2023–24 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season

The 2023–24 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 44th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2023–24 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season
Head coach	Tim Cone
General Manager	Alfrancis Chua Raymond Rodriguez (assistant)
Owner(s)	Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	8–3 (72.7%)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (lost to San Miguel, 0–3)
Philippine Cup results
Record	7–4 (63.6%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (lost to Meralco, 3–4)
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel seasons
← 2022–23 2024–25  →

Key dates

• September 17: The PBA Season 48 draft was held at the Market! Market! in Taguig.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: PBA Season 48 draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
2	23	Ralph Cu	F	Philippines	De La Salle
3	34	Kim Aurin	G/F	Philippines	Perpetual
4	45	Franz Abuda	F	Philippines	San Beda
5	56	Brandrey Bienes	C/F	Philippines	FEU

Roster

2023–24 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 0 Gray, Jeremiah  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996–08–16 Dominican (CA) G 00 Ahanmisi, Maverick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1991–07–17 Minnesota F 2 Dillinger, Jared 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–01–06 Hawaiʻi F 3 Malonzo, Jamie  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1996–07–31 De La Salle F 4 Murrell, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–08 UP Diliman G 5 Tenorio, LA (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 1984–07–09 Ateneo G 9 Thompson, Scottie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–12 UPHSD G 10 Pinto, John 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990–10–15 Arellano G 11 Pringle, Stanley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987–03–05 Penn State F 18 Cu, Ralph (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1997–03–09 De La Salle G/F 19 Pessumal, Von 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Ateneo G 20 Gumaru, Donald (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1992–09–20 Arellano F/C 23 Aguilar, Raymond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–07–27 National-U G/F 24 David, Jayson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1996–11–08 Lyceum F/C 25 Aguilar, Japeth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987–01–25 Western Kentucky F 27 Onwubere, Sidney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1993–08–01 Emilio Aguinaldo F 31 Mariano, Aljon  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992–08–03 UST F/C 34 Standhardinger, Christian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–07–04 Hawaiʻi F 21 Bishop, Tony (CI) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–07–16 Texas State	Head coach Tim Cone Assistant coach(es) Richard del Rosario (1st assistant) Kirk Collier Jamil Lipae Patrick Partosa Olsen Racela Team manager Alfrancis Chua[a] Raymond Rodriguez (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

• ^a Also serves as Barangay Ginebra's board governor.

Preseason

PBA on Tour

Game log

2023 PBA on Tour game log Total: 6–5
June: 4–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 June 4 San Miguel L 78–90 Kim Aurin (18) Raymond Aguilar (9) John Pinto (8) Ynares Center 0–1 2 June 11 Magnolia L 80–91 Raymond Aguilar (22) Jeremiah Gray (8) John Pinto (5) Ynares Center 0–2 3 June 14 Phoenix Super LPG W 95–89 John Pinto (22) Aljon Mariano (10) John Pinto (7) Ynares Sports Arena 1–2 4 June 17 NorthPort L 95–101 Jeremiah Gray (26) Jeremiah Gray (11) Jayson David (5) Batangas City Coliseum 1–3 5 June 21 Blackwater W 81–80 (OT) Sidney Onwubere (25) Sidney Onwubere (11) Gray, Pinto (5) Ynares Sports Arena 2–3 6 June 25 Rain or Shine W 108–107 Von Pessumal (29) Jeremiah Gray (13) Gray, Pinto (8) Ynares Sports Arena 3–3 7 June 30 Terrafirma W 114–106 Aljon Mariano (25) Aljon Mariano (11) Jeremiah Gray (6) Ynares Sports Arena 4–3
July: 2–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 July 5 Meralco L 93–106 Von Pessumal (26) Jeremiah Gray (10) Jeremiah Gray (5) Quadricentennial Pavilion 4–4 9 July 16 Converge L 95–123 Onwubere, Pinto (19) Jayson David (9) David, Gray (7) Filoil EcoOil Centre 4–5 10 July 21 TNT W 81–67 Sidney Onwubere (21) Sidney Onwubere (16) Jayson David (5) Ynares Sports Arena 5–5 11 July 30 NLEX W 91–85 Von Pessumal (23) Jayson David (13) Ralph Cu (9) Ynares Sports Arena 6–5

