017

October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.^[1]
October 30: Jayjay Helterbrand officially announced his retirement after playing 17 seasons in the PBA, all of them with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel franchise.^[2]

Draft picks

See main article: 2017 PBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	12	Jett Manuel	G		Wang's Basketball Couriers	UP
3	11	Elmer Mykiel Cabahug	F		Wang's Couriers Flying V Thunder	Ateneo

Roster

Chua also serves as Barangay Ginebra's board governor.

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| December 25| Magnolia| W 89–78| Greg Slaughter (24)| Greg Slaughter (12)| LA Tenorio (8)| Philippine Arena
22,531| 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| January 7| GlobalPort| W 104–97 | Japeth Aguilar (21)| Cruz, Thompson (11)| Scottie Thompson (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
9,000| 2–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 3| January 12| Blackwater| L 77–94| Greg Slaughter (20)| Slaughter, Thompson (10)| LA Tenorio (6)| Mall of Asia Arena| 2–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| January 21| Alaska| L 83–97| Aljon Mariano (15)| Aljon Mariano (9)| Scottie Thompson (5)| Ynares Center| 2–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| January 26| Phoenix| L 82–87| Scottie Thompson (22)| Scottie Thompson (13)| LA Tenorio (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–3|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| January 28| San Miguel| W 100–96| J. Aguilar, Tenorio (23)| Scottie Thompson (10)| Scottie Thompson (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–3|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 7| February 3| NLEX| L 78–81 | Japeth Aguilar (21)| Greg Slaughter (12)| Scottie Thompson (7)| Cuneta Astrodome| 3–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 8| February 7| Kia| W 103–77| Greg Slaughter (14)| Scottie Thompson (14)| Scottie Thompson (7)| Mall of Asia Arena| 4–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 9| February 11| TNT| W 93–78| LA Tenorio (27)| Greg Slaughter (14)| LA Tenorio (11)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 5–4|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 10| February 18| Meralco| L 82–84| Japeth Aguilar (20)| Scottie Thompson (13)| Scottie Thompson (5)| Philippine Arena| 5–5|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 11| March 2| Rain or Shine| W 100–92 (3OT)| Japeth Aguilar (30)| Aguilar, Thompson (17)| Joe Devance (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 6–5

Playoffs

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| March 5| Rain or Shine| W 88–80| LA Tenorio (18)| Scottie Thompson (15)| Scottie Thompson (7)| Mall of Asia Arena| 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| March 7| Rain or Shine| W 99–91| Japeth Aguilar (27)| Japeth Aguilar (12)| Mercado, Thompson (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| March 9| San Miguel| L 90–102| J. Aguilar, Mercado, Thompson (17)| Aljon Mariano (9)| Kevin Ferrer (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| March 11| San Miguel| L 102–104 (OT)| Japeth Aguilar (26)| Scottie Thompson (9)| LA Tenorio (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| March 13| San Miguel| W 95–87| Japeth Aguilar (25)| Japeth Aguilar (12)| Scottie Thompson (6)| Mall of Asia Arena| 1–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| March 15| San Miguel| L 81–102| Japeth Aguilar (31)| Japeth Aguilar (13)| Devance, Ferrer (5)| Mall of Asia Arena| 1–3|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| March 17| San Miguel| L 94–100| Japeth Aguilar (34)| Scottie Thompson (16)| Scottie Thompson (16)| Cuneta Astrodome| 1–4

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| April 29| Rain or Shine| L 89–108| Japeth Aguilar (28)| Japeth Aguilar (12)| Charles García (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| May 6| TNT| L 92–96| Aguilar, Devance (19)| Aguilar, García (9)| Scottie Thompson (4)| Mall of Asia Arena| 0–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| May 11| Blackwater| W 105–91| Kevin Ferrer (21)| Aguilar, García (8)| Scottie Thompson (6)| Alonte Sports Arena| 1–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| May 20| Phoenix| L 98–103 (2OT)| Japeth Aguilar (25)| Charles García (18)| LA Tenorio (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–3|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| June 1| Meralco| L 82–93| Justin Brownlee (20)| Justin Brownlee (16)| Justin Brownlee (12)| Mall of Asia Arena| 1–4|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 6| June 3| San Miguel| L 97–104 (OT)| Justin Brownlee (18)| Scottie Thompson (15)| Brownlee, Thompson (7)| Mall of Asia Arena| 1–5|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 7| June 9| NLEX| W 93–85| Justin Brownlee (23)| Justin Brownlee (22)| Justin Brownlee (7)| Ibalong Centrum for Recreation| 2–5|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 8| June 17| Magnolia| W 104–84| Justin Brownlee (35)| Greg Slaughter (14)| LA Tenorio (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–5|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 9| June 20| Columbian| W 134–107| Justin Brownlee (24)| Scottie Thompson (12)| Tenorio, Thompson (10)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 4–5|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 10| June 24| Alaska| W 105–86| Justin Brownlee (28)| Justin Brownlee (9)| Brownlee, Thompson (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 5–5|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 11| July 6| GlobalPort| W 116–98| Justin Brownlee (36)| Justin Brownlee (11)| Scottie Thompson (11)| Cuneta Astrodome| 6–5

