2004–05 San Miguel Beermen season

The 2004-2005 San Miguel Beermen season was the 30th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2004-05 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coach	Jong Uichico
Owner(s)	San Miguel Corporation
Fiesta Conference (Transition) results
Record	17–4 (.810)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinals
Philippine Cup results
Record	16–13 (.552)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Semifinals
Fiesta Conference results
Record	19–9 (.679)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Champions
Stats @ PBA-Online.net
San Miguel Beermen seasons

Transactions

Transactions
Gilbert Malabanan ^Acquired from Barangay Ginebra
Danny Seigle ^Re-Signed by San Miguel; placed on the injured list the past two seasons
Dale Singson ^Acquired from Shell when the Beermen gave up their 7th pick in the rookie draft
Denver Lopez ^Acquired from Red Bull when the Beermen traded Bryan Gahol
Francis Adriano ^Signed in the 2005 Fiesta Conference

Championship

The San Miguel Beermen won their 17th PBA title and their first championship in four years during the 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference, defeating Talk 'N Text Phone Pals, four games to one. The Beermen last won a crown in the 2001 All-Filipino Cup.

Roster

San Miguel Beermen roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 3 Belasco, Nic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Notre Dame College C 4 Peña, Dorian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Coppin State University G 7 Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) University of Cebu F/C 10 Ildefonso, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) NU G 11 Adriano, Francis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Far Eastern G 13 Villoria, Anton 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Letran College F 16 Canlas, Frederick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) St. Francis of Assisi G 17 Racela, Olsen (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Ateneo de Manila G 21 Mente, Joey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Lyceum F/C 34 Gamboa, Arnold 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Far Eastern F 42 Seigle, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Wagner College G 44 Lopez, Denver (A) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) California State G 50 Singson, Dale 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) UST G Castro, Alvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) La Salle F Malabanan, Gilbert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UPHSD	Head coach Jong Uichico Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (A) Acquired via trade Injured

Philippine Cup

Game log

2005 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 October 3 Talk 'N Text 89-93 Hontiveros (17) Gahol (17) Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 October 7 Sta.Lucia 79-73 Zamboanga City 1–1 3 October 13 Brgy.Ginebra 83-72 Hontiveros (18) Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 October 17 Coca Cola 84-92 Belasco (22) Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 October 20 Air21 67-70 Araneta Coliseum 2–3 6 October 24 Alaska 75-67 [1] Hontiveros (17) Araneta Coliseum 3–3 7 October 29 Red Bull 93-82 Araneta Coliseum 4–3
December Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 13 December 1 FedEx 90-106 Seigle (21) Araneta Coliseum 6–7 14 December 8 Purefoods 93-86 [2] Belasco (28) Philsports Arena 7–7 15 December 10 Talk 'N Text 82-97 Seigle (18) Araneta Coliseum 7–8 16 December 16 Coca Cola 80-75 Belasco (30) Dagupan City 8–8 17 December 21 Brgy.Ginebra Laoag City 8–9 18 December 25 Red Bull 92-78 Belasco (27) Cuneta Astrodome 9–9
2004–05 schedule

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	#	Height	From	GP
2004 PBA Fiesta Conference	Art Long	00	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	University of Cincinnati	20
2005 PBA Fiesta Conference	Chris Burgess	34	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	University of Utah	20
	Tommy Smith		6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	Arizona State	1
	Ace Custis	23	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	Virginia Tech	7

^{GP - Games played}

References

1. "Beermen halts slide, thrash Alaska Aces". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
2. "Beermen simply too tough for Hotdogs". Philippine Daily Inquirer.