2023–24 Converge FiberXers season explained

Team:Converge FiberXers
Pbayear:2023–24
Coach:Aldin Ayo
1C-Name:Commissioner's Cup
1C-Wins:1
1C-Losses:10
1C-Place:12
1C-Playoffs:Did not qualify
2C-Name:Philippine Cup
2C-Wins:2
2C-Losses:9
2C-Place:12
2C-Playoffs:Did not qualify
Owners:Converge ICT
Manager:Jacob Lao
CK Kanapi-Daniolco (assistant)
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25

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

Key dates

Draft picks

See main article: article and PBA Season 48 draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionPlace of birthCollege
1 9 G De La Salle
1 10 G/F Ateneo
2 14 F UST
2 19 G JRU
3 31 F Ateneo
4 42 F Letran
5 53 G/F San Sebastian
6 61 G/F Bethesda
7 68 G San Sebastian
8 72 G Systems Plus
9 75 F Ateneo
10 78 G Amando Cope

Preseason

PBA on Tour

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| May 26| Terrafirma| W 119–82| Arana, Balanza (24)| Arana, Nieto (12)| Alec Stockton (8)| Ynares Sports Arena| 1–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| May 31| Magnolia| L 95–99| Kevin Racal (22)| Jeo Ambohot (5)| Alec Stockton (5)| Ynares Sports Arena| 1–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 3| June 4| Meralco| L 88–96| Jeron Teng (21)| Justin Arana (15)| Alec Stockton (7)| Ynares Center| 1–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| June 14| Blackwater| L 97–102| Justin Arana (32)| Justin Arana (17)| Alec Stockton (5)| Ynares Sports Arena| 1–3|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 5| June 18| San Miguel| W 113–111 (OT)| Alec Stockton (23)| Kevin Racal (10)| Alec Stockton (9)| Ynares Sports Arena| 2–3|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| June 21| TNT| W 109–84| Jeo Ambohot (31)| Justin Arana (14)| Justin Arana (6)| Ynares Sports Arena| 3–3|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 7| June 30| Rain or Shine| L 110–127| Justin Arana (25)| Justin Arana (18)| Alec Stockton (12)| Ynares Sports Arena| 3–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 8| July 7| Phoenix Super LPG| W 104–90| Jolo Mendoza (26)| Alec Stockton (10)| Alec Stockton (15)| Ynares Sports Arena| 4–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 9| July 16| Barangay Ginebra| W 123–95| Justin Arana (30)| Justin Arana (15)| Alec Stockton (7)| Filoil EcoOil Centre| 5–4|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 10| July 21| NLEX| L 104–112| Jolo Mendoza (23)| Kevin Racal (12)| Alec Stockton (11)| Ynares Sports Arena| 5–5|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 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

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| October 13| Blackwater| W 87–75| Alec Stockton (13)| Tom Vodanovich (12)| Alec Stockton (6)| Gatorade Hoops Center| 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| October 15| Rain or Shine| W 120–111| Tom Vodanovich (27)| Tom Vodanovich (13)| Alec Stockton (5)| Gatorade Hoops Center| 2–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 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

Game log

|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| November 8| Blackwater| L 84–103| Tom Vodanovich (20)| Tom Vodanovich (18)| Racal, Stockton, Vodanovich, Winston (3)| PhilSports Arena| 0–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| November 11| TNT| L 98–101 (OT)| Tom Vodanovich (25)| Tom Vodanovich (9)| Tom Vodanovich (7)| Ynares Center| 0–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 3| November 17| Barangay Ginebra| L 86–100 | Justin Arana (20)| Justin Arana (8)| Stockton, Vodanovich (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–3|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| November 25| San Miguel| L 96–105 | Aljun Melecio (17)| Tom Vodanovich (20) | Aljun Melecio (5)| Tiaong Convention Center| 0–4|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| December 2| Phoenix Super LPG| L 98–99 | Tom Vodanovich (35)| Santos, Vodanovich (9)| Aljun Melecio (9)| PhilSports Arena| 0–5|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 6| December 6| NorthPort| L 95–111 | Jamil Wilson (30)| Jamil Wilson (13)| Jerrick Balanza (5)| PhilSports Arena| 0–6|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 7| December 13| Terrafirma| W 103–94 (OT)| Jamil Wilson (32)| Jamil Wilson (10)| Jamil Wilson (5) | PhilSports Arena| 1–6|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 8| December 17| Meralco| L 99–105 | Justin Arana (25)| Arana, Wilson (11)| Jamil Wilson (6)| Ynares Center| 1–7|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 9| December 23| Magnolia| L 80–88 | Jamil Wilson (19)| Jamil Wilson (10)| Jerrick Balanza (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–8|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 10| January 10| NLEX| L 103–107 | Jamil Wilson (50)| Jamil Wilson (14)| Stockton, Wilson (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–9|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 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

