2008–09 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants season

2008-09 Purefoods TJ Giants season

Head coach

Philippine Cup results
Record	8–10 (.444)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	1st wildcard round (by Air21 94–82)
Fiesta Conference results
Record	7–7 (.500)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinals (by Rain or Shine 2–1)
Stats @ PBA-Online.net
Purefoods TJ Giants seasons
2007–08	2009–10

The 2008–09 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants season was the 21st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

August 30: The 2008 PBA Draft took place in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.
September 1: The free agency period started.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
1	7	Beau Belga	6'7	Power Forward	Philippines	PCU
2	16	Jonathan Fernandez	6'3	Shooting Guard	Philippines	National

Roster

Purefoods TJ Giants roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	POB	Name	Height	Weight	From
1.0 !PG	1	PHI !	Cruz, Celino	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	FEU
4.5 !PF	5	PHI !	Raymundo, Kerby (C)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Letran
2.0 !SG	8	PHI !	Simon, Peter June	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	U of Mindanao
3.0 !SF	9	PHI !	Canaleta, Niño	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	UE
6.0 !C	10	PHI !	Adducul, Rommel	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	San Sebastian
1.0 !PG	11	PHI !	Robinson, Topex	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	San Sebastian
2.0 !SG	12	PHI !	Fernandez, Jonathan	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	NU
1.0 !PG	13	PHI !	Yap, Roger	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	USJ-R
6.0 !C	14	PHI !	Villanueva, Enrico	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Ateneo
4.5 !PF	15	PHI !	Bugia, Paolo	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Ateneo
2.0 !SG	18	PHI !	Yap, James	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	UE
1.0 !PG	19	PHI !	Vergara, Al	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Saint Francis
3.0 !SF	28	PHI !	Yee, Richard	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	UST
3.0 !SF	32	JPN !	Alvarez, Rich	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Ateneo
6.0 !C	41	PHI !	Allado, Don	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	De La Salle
4.5 !PF	51	PHI !	Salvador, Jondan	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Saint Benilde

Head coach

Ryan Gregorio (UP Diliman)

Assistant coach(es)

Koy Banal (Mapúa)
Rey Evangelista (UST)
Jorge Gallent (FEU)
Ronnie Magsanoc (UP Diliman)
Dayong Mendoza

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	Enrico Villanueva	Rommel Adducul	Paolo Bugia
PF	Marquin Chandler	Niño Canaleta	Jondan Salvador	Richard Yee
SF	Kerby Raymundo	Rich Alvarez
SG	James Yap	Peter June Simon
PG	Celino Cruz	Roger Yap	Al Vergara

Philippine Cup

Elimination round

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
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:

y-Qualified for semifinals
x-Qualified for quarterfinals
w-Qualified for the wildcard phase
e-Eliminated

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 8	Red Bull	77-73	Raymundo (23)	Raymundo (15)	Raymundo, Robinson, Salvador, Simon, R. Yap (1)	Araneta Coliseum	1–0
2	October 10	San Miguel	98-111	J. Yap (21)	Raymundo (8)	Raymundo (4)	Cuneta Astrodome	1–1
3	October 15	Coca-Cola	102-103	J. Yap (29)	Villanueva (13)	R. Yap (6)	Araneta Coliseum	1–2
4	October 18	Sta. Lucia	66-69	Raymundo (19)	Villanueva (12)	J. Yap, Aban (2)	Davao del Norte	1–3
5	October 23	Rain or Shine	84-88	Simon (23)	Villanueva (14)	Lanete (5)	Olivarez Gym	1–4
6	October 26	Ginebra	92-81	Simon (19)	Raymundo, Villanueva (11)	Raymundo (6)	Araneta Coliseum	2–4
7	October 31	Air21	108-105	Raymundo (37)	Villanueva (17)	Robinson (6)	Araneta Coliseum	3–4

