# 2016–17 San Miguel Beermen season

The 2016–17 San Miguel Beermen season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates
### 2016

* October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

## Draft picks
### Special draft

| Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| Arnold Van Opstal | Center | Germany | Hapee Fresh Fighters | DLSU |

### Regular draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| 2 | 6 | Rashawn McCarthy | Guard | | AMA Online Education Titans | Old Westbury |
| 3 | 14 | Jovit Dela Cruz | Guard | | LiverMarin Guardians | SSC-R |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Star Hotshots | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT KaTropa | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | |
| 10 | Mahindra Floodbuster | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 12 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

#### Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 10–1 :
November: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 20
Star
W 96–88
June Mar Fajardo (25)
June Mar Fajardo (16)
Alex Cabagnot (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
November 30
Phoenix
L 85–92
June Mar Fajardo (19)
June Mar Fajardo (23)
Chris Ross (7)
Ynares Center
1–1 :
December
: 4–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
December 3
Alaska
W 93–88
June Mar Fajardo (23)
June Mar Fajardo (22)
Chris Ross (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
December 11
Mahindra
W 94–91
June Mar Fajardo (28)
June Mar Fajardo (15)
RR Garcia (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–1
5
December 17
NLEX
W 106–80
Alex Cabagnot (18)
June Mar Fajardo (12)
Chris Ross (5)
Xavier University Gym
4–1
6
December 28
Meralco
W 101–86
Marcio Lassiter (21)
June Mar Fajardo (14)
Chris Ross (5)
Cuneta Astrodome
5–1 :
January
: 5–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
January 6
Blackwater
W 118–93
June Mar Fajardo (25)
Cabagnot, Ross (9)
Chris Ross (11)
Mall of Asia Arena
6–1
8
January 8
Barangay Ginebra
W 72–70
Alex Cabagnot (16)
Marcio Lassiter (13)
Marcio Lassiter (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–1
9
January 13
Rain or Shine
W 107–101 (OT)
June Mar Fajardo (25)
June Mar Fajardo (17)
Ross, Santos (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
8–1
10
January 21
GlobalPort
W 106–100
Arwind Santos (31)
June Mar Fajardo (15)
Chris Ross (9)
Hoops Dome
9–1
11
January 28
TNT
W 98–94
June Mar Fajardo (20)
June Mar Fajardo (22)
Chris Ross (9)
Ynares Center
10–1 :
2016–17 schedule :

### 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 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 98 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 91 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 91 | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 4 | TNT | TNT | 2 | 4 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 5 | GlobalPort | GlobalPort | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | GlobalPort | GlobalPort | 0 | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 |
| 2 | Alaska | 81 | 97 | | | | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 85 | 108 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 85 | 108 | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Star | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Star | Star | 2 | 3 | Star | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Phoenix | Phoenix | 0 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 9–4 :
Quarterfinals: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
February 5
Rain or Shine
W 98–91
RR Garcia (25)
June Mar Fajardo (14)
Chris Ross (4)
Ynares Center
1–0 :
Semifinals: 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
February 8
TNT
W 111–98
Marcio Lassiter (22)
Fajardo, Lassiter (8)
Chris Ross (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
February 10
TNT
L 85–87
June Mar Fajardo (25)
Arwind Santos (12)
Chris Ross (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–1
3
February 12
TNT
L 92–98
Cabagnot, Lassiter (18)
Fajardo, Lassiter, Ross (9)
Alex Cabagnot (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–2
4
February 14
TNT
W 97–86
Chris Ross (31)
June Mar Fajardo (15)
Marcio Lassiter (10)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–2
5
February 16
TNT
L 94–101
Arwind Santos (18)
June Mar Fajardo (15)
Cabagnot, Lassiter, Ross (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–3
6
February 18
TNT
W 104–88
June Mar Fajardo (23)
June Mar Fajardo (21)
Cabagnot, Lassiter (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
3–3
7
February 20
TNT
W 96–83
Fajardo, Santos (22)
June Mar Fajardo (19)
Chris Ross (10)
Mall of Asia Arena
4–3 :
Finals: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
February 24
Barangay Ginebra
W 109–82
Fajardo, Ross (17)
June Mar Fajardo (8)
Chris Ross (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–0
2
February 26
Barangay Ginebra
L 118–124 (OT)
Arwind Santos (23)
Arwind Santos (15)
Chris Ross (11)
Quezon Convention Center 8,000
1–1
3
March 1
Barangay Ginebra
W 99–88
Chris Ross (24)
June Mar Fajardo (18)
Chris Ross (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 16,773
2–1
4
March 3
Barangay Ginebra
W 94–85
Fajardo, Lassiter (20)
June Mar Fajardo (13)
Chris Ross (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 17,146
3–1
5
March 5
Barangay Ginebra
W 91–85
Fajardo, Santos (21)
Ross, Santos (8)
Chris Ross (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 20,217
4–1 :
2016–17 schedule :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Star Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Mahindra Floodbuster | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

#### Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 9–2 :
April: 5–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
April 2
Meralco
W 99–92
June Mar Fajardo (24)
Fajardo, Rhodes (12)
Alex Cabagnot (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
April 7
Phoenix
W 110–88
June Mar Fajardo (22)
Rhodes, Santos (10)
Alex Cabagnot (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–0
3
April 16
Star
W 103–97
Charles Rhodes (29)
June Mar Fajardo (11)
Cabagnot, Ross (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–0
4
April 19
Mahindra
W 109–80
Alex Cabagnot (26)
Charles Rhodes (18)
Cabagnot, Rhodes (4)
Cuneta Astrodome
4–0
5
April 22
Rain or Shine
W 111–98
Charles Rhodes (26)
Alex Cabagnot (9)
Alex Cabagnot (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
5–0
All-Star Break :
May
: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
May 5
TNT
L 103–112
Charles Rhodes (43)
Cabagnot, Lassiter, Rhodes (8)
Chris Ross (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–1
7
May 19
NLEX
W 114–112
Charles Rhodes (37)
Charles Rhodes (19)
Chris Ross (11)
Cuneta Astrodome
6–1
8
May 21
Barangay Ginebra
L 99–107
Charles Rhodes (26)
June Mar Fajardo (14)
Chris Ross (9)
Mall of Asia Arena
6–2
9
May 27
Alaska
W 109–97
Alex Cabagnot (25)
Cabagnot, Rhodes (10)
Chris Ross (10)
Ynares Center
7–2
10
May 31
Blackwater
W 124–113
Charles Rhodes (32)
Charles Rhodes (9)
Chris Ross (13)
Cuneta Astrodome
8–2 :
June
: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
June 2
GlobalPort
W 112–101
Charles Rhodes (34)
Alex Cabagnot (10)
Chris Ross (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
9–2 :
2016–17 schedule :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| 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 | Barangay Ginebra | 96 | | | | | | |
| 8 | GlobalPort | 85 | | | | | | |
| 8 | GlobalPort | 85 | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 4 | TNT | 2 | 4 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 1 | | | | 4 | TNT | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 4 | TNT | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 2 | San Miguel | 115 | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 7 | Phoenix | 96 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Phoenix | 96 | 2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Star | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Star | 2 | 3 | Star | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 8–3 :
Quarterfinals: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
June 6
Phoenix
W 115–96
Marcio Lassiter (26)
Charles Rhodes (11)
Chris Ross (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0 :
Semifinals: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
June 10
Star
L 105–109
Charles Rhodes (34)
Rhodes, Ross (10)
Chris Ross (15)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
June 12
Star
W 77–76
Charles Rhodes (21)
Charles Rhodes (10)
Lassiter, Ross (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–1
3
June 14
Star
W 111–110
Charles Rhodes (36)
Fajardo, Ross (8)
Chris Ross (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
June 12
Star
W 109–102
Alex Cabagnot (26)
Charles Rhodes (10)
Chris Ross (10)
Mall of Asia Arena
3–1 :
Finals: 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
June 21
TNT
L 102–104
Charles Rhodes (31)
Fajardo, Rhodes (13)
Chris Ross (12)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
June 23
TNT
W 102–88
June Mar Fajardo (22)
Fajardo, Rhodes (11)
Chris Ross (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
June 25
TNT
W 109–97
Alex Cabagnot (28)
Charles Rhodes (20)
Marcio Lassiter (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
June 28
TNT
L 97–102
Charles Rhodes (22)
June Mar Fajardo (9)
Alex Cabagnot (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
June 30
TNT
W 111–102
Alex Cabagnot (28)
Charles Rhodes (14)
Chris Ross (11)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–2
6
July 2
TNT
W 115–91
Charles Rhodes (30)
Alex Cabagnot (12)
Alex Cabagnot (11)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–2 :
2016–17 schedule :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Meralco Bolts | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | Star Hotshots | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 5 | NLEX Road Warriors | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 7 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Kia Picanto | 0 | 11 | .000 | 9 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
* 1 2 3 4 Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

#### Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 7–4 :
July: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
July 29
Blackwater
W 118–93
Lassiter, McKines (19)
Wendell McKines (12)
three players (5)
Ynares Center
1–0 :
August
: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
August 2
TNT
W 97–91
June Mar Fajardo (27)
Wendell McKines (9)
Chris Ross (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0
3
August 4
Star
L 98–104
Wendell McKines (27)
Wendell McKines (22)
Chris Ross (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
August 25
GlobalPort
W 115–112
Wendell McKines (35)
Wendell McKines (14)
McKines, Ross (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–1
5
August 27
NLEX
L 100–103
Wendell McKines (28)
Wendell McKines (14)
Chris Ross (11)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–2 :
September: 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
September 2
Alaska
L 79–90
Arwind Santos (29)
June Mar Fajardo (14)
Chris Ross (4)
Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena
3–3
7
September 6
Rain or Shine
W 103–96
Chris Ross (27)
June Mar Fajardo (14)
Gabby Espinas (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–3
8
September 10
Barangay Ginebra
W 107–103
Terrence Watson (28)
Terrence Watson (17)
Cabagnot, Ross (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–3
9
September 16
Kia
W 118–112
June Mar Fajardo (41)
June Mar Fajardo (17)
Alex Cabagnot (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
6–3
10
September 20
Phoenix
W 109–107
Terrence Watson (26)
June Mar Fajardo (17)
Alex Cabagnot (6)
Ynares Center
7–3
11
September 24
Meralco
L 101–104
June Mar Fajardo (26)
Terrence Watson (10)
Cabagnot, Ross (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–4 :
2016–17 schedule :

