2014–15 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season

2014–15 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season
2014–15 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season
Head coach	Jeffrey Cariaso (October 17, 2014 – January 5, 2015); Ato Agustin (January 5 – March 31, 2015); Frankie Lim (March 31 – July 12, 2015)
Owner(s)	Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. ; (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–5 ; (54.5%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the 2nd round)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	5–6 ; (45.5%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Rain or Shine Elasto Painters with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Governors' Cup results
Record	5–6 ; (45.5%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Alaska Aces with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel seasons
	← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 36th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2014

August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
September 9: Barangay Ginebra had an exhibition match against the Korean Basketball League team Changwon LG Sakers at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

2015

January 5: Team manager Alfrancis Chua announced the reappointment of Ato Agustin as Ginebra head coach ^[1] after two conferences with Jeffrey Cariaso.^[2] Cariaso was then hired by Alaska as an assistant coach.
March 30: Barangay Ginebra fired head coach Ato Agustin. He was replaced by assistant coach Frankie Lim.^[3]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	6	Rodney Brondial	F/C	Philippines	Big Chill Super Chargers	Adamson

Roster

2014–15 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	2	Urbiztondo, Josh	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1983-02-27	Fresno Pacific
G	3	Mercado, Solomon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1984-05-06	Biola
F/C	4	Peña, Dorian	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1977-10-12	Coppin State
G	5	Tenorio, LA	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1984-07-09	Ateneo
G	6	Monfort, Emman	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	132 lb (60 kg)	1989-07-02	Ateneo
F/C	10	Marcelo, Dave	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	1989-02-22	San Beda
G	13	Helterbrand, Jayjay	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1976-10-14	Kentucky State
G	17	Knuttel, Jens	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	1989-09-17	Far Eastern
C	20	Slaughter, Greg	7 ft 0.75 in (2.15 m)	258 lb (117 kg)	1988-05-19	Ateneo
F/C	25	Aguilar, Japeth	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1987-01-25	Western Kentucky
F	34	Ellis, Chris (IN)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1988-12-05	Mary Hardin–Baylor
F	45	Baracael, Mac	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1985-04-14	Far Eastern
G	47	Caguioa, Mark (C)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1979-11-19	Glendale CC (CA)
F	91	Brondial, Rodney (R)	6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1990-11-20	Adamson
F/C	22	Dunigan, Michael (CI)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	254 lb (115 kg)	1989-07-02	Oregon
F	33	Johnson, Orlando (GI)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1989-03-11	UC Santa Barbara
G/F	14	Tungalag, Sanchir (GI)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1989-04-08	Otgontenger
G	14	Jiwan, Kim (GI)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1990-06-02	Yonsei

Head coach

Frankie Lim (San Beda)

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Alfrancis Chua^[a] (UST)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
(GI) Governors' Cup Import
(EI) EASL Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie

Injured

Roster

^a Chua also serves as Barangay Ginebra's alternate governor.

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818^[a]	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	2	.818^[a]	—	Advance to semifinals
3	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727^[b]	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4	TNT Tropang Texters	8	3	.727^[b]	1
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545^[c]	3
6	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545^[c]	3
7	Purefoods Star Hotshots	6	5	.545^[c]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4
9	Barako Bull Energy	4	7	.364^[d]	5
10	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364^[d]	5
11	Kia Sorento	1	10	.091	8
12	Blackwater Elite	0	11	.000	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Rain or Shine
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 NLEX

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals (1st phase)			Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (single elimination)			Semifinals (best-of-7)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#3 twice to beat)

3	Alaska	82
						2	Rain or Shine	2
10	NLEX	78
			3	Alaska	87	3	Alaska	4
(#6 twice to beat)
			6	Meralco	69
6	Meralco	77
									3	Alaska	3
7	Purefoods Star	65
									1	San Miguel	4
(#4 twice to beat)

4	Talk 'N Text	105
						1	San Miguel	4
9	Barako Bull	76
			4	Talk 'N Text	83	4	Talk 'N Text	0
(#5 twice to beat)
			5	Barangay Ginebra	67
5	Barangay Ginebra	95

8	GlobalPort	78

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	8	3	.727^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Purefoods Star Hotshots	8	3	.727^[a]	—	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545^[b]	2
5	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545^[b]	2
6	Alaska Aces	5	6	.455^[c]	3
7	Barako Bull Energy	5	6	.455^[c]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	5	6	.455^[c]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	San Miguel Beermen	4	7	.364^[d]	4
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364^[d]	4
11	Kia Carnival	4	7	.364^[d]	4
12	Blackwater Elite	3	8	.273	5

