2020 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season

Basketball team 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

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* 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

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Main article: 2019 PBA draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | College / Team

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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

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2020 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel roster Players  | Coaches

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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)

*   * Richard del Rosario (1st assistant)
*   * Freddie Abuda
*   * Kirk Collier
*   * Olsen Racela

Team manager

*   * Alfrancis Chua[a]
*   * Raymond Rodriguez (Assistant)

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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

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Roster

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* a Also serves as Barangay Ginebra's board governor.

## Philippine Cup

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### Eliminations

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#### Standings

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Pos | Team

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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:

1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
2. ^ 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
3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

#### Game log

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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

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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
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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

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#### Bracket

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| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quarterfinals
(Top 4 twice-to-beat)| | | Semifinals
(Best-of-5)| | | Finals
(Best-of-7)
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| 1| Barangay Ginebra| 81
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| 8| Rain or Shine| 73| |
| | | 1| Barangay Ginebra| 3
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| | | 5| Meralco| 2| |
| 4| San Miguel| 71| 68| | | |
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| 5| Meralco| 78| 90| |
| | | 1| Barangay Ginebra| 4
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| | | 3| TNT| 1
| 2| Phoenix Super LPG| 89| | | | |
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| 7| Magnolia| 88| |
| | | 2| Phoenix Super LPG| 2|
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| | | 3| TNT| 3| | |
| 3| TNT| 104| | | |
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| 6| Alaska| 83| |
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#### Game log

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

Quarterfinals: 1–0

| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location
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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
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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

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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

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### Free agents

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#### Rookie signings

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Player  | Signed  | PBA D-League team

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Arvin Tolentino | Undisclosed  | Wang's Basketball Couriers
Jerrick Balanza | Undisclosed  | Petron
Kent Salado | Undisclosed  | Go for Gold

## Awards

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Recipient  | Award  | Date awarded

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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
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

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

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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)

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2020 PBA season

*   * 2019 draft
* 2020 Philippine Cup (finals)

Team seasons|

* Alaska Aces
* Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
* Blackwater Elite
* Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok
* Meralco Bolts
* NLEX Road Warriors
* NorthPort Batang Pier
* Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters
* Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
* San Miguel Beermen
* Terrafirma Dyip
* TNT Tropang Giga

Succession|

* 2019
* Seasons
* 2021

* 2019
* Philippine Cup
* 2021
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*[Pos]: Position
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*[W]: Won
*[L]: Lost
*[PCT]: Win percentage
*[GB]: Games behind