2020 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season

2020 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season
2020 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season
Head coach	Tim Cone
Owner(s)	Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. ; (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	8–3 ; (72.7%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Champions (Defeated TNT, 4–1)
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel seasons
	← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 41st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

December 8: The 2019 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
March 11: The PBA postponed the season due to the threat of the coronavirus.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Team
1	10	Arvin Tolentino	PF	Philippines	FEU
2	13	Jerrick Balanza	SG	Philippines	Letran
2	22	Kent Salado	SG	Philippines	Arellano
3	33	Fran Asuncion	PG	Philippines	AMA

Roster

2020 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
F	2	Jared Dillinger	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1984–01–06	Hawaiʻi
G	3	Kent Salado (R)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)		1994–11–10	Arellano
G	5	LA Tenorio	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	151 lb (68 kg)	1984–07–09	Ateneo
G	6	Scottie Thompson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1993–07–12	UPHSD
F	10	Arvin Tolentino (R)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1995–11–05	Far Eastern
G	11	Stanley Pringle	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1987–03–05	Penn State
F/C	12	Prince Caperal	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1993–06–12	Arellano
G/F	16	Jeff Chan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1983–02–11	Far Eastern
F	18	Arthur dela Cruz	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1992–05–09	San Beda
F/C	23	Raymond Aguilar	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1985–07–27	National-U
C	25	Japeth Aguilar	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1987–01–25	Western Kentucky
F	31	Aljon Mariano	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1992–08–03	UST
F	38	Joe Devance	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1982–02–19	UTEP
G	47	Mark Caguioa	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1979–11–19	Glendale CC (CA)
G	70	Jerrick Balanza (R)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1996–09–06	Letran

Head coach

Tim Cone

Assistant coach(es)

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.

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	8	3	.727^[a]	—
3	TNT Tropang Giga	7	4	.636^[b]	1
4	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636^[b]	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636^[b]	1	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636^[b]	1
7	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	7	4	.636^[b]	1
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545	2
9	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455	3
10	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	6
11	NorthPort Batang Pier	1	10	.091^[c]	7
12	Terrafirma Dyip	1	10	.091^[c]	7

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:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 8–3

October: 4–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 11	NLEX	W 102–92	Aljon Mariano (20)	Scottie Thompson (11)	Pringle, Thompson (5)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	1–0
2	October 15	Blackwater	W 103–99	Prince Caperal (24)	Aljon Mariano (11)	Scottie Thompson (7)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	2–0
3	October 18	Meralco	W 105–91	Japeth Aguilar (20)	Stanley Pringle (7)	Dillinger, Thompson (5)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	3–0
4	October 21	Phoenix Super LPG	W 86–71	Stanley Pringle (20)	Prince Caperal (10)	Scottie Thompson (7)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	4–0
5	October 25	Magnolia	L 92–102	Stanley Pringle (24)	Scottie Thompson (14)	Scottie Thompson (7)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	4–1
6	October 27	Rain or Shine	L 82–85 (OT)	Scottie Thompson (21)	Japeth Aguilar (12)	Stanley Pringle (6)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	4–2

November: 4–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
7	November 3	Alaska	W 87–81	Stanley Pringle (31)	Scottie Thompson (10)	Tenorio, Thompson (6)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	5–2
8	November 4	NorthPort	W 112–100	Stanley Pringle (17)	Aguilar, Pringle (8)	Scottie Thompson (8)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	6–2
9	November 6	TNT	W 85–79	Stanley Pringle (28)	Stanley Pringle (12)	LA Tenorio (9)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	7–2
10	November 8	San Miguel	L 66–81	Japeth Aguilar (13)	Aljon Mariano (12)	Scottie Thompson (10)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	7–3
11	November 9	Terrafirma	W 102–80	Japeth Aguilar (21)	Mariano, Thompson (11)	Scottie Thompson (9)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	8–3

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals (Top 4 twice-to-beat)				Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)



1	Barangay Ginebra		81

8	Rain or Shine		73
				1	Barangay Ginebra	3

				5	Meralco	2
4	San Miguel	71	68

5	Meralco	78	90
							1	Barangay Ginebra	4

							3	TNT	1
2	Phoenix Super LPG		89

7	Magnolia		88
				2	Phoenix Super LPG	2

				3	TNT	3
3	TNT		104

6	Alaska		83

Game log

2020 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 8–3

Quarterfinals: 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	November 13	Rain or Shine	W 81–73	Japeth Aguilar (23)	Japeth Aguilar (11)	LA Tenorio (8)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	1–0

