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
(lost to SMB)
Fiesta Conference results
Record 8–6
(.571)
Place 4th
Playoff finish Semifinals
(lost to SMB, 4–2)
Stats @ PBA-Online.net
Burger King Whoppers seasons

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

Key dates

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Height Position Nationality College
1 6 Mark Borboran 6'6 SG/SF  Philippines East
2 13 Pocholo Villanueva 6'3 PG/SG  Philippines De La Salle

Roster

Burger King Whoppers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
PG 3 Philippines Billones, Egay 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Las Piñas
PG 6 Philippines Cruz, Marvin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) UP Diliman
SF 8 Philippines Rodriguez, Erick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran
SG 9 Philippines Villanueva, Pocholo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) De La Salle
SF 17 Philippines Aban, Aaron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran
PG 19 Philippines Arboleda, Wynne (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) MLQU
SG 20 Philippines David, Gary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Lyceum
SF 28 Philippines Yee, Mark 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) SSC-R Cavite
SF 29 Philippines Santos, Arwind 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) FEU
C 30 Philippines Belga, Beau 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) PCU
C 34 Philippines Sharma, Carlo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) De La Salle
PF 48 Philippines Quiñahan, J.R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UV
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
C Beau Belga JR Quinahan Adonis Sta. Maria
PF Shawn Daniels Erick Rodriguez
SF Arwind Santos Richard Alonzo Pocholo Villanueva
SG Gary David Egay Billones
PG Wynne Arboleda Marvin Cruz

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

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

Playoffs

Game Log

2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Wildcard
2008–09 schedule

Statistics

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 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 1228.8.368.343.6964.14.71.70.111.6
Egay Billones 1112.1.390.316.5710.81.40.40.06.0
Niño Canaleta 1222.4.333.243.8953.81.40.30.47.0
Marvin Cruz 1211.5.343.100.8421.22.80.70.03.4
Gary David 1232.3.393.250.7734.52.10.80.118.2
Ranidel De Ocampo 1236.3.455.381.63010.53.51.20.412.9
J.C. Intal 1013.2.393.2100.3083.01.60.80.35.2
Doug Kramer 1118.4.459.250.7695.40.80.20.66.1
J.R. Quiñahan 1222.6.575.0000.5296.81.50.51.38.4
Arwind Santos 1133.6.444.320.7718.90.91.41.717.9
Adonis Santa Maria 87.8.600.667.5001.00.30.10.02.1
Homer Se 722.1.514.100.6115.41.31.11.012.3
Pocholo Villanueva 75.3.182.000.0000.30.40.00.10.5

Fiesta Conference

Eliminations

Standings

# 2009 PBA Fiesta Conference
Team W L PCT GB Tie PO
1 z-San Miguel Beermen113.786–-
2 z-Barangay Ginebra Kings86.5713−7
3 y-Rain or Shine Elasto Painters86.5713+15
4 y-Burger King Whoppers86.5713−8
5 x-Sta. Lucia Realtors77.5004+7
6 x-Purefoods TJ Giants77.5004+3
7 x-Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters77.5004−10
8 x-Coca-Cola Tigers68.4295NA*
9 w-Alaska Aces68.4295NA*
10 w-Barako Bull Energy Boosters212.1439

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

Key:

  • z- Qualified for the semifinals
  • y- Qualified for the wildcard phase with the twice to beat advantage
  • x- Qualified for the knockout wildcard phase
  • w- Qualified for the wildcard phase with the twice to win disadvantage

Game log

2008–09 PBA Fiesta Conference game log
February
March
April
May
2008–09 schedule

Playoffs

Statistics

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

Awards and records

Records

Note: Air21 Express/Burger King Whoppers Records Only

RecordStatHolderDate/s
Most points in one game36Gary David vs. San Miguel BeermenNovember 5, 2008
Most points in one half30Gary David vs. San Miguel BeermenNovember 5, 2008
Most points in one quarter19Gary David vs. San Miguel BeermenNovember 5, 2008
Most rebounds in one game17J.R. Quiñahan vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersOctober 9, 2008
Most assists in one game10Wynne Arboleda vs. Coca-Cola TigersNovember 15, 2008
Most blocks in one game6J.R. Quiñahan vs. Brgy. Ginebra KingsDecember 5, 2008
Most steals in one game5Wynne Arboleda vs. Purefoods TJ GiantsNovember 29, 2008
Most minutes played in one game44Arwind Santos vs. Purefoods TJ GiantsOctober 31, 2008

Transactions

Trades

TradedtoFor
Mark BorboranAlaska AcesJ.R. Quiñahan
Ranidel de OcampoTalk 'N Text Tropang TextersDon Allado and

2011 First Round Pick

2010 and 2011 First Round PickRed Bull BarakoCyrus Baguio
Don Allado and Nino CanaletaPurefoods Tender Juicy GiantsBeau Belga and Richard Alonzo [1]
JC Intal, Doug Kramer, Chico LaneteBarangay Ginebra Kings2012 and 2013 First Round Pick

Free agents

References

  1. ↑ Air21 prepares for PBA future, seals three-team trade deal, GMA News Online
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