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2011–12 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season

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2011–12 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season
Head coachChot Reyes
General ManagerAboy Castro
Owner(s)Smart Communications
Philippine Cup results
Record19–8
(70.4%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishChampions
(def. Powerade, 4-1)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record13–8
(61.9%)
Place1st
Playoff finishRunner-up
(lost to B-Meg, 4-3)
Governors Cup results
Record8–6
(57.1%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinalist
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters seasons

The 2011–12 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season was the 22nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

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Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 12 John Raymundo Point guard  Philippines San Sebastian

Roster

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2011–12 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PG 3 United States Alapag, Jimmy (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Cal State San Bernardino
PF 4 United States Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sonoma State
G/F 6 Philippines Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) San Beda
G 10 United States Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Cal State Fullerton
G/F 12 Philippines Fonacier, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ateneo
PG 16 Philippines Raymundo, John (R) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) San Sebastian
G 17 Philippines Castro, Jayson 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Philippine Christian
C 18 Philippines Lao, Gilbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UST
G/F 20 United States Dillinger, Jared 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Hawaiʻi
F 21 United States Williams, Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oakland
F 33 Philippines De Ocampo, Ranidel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
F/C 34 United States Peek, Ali 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Saint Mary's
F/C 35 Philippines Aguilar, Japeth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Western Kentucky
F 40 Japan Alvarez, Rich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Ateneo
G/F 51 Philippines Aban, Aaron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured Injured

Philippine Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 B-Meg Llamados 10 4 .714[a] Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 10 4 .714[a]
3 Petron Blaze Boosters 9 5 .643[b] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 5 .643[b] 1
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 5 .643[b] 1
6 Meralco Bolts 8 6 .571 2
7 Barako Bull Energy Cola 6 8 .429[c] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Powerade Tigers 6 8 .429[c] 4
9 Alaska Aces 3 11 .214 7
10 Shopinas.com Clickers 0 14 .000 10
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: B-Meg 1–1 Talk 'N Text (B-Meg +8)
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Petron +8, Barangay Ginebra +1, Rain or Shine −9
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–1 Powerade (Barako Bull +35)

Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)
Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1B-Meg88123
8Powerade97131*
8Powerade4
(best-of-3)
5Rain or Shine3
4Barangay Ginebra0
5Rain or Shine2
8Powerade1
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Talk 'N Text4
2Talk 'N Text81
7Barako Bull79
2Talk 'N Text4
(best-of-3)
3Petron Blaze3
3Petron Blaze2
6Meralco0

*Game went into overtime

Quarterfinals

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Talk 'N Text vs. Barako Bull

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December 14
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 81, Barako Bull Energy 79
Talk 'N Text wins series in one game

Semifinals

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Talk 'N Text-Petron Blaze series

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January 18
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 92, Petron Blaze Boosters 91
Talk 'N Text wins series 4–3

Finals

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January 29
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 110, Powerade Tigers 101
Talk 'N Text wins series 4–1

Commissioner's Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 2 .778 Advance to semifinals
2 Barangay Ginebra Kings 6 3 .667[a] 1
3 B-Meg Llamados 6 3 .667[a] 1 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Alaska Aces 5 4 .556 2
5 Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 5 .444[b] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 4 5 .444[b] 3
7 Powerade Tigers 4 5 .444[b] 3
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 6 .333[c] 4
9 Petron Blaze Boosters 3 6 .333[c] 4
10 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[c] 4
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; sixth seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
(best-of-3)
Semifinals
(best-of-5)
Finals
(best-of-7)
1 Talk 'N Text 3
4 Alaska 1 5 Barako Bull 2
5 Barako Bull 2 1 Talk 'N Text 3
3 B-Meg 4
2 Barangay Ginebra 1
3 B-Meg 2 3 B-Meg 3
6 Meralco 1

Semifinals

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Talk 'N Text–Barako Bull series

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April 18
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 101, Barako Bull Energy 90
Talk 'N Text wins series, 3-2

Finals

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Governors Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 1 .889 Semifinal round
2 B-Meg Llamados 6 3 .667 2
3 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 5 4 .556[a] 3
4 Barangay Ginebra Kings 5 4 .556[a] 3
5 Petron Blaze Boosters 5 4 .556[a] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 4 5 .444[b] 4
7 Powerade Tigers 4 5 .444[b] 4
8 Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 5 .444[b] 4
9 Alaska Aces 2 7 .222[c] 6
10 Air21 Express 2 7 .222[c] 6
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +18, Barangay Ginebra 0, Petron −18
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Meralco +11, Barako Bull +8, Powerade −18; sixth seed playoffs: Powerade 99–95 Barako Bull, Meralco 94–86 Powerade
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Air21

Semifinals

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Standings

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Transactions

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Trades

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Pre-season

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August 28, 2011[1] To Talk 'N Text
Bam Gamalinda (from Meralco)
Shawn Weinstein (from Meralco)
To Meralco
Mark Yee (from Talk 'N Text)
2011 1st round pick (Jason Ballesteros) (from Talk 'N Text)
Mark Macapagal (from Powerade)
To Powerade
Chris Timberlake (from Meralco)
Ogie Menor (from Meralco)
2011 2nd round pick (John Marc Agustin) (from Talk 'N Text)

Recruited imports

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Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Omar Samhan February 17 (vs. Meralco) February 26 (vs. Alaska) 2–0
Donnell Harvey March 7 (vs. Air21) May 6 (vs. B-Meg) 10–8
Governors Cup Paul Harris May 23 (vs. Meralco) July 18 (vs. Ginebra) 8-6

References

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  1. ^ Meralco, Powerade, Talk ‘N Text complete first D-Day deal Archived 2011-08-30 at the Wayback Machine, Reynaldo Belen, interaksyon.com, August 28, 2011