Search Main Navigation Menu. In preparation for the 2009 PBA Fiesta Conference and to fill up their injury plagued lineup, they acquired Chico Lanete (who was acquired by Air21 from Purefoods), Doug Kramer, and JC Intal from Air21 in exchange for their 2012 and 2013 draft picks. In game 7, the attendance was broken yet again at the Philippine Arena as over 54,000 fans trooped to watch Barangay Ginebra successfully defend their championship, winning 10196 for their 1st title repeat in franchise history. Barangay Ginebra won their first Philippine Cup Championship after 13 years and also their first back to back conference championship in 15 years. WebJun Tan - head coach in the Cebu ranks and the former of the Granny Goose Tortillos . WebStaff: Job History. This was the last time a PBA team with the worst record was awarded the top pick in the draft. Web2023-2024 San Miguel Beermen Front Office. JC Intal, who came off the bench exploded for 20 points, delivering what Mark Caguioa and Wille Mller could not while providing both inspiration and boost to the team's cause of eluding Alaska's broom. They also boosted their backcourt by drafting Macky Escalona from Ateneo and acquiring Paul Artadi from Air21 after being traded by Purefoods. As their injuries continued to pile up, they lost Game 3 and Helterbrand for the rest of the series. Head Coach 574.807.7178 574.807.7178: Kiel Boynton: Pitching Coach 937.307.9099 937.307.9099: Tim Durrall: Student Manager Jackson Taylor: Student [12] They also paraded import Charles Garcia while their resident import Justin Brownlee was still playing for the San Miguel Alab Pilipinas in the ABL. With this development, Gilbey's accepted Jaworski and Arnaiz; Tuadles and Loyzaga joined Great Taste; while the rest of the Toyota players, led by Fernandez, joined Beer Hausen. "And when those guys (Fajardo and Perez) come, we have to work on (improving). The third part was voided by former commissioner Noli Eala, which would have allowed the Express to regain its own 2007 and 2008 picks plus the Tigers' 2008 second round draft pick from Coke, in exchange for Ferreria and Ramos plus the second-round pick this year and the future first-round pick. "Honestly, this is like a bucket list," Cone told reporters after the Gin Kings defeated the NLEX Road Warriors on Wednesday night. Coach Tim Cone took the blame for their title repeat failure but promised that it wouldn't happen again. The Kings' first import was Awvee Storey but he was then replaced by Mildon Ambres because of his inconsistencies. Follow San Miguel Beermen live scores, final results, fixtures and match details! In the final game, three 65ers scored 25 points or more Joey Loyzaga, Dondon Ampalayo, and Sonny Jaworski as the 65ers did not allow the then rookie-laden Purefoods team to gain confidence. Here is the official lineup/roster of the San Miguel Beermen for the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup. It's due. Is it like us to do the same things? During the Governors' Cup, the team signed Justin Brownlee, replacing the injured Paul Harris, as their import. WebWilliam J. Heath Antonio (born August 15, 1975) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player. In Game Six, with Shell already leading the series 32, Aejo protested a foul on Rey Cuenco with a few minutes left in the second quarter. Johnny Abarrientos followed suit two weeks before the start of the season. In game 2 Alaska showed poise at crunch time. "We have three but it has to be step-by-step," he explained. Gallent declined to identify the three, only saying that none of them are PBA returnees. WebStaff; San Miguel Beermen Rosters 2014-2015 San Miguel Beermen Front Office. So whatever the assistant coach duties are, I assume I would take over.". "We talked about that in our team building, about our defense," the two-time Defensive Player of the Year said. But were happy to have been able to get him now as one of the assistants of Coach Leo and Im sure he will be of great help just like the other assistant coaches to make it possible for this team to win more championships, said San Miguel team governor Robert Non as he introduced Mr. Alapag to the team. Home Picks Basketball Predictions TNT Tropang Giga vs. San Miguel Beermen Prediction, Tips & Odds Aug. 24, 2022 11:45 CET Picks Basketball Predictions TNT Tropang Giga vs. San Miguel Beermen Prediction, Tips & After the Kings led 21 in the series, the Barakos clinched the series by defeating the Kings by more than 25 points in the last two games. PBA Media Bureau. To stop the losing streak, they replaced Brown with another recruit from the NBA Development League, Chris Alexander whose inside scoring and rebounding helped the Kings win 10 of their next 13 games in the eliminations. In 1988, the team changed its name to Aejo Rum 65. Back-to-back technical fouls were slapped by referee Rudy Hines on Rey Cuenco led to the walkout. This was later broken by Swift's Tony Harris in a 1992 game in Iloilo City ironically against Ginebra with 105 points.