2024–25 Converge FiberXers season

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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

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Draft picks

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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

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


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 Injured

Roster

Governors' Cup

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Eliminations

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Group A Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT Tropang Giga 8 2 .800 — Quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 7 3 .700 1
3 Converge FiberXers 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

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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

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Bracket

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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
A3Converge2
B2San Miguel2
B3Barangay Ginebra4
A2Meralco0
B3Barangay Ginebra3
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Game log

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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

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Eliminations

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Standings

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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 Converge FiberXers 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

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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

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Bracket

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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
3Converge1
6Rain or Shine2
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Game log

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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

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Eliminations

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Standings

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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 Converge FiberXers 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

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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

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Bracket

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Quarterfinals
(Top 4 twice-to-beat)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
1San Miguel108
8Meralco97
1San Miguel4
4Barangay Ginebra3
4Barangay Ginebra88
5Converge80
1San Miguel4
6TNT2
2NLEX8992
7Rain or Shine92103
7Rain or Shine2
6TNT4
3Magnolia8879
6TNT8980
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Game log

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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

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Free agency

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Signings

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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

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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

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Mid-season

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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

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

Recruited imports

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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]

References

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  8. ^ Badua, Snow (April 2, 2025). "Nermal picked up by Converge after turning unrestricted free agent". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
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