2005–06 Air21 Express season

2005–06 Air21 Express season
Head coachBo Perasol
Fiesta Conference results
Record17–15 (53.1%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinals
Philippine Cup results
Record9–11 (45%)
Place7th
Playoff finishWildcard
Air21 Express seasons

The 2005–06 Air21 Express season was the fourth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Height Position Nationality College
1 1 Anthony Washington 6'7" Forward  United States Eckerd
1 5 Mark Cardona 6'1" Guard-Forward  Philippines La Salle
1 6 Niño Canaleta 6'6" Forward  Philippines UE

Roster

2005–06 Air21 Express roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 5 United States Daniels, Shawn (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Utah State
G/F 8 Philippines Tubid, Ronald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UE
F 9 Philippines Canaleta, Niño (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UE
F/C 13 Philippines Telan, Mark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) De La Salle
F/C 16 Philippines Se, Homer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) San Sebastian
G/F 17 Philippines Dacia, Bruce 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Visayas
F/C 18 Philippines De Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
G 19 Philippines Arboleda, Wynne 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) MLQU
G 20 Philippines David, Gary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Lyceum
G 25 Philippines Avenido, Leo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern
F 26 Philippines Bernardo, Ryan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UST
G 29 Philippines Padilla, Stephen 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Visayas
F 33 Philippines De Ocampo, Ranidel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)



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
  • Injured Injured

Fiesta Conference

Game log

2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference game log
October
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 7 Purefoods 88-86 Ritualo (17) Ynares Center 1–0
2 October 12 Talk 'N Text 91–109 Ritualo (23) Ynares Center 1–1
3 October 16 Red Bull 77–84 Daniels (23) Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 October 21 Alaska 108–111 (2OT) Daniels (24) Araneta Coliseum 1–3
5 October 23 Sta. Lucia 110-95 Daniels (30) Araneta Coliseum 2–3
6 October 29 San Miguel 119–123 (2OT) De Ocampo (21) Roxas City 2–4
November
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
7 November 4 Talk 'N Text 90-88 Ritualo (17) Ynares Center 3–4
8 November 6 Brgy.Ginebra 83–93 Ferriols (22) Araneta Coliseum 3–5
9 November 11 San Miguel 90-86 Daniels (22) Araneta Coliseum 4–5
10 November 16 Alaska 88-83 David (28) Araneta Coliseum 5–5
11 November 20 Sta.Lucia 114-103 Daniels (24) Cuneta Astrodome 6–5
12 November 23 Coca Cola 106–115 Ritualo (31) Araneta Coliseum 6–6
December
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
13 December 10 Brgy.Ginebra 109-101 Daniels (30) Ormoc City 7–6
14 December 14 Red Bull Cuneta Astrodome 7–7
15 December 16 Coca Cola 98-94 De Ocampo (28) Cuneta Astrodome 8–7
16 December 18 Purefoods 110-109 Ritualo (22) Ynares Center 9–7
2005–06 schedule

Transactions

Pre-season

Players Added

Via Draft

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Players Lost

Via Trade

Trades

March, 2006
To Air21 Express
Mark Telan
To Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
John Ferriols[3]
May 8, 2006
To Air21 Express
Leo Avenido
To Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
Renren Ritualo, Patrick Fran[4]

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Stephen Padilla March 2006 Alaska Aces

Subtractions

Player Signed New team
Wesley Gonzales March 2006 San Miguel Beermen

References

  1. ^ "Back-up slotman key to Yancy-Anthony swap". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. ^ "Air21 trades Cardona for veteran Fran". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. ^ "Tigers, Express clash in opener". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  4. ^ "Miller, Ritualo, 4 others traded". Philippine Daily Inquirer.