2006–07 Air21 Express season
Basketball team season
2006–07 Air21 Express seasonHead coach Bo Perasol Record 7–11 ( 38.9%) Place 8th Playoff finish Round-robin Wilcard Record 10–8 ( 55.6%) Place 5th Playoff finish Quarterfinals
The 2006–07 Air21 Express season was the fifth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season was notable for drafting future superstar Arwind Santos .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
In the Philippine Cup , the Express finished in the wildcard round-robin, and ended up against Sta. Lucia Realtors in a knock-out match for final quarterfinal slot,[ 5] but lost. In the Fiesta Conference , they ended up in the quarterfinals, but lost in Talk 'N Text in 3 games, even they won the Game 1.
Key dates
Draft picks
Roster
2006–07 Air21 Express roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
POB
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
From
F
5
Daniels, Shawn (I)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Utah State
F
9
Canaleta, Niño
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
UE
F/C
13
Telan, Mark
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
De La Salle
F/C
18
De Ocampo, Yancy
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Saint Francis of Assisi
G
19
Arboleda, Wynne
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
MLQU
G
20
David, Gary
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Lyceum
F
29
Santos, Arwind (R)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Far Eastern
F
33
De Ocampo, Ranidel
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Saint Francis of Assisi
G
88
Dimaunahan, Aries
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
UST
F
99
Se, Homer
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
San Sebastian
C
Sotto, Ervin
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Saint Francis of Assisi
C
Andaya, Mark
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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
Season
Philippine Cup
Team standings
^ a b Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +1, San Miguel −1
^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +4, Purefoods +3, Sta. Lucia −7; fifth-seed playoff: Purefoods 92–78 Sta. Lucia
Wildcard phase
^ If a team won all wildcard round games and did not finish first, it will playoff with the team that finished first for the quarterfinals berth.
^ Quarterfinals berth playoff: Sta. Lucia 121–118 Air21 (OT)
Quarterfinals berth playoff
Fiesta Conference
Team standings
^ a b Second-seed playoff: Alaska 103–95 Barangay Ginebra
^ a b Fifth-seed playoff: Air21 103–99 San Miguel
Bracket
(4) Talk 'N Text vs. (5) Air21
Transactions
Trades
Subtractions
References
Formerly the FedEx Express , Burger King Whoppers , Air21 Express and Barako Bull Energy .
Founded in 2002
Disbanded in 2016
Owned by the Energy Food and Drinks Inc. , a subsidiary of the Lina Group of Companies
The franchise Administration Coaches Runner-up finishes (1) Seasons (14) Culture And Lore