The 2023–24 Converge FiberXers season was the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates September 17: The PBA season 48 draft was held at the Market! Market! in Taguig., PBA.ph, September 17, 2023
Draft picks
RoundPickPlayerPositionPlace of birthCollege 1 9 Schonny Winston G De La Salle 1 10 BJ Andrade G/F Ateneo 2 14 Bryan Santos F UST 2 19 JL delos Santos G JRU 3 31 Inand Fornilo F Ateneo 4 42 King Caralipio F Letran 5 53 Rhinwil Yambing G/F San Sebastian 6 61 Kamron Vigan-Fleming G/F Bethesda 7 68 Raymond Binuya G San Sebastian 8 72 Jeffrey Garcia G Systems Plus 9 75 Andre Flores F Ateneo 10 78 Jonathan del Rosario G Amando Cope
Roster
Preseason
PBA on Tour Game log
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | May 26 | Terrafirma | W 119–82 | Arana, Balanza (24) | Arana, Nieto (12) | Alec Stockton (8) | Ynares Sports Arena | 1–0 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | May 31 | Magnolia | L 95–99 | Kevin Racal (22) | Jeo Ambohot (5) | Alec Stockton (5) | Ynares Sports Arena | 1–1
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 3 | June 4 | Meralco | L 88–96 | Jeron Teng (21) | Justin Arana (15) | Alec Stockton (7) | Ynares Center | 1–2 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 4 | June 14 | Blackwater | L 97–102 | Justin Arana (32) | Justin Arana (17) | Alec Stockton (5) | Ynares Sports Arena | 1–3 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 5 | June 18 | San Miguel | W 113–111 (OT) | Alec Stockton (23) | Kevin Racal (10) | Alec Stockton (9) | Ynares Sports Arena | 2–3 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 6 | June 21 | TNT | W 109–84 | Jeo Ambohot (31) | Justin Arana (14) | Justin Arana (6) | Ynares Sports Arena | 3–3 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 7 | June 30 | Rain or Shine | L 110–127 | Justin Arana (25) | Justin Arana (18) | Alec Stockton (12) | Ynares Sports Arena | 3–4
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 8 | July 7 | Phoenix Super LPG | W 104–90 | Jolo Mendoza (26) | Alec Stockton (10) | Alec Stockton (15) | Ynares Sports Arena | 4–4 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 9 | July 16 | Barangay Ginebra | W 123–95 | Justin Arana (30) | Justin Arana (15) | Alec Stockton (7) | Filoil EcoOil Centre | 5–4 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 10 | July 21 | NLEX | L 104–112 | Jolo Mendoza (23) | Kevin Racal (12) | Alec Stockton (11) | Ynares Sports Arena | 5–5 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 11 | July 28 | NorthPort | W 113–84 | Adrian Wong (23) | Mike Nieto (13) | McJour Luib (10) | Ynares Sports Arena | 6–5
Converge Pocket Tournament Game log
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | October 13 | Blackwater | W 87–75 | Alec Stockton (13) | Tom Vodanovich (12) | Alec Stockton (6) | Gatorade Hoops Center | 1–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | October 15 | Rain or Shine | W 120–111 | Tom Vodanovich (27) | Tom Vodanovich (13) | Alec Stockton (5) | Gatorade Hoops Center | 2–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 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
Eliminations Standings
Game log
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | November 8 | Blackwater | L 84–103 | Tom Vodanovich (20) | Tom Vodanovich (18) | Racal, Stockton, Vodanovich, Winston (3) | PhilSports Arena | 0–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | November 11 | TNT | L 98–101 (OT) | Tom Vodanovich (25) | Tom Vodanovich (9) | Tom Vodanovich (7) | Ynares Center | 0–2 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 3 | November 17 | Barangay Ginebra | L 86–100 | Justin Arana (20) | Justin Arana (8) | Stockton, Vodanovich (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–3 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 4 | November 25 | San Miguel | L 96–105 | Aljun Melecio (17) | Tom Vodanovich (20) | Aljun Melecio (5) | Tiaong Convention Center | 0–4
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 5 | December 2 | Phoenix Super LPG | L 98–99 | Tom Vodanovich (35) | Santos, Vodanovich (9) | Aljun Melecio (9) | PhilSports Arena | 0–5 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 6 | December 6 | NorthPort | L 95–111 | Jamil Wilson (30) | Jamil Wilson (13) | Jerrick Balanza (5) | PhilSports Arena | 0–6 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 7 | December 13 | Terrafirma | W 103–94 (OT) | Jamil Wilson (32) | Jamil Wilson (10) | Jamil Wilson (5) | PhilSports Arena | 1–6 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 8 | December 17 | Meralco | L 99–105 | Justin Arana (25) | Arana, Wilson (11) | Jamil Wilson (6) | Ynares Center | 1–7 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 9 | December 23 | Magnolia | L 80–88 | Jamil Wilson (19) | Jamil Wilson (10) | Jerrick Balanza (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–8
