2004–05 FedEx Express season

The 2004–2005 FedEx Express season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2004–05 FedEx Express season
Head coachBonnie Garcia
Joe Lipa
Bong Ramos
Owner(s)Bert Lina
FedEx Philippines
Fiesta Conference (Transition) results
Record5–14
(26.3%)
Place9th
Playoff finishWildcard
Philippine Cup results
Record6–13
(31.6%)
Place9th
Playoff finishWildcard
Fiesta Conference results
Record10–11
(47.6%)
Place8th
Playoff finishWildcard
FedEx Express seasons

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Nationality College
1 3 Marc Pingris  Philippines PSBA
1 4 Ranidel De Ocampo  Philippines Saint Francis
1 9 Wesley Gonzales  Philippines Ateneo de Manila
Main article: 2004 PBA Draft

Occurrences

April 4, 2004: The Philippine team 20-and-under mentor Joe Lipa became the new head coach of FedEx, replacing Bonnie Garcia, PBA Commissioner Noli Eala set conditions that the veteran coach must severe his ties with the national team after the SEABA championships in September, or if coincides with the PBA, coach Joe Lipa must file a leave of absence from the FedEx ballclub.

Roster
Fedex Express roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 3 Billones, Egay 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Las Piñas College
G 14 Ritualo, Renren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) De La Salle
F 15 Pingris, Marc 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) PSBA
F/C 16 Rodriguez, Omanzie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Mapua
G/F 17 Dacia, Bruce 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) University of Visayas
G 19 Arboleda, Wynne 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) MLQU
G 20 David, Gary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Lyceum
F 22 Ferriols, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Jose-Recoletos
F 23 Gonzales, Wesley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Ateneo de Manila
F 33 De Ocampo, Ranidel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) St. Francis
F/C 44 Codiñera, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE
G 62 Victolero, Chito 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Mapua
F 99 Se, Homer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) San Sebastian College
G/F Sison, Reinier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Ateneo de Manila
G/F Bravo, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) State U
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jojo Villa
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • Injured

Philippine Cup

Game log
2005 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 8 Red Bull 102-95 [1] Ferriols (21) Makati Coliseum 1–0
2 October 13 Talk 'N Text 98-119 Ferriols (16) Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 October 17 Alaska 98-90 Ritualo (23) Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 October 21 Brgy.Ginebra 121-126 Dipolog City 2–2
5 October 27 Coca Cola 67-84 Araneta Coliseum 2–3
6 October 29 Purefoods 102-98 Araneta Coliseum 3–3
December
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
13 December 1 San Miguel 106-90 Ritualo (19) Araneta Coliseum 5–8
14 December 9 Alaska 102-114 Urdaneta City 5–9
15 December 15 Sta.Lucia 114-104 Ritualo (24) Araneta Coliseum 6–9
16 December 19 Shell 85-90 Ritualo (19) Makati Coliseum 6–10
17 December 22 Purefoods 110-112 Ritualo (32) Philsports Arena 6–11
January
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
18 January 5 Coca Cola 97-104 Ritualo (25) Philsports Arena 6–12
2004–05 schedule

Transactions

Recruited imports
TournamentName#HeightFromGP
2004 PBA Fiesta ConferenceAlvin Jefferson236 ft 8 in (2.03 m)Auburn University[2]4
Mike Maddox26 ft 8 in (2.03 m)Georgia Tech15
2005 PBA Fiesta ConferenceAnthony Miller26 ft 9 in (2.06 m)Michigan University21

GP - Games played

References
  1. "Ferriols keys big Express victory over Barakos". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. "FedEx import struggles in tune-up". Philstar.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
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