# 2024–25 Converge FiberXers season

The 2024–25 Converge FiberXers season is the 3rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* July 14: The PBA season 49 draft was held at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
| 1 | 1 | Justine Baltazar | C/F | Philippines | De La Salle |
| 2 | 19 | Paolo Javillonar | C/F | Philippines | Letran |
| 2 | 21 | Ben Phillips | F | USA | De La Salle |
| 2 | 24 | Jason Credo | F | Philippines | Ateneo |
| 3 | 25 | Ronan Santos | C/F | Philippines | Arellano |

## Governors' Cup
### Eliminations
#### Group A Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 8 | 2 | .800 | — | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Converge FiberXers | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5 | |
| 6 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 9 | .100 | 7 | |

#### Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 6–4 :
August: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
August 21
Terrafirma
W 127–95
Scotty Hopson (46)
Scotty Hopson (8)
JL delos Santos (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
August 23
Magnolia
L 93–105
Scotty Hopson (26)
Scotty Hopson (8)
Hopson, Stockton (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
August 27
TNT
W 96–95
Scotty Hopson (32)
Hopson, Stockton (10)
Arana, Hopson (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
August 29
NorthPort
L 109–135
Scotty Hopson (24)
Scotty Hopson (10)
Scotty Hopson (7)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
2–2 :
September: 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
September 4
Meralco
L 88–116
Scotty Hopson (33)
Bryan Santos (8)
Hopson, Santos (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–3
6
September 8
TNT
L 91–98
Justin Arana (16)
Schonny Winston (13)
Scotty Hopson (5)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
2–4
7
September 11
NorthPort
W 107–99
Alec Stockton (21)
Scotty Hopson (14)
Scotty Hopson (6)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
3–4
8
September 14
Terrafirma
W 100–99
Schonny Winston (19)
Scotty Hopson (9)
JL delos Santos (6)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
4–4
9
September 18
Meralco
W 105–97
Jalen Jones (32)
Alec Stockton (11)
Alec Stockton (5)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
5–4
10
September 23
Magnolia
W 89–82
Jalen Jones (27)
Arana, Jones (12)
Jalen Jones (4)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
6–4 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals (Best-of-5) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-5) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-5) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) |
| A1 | TNT | 3 | | | | | | |
| B4 | NLEX | 1 | | | | | | |
| B4 | NLEX | 1 | A1 | TNT | 4 | | | |
| | | | B1 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| B1 | Rain or Shine | 3 | B1 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| A4 | Magnolia | 2 | | | | | | |
| A4 | Magnolia | 2 | | | | A1 | TNT | 4 |
| | | | | | | B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 |
| B2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | | B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 |
| A3 | Converge | 2 | | | | | | |
| A3 | Converge | 2 | B2 | San Miguel | 2 | | | |
| | | | B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| A2 | Meralco | 0 | B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 2–3 :
Quarterfinals: 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
September 26
San Miguel
L 95–102
Jalen Jones (22)
Jalen Jones (12)
Jalen Jones (4)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
0–1
2
September 28
San Miguel
L 100–107
Jalen Jones (36)
Jalen Jones (12)
Alex Cabagnot (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2
3
September 30
San Miguel
W 114–112
Justin Arana (23)
Jalen Jones (14)
Alec Stockton (8)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
1–2
4
October 4
San Miguel
W 114–100
Schonny Winston (26)
Justin Arana (8)
Alec Stockton (8)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
2–2
5
October 6
San Miguel
L 105–109
Jalen Jones (29)
Jalen Jones (17)
Schonny Winston (10)
Ynares Center
2–3 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 9 | 3 | .750 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | TNT Tropang Giga | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Converge FiberXers | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Eastern (G) | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | |
| 10 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4 | |
| 11 | Blackwater Bossing | 3 | 9 | .250 | 6 | |
| 12 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3 | 9 | .250 | 6 | |
| 13 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 11 | .083 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.04, Converge 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 0.94
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.08, Rain or Shine 1.04, Eastern 0.88
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Magnolia 112–81 NLEX
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Phoenix

