# 2016–17 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season

The 2016–17 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 38th 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 |
| Kevin Ferrer | F | Philippines | Tanduay Light Rhum Masters | UST |

### Regular draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| 2 | 3 | Jammer Jamito | F | Philippines | AMA Online Education Titans | Saint Clare |
| 2 | 9 | Jericho De Guzman | C | Philippines | Z.C. Mindanao Aguilas | DLS-Benilde |

## Roster

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

## 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

2016–17 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 6–5 :
November: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 27
TNT
L 103–108
LA Tenorio (27)
Scottie Thompson (8)
Joe Devance (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1 :
December: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
December 4
Rain or Shine
W 81–74
Japeth Aguilar (23)
Japeth Aguilar (13)
Scottie Thompson (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
December 11
GlobalPort
L 84–91
J. Aguilar, Tenorio (23)
Scottie Thompson (10)
LA Tenorio (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–2
4
December 16
Mahindra
W 89–70
Japeth Aguilar (15)
Japeth Aguilar (12)
Devance, Mercado, Thompson (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
December 18
Alaska
L 86–101
Kevin Ferrer (19)
Cruz, Thompson (7)
J. Aguilar, Mercado, Tenorio (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–3
6
December 25
Star
W 86–79
Japeth Aguilar (32)
Scottie Thompson (17)
Scottie Thompson (7)
Philippine Arena
3–3 :
January: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
January 8
San Miguel
L 70–72
Japeth Aguilar (17)
Japeth Aguilar (11)
LA Tenorio (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–4
8
January 14
Meralco
W 83–72
Joe Devance (19)
Scottie Thompson (16)
Scottie Thompson (7)
University of San Agustin Gym
4–4
9
January 20
Blackwater
W 99–90
Jervy Cruz (16)
Scottie Thompson (15)
Devance, Thompson (7)
Cuneta Astrodome
5–4
10
January 22
Phoenix
L 73–79
Caguioa, Tenorio (15)
Joe Devance (9)
four players (2)
PhilSports Arena
5–5
11
January 29
NLEX
W 90–80
LA Tenorio (30)
J. Aguilar, Tenorio (9)
Scottie Thompson (9)
Cuneta Astrodome
6–5 :
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: 7–7 :
Quarterfinals: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
February 5
Alaska
W 85–81
LA Tenorio (16)
Japeth Aguilar (14)
Mercado, Tenorio (6)
Ynares Center
1–0
2
February 7
Alaska
W 108–97
LA Tenorio (31)
J. Aguilar, Thompson (9)
LA Tenorio (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0 :
Semifinals: 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
February 9
Star
L 74–78
Chris Ellis (12)
Scottie Thompson (10)
LA Tenorio (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
February 11
Star
L 89–91
Kevin Ferrer (25)
Japeth Aguilar (15)
Scottie Thompson (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–2
3
February 13
Star
W 73–62
Sol Mercado (16)
Japeth Aguilar (13)
Sol Mercado (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–2
4
February 15
Star
W 92–86
Jervy Cruz (21)
Scottie Thompson (14)
LA Tenorio (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
February 17
Star
L 80–89
Japeth Aguilar (13)
Ferrer, Mercado (5)
Chris Ellis (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–3
6
February 19
Star
W 91–67
Sol Mercado (21)
Japeth Aguilar (10)
LA Tenorio (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 18,642
3–3
7
February 21
Star
W 89–76
Sol Mercado (23)
Scottie Thompson (9)
Mercado, Tenorio (5)
Mall of Asia Arena 20,221
4–3 :
Finals: 1–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
February 24
San Miguel
L 82–109
Chris Ellis (13)
Devance, Jamito (6)
Scottie Thompson (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–1
2
February 26
San Miguel
W 124–118 (OT)
Japeth Aguilar (23)
Scottie Thompson (18)
Mercado, Thompson (8)
Quezon Convention Center 8,000
1–1
3
March 1
San Miguel
L 88–99
LA Tenorio (16)
J. Aguilar, Devance, Marcelo (7)
Devance, Tenorio (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 16,773
1–2
4
March 3
San Miguel
L 85–94
Joe Devance (22)
Scottie Thompson (10)
Scottie Thompson (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 17,146
1–3
5
March 5
San Miguel
L 85–91
Japeth Aguilar (26)
Japeth Aguilar (16)
Joe Devance (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 20,217
1–4 :
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: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
April 1
Phoenix
L 91–94
J. Aguilar, Devance (15)
Japeth Aguilar (8)
Scottie Thompson (7)
University of Southeastern Philippines Gym
0–1
2
April 5
GlobalPort
W 113–96
Justin Brownlee (29)
Japeth Aguilar (11)
Justin Brownlee (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
April 9
Star
W 113–98
Justin Brownlee (30)
Justin Brownlee (15)
Devance, Mercado (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–1
4
April 19
NLEX
W 101–92
Brownlee, Devance (18)
Justin Brownlee (13)
Brownlee, Tenorio, Thompson (7)
Cuneta Astrodome
3–1
5
April 23
TNT
W 107–89
Justin Brownlee (34)
Justin Brownlee (15)
Sol Mercado (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–1
All-Star Break :
May: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
May 7
