2023–24 Converge FiberXers season
Head coachAldin Ayo
Owner(s)Converge ICT
Commissioner's Cup results
Record1–10 (9.1%)
Place12th
Philippine Cup results
PlaceTBD
Converge FiberXers seasons

The 2023–24 Converge FiberXers season is the second season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
19Schonny WinstonG USADe La Salle
110BJ AndradeG/F Hong KongAteneo
214Bryan SantosF PhilippinesUST
219JL delos SantosG PhilippinesJRU
331Inand ForniloF ThailandAteneo
442King CaralipioF PhilippinesLetran
553Rhinwil YambingF PhilippinesSan Sebastian
661Kamron Vigan-FlemingG USABethesda
768Raymond BinuyaG PhilippinesSan Sebastian
872Jeffrey GarciaG PhilippinesSystems Plus
975Andree FloresF PhilippinesAteneo
1078Jonathan del RosarioG PhilippinesAmando Cope

Roster

Converge FiberXers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
F 0 Thailand Fornilos, Inand (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Ateneo
G 1 United States Vigan-Fleming, Kamron (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Bethesda
G 3 United States Wong, Adrian 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996–02–10 Ateneo
F/C 4 New Zealand Maagdenberg, Patrick (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Ateneo
G 7 Philippines Balanza, Jerrick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996–09–06 Letran
F/C 8 Philippines Eboña, Barkley (FA) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–29 Far Eastern
G 11 Philippines Melecio, Aljun 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1998–07–25 De La Salle
G 12 United States Stockton, Alec 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998–06–24 Far Eastern
G 13 Philippines Tallo, Mac Injured 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1994–01–02 Southwestern-U
C 15 Philippines Arana, Justin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1999–03–21 Arellano
F 16 Philippines Racal, Kevin (FA) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–05–16 Letran
F 17 Philippines Nieto, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997–05–31 Ateneo
F/C 18 Philippines Ambohot, Jeo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–18 Letran
G 24 Philippines delos Santos, JL (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 176 lb (80 kg) José Rizal
C 25 Philippines Zaldivar, Keith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 1996–05–25 Adamson
F 26 Philippines Santos, Bryan (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) UST
F 27 Philippines Caralipio, King (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Letran
G 77 United States Winston, Schonny (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998–07–22 De La Salle
G – Hong Kong Andrade, BJ Injured (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Ateneo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines Jacob Lao
  • Philippines CK Kanapi-Daniolco (assistant)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Preseason

PBA on Tour

Game log

2023 PBA on Tour game log
Total: 6–5
May: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Magnolia Hotshots 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 1
4 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 1 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 NorthPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 3
7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 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[lower-alpha 3] 8
12 Converge FiberXers 1 10 .091[lower-alpha 3] 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:
  1. 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
  3. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 1–10
November: 0–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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


Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team
Kevin Racal April 18, 2023[3] Not disclosed 2 years Re-signed
Jerrick Balanza May 30, 2023[4]
Aljun Melecio June 2, 2023[5] Not disclosed
Keith Zaldivar June 10, 2023[6] Magnolia Hotshots
Mike Nieto June 28, 2023[7] 2 years Re-signed
Mac Tallo October 21, 2023[8] Not disclosed Chooks-to-Go 3x3

Subtractions

Player Number Position Reason New team
Maverick Ahanmisi[9] 13 Point guard / Shooting guard End of contract Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Jeron Teng[10] 21 Small forward / Shooting guard End of contract San Miguel Beermen

Trades

Pre-season

April
April 14, 2023[11] To Converge
Adrian Wong
2023 Magnolia first-round pick (No. 10)		 To Magnolia
David Murrell
Abu Tratter
May
May 8, 2023[12] To Converge
Mike Nieto		 To Rain or Shine
2024 Converge second-round pick
2025 Converge second-round pick


Recruited imports

TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupTom VodanovichNovember 8, 2023 (vs. Blackwater)December 2, 2023 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG)0–5
Jamil WilsonDecember 6, 2023 (vs. NorthPort)January 14, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine)1–5

References

  1. ↑ , PBA.ph, September 17, 2023
  2. ↑ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  3. ↑ Ramos, Gerry. "Converge signs big man Kevin Racal to new two-year deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  4. ↑ Terrado, Reuben. "Converge signs Jerrick Balanza to contract extension". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Aljun Melecio renews contract with #ConvergeFiberXers". Instagram. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  6. ↑ Ramos, Gerry. "Magnolia letting go of Keith Zaldivar leads to Converge signing". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  7. ↑ Li, Matthew. "Mike Nieto inks fresh two-year deal with Converge". Tiebreakertimes.com.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  8. ↑ Anzures, Rom. "PBA: Mac Tallo makes PBA return with Converge". news.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  9. ↑ Ramos, Gerry. "Ahanmisi gets three-year contract with new team Ginebra". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  10. ↑ Ramos, Gerry (September 20, 2023). "Converge not signing Jeron Teng to a contract extension". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  11. ↑ Ramos, Gerry. "Tratter, Murrell traded to Magnolia as Converge gets Wong, 1st-round pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  12. ↑ Ramos, Gerry. "Converge acquires Mike Nieto in trade with Rain or Shine". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
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