2024–25 Converge FiberXers season

2024–25 Converge FiberXers season
Head coachFranco Atienza (interim)
General ManagerJacob Lao
Dennis Pineda (assistant)
Owner(s)Converge ICT Solutions, Inc.
Governors' Cup results
Record6–4
(60%)
Place3rd in group A
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel, 2–3)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record8–4
(66.7%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Rain or Shine, 1–2)
Philippine Cup results
Record7–4
(63.6%)
Place5th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Converge FiberXers seasons

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

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: PBA season 49 draft
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  Philippines Arellano

Roster

2024–25 Converge FiberXers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 0 Inand Fornilos 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Ateneo
F 1 Jackson Corpuz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–02–08 Philippine Christian
G/F 4 Rey Suerte 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1994–10–04 UE
G/F 8 Schonny Winston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998–07–22 De La Salle
F/C 9 Paolo Javillonar (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Letran
G 11 MJ Garcia (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SPCF
G 12 Alec Stockton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998–06–24 Far Eastern
C 15 Justin Arana 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1999–03–21 Arellano
F 16 Kevin Racal (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–05–16 Letran
F/C 18 Jeo Ambohot 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–18 Letran
F/C 19 Justine Baltazar (R) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1997–02–19 De La Salle
F 21 Kamron Vigan-Fleming (FA) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1998–12–23 Bethesda
G 23 JL delos Santos 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 176 lb (80 kg) José Rizal
C 24 Ronan Santos (R) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Arellano
F 26 Bryan Santos 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1997–05–26 UST
F 27 King Caralipio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Letran
F 29 Jhan Nermal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1993–05–19 STI WNU
G – Gelo Alolino 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994–01–04 National-U
F/C – Patrick Maagdenberg  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1997–04–25 Ateneo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Jacob Lao


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

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Group A Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT Tropang Giga 8 2 .800 — Quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 7 3 .700 1
3 6 4 .600 2
4 Magnolia Chicken
Timplados Hotshots 		5 5 .500 3
5 NorthPort Batang Pier 3 7 .300 5
6 Terrafirma Dyip 1 9 .100 7
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); 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]

Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 6–4
August: 2–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
A1TNT3
B4NLEX1
A1TNT4
B1Rain or Shine1
B1Rain or Shine3
A4Magnolia2
A1TNT4
B3Barangay Ginebra2
B2San Miguel3
A32
B2San Miguel2
B3Barangay Ginebra4
A2Meralco0
B3Barangay Ginebra3

Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 2–3
Quarterfinals: 2–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
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 Team 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[a] 1
3 8 4 .667[a] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 4 .667[a] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 5 .583[b] 2
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 5 .583[b] 2
7 Eastern (G) 7 5 .583[b] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 6 6 .500[c] 3
9 NLEX Road Warriors 6 6 .500[c] 3
10 San Miguel Beermen 5 7 .417 4
11 Blackwater Bossing 3 9 .250[d] 6
12 Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 9 .250[d] 6
13 Terrafirma Dyip 1 11 .083 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]
(G) Guests
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.04, Converge 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 0.94
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.08, Rain or Shine 1.04, Eastern 0.88
  3. ^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Magnolia 112–81 NLEX
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 8–4
November: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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
Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1NorthPort113
8Magnolia110
1NorthPort1
(best-of-3)
4Barangay Ginebra4
4Barangay Ginebra2
5Meralco1
4Barangay Ginebra3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2TNT4
2TNT109
7Eastern93
2TNT4
(best-of-3)
6Rain or Shine1
31
6Rain or Shine2

Game log

2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–2
Quarterfinals: 1–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 NLEX Road Warriors 8 3 .727[a] —
3 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 8 3 .727[a] —
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] —
5 7 4 .636 1 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 TNT Tropang 5G 6 5 .545[b] 2
7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[b] 2
8 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[b] 2
9 Phoenix Fuel Masters 4 7 .364 4
10 Blackwater Bossing 2 9 .182[c] 6
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 2 9 .182[c] 6
12 Terrafirma Dyip 1 10 .091 7
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:
  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.06, NLEX 1.01, Magnolia 0.97, Barangay Ginebra 0.96
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.13, Rain or Shine 1.02, Meralco 0.87
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NorthPort