[3]. The Beermen were cognizant that heading into the game, the Magnolia Hotshots were beginning to figure out how to attack San Miguel. Here is the San Miguel Beermen roster who will suit up for the 2017 PBA Governor's Cup. In 1997, the team was renamed Gordon's Gin Boars. [10], On September 28, 2015, Ginebra traded Mac Baracael and Dorian Pea in a four team trade that landed Joe Devance to the Ginebra.[11]. Aejo won the series 31 over the young Purefoods team led by Jerry Codiera, Alvin Patrimonio, and Jojo Lastimosa (who had a confrontation with Jaworski). It finally happened on Sunday. So the connection with Erik is not there. With the tour behind them, the 5x5 team will take a one-month break before reconvening for the coming season. 812-461-5391 812-461-5391. Mr. Alapag, who had a Hall-of-Fame career while playing for the TNT and Meralco franchises in 13 years in the PBA, joined Boycie Zamar, Ato Agustin, Peter Martin, Biboy Ravanes, Dayong Mendoza and Jorge Gallent as assistants to head coach Leo Austria. Shortly after a dismal end to the first conference of the season, San Miguel management blew up the vaunted "Death Five" of Fajardo, Ross, Lassiter, Arwind Santos, and Alex Cabagnot by trading away the latter two to NorthPort and Terrafirma for Manuel and Enciso, respectively. They overcame a twice to beat disadvantage and defeated the Alaska Aces in the quarter finals to move on to the semis against sister team Star Hotshots. They also got the first Asian import Sanchir Tungalag, a Mongolian basketball star who was then replaced by guard Kim Jiwan. Willie Miller scored on a layup off a broken play as Ginebra cut the Alaska lead to four 9086 with 1:27 to go in the game. Alaska took a 20 lead. Gilbey's managed to place fourth in the 1979 Invitational tournament. 1 team at the end of the classification phase. Japeth Aguilar led the team with 21 points. The Kings advanced straight to the semifinals after becoming the no. By Michael Angelo S. Murillo "Now that we've been able to kind of figure things out, we don't have any more excuses. So he's actually more valuable than me during games.". Bates' other partner was Michael Hackett, who was the 1985 Open Conference Best Import. JC Intal and Ronald Tubid hit consecutive three-pointers in the final three minutes while Sunday Salvacion came through with the game-sealing free throws with 2.6 seconds left in Game 4. But Vince Hizon blocked Dindo Pumaren's layup, as the Boars lived another day. Without their big man Greg Slaughter who is nursing an injury, the Beermen dismantled Ginebra in 5 games and went on to win the championship for the 4th straight year. They selected 70 center E.J. In the 2016 Commissioner's Cup, the team tapped Othyus Jeffers, a former NBA veteran, as their import. In a repeat of events the past two years, the Kings were able to defeat the TJ Hotdogs twice, after an off-balanced game-winner by Ronald Magtulis, to enter the semifinals. Nick Sirianni channeling pain of Eagles' Super Bowl loss into new motivation. However, the team failed again to advance in finals in a heartbreaking loss to the Llamados during the one-game playoff for the 2nd finals berth. San Miguel Beermen are hoping to secure the return of former NBA man Chris McCullogh -- who memorably scored 47 points on his PBA debut back in 2019 -- "I think it's a great opportunity for Coach Richard," Cone said. This time, we had more time to prepare and figure out what's wrong with us, and it came out that we really had problems in terms of cohesiveness and chemistry," Austria told reporters. Unfortunately, their title hopes for repeat were squashed as they were defeated in the quarterfinals by the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup runner-ups, the TNT Tropang Giga. A record crowd of 22,902 witness Kings coronation, the biggest in Araneta Coliseum since the legendary Crispa-Toyota days. The franchise has been owned by the San Miguel Corporation since 1975 and is one of the three PBA clubs owned by the SMC group of companies along with the Magnolia Hotshots and Barangay Ginebra San MiguelThey are the most WebThe Beermen were tied with Shell and Presto on top of the standings in the First Conference with seven wins and four losses. They returned to the Finals