2011–12 Air21 Express season

2011–12 Air21 Express season
Head coachFranz Pumaren
Owner(s)Airfrieght 2100, Inc.
(a Lina Group of Companies subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record0–14
(0%)
Place10th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record3–6
(33.3%)
Place10th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Governors Cup results
Record2–7
(22.2%)
Place10th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Air21 Express seasons

The 2011–12 Air21 Express season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team, originally known as the Shopinas.com Clickers took over the original Barako Bull Energy Boosters franchise after it was sold to the Lina Group of Companies (which also owns the Air21 Express, renamed as Barako Bull starting this season) in July 2011. The team was renamed as Air21 Express before the start of the Commissioner's Cup.

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: 2011 PBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 5 Mark Barroca PG  Philippines Far Eastern University
2 11 Magi Sison C  Philippines UP Diliman
3 1 Mark Cagoco PG/SG  Philippines Jose Rizal University

Roster

2011–12 Air21 Express roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PF 0 Philippines Faundo, Bryan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Letran
G 1 Philippines Bagatsing, Hyram (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) De La Salle
SF 3 Philippines Omolon, Nelbert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Philippine Christian
G/F 8 Philippines Aquino, J.R. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) De La Salle
F 9 Philippines Espiritu, Elmer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UE
G/F 11 Philippines Menor, Ogie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) San Beda
G 12 Philippines Hubalde, Paolo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UE
SG 14 Philippines Ritualo, Ren-Ren (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) De La Salle
G 18 Philippines Escobal, Pong 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) San Beda
PG 19 Philippines Arboleda, Wynne 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 162 lb (73 kg) MLQU
PF 21 Philippines Isip, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Far Eastern
C 24 Philippines Sison, Magi (R) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Philippines
PG 26 Philippines Salamat, Eric (R) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ateneo
F/C 31 Philippines Sena, James (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) José Rizal
F 32 United States Graham, Zach (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Mississippi
SF 41 Philippines Mirza, Khasim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UST
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 B-Meg Llamados 10 4 .714[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 10 4 .714[a] —
3 Petron Blaze Boosters 9 5 .643[b] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 5 .643[b] 1
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 5 .643[b] 1
6 Meralco Bolts 8 6 .571 2
7 Barako Bull Energy Cola 6 8 .429[c] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Powerade Tigers 6 8 .429[c] 4
9 Alaska Aces 3 11 .214 7
10 Shopinas.com Clickers 0 14 .000 10
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: B-Meg 1–1 Talk 'N Text (B-Meg +8)
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Petron +8, Barangay Ginebra +1, Rain or Shine −9
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–1 Powerade (Barako Bull +35)

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 2 .778 — Advance to semifinals
2 Barangay Ginebra Kings 6 3 .667[a] 1
3 B-Meg Llamados 6 3 .667[a] 1 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Alaska Aces 5 4 .556 2
5 Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 5 .444[b] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 4 5 .444[b] 3
7 Powerade Tigers 4 5 .444[b] 3
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 6 .333[c] 4
9 Petron Blaze Boosters 3 6 .333[c] 4
10 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[c] 4
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; sixth seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80

Governors Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 1 .889 — Semifinal round
2 B-Meg Llamados 6 3 .667 2
3 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 5 4 .556[a] 3
4 Barangay Ginebra Kings 5 4 .556[a] 3
5 Petron Blaze Boosters 5 4 .556[a] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 4 5 .444[b] 4
7 Powerade Tigers 4 5 .444[b] 4
8 Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 5 .444[b] 4
9 Alaska Aces 2 7 .222[c] 6
10 Air21 Express 2 7 .222[c] 6
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +18, Barangay Ginebra 0, Petron −18
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Meralco +11, Barako Bull +8, Powerade −18; sixth seed playoffs: Powerade 99–95 Barako Bull, Meralco 94–86 Powerade
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Air21

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

September 6, 2011[1] To Shopinas.com
Elmer Espiritu(from Barako Bull)
Brian Ilad (from B-Meg) 		To Barako Bull
Don Allado (from B-Meg)
future second round pick (from B-Meg) 		To B-Meg
Mark Barroca (from Shopinas.com)

Commissioner's Cup

January 27, 2012 To Air21
Nelbert Omolon
Mark Isip 		To Meralco
Mark Canlas
Dennis Daa

Governors Cup

May 29, 2012[2] To Air21
Eric Salamat
2012 2nd round pick 		To Alaska
RJ Jazul
June 7, 2012 To Air21
Wynne Arboleda 		To Petron Blaze
Jojo Duncil

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Nelbert Omolon January 27, 2012(via trade) Meralco Bolts
Mark Isip January 27, 2012(via trade) Meralco Bolts
Hyram Bagatsing May 20, 2012 Free agent
Eric Salamat May 27, 2012(via trade) Alaska Aces
Wynne Arboleda June 7, 2012(via trade) Petron Blaze Boosters

Subtractions

Player Signed New team
Mark Canlas January 27, 2012(via trade) Meralco Bolts
Dennis Daa January 27, 2012(via trade) Meralco Bolts
RJ Jazul May 27, 2012(via trade) Alaska Aces
Jojo Duncil June 7, 2012(via trade) Petron Blaze Boosters

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Marcus Douthit February 19 (vs. Barako Bull) March 28 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 3–6
Governors Cup Zach Graham May 23 (vs. Ginebra) June 29 (vs. Petron Blaze) 2–7

References

  1. ^ B-MEG SNARES BARROCA IN 3-WAY DEAL, PBA.ph, September 6, 2011
  2. ^ Alaska acquires Jazul from Air21 for Salamat, 2nd round pick Archived 2012-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com