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2008–09 Burger King Whoppers seasonHead coach Bo Perasol (Philippine Cup)Yeng Guiao (Fiesta Conference)Record 8–10 (.444) Place 8th Playoff finish 2nd Wildcard round (lost to SMB ) Place 4th Playoff finish Semifinals (lost to SMB , 4–2)
The 2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season is the 7th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team were previously known as Air21 Express in the Philippine Cup .
Key dates [ ]
August 30 : The 2008 PBA Draft took place in Fort Bonifacio , Taguig .
September 1 : The free agency period started.
Draft picks [ ]
Main article: 2008 PBA Draft
Roster [ ]
Burger King Whoppers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
POB
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
From
PG
3
Billones, Egay
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Las Piñas
PG
6
Cruz, Marvin
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
UP Diliman
SF
8
Rodriguez, Erick
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Letran
SG
9
Villanueva, Pocholo
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
De La Salle
SF
17
Aban, Aaron
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Letran
PG
19
Arboleda, Wynne (C)
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
MLQU
SG
20
David, Gary
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Lyceum
SF
28
Yee, Mark
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
SSC-R Cavite
SF
29
Santos, Arwind
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
FEU
C
30
Belga, Beau
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
PCU
C
34
Sharma, Carlo
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
De La Salle
PF
48
Quiñahan, J.R.
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
UV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Depth chart [ ]
Philippine Cup [ ]
Eliminations [ ]
Standings [ ]
^ 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 [ ]
Playoffs [ ]
Game log [ ]
Statistics [ ]
Player Stats as of November 29, 2008. 10:00 p.m. PHI Time
Player
GP
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
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
J.C. 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 [ ]
Eliminations [ ]
Standings [ ]
^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Rain or Shine +15, Barangay Ginebra −7, Burger King −8; second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 114–71 Rain or Shine
^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Sta. Lucia +7, Purefoods +3, Talk 'N Text −10
^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Coca-Cola 81–74 Alaska
Game log [ ]
Awards and records [ ]
Awards [ ]
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Records [ ]
Note: Air21 Express/Burger King Whoppers Records Only
Transactions [ ]
Trades [ ]
Free agents [ ]
Additions [ ]
Subtractions [ ]
References [ ]
The franchise Administration Owner:
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