Game log

2025 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 7–4
April: 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 April 4 Meralco L 89–91 Justin Arana (23) Justine Baltazar (10) JL delos Santos (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–1
2 April 6 Phoenix W 92–83 Alec Stockton (18) Justine Baltazar (16) Justine Baltazar (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–1
3 April 9 Magnolia L 71–83 Arana, Winston (14) Justin Arana (14) Arana, Winston (3) Rizal Memorial Coliseum 1–2
4 April 13 Blackwater W 111–80 Justin Arana (19) Justin Arana (11) JL delos Santos (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–2
5 April 27 TNT W 100–94 Justin Arana (22) Justine Baltazar (12) Justin Arana (5) Ynares Center 3–2
6 April 30 Rain or Shine W 107–97 Stockton, Winston (24) Justine Baltazar (22) Justin Arana (6) PhilSports Arena 4–2
May: 2–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 May 10 Barangay Ginebra L 66–85 Justine Baltazar (13) Justin Arana (11) Alec Stockton (4) Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center 4–3
8 May 16 NorthPort W 111–92 Alec Stockton (33) Justin Arana (14) MJ Garcia (6) PhilSports Arena 5–3
9 May 23 NLEX L 83–88 Justine Baltazar (21) Justin Arana (12) JL delos Santos (4) PhilSports Arena 5–4
10 May 28 Terrafirma W 117–103 King Caralipio (18) Justin Arana (13) Baltazar, Stockton (5) PhilSports Arena 6–4
June: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 June 11 San Miguel W 100–97 Schonny Winston (25) Justine Baltazar (12) Alec Stockton (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 7–4

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel108
8Meralco97
1San Miguel4
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Barangay Ginebra3
4Barangay Ginebra88
580
1San Miguel
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6TNT
2NLEX8992
7Rain or Shine92103
7Rain or Shine2
(#3 twice-to-beat)
6TNT4
3Magnolia8879
6TNT8980

*If necessary

Game log

2025 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 June 20 Barangay Ginebra L 80–88 Justin Arana (15) Justine Baltazar (8) Baltazar, delos Santos, Garcia, Winston (3) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–1

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team Ref.
Alex Cabagnot August 5, 2024 Not disclosed Not disclosed Taiwan Mustangs (The Asian Tournament) [4]
Jordan Heading November 18, 2024 ₱200,000 per month 2 years West Adelaide Bearcats (NBL1 Central) [5]
MJ Garcia January 18, 2025 Not disclosed Not disclosed Pampanga Giant Lanterns (MPBL) [6]
Jackson Corpuz March 14, 2025 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots [7]
Jhan Nermal April 2, 2025 NLEX Road Warriors [8]
Kevin Racal May 5, 2025 1 year Re-signed [9]
Gelo Alolino June 16, 2025 1 conference Terrafirma Dyip [10]

Subtractions

Player Number Position Reason New team Ref.
Alex Cabagnot 5 Point guard Retiring / Moving to MPBL Basilan Viva Portmasters (MPBL) [11][12]
Mike Nieto 17, 7 Small forward Free agent TNT Tropang 5G [13]

Trades

Mid-season

November
November 12, 2024[14] To Converge
Jordan Heading 		To Terrafirma
Aljun Melecio
Keith Zaldivar
2025 Converge first-round pick
February
February 18, 2025[15] To Converge
Rey Suerte 		To Blackwater
BJ Andrade

Philippine Cup

June
June 2, 2025[16] To Converge
Mikey Williams 		To TNT
Jordan Heading

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Ref.
Governors' Cup Scotty Hopson August 21, 2024 (vs. Terrafirma) September 14, 2024 (vs. Terrafirma) 4–4 [17]
Jalen Jones September 18, 2024 (vs. Meralco) October 6, 2024 (vs. San Miguel) 4–3 [18]
Commissioner's Cup Cheick Diallo November 27, 2024 (vs. Terrafirma) February 9, 2025 (vs. Rain or Shine) 9–6 [19]

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