again after a hard-fought semifinals series against their sister team San Miguel to face Meralco, who also faced their sister team TNT. Ginebra took the sixth and final spot in the quarterfinals after defeating Air21 on June 4 with a 118114 overtime victory as Caguioa recorded a career-high 45 points. They finished 4th in the standings with a record of 74. The game was close all throughout until the final 3 minutes of the game when Loyzaga and Jaworski uncorked 3-pointers that iced the win. 865-471-4983. sstrudwick@cn.edu. Assistant Coach of the San Miguel Beermen since 2015 Assistant Coach of the San Miguel Beermen since 2015-2016 (Hired). Red Bull took 4th place after being defeated by eventual champion and sister team, San Miguel. How do they handle those things? So convincingly was the sweep that they shamed Red Bull all throughout the series. You can also see players listed as injured/reserve. After the retirement of Coach Jaworski at the age of 52, Jong Uichico, Siot Tanquingcen and Tim Cone would be coaching the players led by the legendary "Fast and The Furious", MVPs Jayjay Helterbrand and Mark Caguioa. Ginebra makes the 2019 PBA Governors' Cup finals for the 3rd time in 4 years. But they got eliminated early in the quarterfinals against Magnolia Hotshots. They split games 1 and 2, and in game 3 Meralco bigman Raymond Almazan got injured and never returned to the game, Ginebra took advantage and won the game. 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It's a good thing they won't run out of opportunities to do just that early in the season. This led to a conflict between Jaworski's role in the Senate and his role as coach of Ginebra (named during the Commissioner's Cup). The 2020 PBA Philippine Cup opened its season in March 8 but after 3 days, the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Chot Reyes is gunning for a record 7th PBA Philippine Cup crown in 2022, while San Miguel Beermen coach Leo Austria -- with five titles to his name -- can move joint-level with his TNT Tropang Giga counterpart and the legendary Baby Dalupan. The 65er would finish the season with the exciting and high-scoring duo of Joe Ward and Tommy Davis as imports. Jong Uichico - former head coach of the Talk N' Text Tropang Texters. However they lost to TNT Katropa in 4 games in the semifinals, failing to defend their championship. The Kings finished fifth in the eliminations and faced Purefoods, who had a twice-to-beat advantage, in the quarterfinals. Each PBA team was allowed to get two imports for the said conference. Ginebra successfully defended their Governors' Cup title as they defeated Meralco, 42 in a Best-of-7 finals series. Nick Sirianni channeling pain of Eagles' Super Bowl loss into new motivation. The trade was considered as one of the biggest transactions done in the PBA. But at that time, the team was starting to fade. So I will be somehow assisting him.". In that game, a lackluster Ginebra team played, which was believed to be still emotionally down from their game 7 defeat. The Bay Area Dragons finished off the San Miguel Beermen, 94-92, in Game 4 of their best-of-five semifinal series Wednesday and will face Barangay Ginebra for the Commissioner's Cup title. They traded Sol Mercado, Kevin Ferrer and Jervy Cruz to Northport for star player Stanley Pringle. Fantasy football: 12 players to watch as they return from injury, Five thoughts as Gilas Pilipinas lose both friendlies against Korea, After a year in Japan, Kiefer Ravena has found a new calling, Devance, Caguioa leave gaps, but Ginebra's future is in great shape. "The bottom line is I'll be an assistant coach to their head coach, who's going to be Malik Allen. There are no more excuses.". In 1996, the team used the top overall pick to draft controversial center Marlou Aquino from Adamson University. In the quarterfinal round, they had a 21 record, enough to make it to the semifinals. Michael Hackett also saw his name in the PBA record books by scoring 103 points in Ginebra's 197168 victory against Great Taste on November 21, 1985. He is currently an assistant coach for the Benilde Blazers . Head Coach. Search. This horrible performance gave them the top pick in the next draft. