San Miguel Beermen Basketball Games Updates

Jay Washington, Mick Pennisi, Bonbon Custodio Signed to Play for San Miguel Beermen

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With the acquisition of three players during the off-season, the San Miguel Beermen strengthened its already formidabble lineup. Anthony Jay Washington, Mick Pennisi, and rookie Bonbon Custodio were all signed to play for the team next season.

Jay Washington and Mick Pennisi were acquired via trade to address the void left by injured two-time MVP Danny Ildefonso and Samigue Eman. Custodio was hired to provide the team a slasher who can penetrate the lane and open up the opposing team's defense.

Will their entry provide the necessary changes needed by the team or just a mere rehash of what they have done last season when they acquired stars like Enrico Villanueva, Larry Fonacier, etc.?

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SanMig back with revitalized lineup

Source: Manila Bulletin Online
By Waylon Galvez | September 12, 2008

San Miguel Corporation has decided to bring the San Miguel Beermen back and shelve Magnolia Beverage Masters when the PBA opens its 34th basketball season next month.

San Miguel is the league’s all time leader in basketball championships with 17 conference titles to its name but has not won a single title the last three years.

The basketball team hopes to end the drought with new recruits from other basketball teams.

The Beermen yesterday formally welcomed wingman Anthony Jay Washington, center Mick Pennisi

and rookie guard Bonbon Custodio who all attended team practice and later met with the top

executives of the company.

"We are happy with the basketball players we got this off-season," said SMB team manager Hector Calma, a former national player who won seven of his eight PBA championships as a basketball player of San Miguel in the 80s.

The 6-foot-6 Washington recently signed a three-year deal with SMB.

Although Calma refused to divulge details of the contract, he mentioned it’s near the maximum

salary of R350,000 monthly.

SMB got Washington via a trade with Talk ’N Text for the No. 3 overall pick in the PBA Rookie Draft

few weeks back.

However, a basketball league insider, who asked not to be named, said that Washington’s contract is worth between R10 million to R12 million.

As for the 6-foot-9 Pennisi, the basketball team obtained his rights from Red Bull, also via a trade in exchange for a first round pick next year.

The team will continue paying the remainder of his basketball contract, which expires in 2010.

The addition of Washington and Pennisi solidified the basketball team’s frontline, specially now that former two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) Danny Ildefonso is recuperating from a foot injury.

Aside from Ildefenso, the Beermen decided to place 6-foot-9 Samigue Eman, the No. 2 overall in

last year’s Rookie Draft, on the injured list.

The two will join the basketball team’s formidable frontline unit of Marc Pingris, Dorian Peña and Danny Seigle.

Washington, the former No. 1 pick in the Draft in 2005, played his first three seasons with TNT, while

Pennisi was the last remaining Red Bull player from its original basketball roster when it joined the PBA in 2000.

On the other hand, the 6-foot Custodio, who played for University of the East in the UAAP and for

San Mig-Coffee in the PBL, inked a two-year deal.

He was drafted No. 8 overall in the first round.

"Maganda ang pinakikita ni Bonbon sa ensayo, and we’re optimistic na makakatulong s’ya sa team," Calma said.

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