2023–24 Converge FiberXers season

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

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

Key dates

Draft picks
Main article: PBA Season 48 draft
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 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
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 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
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 32 New Zealand Vodanovich, Tom (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1994–07–28 James Madison
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
G – Philippines Tallo, Mac 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1994–01–02 Southwestern-U
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

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

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

Game log
2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 0–0
November: 0–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 8 Blackwater PhilSports Arena
2 November 11 TNT Ynares Center
3 November 17 Barangay Ginebra Smart Araneta Coliseum
4 November 25 San Miguel Tiaong Convention Center
December: 0–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5 December 2 Phoenix PhilSports Arena
6 December 6 NorthPort PhilSports Arena
7 December 13 Terrafirma PhilSports Arena
8 December 17 Meralco Ynares Center
9 December 23 Magnolia Smart Araneta Coliseum
January: 0–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
10 January 10 NLEX Smart Araneta Coliseum
11 January 14 Rain or Shine PhilSports Arena

Transactions

Signings
Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team
Kevin Racal April 18, 2023[2] Not disclosed 2 years Re-signed
Jerrick Balanza May 30, 2023[3]
Aljun Melecio June 2, 2023[4] Not disclosed
Keith Zaldivar June 10, 2023[5] Magnolia Hotshots
Mike Nieto June 28, 2023[6] 2 years Re-signed

Subtractions
Player Number Position Reason New team
Maverick Ahanmisi[7] 13 Point guard / Shooting guard End of contract; did not agree to term extension Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Jeron Teng[8] 21 Small forward / Shooting guard End of contract San Miguel Beermen

Pre-season
April
April 14, 2023[9] To Converge
Adrian Wong
2023 Magnolia first-round pick (No. 10)		 To Magnolia
David Murrell
Abu Tratter
May
May 8, 2023[10] 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 Vodanovich

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