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals			Semifinals (best-of-5)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	Rain or Shine	92

8	Barangay Ginebra	91
			1	Rain or Shine	3
(best-of-3)
			5	Meralco	0
4	NLEX	0

5	Meralco	2
						1	Rain or Shine	3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
						2	Talk 'N Text	4
2	Talk 'N Text	127

7	Barako Bull	97
			2	Talk 'N Text	3
(best-of-3)
			3	Purefoods Star	1
3	Purefoods Star	2

6	Alaska	0

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

July 25, 2014^[4]

To Barangay Ginebra

Joseph Yeo

To NLEX

2015 first round pick

Commissioner's Cup

February 3, 2015^[5]

To Barangay Ginebra

Dorian Peña (from Barako Bull)
2015 2nd round pick (from Barako Bull)

To Barako Bull

Justin Chua (from San Miguel)
2017 1st round pick (from San Miguel)

To San Miguel

JR Reyes (from Barangay Ginebra)

March 31, 2015^[6]	To Barangay Ginebra 2015 first round pick	To Barako Bull Energy James Forrester Dylan Ababou
April 6, 2015 ^[7]	To Barangay Ginebra Dave Marcelo	To Barako Bull Energy Billy Mamaril (traded to San Miguel then to GlobalPort)

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Michael Dunigan	January 27 (vs Meralco)	March 28 (vs Rain or Shine)	5–7
Governors' Cup	Orlando Johnson	May 8 (vs Alaska)	June 26 (vs Alaska)	5–7
	Sanchir Tungalag*	May 8 (vs Alaska)	May 31 (vs San Miguel)	2–4
	Kim Jiwan*	June 3 (vs GlobalPort)	June 26 (vs Alaska)	3–3

(* Asian import)

References

^ "Agustin back as Ginebra coach", January 5, 2015, Inquirer
^ ""Future uncertain for former Ginebra coaches Cariaso, Racela with team making changes for Commissioner's Cup", January 5, 2015, Sports5". Archived from the original on January 5, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
^ SMC big boss Ramon Ang confirms Frankie Lim replacing Ato Agustin as Ginebra coach, Snow Badua, spin.ph, March 30, 2015
^ on the move:Joseph Yeo traded to Ginebra for a draft pick^{[permanent dead link]}, interaksyon.com, July 25, 2014
^ PEÑA MOVES TO GINEBRA IN 3-TEAM TRADE, PBA.ph, February 3, 2015.
^ Ginebra ships seldom-used Ababou, Forrester to Barako Bull as team set to make coaching change Archived 2015-04-01 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, March 31, 2015
^ Ginebra, SMB, GlobalPort, Barako Bull swap players in four-team trade Archived 2015-04-09 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, April 6, 2015

[table_hth_ROS0.70778287374777-4] Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Rain or Shine

[table_hth_ALA0.70778287374777-5] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text

[table_hth_BGSM0.70778287374777-6] Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89

[table_hth_BAR0.70778287374777-7] Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 NLEX

[table_hth_ROS0.78220937064952-8] Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969

[table_hth_MER0.78220937064952-9] Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco

[table_hth_ALA0.78220937064952-10] Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960

[table_hth_GP0.78220937064952-11] Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994

[1] "Agustin back as Ginebra coach", January 5, 2015, Inquirer

[2] ""Future uncertain for former Ginebra coaches Cariaso, Racela with team making changes for Commissioner's Cup", January 5, 2015, Sports5". Archived from the original on January 5, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.

[3] SMC big boss Ramon Ang confirms Frankie Lim replacing Ato Agustin as Ginebra coach, Snow Badua, spin.ph, March 30, 2015

[12] the move:Joseph Yeo traded to Ginebra for a draft pick^{[permanent dead link]}, interaksyon.com, July 25, 2014

[13] PEÑA MOVES TO GINEBRA IN 3-TEAM TRADE, PBA.ph, February 3, 2015.

[14] Ginebra ships seldom-used Ababou, Forrester to Barako Bull as team set to make coaching change Archived 2015-04-01 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, March 31, 2015

[15] Ginebra, SMB, GlobalPort, Barako Bull swap players in four-team trade Archived 2015-04-09 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, April 6, 2015

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