2022–23 Converge FiberXers season

The 2022–23 Converge FiberXers season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2022–23 Converge FiberXers season
Head coach	Jeffrey Cariaso (Philippine Cup) Aldin Ayo
General Manager	Dennis Pineda Jacob Lao (assistant)
Owner(s)	Converge ICT
Philippine Cup results
Record	5–6 (45.5%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to TNT with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	8–4 (66.7%)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel, 0–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record	6–5 (54.5%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Converge FiberXers seasons
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Key dates

• May 15: The PBA Season 47 draft was held at the Robinsons Place Manila in Manila.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: PBA Season 47 draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
1	3	Jeo Ambohot	C/F	Philippines	Letran
1	4	Justin Arana	C	Philippines	Arellano
2	15	Kameron Vales	G	USA	Regina
3	27	Jollo Go	G	Philippines	De La Salle

Roster

2022–23 Converge FiberXers roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 1 Murrell, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–08 UP Diliman F/C 2 Tratter, Abu 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993–01–09 De La Salle F/C 4 Eboña, Barkley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–29 Far Eastern F/C 5 Guinto, Bradwyn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–10–20 San Sebastian G 6 Tolomia, Mike 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993–01–06 Far Eastern G 7 Balanza, Jerrick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996–09–06 Letran G/F 8 Browne, Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997–01–30 UBC F/C 10 Ildefonso, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1976–12–09 National-U G 11 Melecio, Aljun 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1998–07–25 De La Salle G 12 Stockton, Alec 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998–06–24 Far Eastern G 13 Ahanmisi, Maverick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–07–17 Minnesota C 15 Arana, Justin (R) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1999–03–21 Arellano F 16 Racal, Kevin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–05–16 Letran F/C 18 Ambohot, Jeo (R) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–18 Letran G/F 21 Teng, Jeron (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994–03–21 De La Salle	Head coach Aldin Ayo Assistant coach(es) McJour Luib (1st assistant) Franco Atienza Danny Ildefonso John Carlo Nuyles Karl Santos Team manager Dennis Pineda Jacob Lao (assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import (GI) Governors' Cup Import (EI) EASL Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	TNT Tropang Giga	8	3	.727[a]	1
3	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	8	3	.727[a]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727[a]	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
6	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545	3
7	Converge FiberXers	5	6	.455[b]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Blackwater Bossing	5	6	.455[b]	4
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	7	.364	5
10	NorthPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273[c]	6
11	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	3	8	.273[c]	6
12	Terrafirma Dyip	0	11	.000	9

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss^[2]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient:TNT 1.12, Magnolia 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.90
2. Head-to-head record: Converge 1–0 Blackwater
3. Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

2022 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 5–6
June: 2–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 June 5 Rain or Shine L 77–79 Jeron Teng (23) Jeron Teng (13) RK Ilagan (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8,241 0–1 2 June 10 Magnolia W 89–82 (OT) Jeron Teng (19) Justin Arana (12) Maverick Ahanmisi (6) Ynares Center 1–1 3 June 12 TNT L 83–86 Mike Tolomia (17) Justin Arana (8) Ahanmisi, Teng (4) Ynares Center 1–2 4 June 16 Meralco L 74–90 Taylor Browne (14) Jeo Ambohot (11) Alec Stockton (5) Ynares Center 1–3 5 June 22 Terrafirma W 97–84 Michael DiGregorio (19) Justin Arana (12) Maverick Ahanmisi (8) SM Mall of Asia Arena 2–3 6 June 26 San Miguel L 92–111 Allyn Bulanadi (22) Justin Arana (6) Maverick Ahanmisi (7) Ynares Center 2–4
July: 3–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 July 1 Barangay Ginebra L 89–105 Allyn Bulanadi (16) Adamos, Arana (8) Alec Stockton (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–5 8 July 7 NLEX W 112–108 David Murrell (21) Tyrus Hill (7) RK Ilagan (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–5 9 July 9 NorthPort W 104–98 RK Ilagan (20) Ahanmisi, Arana (10) Maverick Ahanmisi (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5 10 July 16 Phoenix Super LPG L 66–89 Hill, Tratter (9) Justin Arana (11) Mike Tolomia (4) SM Mall of Asia Arena 4–6 11 July 20 Blackwater W 92–90 Maverick Ahanmisi (18) Abu Tratter (10) Maverick Ahanmisi (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals (best-of-7)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	San Miguel	123
	8	Blackwater	93
						1	San Miguel	4
	(best-of-3)
						5	Meralco	3
	4	Barangay Ginebra	1
	5	Meralco	2
											1	San Miguel	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
											2	TNT	3
	2	TNT	116
	7	Converge	95
						2	TNT	4
	(best-of-3)
						3	Magnolia	2
	3	Magnolia	2
	6	NLEX	1

