San Miguel’s June Mar Fajardo wins 11th BPC Award

San Miguel’s June Mar Fajardo has won his 11th Best Player of the Conference award after a series of stellar performances in the 2024 Philippine Basketball Association Governors' Cup, further cementing the 6-foot-9 center as one of the greatest players in Philippine basketball history.

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A 10-time PBA champion and 9-time PBA All-Star, Fajardo boasts an extensive list of accolades. Despite his recent Best Player of the Conference win, the Beermen fell to rivals Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, 4-2, in the Conference Semifinals. Currently, Ginebra and the TNT Tropang Giga — a team competing in the 2023-24 East Asia Super League — are tied 2-2 in the championship series.

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Following the Governors' Cup, SMB will compete in the Commissioners' Cup starting Nov. 27.

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In the 2024-25 EASL season, San Miguel sits in fourth place in Group A with a 0-1 record. At the league’s Tip-Off 2024 event on Oct. 2, the Beermen lost to Korea’s Suwon KT Sonicboom, 87-81. Fajardo contributed 19 points on 78% shooting and grabbed nine rebounds in 28 minutes of play.

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San Miguel returns to EASL action on Nov. 13, hosting the P. LEAGUE+’s Taoyuan Pauian Pilots. The Pilots hold second place in Group A after defeating KT 91-70 on Oct. 23. This matchup, the first of two in Manila’s PhilSports Arena for the ‘Clash of Champions Manila,’ tips off between the Beermen and Taoyuan at 6:10 p.m. PHT.

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