# 2019 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season

The 2019 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 40th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates
### 2018

* December 16: The 2018 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

### 2019

* January 4: Jett Manuel officially announced his retirement after playing one season in the PBA for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel franchise.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| 3 | 32 | Matt Salem | F | United States | Go for Gold | National U |

## Roster

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

## 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: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
January 13
TNT
W 90–79
Japeth Aguilar (21)
Scottie Thompson (10)
LA Tenorio (7)
Philippine Arena 23,711
1–0
2
January 20
San Miguel
L 91–99
LA Tenorio (24)
Greg Slaughter (10)
LA Tenorio (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
January 26
Rain or Shine
L 80–83
Japeth Aguilar (19)
Greg Slaughter (12)
LA Tenorio (4)
Calasiao Sports Complex
1–2 :
February: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
February 2
Columbian
W 97–85
Greg Slaughter (22)
Scottie Thompson (14)
Slaughter, Tenorio, Thompson (5)
Ynares Center
2–2
5
February 9
Blackwater
W 85–67
Japeth Aguilar (20)
Scottie Thompson (11)
LA Tenorio (9)
Davao del Sur Coliseum
3–2 :
March: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
March 3
Alaska
L 78–104
Japeth Aguilar (17)
Greg Slaughter (14)
LA Tenorio (4)
Ynares Center
3–3
7
March 10
Phoenix Pulse
W 100–97
LA Tenorio (23)
Greg Slaughter (11)
Tenorio, Thompson (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–3
8
March 17
Magnolia
W 97–93 (OT)
Scottie Thompson (27)
Japeth Aguilar (12)
Arthur dela Cruz (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–3
9
March 23
NLEX
W 105–96
Japeth Aguilar (27)
Japeth Aguilar (9)
Scottie Thompson (8)
Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena
6–3
10
March 27
Meralco
W 86–76
Greg Slaughter (18)
Scottie Thompson (10)
LA Tenorio (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–3 :
April: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
April 4
NorthPort
L 97–100
Greg Slaughter (14)
Scottie Thompson (11)
Sol Mercado (11)
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 | | | | | | |
* view
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#### Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–2 :
Quarterfinals: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 6
Magnolia
W 86–75
Greg Slaughter (15)
Greg Slaughter (12)
J. Aguilar, Tenorio (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–0
2
April 8
Magnolia
L 77–106
Sol Mercado (13)
Japeth Aguilar (7)
Scottie Thompson (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
April 10
Magnolia
L 72–85
Jeff Chan (17)
Scottie Thompson (19)
Tenorio, Thompson (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 11,147
1–2 :

## 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: 7–4 :
May: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 24
Blackwater
L 107–108 (OT)
Justin Brownlee (44)
Justin Brownlee (10)
Scottie Thompson (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
May 26
Meralco
W 110–95
Justin Brownlee (27)
Justin Brownlee (12)
Scottie Thompson (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1 :
June: 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
June 1
NorthPort
W 73–70
Justin Brownlee (32)
Scottie Thompson (12)
Justin Brownlee (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–1
4
June 7
Rain or Shine
L 81–104
Justin Brownlee (30)
Justin Brownlee (17)
Scottie Thompson (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
June 12
TNT
L 96–104
Justin Brownlee (29)
Justin Brownlee (17)
Scottie Thompson (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–3
6
June 16
San Miguel
W 110–107 (OT)
Justin Brownlee (39)
Greg Slaughter (18)
Slaughter, Tenorio (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–3
7
June 23
NLEX
W 100–85
Justin Brownlee (37)
Brownlee, Pringle (8)
Brownlee, Thompson (7)
Batangas City Coliseum
4–3
8
June 28
Phoenix Pulse
L 103–111
Justin Brownlee (31)
Justin Brownlee (15)
Justin Brownlee (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–4
9
June 30
Alaska
W 118–106
Brownlee, Pringle (27)
Justin Brownlee (14)
Brownlee, Pringle (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–4 :
July: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
10
July 7
Magnolia
W 102–81
Justin Brownlee (49)
Justin Brownlee (20)
Justin Brownlee (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–4
11
July 14
Columbian
W 127–123 (OT)
Justin Brownlee (50)
Justin Brownlee (14)
Scottie Thompson (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–4 :

