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The 2008–09 Alaska Aces season was the 23rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
1	5	Solomon Mercado	6'1"	Point guard	United States	Biola
2	15	Kelvin dela Peña	6'1"	Point guard	Philippines	Mapúa

2008–09 Alaska Aces roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	From
SF	4	Borboran, Mark	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	UE
C	7	Thoss, Sonny	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	James Cook
PG	9	Tenorio, LA	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	151 lb (68 kg)	Ateneo
SG	12	Fonacier, Larry	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Ateneo
PG	13	Miller, Willie	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Letran
PG	15	dela Peña, Kelvin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mapúa
PF	21	Hugnatan, Reynel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Manila
SG	22	Cariaso, Jeffrey (C)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sonoma State
PG	24	Cablay, Brandon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Vanguard
C	30	Sotto, Ervin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Saint Francis of Assisi
SF	35	dela Cruz, Tony	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	UC Irvine
SF	38	Devance, Joe	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	UTEP
PF	55	Ferriols, John	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	USJ–R

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Reserve	Inactive
C	Sonny Thoss	John Ferriols	Ervin Sotto	Frederick Canlas
PF	Joe Devance	Reynel Hugnatan		Poch Juinio
SF	Tony Dela Cruz	Larry Fonacier	Mark Borboran
SG	Willie Miller	Jeffrey Cariaso		Ariel Capus
PG	LA Tenorio	Kelvin dela Peña

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Alaska Aces	12	6	.667	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	11	7	.611	1	Advance to semifinals
3	Barangay Ginebra Kings	10	8	.556^[a]	2	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	10	8	.556^[a]	2
5	Sta. Lucia Realtors	10	8	.556^[a]	2
6	San Miguel Beermen	9	9	.500	3	Advance to wildcard round
7	Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants	8	10	.444^[b]	4
8	Air21 Express	8	10	.444^[b]	4
9	Coca-Cola Tigers	7	11	.389	5
10	Red Bull Barako	5	13	.278	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +16, Rain or Shine −3, Sta. Lucia −13
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0 Air21

2009 PBA Philippine Cup game log

October

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 5	San Miguel	85–84	Miller (17)	Cuneta Astrodome	1–0
2	October 11	Coca Cola	69–62		Victorias, Negros Occidental	2–0
3	October 16	Red Bull	89–83	Miller (13)	JCSGO Gym (Cubao)	3–0
4	October 19	Rain or Shine	91–84	Miller (21)	Araneta Coliseum	4–0
5	October 24	Talk 'N Text	83–91	Miller (29)	Ynares Center	4–1
6	October 29	Air21	107–109	Devance (25)	Araneta Coliseum	4–2

November

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
7	November 2	Brgy.Ginebra	93–84 OT	Miller (25)	Devance (20)	Miller (6)	Araneta Coliseum	5–2
8	November 7	Sta.Lucia	95–89			Tenorio (7)	Cuneta Astrodome	6–2
9	November 9	Purefoods	95–80	Devance (20)			Araneta Coliseum	7–2
10	November 15	San Miguel	91–85	Miller (20)				8–2
11	November 19	Rain or Shine	88–92	Miller (29)			Araneta Coliseum	8–3
12	November 22	Talk 'N Text	113–86	Devance (21)			The Arena in San Juan	9–3
13	November 28	Sta.Lucia	80–92	Miller (22)			Ynares Center	9–4

December

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
14	December 5	Coca Cola	99–83		Araneta Coliseum	10–4
15	December 10	Red Bull	80–100	Miller (13)	Araneta Coliseum	10–5
16	December 13	Brgy.Ginebra	82–84		Cagayan de Oro	10–6
17	December 19	Air21	76–65	Miller (23)	Ynares Center	11–6
18	December 21	Purefoods	76–74		Cuneta Astrodome	12–6

Note: Alaska Aces Records Only

Record	Stat	Holder	Date/s
Most points in one game	29	Willie Miller	2 Occasions
Most rebounds in one game	20	Joe Devance vs. Barangay Ginebra Kings	November 2, 2008
Most assists in one game	10	Willie Miller vs. Air21 Express	December 19, 2008
Most blocks in one game	4	Sonny Thoss vs. Coca-Cola Tigers	October 12, 2008
Most steals in one game	3	5 Tied	5 Occasions
Most minutes played in one game	42	LA Tenorio vs. Sta. Lucia Realtors	November 7, 2008
Most minutes played in one game	42	Willie Miller vs. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	November 19, 2008

September 1, 2008 ^[1]	To Alaska Aces Joe Devance	To Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Solomon Mercado and Eddie Laure
September 22, 2008^[2]	To Alaska Aces Mark Borboran	To Air21 Express J. R. Quiñahan