San Miguel Beermen
Leagues	ASEAN Basketball League (2011–2013)
Founded	2011
Folded	2013
Arena	Ynares Sports Arena
Capacity	3,000
Location	Pasig
Team colors	Red, black, white and yellow
President	Ramon S. Ang
Head coach	Bobby Parks, Leo Austria
Ownership	San Miguel Corporation
Championships	1 (2013)

The San Miguel Beermen was a professional basketball team that played in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) from 2012 to 2013. The team was from the Philippines and owned by San Miguel Corporation (SMC). This franchise was separate and distinct from the original Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) franchise which played as the "Petron Blaze Boosters" when this team was active. The Beermen played most of their home games at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig but also played some of their games in the Olivarez College Gym, Ynares Center, and PhilSports Arena.

History

In July 2011, SMC announced its participation in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) beginning in the 2012 ABL season,^[1] as the San Miguel Beermen - a franchise distinct from its PBA franchise.

In June 2013, the Beermen won its first ABL title in the 2013 ABL Playoffs, defeating the Indonesia Warriors.^[2] The team disbanded shortly after without any formal announcement.^[3][4]

On January 31, 2018, SMC returned to the ABL as name sponsor of Alab Pilipinas.^[5]

Final roster

San Miguel Beermen roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PG 1 Fortuna, Jeric 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UST PG 2 Banchero, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Seattle Pacific G 3 Luanzon, Christian 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) UST SF 6 Acuña, Val 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg) UE F/C 11 Thiele, Hans 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UE PG 12 Hubalde, Paolo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) UE G/F 15 Cawaling, JR 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Far Eastern G 18 Avenido, Leo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern SG 23 Rizada, R.J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Far Eastern F/C 24 Williams, Justin (I) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Wyoming F/C 30 Menk, Eric 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Lake Superior State F/C 33 Williams, Brian (I) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Tennessee SF 63 Burtscher, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Clearwater Christian C 88 Taulava, Asi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) BYU–Hawaii	Head coach Leo Austria (Lyceum) Assistant coach(es) Peter Martin (San Sebastian) Oliver Bunyi (De La Salle) Freddie Abuda (Cebu) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (I) Import Injured

Coaches

• Bobby Parks (2012)
• Leo Austria (2013)

Notable players

Retired numbers

The retired numbers of the San Miguel Beermen hanging in the rafters of the Ynares Sports Arena belong to those who played for the original San Miguel Beermen team in the Philippine Basketball Association, not the ABL team.

• ^a  – retired during the 2000 PBA season after announcing Caidic's retirement. Jersey number retired together with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel^[6]
• ^b  – retired during the 2010-11 PBA season
• ^c  – retired during the 1995 PBA season