2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season
Appearance
(Redirected from 2008–09 Air21 Express season)
2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season | |
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Head coach | Bo Perasol (Philippine Cup) Yeng Guiao (Fiesta Conference) |
Philippine Cup results | |
Record | 8–10 (44.4%) |
Place | 8th |
Playoff finish | 2nd Wildcard round (lost to SMB) |
Fiesta Conference results | |
Record | 8–6 (57.1%) |
Place | 4th |
Playoff finish | Semifinals (lost to SMB, 4–2) |
Burger King Whoppers seasons | |
The 2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season was the seventh season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team were previously known as the Air21 Express in the Philippine Cup and the Burger King Titans in the first 6 games of the Fiesta Conference.
Key dates
[edit]- August 30: The 2008 PBA draft took place in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig.
- September 1: The free agency period started.
Draft picks
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Height | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 6 | Mark Borboran | 6'6" | SG/SF | Philippines | East |
2 | 13 | Pocholo Villanueva | 6'3" | PG/SG | Philippines | De La Salle |
Roster
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Depth chart
[edit]Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Reserve |
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C | Beau Belga | J. R. Quiñahan | Adonis Sta. Maria |
PF | Shawn Daniels | Erick Rodriguez | |
SF | Arwind Santos | Richard Alonzo | Pocholo Villanueva |
SG | Gary David | Egay Billones | |
PG | Wynne Arboleda | Marvin Cruz |
Philippine Cup
[edit]Eliminations
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Alaska Aces | 12 | 6 | .667 | — | Advance to semifinals |
2 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 11 | 7 | .611 | 1 | |
3 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 10 | 8 | .556[a] | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
4 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 10 | 8 | .556[a] | 2 | |
5 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 10 | 8 | .556[a] | 2 | |
6 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3 | Advance to wildcard round |
7 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | 8 | 10 | .444[b] | 4 | |
8 | Air21 Express | 8 | 10 | .444[b] | 4 | |
9 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 7 | 11 | .389 | 5 | |
10 | Red Bull Barako | 5 | 13 | .278 | 7 |
Source: PBA.ph
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Game log
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Playoffs
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Statistics
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FGM | Field-goal made | FGA | Field-goal attempts | FG% | Field-goal percentage |
3PM | 3-point field-goal made | 3PA | 3-point field-goal attempts | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage |
FTM | Free-throw made | FTA | Free-throw attempts | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | TOT | Turnovers per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player Stats as of November 29, 2008. 10:00 p.m. PHI Time
Player | GP | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Wynne Arboleda | 12 | 28.8 | .368 | .343 | .696 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 11.6 |
Egay Billones | 11 | 12.1 | .390 | .316 | .571 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
Niño Canaleta | 12 | 22.4 | .333 | .243 | .895 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 7.0 |
Marvin Cruz | 12 | 11.5 | .343 | .100 | .842 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
Gary David | 12 | 32.3 | .393 | .250 | .773 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 18.2 |
Ranidel De Ocampo | 12 | 36.3 | .455 | .381 | .630 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 12.9 |
JC Intal | 10 | 13.2 | .393 | .210 | 0.308 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 5.2 |
Doug Kramer | 11 | 18.4 | .459 | .250 | .769 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 6.1 |
J.R. Quiñahan | 12 | 22.6 | .575 | .000 | 0.529 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 8.4 |
Arwind Santos | 11 | 33.6 | .444 | .320 | .771 | 8.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 17.9 |
Adonis Santa Maria | 8 | 7.8 | .600 | .667 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
Homer Se | 7 | 22.1 | .514 | .100 | .611 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 12.3 |
Pocholo Villanueva | 7 | 5.3 | .182 | .000 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Fiesta Conference
[edit]Eliminations
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | San Miguel Beermen | 11 | 3 | .786 | — | Advance to semifinals |
2 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 8 | 6 | .571[a] | 3 | |
3 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 6 | .571[a] | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the wildcard round |
4 | Burger King Whoppers | 8 | 6 | .571[a] | 3 | |
5 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 7 | 7 | .500[b] | 4 | Knockout in the wildcard round |
6 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | 7 | 7 | .500[b] | 4 | |
7 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 7 | 7 | .500[b] | 4 | |
8 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 6 | 8 | .429[c] | 5 | |
9 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 8 | .429[c] | 5 | Twice-to-win in the wildcard round |
10 | Barako Bull Energy Boosters | 2 | 12 | .143 | 9 |
Source: PBA.ph
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Game log
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2008–09 schedule |
Awards and records
[edit]Awards
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Records
[edit]Note: Air21 Express/Burger King Whoppers Records Only
Record | Stat | Holder | Date/s |
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Most points in one game | 36 | Gary David vs. San Miguel Beermen | November 5, 2008 |
Most points in one half | 30 | Gary David vs. San Miguel Beermen | November 5, 2008 |
Most points in one quarter | 19 | Gary David vs. San Miguel Beermen | November 5, 2008 |
Most rebounds in one game | 17 | J.R. Quiñahan vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | October 9, 2008 |
Most assists in one game | 10 | Wynne Arboleda vs. Coca-Cola Tigers | November 15, 2008 |
Most blocks in one game | 6 | J.R. Quiñahan vs. Brgy. Ginebra Kings | December 5, 2008 |
Most steals in one game | 5 | Wynne Arboleda vs. Purefoods TJ Giants | November 29, 2008 |
Most minutes played in one game | 44 | Arwind Santos vs. Purefoods TJ Giants | October 31, 2008 |
Transactions
[edit]Trades
[edit]Traded | to | For |
Mark Borboran | Alaska Aces | J.R. Quiñahan |
Ranidel de Ocampo | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | Don Allado and 2011 First Round Pick |
2010 and 2011 First Round Pick | Red Bull Barako | Cyrus Baguio |
Don Allado and Nino Canaleta | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | Beau Belga and Richard Alonzo [1] |
JC Intal, Doug Kramer, Chico Lanete | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 2012 and 2013 First Round Pick |
Free agents
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References
[edit]- ^ Air21 prepares for PBA future, seals three-team trade deal, GMA News Online