2022–23 Converge FiberXers season | |
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Head coach | Jeffrey Cariaso (Philippine Cup) Aldin Ayo |
Owner(s) | Converge ICT |
Philippine Cup results | |
Record | 5–6 (45.5%) |
Place | 7th |
Playoff finish | Quarterfinalist (lost to TNT with twice-to-win disadvantage) |
Commissioner's Cup results | |
Record | 8–4 (66.7%) |
Place | 4th |
Playoff finish | Quarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel, 0–2) |
Governors' Cup results | |
Record | 6–5 (54.5%) |
Place | 7th |
Playoff finish | Quarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel with twice-to-win disadvantage) |
Converge FiberXers seasons | |
The 2022–23 Converge FiberXers season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates
- May 15: The PBA Season 47 draft was held at the Robinsons Place Manila in Manila.[1]
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
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1 | 3 | Jeo Ambohot | C/F | Philippines | Letran |
1 | 4 | Justin Arana | C | Philippines | Arellano |
2 | 15 | Kameron Vales | G | USA | Regina |
3 | 27 | Jollo Go | G | Philippines | De La Salle |
Roster
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Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
2 | TNT Tropang Giga | 8 | 3 | .727[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | |
3 | Magnolia Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | |
5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | |
6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | |
7 | Converge FiberXers | 5 | 6 | .455[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
8 | Blackwater Bossing | 5 | 6 | .455[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | |
9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
10 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273[lower-alpha 3] | 6 | |
11 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273[lower-alpha 3] | 6 | |
12 | Terrafirma Dyip | 0 | 11 | .000 | 9 |
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
Game log
2022 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 5–6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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June: 2–4
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July
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Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
(#1 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
1 | San Miguel | 123 | |||||||||||
8 | Blackwater | 93 | |||||||||||
1 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
(Best-of-3) | |||||||||||||
5 | Meralco | 3 | |||||||||||
4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | |||||||||||
5 | Meralco | 2 | |||||||||||
1 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
(#2 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
2 | TNT | 3 | |||||||||||
2 | TNT | 116 | |||||||||||
7 | Converge | 95 | |||||||||||
2 | TNT | 4 | |||||||||||
(Best-of-3) | |||||||||||||
3 | Magnolia | 2 | |||||||||||
3 | Magnolia | 2 | |||||||||||
6 | NLEX | 1 | |||||||||||
Game log
2022 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 0–1
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Commissioner's Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Bay Area Dragons (G) | 10 | 2 | .833[lower-alpha 1] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
2 | Magnolia Hotshots | 10 | 2 | .833[lower-alpha 1] | — | |
3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
4 | Converge FiberXers | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2 | |
5 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3 | |
6 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 6 | .500[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | |
7 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 6 | 6 | .500[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 7 | .417[lower-alpha 3] | 5 | |
9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 7 | .417[lower-alpha 3] | 5 | |
10 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 8 | .333[lower-alpha 4] | 6 | |
11 | TNT Tropang Giga | 4 | 8 | .333[lower-alpha 4] | 6 | |
12 | Blackwater Bossing | 3 | 9 | .250 | 7 | |
13 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 11 | .083 | 9 |
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[3]
(G) Guests
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[3]
(G) Guests
Notes:
Game log
2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 8–4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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September: 1–0
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October
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November
: 3–2
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Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
(#1 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
1 | Bay Area | 126 | |||||||||||
8 | Rain or Shine | 96 | |||||||||||
1 | Bay Area | 3 | |||||||||||
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5 | San Miguel | 1 | |||||||||||
4 | Converge | 0 | |||||||||||
5 | San Miguel | 2 | |||||||||||
1 | Bay Area | 3 | |||||||||||
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3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | |||||||||||
2 | Magnolia | 102 | |||||||||||
7 | Phoenix Super LPG | 95 | |||||||||||
2 | Magnolia | 1 | |||||||||||
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3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | |||||||||||
6 | NorthPort | 0 | |||||||||||
Game log
2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 0–2
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Governors' Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
2 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1 | |
3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | |
4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | |
5 | Magnolia Hotshots | 7 | 4 | .636[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 7 | 4 | .636[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | |
7 | Converge FiberXers | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | |
8 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
9 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
10 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
