2025–26 San Miguel Beermen season

2025–26 San Miguel Beermen season
2025–26 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coach	Leo Austria
General manager	Gee Abanilla; Daniel Henares (assistant)
Governor	Robert Non
Owners	San Miguel Brewery, Inc. ; (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	9–2 ; (81.8%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Champions (def. TNT, 4–2)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
Governors' Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
San Miguel Beermen seasons

The 2025–26 San Miguel Beermen season is the 50th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

September 7, 2025: The PBA season 50 draft was held at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall in Pasay.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
1	11	Chris Miller	SG	United States	Salem
3	33	Royce Mantua	SF/SG	Australia	Adamson
4	44	Justine Guevarra	PF	Philippines	UE
5	54	Axel Iñigo	PG	Philippines	FEU
6	61	Jacey Cruz	PG	Philippines	Qatar

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	1	Kris Rosales	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1990–12–20	Hope International
F	2	Don Trollano	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1992–01–07	Adamson
F/C	3	Moala Tautuaa	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1989–04–30	Chadron State
G	6	Chris Ross	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1985–03–09	Marshall
F	11	Andreas Cahilig	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)		1991–01–22	EARIST
G/F	13	Marcio Lassiter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1987–05–16	Cal State Fullerton
C	15	June Mar Fajardo	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	268 lb (122 kg)	1989–11–17	Cebu
G/F	21	Jeron Teng	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1994–03–21	De La Salle
C	22	JM Calma	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1997–12–02	San Sebastian
G/F	23	Royce Mantua (R)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)		2002–04–12	Adamson
F/C	24	Marcus Lee (CI)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	1994–09–14	California
G	33	Juami Tiongson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1991–02–05	Ateneo
G	39	Jericho Cruz	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1990–10–11	Adamson
G	55	Chris Miller (R)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1993–08–31	Salem
G/F	77	CJ Perez	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1993–11–17	Lyceum
F	91	Rodney Brondial	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1990–11–20	Adamson

Head coach

Leo Austria

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Gee Abanilla
Daniel Henares (assistant)

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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727^[a]	1
3	TNT Tropang 5G	8	3	.727^[a]	1
4	Converge FiberXers	7	4	.636^[b]	2
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636^[b]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	6	5	.545^[c]	3
7	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545^[c]	3
8	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545^[c]	3
9	Titan Ultra Giant Risers	4	7	.364	5
10	Phoenix Fuel Masters	3	8	.273	6
11	Blackwater Bossing	1	10	.091^[d]	8
12	Terrafirma Dyip	1	10	.091^[d]	8

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) head-to-head record; 4) overall quotient; 5) coin toss^[2]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 TNT
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Converge 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.09, Meralco 0.99, NLEX 0.93
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log

2025–26 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 9–2

October: 2–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 8, 2025	NLEX	L 84–85	June Mar Fajardo (18)	June Mar Fajardo (15)	Don Trollano (5)	Ynares Center Antipolo	0–1
2	October 12, 2025	Phoenix	L 103–109	June Mar Fajardo (19)	June Mar Fajardo (22)	Jericho Cruz (7)	Ynares Center Antipolo	0–2
3	October 19, 2025	Rain or Shine	W 111–93	CJ Perez (23)	June Mar Fajardo (14)	Fajardo, Perez, Tiongson (4)	Ynares Center Montalban	1–2
4	October 26, 2025	Barangay Ginebra	W 83–81	June Mar Fajardo (17)	June Mar Fajardo (16)	June Mar Fajardo (5)	Coca-Cola Arena	2–2

November: 3–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
5	November 2, 2025	Converge	W 96–90	June Mar Fajardo (24)	June Mar Fajardo (16)	CJ Perez (5)	Ynares Center Antipolo	3–2
6	November 7, 2025	Magnolia	W 94–92	Don Trollano (29)	June Mar Fajardo (9)	Chris Ross (5)	Ynares Center Montalban	4–2
7	November 12, 2025	Titan Ultra	W 158–117	CJ Perez (26)	Moala Tautuaa (13)	June Mar Fajardo (10)	Ynares Center Montalban	5–2

December: 4–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
8	December 5, 2025	TNT	W 110–95	CJ Perez (33)	June Mar Fajardo (17)	Cruz, Perez, Ross, Tiongson (3)	Ynares Center Antipolo	6–2
9	December 13, 2025	Blackwater	W 116–92	Don Trollano (22)	June Mar Fajardo (12)	June Mar Fajardo (6)	Ynares Center Antipolo	7–2
10	December 17, 2025	Terrafirma	W 135–115	CJ Perez (26)	June Mar Fajardo (13)	June Mar Fajardo (10)	Ninoy Aquino Stadium	8–2
11	December 19, 2025	Meralco	W 113–104	Fajardo, Perez (24)	June Mar Fajardo (15)	Fajardo, Perez (4)	Ninoy Aquino Stadium	9–2

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals (Top 4 twice-to-beat)				Semifinals (Best-of-7)			Finals (Best-of-7)



1	San Miguel		101

8	NLEX		94
				1	San Miguel	4

				5	Barangay Ginebra	2
4	Converge	85	98

5	Barangay Ginebra	105	99*
							1	San Miguel	4

							3	TNT	2
2	Rain or Shine	79	89

7	Meralco	96	98
				7	Meralco	1

				3	TNT	4
3	TNT		118

6	Magnolia		109

*Game went into overtime

Game log

2025–26 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 9–4

Quarterfinals: 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	December 25, 2025	NLEX	W 101–94	June Mar Fajardo (26)	June Mar Fajardo (23)	June Mar Fajardo (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–0

