2013–14 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season

2013–14 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season
Head coachNorman Black
General ManagerPaolo Trillo
Owner(s)Smart Communications
Philippine Cup results
Record8–6
(57.1%)
Place4th
Playoff finishQuarterfinals (Def. by San Mig Super Coffee, 1-2.)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record9–0
(100.0%)
Place1st
Playoff finishFinals (def. by San Mig Super Coffee, 1-3)
Governors' Cup results
Record7–2
(77.8%)
Place1st
Playoff finishSemifinals (def. by San Mig Super Coffee, 2-3
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters seasons

The 2013–14 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season was the 24th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

  • November 3: The 2013 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
  • February 26: Ali Peek announced his retirement through Twitter. [1]

Draft picks

Main article: 2013 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
2 5 John Paul Erram C  Philippines None Ateneo
2 7 Robby Celiz SF  Philippines Black Water Sports National
3 7 Eliud Poligrates PG  Philippines SWU
4 6 Chris Sumalinog  Philippines Ateneo
5 5 Byron Villarias  Philippines JRU

Roster

2013–14 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PG 3 United States Alapag, Jimmy (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1977-12-30 Cal State San Bernardino
PF 4 United States Carey, Harvey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979-03-18 Sonoma State
PG 5 Philippines Reyes, Jai 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1987-02-25 Ateneo
F 7 Philippines Baclao, Nonoy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987-06-15 Ateneo
F 8 Philippines Celiz, Robby (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1988-09-07 National-U
F 9 Philippines Canaleta, Niño 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1982-02-12 UE
C/G 10 United States Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983-08-10 Cal State Fullerton
PG 11 Philippines Salamat, Eric (IN) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-04-26 Ateneo
G/F 12 Philippines Fonacier, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982-05-13 Ateneo
C/G 17 Philippines Castro, Jayson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1986-06-30 Philippine Christian
F 21 United States Williams, Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982-02-07 Oakland
F/C 24 United States Reyes, Robert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1983-03-16 Flagler
F 33 Philippines De Ocampo, Ranidel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1981-12-08 Saint Francis of Assisi
F 42 United States Seigle, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1976-06-14 Wagner
G/F 51 Philippines Aban, Aaron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982-04-08 Letran
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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 11 3 .786[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 11 3 .786[a] —
3 Petron Blaze Boosters 10 4 .714 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 8 6 .571 3
5 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 7 7 .500 4
6 Barako Bull Energy 5 9 .357[b] 6
7 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 9 .357[b] 6 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 5 9 .357[b] 6
9 Meralco Bolts 5 9 .357[b] 6
10 Air21 Express 3 11 .214 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.06, GlobalPort 1.01, Alaska 0.99, Meralco 0.95; eighth seed playoff: Alaska 94–91 Meralco

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra97 108
8Alaska104 95
1Barangay Ginebra3
(best-of-3)
5San Mig Coffee4
4Talk 'N Text1
5San Mig Coffee2
5San Mig Coffee4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Rain or Shine2
2Rain or Shine106
7GlobalPort96
2Rain or Shine4
(best-of-3)
3Petron Blaze1
3Petron Blaze2
6Barako Bull0
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Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 9 0 1.000 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 7 2 .778 2
3 Alaska Aces 6 3 .667 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 4 .556[a] 4
5 Meralco Bolts 5 4 .556[a] 4
6 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 4 5 .444 5
7 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[b] 6 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 6 .333[b] 6
9 Barako Bull Energy 2 7 .222 7
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 8 .111 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Meralco
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Air21 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-5)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Talk 'N Text97
8Barangay Ginebra84
1Talk 'N Text3
(best-of-3)
4Rain or Shine0
4Rain or Shine2
5Meralco1
1Talk 'N Text1
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6San Mig Coffee3
2San Miguel7995
7Air2192101**
7Air212
(best-of-3)
6San Mig Coffee3
3Alaska1
6San Mig Coffee2

**double overtime

This box:

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 2 .778 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 3 .667 1
3 Alaska Aces 5 4 .556[a] 2
4 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 5 4 .556[a] 2
5 Petron Blaze Boosters 5 4 .556[a] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 4 .556[a] 2
7 Air21 Express 5 4 .556[a] 2
8 Barako Bull Energy 3 6 .333[b] 4
9 Meralco Bolts 3 6 .333[b] 4
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 8 .111 6
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.08, San Mig 1.02, San Miguel 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.97, Air21 0.94
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 95–94 Meralco

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-5)
(#1 twice to beat)
1Talk 'N Text99
8Barako Bull84
1Talk 'N Text2
(#4 twice to beat)
4San Mig Coffee3
4San Mig Coffee97
5San Miguel90
4San Mig Coffee3
(#2 twice to beat)
2Rain or Shine2
2Rain or Shine111
7Air2190
2Rain or Shine3
(#3 twice to beat)
3Alaska2
3Alaska92
6Barangay Ginebra81
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Game log

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Richard Howell March 5 (vs. Alaska) May 15 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee) 13–3
Governors' Cup Othyus Jeffers May 21 (vs. Meralco) 1–0
Rodney Carney May 28 (vs. Rain or Shine) June 2 (vs. Air21) 3–0
Paul Harris June 6 (vs. GlobalPort) June 27 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee) 6–4

References

  1. ^ TNT center Ali Peek announces retirement on Twitter Archived 2016-02-04 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com