Semifinals: 3–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 18	Meralco	W 96–79	Stanley Pringle (19)	Scottie Thompson (9)	Scottie Thompson (8)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	1–0
2	November 20	Meralco	L 77–95	Japeth Aguilar (17)	Scottie Thompson (9)	Scottie Thompson (5)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	1–1
3	November 22	Meralco	W 91–84	Stanley Pringle (24)	Japeth Aguilar (13)	Stanley Pringle (6)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	2–1
4	November 25	Meralco	L 80–83	Stanley Pringle (18)	Japeth Aguilar (12)	Stanley Pringle (6)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	2–2
5	November 27	Meralco	W 83–80	Stanley Pringle (22)	Scottie Thompson (12)	Scottie Thompson (7)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	3–2

Finals: 4–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 29	TNT	W 100–94 (OT)	Japeth Aguilar (25)	Japeth Aguilar (16)	LA Tenorio (10)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	1–0
2	December 2	TNT	W 92–90	Stanley Pringle (34)	Mariano, Thompson (9)	Stanley Pringle (8)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	2–0
3	December 4	TNT	L 67–88	LA Tenorio (19)	Japeth Aguilar (9)	LA Tenorio (6)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	2–1
4	December 6	TNT	W 98–88	Aguilar, Tenorio (22)	Prince Caperal (12)	Scottie Thompson (9)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	3–1
5	December 9	TNT	W 82–78	Japeth Aguilar (32)	Japeth Aguilar (9)	Pringle, Tenorio (6)	AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center	4–1

Transactions

Free agents

Rookie signings

Player	Signed	PBA D-League team
Arvin Tolentino	Undisclosed	Wang's Basketball Couriers
Jerrick Balanza	Undisclosed	Petron
Kent Salado	Undisclosed	Go for Gold

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded
Arvin Tolentino	Philippine Cup Rookie of the Week	November 24, 2020^[3]
LA Tenorio	Philippine Cup Finals Most Valuable Player	December 9, 2020^[4]
Stanley Pringle	Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference	January 17, 2021^[5]
Honors
Stanley Pringle	Elite Five	January 17, 2021^[5]
Japeth Aguilar	Elite Five
Prince Caperal	Most Improved Player
Scottie Thompson	Sportsmanship Award
Arvin Tolentino	All-Rookie Team	February 25, 2021^[6]
Tim Cone	Outstanding Coach of the Bubble	March 5, 2021^[7]

References

^ "PBA postpones season due to coronavirus outbreak". rappler.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
^ "All about the PBA quotient". INQUIRER.net. December 10, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
^ "Abueva steps up big time for Phoenix Super LPG". PBA.ph. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
^ "Ginebra reigns as bubble king, ends long drought in all-Filipino tourney". PBA.ph. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Pringle bags top individual award; Black takes rookie honors". PBA.ph. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
^ "Perez is scoring champ anew, Black leads All-Rookie team". PBA.ph. February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
^ "Cone wins Outstanding Coach of the Bubble award". PBA.ph. March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.

[table_hth_BGSM0.1271297825161-2] Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix

[table_hth_ALA0.1271297825161-3] Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955

[table_hth_NP0.1271297825161-4] Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

[1] "PBA postpones season due to coronavirus outbreak". rappler.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.

[pbaquotient-5] "All about the PBA quotient". INQUIRER.net. December 10, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2025.

[6] "Abueva steps up big time for Phoenix Super LPG". PBA.ph. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.

[7] "Ginebra reigns as bubble king, ends long drought in all-Filipino tourney". PBA.ph. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.

[Pringle_bags-8] "Pringle bags top individual award; Black takes rookie honors". PBA.ph. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.

[9] "Perez is scoring champ anew, Black leads All-Rookie team". PBA.ph. February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.

[10] "Cone wins Outstanding Coach of the Bubble award". PBA.ph. March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.

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v t e Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 2020 PBA Philippine Cup Champions
2 Jared Dillinger 3 Kent Salado 5 LA Tenorio (Finals MVP) 6 Scottie Thompson 10 Arvin Tolentino 11 Stanley Pringle 12 Prince Caperal 16 Jeff Chan 18 Arthur dela Cruz 23 Raymond Aguilar 25 Japeth Aguilar 31 Aljon Mariano 38 Joe Devance 47 Mark Caguioa 70 Jerrick Balanza
Head coach: Tim Cone
Assistant coaches: Richard del Rosario (1st assistant) Freddie Abuda Kirk Collier Olsen Racela
Managers: Alfrancis Chua Raymond Rodriguez (assistant)