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| Leagues | Philippine Basketball Association |
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| Founded | 1979 |
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| History |
- 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)
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| Team colors | Red, black, white
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| Company | Ginebra San Miguel |
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| Board governor | Alfrancis Chua |
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| Team manager | Alfrancis Chua
Raymond Rodriguez (assistant) |
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| Head coach | Tim Cone |
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| Ownership | Ramon S. Ang |
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| Championships | 15 championships |
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| Retired numbers | 2 (7, 8) |
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| Website | ginebra.com |
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Barangay Ginebra San Miguel is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is owned by Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (formerly, La Tondeña Distillers, Inc.), a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation (SMC), and is one of three PBA teams owned by SMC, along with the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots and the San Miguel Beermen. Regarded as the most popular team in the PBA, they are best known for their resilience and large fan following, as well as for their "Never Say Die" spirit. Barangay Ginebra has won 15 PBA championships, the second most overall behind the San Miguel Beermen.
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.