### 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 | | | | | | |
* view
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#### Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 3–3 :
Quarterfinals: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
July 20
Magnolia
W 85–79
Justin Brownlee (20)
Justin Brownlee (16)
Justin Brownlee (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–0
2
July 23
Magnolia
W 106–80
Justin Brownlee (30)
Justin Brownlee (9)
LA Tenorio (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0 :
Semifinals: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
July 26
TNT
L 92–95
Justin Brownlee (23)
Justin Brownlee (15)
Justin Brownlee (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
July 28
TNT
L 71–88
Justin Brownlee (25)
Justin Brownlee (13)
LA Tenorio (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2
3
July 30
TNT
W 80–72
LA Tenorio (16)
Aguilar, Brownlee (11)
Justin Brownlee (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–2
4
August 1
TNT
L 92–103
Aguilar, Brownlee (27)
Aguilar, Brownlee, Pringle (9)
Justin Brownlee (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–3 :

## 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

#### Game log

2019 PBA Governor's Cup game log Total: 7–4 :
September: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
September 22
Alaska
W 102–83
Justin Brownlee (30)
Justin Brownlee (22)
LA Tenorio (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
September 28
Phoenix Pulse
L 101–103
Justin Brownlee (25)
Justin Brownlee (12)
Justin Brownlee (12)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1 :
October: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
October 5
NLEX
L 111–113 (OT)
Justin Brownlee (42)
Justin Brownlee (20)
Justin Brownlee (10)
Coca-Cola Arena
1–2
4
October 13
San Miguel
W 129–124
Justin Brownlee (28)
Justin Brownlee (14)
Justin Brownlee (14)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
October 20
Magnolia
W 105–83
Justin Brownlee (27)
Justin Brownlee (9)
Justin Brownlee (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–2
6
October 26
Rain or Shine
W 98–89
Justin Brownlee (39)
Justin Brownlee (17)
Justin Brownlee (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–2
7
October 30
Blackwater
W 101–93
LA Tenorio (20)
Justin Brownlee (12)
Justin Brownlee (11)
Cuneta Astrodome
5–2 :
November: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
November 3
Meralco
L 77–101
Justin Brownlee (18)
Justin Brownlee (7)
LA Tenorio (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–3
9
November 8
TNT
W 96–93
Japeth Aguilar (29)
Justin Brownlee (16)
Justin Brownlee (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–3
10
November 15
Columbian
W 113–90
Justin Brownlee (26)
Japeth Aguilar (10)
LA Tenorio (14)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–3
11
November 17
NorthPort
L 96–98
Justin Brownlee (31)
Aguilar, Brownlee (9)
Scottie Thompson (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–4 :

### 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 | 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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#### Game log

2019 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 8–2 :
Quarterfinals: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 24
San Miguel
W 100–97
Justin Brownlee (41)
Justin Brownlee (11)
LA Tenorio (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 10,708
1–0 :
Semifinals: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 14
NorthPort
L 90–124
Justin Brownlee (24)
Justin Brownlee (19)
Justin Brownlee (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
December 16
NorthPort
W 113–88
Stanley Pringle (23)
Japeth Aguilar (12)
Scottie Thompson (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
December 18
NorthPort
W 132–105
Justin Brownlee (41)
Justin Brownlee (11)
Scottie Thompson (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
December 20
NorthPort
W 120–107
Justin Brownlee (36)
Justin Brownlee (19)
Justin Brownlee (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–1 :
Finals: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
January 7
Meralco
W 91–87
Justin Brownlee (38)
Justin Brownlee (16)
Scottie Thompson (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 10,708
1–0
2
January 10
Meralco
L 102–104
Justin Brownlee (35)
Justin Brownlee (11)
Scottie Thompson (7)
Quezon Convention Center
1–1
3
January 12
Meralco
W 92–84
Justin Brownlee (24)
Justin Brownlee (9)
Justin Brownlee (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 16,001
2–1
4
January 15
Meralco
W 94–72
Justin Brownlee (27)
Japeth Aguilar (9)
Justin Brownlee (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 11,496
3–1
5
January 17
Meralco
W 105–93
Japeth Aguilar (25)
Scottie Thompson (9)
Justin Brownlee (10)
Mall of Asia Arena 15,146
4–1 :

## Transactions
### Free Agency
#### Addition

| Country | Player | Number | Position | Contract | Date signed | Former Team |
| | Teytey Teodoro | 41 | Guard | — | — | Columbian |

#### Subtraction

| Country | Player | Number | Position | Reason | New Team |
| | Jett Manuel | 2 | Guard | Retired | — |