2008–09 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season

The 2008–09 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season will be the 19th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

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

Key dates

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • 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[lower-alpha 1] 2 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 10 8 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
5 Sta. Lucia Realtors 10 8 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
6 San Miguel Beermen 9 9 .500 3 Advance to wildcard round
7 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 8 10 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
8 Air21 Express 8 10 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
9 Coca-Cola Tigers 7 11 .389 5
10 Red Bull Barako 5 13 .278 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +16, Rain or Shine −3, Sta. Lucia −13
  2. Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0, Air21

Game log
2009 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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

Records

Note: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Records Only

RecordStatHolderDate/s
Most points in one game42Mark Cardona vs. Red Bull BarakoNovember 16, 2008
Most rebounds in one game22Harvey Carey vs. San Miguel BeermenJanuary 25, 2009
Most assists in one game7Jimmy Alapag vs. Alaska AcesNovember 22, 2008
Jayson Castro2 Occasions
Most blocks in one game3 Don Allado vs.Red Bull BarakoNovember 16, 2008
Ali Peek2 Occasions
Rob Reyes vs. Coca-Cola TigersOctober 4, 2008
Most steals in one game4Jayson Castro vs. Alaska AcesNovember 22, 2008
Most minutes played in one game42Harvey Carey2 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

Subtractions
PlayerSignedNew team
Kalani FerreriaOctoberBarangay Ginebra Kings
Donbel BelanoOctoberBarako Bull Energy Boosters

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