# 2023–24 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season

The 2023–24 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 44th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* September 17: The PBA season 48 draft was held at the Market! Market! in Taguig.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
| 2 | 23 | Ralph Cu | F | Philippines | De La Salle |
| 3 | 34 | Kim Aurin | G/F | Philippines | Perpetual |
| 4 | 45 | Franz Abuda | F | Philippines | San Beda |
| 5 | 56 | Brandrey Bienes | C/F | Philippines | FEU |

## Roster

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

## Preseason
### PBA on Tour
#### Game log

2023 PBA on Tour game log Total: 6–5 :
June: 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
June 4
San Miguel
L 78–90
Kim Aurin (18)
Raymond Aguilar (9)
John Pinto (8)
Ynares Center
0–1
2
June 11
Magnolia
L 80–91
Raymond Aguilar (22)
Jeremiah Gray (8)
John Pinto (5)
Ynares Center
0–2
3
June 14
Phoenix Super LPG
W 95–89
John Pinto (22)
Aljon Mariano (10)
John Pinto (7)
Ynares Sports Arena
1–2
4
June 17
NorthPort
L 95–101
Jeremiah Gray (26)
Jeremiah Gray (11)
Jayson David (5)
Batangas City Coliseum
1–3
5
June 21
Blackwater
W 81–80 (OT)
Sidney Onwubere (25)
Sidney Onwubere (11)
Gray, Pinto (5)
Ynares Sports Arena
2–3
6
June 25
Rain or Shine
W 108–107
Von Pessumal (29)
Jeremiah Gray (13)
Gray, Pinto (8)
Ynares Sports Arena
3–3
7
June 30
Terrafirma
W 114–106
Aljon Mariano (25)
Aljon Mariano (11)
Jeremiah Gray (6)
Ynares Sports Arena
4–3 :
July: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
July 5
Meralco
L 93–106
Von Pessumal (26)
Jeremiah Gray (10)
Jeremiah Gray (5)
Quadricentennial Pavilion
4–4
9
July 16
Converge
L 95–123
Onwubere, Pinto (19)
Jayson David (9)
David, Gray (7)
Filoil EcoOil Centre
4–5
10
July 21
TNT
W 81–67
Sidney Onwubere (21)
Sidney Onwubere (16)
Jayson David (5)
Ynares Sports Arena
5–5
11
July 30
NLEX
W 91–85
Von Pessumal (23)
Jayson David (13)
Ralph Cu (9)
Ynares Sports Arena
6–5 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | TNT Tropang Giga | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Terrafirma Dyip | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 11 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
| 12 | Converge FiberXers | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

#### Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 8–3 :
November: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 17
Converge
W 100–86
Tony Bishop (34)
Christian Standhardinger (16)
Scottie Thompson (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
November 19
Magnolia
L 91–93
Ahanmisi, Bishop (21)
Maverick Ahanmisi (13)
Scottie Thompson (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
November 24
Rain or Shine
W 107–102
Tony Bishop (25)
Ahanmisi, Bishop (12)
Maverick Ahanmisi (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
November 26
Blackwater
W 90–87
Tony Bishop (25)
Christian Standhardinger (12)
Standhardinger, Thompson (6)
PhilSports Arena
3–1 :
December: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
December 3
Terrafirma
W 110–99
Tony Bishop (26)
Tony Bishop (11)
Ahanmisi, Bishop, Malonzo, Standhardinger (4)
PhilSports Arena
4–1
6
December 9
Phoenix Super LPG
L 77–82
Tony Bishop (21)
Tony Bishop (15)
Tony Bishop (6)
FPJ Arena
4–2
7
December 15
San Miguel
L 82–95
Tony Bishop (20)
Tony Bishop (9)
Stanley Pringle (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–3
8
December 22
Meralco
W 110–96
Maverick Ahanmisi (25)
Tony Bishop (13)
Standhardinger, Thompson (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–3
9
December 25
TNT
W 86–78
Christian Standhardinger (22)
Tony Bishop (12)
Scottie Thompson (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–3 :
January: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
10
January 7
NorthPort
W 103–93
Tony Bishop (26)
Tony Bishop (16)
Scottie Thompson (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–3
11
January 13
NLEX
W 103–99
Tony Bishop (27)
Tony Bishop (13)
Scottie Thompson (8)
Ibalong Centrum for Recreation
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 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 109 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | TNT | 94 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | TNT | 94 | 1 | Magnolia | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 1 | Magnolia | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 107 | 88 | 4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 116*** | 84 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 116*** | 84 | | | | 1 | Magnolia | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | Magnolia | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 2 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 127 | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 7 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 122 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 122 | 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 | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 106 | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | | | |
| 6 | NorthPort | NorthPort | 93 | | | | | | |
*Game went into overtime
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–3 :
Quarterfinals: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
January 19
NorthPort
W 106–93
Tony Bishop (31)
Tony Bishop (15)
Scottie Thompson (10)
PhilSports Arena
1–0 :
Semifinals: 0–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
January 24
San Miguel
L 90–92
Christian Standhardinger (21)
Bishop, Standhardinger (11)
Scottie Thompson (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
January 26
San Miguel
L 96–106
Jamie Malonzo (27)
Christian Standhardinger (14)
Jamie Malonzo (4)
SM Mall of Asia Arena
0–2
3
January 28
San Miguel
L 91–94
Tony Bishop (25)
Scottie Thompson (9)
Scottie Thompson (5)
SM Mall of Asia Arena 15,126
0–3 :

