2008–09 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season

2008–09 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season
2008–09 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season
Head coach	Chot Reyes
General Manager	Frankie Lim; Virgil Villavicencio (assistant)
Owner(s)	Smart Communications
Philippine Cup results
Record	19–12 (61.3%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Champions; (vs. Alaska 4–3)
Fiesta Conference results
Record	7–8 (46.7%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinals
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters seasons
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season was the 19th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

August 30: The 2008 PBA draft took place in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig.
September 1: The free agency period started.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
1	2	Jared Dillinger	6'5"	Guard/Forward	Philippines	Hawaii
1	3	Jayson Castro	5'11"	Point guard	Philippines	PCU
1	4	Rob Reyes	6'6"	Power forward	Philippines	Flagler College
2	1	Pong Escobal	5'11"	Point guard	Philippines	San Beda

Roster

2008–09 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	From
PF	2	Reyes, Robert	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Flagler
PG	3	Alapag, Jimmy (C)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Cal State San Bernardino
SF	4	Carey, Harvey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sonoma State
SG	9	Cardona, Mark	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	De La Salle
SF	10	Aljamal, Yousif	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	San Beda
PG	11	Escobal, Pong	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	San Beda
SG	14	Ritualo, Ren-Ren	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	De La Salle
PG	17	Castro, Jayson	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Philippine Christian
C	18	de Ocampo, Yancy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Saint Francis of Assisi
SF	20	Dillinger, Jared	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Hawaiʻi
SG	24	Chia, Gec	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Ateneo
PF	33	de Ocampo, Ranidel	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Saint Francis of Assisi
C	34	Peek, Ali	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Saint Mary's
C	98	Lao, Gilbert	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	UST

Head coach

Chot Reyes (Ateneo)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Current depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Reserve
C	Ali Peek	Yancy de Ocampo	Gilbert Lao
PF	Rashad Bell	Ranidel De Ocampo	Robert Reyes
SF	Jared Dillinger	Harvey Carey	Yousif Aljamal
SG	Mark Cardona	Ren-Ren Ritualo	Gec Chia
PG	Jimmy Alapag	Jayson Castro	Pong Escobal

Philippine Cup

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Alaska Aces	12	6	.667	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	11	7	.611	1	Advance to semifinals
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
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +16, Rain or Shine −3, Sta. Lucia −13
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0 Air21

Game log

2009 PBA Philippine Cup game log

October

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 4	Coca Cola	98–97		Araneta Coliseum	1–0
2	October 9	Air21	112–101	Dillinger (23) Alapag (23)	Ynares Sports Arena	2–0
3	October 12	Sta.Lucia	96–117	Cardona (19)	Araneta Coliseum	2–1
4	October 17	San Miguel	77–84	Cardona (27)	Araneta Coliseum	2–2
5	October 24	Alaska	91–83	Cardona (24)	Ynares Center	3–2
6	October 29	Red Bull	102–104	Cardona (26)	Araneta Coliseum	3–3
7	October 31	Rain or Shine	96–104	Cardona (27)	Araneta Coliseum	3–4

November

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
8	November 7	Purefoods	87–88	Cardona (21)	Cuneta Astrodome	3–5
9	November 12	Brgy.Ginebra	103–90	Cardona (32)	Cuneta Astrodome	4–5
10	November 16	Red Bull	103–93	Cardona (42)	Cuneta Astrodome	5–5
11	November 22	Alaska	86–113	Castro (16)	The Arena in San Juan	5–6
12	November 26	Sta.Lucia	104–83		Araneta Coliseum	6–6
13	November 30	San Miguel	85–80 ^[1]	Alapag (20)	Singapore Indoor Stadium	7–6

December

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
14	December 7	Coca Cola	90–82	Cardona (29)	Araneta Coliseum	8–6
15	December 10	Rain or Shine	92–83 ^[2]	Cardona (24) Alapag (24)	Araneta Coliseum	9–6
16	December 14	Purefoods	93–96		Araneta Coliseum	9–7
17	December 17	Brgy.Ginebra	109–85		Araneta Coliseum	10–7
18	December 25	Air21	109–108		Araneta Coliseum	11–7

2008–09 schedule

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Note: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Records Only

Record	Stat	Holder	Date/s
Most points in one game	42	Mark Cardona vs. Red Bull Barako	November 16, 2008
Most rebounds in one game	22	Harvey Carey vs. San Miguel Beermen	January 25, 2009
Most assists in one game	7	Jimmy Alapag vs. Alaska Aces	November 22, 2008
Most assists in one game		Jayson Castro	2 Occasions
Most blocks in one game	3	Don Allado vs.Red Bull Barako	November 16, 2008
		Ali Peek	2 Occasions
		Rob Reyes vs. Coca-Cola Tigers	October 4, 2008
Most steals in one game	4	Jayson Castro vs. Alaska Aces	November 22, 2008
Most minutes played in one game	42	Harvey Carey	2 Occasions

Transactions

Trades

September 1, 2008

To Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters

Jayson Castro

To San Miguel Beermen

Jay Washington

December 17, 2008

To Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters

Ranidel de Ocampo

To Air21 Express

Don Allado

Free Agents

Subtractions

Player	Signed	New team
Kalani Ferreria	October	Barangay Ginebra Kings
Donbel Belano	October	Barako Bull Energy Boosters

References

^ Texters play smart vs tall Beermen^{[permanent dead link‍]}@Philstar
^ Talk 'N Text downs Rain or Shine@GMA News Online

[table_hth_BGK0.63190705265473-1] Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +16, Rain or Shine −3, Sta. Lucia −13

[table_hth_A210.63190705265473-2] Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0 Air21

[3] Texters play smart vs tall Beermen^{[permanent dead link‍]}@Philstar

[4] Talk 'N Text downs Rain or Shine@GMA News Online

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