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYYMMDD) From G: 0: Enciso, Simon: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 19910212 Notre Dame de Namur: F: 2: In the decider, the Kings came back from a 20-point deficit and David's off-balance game-winner resulted in one of the biggest upsets in league history to advance to the next round. On the next season, Aejo lost in five games to grand slam winning San Miguel Beermen in the Reinforced Conference. Ginebra faced KBL powerhouse Changwon LG Sakers with Christopher Massie as import for Changwon LG. Ginebra had a roller coaster elimination round and finished with a record 65 capped off with a triple overtime victory over Rain or Shine to gain the 4th seed. And it proved to be costly too, as Red Bull would go on to defeat Ginebra in the next three tournaments that would follow after the Kings' back-to-back championships, denying the Kings numerous chances to rewrite history. He is also a model and TV host. And in Game 1, they lost a one-point thriller. "For the longest time, it was the 'Death Five', right? Alapag joins San Miguel Beermen coaching staff. WebStaff: Job History. In the 2000 off-season, Aquino was traded to Sta. WebWelcome to the official facebook fanpage group of SAN MIGUEL BEERMEN! Ryder Cup stock watch: Who's in, who's out and whose status is unclear after The Open? WebStaff: Job History. His citizenship case was still on the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation. Sort: Staff Member (A-Z) Col umns: Swipe. In the quarterfinals they had a twice to beat advantage where they faced grandslam seeking San Miguel Beermen who won both the Philippine Cup and Commissioners Cup, in a close game they defeated the Beermen and again crushed their grandslam hopes for the second time in 3 seasons. Assistant Coach. Assistant Coach. Former Crispa import Billy Ray Bates was brought in for the 1986 Open Conference. Ginebra managed to overcome the twice-to-win disadvantage against TNT to book a semis match against the NLEX Road Warriors. The team acquired Ronald Tubid from the Air21. After beating the Tropang Texters in the semifinals in five games but was eventually swept by Alaska in the best-of-five series. The 2022 NBA Summer League runs from July 2 to 17 in San Francisco, Salt Lake City and Las Vegas, starting with the California Classic to be hosted by the Golden State Warriors. Assistant Coach of the San Miguel Beermen since 2021 Assistant Coach of the San Miguel Beermen since 2021-2022 (Hired). But I wish he comes. The deal is also a statement of sorts: Anything less than a title is still unacceptable; not for a team so used to winning, not for a team filled to the brim with a wide array of talented options, and certainly not for a Beermen squad that ticks both boxes. This was the team's first back-to-back championships in franchise history. He was also part of the coaching staff of the UP Fighting Maroons men's basketball team in the UAAP. This time the Kings took Game 1 with a 11387 victory but San Miguel took Game 2 and won an overtime thriller 117114 in Game 3, thwarting the Kings' chance to win a second pair of back-to-back titles. San Miguel 103 Clark 30, Perez 28, Cruz 14, Lassiter 8, Fajardo 7, Tautuaa 4, Bulanadi 3, Ross 3, Manuel 2, Brondial 2, Enciso 2. Jaworski and team manager Ber Navarro refused to return to the court, which resulted in the forfeiture of the game, and the championship to Shell. We weren't improving. The Kings trailed 02 but won the next two games to tie the series at 22. Diamon Simpson powered his way to a 2020 game in the first game and Barangay Ginebra as the Aces topped the Kings, 7672, in the opener of this quarterfinals. "I don't really know everything that's going to be going on until I get there," Cone said. I wish we can settle with 'C-Mac' and we'll see what happens.". Players Coaches; Pos. "We know that defense wins championships, and we have a lot of capable defenders. The San Miguel Beermen are going to enter the 47th season of the PBA without the shifty guard, Terrence Romeo due to a back injury. I've kind of challenged everyone to be better on that end of the floor. Ryder Cup stock watch: Who's in, who's out and whose status is unclear after The Open? What are the best matchups in this weekend's UFC 291 and Bellator x Rizin 2 fight cards? The Kings would win the next four games, with games 3 and 4 being blowouts, to win the 2006-07 PBA Philippine Cup, becoming only the fifth PBA team to win the title after losing the first two games. Eric Menk and import Chris Daniels provided scoring but their backcourt were again invisible, with Mark Caguioa, Willie Miller, Mike Cortez, and Jayjay Helterbrand struggling in the game. San Miguel 110 Cruz 25, Fajardo 25, Perez 23, Tautuaa 17, Lassiter 5, Herndon 5, Zamar 4, Enciso 2, Canete 2, Faundo 2. And Coach Spo knows that I'm not interested in that. GAME 4 | 14-UNDER BBSD VS PBBC #thenextlevel #UnitedBasketballLeague #UBL | tournament Aejo took on new team Purefoods in the Finals. His 3-point shooting could even rise as he plays on a team that already has