2013–14 Air21 Express season

Air21 Express
2013-14 Air21 Express season
Head coach	Franz Pumaren
Owner(s)	Airfrieght 2100, Inc.; (a Lina Group of Companies subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	3–11 ; (.214)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Not qualified
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	3–6 ; (.333)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Semifinals (Def. by San Mig Super Coffee, 3-2.)
Governors' Cup results
Record	5–4 ; (.556)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (Def. by Rain or Shine in one game)
Air21 Express seasons

The 2013–14 Air21 Express season is the 3rd and the last 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.
March 12: The Express got star point-guard Jonas Villanueva in a trade.
April 4: Express's Jonas Villanueva's four champion streak as the All-Star weekend Obstacle Course Champion was ended and defeated by Mark Barroca.
April 25: The Express got their first franchise Semifinal appearance as they defeated the San Miguel Beermen twice on a twice to beat matchup on the quarterfinals. ^[1]
June 26: The Express sold their franchise to the Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, Inc.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Country of birth*	PBA D-League team	College
2	6	Eric Camson	SF	Philippines	NLEX Road Warriors	Adamson
3	1	Joshua Webb	SG/SF	Philippines		De La Salle
4	1	Angelo Ingco	PG	Philippines		San Beda
5	1	Randolph Chua				Saint Benilde

Roster

Air21 Express (2011-2014) roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
SG	7000300000000000000♠3	Cardona, Mark	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1981-11-03	De La Salle
PG	7000600000000000000♠6	Poligrates, Eloy (R)	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1986-29-04	SWU
G	7000700000000000000♠7	Atkins, Simon	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1988-07-19	De La Salle
SG	7000800000000000000♠8	Yeo, Joseph	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1983-09-07	De La Salle
SF	7001100000000000000♠10	Anthony, Sean	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1986-01-26	McGill
PG	7001110000000000000♠11	Villanueva, Jonas	7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1983-03-31	FEU
F	7001130000000000000♠13	Camson, Eric (R)	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	1990-06-12	Adamson
F/C	7001140000000000000♠14	Villanueva, Enrico	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1980-06-23	Ateneo
G/F	7001150000000000000♠15	Menor, Ogie	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1986-12-04	San Beda
F	7001160000000000000♠16	Borboran, Mark	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1981-11-01	UE
F/C	7001170000000000000♠17	Ramos, Aldrech	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1988-04-03	FEU
G/F	7001210000000000000♠21	Jaime, Chito	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1983-10-21	AMA
PF	7001630000000000000♠63	Burtscher, Michael	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1985-03-08	CCC
C	7001880000000000000♠88	Taulava, Asi	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1973-03-02	BYU–Hawaii

Head coach

Franz Pumaren (De La Salle)

Assistant coach(es)

Jack Santiago (De La Salle)
Tonichi Yturri (De La Salle)
Pocholo Villanueva (De La Salle)
Daniel Rose
Joshua Villapando
Johnny Tam

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie

Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

y – clinched twice to beat in the quarterfinals, x – clinched best-of-3 quarterfinals, w – clinched twice to win in the quarterfinals, e – eliminated

2014 PBA Commissioner's Cup
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Tie
1	y–Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	9	0	1.000	–
2	y–San Miguel Beermen	7	2	.778	2
3	x–Alaska Aces	6	3	.667	3
4	x–Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	4	.556	4	1.22
5	x–Meralco Bolts	5	4	.556	4	0.82
6	x–San Mig Super Coffee Mixers	4	5	.444	5
7	w–Air21 Express	3	6	.333	6	1.02
8	w–Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	3	6	.333	6	0.98
9	e–Barako Bull Energy	2	7	.222	7
10	e–GlobalPort Batang Pier	1	8	.111	8

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

y – clinched twice to beat in the quarterfinals, x – clinched twice to win in the quarterfinals, e – eliminated

2014 PBA Governors' Cup
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Tie
1	y- Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	7	2	.778	–
2	y- Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	3	.667	1
3	y- Alaska Aces	5	4	.556	2	1.08
4	y- San Mig Super Coffee Mixers	5	4	.556	2	1.02
5	x- San Miguel Beermen	5	4	.556	2	0.99
6	x- Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	5	4	.556	2	0.97
7	x- Air21 Express	5	4	.556	2	0.94
8	x- Barako Bull Energy	3	6	.333	4	1.01
9	e- Meralco Bolts	3	6	.333	4	0.99
10	e- GlobalPort Batang Pier	1	8	.125	6

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

Transactions

Trades

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Hervé Lamizana	March 5 (vs. GlobalPort)	March 17 (vs. Alaska)	2-2
Commissioner's Cup	Wesley Witherspoon	March 23 (vs. Meralco)	May 7 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee)	5-7
Governors' Cup	Dominique Sutton	May 20 (vs. Rain or Shine)	June 18 (vs. Rain or Shine)	5–5

References

↑ "Air21 ousts San Miguel Beer in double-overtime thriller". ABS-CBN News.

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[1] "Air21 ousts San Miguel Beer in double-overtime thriller". ABS-CBN News.

Air21 Express
Formerly the Shopinas.com Clickers Founded in 2011 Disbanded in 2014 Owned by the Airfrieght 2100, Inc., a subsidiary of the Lina Group of Companies
The franchise	Franchise Draft history Seasons
Coaches	Pumaren
Retired numbers	18 Meneses
Seasons (3)	2011–12 2012–13 2013–14