# 2020 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season

The 2020 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 41st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* 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.

## Draft picks

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

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

## 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: 8–3 :
October: 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
#### 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 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 81 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 73 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 73 | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 5 | Meralco | 2 | | | |
| 4 | San Miguel | 71 | 68 | 5 | Meralco | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 78 | 90 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 78 | 90 | | | | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | TNT | 1 |
| 2 | Phoenix Super LPG | Phoenix Super LPG | 89 | | | | 3 | TNT | 1 |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 88 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 88 | 2 | Phoenix Super LPG | 2 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 2 | Phoenix Super LPG | 2 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 3 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 3 | TNT | TNT | 104 | 3 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Alaska | Alaska | 83 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2020 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 8–3 :
Quarterfinals: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
### Free agents
#### Rookie signings

| Player | Signed | PBA D-League team |
| Arvin Tolentino | Undisclosed | Wang's Basketball Couriers |
| Jerrick Balanza | Undisclosed | Petron |
| Kent Salado | Undisclosed | Go for Gold |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded |
| Arvin Tolentino | Philippine Cup Rookie of the Week | November 24, 2020 |
| LA Tenorio | Philippine Cup Finals Most Valuable Player | December 9, 2020 |
| Stanley Pringle | Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference | January 17, 2021 |
| Honors |||
| Stanley Pringle | Elite Five | January 17, 2021 |
| Japeth Aguilar | Elite Five | January 17, 2021 |
| Prince Caperal | Most Improved Player | January 17, 2021 |
| Scottie Thompson | Sportsmanship Award | January 17, 2021 |
| Arvin Tolentino | All-Rookie Team | February 25, 2021 |
| Tim Cone | Outstanding Coach of the Bubble | March 5, 2021 |