# 2020 San Miguel Beermen season

The 2020 San Miguel Beermen season was the 45th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club |
| 3 | 35 | Travis Thompson | SG | United States | Alaska Anchorage |
| 4 | 42 | Daniel de Guzman | PF | Philippines | NEUST |
| 5 | 45 | Von Tambeling | PG | Philippines | Philippine Christian |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT Tropang Giga | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 6 | |
| 11 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 | |
| 12 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
* 1 2 3 4 5 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

#### Game log

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 7–4 :
March: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
March 8
Magnolia
W 94–78
Moala Tautuaa (20)
Arwind Santos (15)
Ross, Romeo (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0 :
October: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
October 13
Rain or Shine
L 83–87
Marcio Lassiter (20)
Moala Tautuaa (11)
Tautuaa, Ross (5)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
1–1
3
October 16
TNT
L 88–107
Alex Cabagnot (15)
Arwind Santos (10)
Gelo Alolino (3)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
1–2
4
October 19
Terrafirma
W 105–98
Moala Tautuaa (25)
Arwind Santos (14)
Marcio Lassiter (7)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
2–2
5
October 24
Alaska
W 92–88
Alex Cabagnot (19)
Arwind Santos (10)
Ross, Tautuaa (6)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
3–2
6
October 28
Meralco
W 89–82
Moala Tautuaa (23)
Arwind Santos (11)
Chris Ross (4)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
4–2 :
November: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
November 3
Blackwater
W 90–88 OT
Moala Tautuaa (26)
Moala Tautuaa (26)
Alex Cabagnot (8)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
5–2
8
November 5
Phoenix Super LPG
L 103–110
Moala Tautuaa (21)
Arwind Santos (8)
Alex Cabagnot (8)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
5–3
9
November 6
NLEX
L 90–124
Paul Zamar (23)
Arwind Santos (5)
4 players (3)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
5–4
10
November 8
Ginebra
W 81–66
Moala Tautuaa (20)
Chris Ross (14)
Chris Ross (4)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
6–4
11
November 10
Northport
W 120–99
Arwind Santos (23)
Arwind Santos (11)
Marcio Lassiter (7)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
7–4 :

## Transactions
### Trades
#### Preseason

January :
| January 9, 2020 | To San MiguelRussel Escoto | To NorthPortKelly Nabong |

### Free agency
#### Addition

| Country | Player | Number | Position | Contract | Date signed | Former Team |
| | Gelo Alolino | | Guard | 1 year | — | Blackwater |
| | Riego Gamalinda | | Guard/forward | 1 year | — | Magnolia |

#### Subtraction

| Country | Player | Number | Position | Reason | New Team |
| | Ronald Tubid | 71 | Guard/forward | Contract not extended. | — |
| | Yancy De Ocampo | 95 | Center | Retired | — |

### Rookie Signings

| Country | Player | Number | Position | Contract | Date signed | School/club team |
| | Wendelino Comboy III | -- | Point guard | | | Far Eastern |