2020 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season explained

Team:	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Pbayear:	2020
Coach:	Tim Cone
1C-Name:	Philippine Cup
1C-Wins:	8
1C-Losses:	3
1C-Place:	1st
1C-Playoffs:	Champions (Defeated TNT, 4–1)
Owners:	Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Prevseason:	2019
Nextseason:	2021

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

Key dates

• 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

See main article: article and 2019 PBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Team
1	10		PF		FEU
2	13		SG		Letran
2	22		SG		Arellano
3	33		PG		AMA

Roster

• Also serves as Barangay Ginebra's board governor.

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| October 11| NLEX| W 102–92| Aljon Mariano (20)| Scottie Thompson (11)| Pringle, Thompson (5)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| October 15| Blackwater| W 103–99| Prince Caperal (24)| Aljon Mariano (11)| Scottie Thompson (7)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 2–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| October 18| Meralco| W 105–91| Japeth Aguilar (20)| Stanley Pringle (7)| Dillinger, Thompson (5)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 3–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 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|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| October 25| Magnolia| L 92–102| Stanley Pringle (24)| Scottie Thompson (14)| Scottie Thompson (7)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 4–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 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|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 7| November 3| Alaska| W 87–81| Stanley Pringle (31)| Scottie Thompson (10)| Tenorio, Thompson (6)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 5–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 8| November 4| NorthPort| W 112–100| Stanley Pringle (17)| Aguilar, Pringle (8)| Scottie Thompson (8)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 6–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 9| November 6| TNT| W 85–79| Stanley Pringle (28)| Stanley Pringle (12)| LA Tenorio (9)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 7–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 10| November 8| San Miguel| L 66–81| Japeth Aguilar (13)| Aljon Mariano (12)| Scottie Thompson (10)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 7–3|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 11| November 9| Terrafirma| W 102–80| Japeth Aguilar (21)| Mariano, Thompson (11)| Scottie Thompson (9)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 8–3

Playoffs

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 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|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| November 18| Meralco| W 96–79| Stanley Pringle (19)| Scottie Thompson (9)| Scottie Thompson (8)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 1–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| November 20| Meralco| L 77–95| Japeth Aguilar (17)| Scottie Thompson (9)| Scottie Thompson (5)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 1–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| November 22| Meralco| W 91–84| Stanley Pringle (24)| Japeth Aguilar (13)| Stanley Pringle (6)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 2–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| November 25| Meralco| L 80–83| Stanley Pringle (18)| Japeth Aguilar (12)| Stanley Pringle (6)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 2–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 5| November 27| Meralco| W 83–80| Stanley Pringle (22)| Scottie Thompson (12)| Scottie Thompson (7)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 3–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| November 29| TNT| W 100–94 (OT)| Japeth Aguilar (25)| Japeth Aguilar (16)| LA Tenorio (10)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| December 2| TNT| W 92–90| Stanley Pringle (34)| Mariano, Thompson (9)| Stanley Pringle (8)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 2–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 3| December 4| TNT| L 67–88| LA Tenorio (19)| Japeth Aguilar (9)| LA Tenorio (6)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 2–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| December 6| TNT| W 98–88| Aguilar, Tenorio (22)| Prince Caperal (12)| Scottie Thompson (9)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 3–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 5| December 9| TNT| W 82–78| Japeth Aguilar (32)| Japeth Aguilar (9)| Pringle, Tenorio (6)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 4–1

Transactions

Free agents

Rookie signings

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

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded
Arvin Tolentino	Philippine Cup Rookie of the Week	November 24, 2020^[2]
LA Tenorio	Philippine Cup Finals Most Valuable Player	December 9, 2020^[3]
Stanley Pringle	Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference	January 17, 2021^[4]
Honors
Stanley Pringle	Elite Five	January 17, 2021
Japeth Aguilar
Prince Caperal	Most Improved Player
Scottie Thompson	Sportsmanship Award
Arvin Tolentino	All-Rookie Team	February 25, 2021^[5]
Tim Cone	Outstanding Coach of the Bubble	March 5, 2021^[6]

Notes and References

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