2009–10 Coca-Cola Tigers season

2009–10 Coca-Cola Tigers season
Head coachKenneth Duremdes (October–November)
Bo Perasol (November–August)
General ManagerBo Perasol
Owner(s)Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record6–12 (33.3%)
Place7th (tied)
Playoff finishWildcards
(by Rain or Shine 99–84)
Fiesta Conference results
Record8–10 (44.4%)
Place7th
Playoff finishWildcards
(by Rain or Shine 98–93)
Coca-Cola Tigers seasons

The 2009–10 Coca-Cola Tigers season was the 8th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: 2009 PBA Draft
Round Pick Player Height Position Nationality College
2 14 Francis Allera 6 ft. 4 in. Forward  Philippines UST
2 20 PJ Walsham 6 ft. 5 in. Forward  Philippines De La Salle

Roster

2009–10 Coca-Cola Tigers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
SG 5 Philippines Rizada, R.J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Far Eastern
PF 7 Philippines Bono, Ken 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Adamson
SF 8 Philippines Allera, Francis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UST
PG 12 Philippines Cruz, Marvin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Philippines
PG 13 Philippines Mendoza, Paolo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Philippines
PF 16 Philippines Espino, Dennis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UST
PF 17 Philippines Rodriguez, Larry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) PMI
SG 20 Philippines David, Gary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Lyceum
SF 24 Philippines Calimag, Ricky 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) San Beda
PG 26 Philippines Lanete, Chico 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Lyceum
SF 28 Philippines Gonzales, Norman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) San Beda
SF 34 United States Antonio, William 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Chaminade
SG 80 Philippines Macapagal, Mark 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) San Sebastian
C 88 Tonga Taulava, Asi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 275 lb (125 kg) BYU–Hawaii
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Asi Taulava Dennis Espino Ken Bono
PF Norman Gonzales Larry Rodriguez Ricky Calimag
SF William Antonio Mark Macapagal
SG Gary David R.J. Rizada Francis Allera
PG Chico Lanete Marvin Cruz Paolo Mendoza

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 13 5 .722[a] — Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 13 5 .722[a] —
3 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 12 6 .667[b] 1 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra Kings 12 6 .667[b] 1
5 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 11 7 .611 2
6 Sta. Lucia Realtors 10 8 .556 3 Advance to wildcard round
7 Coca-Cola Tigers 6 12 .333[c] 7
8 Burger King Whoppers 6 12 .333[c] 7
9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4 14 .222 9
10 Barako Bull Energy Boosters 3 15 .167 10
— Smart Gilas (G) 3 6 .333 5.5 Guest team[d]
Source: PBA.ph
(G) Guests
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 2–0 San Miguel
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Purefoods 1–1 Barangay Ginebra; Purefoods 0, Barangay Ginebra 0; overall point differential: Purefoods +85, Barangay Ginebra +75
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Burger King 1–1, Coca-Cola; Burger King +10, Coca-Cola −10
  4. ^ Smart Gilas's results do not count in the standings.

Game log

Eliminations
2010 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 16 Sta. Lucia 76-95 Cabagnot (18) Taulava (11) Taulava (5) Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 October 18 Barako Bull 73-81 Espino (15) Rodriguez (18) Cabagnot (5) Araneta Coliseum 0–2
3 October 23 Alaska 79-100 Cabagnot (15) Cabagnot (8) Cabagnot, Cruz (5) Cuneta Astrodome 0–3
4 October 30 Purefoods 93-79 N. Gonzales (17) W. Gonzales (7) Cabagnot (6) Araneta Coliseum 1–3
November
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 November 6 Smart Gilas* 93-98 Cuneta Astrodome
6 November 11 Talk 'N Text 94-103 Espino (21) Espino (13) Espino (4) Araneta Coliseum 1–4
7 November 18 Burger King 97-106 Cabagnot (20) N. Gonzales (7) Cabagnot (5) Araneta Coliseum 1–5
8 November 21 San Miguel 84-107 Macapagal (18) Espino (8) Ross (6) Cebu City 1–6
9 November 25 Rain or Shine 84-92 Macapagal (16) Rodriguez (13) Cabagnot (9) Araneta Coliseum 1–7
10 November 27 Barangay Ginebra 104-113 Macapagal (27) Cabagnot, Bono (7) Cabagnot, Ross (6) Ynares Center 1–8
December
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 December 2 Purefoods 79-88 Rodriguez (21) Rodriguez (9) Ross (4) Araneta Coliseum 1–9
12 December 5 Talk 'N Text 104-107 Macapagal (23) Espino (9) Cabagnot (4) General Santos 1–10
13 December 11 Sta. Lucia 92-98 Cabagnot (15) Taulava (10) Cabagnot (5) Ynares Center 1–11
14 December 13 Burger King 106-94 Rodriguez (21) Espino (11) Cabagnot (13) Araneta Coliseum 2–11
15 December 20 Alaska 103-92 Macapagal (19) Taulava (12) Taulava, Cabagnot (6) Araneta Coliseum 3–11
16 December 25 Barangay Ginebra 97-106 Espino (21) Taulava (16) Cabagnot (7) Cuneta Astrodome 3–12
January
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 January 13 San Miguel 118-107 Taulava (27) Taulava (15) Ross (10) Araneta Coliseum 4–12
18 January 15 Rain or Shine 105-83 Ross (18) Taulava (14) Taulava (8) Araneta Coliseum 5–12
19 January 20 Barako Bull 91-89 Taulava (20) Taulava (11) Ross (7) Cuneta Astrodome 6–12
2009–10 schedule
Playoffs
2010 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Wildcard
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 January 24 Burger King 118-112 Macapagal (22) Taulava (16) Taulava (7) Ynares Center 1–0
2 January 27 Rain or Shine 84-99 David (20) Taulava (19) Ross (4) Ynares Center 1–1
2009–10 schedule

