2022–23 Converge FiberXers season

2022–23 Converge FiberXers season
Head coachJeffrey Cariaso (Philippine Cup)
Aldin Ayo
General ManagerDennis Pineda
Jacob Lao (assistant)
Owner(s)Converge ICT
Philippine Cup results
Record5–6
(45.5%)
Place7th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to TNT with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record8–4
(66.7%)
Place4th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel, 0–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Place7th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Converge FiberXers seasons

The 2022–23 Converge FiberXers season was the first 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 47 draft
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 3 Jeo Ambohot C/F  Philippines Letran
1 4 Justin Arana C  Philippines Arellano
2 15 Kameron Vales G  USA Regina
3 27 Jollo Go G  Philippines De La Salle

Roster

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2022–23 Converge FiberXers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 1 United States Murrell, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–08 UP Diliman
F/C 2 Philippines Tratter, Abu 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993–01–09 De La Salle
F/C 4 Philippines Eboña, Barkley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–29 Far Eastern
C 5 Philippines Guinto, Bradwyn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–10–20 San Sebastian
G 6 Philippines Tolomia, Mike 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993–01–06 Far Eastern
G 7 Philippines Balanza, Jerrick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996–09–06 Letran
G/F 8 Canada Browne, Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997–01–30 UBC
F/C 10 Philippines Ildefonso, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1976–12–09 National-U
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
G 13 United States Ahanmisi, Maverick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–07–17 Minnesota
C 15 Philippines Arana, Justin (R) 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/C 18 Philippines Ambohot, Jeo (R) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–18 Letran
G/F 21 Philippines Teng, Jeron (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994–03–21 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

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 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 TNT Tropang Giga 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 8 3 .727[a] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636 2
6 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545 3
7 Converge FiberXers 5 6 .455[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Blackwater Bossing 5 6 .455[b] 4
9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4 7 .364 5
10 NorthPort Batang Pier 3 8 .273[c] 6
11 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 3 8 .273[c] 6
12 Terrafirma Dyip 0 11 .000 9
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 Head-to-head quotient:TNT 1.12, Magnolia 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.90
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Converge 1–0 Blackwater
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

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2022 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 5–6
June: 2–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 June 5 Rain or Shine L 77–79 Jeron Teng (23) Jeron Teng (13) RK Ilagan (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum
8,241 		0–1
2 June 10 Magnolia W 89–82 (OT) Jeron Teng (19) Justin Arana (12) Maverick Ahanmisi (6) Ynares Center 1–1
3 June 12 TNT L 83–86 Mike Tolomia (17) Justin Arana (8) Ahanmisi, Teng (4) Ynares Center 1–2
4 June 16 Meralco L 74–90 Taylor Browne (14) Jeo Ambohot (11) Alec Stockton (5) Ynares Center 1–3
5 June 22 Terrafirma W 97–84 Michael DiGregorio (19) Justin Arana (12) Maverick Ahanmisi (8) SM Mall of Asia Arena 2–3
6 June 26 San Miguel L 92–111 Allyn Bulanadi (22) Justin Arana (6) Maverick Ahanmisi (7) Ynares Center 2–4
July: 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 July 1 Barangay Ginebra L 89–105 Allyn Bulanadi (16) Adamos, Arana (8) Alec Stockton (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–5
8 July 7 NLEX W 112–108 David Murrell (21) Tyrus Hill (7) RK Ilagan (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–5
9 July 9 NorthPort W 104–98 RK Ilagan (20) Ahanmisi, Arana (10) Maverick Ahanmisi (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5
10 July 16 Phoenix Super LPG L 66–89 Hill, Tratter (9) Justin Arana (11) Mike Tolomia (4) SM Mall of Asia Arena 4–6
11 July 20 Blackwater W 92–90 Maverick Ahanmisi (18) Abu Tratter (10) Maverick Ahanmisi (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel123
8Blackwater93
1San Miguel4
(best-of-3)
5Meralco3
4Barangay Ginebra1
5Meralco2
1San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2TNT3
2TNT116
7Converge95
2TNT4
(best-of-3)
3Magnolia2
3Magnolia2
6NLEX1
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Game log

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2022 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 July 27 TNT L 95–116 Tyrus Hill (18) Abu Tratter (11) Ilagan, Murrell (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1

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 Bay Area Dragons (G) 10 2 .833[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 10 2 .833[a] —
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 3 .750 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Converge FiberXers 8 4 .667 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 7 5 .583 3
6 NorthPort Batang Pier 6 6 .500[b] 4
7 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 6 6 .500[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 7 .417[c] 5
9 NLEX Road Warriors 5 7 .417[c] 5
10 Meralco Bolts 4 8 .333[d] 6
11 TNT Tropang Giga 4 8 .333[d] 6
12 Blackwater Bossing 3 9 .250 7
13 Terrafirma Dyip 1 11 .083 9
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 Head-to-head record: Bay Area 1–0 Magnolia
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Phoenix
  3. ^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 110–100 NLEX
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 TNT

