Finals MVP. Coming off a championship run and due to lack of preparation, the Beermen started the 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup conference winless with four straight losses. Injuries to Cabagnot (hamstring) and Santos (knee contusion) only made matters worse. They decided to let go of import Ronald Roberts and brought in reigning Best Import Arizona Reid after the latter got his release from Rain or Shine. The Beermen missed the playoffs entirely after finishing the conference as the ninth seed with a disappointing 4-7 record. Still with Reid as their reinforcement, the Beermen bounced back and triumphed once again against Alaska by sweeping them in the Finals of the season-ending Governors' Cup with June Mar Fajardo winning his first Finals MVP. In the 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup, the Beermen once again finished the conference with a 9–2 record, this time as a second seed which assured them of a semifinals spot. In the semifinals, the Beermen defeated Rain or Shine and advanced to the Finals despite losing Fajardo in the series-clinching win in Game 6 due to a left knee injury. With Fajardo out, they faced Alaska for the second consecutive season in the Finals and fell into a 0-3 hole against the vengeful Aces. After winning Game 4 in overtime, Fajardo made a return in Game 5 and notched another win in the series. With their star center back even for limited minutes, San Miguel successfully completed their comeback in Game 7 and officially became the first professional basketball team in the world ever to come back from a 0–3 deficit to win a best-of-seven playoff series which was dubbed as the "Beeracle." Chris Ross was named Finals MVP. The Beermen signed Tyler Wilkerson as their import for the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup. He helped the team record an 8–3 win–loss slate in the eliminations and finish as the first seed going into the playoffs. Days later after being down 0-2 to Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the semis, an off-court drama has unfolded inside the San Miguel locker room after Wilkerson walked out of the team's post-game huddle. He was overheard saying, “Take me back to America. I want to go home.” The management eventually decided to let go of Wilkerson and play an All-Filipino squad in game 3, which they survived to stave off elimination. Wilkerson was substituted by their former import Arizona Reid as a