Alaska
W 103–102
Justin Brownlee (37)
Justin Brownlee (14)
Brownlee, Tenorio, Thompson (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–1
7
May 19
Rain or Shine
L 112–118
Justin Brownlee (38)
Brownlee, Thompson (8)
Scottie Thompson (8)
Cuneta Astrodome
5–2
8
May 21
San Miguel
W 107–99
Justin Brownlee (34)
Justin Brownlee (12)
LA Tenorio (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
6–2
9
May 26
Blackwater
W 96–82
Justin Brownlee (35)
Justin Brownlee (14)
Sol Mercado (6)
Alonte Sports Arena
7–2
10
May 28
Meralco
W 90–89
Brownlee, Tenorio (22)
Japeth Aguilar (13)
Joe Devance (6)
Ynares Center
8–2 :
June: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
June 2
Mahindra
W 94–80
Justin Brownlee (22)
Justin Brownlee (10)
Sol Mercado (6)
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: 2–3 :
Quarterfinals: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
June 6
GlobalPort
W 96–85
Justin Brownlee (39)
Scottie Thompson (12)
LA Tenorio (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0 :
Semifinals: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
June 11
TNT
L 94–100
Justin Brownlee (24)
Justin Brownlee (14)
Justin Brownlee (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–1
2
June 13
TNT
L 103–107
Brownlee, Tenorio (22)
Justin Brownlee (12)
Scottie Thompson (9)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–2
3
June 15
TNT
W 125–101
Justin Brownlee (31)
Justin Brownlee (11)
Sol Mercado (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–2
4
June 17
TNT
L 109–122
Japeth Aguilar (31)
Justin Brownlee (15)
LA Tenorio (10)
Cuneta Astrodome
1–3 :
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: 8–3 :
July: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
July 23
Meralco
L 78–93
LA Tenorio (16)
Greg Slaughter (14)
Japeth Aguilar (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
July 30
GlobalPort
W 124–108
LA Tenorio (29)
Justin Brownlee (12)
Scottie Thompson (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1 :
August: 4–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
August 2
Kia
W 120–99
Justin Brownlee (28)
Justin Brownlee (10)
Scottie Thompson (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
August 5
NLEX
W 110–97
Joe Devance (23)
Justin Brownlee (13)
Scottie Thompson (11)
Calasiao Sports Complex
3–1
5
August 26
Alaska
W 94–80
Justin Brownlee (22)
Greg Slaughter (13)
Scottie Thompson (10)
Hoops Dome
4–1
6
August 30
Phoenix
W 105–92
Justin Brownlee (24)
Justin Brownlee (17)
Sol Mercado (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
5–1 :
September: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
September 3
Star
W 105–101 (OT)
Justin Brownlee (33)
Joe Devance (11)
Joe Devance (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–1
8
September 8
Blackwater
W 98–81
Greg Slaughter (22)
Justin Brownlee (13)
Scottie Thompson (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
7–1
9
September 10
San Miguel
L 103–107
Japeth Aguilar (18)
Justin Brownlee (12)
Justin Brownlee (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–2
10
September 16
Rain or Shine
W 89–82
Justin Brownlee (28)
Greg Slaughter (13)
Mercado, Thompson (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
8–2
11
September 23
TNT
L 92–121
Justin Brownlee (28)
Justin Brownlee (14)
Brownlee, Tenorio (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
8–3 :
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 | | | | | | |
* view
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#### Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 8–4 :
Quarterfinals: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
September 27
San Miguel
W 104–84
Justin Brownlee (37)
Scottie Thompson (13)
LA Tenorio (10)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–0 :
Semifinals: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 2
TNT
W 121–94
Justin Brownlee (21)
Brownlee, Mariano (8)
LA Tenorio (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
October 4
TNT
L 96–103
Justin Brownlee (25)
Justin Brownlee (10)
LA Tenorio (6)
Batangas City Coliseum
1–1
3
October 6
TNT
W 106–103
Joe Devance (20)
Justin Brownlee (13)
LA Tenorio (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
October 8
TNT
W 115–105
Justin Brownlee (46)
Justin Brownlee (10)
LA Tenorio (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–1 :
Finals: 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 13
Meralco
W 102–87
Justin Brownlee (32)
Justin Brownlee (19)
Sol Mercado (8)
Quezon Convention Center
1–0
2
October 15
Meralco
W 86–76
Justin Brownlee (19)
Justin Brownlee (13)
Justin Brownlee (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 16,159
2–0
3
October 18
Meralco
L 81–94
Justin Brownlee (15)
Justin Brownlee (11)
J. Aguilar, Devance (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
October 20
Meralco
L 83–85
Justin Brownlee (34)
Justin Brownlee (14)
Justin Brownlee (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 16,164
2–2
5
October 22
Meralco
W 85–74
Justin Brownlee (20)
Greg Slaughter (16)
Justin Brownlee (5)
Philippine Arena 36,445
3–2
6
October 25
Meralco
L 91–98
Justin Brownlee (23)
Justin Brownlee (9)
Brownlee, Thompson (4)
Philippine Arena 53,642
3–3
7
October 27
Meralco
W 101–96
LA Tenorio (26)
Scottie Thompson (9)
J. Aguilar, Brownlee (5)
Philippine Arena 54,086
4–3 :
2016–17 schedule :