November

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
8	November 7	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	88-87	J. Yap (30)	Villanueva (12)	Robinson (7)	Cuneta Astrodome	4–4
9	November 9	Alaska	80-95	Belga, J. Yap (16)	Salvador (8)	Robinson (5)	Araneta Coliseum	4–5
10	November 14	Red Bull	80-72	J. Yap (28)	Villanueva (8)	Robinson (4)	Ynares Center	5–5
11	November 16	Ginebra	80-90	Yap (16)	Robinson (12)	J. Yap (4)	Cuneta Astrodome	5–6
12	November 21	Coca-Cola Tigers	72-93	J. Yap, Raymundo, Villanueva (15)	Alvarez (9)	Lanete (6)	Araneta Coliseum	5–7
13	November 23	San Miguel	84-83	Raymundo (25)	Villanueva (11)	Robinson, Lanete (5)	Cuneta Astrodome	6–7
14	November 29	Air21	96-88	Raymundo (27)	Villanueva (11)	R. Yap (5)	Tacloban City	7–7

December

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
15	December 6	Rain or Shine	76-82	J. Yap (32)	Villanueva (14)	R. Yap (5)	Araneta Coliseum	7–8
16	December 11	Red Bull	71-73	J. Yap (20)	Villanueva (12)	Raymundo, R. Yap (5)	Ynares Sports Arena	7–9
17	December 14	Talk 'N Text	96-93	J. Yap (25)	Villanueva (10)	Robinson (5)	Araneta Coliseum	8–9
18	December 21	Alaska	74-76	Raymundo (23)	Villanueva (17)	R. Yap (4)	Cuneta Astrodome	8–10

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

Philippine Cup

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

Fiesta Conference

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

Awards and records

Records

Note: Purefoods TJ Giants Records Only

Record	Stat	Holder	Date/s
Most points in one game	42	James Yap vs. Coca-Cola Tigers	October 15, 2008
Most rebounds in one game	17	Enrico Villanueva vs. Air21 Express	October 31, 2008
Most assists in one game	7	Topex Robinson vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	November 7, 2008
Most blocks in one game	3	Kerby Raymundo vs. Red Bull Barako	October 8, 2008
Most steals in one game	5	Kerby Raymundo vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	November 7, 2008
Most minutes played in one game	50	James Yap vs. Coca-Cola Tigers	October 15, 2008

Transactions

Trades

October 31, 2008	To Purefoods TJ Giants Rich Alvarez	To Red Bull Barako 2011 Draft pick
January 26, 2009	To Purefoods TJ Giants Don Carlos Allado	To Burger King Titans Beau Belga
January 26, 2009	To Purefoods TJ Giants Niño Canaleta	To Burger King Titans Chad Alonzo

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Topex Robinson	September	Red Bull Barako
Aaron Aban	September	Alaska Aces

Subtractions

Player	Signed	New team
Noy Castillo	September	Retire

References

Purefoods Star Hotshots

Formerly the Purefoods TJ Giants, Coney Island Ice Cream Stars, B-Meg Llamados and San Mig Coffee Mixers Founded in 1988 Owned by the San Miguel-Pure Foods Company, Inc., a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation

The franchise	Franchise All-time roster Seasons Current season

Coaches	Fernandez Calilan Dalupan Capacio Panganiban Reyes Altamirano Narvasa Pumaren Altamirano Gregorio Gallent Cone

Administration	Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala Jaime Zobel de Ayala Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr. Ramon S. Ang

Championships (13)	1990 Third 1991 All-Filipino 1993 All-Filipino 1994 Commissioner's 1997 All-Filipino 2002 Governors 2006 Philippine 2009–10 Philippine 2012 Commissioner's 2013 Governors' 2013–14 Philippine 2014 Commissioner's 2014 Governors'

Runner-up finishes (13)	1988 Open 1988 All-Filipino 1989 All-Filipino 1990 All-Filipino 1992 All-Filipino 1993 Commissioner's 1994 All-Filipino 1996 All-Filipino 1997 Governors' 2000 All-Filipino 2000 Governors' 2005-06 Fiesta 2007-08 Philippine 2012 Governors'

Seasons (26)	1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Retired numbers	7 Evangelista 16 Patrimonio 44 Codiñera

Culture and lore	Manila Clasico Kontrapelo/New Age Rivalry The Captain The Defense Minister Big Game Pinoy Sakuragi The Scoring Apostle 2013–14 Grand Slam

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