Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
2023–24 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season
Leagues	Philippine Basketball Association
Founded	1979
History	List Gilbey's Gin (1979–1981, 1982); St. George Whiskies (1981); Gilbey's Gin Gimlets (1983); Gilbey's Gin Tonics (1983–84); Ginebra San Miguel (1985–1988, 1991–1993, 1995–96, 1998); Añejo Rum 65ers (1988–1990); Tondeña 65 Rhum Masters (1994); Gordon's Gin Boars (1997–98); Barangay Ginebra Kings (1999–2012); Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (2012–present);
Team colors	Red, black, white ;
Company	Ginebra San Miguel
General manager	Alfrancis Chua
Head coach	Tim Cone
Team captain	LA Tenorio
Ownership	Ramon S. Ang
Affiliation(s)	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (3x3 team)
Championships	List 15 championships; 1986 Open; 1988 All-Filipino; 1988 PBA-IBA; 1991 First Conference; 1997 Commissioner's; 2004 Fiesta; 2004–05 Philippine; 2006–07 Philippine; 2008 Fiesta; 2016 Governors'; 2017 Governors'; 2018 Commissioner's; 2019 Governors'; 2020 Philippine; 2021 Governors'; 2022–23 Commissioner's; ; 30 Finals Appearance () special championship;
Retired numbers	2 (7, 8)
Website	ginebra.com
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The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The most popular team in the league, it is owned by Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (formerly, La Tondeña Distillers, Inc.), a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation (SMC). The team is one of three PBA ball clubs currently owned by the SMC group of companies, along with the Magnolia Hotshots and the San Miguel Beermen. Barangay Ginebra has won 15 PBA championships, the second most overall.

La Tondeña, Inc. (renamed, La Tondeña Distillers, Inc., after SMC acquired majority control in 1987) joined the PBA in 1979 as an expansion team. After some rough times during their first few seasons, their fortunes changed when veterans Robert Jaworski and Francis Arnaiz arrived in 1984, following the disbandment of the famed Toyota Tamaraws. With new players like Jaworski being veterans of the game from ages 30–35, Jaworski would also be given the role as head coach of the young Ginebra team. As player-coach, Jaworski steered the franchise to four PBA titles between 1986 and 1997. After the retirement of Coach Jaworski at the age of 52, Jong Uichico, Siot Tanquingcen and Tim Cone would be coaching the players led by the legendary "Fast and The Furious", MVPs Jayjay Helterbrand and Mark Caguioa.

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