2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season

2008-09 Burger King Whoppers season
Head coach Bo Perasol (Philippine Cup)
Yeng Guiao (Fiesta Conference)
Philippine Cup Results
Record 8–10
(.444)
Place 8th
Playoff finish 2nd Wildcard round
(by San Miguel 105–86)
Fiesta Conference Results
Record 8–6
(.571)
Place 4th
Playoff finish TBD
Stats @ PBA-Online.net
Burger King Whoppers seasons
2007-08 2009-10

The 2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season is the 7th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). In the Philippine Cup, they were known as Air21 Express.

Contents

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: 2008 PBA Draft
Round Pick Player Height Position Nationality College
1 6 Mark Borboran 6'6 Shooting Guard/Small Forward  Philippines East
2 13 Pocholo Villanueva 6'3 Point Guard/Shooting Guard  Philippines De La Salle

Roster

Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Ht. Wt. College
PG 3 Billones, Egay 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Las Piñas*
PG 6 Cruz, Marvin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) UP Diliman*
SF 8 Rodriguez, Erick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran*
SG 9 Villanueva, Pocholo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) De La Salle*
SF 17 Aban, Aaron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran*
PG 19 Arboleda, Wynne (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) MLQU*
SG 20 David, Gary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Lyceum*
SF 28 Yee, Mark 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) SSC-R Cavite*
SF 29 Santos, Arwind 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) FEU*
C 30 Belga, Beau 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) PCU*
C 34 Sharma, Carlo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) De La Salle*
PF 48 Quiñahan, J.R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UV*
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Junel Baculi (Mapúa)
  • Roehl Nadurata
  • Johnny Tam
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Beau Belga
PF Shawn Daniels
SF Arwind Santos
SG Gary David
PG Wynne Arboleda

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

# 2008-09 PBA Philippine Cup
Team W L PCT GB Tie
1 y-Alaska Aces 12 6 .667 --
2 y-Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 11 7 .611 1 +1
3 x-Barangay Ginebra Kings 10 8 .556 2 +16
4 x-Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 10 8 .556 2 -3
5 x-Sta. Lucia Realtors 10 8 .556 2 -13
6 w-San Miguel Beermen 9 9 .500 3
7 w-Purefoods TJ Giants 8 10 .444 4 +11
8 w-Air21 Express 8 10 .444 4 -11
9 w-Coca-Cola Tigers 7 11 .389 5
10 e-Red Bull Barako 5 13 .278 7

Legend:

Game log

2008–09 schedule

Playoffs

Game Log

2008–09 schedule

Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Player Stats as of November 29, 2008. 10:00 p.m. PHI Time

Player GP MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Wynne Arboleda 12 28.8 .368 .343 .696 4.1 4.7 1.7 0.1 11.6
Egay Billones 11 12.1 .390 .316 .571 0.8 1.4 0.4 0.0 6.0
Niño Canaleta 12 22.4 .333 .243 .895 3.8 1.4 0.3 0.4 7.0
Marvin Cruz 12 11.5 .343 .100 .842 1.2 2.8 0.7 0.0 3.4
Gary David 12 32.3 .393 .250 .773 4.5 2.1 0.8 0.1 18.2
Ranidel De Ocampo 12 36.3 .455 .381 .630 10.5 3.5 1.2 0.4 12.9
J.C. Intal 10 13.2 .393 .210 0.308 3.0 1.6 0.8 0.3 5.2
Doug Kramer 11 18.4 .459 .250 .769 5.4 0.8 0.2 0.6 6.1
J.R. Quiñahan 12 22.6 .575 .000 0.529 6.8 1.5 0.5 1.3 8.4
Arwind Santos 11 33.6 .444 .320 .771 8.9 0.9 1.4 1.7 17.9
Adonis Santa Maria 8 7.8 .600 .667 .500 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 2.1
Homer Se 7 22.1 .514 .100 .611 5.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 12.3
Pocholo Villanueva 7 5.3 .182 .000 .000 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.5

Fiesta Conference

Eliminations

Standings

# 2009 PBA Fiesta Conference
Team W L PCT GB Tie PO
1 z-San Miguel Beermen 11 3 .786 –-
2 z-Barangay Ginebra Kings 8 6 .571 3 −7
3 y-Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 6 .571 3 +15
4 y-Burger King Whoppers 8 6 .571 3 −8
5 x-Sta. Lucia Realtors 7 7 .500 4 +7
6 x-Purefoods TJ Giants 7 7 .500 4 +3
7 x-Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 7 .500 4 −10
8 x-Coca-Cola Tigers 6 8 .429 5 NA*
9 w-Alaska Aces 6 8 .429 5 NA*
10 w-Barako Bull Energy Boosters 2 12 .143 9

NA* = teams tied for 8th and 9th would have to play an extra game regardless of the results of their classification round games.

Key:

Game log

2008–09 schedule

Playoffs

Game Log

Statistics

Player GP MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Note: Air21 Express/Burger King Whoppers Records Only

Record Stat Holder Date/s
Most points in one game 36 Gary David vs. San Miguel Beermen November 5, 2008
Most points in one half 30 Gary David vs. San Miguel Beermen November 5, 2008
Most points in one quarter 19 Gary David vs. San Miguel Beermen November 5, 2008
Most rebounds in one game 17 J.R. Quiñahan vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters October 9, 2008
Most assists in one game 10 Wynne Arboleda vs. Coca-Cola Tigers November 15, 2008
Most blocks in one game 6 J.R. Quiñahan vs. Brgy. Ginebra Kings December 5, 2008
Most steals in one game 5 Wynne Arboleda vs. Purefoods TJ Giants November 29, 2008
Most minutes played in one game 44 Arwind Santos vs. Purefoods TJ Giants October 31, 2008

Transactions

Trades

Traded to For
Mark Borboran Alaska Aces J.R. Quiñahan
Ranidel de Ocampo Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Don Allado and

2011 First Round Pick
2010 and 2011 First Round Pick Red Bull Barako Cyrus Baguio
Don Allado and Nino Canaleta Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants Beau Belga and Richard Alonzo
JC Intal, Doug Kramer, Chico Lanete Barangay Ginebra Kings 2012 and 2013 First Round Pick

Free agents

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Adonis Santa Maria October Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

Subtractions

Player Signed New team
Ervin Sotto October Alaska Aces

References

Formerly the FedEx Express, Burger King Whoppers, and Air21 Express • Founded in 2002 • Owned by the Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a subsidiary of the Linaheim Corporate Services
The franchise
Franchise • All-time roster • Seasons • Current season
Administration
Owner: Bert Lina
Coaches
Pumaren • Garcia • Lipa • Ramos • Perasol • Guiao • Baculi
Finals appearances (1)
2008 Fiesta Conference
Team seasons
Alaska Aces • Barako Bull Energy Boosters • Barangay Ginebra Kings • Burger King Whoppers • Coca-Cola Tigers • Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants • Rain or Shine Elasto Painters • San Miguel Beermen • Sta. Lucia Realtors • Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
Succession
2007–08 • Seasons• 2009–10 2007-08 • Philippine Cup • 2009-10 2008 • Fiesta Conference • 2010
Alaska Aces Barako Bull Energy Barangay Ginebra Kings B-Meg Llamados Meralco Bolts
Petron Blaze Boosters Powerade Tigers Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Shopinas.com Clickers Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
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