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 10 | January 10 | NLEX | L 103–107 | Jamil Wilson (50) | Jamil Wilson (14) | Stockton, Wilson (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–9 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 11 | January 14 | Rain or Shine | L 111–112 | Jamil Wilson (26) | Jamil Wilson (13) | Jamil Wilson (9) | PhilSports Arena | 1–10
Philippine Cup Eliminations Standings
Game log
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | March 1 | Terrafirma | L 99–107 | Arana, Stockton (18) | Arana, Fornilos, Maagdenberg (6) | Inand Fornilos (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | March 3 | NorthPort | L 104–112 (OT) | Alec Stockton (27) | Justin Arana (13) | Arana, Caralipio, delos Santos, Fornilos (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–2 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 3 | March 6 | Blackwater | L 78–90 | Alec Stockton (24) | Inand Fornilos (9) | Alec Stockton (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–3 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 4 | March 9 | NLEX | L 93–115 | Justin Arana (20) | King Caralipio (6) | Arana, delos Santos (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–4 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 5 | March 16 | Magnolia | L 75–106 | Justin Arana (17) | delos Santos, Fornilos (7) | Santos, Stockton (3) | Rizal Memorial Coliseum | 0–5 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 6 | April 3 | Rain or Shine | L 90–110 | Justin Arana (20) | Justin Arana (9) | delos Santos, Stockton (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–6 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 7 | April 12 | Phoenix | L 107–113 | Justin Arana (32) | Justin Arana (16) | JL delos Santos (9) | PhilSports Arena | 0–7 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 8 | April 19 | San Miguel | L 103–112 | Alec Stockton (36) | King Caralipio (9) | Schonny Winston (6) | PhilSports Arena | 0–8 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 9 | April 21 | Meralco | W 104–99 | Bryan Santos (22) | Arana, Winston (7) | Justin Arana (7) | PhilSports Arena | 1–8 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 10 | April 27 | Barangay Ginebra | L 93–105 | Alec Stockton (32) | King Caralipio (10) | Alec Stockton (6) | Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. International Convention Center | 1–9
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 11 | May 1 | TNT | W 107–103 | Aljun Melecio (17) | Justin Arana (8) | Alec Stockton (6) | PhilSports Arena | 2–9
Transactions Free agency Signings PlayerDate signedContract amountContract lengthFormer team Kevin Racal April 18, 2023 Not disclosed 2 years Re-signed Jerrick Balanza May 30, 2023 Aljun Melecio June 2, 2023 Not disclosed Keith Zaldivar June 10, 2023 Magnolia Hotshots Mike Nieto June 28, 2023 2 years Re-signed Mac Tallo October 21, 2023 Not disclosed Chooks-to-Go 3x3 Justin Arana March 16, 2024 ₱420,000 per month (max. contract) 3 years Re-signed Alec Stockton
Subtractions Player Number Position Reason New team Maverick Ahanmisi 13 Point guard / Shooting guardEnd of contract Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Jeron Teng 21 Small forward / Shooting guard San Miguel Beermen Mac Tallo 13 Point guard / Shooting guard Contract termination Abra Weavers Barkley Eboña 4, 8 Power forward / Center Free agent TNT Tropang Giga
Trades Pre-season April April 14, 2023 To ConvergeAdrian Wong2023 Magnolia first-round pick To MagnoliaDavid MurrellAbu TratterMay May 8, 2023 To ConvergeMike Nieto To Rain or Shine2024 Converge second-round pick2025 Converge second-round pick
Philippine Cup April April 11, 2024 To Converge2024 Magnolia second-round pick To MagnoliaJerrick Balanza
Recruited imports Tournament Name Debuted Last game RecordCommissioner's Cup Tom Vodanovich November 8, 2023 December 2, 2023 0–5 Jamil Wilson December 6, 2023 January 14, 2024 1–5
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