### 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 | Meralco | 91 | 104 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Blackwater | 92 | 96 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Blackwater | 92 | 96 | 1 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 1 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Star | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Star | Star | 89 | 4 | Star | 0 | | | |
| 5 | NLEX | NLEX | 77 | | | | | | |
| 5 | NLEX | NLEX | 77 | | | | 1 | Meralco | 3 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | Meralco | 3 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 2 | TNT | 102 | 118 | | | | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 7 | Rain or Shine | 106 | 114 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rain or Shine | 106 | 114 | 2 | TNT | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 2 | TNT | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 104 | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 6 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 84 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 :
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
September 27
Barangay Ginebra
L 84–104
Terrence Watson (30)
June Mar Fajardo (22)
Chris Ross (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–1 :
2016–17 schedule :

## Transactions
### Trades
#### Pre-season

November :
| November 3, 2016 | To San MiguelKeith Agovida (from Mahindra) RR Garcia (from Star) | To MahindraRyan Araña (from San Miguel) 2018 1st round pick (from San Miguel) Alex Mallari (from Star) | To StarAldrech Ramos (from Mahindra) 2017 2nd round pick (from Star via NLEX) |

#### Commissioner's Cup

April :
| April 24, 2017 | To San MiguelMatt Ganuelas-Rosser | To TNTRR Garcia |

#### Governors' Cup

July :
| July 10, 2017 | To San MiguelVon Pessumal | To GlobalPortArnold Van Opstal |

### Rookie signings

| Player | Number | Position | Date signed | School/club team |
| Arnold Van Opstal | 7 | Center | November 15 | DLSU |
| Rashawn McCarthy | 10 | Guard | November 15 | SUNY-Old Westbury |

### Free agency
#### Addition

| Player | Number | Position | Date Signed | Notes |
| Michael Mabulac | 28 | Forward | January 5, 2017 | Signed by SMB in lieu of David Semerad who has been relegated to team's Injured/reserved list. |

#### Subtraction

| Player | Number | Position | Reason left | New Team |
| Gary David | 20 | Guard | Waived | Mahindra Floodbuster |
| Nelbert Omolon | 21 | Forward | Retired | — |
| Michael Mabulac | 28 | Forward | Waived | San Miguel Beermen |
| Chris Lutz | 3 | Guard | UFAWR2S | Meralco Bolts |

### Recruited imports

| Conference | Name | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Charles Rhodes | 0 | April 2 (vs. Meralco) | July 2 (vs. TNT) | 17–5 |
| Governors' Cup | Wendell McKines | 18 | July 29 (vs. Blackwater) | August 27 (vs. NLEX) | 3–2 |
| Governors' Cup | Terik Bridgeman | 10 | September 2 (vs. Alaska) | September 6 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 1–1 |
| Governors' Cup | Terrence Watson | 24 | September 10 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | September 27 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 3–2 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded |
| Alex Cabagnot | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | January 7, 2017 |
| June Mar Fajardo | Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference | March 3, 2017 |
| Chris Ross | Philippine Cup Finals Most Valuable Player | March 5, 2017 |
| Chris Ross | Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week | June 5, 2017 |
| Chris Ross | Commissioner's Cup Best Player of the Conference | June 28, 2017 |
| Charles Rhodes | Commissioner's Cup Best Import of the Conference | June 28, 2017 |
| Alex Cabagnot | Commissioner's Cup Finals Most Valuable Player | July 2, 2017 |
| Chris Ross | Governors' Cup Player of the Week | September 11, 2017 |
| Chris Ross | Most Improved Player Award | October 20, 2017 |
| June Mar Fajardo | Most Valuable Player Award | October 20, 2017 |
| Honors ||||
| June Mar Fajardo | All-Defensive Team | October 20, 2017 |
| Chris Ross | All-Defensive Team | October 20, 2017 |
| June Mar Fajardo | First Mythical Team | October 20, 2017 |
| Chris Ross | First Mythical Team | October 20, 2017 |
| Alex Cabagnot | First Mythical Team | October 20, 2017 |
| Arwind Santos | First Mythical Team | October 20, 2017 |