2008–09 Alaska Aces season

2008-09 Alaska Aces season
Head coach Tim Cone
Philippine Cup results
Record 19–12
(.613)
Place 2nd
Playoff finish Finals (lost to TNT 4–3)
Fiesta Conference results
Record 6–10
(.375)
Place 9th
Playoff finish Wildcard (lost to Burger King)
Stats @ PBA-Online.net
Alaska Aces seasons

The 2008–09 Alaska Aces season is the 23rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Height Position Nationality College
1 5 Solomon Mercado 6'1 Point Guard  Philippines East
2 15 Kelvin dela Peña 6'1 Point Guard  Philippines Mapúa

Roster

Alaska Aces roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
SF 4 Philippines Borboran, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) UE
PG 5 Philippines Tenorio, LA 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 151 lb (68 kg) Ateneo
C 7 Papua New Guinea Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) James Cook
PG 11 Philippines Miller, Willie 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Letran
SG 12 Philippines Fonacier, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ateneo
PG 15 Philippines dela Peña, Kelvin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mapúa
PF 21 Philippines Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UM
SG 22 United States Cariaso, Jeffrey (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sonoma State
PG 24 United States Cablay, Brandon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Vanguard
C 30 Philippines Sotto, Ervin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) St. Francis of Assisi
SF 35 United States dela Cruz, Tony 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) UC Irvine
SF 38 United States Devance, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UTEP
PF 55 Philippines Ferriols, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) San Jose-Recoletos
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Reserve Inactive
C Sonny Thoss John Ferriols Ervin Sotto Frederick Canlas
PF Joe Devance Reynel Hugnatan Poch Juinio
SF Tony Dela Cruz Larry Fonacier Mark Borboran
SG Willie Miller Jeffrey Cariaso Ariel Capus
PG LA Tenorio Kelvin dela Peña

Philippine Cup

Standings

# 2008-09 PBA Philippine Cup
Team W L PCT GB Tie
1 y-Alaska Aces126.667--
2 y-Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters117.6111+1
3 x-Barangay Ginebra Kings108.5562+16
4 x-Rain or Shine Elasto Painters108.5562-3
5 x-Sta. Lucia Realtors108.5562-13
6 w-San Miguel Beermen99.5003
7 w-Purefoods TJ Giants810.4444+11
8 w-Air21 Express810.4444-11
9 w-Coca-Cola Tigers711.3895
10 e-Red Bull Barako513.2787

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
November
December
2008–09 schedule

Statistics

Philippine Cup

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
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: Alaska Aces Records Only

RecordStatHolderDate/s
Most points in one game29Willie Miller2 Occasions
Most rebounds in one game20Joe Devance vs. Barangay Ginebra KingsNovember 2, 2008
Most assists in one game10Willie Miller vs. Air21 ExpressDecember 19, 2008
Most blocks in one game4Sonny Thoss vs. Coca-Cola TigersOctober 12, 2008
Most steals in one game35 Tied5 Occasions
Most minutes played in one game42LA Tenorio vs. Sta. Lucia RealtorsNovember 7, 2008
Willie Miller vs. Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersNovember 19, 2008

Transactions

Trades

September 1, 2008
[1]		 To Alaska Aces
Joe Devance		 To Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Solomon Mercado and Eddie Laure

Free Agents

References

  1. ↑ Joe Devance to Alaska Aces@ World of Basketball
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