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
4	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
5	Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	NorthPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3
8	TNT Tropang Giga	5	6	.455	4
9	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364	5
10	Terrafirma Dyip	2	9	.182	7
11	Blackwater Bossing	1	10	.091[lower-alpha 3]	8
12	Converge FiberXers	1	10	.091[lower-alpha 3]	8

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: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
2. Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
3. Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 8–3
November: 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 17 Converge W 100–86 Tony Bishop (34) Christian Standhardinger (16) Scottie Thompson (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 November 19 Magnolia L 91–93 Ahanmisi, Bishop (21) Maverick Ahanmisi (13) Scottie Thompson (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 November 24 Rain or Shine W 107–102 Tony Bishop (25) Ahanmisi, Bishop (12) Maverick Ahanmisi (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 November 26 Blackwater W 90–87 Tony Bishop (25) Christian Standhardinger (12) Standhardinger, Thompson (6) PhilSports Arena 3–1
December: 3–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 December 3 Terrafirma W 110–99 Tony Bishop (26) Tony Bishop (11) Ahanmisi, Bishop, Malonzo, Standhardinger (4) PhilSports Arena 4–1 6 December 9 Phoenix Super LPG L 77–82 Tony Bishop (21) Tony Bishop (15) Tony Bishop (6) FPJ Arena 4–2 7 December 15 San Miguel L 82–95 Tony Bishop (20) Tony Bishop (9) Stanley Pringle (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–3 8 December 22 Meralco W 110–96 Maverick Ahanmisi (25) Tony Bishop (13) Standhardinger, Thompson (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–3 9 December 25 TNT W 86–78 Christian Standhardinger (22) Tony Bishop (12) Scottie Thompson (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–3
January: 2–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 10 January 7 NorthPort W 103–93 Tony Bishop (26) Tony Bishop (16) Scottie Thompson (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–3 11 January 13 NLEX W 103–99 Tony Bishop (27) Tony Bishop (13) Scottie Thompson (8) Ibalong Centrum for Recreation 8–3

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (best-of-5)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Magnolia		109
	8	TNT		94
							1	Magnolia	3
	(#4 twice-to-beat)
							4	Phoenix Super LPG	1
	4	Phoenix Super LPG	107	88
	5	Meralco	116***	84
												1	Magnolia	2
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												2	San Miguel	4
	2	San Miguel		127
	7	Rain or Shine		122
							2	San Miguel	3
	(#3 twice-to-beat)
							3	Barangay Ginebra	0
	3	Barangay Ginebra		106
	6	NorthPort		93

*Game went into overtime

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2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–3
Quarterfinals: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 January 19 NorthPort W 106–93 Tony Bishop (31) Tony Bishop (15) Scottie Thompson (10) PhilSports Arena 1–0
Semifinals: 0–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 January 24 San Miguel L 90–92 Christian Standhardinger (21) Bishop, Standhardinger (11) Scottie Thompson (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 January 26 San Miguel L 96–106 Jamie Malonzo (27) Christian Standhardinger (14) Jamie Malonzo (4) SM Mall of Asia Arena 0–2 3 January 28 San Miguel L 91–94 Tony Bishop (25) Scottie Thompson (9) Scottie Thompson (5) SM Mall of Asia Arena 15,126 0–3

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636	3
3	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 1]	4	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT Tropang Giga	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 1]	4
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 1]	4
6	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 1]	4
7	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 1]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Terrafirma Dyip	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 2]	5
9	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 2]	5
10	Blackwater Bossing	4	7	.364	6
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	3	8	.273	7
12	Converge FiberXers	2	9	.182	8

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]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90
2. Terrafirma won the eighth seed playoff over NorthPort (104–96).

Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 7–4
March: 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 March 8 Rain or Shine W 113–107 Jamie Malonzo (32) Christian Standhardinger (13) Maverick Ahanmisi (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 March 10 Phoenix W 102–92 Jamie Malonzo (17) Maverick Ahanmisi (11) Maverick Ahanmisi (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 3 March 15 Meralco L 73–91 Maverick Ahanmisi (14) Jamie Malonzo (8) Ahanmisi, David, Malonzo, Tenorio (2) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 All-Star Break 4 March 31 Magnolia W 87–77 Stanley Pringle (17) Christian Standhardinger (14) Christian Standhardinger (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1
April: 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 April 5 San Miguel L 92–95 Japeth Aguilar (17) Christian Standhardinger (17) Christian Standhardinger (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2 6 April 7 Terrafirma L 85–91 Christian Standhardinger (21) Sidney Onwubere (12) Ahanmisi, Tenorio (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–3 7 April 12 Blackwater W 105–86 Christian Standhardinger (33) Japeth Aguilar (9) Scottie Thompson (8) PhilSports Arena 4–3 8 April 14 NorthPort W 95–88 Christian Standhardinger (25) Christian Standhardinger (17) Ralph Cu (9) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5–3 9 April 19 TNT W 87–83 Aguilar, Standhardinger (20) Christian Standhardinger (15) Scottie Thompson (6) PhilSports Arena 6–3 10 April 27 Converge W 105–93 Christian Standhardinger (33) Christian Standhardinger (12) Christian Standhardinger (9) Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. International Convention Center 7–3
May: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 11 May 5 NLEX L 72–76 Christian Standhardinger (19) Christian Standhardinger (10) Christian Standhardinger (7) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 7–4

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (best-of-7)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	San Miguel	95	110
	8	Terrafirma	106	91
							1	San Miguel	4
	(best-of-3)
							5	Rain or Shine	0
	4	TNT		1
	5	Rain or Shine		2
												1	San Miguel	2
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												3	Meralco	4
	2	Barangay Ginebra		99
	7	Magnolia		77
							2	Barangay Ginebra	3
	(best-of-3)
							3	Meralco	4
	3	Meralco		2
	6	NLEX		0

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2024 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 4–4
Quarterfinals: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 11 Magnolia W 99–77 Christian Standhardinger (36) Christian Standhardinger (11) Scottie Thompson (10) Rizal Memorial Coliseum 1–0
Semifinals: 3–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 17 Meralco W 92–88 Stanley Pringle (22) J. Aguilar, Thompson (8) Christian Standhardinger (7) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0 2 May 19 Meralco L 91–103 Christian Standhardinger (41) Christian Standhardinger (11) Christian Standhardinger (4) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1 3 May 22 Meralco L 80–87 Japeth Aguilar (15) Christian Standhardinger (10) Tenorio, Thompson (4) Dasmariñas Arena 1–2 4 May 24 Meralco W 90–71 Japeth Aguilar (21) Christian Standhardinger (11) Christian Standhardinger (8) Mall of Asia Arena 2–2 5 May 26 Meralco W 89–84 Christian Standhardinger (34) Japeth Aguilar (12) Christian Standhardinger (5) Mall of Asia Arena 3–2 6 May 29 Meralco L 81–86 Aguilar, Standhardinger (19) Scottie Thompson (12) Scottie Thompson (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3 7 May 31 Meralco L 69–78 Scottie Thompson (20) Aguilar, Thompson (10) Scottie Thompson (6) FPJ Arena 3–4

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
Jayson David	May 12, 2023[4]	Not disclosed	1 year	Re-signed
Maverick Ahanmisi	September 18, 2023[5]	₱420,000 per month (max. contract)	3 years	Converge FiberXers
Jamie Malonzo	October 9, 2023[6]	Not disclosed	2 years	Re-signed
Donald Gumaru	October 15, 2023[7]		Not disclosed	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (PBA 3x3)
David Murrell	April 25, 2024[8]			Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Tony Bishop	November 17, 2023 (vs. Converge)	January 28, 2024 (vs. San Miguel)	9–6

Awards

Recipient	Honors	Date awarded
Christian Standhardinger	2023–24 PBA Mythical First Team	August 18, 2024[9]

References

1. , PBA.ph, September 17, 2023
2. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
3. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
4. Ramos, Gerry. "Jayson David keeps spot in Ginebra lineup; Mina gets new Terrafirma deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
5. Ramos, Gerry. "Ahanmisi gets three-year contract with new team Ginebra". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
6. Ramos, Gerry. "Jamie Malonzo signs new two-year deal with Barangay Ginebra". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
7. Ramos, Gerry. "Tim Cone confident new signing Donald Gumaru can impact Ginebra". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
8. "Ginebra signs David Murrell; Magnolia activates Rome Dela Rosa". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
9. "Legend lives on as Fajardo wins record 8th MVP award". PBA.ph. August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.