2024–25 Converge FiberXers season explained

Team:	Converge FiberXers
Pbayear:	2024–25
Coach:	Franco Atienza (interim)
Manager:	Jacob Lao Dennis Pineda (assistant)
Owners:	Converge ICT Solutions, Inc.
1C-Name:	Governors' Cup
1C-Wins:	6
1C-Losses:	4
1C-Place:	3rd in group A
1C-Playoffs:	Quarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel, 2–3
2C-Name:	Commissioner's Cup
2C-Wins:	0
2C-Losses:	0
2C-Place:	TBD
2C-Playoffs:	TBD
3C-Name:	Philippine Cup
3C-Wins:	0
3C-Losses:	0
3C-Place:	TBD
3C-Playoffs:	TBD
Prevseason:	2023–24

The 2024–25 Converge FiberXers season is the 3rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

• July 14: The PBA season 49 draft was held at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati.^[1]

Draft picks

See main article: article and PBA season 49 draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
1	1		C/F		De La Salle
2	19		C/F		Letran
2	21		F		De La Salle
2	24		F		Ateneo
3	25		C/F		Arellano

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| August 21| Terrafirma| W 127–95| Scotty Hopson (46)| Scotty Hopson (8)| JL delos Santos (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| August 23| Magnolia| L 93–105| Scotty Hopson (26)| Scotty Hopson (8)| Hopson, Stockton (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| August 27| TNT| W 96–95| Scotty Hopson (32)| Hopson, Stockton (10)| Arana, Hopson (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| August 29| NorthPort| L 109–135| Scotty Hopson (24)| Scotty Hopson (10)| Scotty Hopson (7)| Ninoy Aquino Stadium| 2–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| September 4| Meralco| L 88–116| Scotty Hopson (33)| Bryan Santos (8)| Hopson, Santos (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–3|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 6| September 8| TNT| L 91–98| Justin Arana (16)| Schonny Winston (13)| Scotty Hopson (5)| Ninoy Aquino Stadium| 2–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 7| September 11| NorthPort| W 107–99| Alec Stockton (21)| Scotty Hopson (14)| Scotty Hopson (6)| Ninoy Aquino Stadium| 3–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 8| September 14| Terrafirma| W 100–99| Schonny Winston (19)| Scotty Hopson (9)| JL delos Santos (6)| Ninoy Aquino Stadium| 4–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 9| September 18| Meralco| W 105–97| Jalen Jones (32)| Alec Stockton (11)| Alec Stockton (5)| Ninoy Aquino Stadium| 5–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 10| September 23| Magnolia| W 89–82| Jalen Jones (27)| Arana, Jones (12)| Jalen Jones (4)| Ninoy Aquino Stadium| 6–4

Playoffs

Game log

|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| September 26| San Miguel| L 95–102| Jalen Jones (22)| Jalen Jones (12)| Jalen Jones (4)| Ninoy Aquino Stadium| 0–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| September 28| San Miguel| L 100–107| Jalen Jones (36)| Jalen Jones (12)| Alex Cabagnot (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| September 30| San Miguel| W 114–112| Justin Arana (23)| Jalen Jones (14)| Alec Stockton (8)| Ninoy Aquino Stadium| 1–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| October 4| San Miguel| W 114–100| Schonny Winston (26)| Justin Arana (8)| Alec Stockton (8)| Ninoy Aquino Stadium| 2–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| October 6| San Miguel| L 105–109| Jalen Jones (29)| Jalen Jones (17) | Schonny Winston (10)| Ynares Center| 2–3

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| November 27, 2024| Terrafirma| W 116–87| Cheick Diallo (25)| Cheick Diallo (16)| Heading, Winston (6)| PhilSports Arena| 1–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| November 29, 2024| Eastern| L 106–117| Cheick Diallo (43)| Cheick Diallo (9)| Alec Stockton (8)| Ninoy Aquino Stadium| 1–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| December 1, 2024| Magnolia| W 93–91| Justin Arana (24)| Cheick Diallo (16)| Alec Stockton (10)| Ynares Center| 2–1|-bgcolor=| 4| December 12, 2025| NorthPort| | | | | Ninoy Aquino Stadium||-bgcolor=| 5| December 17, 2024| NLEX| | | | | Ninoy Aquino Stadium| |-bgcolor=| 6| December 19, 2024| Phoenix| | | | | Ninoy Aquino Stadium| |-bgcolor=| 7| December 21, 2024| Barangay Ginebra| | | | | Batangas City Sports Center||-bgcolor=| 8| December 25, 2024| Meralco| | | | | Smart Araneta Coliseum||-bgcolor=| 9| January 11, 2025| TNT| | | | | Ninoy Aquino Stadium||-bgcolor=| 10| January 14, 2025| Rain or Shine| | | | | Ninoy Aquino Stadium||-bgcolor=| 11| January 19, 2025| Blackwater| | | | | Ynares Center||-bgcolor=| 12| January 24, 2025| San Miguel| | | | | Ynares Center|

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team	Ref.
align=center	Alex Cabagnot	align=center	August 5, 2024	align=center	Not disclosed	align=center	Not disclosed	align=center		align=center	^[2]
align=center	Jordan Heading	align=center	November 18, 2024	align=center	₱200,000 per month	align=center	2 years	align=center		align=center	^[3]

Trades

Mid-season

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record	Ref.
		August 21, 2024	September 14, 2024	4–4	^[5]
		September 18, 2024	October 6, 2024	4–3	^[6]
		November 27, 2024		2–1	^[7]

Notes and References

1. News: Baltazar is the Chosen One -- the top pick of Draft Class 2024 . PBA.ph . July 14, 2024.
2. News: Gerry . Ramos . August 5, 2024 . Alex Cabagnot set for PBA return after signing with Converge . Spin.ph . August 6, 2024 .
3. News: Gerry . Ramos . November 18, 2024 . Jordan Heading signs two-year Converge deal ahead of PBA debut . Spin.ph . November 18, 2024 .
4. News: Reuben . Terrado . Converge gets Jordan Heading rights in trade with Terrafirma . November 12, 2024 . Spin.ph . November 12, 2024.
5. Web site: Gerry . Ramos . NBA journeyman Scotty Hopson named Converge import . Spin.ph . July 18, 2024 . July 18, 2024 .
6. Web site: Gerry . Ramos . Converge taps Jalen Jones to take over for injured Scotty Hopson . Spin.ph . September 17, 2024 . September 17, 2024 .
7. Web site: Matthew . Li . Converge brings in Cheick Diallo for PBA Comm’s Cup . Tiebreaker Times . October 30, 2024 . October 30, 2024 .