2024–25 San Miguel Beermen season

2024–25 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coach	Jorge Gallent (Governors' Cup & Commissioner's Cup) Leo Austria
General Manager	Gee Abanilla Daniel Henares (assistant)
Owner(s)	San Miguel Brewery, Inc. (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Governors' Cup results
Record	6–4 (60%)
Place	2nd in group B
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 2–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
Philippine Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
San Miguel Beermen seasons

The 2024–25 San Miguel Beermen season is the 49th 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

Main article: PBA season 49 draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
1	12	Avan Nava	G	Canada	St. Francis Xavier
3	36	Abdul Sawat	F	Philippines	UE
4	44	Ralph Robin	G	Philippines	EAC

Roster

San Miguel Beermen roster

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Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 0 Enciso, Simon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–02–12 Notre Dame de Namur G 1 Rosales, Kris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–12–20 Hope International F 2 Trollano, Don 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1992–01–07 Adamson F/C 3 Tautuaa, Moala 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989–04–30 Chadron State F/C 5 Jones, Torren (EI) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1994–10–28 William Penn G 6 Ross, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985–03–09 Marshall F 11 Cahilig, Andreas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 1991–01–22 EARIST G/F 13 Lassiter, Marcio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987–05–16 Cal State Fullerton C 15 Fajardo, June Mar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1989–11–17 Cebu G/F 21 Teng, Jeron 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994–03–21 De La Salle G 27 Nava, Avan (R / IN) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000–04–04 St. Francis Xavier F 31 Narcis, Jabari (CI / EI) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1997–04–17 UT Arlington G 33 Tiongson, Juami 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–02–05 Ateneo G 39 Cruz, Jericho 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–10–11 Adamson G/F 77 Perez, CJ (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–11–17 Lyceum F 91 Brondial, Rodney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–11–20 Adamson	Head coach Leo Austria Assistant coach(es) Peter Martin (1st assistant) Ato Agustin Dayong Mendoza Biboy Ravanes Chris Ross Boyzie Zamar Jorge Gallent (consultant) Team manager Gee Abanilla Daniel Henares (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

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Group B Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	3	.700	—	Quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	6	4	.600[a]	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	4	.600[a]	1
4	NLEX Road Warriors	5	5	.500[b]	2
5	Blackwater Bossing	5	5	.500[b]	2
6	Phoenix Fuel Masters	1	9	.100	6

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); 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss^[2]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–1 Barangay Ginebra (San Miguel 1.23, Barangay Ginebra 0.82)
2. Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–1 Blackwater (NLEX 1.03, Blackwater 0.97)

Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 6–4
August: 2–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 August 21 Phoenix W 111–97 June Mar Fajardo (37) June Mar Fajardo (24) Adams, Fajardo (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 August 25 Blackwater W 128–108 Jordan Adams (50) Jordan Adams (11) Jericho Cruz (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 3 August 27 Barangay Ginebra L 102–108 Jordan Adams (23) June Mar Fajardo (17) CJ Perez (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 August 31 NLEX L 108–112 (OT) Jordan Adams (36) June Mar Fajardo (17) CJ Perez (9) Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. International Convention Center 2–2
September: 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 September 5 Rain or Shine W 113–112 Jordan Adams (41) June Mar Fajardo (21) CJ Perez (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–2 6 September 11 NLEX W 119–114 CJ Perez (24) June Mar Fajardo (9) Chris Ross (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 4–2 7 September 13 Phoenix W 139–127 Jordan Adams (49) Adams, Fajardo (11) CJ Perez (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–2 8 September 15 Barangay Ginebra W 131–82 June Mar Fajardo (24) June Mar Fajardo (17) CJ Perez (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–2 9 September 19 Rain or Shine L 112–122 CJ Perez (27) June Mar Fajardo (12) CJ Perez (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 6–3 10 September 21 Blackwater L 94–111 June Mar Fajardo (23) Brondial, Fajardo (12) June Mar Fajardo (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 6–4

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals (Best-of-5)

Semifinals (Best-of-7)

Finals (Best-of-7)