Game log

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2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 8–4
September: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 September 23, 2022 Terrafirma W 124–110 Quincy Miller (38) Quincy Miller (16) Maverick Ahanmisi (7) PhilSports Arena 1–0
October: 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 October 1, 2022 Magnolia L 105–109 Quincy Miller (38) Quincy Miller (16) Maverick Ahanmisi (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 October 7, 2022 Bay Area L 100–106 Quincy Miller (38) Quincy Miller (14) Kevin Racal (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 October 15, 2022 Meralco W 106–99 Quincy Miller (29) Quincy Miller (16) Alec Stockton (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
5 October 21, 2022 San Miguel W 106–102 Quincy Miller (24) Quincy Miller (16) Aljun Melecio (7) PhilSports Arena 3–2
6 October 28, 2022 TNT W 130–117 Quincy Miller (38) Quincy Miller (20) RK Ilagan (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2
7 October 30, 2022 Blackwater W 77–71 Quincy Miller (22) Quincy Miller (19) Ahanmisi, Ilagan (3) Ynares Center 5–2
November: 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 November 5, 2022 NLEX W 108–84 Aljun Melecio (24) Jeo Ambohot (12) Ahanmisi, Melecio (6) Ynares Center 6–2
9 November 9, 2022 Phoenix Super LPG W 132–127 Quincy Miller (46) Quincy Miller (18) Quincy Miller (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–2
10 November 13, 2022 Rain or Shine W 102–101 Jeron Teng (20) Quincy Miller (20) RK Ilagan (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–2
11 November 20, 2022 NorthPort L 97–112 Aljun Melecio (20) Teng, Tratter (7) Aljun Melecio (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–3
12 November 30, 2022 Barangay Ginebra L 96–115 Justin Arana (23) Quincy Miller (16) Aljun Melecio (4) PhilSports Arena 8–4

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Bay Area126
8Rain or Shine96
1Bay Area3
(best-of-3)
5San Miguel1
4Converge0
5San Miguel2
1Bay Area3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra4
2Magnolia102
7Phoenix Super LPG95
2Magnolia1
(best-of-3)
3Barangay Ginebra3
3Barangay Ginebra2
6NorthPort0
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Game log

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2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–2
Quarterfinals: 0–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 December 7, 2022 San Miguel L 96–114 Quincy Miller (41) Quincy Miller (13) Ilagan, Melecio (4) PhilSports Arena 0–1
2 December 10, 2022 San Miguel L 107–120 Jeron Teng (25) Jeron Teng (10) Alec Stockton (5) PhilSports Arena 0–2

Governors' Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT Tropang Giga 10 1 .909 — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727 2
4 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636[a] 3
5 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 7 4 .636[a] 3 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 NLEX Road Warriors 7 4 .636[a] 3
7 Converge FiberXers 6 5 .545 4
8 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 4 7 .364 6
9 NorthPort Batang Pier 3 8 .273 7
10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 2 9 .182 8
11 Terrafirma Dyip 2 9 .182 8
12 Blackwater Bossing 1 10 .091 9
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[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.099, Magnolia 1.0741, NLEX 0.86

Game log

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2023 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 6–5
January: 3–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 January 22 NorthPort W 122–92 Maverick Ahanmisi (29) Rusbatch, Teng (9) Maverick Ahanmisi (9) PhilSports Arena 1–0
2 January 26 Terrafirma W 130–115 Jamaal Franklin (42) Jamaal Franklin (11) Jamaal Franklin (8) PhilSports Arena 2–0
3 January 29 Magnolia W 111–109 Jamaal Franklin (26) Jamaal Franklin (13) Jamaal Franklin (7) Ynares Center 3–0
February: 3–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 February 2 Rain or Shine W 112–98 Jamaal Franklin (25) Jamaal Franklin (13) Jamaal Franklin (15) PhilSports Arena 4–0
5 February 8 TNT L 122–128 Jamaal Franklin (47) Jamaal Franklin (14) Jamaal Franklin (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1
6 February 11 San Miguel W 107–103 Jamaal Franklin (37) Eboña, Franklin (9) Jamaal Franklin (7) SM Mall of Asia Arena 5–1
7 February 18 NLEX L 112–116 Jamaal Franklin (53) Jamaal Franklin (11) Jamaal Franklin (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–2
8 February 23 Blackwater W 98–90 Maverick Ahanmisi (31) Jamaal Franklin (15) Jamaal Franklin (5) PhilSports Arena 6–2
9 February 26 Phoenix Super LPG L 103–106 Jamaal Franklin (30) Jamaal Franklin (12) Jamaal Franklin (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–3
March: 0–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 March 3 Meralco L 129–132 (OT) Jamaal Franklin (57) Jamaal Franklin (14) Jamaal Franklin (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–4
11 March 5 Barangay Ginebra L 101–120 Maverick Ahanmisi (24) Maverick Ahanmisi (8) Jamaal Franklin (5) PhilSports Arena 6–5

