# 2015–16 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season

The 2015–16 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 37th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates
### 2015

* August 23: The 2015 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| 1 | 5 | Scottie Thompson | SG | Philippines | Hapee Fresh Fighters | Perpetual Help |
| 2 | 16 | Aljon Mariano | SF | Philippines | Tanduay Light Rhum Masters | UST |
| 3 | 28 | Dennice Villamor | SF | Philippines | Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants | NU |

## Roster

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

## Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
| C | Greg Slaughter | Dave Marcelo | | |
| PF | Japeth Aguilar | Joe Devance | Jervy Cruz | Dennice Villamor |
| SF | Chris Ellis | Aljon Mariano | Nico Salva | |
| SG | Scottie Thompson | Mark Caguioa | Franklin Bonifacio | |
| PG | LA Tenorio | Sol Mercado | Jayjay Helterbrand | |

## Philippine Cup
### Eliminations
#### Game log

2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup game log :
October
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 25
Star Hotshots
86–78
Slaughter (28)
Slaughter (16)
Thompson (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
October 31
Barako Bull Energy
82–79
Slaughter (27)
Slaughter (26)
Slaughter(4)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–2 :
November
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
November 7
Alaska Aces
93–92
Slaughter (27)
Slaughter (19)
RJ Jazul (10)
Al Wasl, Dubai
1–2
4
November 15
San Miguel Beermen
100–82
Arwind Santos (24)
Junemar Fajardo (14)
Chris Ross (8)
Philsports Arena
1–3 :
2015–16 schedule :

#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals (1st phase) | Quarterfinals (1st phase) | Quarterfinals (1st phase) | Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (single elimination) | Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (single elimination) | Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (single elimination) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Rain or Shine | 95 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Rain or Shine | 95 | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| 10 | Blackwater | 90 | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| 10 | Blackwater | 90 | 3 | Rain or Shine | 104 | 3 | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | |
| (#6 twice to beat) | (#6 twice to beat) | (#6 twice to beat) | 3 | Rain or Shine | 104 | 3 | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | |
| (#6 twice to beat) | (#6 twice to beat) | (#6 twice to beat) | 6 | TNT | 89 | | | | | | |
| 6 | TNT | 90 | 6 | TNT | 89 | | | | | | |
| 6 | TNT | 90 | | | | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 7 | NLEX | 88 | | | | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 7 | NLEX | 88 | | | | | | | 1 | Alaska | 3 |
| (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | | | | | | | 1 | Alaska | 3 |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 92* | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 92* | | | | 1 | Alaska | 4 | | | |
| 9 | Star | 89 | | | | 1 | Alaska | 4 | | | |
| 9 | Star | 89 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 83 | 5 | GlobalPort | 1 | | | |
| (#5 twice to beat) | (#5 twice to beat) | (#5 twice to beat) | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 83 | 5 | GlobalPort | 1 | | | |
| (#5 twice to beat) | (#5 twice to beat) | (#5 twice to beat) | 5 | GlobalPort | 84* | | | | | | |
| 5 | GlobalPort | 94 | 5 | GlobalPort | 84* | | | | | | |
| 8 | Barako Bull | 85 | | | | | | | | | |
*Game went into overtime
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## Commissioner's Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Tropang TNT | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Star Hotshots | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Mahindra Enforcer | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
| 12 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Meralco
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.18, Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 0.84
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Star
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Blackwater 1.04, Phoenix 0.99, GlobalPort 0.98

### 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 | San Miguel | 99 | 103 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Star | 108 | 99 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Star | 108 | 99 | 1 | San Miguel | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | San Miguel | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 5 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | 5 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | 5 | Rain or Shine | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 5 | Rain or Shine | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Alaska | 2 |
| 2 | Meralco | Meralco | 104 | | | | 3 | Alaska | 2 |
| 7 | NLEX | NLEX | 97 | | | | | | |
| 7 | NLEX | NLEX | 97 | 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 | Alaska | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Alaska | Alaska | 2 | 3 | Alaska | 3 | | | |
| 6 | TNT | TNT | 1 | | | | | | |
* view
* talk

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | TNT KaTropa | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 5 | Mahindra Enforcer | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 11 | Star Hotshots | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 1 | 10 | .091 | 9 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 San Miguel
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.039, Mahindra 1.017, Alaska 0.950; fourth seed playoff: Meralco 104–99 Mahindra
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.04, Rain or Shine 1.03, Phoenix 0.93; eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 105–94 Rain or Shine

#### Game log

2016 PBA Governors' Cup game log :
July
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
July 16
GlobalPort
93–81
Aguilar (22)
Harris (10)
Devance (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–0
2
July 24
Alaska
100–109(OT)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
July 27
NLEX
85–72
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
July 30
Meralco
107–93
Lucena City
3–1 :
August
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
August 10
Blackwater
107–95
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–1
6
August 14
San Miguel
105–111(2OT)
Mall of Asia Arena
4–2
7
August 21
Rain Or Shine
101–87
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–2
8
August 28
Star
116–103
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–2 :
September
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
September 9
Mahindra
93–86
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–2
10
September 14
Phoenix
97–86
Ynares Center
8–2
11
September 18
TNT
92–104
Laguna
8–3 :
2015–16 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 | TNT | 136 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Phoenix | 124 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Phoenix | 124 | 1 | TNT | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | 1 | TNT | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | 4 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Meralco | 105 | 4 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Mahindra | 82 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mahindra | 82 | | | | 4 | Meralco | 2 |
| (#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) | | | | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 2 | San Miguel | 114 | | | | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 7 | NLEX | 110 | | | | | | |
| 7 | NLEX | 110 | 2 | San Miguel | 2 | | | |
| (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | 2 | San Miguel | 2 | | | |
| (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 109 | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Alaska | 104 | | | | | | |

## Transactions
### Trades

Pre-season
| August 25, 2015 | To Barako BullJens Knuttel Emman Monfort Josh Urbiztondo | To Barangay GinebraNico Salva 2016 1st round pick |
| September 28, 2015 | To Barako Bull EnergyMac Baracael Prince Caperal | To Barangay Ginebra San MiguelJoe Devance (via Barako Bull) |
| September 28, 2015 | To GlobalPortDorian Peña | To Star HotshotsJake Pascual Ronald Pascual |

#### Philippine Cup

| November 16, 2015 | To Barako Bull Rodney Brondial 2018 2nd round pick | To Barangay GinebraJervey Cruz |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Othyus Jeffers | February 12 (vs. NLEX) | April 19 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 7–6 |
| Governors' Cup | Paul Harris | July 16 (vs. GlobalPort) | July 16 (vs. GlobalPort) | 1–0 |
| Governors' Cup | Justin Brownlee | July 24 (vs. Alaska) | October 19 (vs. Meralco) | 15–7 |