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Game log

2022 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 July 27 TNT L 95–116 Tyrus Hill (18) Abu Tratter (11) Ilagan, Murrell (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Bay Area Dragons (G)	10	2	.833[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	10	2	.833[a]	—
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	3	.750	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Converge FiberXers	8	4	.667	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	5	.583	3
6	NorthPort Batang Pier	6	6	.500[b]	4
7	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	6	6	.500[b]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	7	.417[c]	5
9	NLEX Road Warriors	5	7	.417[c]	5
10	Meralco Bolts	4	8	.333[d]	6
11	TNT Tropang Giga	4	8	.333[d]	6
12	Blackwater Bossing	3	9	.250	7
13	Terrafirma Dyip	1	11	.083	9

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss^[3]
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Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Bay Area 1–0 Magnolia
2. Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Phoenix
3. Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 110–100 NLEX
4. Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 TNT

Game log

2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 8–4
September: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 September 23, 2022 Terrafirma W 124–110 Quincy Miller (38) Quincy Miller (16) Maverick Ahanmisi (7) PhilSports Arena 1–0
October: 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 October 1, 2022 Magnolia L 105–109 Quincy Miller (38) Quincy Miller (16) Maverick Ahanmisi (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 October 7, 2022 Bay Area L 100–106 Quincy Miller (38) Quincy Miller (14) Kevin Racal (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 October 15, 2022 Meralco W 106–99 Quincy Miller (29) Quincy Miller (16) Alec Stockton (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 October 21, 2022 San Miguel W 106–102 Quincy Miller (24) Quincy Miller (16) Aljun Melecio (7) PhilSports Arena 3–2 6 October 28, 2022 TNT W 130–117 Quincy Miller (38) Quincy Miller (20) RK Ilagan (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2 7 October 30, 2022 Blackwater W 77–71 Quincy Miller (22) Quincy Miller (19) Ahanmisi, Ilagan (3) Ynares Center 5–2
November: 3–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 November 5, 2022 NLEX W 108–84 Aljun Melecio (24) Jeo Ambohot (12) Ahanmisi, Melecio (6) Ynares Center 6–2 9 November 9, 2022 Phoenix Super LPG W 132–127 Quincy Miller (46) Quincy Miller (18) Quincy Miller (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–2 10 November 13, 2022 Rain or Shine W 102–101 Jeron Teng (20) Quincy Miller (20) RK Ilagan (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–2 11 November 20, 2022 NorthPort L 97–112 Aljun Melecio (20) Teng, Tratter (7) Aljun Melecio (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–3 12 November 30, 2022 Barangay Ginebra L 96–115 Justin Arana (23) Quincy Miller (16) Aljun Melecio (4) PhilSports Arena 8–4

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals (best-of-5)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Bay Area	126
	8	Rain or Shine	96
						1	Bay Area	3
	(best-of-3)
						5	San Miguel	1
	4	Converge	0
	5	San Miguel	2
											1	Bay Area	3
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
											3	Barangay Ginebra	4
	2	Magnolia	102
	7	Phoenix Super LPG	95
						2	Magnolia	1
	(best-of-3)
						3	Barangay Ginebra	3
	3	Barangay Ginebra	2
	6	NorthPort	0

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2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2
Quarterfinals: 0–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 December 7, 2022 San Miguel L 96–114 Quincy Miller (41) Quincy Miller (13) Ilagan, Melecio (4) PhilSports Arena 0–1 2 December 10, 2022 San Miguel L 107–120 Jeron Teng (25) Jeron Teng (10) Alec Stockton (5) PhilSports Arena 0–2

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT Tropang Giga	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727	2
4	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636[a]	3
5	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	7	4	.636[a]	3	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	NLEX Road Warriors	7	4	.636[a]	3
7	Converge FiberXers	6	5	.545	4
8	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	4	7	.364	6
9	NorthPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273	7
10	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	2	9	.182	8
11	Terrafirma Dyip	2	9	.182	8
12	Blackwater Bossing	1	10	.091	9

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss^[4]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.099, Magnolia 1.0741, NLEX 0.86

