2012–13 Air21 Express season

The 2012–13 Air21 Express season is the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2012-13 Air21 Express season
Head coachFranz Pumaren
Owner(s)Airfrieght 2100, Inc.
(a Lina Group of Companies subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record5–9
(.357)
Place8th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(eliminated by Talk 'N Text in one game)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record6–8
(.429)
Place8th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(eliminated by Alaska in one game)
Governors' Cup results
Record3–6
(.333)
Place10th
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Air21 Express seasons

Key dates
  • August 19: The 2012 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Midtown Mall, Manila.

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 1 Yousef Taha G  Philippines North Lake/Mapúa
3 1 Simon Atkins G  Philippines De La Salle-Manila

Roster
Air21 Express (2011-present) roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
F/C 4 Manuel, Vic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) PSBA
G/F 6 Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) San Beda
SF 9 Canaleta, KG 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UE
G 10 Atkins, Simon (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) DLSU
G 13 Custodio, Bonbon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) UE
SG 14 Ritualo, Ren-Ren (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) DLSU
G/F 15 Menor, Ogie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) San Beda
PG 16 Raymundo, John 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) San Sebastian
SG 17 Cardona, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) De La Salle
SG 18 Yeo, Joseph 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) DLSU
PG 19 Arboleda, Wynne 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) MLQU
F/C 34 Sharma, Carlo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) DLSU
PF 63 Burtscher, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) CCC
C 88 Taulava, Asi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) BYU–Hawaii
F - Borboran, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) UE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)


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

{{2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=A21}}

Game log
2013 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October
November
December
2012–13 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 Talk 'N Text 105    
  8 Air21 100    
            1 Talk 'N Text 4    
    (Best-of-3)       5 Alaska 2  
  4 Meralco 0  
  5 Alaska 2    
    1 Talk 'N Text 4
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     3 Rain or Shine 0
  2 San Mig Coffee 92*    
  7 Petron Blaze 87    
            2 San Mig Coffee 2
    (Best-of-3)     3 Rain or Shine 4    
  3 Rain or Shine 2  
  6 Barangay Ginebra 1    

*Game went into overtime

Game log
2013 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Quarterfinals: 0–1
2012–13 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 11 3 .786 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 5 .643 2
3 Petron Blaze Boosters 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 1] 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 San Mig Coffee Mixers 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 1] 3
5 Meralco Bolts 7 7 .500[lower-alpha 2] 4
6 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 7 .500[lower-alpha 2] 4
7 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 7 .500[lower-alpha 2] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Air21 Express 6 8 .429 5
9 Barako Bull Energy Cola 5 9 .357 6
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 2 12 .143 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Petron 2–0 San Mig
  2. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.01, TNT 1.00, Barangay Ginebra 0.99

Game log
2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
February
March
April
2012–13 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		     Finals
(Best-of-5)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 Alaska 87    
  8 Air21 81    
            1 Alaska 3    
    (Best-of-3)       4 San Mig Coffee 1  
  4 San Mig Coffee 2  
  5 Meralco 1    
    1 Alaska 3
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     7 Barangay Ginebra 0
  2 Rain or Shine 83 79  
  7 Barangay Ginebra 90 81  
            7 Barangay Ginebra 3
    (Best-of-3)     6 Talk 'N Text 2    
  3 Petron 0  
  6 Talk 'N Text 2    

Game log
2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Quarterfinals: 0–1
2012–13 schedule

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Petron Blaze Boosters 8 1 .889 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Mig Coffee Mixers 6 3 .667 2
3 Meralco Bolts 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 3
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 3
5 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barako Bull Energy 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
7 Alaska Aces 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 3] 5
9 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 3] 5
10 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 3] 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Meralco 82–76 Rain or Shine
  2. Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.01, Barako Bull 1.00, Alaska 0.99
  3. Head-to-head quotient: Talk 'N Text 1.05, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Air21 0.96; 8th-seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 110–102 Talk 'N Text

Game log
2013 PBA Governors' Cup game log
February
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1 August 14 GlobalPort Mall of Asia Arena
2 August 17 San Mig Coffee Ynares Center
3 August 25 Barako Bull Mall of Asia Arena
4 August 28 Petron Blaze Mall of Asia Arena
5 August 31 Rain or Shine Mall of Asia Arena
2012–13 schedule

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season
August 23, 2012[1][2] To Air21
Nonoy Baclao (from Petron Blaze)
Robert Reyes(from Petron Blaze)
KG Canaleta (from Barangay Ginebra)
John Wilson (from Barangay Ginebra)		 To Petron Blaze
Magi Sison (from Air21)
Paolo Hubalde (from Air21)
2014 second round pick (from Air21)		 To Barangay Ginebra
Elmer Espiritu (from Air21)
2013 first round pick (from Air21)
September 20, 2012[3] To Air21
Bonbon Custodio		 To Alaska
2014 2nd round pick

Philippine Cup
November 7, 2012[4] To Air21
Mike Cortez		 To Barangay Ginebra
Yousef Taha

Commissioner's Cup
July 17, 2013[5] To Air21
Vic Manuel
Carlo Sharma
2016 2nd round pick		 To Meralco
Nonoy Baclao
John Wilson

Governors' Cup
September 7, 2013[6] To Air21
Asi Taulava
Mark Borboran		 To Meralco
Mike Cortez
James Sena
October 14, 2013[7] To Air21
Rabeh Al-Hussaini		 To Talk 'N Text
Rob Reyes
2015 2nd draft pick
October 14, 2013[7] To Air21
Mark Cardona
Nonoy Baclao		 To Meralco
Rabeh Al-Hussaini
Nelbert Omolon
October 14, 2013[7] To Air21
Pamboy Raymundo
Bambam Gamalinda		 To Talk 'N Text
Nonoy Baclao
Eric Salamat

Recruited imports
TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupMichael DuniganFebruary 10 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra)April 20 (vs. Alaska)6–9
Governors' CupZach GrahamAugust 14 (vs. GlobalPort)September 22 (vs. Alaska Aces)3–6

References
  1. PBA approves seven-player deal among Air 21, Ginebra, Petron Archived 2012-08-24 at the Wayback Machine, InterAKTV, August 23, 2012
  2. PBA: Air21 loads up via three-team trade with Petron, Ginebra, GMA News Online, August 23, 2012
  3. Air 21 acquires Bonbon Custodio from Alaska for future 2nd round pick Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, September 20, 2012
  4. PBA approves Mike Cortez-Yousef Taha trade Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, November 7, 2012
  5. Meralco's Sharma, Manuel head to Air21 for Baclao, Wilson as trade finally a go, Snow Badua, spin.ph, July 12, 2013
  6. Archived 2013-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, September 7, 2013
  7. Al-Hussaini moves from TnT to Meralco as Air21 lands Cardona in three-team trade deal, Snow Badua, spin.ph, October 14, 2013
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