## 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 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT Tropang Giga | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Terrafirma Dyip | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Bossing | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 12 | Converge FiberXers | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 4 5 Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Terrafirma 104–96 NorthPort

#### Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 7–4 :
March: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
March 8
Rain or Shine
W 113–107
Jamie Malonzo (32)
Christian Standhardinger (13)
Maverick Ahanmisi (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
March 10
Phoenix
W 102–92
Jamie Malonzo (17)
Maverick Ahanmisi (11)
Maverick Ahanmisi (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0
3
March 15
Meralco
L 73–91
Maverick Ahanmisi (14)
Jamie Malonzo (8)
Ahanmisi, David, Malonzo, Tenorio (2)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
All-Star Break
4
March 31
Magnolia
W 87–77
Stanley Pringle (17)
Christian Standhardinger (14)
Christian Standhardinger (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–1 :
April: 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
April 5
San Miguel
L 92–95
Japeth Aguilar (17)
Christian Standhardinger (17)
Christian Standhardinger (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–2
6
April 7
Terrafirma
L 85–91
Christian Standhardinger (21)
Sidney Onwubere (12)
Ahanmisi, Tenorio (5)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
3–3
7
April 12
Blackwater
W 105–86
Christian Standhardinger (33)
Japeth Aguilar (9)
Scottie Thompson (8)
PhilSports Arena
4–3
8
April 14
NorthPort
W 95–88
Christian Standhardinger (25)
Christian Standhardinger (17)
Ralph Cu (9)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
5–3
9
April 19
TNT
W 87–83
Aguilar, Standhardinger (20)
Christian Standhardinger (15)
Scottie Thompson (6)
PhilSports Arena
6–3
10
April 27
Converge
W 105–93
Christian Standhardinger (33)
Christian Standhardinger (12)
Christian Standhardinger (9)
Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. International Convention Center
7–3 :
May: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
May 5
NLEX
L 72–76
Christian Standhardinger (19)
Christian Standhardinger (10)
Christian Standhardinger (7)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
7–4 :

### 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 | 95 | 110 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Terrafirma | 106 | 91 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Terrafirma | 106 | 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) | 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | |
| 4 | TNT | TNT | 1 | 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Meralco | 4 |
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 99 | | | | 3 | Meralco | 4 |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 77 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 77 | 2 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Meralco | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Meralco | Meralco | 2 | 3 | Meralco | 4 | | | |
| 6 | NLEX | NLEX | 0 | | | | | | |
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 4–4 :
Quarterfinals: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 11
Magnolia
W 99–77
Christian Standhardinger (36)
Christian Standhardinger (11)
Scottie Thompson (10)
Rizal Memorial Coliseum
1–0 :
Semifinals: 3–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 17
Meralco
W 92–88
Stanley Pringle (22)
J. Aguilar, Thompson (8)
Christian Standhardinger (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–0
2
May 19
Meralco
L 91–103
Christian Standhardinger (41)
Christian Standhardinger (11)
Christian Standhardinger (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–1
3
May 22
Meralco
L 80–87
Japeth Aguilar (15)
Christian Standhardinger (10)
Tenorio, Thompson (4)
Dasmariñas Arena
1–2
4
May 24
Meralco
W 90–71
Japeth Aguilar (21)
Christian Standhardinger (11)
Christian Standhardinger (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–2
5
May 26
Meralco
W 89–84
Christian Standhardinger (34)
Japeth Aguilar (12)
Christian Standhardinger (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
3–2
6
May 29
Meralco
L 81–86
Aguilar, Standhardinger (19)
Scottie Thompson (12)
Scottie Thompson (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–3
7
May 31
Meralco
L 69–78
Scottie Thompson (20)
Aguilar, Thompson (10)
Scottie Thompson (6)
FPJ Arena
3–4 :

## Transactions
### Free agency
#### Signings

| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
| Jayson David | May 12, 2023 | Not disclosed | 1 year | Re-signed |
| Maverick Ahanmisi | September 18, 2023 | ₱420,000 per month (max. contract) | 3 years | Converge FiberXers |
| Jamie Malonzo | October 9, 2023 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed |
| Donald Gumaru | October 15, 2023 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (PBA 3x3) |
| David Murrell | April 25, 2024 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Tony Bishop | November 17, 2023 (vs. Converge) | January 28, 2024 (vs. San Miguel) | 9–6 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Honors | Date awarded |
| Christian Standhardinger | 2023–24 PBA Mythical First Team | August 18, 2024 |