bonafide shot-creators in All-Stars Terrence Romeo, CJ Perez, Marcio Lassiter, Jericho Cruz, Vic Manuel, and Mo Tautuaa, as well as highly-capable backups Simon Enciso, Rodney Brondial, Von Pessumal, and Paul Zamar. They also released Paolo Bugia, John Ferriols, Kevin White and Junjun Cabatu and traded Sunday Salvacion to Barako Bull for a future first round draft pick. After clinching the 6th seed, Ginebra faced another familiar foe and set up another quarterfinals rematch with TNT. During the mid-conference, Ginebra acquired Yancy de Ocampo and a 2010 second-round draft pick from the Burger King Whoppers in exchange for Rich Alvarez and Doug Kramer and acquired the former Metropolitan Basketball Association MVP, John Ferriols, who officially became an unrestricted free agent after being on the reserved list by the Alaska Aces. "We'd like to get 'C-Mac' (McCullough), but I think we're having problems," Gallent said Sunday night. In 2001, the Kings drafted Mark Caguioa, a virtual unknown in the Philippines basketball scene. Bonmati has put Spain row aside to star for La Roja at Women's World Cup, Man United can't keep the lid on Kobbie Mainoo for much longer, Man United's away kit answers the question: 'How many stripes is too many? In the off-season, the Kings made few adjustments to their roster by trading Macapagal to Coca-Cola for guard Chris Pacana and Chia to Talk 'N Text for veteran Victor Pablo, who finally donned the Ginebra jersey 15 years after he was drafted. The Kings selected the former San Sebastian College - Recoletos Stag as the No. The Beermen's campaign in the PBA On Tour ended on a down note after they lost to Terrafirma Dyip 85-72 to close out their record at a dismal 3-8. Expectations were high for the Governors' Cup, but they were eliminated by Sta. As of now, Cone doesn't know yet what his duties will be as an assistant coach. Leo Austria was brought back to the SMC What are they talking about? Being tied with the Elasto Painters, they played for one-game playoff for the last quarterfinals berth. This was their 4th over-all title and the last under Jaworski. Facebook; Twitter; Facebook Messenger; Email Hurdling these challenges should put San Miguel in a good position to finally meet the outsized expectations of this loaded roster -- one that, in Ross' words, is always in "championship or bust" mode. Air21 and Coca-Cola submitted a revised version of that part of the trade and was approved by Eala. Caidic was moved to the position of team manager and former San Miguel assistant coach Siot Tanquingcen became head coach. Wikiwand is the world's leading Wikipedia reader for web and mobile. The June Mar Fajardo era (2014present) 201415 PBA Season New Coach, Champions Again The Beermen made some changes with their coaching staff during the off-season. But the rumor was quickly killed off after the team posted a printed advertisement in major newspapers that they were staying in the PBA. They entered the finals via a classic playoff game vs. San Miguel. However they went on a furious 8 game winning streak that went all the way to the semifinals against Rain or Shine which they beat in 4 games to reach the Commissioner's Cup Finals for the first time since 2013. "The good thing is we have three good imports who will be able to fit with us in this coming conference.". Coming back from a 15 points deficit in the 3rd quarter, TNT was without their star player Ray Parks Jr. who injured his calf in Game 1. Director of Athletic Communication (BB, MBB, GOLF, MSOC) 812 8h Rob Dawson. The second part sent Reavis, Mamaril and Hatfield's rights from the Express to the Kings for Kalani Ferreria, Aries Dimaunahan, Manny Ramos, and Ervin Sotto plus Ginebra's two second round draft picks that year and a future first-round pick. It was an emotional series, who were expecting for a repeat of the historic comeback made by the team during the 1991 First Conference. I'm coming home. Add a couple of more issues -- like when Ross, San Miguel's defensive leader, had to miss time because his father died -- and the Beermen found it hard to fulfill their win-now directives. Ginebra also signed unrestricted free agent Jared Dillinger. I don't have enough time to do that. The Kings made a gallant stand in the wildcard phase as reserves Mark Macapagal, Allan Salangsang, Manny Ramos and Ervin Sotto stepped up their game. The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association PBA. Head Coach. Jimmy Alapag joining the huddle of the San Miguel Beermen as the newest member of their coaching staff is a picture that was impossible to imagine a few years ago. San Miguel Beermen. They faced Sta. It was a true classic game that went to double overtime. Losing Fajardo and Romeo to separate injuries dashed their championship chances from the onset of the 2020 season, but having them back in 2021 did not boost their postseason hopes. This group is created to all legitimate fans of SAN MIGUEL BEERMEN. Waiting for Ginebra in the finals was the same team they defeated in the previous season, the Meralco Bolts. 