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2004–05 Barangay Ginebra Kings season
2004–05 Barangay Ginebra Kings season
Head coach	Allan Caidic ; Siot Tanquingcen
General Manager	Ira Manaquis (January – February 2004) ; Eric Altamirano ; (February–March 2004) ; Allan Caidic
Owner(s)	Ginebra San Miguel, Inc.
Fiesta Conference (Transition) results
Record	7–11 ; (38.9%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Champions (def. Red Bull 3-1)
Philippine Cup results
Record	20–9 ; (69%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Champions (def. Talk 'N Text 4-2)
Fiesta Conference results
Record	8–10 ; (44.4%)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Wildcard
Barangay Ginebra Kings seasons
	← 2003 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 Barangay Ginebra Kings season was the 26th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Transactions

Off-season
Jayjay Helterbrand ^{Re-signed by Ginebra}
Miguel Noble ^{Acquired from Alaska Aces}
Rodney Santos ^{Acquired from Purefoods; part of Limpot-Seigle trade}
Andy Seigle ^{Acquired from Purefoods in exchange for Jun Limpot} ^[1]
Kim Valenzuela ^{Rookie signed; originally pick by Sta.Lucia}

Occurrences

Head coach Allan Caidic was promoted as team manager replacing Eric Altamirano. Altamirano replaced Ira Manaquis who served until first months of 2004.^[2]^[3] Caidic will be replaced by assistant coach Bethune Tanquingcen after five games into the 2004 Fiesta Conference.^[4]^[5]

Championships

The Barangay Ginebra Kings won the PBA's transition tournament called Fiesta Conference over Red Bull Barako, 3 games to 1, in the best-of-five title series for their first championship after seven long years, as the team celebrates its fifth overall title on July 7, 2004, defeating Red Bull, 103-86 in Game 4.

As the PBA entered its 30th season with the regular two-conference format, the Barangay Ginebra Kings repeated as champions, the first time in its franchise history, by winning the 2004–2005 Grand Matador Philippine Cup title over the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals, 4 games to 2.

Awards

Eric Menk became the first Ginebra player to win the Most Valuable Player (MVP) honors for the season. Menk also won the finals MVP and Best Player of the Conference Award.

Roster

2004–05 Barangay Ginebra Kings roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	From
G	1	David, Bal	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	UST
G	3	Valenzuela, Kim	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	San Francisco State
G/F	9	Santos, Rodney	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	San Sebastian
C	10	Adducul, Rommel	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	San Sebastian
G	12	Echavez, Edgar	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
G	13	Helterbrand, Jayjay	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Kentucky State
F	14	Calpito, Aramis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	San Sebastian
F	16	Ballesteros, Ernesto	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	UST
C	22	Walkvist, James	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
F/C	30	Menk, Eric	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Lake Superior State
F	34	Noble, Miguel	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Utica
G	47	Caguioa, Mark	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Glendale CC (CA)
C	52	Seigle, Andy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	New Orleans
F	80	Salvacion, Sunday	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	St. Benilde
G	88	Dimaunahan, Aries	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	UST
F	26	Ellis, Rosell (I)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	McNeese State
F		Reese, George (I)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	Ohio State
F/C	21	Braggs, Torraye (I)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Xavier
C	5	Elisma, Ed (I)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	Georgia Tech
C		Brown, Andre (I)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	DePaul
F/C		Fuller, Hiram (I)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	Fresno State

Head coach

Siot Tanquingcen

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Allan Caidic

Legend

(C) Team captain
(CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
(GI) Governors' Cup Import
(EI) EASL Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie
(I) Import
Injured

Philippine Cup

Game log

2004–05 PBA Philippine Cup game log

October

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 6	Purefoods	87–104	Caguioa (20)		Araneta Coliseum	0–1
2	October 10	Sta.Lucia	88-84	Helterbrand (23)	Menk (16)	Araneta Coliseum	1–1
3	October 13	San Miguel	72–83	Adducul (15)		Araneta Coliseum	1–2
4	October 21	FedEx	126-121	Caguioa (39)		Dipolog	2–2
5	October 24	Shell	81–86	Helterbrand (24)		Araneta Coliseum	2–3
6	October 27	Talk 'N Text	91-80	Menk (22)		Araneta Coliseum	3–3

December

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
14	December 9	Shell			Urdaneta City	10–4
15	December 12	Alaska	88–102	Menk (24)	Araneta Coliseum	10–5
16	December 17	Red Bull	107-89	Menk (26)	Ynares Center	11–5
17	December 21	San Miguel			Laoag City	12–5
18	December 25	Talk 'N Text	108-102	Helterbrand (33)	Cuneta Astrodome	13–5

2004–05 schedule

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	#	Height	From	GP
2004 PBA Fiesta Conference	Rosell Ellis		6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	McNeese State	3
	George Reese		6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Ohio State	3
	Torraye Braggs	21	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	Xavier University	23
2005 PBA Fiesta Conference	Eddie Elisma	2	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	Georgia Tech	10
	Andre Brown		6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	DePaul University	7
	Hiram Fuller		6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Cal State-Fresno	3

^{GP – Games played}

References

^ "Limpot traded to Purefoods for Seigle". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
^ Beltran, Joey Villar, Nelson (February 7, 2004). "Ex-PBA cagers tapped for four SMC teams". Philstar.com. Retrieved August 7, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Velasco, Bill (January 10, 2004). "Ginebra's breakout year?". Philstar.com. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
^ "Tanquincen new Ginebra mentor". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
^ "Caidic sinibak bilang coach ng Ginebra". www.philstar.com. March 18, 2004. Retrieved August 7, 2024.