2023–24 Converge FiberXers season

2023–24 Converge FiberXers season
2023–24 Converge FiberXers season
Head coach	Aldin Ayo
General Manager	Jacob Lao; CK Kanapi-Daniolco (assistant)
Owner(s)	Converge ICT
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	1–10 (9.1%)
Place	12th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Philippine Cup results
Record	2–9 (18.2%)
Place	12th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Converge FiberXers seasons
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Converge FiberXers season is the second 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.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
1	9	Schonny Winston	G	USA	De La Salle
1	10	BJ Andrade	G/F	Hong Kong	Ateneo
2	14	Bryan Santos	F	Philippines	UST
2	19	JL delos Santos	G	Philippines	JRU
3	31	Inand Fornilo	F	Thailand	Ateneo
4	42	King Caralipio	F	Philippines	Letran
5	53	Rhinwil Yambing	G/F	Philippines	San Sebastian
6	61	Kamron Vigan-Fleming	G/F	USA	Bethesda
7	68	Raymond Binuya	G	Philippines	San Sebastian
8	72	Jeffrey Garcia	G	Philippines	Systems Plus
9	75	Andre Flores	F	Philippines	Ateneo
10	78	Jonathan del Rosario	G	Philippines	Amando Cope

Roster

2023–24 Converge FiberXers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
F	0	Fornilos, Inand (R)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)		Ateneo
F	1	Vigan-Fleming, Kamron (R)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1998–12–23	Bethesda
G/F	2	Andrade, BJ (R)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996–07–26	Ateneo
F/C	4	Maagdenberg, Patrick (R)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	1997–04–25	Ateneo
G/F	8	Winston, Schonny (R)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998–07–22	De La Salle
F	9	Flores, Andre (R)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	1999–07–17	Ateneo
G	11	Melecio, Aljun	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1998–07–25	De La Salle
G	12	Stockton, Alec	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1998–06–24	Far Eastern
C	15	Arana, Justin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	1999–03–21	Arellano
F	16	Racal, Kevin (FA)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1991–05–16	Letran
F	17	Nieto, Mike	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1997–05–31	Ateneo
F/C	18	Ambohot, Jeo	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1996–11–18	Letran
G	24	delos Santos, JL (R)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	176 lb (80 kg)		José Rizal
C	25	Zaldivar, Keith	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)		1996–05–25	Adamson
F	26	Santos, Bryan (R)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1997–05–26	UST
F	27	Caralipio, King (R)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	176 lb (80 kg)		Letran

Head coach

Aldin Ayo

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Jacob Lao
CK Kanapi-Daniolco (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

Preseason

PBA on Tour

Game log

2023 PBA on Tour game log
Total: 6–5

May: 1–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	May 26	Terrafirma	W 119–82	Arana, Balanza (24)	Arana, Nieto (12)	Alec Stockton (8)	Ynares Sports Arena	1–0
2	May 31	Magnolia	L 95–99	Kevin Racal (22)	Jeo Ambohot (5)	Alec Stockton (5)	Ynares Sports Arena	1–1

June: 2–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	June 4	Meralco	L 88–96	Jeron Teng (21)	Justin Arana (15)	Alec Stockton (7)	Ynares Center	1–2
4	June 14	Blackwater	L 97–102	Justin Arana (32)	Justin Arana (17)	Alec Stockton (5)	Ynares Sports Arena	1–3
5	June 18	San Miguel	W 113–111 (OT)	Alec Stockton (23)	Kevin Racal (10)	Alec Stockton (9)	Ynares Sports Arena	2–3
6	June 21	TNT	W 109–84	Jeo Ambohot (31)	Justin Arana (14)	Justin Arana (6)	Ynares Sports Arena	3–3
7	June 30	Rain or Shine	L 110–127	Justin Arana (25)	Justin Arana (18)	Alec Stockton (12)	Ynares Sports Arena	3–4

July: 3–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
8	July 7	Phoenix Super LPG	W 104–90	Jolo Mendoza (26)	Alec Stockton (10)	Alec Stockton (15)	Ynares Sports Arena	4–4
9	July 16	Barangay Ginebra	W 123–95	Justin Arana (30)	Justin Arana (15)	Alec Stockton (7)	Filoil EcoOil Centre	5–4
10	July 21	NLEX	L 104–112	Jolo Mendoza (23)	Kevin Racal (12)	Alec Stockton (11)	Ynares Sports Arena	5–5
11	July 28	NorthPort	W 113–84	Adrian Wong (23)	Mike Nieto (13)	McJour Luib (10)	Ynares Sports Arena	6–5

