# 2019 San Miguel Beermen season

The 2019 San Miguel Beermen season was the 44th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Philippine Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT KaTropa | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Columbian Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated NLEX

#### Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 7–4 :
January: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
January 18
Columbian
L 118–124
Arwind Santos (34)
June Mar Fajardo (13)
Alex Cabagnot (12)
Cuneta Astrodome
0–1
2
January 20
Barangay Ginebra
W 99–91
Christian Standhardinger (26)
June Mar Fajardo (11)
Chris Ross (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
January 25
Meralco
W 105–93
Marcio Lassiter (25)
June Mar Fajardo (11)
Chris Ross (8)
Ynares Center
2–1
4
January 27
TNT
L 93–104
Christian Standhardinger (24)
Christian Standhardinger (10)
Chris Ross (15)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2 :
February: 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
February 1
Rain or Shine
L 98–108
Marcio Lassiter (27)
June Mar Fajardo (14)
Chris Ross (11)
Ynares Center
2–3
6
February 6
Blackwater
W 93–79
June Mar Fajardo (20)
June Mar Fajardo (21)
Chris Ross (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
3–3
7
February 10
Magnolia
W 113–92
Arwind Santos (29)
June Mar Fajardo (8)
Cabagnot, Lassiter (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–3 :
March: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
March 8
NLEX
W 121–111
June Mar Fajardo (27)
June Mar Fajardo (13)
Chris Ross (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–3
9
March 10
NorthPort
W 113–107
June Mar Fajardo (40)
June Mar Fajardo (19)
Chris Ross (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–3
10
March 16
Phoenix Pulse
L 93–96
June Mar Fajardo (29)
June Mar Fajardo (12)
Chris Ross (4)
Panabo Multi-Purpose Tourism, Cultural, and Sports Center
6–4
11
March 24
Alaska
W 114–96
Alex Cabagnot (31)
June Mar Fajardo (10)
Chris Ross (14)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–4 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | Phoenix | 91 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alaska | 76 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alaska | 76 | 1 | Phoenix | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | Phoenix | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 5 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| 4 | TNT | 1 | 5 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | 2 | | | | 5 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 5 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 6 | Magnolia | 3 |
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 91 | | | | 6 | Magnolia | 3 |
| 7 | NorthPort | 85 | | | | | | |
| 7 | NorthPort | 85 | 2 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 6 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | 6 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| 6 | Magnolia | 2 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 11–5 :
Quarterfinals: 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 6
TNT
W 80–78
Fajardo, Lassiter, Romeo (15)
Fajardo, Standhardinger (10)
Chris Ross (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–0
2
April 8
TNT
L 88–93
June Mar Fajardo (26)
June Mar Fajardo (19)
Chris Ross (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
April 10
TNT
W 96–86
June Mar Fajardo (32)
June Mar Fajardo (14)
Marcio Lassiter (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 11,147
2–1 :
Semifinals: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 13
Phoenix Pulse
W 100–88
Alex Cabagnot (26)
Christian Standhardinger (16)
Alex Cabagnot (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–0
2
April 15
Phoenix Pulse
W 92–82
Marcio Lassiter (24)
June Mar Fajardo (18)
June Mar Fajardo (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0
3
April 21
Phoenix Pulse
L 90–92
June Mar Fajardo (22)
June Mar Fajardo (19)
Alex Cabagnot (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
April 23
Phoenix Pulse
W 114–91
Alex Cabagnot (18)
Arwind Santos (8)
Ganuelas-Rosser, Ross (7)
Cuneta Astrodome
3–1
5
April 25
Phoenix Pulse
W 105–94
Chris Ross (24)
June Mar Fajardo (16)
Alex Cabagnot (7)
Cuneta Astrodome
4–1 :
Finals: 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 1
Magnolia
L 94–99
June Mar Fajardo (35)
June Mar Fajardo (21)
Ross, Santos (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
May 3
Magnolia
W 108–101
Cabagnot, Fajardo (16)
June Mar Fajardo (14)
Alex Cabagnot (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
May 5
Magnolia
L 82–86
Arwind Santos (19)
June Mar Fajardo (14)
Chris Ross (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–2
3
May 5
Magnolia
L 82–86
Arwind Santos (19)
June Mar Fajardo (14)
Chris Ross (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–2
4
May 8
Magnolia
W 114–98
June Mar Fajardo (31)
Fajardo, Standhardinger (14)
Arwind Santos (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
May 10
Magnolia
L 86–88
June Mar Fajardo (21)
June Mar Fajardo (22)
Fajardo, Ross (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–3
6
May 12
Magnolia
W 98–86
June Mar Fajardo (23)
June Mar Fajardo (18)
Romeo, Ross (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–3
7
May 15
Magnolia
W 72–71
Alex Cabagnot (18)
June Mar Fajardo (31)
Cabagnot, Lassiter, Romeo (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–3 :

## Commissioner's Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | TNT KaTropa | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Blackwater Elite | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 10 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 11 | Columbian Dyip | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 12 | NLEX Road Warriors | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

#### Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 5–6 :
June: 2–5
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
June 5
NorthPort
L 88–121
Charles Rhodes (27)
Charles Rhodes (12)
Alex Cabagnot (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
June 8
TNT
L 97–110
Von Pessumal (24)
June Mar Fajardo (13)
Chris Ross (8)
Ynares Center
0–2
3
June 14
Blackwater
W 127–106
Charles Rhodes (32)
Charles Rhodes (19)
Cabagnot, Ross (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–2
4
June 16
Barangay Ginebra
L 107–110 (OT)
Charles Rhodes (34)
June Mar Fajardo (19)
Chris Ross (11)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–3
5
June 21
Alaska
W 119–107
Alex Cabagnot (31)
Charles Rhodes (11)
Marcio Lassiter (7)
Cuneta Astrodome
2–3
6
June 26
Magnolia
L 82–118
Charles Rhodes (20)
Charles Rhodes (15)
Cabagnot, Lassiter (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–4
7
June 30
Columbian
L 132–134 (OT)
Charles Rhodes (26)
Charles Rhodes (16)
Chris Ross (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–5 :
July
: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
July 5
NLEX
W 109–105
Chris McCullough (47)
Chris McCullough (10)
Marcio Lassiter (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
3–5
9
July 10
Phoenix
W 128–108
Chris McCullough (37)
June Mar Fajardo (14)
Chris Ross (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–5
10
July 13
Rain or Shine
W 89–87
Chris McCullough (24)
Chris McCullough (17)
Chris McCullough (4)
Xavier University Gym
5–5
11
July 17
Meralco
L 91–95
Fajardo, McCullough (27)
Chris McCullough (16)
Chris Ross (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–6 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | TNT | 72 | 104 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alaska | 108 | 93 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alaska | 108 | 93 | 1 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 0 | | | | 1 | TNT | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | TNT | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 7 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 2 | NorthPort | 84 | 88 | | | | 7 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 7 | San Miguel | 98 | 90 | | | | | | |
| 7 | San Miguel | 98 | 90 | 7 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 7 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 6 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Blackwater | Blackwater | 1 | 6 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 9–3 :
Quarterfinals: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
July 21
NorthPort
W 98–84
Chris McCullough (24)
June Mar Fajardo (19)
Lassiter, McCullough (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
July 24
NorthPort
W 90–88
Chris McCullough (31)
Chris McCullough (11)
Chris Ross (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0 :
Semifinals: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
July 27
Rain or Shine
W 111–105
Chris McCullough (32)
Chris McCullough (14)
Alex Cabagnot (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
July 29
Rain or Shine
W 117–105
Chris Ross (34)
June Mar Fajardo (15)
Chris Ross (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–0
3
July 31
Rain or Shine
L 104–112
Chris McCullough (51)
Chris McCullough (14)
Chris Ross (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
August 2
Rain or Shine
W 98–95
Chris McCullough (35)
Chris McCullough (18)
Chris Ross (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–1 :
Finals: 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
August 4
TNT
L 96–109
Chris McCullough (33)
Chris McCullough (15)
Chris Ross (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
August 7
TNT
W 127–125 (2OT)
Chris McCullough (32)
Chris McCullough (22)
Cabagnot, McCullough (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
August 9
TNT
L 105–115
Fajardo, McCullough (27)
Fajardo, McCullough (13)
Romeo, Ross (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–2
4
August 11
TNT
W 106–101
Chris McCullough (27)
Chris McCullough (22)
Chris Ross (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
August 14
TNT
W 99–94
Chris McCullough (35)
Chris McCullough (22)
Terrence Romeo (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–2
6
August 16
TNT
W 102–90
Chris McCullough (35)
Fajardo, McCullough (13)
Romeo, Ross (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–2 :

## Governors' Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | NLEX Road Warriors | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 10 | Kia Picanto | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 6 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | NLEX | 90 | 123 | | | | | | |
| 8 | NorthPort | 115 | 126*** | | | | | | |
| 8 | NorthPort | 115 | 126*** | 8 | NorthPort | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 8 | NorthPort | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 100 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 97 | | | | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 97 | | | | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | Meralco | 1 |
| 2 | Meralco | Meralco | 94 | | | | 2 | Meralco | 1 |
| 7 | Alaska | Alaska | 84 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Alaska | Alaska | 84 | 2 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 2 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 3 | TNT | 2 | | | |
| 3 | TNT | TNT | 98 | 3 | TNT | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 97 | | | | | | |
*Game went into overtime
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## Transactions
### Trades
#### Preseason

December :
| December 19, 2018 | To San MiguelTerrence Romeo | To TNTBrian Heruela David Semerad 2021 first round pick |
| December 19, 2018 | To San MiguelPaul Zamar | To Blackwater Elite2021 & 2022 second round picks |
| December 19, 2018 | To San MiguelRonald Tubid | To Columbian DyipKeith Agovida |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
| June Mar Fajardo | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | March 11, 2019 | |