# 2021 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season

The 2021 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* March 14: The PBA season 46 draft was held at the TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
| 1 | 12 | Ken Holmqvist | C | Philippines | FEU |
| 2 | 13 | Brian Enriquez | G/F | USA | William Woods |

## Roster

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

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 10 | Terrafirma Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 11 | Alaska Aces | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Bossing | 0 | 11 | .000 | 10 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

#### Game log

2021 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 4–7 :
July: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
July 18
NLEX
L 75–94
Japeth Aguilar (15)
Scottie Thompson (12)
Scottie Thompson (9)
Ynares Sports Arena
0–1
2
July 23
Blackwater
W 96–81
Stanley Pringle (19)
Christian Standhardinger (19)
LA Tenorio (7)
Ynares Sports Arena
1–1
3
July 25
Magnolia
L 79–89
Stanley Pringle (22)
Scottie Thompson (12)
Stanley Pringle (6)
Ynares Sports Arena
1–2
4
July 30
NorthPort
W 87–85
Stanley Pringle (24)
Christian Standhardinger (12)
LA Tenorio (7)
Ynares Sports Arena
2–2 :
September: 2–5
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
September 3
Terrafirma
L 90–95
Christian Standhardinger (17)
Mariano, Standhardinger (8)
Scottie Thompson (6)
DHVSU Gym
2–3
6
September 8
Rain or Shine
W 83–77
Christian Standhardinger (16)
Japeth Aguilar (11)
Scottie Thompson (6)
DHVSU Gym
3–3
7
September 10
San Miguel
L 102–111
LA Tenorio (19)
Aguilar, Thompson (8)
LA Tenorio (11)
DHVSU Gym
3–4
8
September 12
TNT
L 67–88
Japeth Aguilar (18)
Christian Standhardinger (9)
Pringle, Tenorio (5)
DHVSU Gym
3–5
9
September 15
Phoenix Super LPG
W 94–87
Stanley Pringle (31)
Christian Standhardinger (12)
LA Tenorio (5)
DHVSU Gym
4–5
10
September 17
Alaska
L 75–89
Stanley Pringle (20)
Scottie Thompson (12)
Mariano, Pringle (4)
DHVSU Gym
4–6
11
September 23
Meralco
L 66–79
Stanley Pringle (19)
Christian Standhardinger (14)
Christian Standhardinger (4)
DHVSU Gym
4–7 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | 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 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | TNT | TNT | 84 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 71 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 71 | 1 | TNT | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | TNT | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| 4 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 2 | 4 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| 5 | NorthPort | NorthPort | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | NorthPort | NorthPort | 0 | | | | 1 | TNT | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | TNT | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Magnolia | 1 |
| 2 | Meralco | 80 | 97 | | | | 3 | Magnolia | 1 |
| 7 | NLEX | 81 | 86 | | | | | | |
| 7 | NLEX | 81 | 86 | 2 | Meralco | 2 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Meralco | 2 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 2 | 3 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | | | | |
* view
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#### Game log

2021 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1 :
8th seed playoff: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
September 25
Phoenix Super LPG
W 95–85
Prince Caperal (19)
Christian Standhardinger (12)
Pringle, Tenorio (4)
DHVSU Gym
1–0 :
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
September 29
TNT
L 71–84
Christian Standhardinger (17)
Christian Standhardinger (19)
Caperal, Pringle, Tenorio (3)
DHVSU Gym
0–1 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | NLEX Road Warriors | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT Tropang Giga | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | |
| 10 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | Terrafirma Dyip | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.07, Meralco 0.99, San Miguel 0.95
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Alaska
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 101–98 NorthPort

#### Game log

2021 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 6–5 :
December: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 12
Alaska
W 80–77
Justin Brownlee (28)
Justin Brownlee (10)
Brownlee, Standhardinger (4)
Ynares Sports Arena
1–0
2
December 17
NorthPort
W 108–82
Justin Brownlee (28)
Justin Brownlee (9)
Standhardinger, Thompson (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0
3
December 19
Phoenix Super LPG
W 125–121 (OT)
Justin Brownlee (31)
Japeth Aguilar (11)
LA Tenorio (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–0
4
December 25
Magnolia
L 94–117
Justin Brownlee (21)
Justin Brownlee (12)
Tenorio, Thompson (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 4,843
3–1 :
February: 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
February 13, 2022
Meralco
L 95–101
Justin Brownlee (27)
Justin Brownlee (14)
John Pinto (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–2
6
February 18, 2022
TNT
L 92–119
Justin Brownlee (25)
Justin Brownlee (9)
Scottie Thompson (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–3
7
February 20, 2022
San Miguel
L 102–110
Justin Brownlee (40)
Christian Standhardinger (17)
Christian Standhardinger (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 3,347
3–4
8
February 25, 2022
Blackwater
W 109–100
Justin Brownlee (25)
Scottie Thompson (9)
LA Tenorio (9)
Ynares Center
4–4
9
February 27, 2022
Terrafirma
W 112–107
Justin Brownlee (29)
Justin Brownlee (15)
Scottie Thompson (11)
Ynares Center 3,561
5–4 :
March: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
10
March 4, 2022
NLEX
L 103–115
Justin Brownlee (36)
Scottie Thompson (17)
Justin Brownlee (11)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–5
11
March 6, 2022
Rain or Shine
W 104–93
Justin Brownlee (25)
Scottie Thompson (12)
LA Tenorio (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 6,502
6–5 :