Semifinals: 4–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	January 4, 2026	Barangay Ginebra	L 90–99	June Mar Fajardo (27)	June Mar Fajardo (23)	Chris Ross (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1
2	January 7, 2026	Barangay Ginebra	W 93–84	June Mar Fajardo (21)	June Mar Fajardo (23)	Moala Tautuaa (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–1
3	January 9, 2026	Barangay Ginebra	W 91–85	Don Trollano (33)	June Mar Fajardo (19)	Chris Ross (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–1
4	January 11, 2026	Barangay Ginebra	L 91–105	CJ Perez (22)	June Mar Fajardo (20)	June Mar Fajardo (5)	SM Mall of Asia Arena	2–2
5	January 14, 2026	Barangay Ginebra	W 115–109	June Mar Fajardo (21)	June Mar Fajardo (11)	Chris Ross (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–2
6	January 16, 2026	Barangay Ginebra	W 101–88	CJ Perez (41)	June Mar Fajardo (18)	Cruz, Lassiter, Ross (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–2

Finals: 4–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	January 21, 2026	TNT	L 91–96	June Mar Fajardo (24)	June Mar Fajardo (17)	CJ Perez (6)	Ynares Center Antipolo	0–1
2	January 23, 2026	TNT	W 111–92	Don Trollano (22)	June Mar Fajardo (16)	CJ Perez (5)	Ynares Center Antipolo	1–1
3	January 25, 2026	TNT	W 95–89	CJ Perez (20)	June Mar Fajardo (27)	CJ Perez (4)	SM Mall of Asia Arena	2–1
4	January 28, 2026	TNT	L 87–110	June Mar Fajardo (18)	June Mar Fajardo (16)	CJ Perez (4)	SM Mall of Asia Arena	2–2
5	January 30, 2026	TNT	W 96–82	Rodney Brondial (17)	Rodney Brondial (15)	Moala Tautuaa (7)	Ynares Center Antipolo	3–2
6	February 1, 2026	TNT	W 92–77	June Mar Fajardo (29)	June Mar Fajardo (23)	CJ Perez (7)	SM Mall of Asia Arena 14,201	4–2

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Terrafirma Dyip	3	0	1.000	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	NLEX Road Warriors	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Meralco Bolts	1	0	1.000	1
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	1	0	1.000	1	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Converge FiberXers	1	2	.333	2
7	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	0	0	—	1.5
8	San Miguel Beermen	0	0	—	1.5
9	TNT Tropang 5G	0	0	—	1.5
10	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	0	2	.000	2.5
11	Blackwater Bossing	0	2	.000	2.5
12	g – Macau Black Knights	0	2	.000	2.5
13	Titan Ultra Giant Risers	0	2	.000	2.5

Updated to match(es) played on March 18, 2026. Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) head-to-head record; 4) overall quotient; 5) coin toss^[3]
g – Guests

Game log

2026 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total:

March: 0–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Location Attendance
1	March 21, 2026	Titan Ultra	Ynares Center Antipolo
2	March 25, 2026	Converge	Ynares Center Antipolo
3	March 28, 2026	TNT	Smart Araneta Coliseum
4	March 31, 2026	Macau	Ninoy Aquino Stadium

April: 0–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Location Attendance
5	April 5, 2026	Barangay Ginebra	Smart Araneta Coliseum
6	April 8, 2026	Rain or Shine	Ninoy Aquino Stadium
7	April 12, 2026	Magnolia	Smart Araneta Coliseum
8	April 19, 2026	NLEX	Ynares Center Antipolo
9	April 22, 2026	Blackwater	Ninoy Aquino Stadium
10	April 28, 2026	Meralco	Ninoy Aquino Stadium

May: 0–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
11	May 6, 2026	Terrafirma					Ninoy Aquino Stadium
12	May 9, 2026	Phoenix Super LPG					Ynares Center Antipolo

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team	Ref.
Andreas Cahilig	February 23, 2026	Not disclosed	2 years	Re-signed	^[4]

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record	Ref.
Commissioner's Cup	Marcus Lee				^[5]

References

^ "Terrafirma's choice: Big man Chiu is Season 50 top draft pick". PBA.ph. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
^ Bacnis, Justine (October 1, 2025). "PBA scraps playoff for No. 8 seed starting Season 50". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
^ Bacnis, Justine (October 1, 2025). "PBA scraps playoff for No. 8 seed starting Season 50". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
^ Ramos, Gerry (February 23, 2026). "Andreas Cahilig signs new two-year contract with San Miguel". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
^ Bacnis, Justine (February 23, 2026). "San MIguel shifts to Marcus Lee as import for PBA Comm's Cup". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved February 23, 2026.

[table_hth_ROS0.87670236168276-2] Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 TNT

[table_hth_BGSM0.87670236168276-3] Head-to-head record: Converge 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

[table_hth_MAG0.87670236168276-4] Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.09, Meralco 0.99, NLEX 0.93

[table_hth_BWB0.87670236168276-5] Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Terrafirma

[1] "Terrafirma's choice: Big man Chiu is Season 50 top draft pick". PBA.ph. Retrieved September 13, 2025.

[6] Bacnis, Justine (October 1, 2025). "PBA scraps playoff for No. 8 seed starting Season 50". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 12, 2025.

[7] Bacnis, Justine (October 1, 2025). "PBA scraps playoff for No. 8 seed starting Season 50". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 12, 2025.

[8] Ramos, Gerry (February 23, 2026). "Andreas Cahilig signs new two-year contract with San Miguel". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 23, 2026.

[9] Bacnis, Justine (February 23, 2026). "San MIguel shifts to Marcus Lee as import for PBA Comm's Cup". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved February 23, 2026.

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