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1TNT132
8Phoenix Super LPG105
1TNT3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Meralco1
4Meralco113*
5Magnolia107
1TNT4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra2
2San Miguel121
7Converge105
2San Miguel0
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra3
3Barangay Ginebra127
6NLEX93

*Game went into overtime

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Game log

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2023 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 19 San Miguel L 105–121 Tom Vodanovich (39) Tom Vodanovich (10) Ahanmisi, Stockton (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 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
Allyn Bulanadi April 27, 2022[5] Not disclosed 2 years Alaska Aces
Kevin Racal 1 year
Alec Stockton May 2, 2022[6] 2 years
RK Ilagan 1 year
Michael DiGregorio May 12, 2022[7] 2 years
Mike Tolomia Not disclosed
Robbie Herndon June 6, 2022[8][9] 1 year
Maverick Ahanmisi Not disclosed
Abu Tratter June 15, 2022[10]
David Murrell September 20, 2022[11] 2 years Re-signed
Bradwyn Guinto January 27, 2023[12] 2 conferences Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Danny Ildefonso March 2, 2023[13] Not disclosed Retired (last played for the Meralco Bolts in 2015)

Trades

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Pre-season

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May
May 17, 2022[14] To Converge
Tyrus Hill
David Murrell 		To NLEX
2023 Converge first-round pick
May 21, 2022[15] To Converge
Kurt Lojera 		To Blackwater
Yousef Taha

Philippine Cup

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June
June 6, 2022[16] To Converge
2023 San Miguel second-round pick
2024 San Miguel second-round pick 		To San Miguel
Robbie Herndon

Mid-season

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September
September 9, 2022[17] To Converge
Aljun Melecio
Kris Porter 		To Phoenix
Ben Adamos
Kurt Lojera

Commissioner's Cup

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January
January 3, 2023[18] To Converge
Barkley Eboña
2022 TNT first-round pick 		To Blackwater
Michael DiGregorio
Tyrus Hill
RK Ilagan
January 4, 2023[19] To Converge
Jerrick Balanza 		To NorthPort
Allyn Bulanadi

Recruited imports

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Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Quincy Miller September 23, 2022 (vs. Terrafirma) December 10, 2022 (vs. San Miguel) 8–5
Governors' Cup Ethan Rusbatch January 22, 2023 (vs. NorthPort) 1–0
Jamaal Franklin January 26, 2023 (vs. Terrafirma) March 5, 2023 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 5–5
Tom Vodanovich March 19, 2023 (vs. San Miguel) 0–1

Awards

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Recipient Honors Date awarded
Maverick Ahanmisi 2022–23 PBA Most Improved Player November 5, 2023[20]
Justin Arana 2022–23 PBA Rookie of the Year
2022–23 All-Rookie Team November 19, 2023[21]

References

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  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  4. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  5. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Bulanadi, Racal signed to new contracts by Converge". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  6. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Stockton, Ilagan latest ex-Alaska players to sign with Converge". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  7. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Aces guard Mike DiGregorio signs two-year deal with Converge". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  8. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Robbie Herndon finally signs one-year deal with Converge". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  9. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Maverick Ahanmisi, Converge finally agree on contract". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  10. ^ Li, Matthew. "Converge finally locks up Abu Tratter". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  11. ^ "David Murrell agrees to a two-year extension with Converge!". Instagram. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  12. ^ Li, Matthew (January 27, 2023). "Free agent Bradwyn Guinto signs with Converge". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  13. ^ "Danny I makes PBA comeback with Converge". pba.ph. March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  14. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "NLEX sending Dave Murrell, Tyrus Hill to Converge for draft pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  15. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Blackwater trades rookie Kurt Lojera to Converge for Yousef Taha". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  16. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Robbie Herndon traded to SMB for two future second-round picks". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  17. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "PBA approves Converge-Phoenix trade as Melecio, Ayo reunite". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  18. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "DiGregorio, Ilagan, Hill to Blackwater as Converge gets Ebona, draft pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  19. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Balanza, Ayo reunite as Converge trades Bulanadi to NorthPort". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  20. ^ "Fajardo leads list of winners in PBA Leo Awards". PBA.ph. November 5, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  21. ^ "Cone clinches another Coach of the Year, Jolas named Executive of the Year". PBA.ph. November 19, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
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