#### Game log

2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 8–4 :
November: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 27, 2024
Terrafirma
W 116–87
Cheick Diallo (25)
Cheick Diallo (16)
Heading, Winston (6)
PhilSports Arena
1–0
2
November 29, 2024
Eastern
L 106–117
Cheick Diallo (43)
Cheick Diallo (9)
Alec Stockton (8)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
1–1 :
December: 5–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
December 1, 2024
Magnolia
W 93–91
Justin Arana (24)
Cheick Diallo (16)
Alec Stockton (10)
Ynares Center
2–1
4
December 12, 2024
NorthPort
L 101–108
Jordan Heading (30)
Cheick Diallo (9)
Jordan Heading (6)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
2–2
5
December 17, 2024
NLEX
W 102–91
Cheick Diallo (37)
Cheick Diallo (18)
Jordan Heading (11)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
3–2
6
December 19, 2024
Phoenix
W 116–105
Diallo, Heading (21)
Cheick Diallo (16)
Jordan Heading (6)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
4–2
7
December 21, 2024
Barangay Ginebra
W 98–91
Alec Stockton (22)
Cheick Diallo (18)
Alec Stockton (8)
Batangas City Sports Center
5–2
8
December 25, 2024
Meralco
W 110–94
Jordan Heading (30)
Cheick Diallo (19)
Jordan Heading (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 12,198
6–2 :
January: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
January 11, 2025
TNT
L 96–98
Cheick Diallo (37)
Cheick Diallo (15)
Alec Stockton (5)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
6–3
10
January 14, 2025
Rain or Shine
W 103–96
Alec Stockton (21)
Cheick Diallo (13)
Alec Stockton (5)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
7–3
11
January 19, 2025
Blackwater
W 127–109
Jordan Heading (22)
Cheick Diallo (18)
Alec Stockton (7)
Ynares Center
8–3
12
January 24, 2025
San Miguel
L 113–116
Cheick Diallo (28)
Justine Baltazar (12)
Alec Stockton (10)
Ynares Center
8–4 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| 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 | NorthPort | 113 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Magnolia | 110 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Magnolia | 110 | 1 | NorthPort | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | NorthPort | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 1 | | | | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 0 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 0 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | TNT | 1 |
| 2 | TNT | 109 | | | | 2 | TNT | 1 |
| 7 | Eastern | 93 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Eastern | 93 | 2 | TNT | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | TNT | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 6 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Converge | 1 | 6 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | | | |
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–2 :
Quarterfinals: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
February 5, 2025
Rain or Shine
W 130–118
Cheick Diallo (35)
Cheick Diallo (17)
Alec Stockton (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
February 7, 2025
Rain or Shine
L 104–114
Jordan Heading (29)
Cheick Diallo (15)
Heading, Winston (6)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
1–1
3
February 9, 2025
Rain or Shine
L 103–112
Alec Stockton (26)
Cheick Diallo (13)
Alec Stockton (6)
Ynares Center
1–2 :

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

| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
| Alex Cabagnot | August 5, 2024 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Taiwan Mustangs (The Asian Tournament) |
| Jordan Heading | November 18, 2024 | ₱200,000 per month | 2 years | West Adelaide Bearcats (NBL1 Central) |
| MJ Garcia | January 18, 2025 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Pampanga Giant Lanterns (MPBL) |
| Jackson Corpuz | March 14, 2025 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Number | Position | Reason | New team | Ref. |
| Alex Cabagnot | 5 | Point guard | Retiring / Moving to MPBL | Basilan Viva Portmasters (MPBL) | |

### Trades
#### Mid-season

November :
| November 12, 2024 | To ConvergeJordan Heading | To TerrafirmaAljun Melecio Keith Zaldivar 2025 Converge first-round pick |
| February ||||
| February 18, 2025 | To ConvergeRey Suerte | To BlackwaterBJ Andrade |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Governors' Cup | Scotty Hopson | August 21, 2024 (vs. Terrafirma) | September 14, 2024 (vs. Terrafirma) | 4–4 |
| Governors' Cup | Jalen Jones | September 18, 2024 (vs. Meralco) | October 6, 2024 (vs. San Miguel) | 4–3 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Cheick Diallo | November 27, 2024 (vs. Terrafirma) | February 9, 2025 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 9–6 |