San Miguel Beermen (ABL)

San Miguel Beermen (ABL)
Leagues	ASEAN Basketball League
Founded	2011
History	2012-2013
Arena	Ynares Sports Arena
Location	Pasig
Team colors	Red, black, white and yellow
President	Ramon S. Ang
Head coach	Bobby Parks, Leo Austria
Championships	1

The San Miguel Beermen were a professional basketball team that began playing in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) from 2012 to 2013. The team was from the Philippines and owned by San Miguel Corporation (SMC). This franchise was separate and distinct from the original Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) franchise. The Beermen played their home games at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.

History

In July 2011, SMC announced its participation in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) beginning in the 2012 ABL season,^[1] as the San Miguel Beermen - a franchise distinct from its PBA franchise.

In June 2013, the Beermen won its first ABL title, the 2013 ABL Playoffs, defeating the Indonesia Warriors.^[2] The team disbanded shortly after without any formal announcement.^[3][4]

Final roster

San Miguel Beermen roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From 1.0 !PG 1 PHI ! Fortuna, Jeric style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UST 1.0 !PG 2 PHI ! Banchero, Chris style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Seattle Pacific 1.5 !G 3 PHI ! Luanzon, Christian style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) UST 3.0 !SF 6 PHI ! Acuña, Val style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg) UE 5.5 !F/C 11 PHI ! Thiele, Hans style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UE 1.0 !PG 12 PHI ! Hubalde, Paolo style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) UE 2.5 !G/F 15 PHI ! Cawaling, J.R. style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) – FEU 1.5 !G 18 PHI ! Avenido, Leo style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) FEU 2.0 !SG 23 PHI ! Rizada, R.J. style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) FEU 5.5 !F/C 24 USA ! Williams, Justin (I) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Wyoming 5.5 !F/C 30 PHI ! Menk, Eric style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Lake Superior State 5.5 !F/C 33 USA ! Williams, Brian (I) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Tennessee 3.0 !SF 63 SUI ! Burtscher, Michael style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Clearwater 6.0 !C 88 PHI ! Taulava, Asi style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Brigham Young	Head coach Leo Austria (Lyceum) Assistant coach(es) Peter Martin (SSC-R Manila) Oliver Bunyi (DLSU) Freddie Abuda (UC) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended *(I) = Import Injured

Coaches

• Bobby Parks (2012)
• Leo Austria (2013)

Notable players

Retired numbers

The retired numbers of the San Miguel Beermen hanging in the rafters of the Ynares Sports Arena belong to those who played for the original San Miguel Beermen team in the Philippine Basketball Association, not the ABL team.

• ^a  – retired during the 2000 PBA season after announcing Caidic's retirement. Jersey number retired together with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel^[5]
• ^b  – retired during the 2010-11 PBA season
• ^c  – retired during the 1995 PBA season

See also

• San Miguel Beermen (PBA team)

References

External links

• ASEAN Basketball League
• Official website