1 seed is just "pogi points" but is he right? At the opener, the Kings extended their winning streak to 13 with a 10596 victory. "We have too much talent to not be able to win a championship every conference," SMB veteran guard Chris Ross told ESPN during the PBA's Media Day at Novotel Manila on Thursday. Web2021-2022 San Miguel Beermen Front Office. Coaching Staff; Leo Austria: Head Coach: Peter Martin: Assistant Coach (1st) Biboy Ravanes: Assistant Coach: Dayong Mendoza: Assistant Coach: In the main event of the evening which is the All-star Game between the Powerade Team Pilipinas and the Import laced PBA All-stars, Noel again won the All-star game MVP as the All-stars defeated the Nationals 9789. Per Stats by Ryan on Tiebreaker Times, San Miguel posted a defensive rating of 103.5 (eighth among 12 teams) despite having a tremendous point-of-attack defender in Ross, the league leader in steals (2.0) who ranked third among all players in the database's Defensive Box Plus-Minus. Aquino was a big star in the PBL for Nikon Home Appliances and Stag Pale Pilsen but was involved in a controversial scandal in terms of his academic status at Adamson, although this was later neglected when he jumped pro. Tubid and Menk was named as co-Finals MVP. The Bay Area Dragons finished off the San Miguel Beermen, 94-92, in Game 4 of their best-of-five semifinal series Wednesday and will face Barangay Ginebra for the Commissioner's Cup title. The team, owned by Lucio Tan, was entering its first year in the PBA. The Beermen remained without head coach Leo Austria as assistant coach Jorge Gallent called the shots anew. It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with the Magnolia Hotshots and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. The Beermen grabbed a 102-99 lead off a June Mar Fajardo putback with under a minute left before Bay Area stormed back after San Miguel surprisingly benched the six-time MVP in the crucial stretch. In the end, the game was forfeited and awarded the title to the Oilers. Teamwork, unity keys to San Miguel's historic run. Once again, SMB hanging their hats on defense. After only four games, Bates was sent home for good. Aside from the NBA Summer League stint, Cone will also return to the Gilas Pilipinas bench after program director Chot Reyes announced on Tuesday night that the Ginebra coach will serve as an assistant for the 2023 FIBA World Cup. History speaks for itself and what you guys (team) have done in the PBA. The word "chemistry" was frequently thrown around by head coach Leo Austria when discussing what went wrong for San Miguel last year and what they primarily worked on during the short break that lasted for about 11 weeks. Four games, I'm coming home, and I'll be happy to get home and I'd be happy to do my own thing.". He last played for the GlobalPort Batang Pier in the Philippine Basketball Association.A good three-point shooter, he was drafted 5th overall by the San Miguel Beermen in 1998.He was then sent to the Pop Cola 800s.He retired in 2007 to become a The San Miguel Beermen face a challenging start to the Governors' Cup schedule and will likely be without Marcio Lassiter to begin the conference. The franchise played under the name St. George Whiskies during the 1981 Reinforced Filipino conference. The Kings faced Shell in the semifinals, and Ginebra upset the top-seeded Turbo Chargers in five games to meet sister team San Miguel in the finals. He returned in that role last year, when the Kings won the Summer League title, and was later named to the Stockton Kings coaching staff in the NBA G-League. WebThe 201516 San Miguel Beermen season was the 41st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association . The Kings managed to force a knockout game, winning the first game. Ginebra failed to advance in finals, bowing to B-Meg in semifinal series (41). Jericho Cruz Bigay Credit Sa Coaching StaffMahilig ba kayo sa tayaan? LA Tenorio was named Finals MVP and Coach Tim Cone became Ginebra's winningest coach with 5 championships, surpassing the legendary Robert Jaworski. San Beda: Coaching Staff: Head coach: Assistant coaches: Leo Austria: Peter Martin (1st assistant) Ato Agustin: Dayong Mendoza: Jorge Gallent: Boyzie Zamar: