2008–09 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season

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2008-09 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season
Head coachChot Reyes
Owner(s)Smart Communications
Philippine Cup results
Record19–12
(61.3%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishChampions
(vs. Alaska 4–3)
Place5th
Playoff finishTBD
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.
  • September 1: The free agency period started.

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2008 PBA Draft
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 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

Roster[]

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PF 2 United States Reyes, Robert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Flagler
PG 3 United States Alapag, Jimmy (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) CSU San Bernardino
SF 4 United States Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sonoma State
SG 9 Philippines Cardona, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) De La Salle
SF 10 Philippines Aljamal, Yousif 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) San Beda
PG 11 Philippines Escobal, Pong 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) San Beda
SG 14 Philippines Ritualo, Ren-Ren 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) De La Salle
PG 17 Philippines Castro, Jayson 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) PCU
C 18 Philippines de Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
SF 20 United States Dillinger, Jared 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Hawaii
SG 24 Philippines Chia, Gec 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Ateneo
PF 33 Philippines de Ocampo, Ranidel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
C 34 United States Peek, Ali 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Saint Mary's
C 98 Philippines Lao, Gilbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UST
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Philippine Cup[]

Standings[]

Pos Team
 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
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +16, Rain or Shine −3, Sta. Lucia −13
  2. ^ 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 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

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
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
October Barangay Ginebra Kings
Donbel Belano October Barako Bull Energy Boosters

References[]

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