Fiesta Conference

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 15 3 .833 — Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 13 5 .722[a] 2
3 Derby Ace Llamados 13 5 .722[a] 2 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Alaska Aces 11 7 .611 4
5 Barangay Ginebra Kings 9 9 .500[b] 6
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 9 .500[b] 6 Advance to wildcard round
7 Coca-Cola Tigers 8 10 .444 7
8 Sta. Lucia Realtors 5 13 .278 10
9 Air21 Express 4 14 .222 11
10 Barako Energy Coffee Masters 3 15 .167 12
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Second seed playoff: San Miguel 88, Derby Ace 83
  2. ^ a b Fifth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 115, Rain or Shine 88

Game log

2010 PBA Fiesta Conference game log
March
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 March 24 Barako 97-74 David (17) Taulava (9) Rizada (4) Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 March 27 San Miguel 108-98 David (19) Taulava (8) Rizada (5) Gingoog 2–0
3 March 31 Air21 100-96 David (21) Rizada (8) David (4) Araneta Coliseum 3–0
April
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 April 4 Ginebra 91-98 David (25) David (8) Ross (3) Araneta Coliseum 3–1
5 April 14 Derby Ace 79-76 David (18) Taulava (9) Lanete (4) Araneta Coliseum 4–1
6 April 16 Rain or Shine 80-91 Espino (11) Taulava (11) Taulava, Cruz, Gonzales (2) Araneta Coliseum 4–2
7 April 21 Talk 'N Text 91-115 Lanete (17) Taulava (6) David (5) Araneta Coliseum 4–3
May
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 May 1 Sta. Lucia 94-108 David (26) Taulava (6) Lanete (7) Cuneta Astrodome 4–4
9 May 7 Alaska 103-104 David (31) Taulava (13) David, Taulava (3) Araneta Coliseum 4–5
10 May 14 Talk 'N Text 93-103 David (21) Taulava (13) Lanete (5) Araneta Coliseum 4–6
11 May 19 Alaska 98-108 David (23) Taulava (10) Ross (6) Araneta Coliseum 4–7
12 May 23 Derby Ace 91-104 David (26) Gonzales (9) Gonzales, Mendoza (2) Araneta Coliseum 4–8
13 May 30 Barako 105-100 David (25) Taulava (14) Mendoza (3) Araneta Coliseum 5–8
June
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
14 June 4 Air21 102-104 David (29) Taulava (17) Mendoza (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5–9
15 June 13 Ginebra 96-95 David (16) Taulava (10) Cruz (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 6–9
16 June 16 San Miguel 89-86 Taulava (15) Cruz (9) Cruz (7) Araneta Coliseum 7–9
17 June 25 Sta. Lucia 87-76 David (22) Taulava (10) Cruz (6) AC-tent 8–9
18 June 27 Rain or Shine 90-101 David (16) Taulava (18) David (6) Araneta Coliseum 8–10
2009–10 schedule

Locals only

Transactions

Pre-season

Coca-Cola Tigers

 Players Added

Via Draft

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Players Lost

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Season

Jan. 04, 2010
[1] 		To Burger King
Alex Cabagnot
Wesley Gonzales 		To Coca Cola
Gary David
Chico Lanete
May 19, 2010
[2] 		To Sta. Lucia
Chris Ross 		To Coca Cola
Paolo Mendoza

Imports recruited

Team Player Debuted Final
Coca-Cola Tigers James Penny (1/3) March 24, 2010 May 7, 2010
Rashad Bell (2/3) May 14, 2010 June 4, 2010
John Williamson (3/3) June 13, 2010 July 4, 2010

References

  1. ^ Burger King trades David and Lanete for Coca Cola's Cabagnot, Gonzales, and free upsize drinks Archived 2012-09-26 at the Wayback Machine@firequinito.com
  2. ^ Struggling tigers want shakeup, trade rookie Ross for Mendoza@GMA News Online