2021 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season explained

The 2021 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

• March 14: The PBA season 46 draft was held at the TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong.^[1]

Draft picks

See main article: article and PBA season 46 draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
1	12		C		FEU
2	13		G/F		William Woods

Roster

• Also serves as Barangay Ginebra's board governor.

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| July 18| NLEX| L 75–94| Japeth Aguilar (15)| Scottie Thompson (12)| Scottie Thompson (9)| Ynares Sports Arena| 0–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| July 23| Blackwater| W 96–81| Stanley Pringle (19)| Christian Standhardinger (19)| LA Tenorio (7)| Ynares Sports Arena| 1–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 3| July 25| Magnolia| L 79–89| Stanley Pringle (22)| Scottie Thompson (12)| Stanley Pringle (6)| Ynares Sports Arena| 1–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| July 30| NorthPort| W 87–85| Stanley Pringle (24)| Christian Standhardinger (12)| LA Tenorio (7)| Ynares Sports Arena| 2–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| September 3| Terrafirma| L 90–95| Christian Standhardinger (17)| Mariano, Standhardinger (8)| Scottie Thompson (6)| DHVSU Gym| 2–3|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| September 8| Rain or Shine| W 83–77| Christian Standhardinger (16)| Japeth Aguilar (11)| Scottie Thompson (6)| DHVSU Gym| 3–3|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 7| September 10| San Miguel| L 102–111| LA Tenorio (19)| Aguilar, Thompson (8)| LA Tenorio (11)| DHVSU Gym| 3–4|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 8| September 12| TNT| L 67–88| Japeth Aguilar (18)| Christian Standhardinger (9)| Pringle, Tenorio (5)| DHVSU Gym| 3–5|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 9| September 15| Phoenix Super LPG| W 94–87| Stanley Pringle (31)| Christian Standhardinger (12)| LA Tenorio (5)| DHVSU Gym| 4–5|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 10| September 17| Alaska| L 75–89| Stanley Pringle (20)| Scottie Thompson (12)| Mariano, Pringle (4)| DHVSU Gym| 4–6|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 11| September 23| Meralco| L 66–79| Stanley Pringle (19)| Christian Standhardinger (14)| Christian Standhardinger (4)| DHVSU Gym| 4–7

Playoffs

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| September 25| Phoenix Super LPG| W 95–85| Prince Caperal (19)| Christian Standhardinger (12)| Pringle, Tenorio (4)| DHVSU Gym| 1–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| September 29| TNT| L 71–84| Christian Standhardinger (17)| Christian Standhardinger (19)| Caperal, Pringle, Tenorio (3)| DHVSU Gym| 0–1

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| December 12| Alaska| W 80–77| Justin Brownlee (28)| Justin Brownlee (10)| Justin Brownlee|Brownlee, Standhardinger (4)| Ynares Sports Arena| 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| December 17| NorthPort| W 108–82| Justin Brownlee (28)| Justin Brownlee (9)| Standhardinger, Thompson (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| December 19| Phoenix Super LPG| W 125–121 (OT)| Justin Brownlee (31)| Japeth Aguilar (11)| LA Tenorio (9)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| December 25| Magnolia| L 94–117| Justin Brownlee (21)| Justin Brownlee (12)| Tenorio, Thompson (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
4,843| 3–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| February 13, 2022| Meralco| L 95–101| Justin Brownlee (27)| Justin Brownlee (14)| John Pinto (9)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 6| February 18, 2022| TNT| L 92–119| Justin Brownlee (25)| Justin Brownlee (9)| Scottie Thompson (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–3|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 7| February 20, 2022| San Miguel| L 102–110| Justin Brownlee (40)| Christian Standhardinger (17)| Christian Standhardinger (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
3,347| 3–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 8| February 25, 2022| Blackwater| W 109–100| Justin Brownlee (25)| Scottie Thompson (9)| LA Tenorio (9)| Ynares Center| 4–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 9| February 27, 2022| Terrafirma| W 112–107| Justin Brownlee (29)| Justin Brownlee (15)| Scottie Thompson (11)| Ynares Center
3,561| 5–4|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 10| March 4, 2022| NLEX| L 103–115| Justin Brownlee (36)| Scottie Thompson (17)| Justin Brownlee (11)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 5–5|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 11| March 6, 2022| Rain or Shine| W 104–93| Justin Brownlee (25)| Scottie Thompson (12)| LA Tenorio (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
6,502| 6–5

Playoffs

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| March 16, 2022| TNT| W 104–92| Justin Brownlee (38)| Scottie Thompson (15)| Scottie Thompson (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
7,091| 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| March 19, 2022| TNT| W 115–95| Justin Brownlee (29)| Justin Brownlee (18)| Scottie Thompson (9)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
10,486| 2–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| March 23, 2022| NLEX| W 95–86| Justin Brownlee (27)| Justin Brownlee (14)| Brownlee, Tenorio (6)| SM Mall of Asia Arena| 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| March 25, 2022| NLEX| W 104–94| Justin Brownlee (32)| Scottie Thompson (12)| LA Tenorio (7)| SM Mall of Asia Arena| 2–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 3| March 27, 2022| NLEX| L 85–86| Justin Brownlee (27)| Christian Standhardinger (16)| LA Tenorio (9)| SM Mall of Asia Arena
13,272| 2–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| March 30, 2022| NLEX| W 112–93| Justin Brownlee (47)| Christian Standhardinger (11)| Christian Standhardinger (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
10,353| 3–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| April 6, 2022| Meralco| L 91–104| Justin Brownlee (27)| Christian Standhardinger (14)| Scottie Thompson (10)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
12,457| 0–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| April 8, 2022| Meralco| W 99–93| Justin Brownlee (36)| Justin Brownlee (13)| Justin Brownlee (9)| SM Mall of Asia Arena
12,248 | 1–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 3| April 10, 2022| Meralco| L 74–83| Justin Brownlee (19)| Justin Brownlee (15)| Justin Brownlee (7)| SM Mall of Asia Arena
16,104| 1–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| April 13, 2022| Meralco| W 95–84| Brownlee, Thompson (27)| Justin Brownlee (18)| Justin Brownlee (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
17,298 | 2–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 5| April 17, 2022| Meralco| W 115–110| Justin Brownlee (40)| Justin Brownlee (11)| Scottie Thompson (11)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
18,251| 3–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| April 22, 2022| Meralco| W 103–92| LA Tenorio (30)| Justin Brownlee (16)| Justin Brownlee (6)| SM Mall of Asia Arena
20,224 | 4–2

