2012–13 Air21 Express season

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2012-13 Air21 Express season
Head coachFranz Pumaren
Owner(s)Airfrieght 2100, Inc.
(a Lina Group of Companies subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record5–9
(.357)
Place8th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(eliminated by Talk 'N Text in one game)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record6–8
(.429)
Place8th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(eliminated by Alaska in one game)
Governors' Cup results
Record3–6
(.333)
Place10th
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Air21 Express seasons
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The 2012–13 Air21 Express season is the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates[]

  • August 19: The 2012 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Midtown Mall, Manila.

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2012 PBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 1 Yousef Taha G  Philippines North Lake/Mapúa
3 1 Simon Atkins G  Philippines De La Salle-Manila

Roster[]

Air21 Express (2011-present) roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 4 Philippines Manuel, Vic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) PSBA
G/F 6 Philippines Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) San Beda
SF 9 Philippines Canaleta, KG 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UE
G 10 Philippines Atkins, Simon (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) DLSU
G 13 Philippines Custodio, Bonbon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) UE
SG 14 Philippines Ritualo, Ren-Ren (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) DLSU
G/F 15 Philippines Menor, Ogie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) San Beda
PG 16 Philippines Raymundo, John 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) San Sebastian
SG 17 Philippines Cardona, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) De La Salle
SG 18 Philippines Yeo, Joseph 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) DLSU
PG 19 Philippines Arboleda, Wynne 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) MLQU
F/C 34 Philippines Sharma, Carlo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) DLSU
PF 63 Switzerland Burtscher, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) CCC
C 88 Tonga Taulava, Asi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) BYU–Hawaii
F - Philippines Borboran, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) UE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup[]

Eliminations[]

Standings[]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 12 2 .857 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Mig Coffee Mixers 10 4 .714 2
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 5 .643 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Meralco Bolts 8 6 .571[a] 4
5 Alaska Aces 8 6 .571[a] 4
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 7 .500 5
7 Petron Blaze Boosters 6 8 .429 6 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Air21 Express 5 9 .357 7
9 Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 10 .286 8
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 13 .071 11
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Meralco; Meralco +4, Alaska −4

Game log[]

2013 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October
November
December
2012–13 schedule

Playoffs[]

Bracket[]

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-7) 		    Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 Talk 'N Text 105    
  8 Air21 100    
            1 Talk 'N Text 4    
    (Best-of-3)       5 Alaska 2  
  4 Meralco 0  
  5 Alaska 2    
    1 Talk 'N Text 4
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     3 Rain or Shine 0
  2 San Mig Coffee 92*    
  7 Petron Blaze 87    
            2 San Mig Coffee 2
    (Best-of-3)     3 Rain or Shine 4    
  3 Rain or Shine 2  
  6 Barangay Ginebra 1    

*Game went into overtime

This box:

Game log[]

2013 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Quarterfinals: 0–1
2012–13 schedule

Commissioner's Cup[]

Eliminations[]

Standings[]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 11 3 .786 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 5 .643 2
3 Petron Blaze Boosters 8 6 .571[a] 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 San Mig Coffee Mixers 8 6 .571[a] 3
5 Meralco Bolts 7 7 .500[b] 4
6 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 7 .500[b] 4
7 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 7 .500[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Air21 Express 6 8 .429 5
9 Barako Bull Energy Cola 5 9 .357 6
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 2 12 .143 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Head-to-head record: Petron 2–0 San Mig
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.01, TNT 1.00, Barangay Ginebra 0.99

Game log[]

2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
February
March
April
2012–13 schedule

Playoffs[]

Bracket[]

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5) 		    Finals
(Best-of-5)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 Alaska 87    
  8 Air21 81    
            1 Alaska 3    
    (Best-of-3)       4 San Mig Coffee 1  
  4 San Mig Coffee 2  
  5 Meralco 1    
    1 Alaska 3
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     7 Barangay Ginebra 0
  2 Rain or Shine 83 79  
  7 Barangay Ginebra 90 81  
            7 Barangay Ginebra 3
    (Best-of-3)     6 Talk 'N Text 2    
  3 Petron 0  
  6 Talk 'N Text 2    
This box:

