2008–09 Coca-Cola Tigers season

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2008-09 Coca-Cola Tigers season
Head coach	Kenneth Duremdes
Owner(s)	Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	7–11 (.389)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	1st wildcard round (by San Miguel 99–89)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	wildcard (lost to Sta.Lucia)
Coca-Cola Tigers seasons
← 2007-08 2009-10  →

The 2008–09 Coca-Cola Tigers season was the 7th 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[]

Roster[]

Coca-Cola Tigers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PF 3 Belasco, Nic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Notre Dame-Maryland SG 5 Rizada, R.J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) FEU SG 6 Catli, Cesar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) FEU PF 7 Caceres, M.C. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) PSBA PG 8 Dimaunahan, Aries 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UST SG 9 Buenafe, Ronjay 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) EAC C 10 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) St. Francis of Assisi C 13 Telan, Mark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) De La Salle SF 15 Misolas, Jason 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran SG 18 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) FEU PG 21 Enrile, Ronjay 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Letran PG 22 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Moorpark College PF 24 Calimag, Ricky 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) San Beda SG 45 Santos, Rodney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) San Sebastian PG 50 Singson, Dale 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UST PG 55 Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Hawaii-Hilo SG 81 Macapagal, Mark 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) San Sebastian C 88 Taulava, Asi (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Brigham Young-Hawaii	Head coach Kenneth Duremdes (Adamson) Assistant coach(es) Bo Perasol (UP Diliman) George Ella (UE) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Depth chart[]

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Reserve	Inactive
C	Asi Taulava	Mark Telan
PF	James Penny	Ricky Calimag	Jason Misolas
SF	Nic Belasco	Cesar Catli		M.C. Caceres
SG	Ronjay Buenafe	Mark Macapagal	Rodney Santos
PG	Alex Cabagnot	Aries Dimaunahan	Ronjay Enrile	R.J. Rizada

Philippine Cup[]

Standings[]

Pos	Team v t	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
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

Game log[]

2009 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 4 Talk 'N Text 97-98 Buenafe (20) Taulava (14) Cabagnot (7) Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 October 11 Alaska 62-69 Taulava (21) Taulava, Belasco (9) Cabagnot (4) Negros Occidental 0–2 3 October 15 Purefoods 103-102 Taulava, Belasco (20) Telan (16) Taulava (8) Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 October 17 Air21 84-95 Belasco (22) Taulava (16) Buenafe (7) Araneta Coliseum 1–3 5 October 22 Sta. Lucia 82-83 Taulava (24) Taulava (15) Cabagnot, Belasco (4) Araneta Coliseum 1–4 6 October 26 Rain or Shine 112-96 Taulava (30) Belasco (13) Cabagnot (8) Araneta Coliseum 2–4
November Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 November 2 Red Bull 97-92 Taulava (17) Telan (10) Cabagnot, Taulava (3) Araneta Coliseum 3–4 8 November 8 Ginebra 77-81 Belasco (22) Belasco (14) Cabagnot (7) Lucena City 3–5 9 November 12 San Miguel 86-89 Cabagnot, Telan (14) Telan (11) Cabagnot, Taulava (4) Cuneta Astrodome 3–6 10 November 15 Air21 101-111 Cabagnot (19) Taulava (25) Cabagnot (11) Cuneta Astrodome 3–7 11 November 21 Purefoods 93-72 Buenafe (18) Taulava (12) Cabagnot (5) Araneta Coliseum 4–7 12 November 23 Rain or Shine 84-73 Taulava (16) Telan (11) Cabagnot (11) Cuneta Astrodome 5–7 13 November 27 Ginebra 77-84 Telan (17) Taulava (14) Buenafe (3) Olivarez Gym 5–8
December Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 14 December 5 Alaska Aces 83-99 Taulava (20) Taulava (15) Dimaunahan (6) Araneta Coliseum 5–9 15 December 7 Talk 'N Text 82-90 Macapagal (31) Taulava (22) Taulava, Enrile (5) Araneta Coliseum 5–10 16 December 12 San Miguel 105-91 Belasco (23) Belasco (15) Cabagnot (6) Araneta Coliseum 6–10 17 December 14 Sta. Lucia 69-90 Telan (20) Telan (15) Arigo, Dimaunahan (4) Araneta Coliseum 6–11 18 December 19 Red Bull 88-86 Arigo (31) Telan (14) Cabagnot (7) Ynares Center 7–11
2008–09 schedule

Playoffs[]

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Statistics[]

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

Philippine Cup[]

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[]

Awards[]

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Records[]

Note: Coca-Cola Tigers Records Only

Record	Stat	Holder	Date/s
Most points in one game	31	Mark Macapagal vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	December 7, 2008
		John Arigo vs. Red Bull Barako	December 19, 2008
Most rebounds in one game	25	Asi Taulava vs. Air21 Express	November 15, 2008
Most assists in one game	11	Alex Cabagnot	2 Occasions
Most blocks in one game	2	Mark Telan vs. Barangay Ginebra Kings	November 27, 2008
Most steals in one game	5	Alex Cabagnot vs. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	October 26, 2008
Most minutes played in one game	50	Asi Taulava vs. Purefoods TJ Giants	October 15, 2008

Transactions[]

Free Agents[]

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