2012–13 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season

The 2012–13 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season is the 23rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2012-13 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season
Head coachNorman Black
Owner(s)Smart Communications
Philippine Cup results
Record122
(85.7%)
Place1st
Playoff finishChampions
(def. Rain or Shine, 4-0)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record77
(50%)
Place6th
Playoff finishSemifinalist
(def. by Barangay Ginebra, 2-3)
Governors' Cup results
Record36
(33.3%)
Place9th
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters seasons

Key dates

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 10 Jaypee Belencion G/F  Philippines Letran
3 10 Jason Escueta F/C  Philippines Ateneo de Manila

Roster

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
PG 3 Alapag, Jimmy (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) CSU San Bernardino
PF 4 Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sonoma State
G/F 6 Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) San Beda
C/G 10 Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) CSU Fullerton
SF 11 Anthony, Sean 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) McGill
G/F 12 Fonacier, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ateneo
G/F 14 Aquino, Jimbo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) San Sebastian
PG 15 Reyes, Jai 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Ateneo
PG 16 Raymundo, John 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) San Sebastian
C/G 17 Castro, Jayson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) PCU
F 21 Williams, Kelly (IN) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oakland
PF 22 Ferriols, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) USJ-R
C 24 Al-Hussaini, Rabeh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Ateneo
F 33 De Ocampo, Ranidel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
F/C 34 Peek, Ali 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Saint Mary's
F 40 Alvarez, Rich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Ateneo
G/F 51 Aban, Aaron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Aboy Castro



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured

Roster


Philippine Cup

Standings

{{201213 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=TNT}}

Game log

2013 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 October 5 Meralco 112110* Dillinger (20) Peek (9) Dillinger, Castro, Reyes (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 10 Boxscore
2 October 12 GlobalPort 108104 Castro (30) de Ocampo (9) Alapag (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 20 Boxscore
3 October 17 Air21 9689 de Ocampo (19) Williams (13) Alapag, Castro (4) Mall of Asia Arena 30 Boxscore
4 October 20 San Mig Coffee 8574 Fonacier (26) Williams (12) Castro (5) Ynares Center 40 Boxscore
5 October 24 Barako Bull 7976 Castro (15) Williams (13) Reyes (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 50 Boxscore
6 October 27 Rain or Shine 8077 Alapag (15) Williams (12) Alapag (7) Victorias City 60 Boxscore
November
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
7 November 2 Alaska 9294 Alapag (17) Williams (9) Reyes (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 61 Boxscore
8 November 7 Petron Blaze 9282 Fonacier (21) Castro (9) Alapag, Castro (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 71 Boxscore
9 November 11 Barangay Ginebra 101104 de Ocampo (20) de Ocampo (10) Castro (7) Mall of Asia Arena 72 Boxscore
10 November 16 Meralco 10998 Castro (23) Reyes (8) Alapag (7) Ynares Center 82 Boxscore
11 November 21 San Mig Coffee 9263 Alapag (19) Williams (11) Castro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 92 Boxscore
12 November 25 Air21 10094 Alapag (18) Fonacier (9) Alapag (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 102 Boxscore
13 November 28 Petron Blaze 9582 Castro (23) Williams (9) Castro (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 112 Boxscore
December
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
14 December 9 Barangay Ginebra 8780 Castro (24) Peek (18) Castro (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 122 Boxscore
2012–13 schedule

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

Game log

2013 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Quarterfinals: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 December 13 Air21 105100 Reyes, Fonacier (16) Reyes (9) Alapag (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 10 Boxscore
Semifinals: 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 December 19 Alaska 6665 Castro (17) Castro (11) Alapag (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 10 Boxscore
2 December 21 Alaska 88100 Dillinger (26) Peek, Carey (6) Alapag (6) Mall of Asia Arena 11 Boxscore
3 December 26 Alaska 9379 Williams (23) Williams (9) Alapag (11) Mall of Asia Arena 21 Boxscore
4 December 28 Alaska 99104 Alapag (17) Williams (11) Alapag, Castro (5) Mall of Asia Arena 22 Boxscore
5 December 30 Alaska 9995 Reyes (15) Williams (9) Alapag, Castro (5) Mall of Asia Arena 32
6 January 4 Alaska 8378 Castro (16) Williams (10) Castro (4) Cuneta Astrodome 42 Boxscore
Finals: 4–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 January 9 Rain or Shine 8781 Castro, de Ocampo (16) Williams (12) Alapag (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 10 Boxscore
2 January 11 Rain or Shine 8981 de Ocampo (30) de Ocampo (9) de Ocampo, Alapag (4) Mall of Asia Arena 20 Boxscore
3 January 13 Rain or Shine 8980 Castro (19) Reyes, Williams, Carey (8) Alapag, Castro (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 30 Boxscore
4 January 16 Rain or Shine 10582 de Ocampo (19) Williams (11) Alapag (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 40 Boxscore
2012–13 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

