In the Commissioners Cup, San Miguel's original choice for an import, Norris Coleman, could not make it on time and the Beermen decided to tapped Agee Ward for their first game against Purefoods.
In San Miguel's next game against Sta.Lucia in Dagupan City, coach Norman Black decided to come out of a six-year retirement and suited up as their import and the Beermen also welcomes the return of Samboy Lim in action.
February 18: The Beermen banked on Allan Caidic's two clutch triples to defeat Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs, 80-69, in the opening game of the season.
March 9: San Miguel held down Pepsi Mega to the league's lowest score yet, a record-low 54 points in a 95-54 victory in Dumaguete City for its third win in the All-Filipino Cup.
Beermen import Lamont Strothers, who had one-year stints with Portland and Dallas in the NBA and whose PBA campaign took off in the wrong foot when he got involved in an ugly brawl with Mobiline's Jack Tanuan during a pre-tournament game, finished with 45 points and his driving layup with 6.7 seconds left proved to be the decisive basket.