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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
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
Philippine Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
Converge FiberXers seasons

The 2024–25 Converge FiberXers season is 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/F  Philippines Arellano

Roster

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Converge FiberXers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 0 Thailand Fornilos, Inand 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Ateneo
F 1 United States Vigan-Fleming, Kamron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1998–12–23 Bethesda
G/F 2 Hong Kong Andrade, BJ 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996–07–26 Ateneo
G 3 Australia Heading, Jordan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1996–01–30 Cal Baptist
F/C 4 New Zealand Maagdenberg, Patrick Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1997–04–25 Ateneo
G 5 Philippines Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1982–12–08 Hawaiʻi–Hilo
F 7 Philippines Nieto, Mike (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997–05–31 Ateneo
G/F 8 United States Winston, Schonny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998–07–22 De La Salle
F 9 Philippines Flores, Andre (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1999–07–17 Ateneo
G 12 United States Stockton, Alec 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998–06–24 Far Eastern
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 (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–05–16 Letran
F/C 18 Philippines Ambohot, Jeo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–18 Letran
G 23 Philippines delos Santos, JL 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 176 lb (80 kg) José Rizal
F 26 Philippines Santos, Bryan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1997–05–26 UST
F 27 Philippines Caralipio, King 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Letran
C 31 Mali Diallo, Cheick (CI) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1996–09–13 Kansas
F/C – Philippines Baltazar, Justine (DP) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1997–02–19 De La Salle
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 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 0 0 — — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Blackwater Bossing 0 0 — —
3 Converge FiberXers 0 0 — —
4 Hong Kong Eastern (G) 0 0 — —
5 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 0 0 — — Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Meralco Bolts 0 0 — —
7 NLEX Road Warriors 0 0 — —
8 NorthPort Batang Pier 0 0 — —
9 Phoenix Fuel Masters 0 0 — —
10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 0 0 — —
11 San Miguel Beermen 0 0 — —
12 Terrafirma Dyip 0 0 — —
13 TNT Tropang Giga 0 0 — —
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

Game log

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2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total:
November
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 27, 2024 Terrafirma PhilSports Arena
2 November 29, 2024 Eastern Ninoy Aquino Stadium
December
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 December 1, 2024 Magnolia Ynares Center
4 December 12, 2025 NorthPort Ninoy Aquino Stadium
5 December 17, 2024 NLEX Ninoy Aquino Stadium
6 December 19, 2024 Phoenix Ninoy Aquino Stadium
7 December 21, 2024 Barangay Ginebra Batangas City Sports Center
8 December 25, 2024 Meralco Smart Araneta Coliseum
January
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 January 11, 2025 TNT Ninoy Aquino Stadium
10 January 14, 2025 Rain or Shine Ninoy Aquino Stadium
11 January 19, 2025 Blackwater Ynares Center
12 January 24, 2025 San Miguel Ynares Center

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]

Trades

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Mid-season

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November
November 12, 2024[6] To Converge
Jordan Heading 		To Terrafirma
Aljun Melecio
Keith Zaldivar
2025 Converge first-round pick

Recruited imports

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Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Ref.
Governors' Cup Scotty Hopson August 21 (vs. Terrafirma) September 14 (vs. Terrafirma) 4–4 [7]
Jalen Jones September 18 (vs. Meralco) October 6 (vs. San Miguel) 4–3 [8]
Commissioner's Cup Cheick Diallo [9]

References

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  1. ^ "Baltazar is the Chosen One -- the top pick of Draft Class 2024". PBA.ph. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  4. ^ Ramos, Gerry (August 5, 2024). "Alex Cabagnot set for PBA return after signing with Converge". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  5. ^ Ramos, Gerry (November 18, 2024). "Jordan Heading signs two-year Converge deal ahead of PBA debut". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  6. ^ Terrado, Reuben (November 12, 2024). "Converge gets Jordan Heading rights in trade with Terrafirma". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  7. ^ Ramos, Gerry (July 18, 2024). "NBA journeyman Scotty Hopson named Converge import". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  8. ^ Ramos, Gerry (September 17, 2024). "Converge taps Jalen Jones to take over for injured Scotty Hopson". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  9. ^ Li, Matthew (October 30, 2024). "Converge brings in Cheick Diallo for PBA Comm's Cup". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
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