2008–09 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season

2008-09 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season
Head coach	Chot Reyes
Owner(s)	Smart Communications
Philippine Cup results Record 19–12 (.613) Place 2nd Playoff finish Champions (vs. Alaska 4–3) Fiesta Conference results Record 7–8 (.467) Place 5th Playoff finish TBD Stats @ PBA-Online.net Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters seasons 2007–08 2009–10

The 2008–09 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season will be 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 City.
• 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

Current depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Ali Peek
PF	Rashad Bell
SF	Jared Dillinger
SG	Mark Cardona
PG	Jimmy Alapag

Roster

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) 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) CSU 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) PCU 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) Hawaii 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) Aboy Castro (UP) Nash Racela (Ateneo) Patrick Fran (UST) Bong Ravena (UE) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Philippine Cup

Standings

#	2008-09 PBA Philippine Cup
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Tie
1	y-Alaska Aces	12	6	.667	--
2	y-Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	11	7	.611	1	+1
3	x-Barangay Ginebra Kings	10	8	.556	2	+16
4	x-Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	10	8	.556	2	-3
5	x-Sta. Lucia Realtors	10	8	.556	2	-13
6	w-San Miguel Beermen	9	9	.500	3
7	w-Purefoods TJ Giants	8	10	.444	4	+11
8	w-Air21 Express	8	10	.444	4	-11
9	w-Coca-Cola Tigers	7	11	.389	5
10	e-Red Bull Barako	5	13	.278	7

Legend:

• y-Qualified for semifinals
• x-Qualified for quarterfinals
• w-Qualified for the wildcard phase
• e-Eliminated

Game Log

2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists 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 High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 8 November 7 Purefoods 87-88 Cardona (21) Cuneta Astrodome 3–5 9 November 12 Brgy.Ginebra 103-90 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 High rebounds High assists 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

Statistics

Philippine Cup

Legend
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	GP	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Fiesta Conference

Player	GP	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Awards and records

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
		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

1. Texters play smart vs tall Beermen@Philstar
2. Talk 'N Text downs Rain or Shine@GMA News Online