Game log[]

2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Quarterfinals: 0–1
2012–13 schedule

Governors' Cup[]

Eliminations[]

Standings[]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Petron Blaze Boosters 8 1 .889 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Mig Coffee Mixers 6 3 .667 2
3 Meralco Bolts 5 4 .556[a] 3
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 4 .556[a] 3
5 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 5 .444[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barako Bull Energy 4 5 .444[b] 4
7 Alaska Aces 4 5 .444[b] 4
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 6 .333[c] 5
9 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 3 6 .333[c] 5
10 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[c] 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.01, Barako Bull 1.00, Alaska 0.99
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Head-to-head quotient: Talk 'N Text 1.05, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Air21 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 110–102 Talk 'N Text

Game log[]

2013 PBA Governors' Cup game log
hide
February
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 August 14 GlobalPort Mall of Asia Arena
2 August 17 San Mig Coffee Ynares Center
3 August 25 Barako Bull Mall of Asia Arena
4 August 28 Petron Blaze Mall of Asia Arena
5 August 31 Rain or Shine Mall of Asia Arena
2012–13 schedule

Transactions[]

Trades[]

Pre-season[]

August 23, 2012[1][2] To Air21
Nonoy Baclao (from Petron Blaze)
Robert Reyes(from Petron Blaze)
KG Canaleta (from Barangay Ginebra)
John Wilson (from Barangay Ginebra) 		To Petron Blaze
Magi Sison (from Air21)
Paolo Hubalde (from Air21)
2014 second round pick (from Air21) 		To Barangay Ginebra
Elmer Espiritu (from Air21)
2013 first round pick (from Air21)
September 20, 2012[3] To Air21
Bonbon Custodio 		To Alaska
2014 2nd round pick

Philippine Cup[]

November 7, 2012[4] To Air21
Mike Cortez 		To Barangay Ginebra
Yousef Taha

Commissioner's Cup[]

July 17, 2013[5] To Air21
Vic Manuel
Carlo Sharma
To Meralco
Nonoy Baclao
John Wilson

Governors' Cup[]

September 7, 2013[6] To Air21
Asi Taulava
Mark Borboran 		To Meralco
Mike Cortez
James Sena
October 14, 2013[7] To Air21
Rabeh Al-Hussaini 		To Talk 'N Text
Rob Reyes
2015 2nd draft pick
October 14, 2013[7] To Air21
Mark Cardona
Nonoy Baclao 		To Meralco
Rabeh Al-Hussaini
Nelbert Omolon
October 14, 2013[7] To Air21
Pamboy Raymundo
Bambam Gamalinda 		To Talk 'N Text
Nonoy Baclao

Recruited imports[]

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Michael Dunigan February 10 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra) April 20 (vs. Alaska) 6–9
Governors' Cup Zach Graham August 14 (vs. GlobalPort) September 22 (vs. Alaska Aces) 3–6

References[]

  1. ^ PBA approves seven-player deal among Air 21, Ginebra, Petron Archived 2012-08-24 at the Wayback Machine, InterAKTV, August 23, 2012
  2. ^ PBA: Air21 loads up via three-team trade with Petron, Ginebra, GMA News Online, August 23, 2012
  3. ^ Air 21 acquires Bonbon Custodio from Alaska for future 2nd round pick Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, September 20, 2012
  4. ^ PBA approves Mike Cortez-Yousef Taha trade Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, November 7, 2012
  5. ^ Meralco's Sharma, Manuel head to Air21 for Baclao, Wilson as trade finally a go, Snow Badua, spin.ph, July 12, 2013
  6. ^ [1] Archived 2013-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, September 7, 2013
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c Al-Hussaini moves from TnT to Meralco as Air21 lands Cardona in three-team trade deal, Snow Badua, spin.ph, October 14, 2013
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