11 | Terrafirma Dyip | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
12 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 10 | .091 | 9 |
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[4]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[4]
Notes:
Game log
2023 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 6–5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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January: 3–0
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February
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March
: 0–2
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Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
(#1 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
1 | TNT | 132 | |||||||||||
8 | Phoenix Super LPG | 105 | |||||||||||
1 | TNT | 3 | |||||||||||
(#4 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
4 | Meralco | 1 | |||||||||||
4 | Meralco | 113* | |||||||||||
5 | Magnolia | 107 | |||||||||||
1 | TNT | 4 | |||||||||||
(#2 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | |||||||||||
2 | San Miguel | 121 | |||||||||||
7 | Converge | 105 | |||||||||||
2 | San Miguel | 0 | |||||||||||
(#3 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | Barangay Ginebra | 127 | |||||||||||
6 | NLEX | 93 | |||||||||||
*Game went into overtime
Game log
2023 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 0–1
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Transactions
Free agency
Signings
Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
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Allyn Bulanadi | April 27, 2022[5] | Not disclosed | 2 years | Alaska Aces |
Kevin Racal | 1 year | |||
Alec Stockton | May 2, 2022[6] | 2 years | ||
RK Ilagan | 1 year | |||
Michael DiGregorio | May 12, 2022[7] | 2 years | ||
Mike Tolomia | Not disclosed | |||
Robbie Herndon | June 6, 2022[8][9] | 1 year | ||
Maverick Ahanmisi | Not disclosed | |||
Abu Tratter | June 15, 2022[10] | |||
David Murrell | September 20, 2022[11] | 2 years | Re-signed | |
Bradwyn Guinto | January 27, 2023[12] | 2 conferences | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | |
Danny Ildefonso | March 2, 2023[13] | Not disclosed | Retired (last played for the Meralco Bolts in 2015) |
Trades
Pre-season
May | |||
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May 17, 2022[14] | To Converge Tyrus Hill David Murrell |
To NLEX 2023 Converge first-round pick | |
May 21, 2022[15] | To Converge Kurt Lojera |
To Blackwater Yousef Taha |
Philippine Cup
June | |||
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June 6, 2022[16] | To Converge 2023 San Miguel second-round pick 2024 San Miguel second-round pick |
To San Miguel Robbie Herndon |
Mid-season
September | |||
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September 9, 2022[17] | To Converge Aljun Melecio Kris Porter |
To Phoenix Ben Adamos Kurt Lojera |
Commissioner's Cup
January | |||
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January 3, 2023[18] | To Converge Barkley Eboña 2022 TNT first-round pick |
To Blackwater Michael DiGregorio Tyrus Hill RK Ilagan | |
January 4, 2023[19] | To Converge Jerrick Balanza |
To NorthPort Allyn Bulanadi |
Recruited imports
Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
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Commissioner's Cup | Quincy Miller | September 23, 2022 (vs. Terrafirma) | December 10, 2022 (vs. San Miguel) | 8–5 |
Governors' Cup | Ethan Rusbatch | January 22, 2023 (vs. NorthPort) | 1–0 | |
Jamaal Franklin | January 26, 2023 (vs. Terrafirma) | March 5, 2023 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 5–5 | |
Tom Vodanovich | March 19, 2023 (vs. San Miguel) | 0–1 |
Awards
Recipient | Honors | Date awarded |
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Maverick Ahanmisi | 2022–23 PBA Most Improved Player | November 5, 2023[20] |
Justin Arana | 2022–23 PBA Rookie of the Year | |
2022–23 All-Rookie Team | November 19, 2023[21] |
References
- ↑ , PBA.ph, June 1, 2022
- ↑ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
- ↑ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
- ↑ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry. "Bulanadi, Racal signed to new contracts by Converge". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry. "Stockton, Ilagan latest ex-Alaska players to sign with Converge". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry. "Aces guard Mike DiGregorio signs two-year deal with Converge". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry. "Robbie Herndon finally signs one-year deal with Converge". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry. "Maverick Ahanmisi, Converge finally agree on contract". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ↑ Li, Matthew. "Converge finally locks up Abu Tratter". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ↑ "David Murrell agrees to a two-year extension with Converge!". Instagram. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ↑ Li, Matthew (January 27, 2023). "Free agent Bradwyn Guinto signs with Converge". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ↑ "Danny I makes PBA comeback with Converge". pba.ph. March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry. "NLEX sending Dave Murrell, Tyrus Hill to Converge for draft pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry. "Blackwater trades rookie Kurt Lojera to Converge for Yousef Taha". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry. "Robbie Herndon traded to SMB for two future second-round picks". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry. "PBA approves Converge-Phoenix trade as Melecio, Ayo reunite". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry. "DiGregorio, Ilagan, Hill to Blackwater as Converge gets Ebona, draft pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
- ↑ Ramos, Gerry. "Balanza, Ayo reunite as Converge trades Bulanadi to NorthPort". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ↑ "Fajardo leads list of winners in PBA Leo Awards". PBA.ph. November 5, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ↑ "Cone clinches another Coach of the Year, Jolas named Executive of the Year". PBA.ph. November 19, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
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