Game log

2023 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 6–5
January: 3–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 January 22 NorthPort W 122–92 Maverick Ahanmisi (29) Rusbatch, Teng (9) Maverick Ahanmisi (9) PhilSports Arena 1–0 2 January 26 Terrafirma W 130–115 Jamaal Franklin (42) Jamaal Franklin (11) Jamaal Franklin (8) PhilSports Arena 2–0 3 January 29 Magnolia W 111–109 Jamaal Franklin (26) Jamaal Franklin (13) Jamaal Franklin (7) Ynares Center 3–0
February: 3–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 February 2 Rain or Shine W 112–98 Jamaal Franklin (25) Jamaal Franklin (13) Jamaal Franklin (15) PhilSports Arena 4–0 5 February 8 TNT L 122–128 Jamaal Franklin (47) Jamaal Franklin (14) Jamaal Franklin (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1 6 February 11 San Miguel W 107–103 Jamaal Franklin (37) Eboña, Franklin (9) Jamaal Franklin (7) SM Mall of Asia Arena 5–1 7 February 18 NLEX L 112–116 Jamaal Franklin (53) Jamaal Franklin (11) Jamaal Franklin (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–2 8 February 23 Blackwater W 98–90 Maverick Ahanmisi (31) Jamaal Franklin (15) Jamaal Franklin (5) PhilSports Arena 6–2 9 February 26 Phoenix Super LPG L 103–106 Jamaal Franklin (30) Jamaal Franklin (12) Jamaal Franklin (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–3
March: 0–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 10 March 3 Meralco L 129–132 (OT) Jamaal Franklin (57) Jamaal Franklin (14) Jamaal Franklin (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–4 11 March 5 Barangay Ginebra L 101–120 Maverick Ahanmisi (24) Maverick Ahanmisi (8) Jamaal Franklin (5) PhilSports Arena 6–5

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals (best-of-5)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	TNT	132
	8	Phoenix Super LPG	105
						1	TNT	3
	(#4 twice-to-beat)
						4	Meralco	1
	4	Meralco	113*
	5	Magnolia	107
											1	TNT	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
											3	Barangay Ginebra	2
	2	San Miguel	121
	7	Converge	105
						2	San Miguel	0
	(#3 twice-to-beat)
						3	Barangay Ginebra	3
	3	Barangay Ginebra	127
	6	NLEX	93

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2023 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 March 19 San Miguel L 105–121 Tom Vodanovich (39) Tom Vodanovich (10) Ahanmisi, Stockton (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
Allyn Bulanadi	April 27, 2022[5]	Not disclosed	2 years	Alaska Aces
Kevin Racal			1 year
Alec Stockton	May 2, 2022[6]		2 years
RK Ilagan			1 year
Michael DiGregorio	May 12, 2022[7]		2 years
Mike Tolomia			Not disclosed
Robbie Herndon	June 6, 2022[8][9]		1 year
Maverick Ahanmisi			Not disclosed
Abu Tratter	June 15, 2022[10]
David Murrell	September 20, 2022[11]		2 years	Re-signed
Bradwyn Guinto	January 27, 2023[12]		2 conferences	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Danny Ildefonso	March 2, 2023[13]		Not disclosed	Retired (last played for the Meralco Bolts in 2015)

Trades

Pre-season

May
May 17, 2022[14]	To Converge Tyrus Hill David Murrell	To NLEX 2023 Converge first-round pick
May 21, 2022[15]	To Converge Kurt Lojera	To Blackwater Yousef Taha

Philippine Cup

June
June 6, 2022[16]	To Converge 2023 San Miguel second-round pick 2024 San Miguel second-round pick	To San Miguel Robbie Herndon

Mid-season

September
September 9, 2022[17]	To Converge Aljun Melecio Kris Porter	To Phoenix Ben Adamos Kurt Lojera

Commissioner's Cup

January
January 3, 2023[18]	To Converge Barkley Eboña 2022 TNT first-round pick	To Blackwater Michael DiGregorio Tyrus Hill RK Ilagan
January 4, 2023[19]	To Converge Jerrick Balanza	To NorthPort Allyn Bulanadi

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Quincy Miller	September 23, 2022 (vs. Terrafirma)	December 10, 2022 (vs. San Miguel)	8–5
Governors' Cup	Ethan Rusbatch	January 22, 2023 (vs. NorthPort)		1–0
	Jamaal Franklin	January 26, 2023 (vs. Terrafirma)	March 5, 2023 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	5–5
	Tom Vodanovich	March 19, 2023 (vs. San Miguel)		0–1

Awards

Recipient	Honors	Date awarded
Maverick Ahanmisi	2022–23 PBA Most Improved Player	November 5, 2023[20]
Justin Arana	2022–23 PBA Rookie of the Year
	2022–23 All-Rookie Team	November 19, 2023[21]

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