2008–09 Coca-Cola Tigers season

2008–09 Coca-Cola Tigers season
Head coachKenneth Duremdes
General ManagerBo Perasol
Owner(s)Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record7–11 (38.9%)
Place9th
Playoff finish1st wildcard round
(lost to San Miguel 89–99)
Fiesta Conference results
Record7–9 (43.8%)
PlaceN/A
Playoff finishwildcard (lost to Sta.Lucia 88–94)
Coca-Cola Tigers seasons

The 2008–09 Coca-Cola Tigers season was the seventh season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: 2008 PBA Draft

Roster

2008–09 Coca-Cola Tigers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PF 3 United States Belasco, Nic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Notre Dame (MD)
SG 5 Philippines Rizada, R.J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Far Eastern
SG 6 Philippines Catli, Cesar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Far Eastern
PF 7 Philippines Caceres, M.C. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) PSBA
PG 8 Philippines Dimaunahan, Aries 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UST
SG 9 Philippines Buenafe, Ronjay 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Emilio Aguinaldo
C 10 Philippines Bonus, Lawrence 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
C 13 Philippines Telan, Mark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) De La Salle
SF 15 Philippines Misolas, Jason 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran
SG 18 Philippines Avenido, Leo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Far Eastern
PG 21 Philippines Enrile, Ronjay 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Letran
PG 22 United States Ferreria, Kalani 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Moorpark
PF 24 Philippines Calimag, Ricky 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) San Beda
SG 45 Philippines Santos, Rodney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) San Sebastian
PG 50 Philippines Singson, Dale 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UST
PG 55 Philippines Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Hawaiʻi–Hilo
SG 81 Philippines Macapagal, Mark 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) San Sebastian
C 88 United States Taulava, Asi (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 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 Reserve Inactive
C Asi Taulava Mark Telan Lawrence Bonus
PF James Penny Ricky Calimag Jason Misolas
SF Nic Belasco Cesar Catli M.C. Caceres
SG Ronjay Buenafe Mark Macapagal Rodney Santos
PG Alex Cabagnot Aries Dimaunahan Ronjay Enrile R.J. Rizada

Philippine Cup

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 12 6 .667 — Advance to semifinals
2 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 11 7 .611 1
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:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +16, Rain or Shine −3, Sta. Lucia −13
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0 Air21

Game log

2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 4 Talk 'N Text 97–98 Buenafe (20) Taulava (14) Cabagnot (7) Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 October 11 Alaska 62–69 Taulava (21) Taulava, Belasco (9) Cabagnot (4) Negros Occidental 0–2
3 October 15 Purefoods 103-102 Taulava, Belasco (20) Telan (16) Taulava (8) Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 October 17 Air21 84–95 Belasco (22) Taulava (16) Buenafe (7) Araneta Coliseum 1–3
5 October 22 Sta. Lucia 82–83 Taulava (24) Taulava (15) Cabagnot, Belasco (4) Araneta Coliseum 1–4
6 October 26 Rain or Shine 112-96 Taulava (30) Belasco (13) Cabagnot (8) Araneta Coliseum 2–4
November
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 November 2 Red Bull 97-92 Taulava (17) Telan (10) Cabagnot, Taulava (3) Araneta Coliseum 3–4
8 November 8 Ginebra 77–81 Belasco (22) Belasco (14) Cabagnot (7) Lucena City 3–5
9 November 12 San Miguel 86–89 Cabagnot, Telan (14) Telan (11) Cabagnot, Taulava (4) Cuneta Astrodome 3–6
10 November 15 Air21 101–111 Cabagnot (19) Taulava (25) Cabagnot (11) Cuneta Astrodome 3–7
11 November 21 Purefoods 93-72 Buenafe (18) Taulava (12) Cabagnot (5) Araneta Coliseum 4–7
12 November 23 Rain or Shine 84-73 Taulava (16) Telan (11) Cabagnot (11) Cuneta Astrodome 5–7
13 November 27 Ginebra 77–84 Telan (17) Taulava (14) Buenafe (3) Olivarez Gym 5–8
December
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
14 December 5 Alaska Aces 83–99 Taulava (20) Taulava (15) Dimaunahan (6) Araneta Coliseum 5–9
15 December 7 Talk 'N Text 82–90 Macapagal (31) Taulava (22) Taulava, Enrile (5) Araneta Coliseum 5–10
16 December 12 San Miguel 105-91 Belasco (23) Belasco (15) Cabagnot (6) Araneta Coliseum 6–10
17 December 14 Sta. Lucia 69–90 Telan (20) Telan (15) Arigo, Dimaunahan (4) Araneta Coliseum 6–11
18 December 19 Red Bull 88-86 Arigo (31) Telan (14) Cabagnot (7) Ynares Center 7–11
2008–09 schedule

Playoffs

2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup playoff game log
January
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 28 San Miguel 89–99 Taulava (20) Taulava (14) Cabagnot (7) Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2008–09 schedule

Fiesta Cup

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 11 3 .786 — Advance to semifinals
2 Barangay Ginebra Kings 8 6 .571[a] 3
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 6 .571[a] 3 Twice-to-beat in the wildcard round
4 Burger King Whoppers 8 6 .571[a] 3
5 Sta. Lucia Realtors 7 7 .500[b] 4 Knockout in the wildcard round
6 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 7 7 .500[b] 4
7 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 7 .500[b] 4
8 Coca-Cola Tigers 6 8 .429[c] 5
9 Alaska Aces 6 8 .429[c] 5 Twice-to-win in the wildcard round
10 Barako Bull Energy Boosters 2 12 .143 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Rain or Shine +15, Barangay Ginebra −7, Burger King −8; second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 114–71 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Sta. Lucia +7, Purefoods +3, Talk 'N Text −10
  3. ^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Coca-Cola 81–74 Alaska