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
Greg Slaughter	February 4, 2021[2]	align=center rowspan=10	Not disclosed	align=center rowspan=2	Not disclosed	align=center	Re-signed
Jesper Ayaay	February 8, 2021[3]	align=center	Alaska
Scottie Thompson	March 12, 2021[4]	3 years	align=center rowspan=5	Re-signed
Aljon Mariano	March 13, 2021[5]	align=center	Not disclosed
Stanley Pringle	November 23, 2021[6]	align=center rowspan=4	3 years
Christian Standhardinger	January 5, 2022[7]
Japeth Aguilar	January 6, 2022[8]
John Pinto	January 7, 2022[9]	align=center	Meralco
Prince Caperal	February 2, 2022[10]	align=center	2 years	align=center	Re-signed
Maurice Shaw	February 8, 2022[11]	align=center	Not disclosed	align=center	Blackwater

Rookie signings

Player	Signed	PBA D-League team
Ken Holmqvist	Not disclosed	FEU
Brian Enriquez	Not disclosed	William Woods

Trades

Pre-season

March
March 5, 2021[12]	To Barangay Ginebra Christian Standhardinger	To NorthPort Greg Slaughter
March 12, 2021[13]	To Barangay Ginebra 2020 Terrafirma second-round pick	To NorthPort Jerrick Balanza 2020 Barangay Ginebra second-round pick

Mid-season

Recruited imports

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded
Justin Brownlee	2021 PBA Governors' Cup Best Import of the Conference	April 13, 2022[15] [16]
Scottie Thompson	2021 PBA Governors' Cup Best Player of the Conference
	2021 PBA Governors' Cup Finals Most Valuable Player	April 23, 2022[17]
	2021 PBA Most Valuable Player	June 5, 2022[18]
Honors
Scottie Thompson	2021 PBA Mythical First Team	June 5, 2022
Christian Standhardinger	2021 PBA Mythical Second Team

Notes and References

1. https://www.pba.ph/news/application-forms-for-season-46-draft-available-monday Application forms for Season 46 Draft available Monday
2. News: Lozada, Bong . Cone reveals Slaughter signs with Ginebra anew . INQUIRER.net . February 4, 2021 . February 8, 2021.
3. News: Naredo, Camille B. . PBA: Ginebra adds Ayaay, TNT signs Khobuntin in free agency . ABS-CBN News . February 8, 2021 . February 8, 2021.
4. News: Catacutan, Dodo . Ginebra rewards Scottie Thompson with three-year maximum contract . Sports Interactive Network . March 12, 2021 . March 12, 2021.
5. News: Ramos, Gerry . Aljon Mariano given new deal after breakout season with Ginebra . Sports Interactive Network . March 13, 2021 . March 13, 2021.
6. News: Catacutan, Dodo . With Pringle signed, Banchero, Cruz to head batch of PBA unrestricted free agents . Sports Interactive Network . November 23, 2021 . November 23, 2021.
7. News: Ramos, Gerry . Ginebra locks Standhardinger to new three-year contract . Sports Interactive Network . January 5, 2022 . January 5, 2022.
8. News: Ramos, Gerry . Ginebra heads off B.League threat by signing Japeth to three-year deal . Sports Interactive Network . January 6, 2022 . January 6, 2022.
9. News: Terrado, Reuben . Ginebra picks up free agent John Pinto to boost backcourt . Sports Interactive Network . January 7, 2022 . January 7, 2022.
10. News: Ramos, Gerry . Ginebra rewards Prince Caperal with new two-year deal . Sports Interactive Network . February 2, 2022 . February 2, 2022.
11. News: Sayson, Homer D. . Signed for 3x3, Maurice Shaw set to get Govs' Cup chance at Ginebra . February 8, 2022 . February 8, 2022.
12. News: NorthPort trades Standhardinger to Ginebra for Slaughter . PBA.ph . March 5, 2021 . March 5, 2021.
13. News: Catacutan, Dodo . Jerrick Balanza traded to NorthPort in swap of draft picks with Ginebra . Sports Interactive Network . March 12, 2021 . March 12, 2021.
14. News: NorthPort sends Sidney Onwubere to Ginebra for Art dela Cruz Jr. . PBA.ph . November 9, 2021 . November 9, 2021.
15. Web site: Brownlee is Governors Cup Best Import . April 13, 2022 . PBA.ph . June 6, 2022.
16. Web site: Thompson wins first BPC plum in runaway fashion . April 13, 2022 . PBA.ph . June 6, 2022.
17. Web site: Thompson adds Finals MVP to Best Player of the Conference award . April 23, 2022 . PBA.ph . June 6, 2022.
18. Web site: Scottie Thompson is Mr. MVP . June 5, 2022 . PBA.ph . June 6, 2022.