2013–14 Air21 Express season

The 2013–14 Air21 Express season is the 3rd and the last season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2013-14 Air21 Express season
Head coachFranz Pumaren
Owner(s)Airfrieght 2100, Inc.
(a Lina Group of Companies subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record3–11
(.214)
Place10th
Playoff finishNot qualified
Commissioner's Cup results
Record3–6
(.333)
Place7th
Playoff finishSemifinals (Def. by San Mig Super Coffee, 3-2.)
Governors' Cup results
Record5–4
(.556)
Place7th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (Def. by Rain or Shine in one game)
Air21 Express seasons

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
Main article: 2013 PBA draft
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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
SG 3 Cardona, Mark 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1981-11-03 De La Salle
PG 6 Poligrates, Eloy (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1986-29-04 SWU
G 7 Atkins, Simon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1988-07-19 De La Salle
SG 8 Yeo, Joseph 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983-09-07 De La Salle
SF 10 Anthony, Sean  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986-01-26 McGill
PG 11 Villanueva, Jonas 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1983-03-31 FEU
F 13 Camson, Eric (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1990-06-12 Adamson
F/C 14 Villanueva, Enrico 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1980-06-23 Ateneo
G/F 15 Menor, Ogie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986-12-04 San Beda
F 16 Borboran, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1981-11-01 UE
F/C 17 Ramos, Aldrech 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988-04-03 FEU
G/F 21 Jaime, Chito 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1983-10-21 AMA
PF 63 Burtscher, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985-03-08 CCC
C 88 Taulava, Asi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973-03-02 BYU–Hawaii
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

{{2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=A21}}

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 9 0 1.000 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 7 2 .778 2
3 Alaska Aces 6 3 .667 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 4
5 Meralco Bolts 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 4
6 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 4 5 .444 5
7 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 2] 6 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 2] 6
9 Barako Bull Energy 2 7 .222 7
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 8 .111 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 96–79 Meralco
  2. Head-to-head record: Air21 97–95 Barangay Ginebra

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
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 2 .778 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 3 .667 1
3 Alaska Aces 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
4 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
7 Air21 Express 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
8 Barako Bull Energy 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 2] 4
9 Meralco Bolts 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 2] 4
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 8 .111 6
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.08, San Mig 1.02, San Miguel 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.97, Air21 0.94
  2. Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 95–94 Meralco

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    


Game log

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

Recruited imports
TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupHervé LamizanaMarch 5 (vs. GlobalPort)March 17 (vs. Alaska)2-2
Wesley WitherspoonMarch 23 (vs. Meralco)May 7 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee)5-7
Governors' CupDominique SuttonMay 20 (vs. Rain or Shine)June 18 (vs. Rain or Shine)5–5

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