# 2014–15 San Miguel Beermen season

The 2014–15 San Miguel Beermen season was the 40th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* August 2: Leo Austria was named as the head coach of the San Miguel Beermen. Coach Biboy Ravanes was demoted to assistant coach and active consultant Todd Purves will have a minimal role with the team.
* August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| 1 | 3 | Ronald Pascual | SF | Philippines | NLEX (D-League) | SSC |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT Tropang Texters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 7 | Purefoods Star Hotshots | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Barako Bull Energy | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 10 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 11 | Kia Sorento | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 0 | 11 | .000 | 9 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Rain or Shine
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 NLEX

#### Game log
### Playoffs
#### 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 | Alaska | 82 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Alaska | 82 | | | | 2 | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | |
| 10 | NLEX | 78 | | | | 2 | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | |
| 10 | NLEX | 78 | 3 | Alaska | 87 | 3 | Alaska | 4 | | | |
| (#6 twice to beat) | (#6 twice to beat) | (#6 twice to beat) | 3 | Alaska | 87 | 3 | Alaska | 4 | | | |
| (#6 twice to beat) | (#6 twice to beat) | (#6 twice to beat) | 6 | Meralco | 69 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Meralco | 77 | 6 | Meralco | 69 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Meralco | 77 | | | | | | | 3 | Alaska | 3 |
| 7 | Purefoods Star | 65 | | | | | | | 3 | Alaska | 3 |
| 7 | Purefoods Star | 65 | | | | | | | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | | | | | | | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 4 | Talk 'N Text | 105 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Talk 'N Text | 105 | | | | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| 9 | Barako Bull | 76 | | | | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| 9 | Barako Bull | 76 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 97 | 4 | San Miguel | 0 | | | |
| (#5 twice to beat) | (#5 twice to beat) | (#5 twice to beat) | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 97 | 4 | San Miguel | 0 | | | |
| (#5 twice to beat) | (#5 twice to beat) | (#5 twice to beat) | 5 | Talk N' Text | 83 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 95 | 5 | Talk N' Text | 83 | | | | | | |
| 8 | GlobalPort | 78 | | | | | | | | | |
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## Commissioner's Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Purefoods Star Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Barako Bull Energy | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | San Miguel Beermen | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 11 | Kia Carnival | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994

#### Game log
### 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 | Rain or Shine | 92 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra | 91 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra | 91 | 1 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 5 | Meralco | 0 | | | |
| 4 | NLEX | 0 | 5 | Meralco | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 2 | | | | 1 | Rain or Shine | 3 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | Rain or Shine | 3 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 |
| 2 | Talk 'N Text | 127 | | | | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 |
| 7 | Barako Bull | 97 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Barako Bull | 97 | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Purefoods Star | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Purefoods Star | 2 | 3 | Purefoods Star | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Alaska | 0 | | | | | | |
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## Governors' Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 5 | Star Hotshots | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Barako Bull Energy | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 7 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Kia Carnival | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 10 | TNT KaTropa | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 11 | NLEX Road Warriors | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 GlobalPort
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 Star
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.13, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Kia 0.95, Talk 'N Text 0.93

#### Game log
### 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 | Alaska | Alaska | 114 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ginebra | Ginebra | 108 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ginebra | Ginebra | 108 | 1 | Alaska | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | 1 | Alaska | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | 5 | Star | 0 | | | |
| 4 | GlobalPort | 73 | 94 | 5 | Star | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Star | 126 | 101 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Star | 126 | 101 | | | | 1 | Alaska | 0 |
| (#2 twice to beat) | (#2 twice to beat) | (#2 twice to beat) | (#2 twice to beat) | | | | 1 | Alaska | 0 |
| (#2 twice to beat) | (#2 twice to beat) | (#2 twice to beat) | (#2 twice to beat) | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 2 | San Miguel | 99 | 102 | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 7 | Meralco | 106 | 86 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Meralco | 106 | 86 | 2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | 2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | 3 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 134** | 3 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Barako Bull | Barako Bull | 132 | | | | | | |
*Game went into overtime
$^a$ The number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime(s) occurred.
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## Transactions
### Trades
#### Pre-season

| July 25, 2014 | To NLEX2015 1st round pick | To San Miguel2016 1st round pick |

#### Draft day

| August 24, 2014 | To San MiguelRonald Pascual (first round pick, from Barako) 2016 first round pick (from Barako) | To Barako BullJojo Duncil Chico Lanete Gab Banal (second round pick, from San Miguel) |

#### Philippine Cup

| November 11, 2014 | To San MiguelJeric Fortuna | To Barako BullPaolo Hubalde |
| December 10, 2014 | To San MiguelAlex Cabagnot | To GlobalPortSol Mercado 2018 and 2019 second round picks |

#### Commissioner's Cup

| February 3, 2015 | To San MiguelJR Reyes (from Barangay Ginebra) | To Barako BullJustin Chua (from San Miguel) 2017 1st round pick (from San Miguel) | To Barangay GinebraDorian Peña (from Barako Bull) 2015 2nd round pick (from Barako Bull) |
| April 6, 2015 | To San MiguelBilly Mamaril (from Ginebra) | To Barako Bull EnergyRico Maierhofer |
| April 6, 2015 | To San MiguelYancy de Ocampo Gabby Espinas | To GlobalPortBilly Mamaril Doug Kramer |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Ronald Roberts | February 4 (vs Kia) | February 17 (vs Alaska) | 0–4 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Arizona Reid | February 21 (vs Meralco) | March 24 (vs GlobalPort) | 4–3 |
| Governors' Cup | Arizona Reid | May 6 (vs Kia) | July 17 (vs Alaska) | 16–5 |