2008–09 Alaska Aces season

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

2008-09 Alaska Aces season
Head coachTim Cone
Philippine Cup results
Record19–12
(.613)
Place2nd
Playoff finishFinals (lost to TNT 4–3)
Fiesta Conference results
Record6–10
(.375)
Place9th
Playoff finishWildcard (lost to Burger King)
Stats @ PBA-Online.net
Alaska Aces seasons

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 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 Borboran, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) UE
PG 5 Tenorio, LA 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 151 lb (68 kg) Ateneo
C 7 Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) James Cook
PG 11 Miller, Willie 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Letran
SG 12 Fonacier, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ateneo
PG 15 dela Peña, Kelvin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mapúa
PF 21 Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UM
SG 22 Cariaso, Jeffrey (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sonoma State
PG 24 Cablay, Brandon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Vanguard
C 30 Sotto, Ervin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) St. Francis of Assisi
SF 35 dela Cruz, Tony 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) UC Irvine
SF 38 Devance, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UTEP
PF 55 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
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 12 6 .667 — Advance to semifinals
2 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 11 7 .611 1
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings 10 8 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 10 8 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
5 Sta. Lucia Realtors 10 8 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
6 San Miguel Beermen 9 9 .500 3 Advance to wildcard round
7 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 8 10 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
8 Air21 Express 8 10 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
9 Coca-Cola Tigers 7 11 .389 5
10 Red Bull Barako 5 13 .278 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +16, Rain or Shine −3, Sta. Lucia −13
  2. Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0, Air21

Game Log
2009 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October
November
December
2008–09 schedule

Awards and records

Awards

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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