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2013–14 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season
2013–14 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season
Head coach	Norman Black
General Manager	Paolo Trillo
Owner(s)	Smart Communications
Philippine Cup results
Record	8–6 ; (57.1%)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinals (Def. by San Mig Super Coffee, 1-2.)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	9–0 ; (100.0%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Finals (def. by San Mig Super Coffee, 1-3)
Governors' Cup results
Record	7–2 ; (77.8%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Semifinals (def. by San Mig Super Coffee, 2-3
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters seasons
	← 2012–13 2014–15 →

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

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

Head coach

Norman Black (Saint Joseph's)

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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
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	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Meralco Bolts	5	9	.357^[b]	6
10	Air21 Express	3	11	.214	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Rain or Shine
^ ^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


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (best-of-7)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	Barangay Ginebra	97	108

8	Alaska	104	95
				1	Barangay Ginebra	3
(best-of-3)
				5	San Mig Coffee	4
4	Talk 'N Text		1

5	San Mig Coffee		2
							5	San Mig Coffee	4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							2	Rain or Shine	2
2	Rain or Shine		106

7	GlobalPort		96
				2	Rain or Shine	4
(best-of-3)
				3	Petron Blaze	1
3	Petron Blaze		2

6	Barako Bull		0

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
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	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Barako Bull Energy	2	7	.222	7
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	1	8	.111	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Meralco
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Air21 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (best-of-5)			Finals (best-of-5)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	Talk 'N Text		97

8	Barangay Ginebra		84
				1	Talk 'N Text	3
(best-of-3)
				4	Rain or Shine	0
4	Rain or Shine		2

5	Meralco		1
							1	Talk 'N Text	1
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							6	San Mig Coffee	3
2	San Miguel	79	95

7	Air21	92	101**
				7	Air21	2
(best-of-3)
				6	San Mig Coffee	3
3	Alaska		1

6	San Mig Coffee		2

**double overtime

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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:

^ ^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
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 95–94 Meralco

Bracket


Quarterfinals			Semifinals (best-of-5)			Finals (best-of-5)

(#1 twice to beat)

1	Talk 'N Text	99

8	Barako Bull	84
			1	Talk 'N Text	2
(#4 twice to beat)
			4	San Mig Coffee	3
4	San Mig Coffee	97

5	San Miguel	90
						4	San Mig Coffee	3
(#2 twice to beat)
						2	Rain or Shine	2
2	Rain or Shine	111

7	Air21	90
			2	Rain or Shine	3
(#3 twice to beat)
			3	Alaska	2
3	Alaska	92

6	Barangay Ginebra	81

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