### 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 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 127 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG | Phoenix Super LPG | 88 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG | Phoenix Super LPG | 88 | 1 | Magnolia | 2 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 1 | Magnolia | 2 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Meralco | Meralco | 100 | 4 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 85 | | | | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 85 | | | | 4 | Meralco | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 4 | Meralco | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 6 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 2 | NLEX | 79 | 96 | | | | 6 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 7 | Alaska | 93 | 80 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Alaska | 93 | 80 | 2 | NLEX | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 2 | NLEX | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 6 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 3 | TNT | 92 | 95 | 6 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra | 104 | 115 | | | | | | |
* view
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#### Game log

2021 PBA Governors' playoffs game log Total: 9–3 :
Quarterfinals: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 16, 2022
TNT
W 104–92
Justin Brownlee (38)
Scottie Thompson (15)
Scottie Thompson (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 7,091
1–0
2
March 19, 2022
TNT
W 115–95
Justin Brownlee (29)
Justin Brownlee (18)
Scottie Thompson (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 10,486
2–0 :
Semifinals: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 23, 2022
NLEX
W 95–86
Justin Brownlee (27)
Justin Brownlee (14)
Brownlee, Tenorio (6)
SM Mall of Asia Arena
1–0
2
March 25, 2022
NLEX
W 104–94
Justin Brownlee (32)
Scottie Thompson (12)
LA Tenorio (7)
SM Mall of Asia Arena
2–0
3
March 27, 2022
NLEX
L 85–86
Justin Brownlee (27)
Christian Standhardinger (16)
LA Tenorio (9)
SM Mall of Asia Arena 13,272
2–1
4
March 30, 2022
NLEX
W 112–93
Justin Brownlee (47)
Christian Standhardinger (11)
Christian Standhardinger (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 10,353
3–1 :
Finals: 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 6, 2022
Meralco
L 91–104
Justin Brownlee (27)
Christian Standhardinger (14)
Scottie Thompson (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 12,457
0–1
2
April 8, 2022
Meralco
W 99–93
Justin Brownlee (36)
Justin Brownlee (13)
Justin Brownlee (9)
SM Mall of Asia Arena 12,248
1–1
3
April 10, 2022
Meralco
L 74–83
Justin Brownlee (19)
Justin Brownlee (15)
Justin Brownlee (7)
SM Mall of Asia Arena 16,104
1–2
4
April 13, 2022
Meralco
W 95–84
Brownlee, Thompson (27)
Justin Brownlee (18)
Justin Brownlee (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 17,298
2–2
5
April 17, 2022
Meralco
W 115–110
Justin Brownlee (40)
Justin Brownlee (11)
Scottie Thompson (11)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 18,251
3–2
6
April 22, 2022
Meralco
W 103–92
LA Tenorio (30)
Justin Brownlee (16)
Justin Brownlee (6)
SM Mall of Asia Arena 20,224
4–2 :

## Transactions
### Free agency
#### Signings

| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
| Greg Slaughter | February 4, 2021 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Re-signed |
| Jesper Ayaay | February 8, 2021 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Alaska |
| Scottie Thompson | March 12, 2021 | Not disclosed | 3 years | Re-signed |
| Aljon Mariano | March 13, 2021 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Re-signed |
| Stanley Pringle | November 23, 2021 | Not disclosed | 3 years | Re-signed |
| Christian Standhardinger | January 5, 2022 | Not disclosed | 3 years | Re-signed |
| Japeth Aguilar | January 6, 2022 | Not disclosed | 3 years | Re-signed |
| John Pinto | January 7, 2022 | Not disclosed | 3 years | Meralco |
| Prince Caperal | February 2, 2022 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed |
| Maurice Shaw | February 8, 2022 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Blackwater |

### Rookie signings

| Player | Signed | PBA D-League team |
| Ken Holmqvist | Not disclosed | FEU |
| Brian Enriquez | Not disclosed | William Woods |

### Trades
#### Pre-season

March :
| March 5, 2021 | To Barangay GinebraChristian Standhardinger | To NorthPortGreg Slaughter |
| March 12, 2021 | To Barangay Ginebra2020 Terrafirma second-round pick | To NorthPortJerrick Balanza 2020 Barangay Ginebra second-round pick |

#### Mid-season

November :
| November 9, 2021 | To Barangay GinebraSidney Onwubere | To NorthPortArthur dela Cruz |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Governors' Cup | Justin Brownlee | December 12, 2021 (vs. Alaska) | April 22, 2022 (vs. Meralco) | 15–8 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded |
| Justin Brownlee | 2021 PBA Governors' Cup Best Import of the Conference | April 13, 2022 |
| Scottie Thompson | 2021 PBA Governors' Cup Best Player of the Conference | April 13, 2022 |
| Scottie Thompson | 2021 PBA Governors' Cup Finals Most Valuable Player | April 23, 2022 |
| Scottie Thompson | 2021 PBA Most Valuable Player | June 5, 2022 |
| Honors |||
| Scottie Thompson | 2021 PBA Mythical First Team | June 5, 2022 |
| Christian Standhardinger | 2021 PBA Mythical Second Team | June 5, 2022 |