Game log

|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| March 1| Terrafirma| L 99–107| Arana, Stockton (18)| Arana, Fornilos, Maagdenberg (6)| Inand Fornilos (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 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|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 3| March 6| Blackwater| L 78–90| Alec Stockton (24)| Inand Fornilos (9)| Alec Stockton (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–3|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| March 9| NLEX| L 93–115| Justin Arana (20)| King Caralipio (6)| Arana, delos Santos (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–4|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| March 16| Magnolia| L 75–106| Justin Arana (17)| delos Santos, Fornilos (7)| Santos, Stockton (3)| Rizal Memorial Coliseum| 0–5|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 6| April 3| Rain or Shine| L 90–110| Justin Arana (20)| Justin Arana (9)| delos Santos, Stockton (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–6|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 7| April 12| Phoenix| L 107–113| Justin Arana (32)| Justin Arana (16)| JL delos Santos (9)| PhilSports Arena| 0–7|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 8| April 19| San Miguel| L 103–112| Alec Stockton (36)| King Caralipio (9)| Schonny Winston (6)| PhilSports Arena| 0–8|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 9| April 21| Meralco| W 104–99| Bryan Santos (22)| Arana, Winston (7)| Justin Arana (7)| PhilSports Arena| 1–8|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 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|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 11| May 1| TNT| W 107–103| Aljun Melecio (17)| Justin Arana (8)| Alec Stockton (6)| PhilSports Arena| 2–9

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

PlayerDate signedContract amountContract lengthFormer team
align=center Kevin Racalalign=center April 18, 2023[2] align=center rowspan=6Not disclosedalign=center rowspan=22 yearsalign=center rowspan=3Re-signed
align=center Jerrick Balanzaalign=center May 30, 2023[3]
align=center Aljun Melecioalign=center June 2, 2023[4] align=center rowspan=2Not disclosed
align=center Keith Zaldivaralign=center June 10, 2023[5] align=center Magnolia Hotshots
align=center Mike Nietoalign=center June 28, 2023[6] align=center 2 yearsalign=center Re-signed
align=center Mac Talloalign=center October 21, 2023[7] align=center Not disclosedalign=center Chooks-to-Go 3x3
align=center Justin Aranaalign=center rowspan=2March 16, 2024[8] align=center rowspan=2₱420,000 per month (max. contract)align=center rowspan=23 yearsalign=center rowspan=2Re-signed
align=center Alec Stockton

Subtractions

Player Number Position Reason New team
Maverick Ahanmisi[9] 13Point guard / Shooting guardEnd of contractBarangay Ginebra San Miguel
Jeron Teng[10] 21Small forward / Shooting guardSan Miguel Beermen
Mac Tallo[11] 13Point guard / Shooting guardContract termination
Barkley Eboña[12] 4, 8Power forward / CenterFree agentTNT Tropang Giga

Trades

Pre-season

April
April 14, 2023[13] To Converge
Adrian Wong
2023 Magnolia first-round pick		To Magnolia
David Murrell
Abu Tratter
May
May 8, 2023[14] To Converge
Mike Nieto		To Rain or Shine
2024 Converge second-round pick
2025 Converge second-round pick

Philippine Cup

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
November 8, 2023 December 2, 2023 0–5
December 6, 2023 January 14, 2024 1–5

Notes and References

  1. https://pba.ph/news/holt-is-the-anointed-one-bigs-main-staple-in-season-48-draft
  2. News: Gerry . Ramos . Converge signs big man Kevin Racal to new two-year deal . Spin.ph . September 21, 2023.
  3. News: Reuben . Terrado . Converge signs Jerrick Balanza to contract extension . Spin.ph . September 21, 2023.
  4. News: Aljun Melecio renews contract with #ConvergeFiberXers . Instagram . September 21, 2023.
  5. News: Gerry . Ramos . Magnolia letting go of Keith Zaldivar leads to Converge signing . Spin.ph . September 21, 2023.
  6. News: Matthew . Li . Mike Nieto inks fresh two-year deal with Converge . Tiebreakertimes.com.ph . September 21, 2023.
  7. News: Rom . Anzures . PBA: Mac Tallo makes PBA return with Converge . news.abs-cbn.com . November 8, 2023.
  8. Web site: Badua. Snow. Converge resists trade offers, signs Arana, Stockton to maximum contracts . March 16, 2024. March 17, 2024. Spin.ph.
  9. News: Gerry . Ramos . Ahanmisi gets three-year contract with new team Ginebra . Spin.ph . September 21, 2023.
  10. News: Gerry . Ramos . Converge not signing Jeron Teng to a contract extension . September 20, 2023 . Spin.ph . September 21, 2023.
  11. News: Converge terminates Mac Tallo contract for 'ligang labas' violation . February 7, 2024 . Spin.ph . February 7, 2024.
  12. News: Gerry . Ramos . Free agent Barkley Ebona signed to one-year deal by TNT . Spin.ph . February 19, 2024.
  13. News: Gerry . Ramos . Tratter, Murrell traded to Magnolia as Converge gets Wong, 1st-round pick . Spin.ph . September 21, 2023.
  14. News: Gerry . Ramos . Converge acquires Mike Nieto in trade with Rain or Shine . Spin.ph . September 21, 2023.
  15. News: Snow . Badua . Magnolia acquires Jerrick Balanza from Converge for second-round pick . Spin.ph . April 12, 2024.

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