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

November :
| November 3, 2016 | To Barangay GinebraPaolo Taha | To MahindraDennice Villamor Franklin Bonifacio |

#### Governor's Cup

September :
| September 7, 2017 | To Barangay GinebraRaymond Aguilar Arthur dela Cruz | To BlackwaterChris Ellis Dave Marcelo |

### Rookie signings

| Player | Number | Position | Date signed | Years | Amount | School/club team |
| Kevin Ferrer | 14 | Forward | November 14 | 3 Years | 8.5 M | UST |
| Jericho De Guzman | 15 | Center | | | | St. Benilde |
| Jammer Jamito | 18 | Forward | | | | St. Claire |

### Recruited imports

| Conference | Name | Country | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Justin Brownlee | | 32 | April 1 (vs. Phoenix) | June 17 (vs. TNT) | 11–5 |
| Governors' Cup | Justin Brownlee | | 32 | July 23 (vs. Meralco) | October 27 (vs. Meralco) | 16–7 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded |
| LA Tenorio | Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week | April 10, 2017 |
| LA Tenorio | Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week | April 24, 2017 |
| LA Tenorio | Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week | May 30, 2017 |
| LA Tenorio | Governors' Cup Player of the Week | July 31, 2017 |
| Joe Devance | Governors' Cup Player of the Week | August 8, 2017 |
| Greg Slaughter | Governors' Cup Best Player of the Conference | October 15, 2017 |
| Honors ||||
| Japeth Aguilar | All-Defensive Team | October 20, 2017 |
| Japeth Aguilar | First Mythical Team | October 20, 2017 |
| LA Tenorio | Second Mythical Team | October 20, 2017 |
| Joe Devance | Second Mythical Team | October 20, 2017 |