Game log

2009 PBA Fiesta Cup game log
March
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 March 4 Ginebra 103–110 Sullinger (28) Sullinger, Taulava (11) Taulava (5) Ynares Center 0–1
2 March 6 Barako 62–69 Sullinger, Buenafe (18) Taulava (14) Cabagnot (8) Cuneta Astrodome 1–1
3 March 11 Talk 'N Text 111-133 Sullinger (32) Taulava (17) Cabagnot (7) Cuneta Astrodome 1–2
4 March 15 San Miguel 96–106 Sullinger (23) Taulava (8) Buenafe (5) Araneta Coliseum 1–3
5 March 20 Burger King 109–127 Sullinger (32) Sullinger (16) Cabagnot (6) Araneta Coliseum 1–4
6 March 26 Purefoods 80-89 Penny (26) Penny, Taulava (14) Cabagnot (6) Ynares Sports Arena 1–5
April
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 April 12 Alaska Aces 89-85 Penny (36) Penny (10) Cabagnot, Taulava (3) Araneta Coliseum 2–5
8 April 29 Purefoods 85-92 Penny, Belasco (17) Penny (13) Cabagnot (6) Araneta Coliseum 2–6
May
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 May 3 Barako 120–106 Penny (36) Taulava (10) Cabagnot (5) Araneta Coliseum 3–6
10 May 6 Sta. Lucia 88–79 Taulava (24) Taulava (20) Cabagnot (6) Araneta Coliseum 4–6
11 May 9 Talk 'N Text 100-103 Taulava (26) Taulava (17) Cabagnot, Taulava (4) Bohol 4–7
12 May 15 Rain or Shine 94–91 Penny (30) Penny (13) Cabagnot (4) Ynares Center 5–7
13 May 20 Ginebra 85-122 Buenafe (21) Araneta Coliseum 5–8
12 May 22 San Miguel 105–89 Buenafe (30) Taulava (14) Penny (5) Araneta Coliseum 6–8
2008–09 schedule

Playoffs

2009 PBA Fiesta Cup playoff game log
May
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 24 Alaska 81–74 Penny (29) Penny (18) Cabagnot (7) Ynares Center 1–0
1 May 31 Sta. Lucia 88–94 Penny (33) Penny (17) Cabagnot (4) Araneta Coliseum 1–1
2008–09 schedule

Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FGM  Field-goal made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 3PM  3-point field-goal made  3PA  3-point field-goal attempts  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage
 FTM  Free-throw made  FTA  Free-throw attempts  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  TOT  Turnovers per game  PPG  Points per game

[2]

Player GP MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Leo Avenido 7 7.7 .353 .200 1.000 1.9 .6 .0 .0 2.7
Nic Belasco 32 32.1 .393 .265 .699 7.7 1.3 .3 .3 11.8
Lawrence Bonus 2 12 .286 .000 .000 3.5 .5 .5 .0 2.0
Ronjay Buenafe 32 23.4 .406 .357 .825 2.8 1.6 .8 .1 11.1
Alex Cabagnot 32 37.0 .356 .240 .667 3.6 5.3 1.4 .4 10.8
M.C. Caceres 2 4.5 .000 .000 .000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Ricky Calimag 27 11.4 .402 .400 .737 2.4 .5 .0 .0 4.1
Cesar Catli 14 15.3 .333 .315 .000 2.7 .5 .1 .1 4.2
Aries Dimaunahan 31 10.4 .372 .283 .500 1.3 1.4 .5 .1 1.7
Ronjay Enrile 9 9.1 .300 .250 .000 .9 1.1 .0 .0 2.3
Kalani Ferreria 1 5 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Mark Macapagal 35 22.1 .396 .314 .746 2.7 1.1 .9 .2 8.4
Jason Misolas 21 9.3 .310 .333 .500 2.3 .3 .2 .1 1.1
James Penny 11 42.7 .493 .190 .647 13.1 2.8 1.5 2.1 26.1
R.J. Rizada 37 17.2 .504 .389 .512 2.7 1.2 .3 .1 5.5
Rodney Santos 12 7.8 .303 .167 1.000 .8 .4 .0 .0 2.4
Dale Singson 5 8.2 .385 .286 .500 1.4 1.0 .4 .0 2.4
James Sullinger 5 39.8 .558 .235 .500 10.2 1.8 .8 .2 26.6
Asi Taulava 32 36.7 .439 .308 .552 12.8 3.0 .4 .5 16.9
Mark Telan 35 28.3 .500 .214 .624 6.9 1.4 .3 .5 9.2

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Note: Coca-Cola Tigers Records Only

Record Stat Holder Date/s Ref.
Most points in one game 31 Mark Macapagal vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters December 7, 2008 [4]
John Arigo vs. Red Bull Barako December 19, 2008 [5]
Most rebounds in one game 25 Asi Taulava vs. Air21 Express November 15, 2008
Most assists in one game 11 Alex Cabagnot 2 Occasions [6][7]
Most blocks in one game 2 Mark Telan vs. Barangay Ginebra Kings November 27, 2008
Most steals in one game 5 Alex Cabagnot vs. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters October 26, 2008
Most minutes played in one game 50 Asi Taulava vs. Purefoods TJ Giants October 15, 2008 [8]

Transactions

Free Agents

References

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  5. ^ "PBA: Coca-Cola shuts wild card door on Red Bull". GMA News Online. December 19, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  6. ^ "Air21's scoring duo tow Express to romp of Coke". GMA News Online. November 15, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
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  8. ^ "PBA: Coca Cola beats Purefoods in double OT". news.abs-cbn.com. October 15, 2008. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2024.