Converge Pocket Tournament

Game log

2023 PBA Converge Pocket Tournament game log
Total: 3–0

October: 3–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 13	Blackwater	W 87–75	Alec Stockton (13)	Tom Vodanovich (12)	Alec Stockton (6)	Gatorade Hoops Center	1–0
2	October 15	Rain or Shine	W 120–111	Tom Vodanovich (27)	Tom Vodanovich (13)	Alec Stockton (5)	Gatorade Hoops Center	2–0
3	October 17	Phoenix Super LPG	W 97–93	Balanza, Vodanovich (18)	Tom Vodanovich (17)	Alec Stockton (5)	Gatorade Hoops Center	3–0

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727^[a]	1
4	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	8	3	.727^[a]	1
5	Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727^[a]	1	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	NorthPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545^[b]	3
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545^[b]	3
8	TNT Tropang Giga	5	6	.455	4
9	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364	5
10	Terrafirma Dyip	2	9	.182	7
11	Blackwater Bossing	1	10	.091^[c]	8
12	Converge FiberXers	1	10	.091^[c]	8

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:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 1–10

November: 0–4

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 8	Blackwater	L 84–103	Tom Vodanovich (20)	Tom Vodanovich (18)	Racal, Stockton, Vodanovich, Winston (3)	PhilSports Arena	0–1
2	November 11	TNT	L 98–101 (OT)	Tom Vodanovich (25)	Tom Vodanovich (9)	Tom Vodanovich (7)	Ynares Center	0–2
3	November 17	Barangay Ginebra	L 86–100	Justin Arana (20)	Justin Arana (8)	Stockton, Vodanovich (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–3
4	November 25	San Miguel	L 96–105	Aljun Melecio (17)	Tom Vodanovich (20)	Aljun Melecio (5)	Tiaong Convention Center	0–4

December: 1–4

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
5	December 2	Phoenix Super LPG	L 98–99	Tom Vodanovich (35)	Santos, Vodanovich (9)	Aljun Melecio (9)	PhilSports Arena	0–5
6	December 6	NorthPort	L 95–111	Jamil Wilson (30)	Jamil Wilson (13)	Jerrick Balanza (5)	PhilSports Arena	0–6
7	December 13	Terrafirma	W 103–94 (OT)	Jamil Wilson (32)	Jamil Wilson (10)	Jamil Wilson (5)	PhilSports Arena	1–6
8	December 17	Meralco	L 99–105	Justin Arana (25)	Arana, Wilson (11)	Jamil Wilson (6)	Ynares Center	1–7
9	December 23	Magnolia	L 80–88	Jamil Wilson (19)	Jamil Wilson (10)	Jerrick Balanza (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–8

January: 0–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
10	January 10	NLEX	L 103–107	Jamil Wilson (50)	Jamil Wilson (14)	Stockton, Wilson (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–9
11	January 14	Rain or Shine	L 111–112	Jamil Wilson (26)	Jamil Wilson (13)	Jamil Wilson (9)	PhilSports Arena	1–10

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]	4	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT Tropang Giga	6	5	.545^[a]	4
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545^[a]	4
6	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545^[a]	4
7	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	6	5	.545^[a]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Terrafirma Dyip	5	6	.455^[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455^[b]	5
10	Blackwater Bossing	4	7	.364	6
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	3	8	.273	7
12	Converge FiberXers	2	9	.182	8

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]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90
^ ^a ^b Terrafirma won the eighth seed playoff over NorthPort (104–96).

Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 2–9

March: 0–5

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	March 1	Terrafirma	L 99–107	Arana, Stockton (18)	Arana, Fornilos, Maagdenberg (6)	Inand Fornilos (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1
2	March 3	NorthPort	L 104–112 (OT)	Alec Stockton (27)	Justin Arana (13)	Arana, Caralipio, delos Santos, Fornilos (3)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–2
3	March 6	Blackwater	L 78–90	Alec Stockton (24)	Inand Fornilos (9)	Alec Stockton (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–3
4	March 9	NLEX	L 93–115	Justin Arana (20)	King Caralipio (6)	Arana, delos Santos (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–4
5	March 16	Magnolia	L 75–106	Justin Arana (17)	delos Santos, Fornilos (7)	Santos, Stockton (3)	Rizal Memorial Coliseum	0–5
All-Star Break

April: 1–4

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
6	April 3	Rain or Shine	L 90–110	Justin Arana (20)	Justin Arana (9)	delos Santos, Stockton (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–6
7	April 12	Phoenix	L 107–113	Justin Arana (32)	Justin Arana (16)	JL delos Santos (9)	PhilSports Arena	0–7
8	April 19	San Miguel	L 103–112	Alec Stockton (36)	King Caralipio (9)	Schonny Winston (6)	PhilSports Arena	0–8
9	April 21	Meralco	W 104–99	Bryan Santos (22)	Arana, Winston (7)	Justin Arana (7)	PhilSports Arena	1–8
10	April 27	Barangay Ginebra	L 93–105	Alec Stockton (32)	King Caralipio (10)	Alec Stockton (6)	Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. International Convention Center	1–9

May: 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
11	May 1	TNT	W 107–103	Aljun Melecio (17)	Justin Arana (8)	Alec Stockton (6)	PhilSports Arena	2–9

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
Kevin Racal	April 18, 2023^[4]	Not disclosed	2 years	Re-signed
Jerrick Balanza	May 30, 2023^[5]		2 years
Aljun Melecio	June 2, 2023^[6]		Not disclosed
Keith Zaldivar	June 10, 2023^[7]		Not disclosed	Magnolia Hotshots
Mike Nieto	June 28, 2023^[8]		2 years	Re-signed
Mac Tallo	October 21, 2023^[9]		Not disclosed	Chooks-to-Go 3x3
Justin Arana	March 16, 2024^[10]	₱420,000 per month (max. contract)	3 years	Re-signed
Alec Stockton	March 16, 2024^[10]	₱420,000 per month (max. contract)	3 years	Re-signed

Subtractions

Player	Number	Position	Reason	New team
Maverick Ahanmisi^[11]	13	Point guard / Shooting guard	End of contract	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Jeron Teng^[12]	21	Small forward / Shooting guard	End of contract	San Miguel Beermen
Mac Tallo^[13]	13	Point guard / Shooting guard	Contract termination	Abra Weavers (MPBL)
Barkley Eboña^[14]	4, 8	Power forward / Center	Free agent	TNT Tropang Giga

Trades

Pre-season

April
April 14, 2023^[15]	To Converge Adrian Wong 2023 Magnolia first-round pick	To Magnolia David Murrell Abu Tratter
May
May 8, 2023^[16]	To Converge Mike Nieto	To Rain or Shine 2024 Converge second-round pick 2025 Converge second-round pick

Philippine Cup

April
April 11, 2024^[17]	To Converge 2024 Magnolia second-round pick	To Magnolia Jerrick Balanza

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Tom Vodanovich	November 8, 2023 (vs. Blackwater)	December 2, 2023 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG)	0–5
Commissioner's Cup	Jamil Wilson	December 6, 2023 (vs. NorthPort)	January 14, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine)	1–5

References

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^ Badua, Snow. "Magnolia acquires Jerrick Balanza from Converge for second-round pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 12, 2024.

[table_hth_BGSM0.057205777176286-2] Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89

[table_hth_NP0.057205777176286-3] Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine

[table_hth_BWB0.057205777176286-4] Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

[table_hth_MER0.19699885705346-6] Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90

[table_hth_TER0.19699885705346-7] Terrafirma won the eighth seed playoff over NorthPort (104–96).

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[8] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.

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[10] Terrado, Reuben. "Converge signs Jerrick Balanza to contract extension". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

[11] "Aljun Melecio renews contract with #ConvergeFiberXers". Instagram. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

[12] Ramos, Gerry. "Magnolia letting go of Keith Zaldivar leads to Converge signing". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

[13] Li, Matthew. "Mike Nieto inks fresh two-year deal with Converge". Tiebreakertimes.com.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

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[19] Ramos, Gerry. "Free agent Barkley Ebona signed to one-year deal by TNT". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

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[21] Ramos, Gerry. "Converge acquires Mike Nieto in trade with Rain or Shine". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

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