2012–13 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season

The 2012–13 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season is the 23rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2012-13 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season
Head coachNorman Black
Owner(s)Smart Communications
Philippine Cup results
Record12–2
(.857)
Place1st
Playoff finishChampions
(def. Rain or Shine, 4-0)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record7–7
(.500)
Place6th
Playoff finishSemifinalist
(def. by Barangay Ginebra, 2-3)
Governors' Cup results
Record3–6
(.333)
Place9th
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters seasons

Key dates
  • Chot Reyes of the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters stepped down as head coach at the end of the 2011-12 season due to his appointment as head coach of Smart Gilas. Team consultant Norman Black has been appointed as head coach starting this season.[1] Due to Black's commitments as head coach of the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the UAAP, assistant coach Nash Racela will serve as interim head coach until the UAAP basketball tournament ends.
  • August 19: The 2012 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Midtown Mall, Manila.
  • October 20: Norman Black formally took over as head coach, replacing interim coach Nash Racela.

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 10 Jaypee Belencion G/F  Philippines Letran
3 10 Jason Escueta F/C  Philippines Ateneo de Manila

Roster
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
PG 3 Alapag, Jimmy (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) CSU San Bernardino
PF 4 Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sonoma State
G/F 6 Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) San Beda
C/G 10 Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) CSU Fullerton
SF 11 Anthony, Sean 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) McGill
G/F 12 Fonacier, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ateneo
G/F 14 Aquino, Jimbo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) San Sebastian
PG 15 Reyes, Jai 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Ateneo
PG 16 Raymundo, John 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) San Sebastian
C/G 17 Castro, Jayson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) PCU
F 21 Williams, Kelly (IN) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oakland
PF 22 Ferriols, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) USJ-R
C 24 Al-Hussaini, Rabeh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Ateneo
F 33 De Ocampo, Ranidel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
F/C 34 Peek, Ali 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Saint Mary's
F 40 Alvarez, Rich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Ateneo
G/F 51 Aban, Aaron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Aboy Castro


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=TNT}}

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: 1–0
Semifinals: 4–2
Finals: 4–0
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
5 March 1 Alaska 69–92 Benson (27) Benson (14) Alapag (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3 boxscore
6 March 9 Barako Bull 101–98 Al-Hussaini (19) Harvey (10) Alapag (4) Legaspi City, Albay 3–3 boxscore
7 March 13 Rain or Shine Smart Araneta Coliseum
8 March 17 Barangay Ginebra Smart Araneta Coliseum
9 March 22 Petron Blaze Smart Araneta Coliseum
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
August
September
2012–13 schedule

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season
  • None

Philippine Cup
  • None

Commissioner's Cup
January 31, 2013[2] To Talk 'N Text
Rabeh Al-Hussaini		 To GlobalPort
Japeth Aguilar
June 10, 2013[3] To Talk 'N Text
Sean Anthony		 To Barako Bull
Jared Dillinger

Governors' Cup
October 14, 2013[4] To Talk 'N Text
Rob Reyes
2015 2nd draft pick		 To Air21
Rabeh Al-Hussaini
October 14, 2013[4] To Talk 'N Text
Nonoy Baclao
Eric Salamat		 To Air21
Pamboy Raymundo
Bambam Gamalinda

Recruited imports
TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupKeith BensonFebruary 9 (vs. Meralco)March 1 vs. (Alaska)2–3
Donnell HarveyMarch 9 (vs. Barako Bull)April 6 (vs. GlobalPort)4–3
Jerome JordanApril 14 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra)April 28 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra)4–2
Tony MitchellMay 8 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra)May 12 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra)1–2
Governors' CupTony MitchellAugust 15 (vs. Barako Bull)September 13 (vs. Air21)2–5
Courtney FellsSeptember 18 (vs. Rain or Shine)September 24 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)1–2

References
  1. Reyes to move to SMART-Gilas, Black to coach Talk ‘N Text next year Archived 2012-08-18 at the Wayback Machine, Reynaldo Belen, InterAKTV, February 19, 2012
  2. PBA approves Sol Mercado to GlobalPort, Japeth Aguilar for Rabeh Al-Hussaini trades Archived 2013-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, January 31, 2013
  3. PBA approves trade: Dillinger, Allado to Meralco, Buenafe to Barako Bull, Anthony to Talk ‘N Text Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, June 10, 2013
  4. 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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