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[lower-alpha 1] 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 San Mig Coffee Mixers 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 1] 3
5 Meralco Bolts 7 7 .500[lower-alpha 2] 4
6 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 7 .500[lower-alpha 2] 4
7 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 7 .500[lower-alpha 2] 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. Head-to-head record: Petron 2–0 San Mig
  2. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.01, TNT 1.00, Barangay Ginebra 0.99

Game log

2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
February
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 February 9 Meralco 9299 Benson (25) Benson (11) Alapag, de Ocampo (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 01 boxscore
2 February 15 Air21 8683 Benson (30) Benson (18) Castro, Fonacier (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 11 boxscore
3 February 20 GlobalPort 9979 Benson (20) Benson (19) Alapag (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 21 boxscore
4 February 24 San Mig Coffee 8290 Castro (18) Benson (17) Alapag (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 22 boxscore
March
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
5 March 1 Alaska 6992 Benson (27) Benson (14) Alapag (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 23 boxscore
6 March 9 Barako Bull 10198 Al-Hussaini (19) Harvey (10) Alapag (4) Legaspi City, Albay 33 boxscore
7 March 13 Rain or Shine Smart Araneta Coliseum
8 March 17 Barangay Ginebra Smart Araneta Coliseum
9 March 22 Petron Blaze Smart Araneta Coliseum
2012–13 schedule

Governors' Cup

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[lower-alpha 1] 3
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 3
5 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barako Bull Energy 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
7 Alaska Aces 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 3] 5
9 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 3] 5
10 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 3] 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.01, Barako Bull 1.00, Alaska 0.99
  3. 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
August
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 August 16 Barako Bull 118113 (OT) Mitchell (48) Mitchell (11) three players (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 10 Boxscore
Recap
2 August 25 San Mig Coffee 99118 Mitchell (38) Mall of Asia Arena 11 Recap
3 August 30 Meralco 8692 Mitchell (32) Mitchell (11) Castro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 12 Boxscore
Recap
September
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
4 September 1 GlobalPort 10295 Mitchell (35) Al-Hussaini (15) Reyes (7) Mall of Asia Arena 22 Boxscore
Recap
5 September 6 Alaska Mall of Asia Arena
6 September 7 Petron Smart Araneta Coliseum
7 September 13 Air21 PhilSports Arena
8 September 18 Rain or Shine Cuneta Astrodome
9 September 22 Barangay Ginebra Mall of Asia Arena
2012–13 schedule

Transactions

Pre-season

  • None

Philippine Cup

  • None

Commissioner's Cup

January 31, 2013[2] To Talk 'N Text
Rabeh Al-Hussaini
To GlobalPort
Japeth Aguilar
June 10, 2013[3] To Talk 'N Text
Sean Anthony
To Barako Bull
Jared Dillinger

Governors' Cup

October 14, 2013[4] To Talk 'N Text
Rob Reyes
2015 2nd draft pick
To Air21
Rabeh Al-Hussaini
October 14, 2013[4] To Talk 'N Text
Nonoy Baclao
Eric Salamat
To Air21
Pamboy Raymundo
Bambam Gamalinda

Recruited imports

TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupKeith BensonFebruary 9 (vs. Meralco)March 1 vs. (Alaska)2–3
Donnell HarveyMarch 9 (vs. Barako Bull)April 6 (vs. GlobalPort)4–3
Jerome JordanApril 14 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra)April 28 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra)4–2
Tony MitchellMay 8 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra)May 12 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra)1–2
Governors' CupTony MitchellAugust 15 (vs. Barako Bull)September 13 (vs. Air21)2–5
Courtney FellsSeptember 18 (vs. Rain or Shine)September 24 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)1–2

References

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