A1

TNT

3

B4

NLEX

1

A1

TNT

4

B1

Rain or Shine

1

B1

Rain or Shine

3

A4

Magnolia

2

A1

TNT

4

B3

Barangay Ginebra

2

B2

San Miguel

3

A3

Converge

2

B2

San Miguel

2

B3

Barangay Ginebra

4

A2

Meralco

0

B3

Barangay Ginebra

3

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Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 5–6
Quarterfinals: 3–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 September 26 Converge W 102–95 E.J. Anosike (28) June Mar Fajardo (16) Anosike, Perez (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–0 2 September 28 Converge W 107–100 E.J. Anosike (41) June Mar Fajardo (16) CJ Perez (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 3 September 30 Converge L 112–114 E.J. Anosike (39) June Mar Fajardo (16) Anosike, Ross (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–1 4 October 4 Converge L 100–114 E.J. Anosike (35) June Mar Fajardo (20) Jericho Cruz (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–2 5 October 6 Converge W 109–105 June Mar Fajardo (40) June Mar Fajardo (24) CJ Perez (9) Ynares Center 3–2
Semifinals: 2–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 October 9 Barangay Ginebra L 105–122 E.J. Anosike (27) June Mar Fajardo (16) June Mar Fajardo (7) PhilSports Arena 0–1 2 October 11 Barangay Ginebra W 131–125 (OT) E.J. Anosike (35) June Mar Fajardo (21) CJ Perez (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 October 13 Barangay Ginebra L 94–99 E.J. Anosike (32) June Mar Fajardo (14) CJ Perez (6) Dasmariñas Arena 1–2 4 October 15 Barangay Ginebra W 131–121 June Mar Fajardo (29) June Mar Fajardo (16) Chris Ross (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 October 18 Barangay Ginebra L 92–121 E.J. Anosike (21) June Mar Fajardo (18) CJ Perez (4) Ynares Center 10,039 2–3 6 October 20 Barangay Ginebra L 99–102 E.J. Anosike (30) June Mar Fajardo (15) CJ Perez (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NorthPort Batang Pier	6	1	.857	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	1	.800	1
3	Eastern (G)	6	2	.750	0.5	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Converge FiberXers	6	2	.750	0.5
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	4	2	.667	1.5
6	Meralco Bolts	3	2	.600	2
7	San Miguel Beermen	3	3	.500	2.5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	TNT Tropang Giga	2	2	.500	2.5
9	NLEX Road Warriors	3	4	.429	3
10	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	2	5	.286	4
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	1	5	.167	4.5
12	Blackwater Bossing	1	5	.167	4.5
13	Terrafirma Dyip	0	7	.000	6

Updated to match(es) played on December 25, 2024. 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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Game log

2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 3–3
December: 3–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 3, 2024 Phoenix W 107–104 CJ Perez (18) June Mar Fajardo (16) Juami Tiongson (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–0 2 December 8, 2024 NLEX L 99–104 Quincy Miller (21) June Mar Fajardo (19) Fajardo, Perez (3) Ynares Center 1–1 3 December 10, 2024 Rain or Shine L 93–107 June Mar Fajardo (20) Fajardo, Miller (10) Fajardo, Miller, Ross, Tiongson (3) Filoil EcoOil Centre 1–2 4 December 13, 2024 Terrafirma W 106–88 Torren Jones (24) June Mar Fajardo (19) June Mar Fajardo (7) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–2 5 December 15, 2025 Blackwater W 115–102 Torren Jones (29) June Mar Fajardo (22) June Mar Fajardo (6) Ynares Center 3–2 6 December 22, 2024 Eastern L 91–99 (OT) Jabari Narcis (28) June Mar Fajardo (18) Fajardo, Lassiter (5) PhilSports Arena 3–3
January Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 January 5, 2025 Barangay Ginebra Smart Araneta Coliseum 8 January 12, 2025 Magnolia Ynares Center 9 January 18, 2025 Meralco Candon City Arena 10 January 21, 2025 NorthPort Ynares Center 11 January 24, 2025 Converge Ynares Center 12 January 26, 2025 TNT Ynares Center

East Asia Super League

Group stage

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Hiroshima Dragonflies	4	3	1	328	295	+33	.750	Advance to semifinals
2	Taoyuan Pauian Pilots	4	3	1	365	303	+62	.750
3	Suwon KT Sonicboom	4	2	2	301	350	−49	.500
4	Hong Kong Eastern	3	1	2	213	228	−15	.333
5	San Miguel Beermen	3	0	3	228	259	−31	.000