Playoffs

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| July 9| Meralco| W 88–81| Justin Brownlee (25)| Japeth Aguilar (10)| Justin Brownlee (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| July 11| Meralco| W 104–90| Justin Brownlee (36)| Greg Slaughter (10)| Justin Brownlee (9)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| July 15| Rain or Shine| W 102–89| Justin Brownlee (35)| Justin Brownlee (14)| Justin Brownlee (9)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| July 19| Rain or Shine| L 100–109| Justin Brownlee (29)| Justin Brownlee (12)| Mercado, Slaughter, Tenorio (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| July 21| Rain or Shine| W 75–72| Justin Brownlee (44)| Justin Brownlee (15)| Scottie Thompson (8)| Mall of Asia Arena| 2–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| July 23| Rain or Shine| W 96–94| Devance, Slaughter (19)| Justin Brownlee (17)| Justin Brownlee (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| July 27| San Miguel| W 127–99| Justin Brownlee (42)| Brownlee, Slaughter (7)| Justin Brownlee (9)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
11,883| 1–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| July 29| San Miguel| L 109–134| Justin Brownlee (29)| Scottie Thompson (7)| LA Tenorio (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
15,042| 1–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 3| August 1| San Miguel| L 94–132| Justin Brownlee (32)| Justin Brownlee (11)| Mercado, Thompson (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| August 3| San Miguel| W 130–100| Justin Brownlee (37)| Justin Brownlee (11)| Scottie Thompson (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
12,288| 2–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 5| August 5| San Miguel| W 87–83| Scottie Thompson (20)| Greg Slaughter (13)| Joe Devance (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
16,958| 3–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| August 8| San Miguel| W 93–77| Justin Brownlee (31)| Justin Brownlee (19)| Justin Brownlee (7)| Mall of Asia Arena
20,490| 4–2

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| August 31| Columbian| W 96–84| Justin Brownlee (34)| Justin Brownlee (20)| LA Tenorio (9)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| September 2| Alaska| W 109–101| Justin Brownlee (45)| Justin Brownlee (11)| Brownlee, Thompson (9)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| September 5| NorthPort| W 104–98| Justin Brownlee (27)| Scottie Thompson (14)| Justin Brownlee (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| September 21| Blackwater| L 118–124 (OT)| Justin Brownlee (41)| Scottie Thompson (11)| Scottie Thompson (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 5| September 23| San Miguel| W 110–102| Justin Brownlee (29)| Justin Brownlee (19)| Brownlee, Devance (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 4–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| September 29| Phoenix| W 101–99| Justin Brownlee (34)| Justin Brownlee (15)| Brownlee, Thompson (6)| Xavier University Gym| 5–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 7| October 5| NLEX| W 106–92| Justin Brownlee (26)| Justin Brownlee (12)| Justin Brownlee (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 6–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 8| October 7| Meralco| W 111–105| Aguilar, Brownlee (31)| Scottie Thompson (11)| Scottie Thompson (12)| Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex| 7–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 9| October 13| Rain or Shine| L 97–104| Justin Brownlee (23)| Justin Brownlee (16)| Justin Brownlee (9)| Quezon Convention Center| 7–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 10| October 18| Magnolia| W 93–86| Justin Brownlee (29)| Justin Brownlee (12)| Justin Brownlee (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 8–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 11| November 4| TNT| W 112–93| Justin Brownlee (31)| Justin Brownlee (16)| Justin Brownlee (11)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 9–2

Playoffs

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| November 6| NLEX| W 111–75| Japeth Aguilar (18)| Aguilar, Brownlee (10)| Justin Brownlee (10)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| November 10| Magnolia| L 98–106| Justin Brownlee (37)| Justin Brownlee (14)| Justin Brownlee (8)| Ynares Center| 0–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| November 12| Magnolia| L 97–101| Justin Brownlee (31)| Scottie Thompson (15)| Justin Brownlee (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| November 14| Magnolia| W 107–103| Justin Brownlee (46)| Justin Brownlee (19)| Brownlee, Devance, Tenorio, Thompson (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| November 16| Magnolia| L 108–112| Justin Brownlee (32)| Japeth Aguilar (14)| Scottie Thompson (8)| Ynares Center| 1–3

Transactions

Trades

Commissioner's Cup

June
June 18, 2018^[3]	To Barangay Ginebra Jeff Chan	To Phoenix 2018 First Round Draft Pick
June 19, 2018^[4]	To Barangay Ginebra Julian Sargent	To GlobalPort Paolo Taha

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
			36	April 29	May 20	1–3
			32	June 1	November 16	25–10
Governors' Cup			32	June 1	November 16	25–10

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Greg Slaughter	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	January 10, 2018	^[5]
	Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week	June 27, 2018	^[6]
Justin Brownlee		August 3, 2018	^[7]

Notes and References

https://www.pba.ph/news/san-miguel-nets-standhardinger San Miguel nets Standhardinger
http://cnnphilippines.com/sports/2017/10/30/Jayjay-Helterbrand-retirement-PBA-Barangay-Ginebra.html EXCLUSIVE: Former MVP Helterbrand retires after 17-year PBA career
News: Ginebra adds firepower by acquiring Jeff Chan from Phoenix in trade for first-round draft pick SPIN.PH. Leongson. Randolph B.. 2018-06-18. Sports Interactive Network Philippines. 2018-06-21.
News: Ginebra makes another move, trades Paolo Taha to GlobalPort for Julian Sargent SPIN.PH. Leongson. Randolph B.. 2018-06-19. Sports Interactive Network Philippines. 2018-06-21.
Web site: Gregzilla gets PBAPC nod for Player of the Week citation . January 10, 2018 . PBA.ph . January 10, 2018.
Web site: LA Tenorio is PBA Player of the Week, thanks to Ginebra win run.
Web site: Justin Brownlee takes home first Best Import plum.