Updated to match(es) played on 25 December 2024. Source: EASL

Game log

San Miguel Beermen v Suwon KT Sonicboom

2 October 2024	San Miguel Beermen	81–87	Suwon KT Sonicboom	Pasay
18:10 (PST)	Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 23–16, 19–29, 19–19
	Pts: Anosike 34 Rebs: Fajardo 9 Asts: Anosike, Ross 4	Boxscore	Pts: Hammonds 39 Rebs: Hammonds 14 Asts: Heo 9	Arena: Mall of Asia Arena

San Miguel Beermen v Taoyuan Pauian Pilots

13 November 2024	San Miguel Beermen	85–101	Taoyuan Pauian Pilots	Pasig
18:10 (PST)	Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 13–32, 23–26, 29–18
	Pts: Miller 32 Rebs: Fajardo 11 Asts: Perez 3	Boxscore	Pts: Brown 27 Rebs: Brown 9 Asts: Graham 7	Arena: PhilSports Arena

Hong Kong Eastern v San Miguel Beermen

18 December 2024	Hong Kong Eastern	71–62	San Miguel Beermen	Wan Chai
20:10 (HKT)	Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 20–20, 12–14, 11–14
	Pts: Lam 19 Rebs: McLaughlin 17 Asts: McLaughlin 4	Boxscore	Pts: Jones, Fajardo 19 Rebs: Jones 11 Asts: Ross 4	Arena: Southorn Stadium

Hiroshima Dragonflies v San Miguel Beermen

8 January 2025	Hiroshima Dragonflies	vs.	San Miguel Beermen	Hiroshima
19:10 (JST)	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
		Boxscore		Arena: Hiroshima Sun Plaza

San Miguel Beermen v Hong Kong Eastern

15 January 2025	San Miguel Beermen	vs.	Hong Kong Eastern	Pasig
20:10 (PST)	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
		Boxscore		Arena: PhilSports Arena

Suwon KT Sonicboom v San Miguel Beermen

12 February 2025	Suwon KT Sonicboom	vs.	San Miguel Beermen	Suwon
19:10 (KST)	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
		Boxscore		Arena: Suwon KT Sonicboom Arena

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team	Ref.
Kris Rosales	August 5, 2024	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	NorthPort Batang Pier	[4]

Trades

Mid-season

November
November 25, 2024[5]	To San Miguel Andreas Cahilig Juami Tiongson	To Terrafirma Vic Manuel Terrence Romeo

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record	Ref.
Governors' Cup	Jordan Adams	August 21, 2024 (vs. Phoenix)	September 19, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine)	5–3	[6][7]
	Sheldon Mac	September 11, 2024 (vs. NLEX)		1–0	[8]
	E.J. Anosike	September 26, 2024 (vs. Converge)	October 20, 2024 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	5–6	[9]
Commissioner's Cup	Quincy Miller	December 3, 2024 (vs. Phoenix)	December 10, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine)	1–2	[10]
	Torren Jones	December 13, 2024 (vs. Terrafirma)	December 15, 2024 (vs. Blackwater)	2–0	[11]
	Jabari Narcis	December 22, 2024 (vs. Eastern)		0–1	[12]

References

1. "Baltazar is the Chosen One -- the top pick of Draft Class 2024". PBA.ph. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
2. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
3. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
4. Ramos, Gerry (August 5, 2024). "SMB picks up Kris Rosales after being released by NorthPort". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
5. Badua, Snow (November 25, 2024). "SMB trades Terrence Romeo, Vic Manuel to Dyip for Juami Tiongson, Cahilig". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
6. Ramos, Gerry (August 8, 2024). "San Miguel bringing in Jordan Adams in early import switch". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
7. Terrado, Reuben (September 12, 2024). "San Miguel U-turns from Sheldon Mac, brings back Jordan Adams". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
8. Ramos, Gerry (September 10, 2024). "San Miguel's new import Sheldon Mac passes PBA height limit". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
9. "San Miguel to parade new import in time for playoffs". PBA.ph. September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
10. Ballesteros, Jan (November 27, 2024). "San Miguel taps Quincy Miller for PBA Season 49 Commissioner's Cup". One Sports. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
11. Ramos, Gerry (December 10, 2024). "San Miguel brings in Torren Jones as PBA, EASL reinforcement". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
12. Ramos, Gerry (December 21, 2024). "SMB replacing Torren Jones with Jabari Narcis for Eastern rematch". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 21, 2024.