2004–05 Philippine Basketball League season

2004–05 PBL season October 23, 2004 – June 16, 2005 8 ABS-CBN Sports (Studio 23) Jondan Salvador Mark Cardona Open Championship 2004–05 PBL Open Championship Montaña Jewels Welcoat Paints Unity Cup 2005 PBL Unity Cup Welcoat Paints Montaña Jewels 2003-04 2005-06 The 2004–05 season of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL). 2004-05 Open Championships Team Standings Win Loss Head coach Magnolia Ice Cream-FEU 11 3 Koy Banal Montaña Jewels 10 4 Robert Sison Granny Goose 9 5 Jun Tan Welcoat Paints 7 7 Caloy Garcia ICTSI-La Salle 6 8 Gee Abanilla / Franz Pumaren Toyota Otis-Letran 6 8 Louie Alas Addict Mobile-Ateneo 5 9 Air Philippines 2 12 Lawrence Chongson Montaña vs Granny Goose (Best-of-three semis) #eee January 22 UST Gym, España, Manila Montaña Jewels |score1=74 Granny Goose 66 January 25 Makati Coliseum, Makati boxscores Montaña Jewels |score1=67 Granny Goose 63 Montaña wins series, 2–0 Magnolia vs Welcoat (Best-of-three semis) #eee January 22 UST Gym, España, Manila Magnolia Ice Cream-FEU |score1=61 Welcoat Paints 54 January 25 Makati Coliseum, Makati Magnolia Ice Cream-FEU 64 Welcoat Paints |score2=69 #eee January 27 Makati Coliseum, Makati boxscores Magnolia Ice Cream-FEU 61 Welcoat Paints |score2=67 Welcoat wins series, 2–1 Open finals #eee February 1 Makati Coliseum, Makati Montaña Jewels 65 Welcoat Paints |score2=73 February 3 Makati Coliseum, Makati Montaña Jewels |score1=55 Welcoat Paints 48 #eee February 5 Makati Coliseum, Makati Montaña Jewels |score1=77 Welcoat Paints 67 February 8 Makati Coliseum, Makati Montaña Jewels 77 Welcoat Paints |score2=80 #eee February 10 Makati Coliseum, Makati Montaña Jewels |score1=79 Welcoat Paints 65 Montaña wins series, 3–2 Montaña won their first-ever PBL title by blasting the Welcoat Paintmasters, 79-65, in the deciding fifth game of their series, the Jewels leaned on another shooting performance from finals MVP Alex Compton, who finish with a game-high 26 points, and also got gritty plays from veteran playmaker Froilan Baguion, who shot 13 points and pulled off three steals. Leo Najorda led Welcoat's charge with 20 points while Welcoat star Anthony Washington struggled offensively for the second straight game after stellar performances early in the finals series.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Plc1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1945%2C18581908 Jewels bask in title glow Philippine Daily Inquirer Individual awards (Open) Most Valuable Player: Jondan Salvador (Montaña) Finals MVP: Alex Compton (Montaña) Fantastic Freshman Award: Jay Washington (Welcoat) Scoring Sensation Plum: Mark Cardona (ICTSI-La Salle) Defensive Stopper Award: JR Quiñahan (Granny Goose) Mr. Intangible: Eugene Tan (Welcoat) True Gentleman: Jenkins Mesina (Addict Mobile-Ateneo) Instant Impact: Al Vergara (Montaña) Mythical Five Jondan Salvador (Montaña) Jay Washington (Welcoat) Arwind Santos (Magnolia) JR Quiñahan (Granny Goose) Mark Cardona (ICTSI-La Salle) Mythical Second Team Warren Ybañez (Magnolia) Denok Miranda (Magnolia) Marvin Ortiguerra (Welcoat) Al Magpayo (Montaña) Ariel Capus (Montaña) 2005 Unity Cup Team Standings Win Loss Head coach Montaña Pawnshop 9 2 Robert Sison Harbour Centre 8 3 Tonichi Yturri Welcoat Paints-St.Benilde 8 3 Caloy Garcia Magnolia Ice Cream Wizards 6 5 Koy Banal Toyota Otis-Letran 6 5 Louie Alas Granny Goose Kornets 5 6 Jun Tan Bacchus Energy Drink 2 9 Negros Navigation-San Beda 0 11 Nash Racela In a double-playoff game on May 24, Magnolia beat Toyota, 81–76, to clinch 4th-seed. Welcoat beat Harbour, 92–87, for 2nd-seed.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TVY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ciUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=896%2C43465718 Paintmasters gain outright semis berth Philippine Daily Inquirer In the twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinal round on May 26, sixth-seeded Granny Goose forces a knockout game against third-seeded Harbour, 78–76. Magnolia advances in the final four, repeating over fifth-seeded Toyota-Otis, 66–53.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T1Y1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ciUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2946%2C44342900 Wizards gain; Kornets force rubber match Philippine Daily Inquirer On May 28, Granny Goose eliminates Harbour with a 75–60 win.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UVY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ciUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=892%2C45521579 Granny Goose bombs Harbour Centre five Philippine Daily Inquirer Semifinal series #eee May 31 JCSGO Gym, 15th Avenue, Cubao, Quezon City boxscores Montaña Pawnshop |score1=64 Granny Goose 58 May 31 JCSGO Gym, 15th Avenue, Cubao, Quezon City Magnolia Ice Cream |score1=75 Welcoat Paints 62 #eee June 2 Pasig Sports Center, Pasig boxscores Welcoat Paints |score1=76 Magnolia Ice Cream 65 June 2 Pasig Sports Center, Pasig Granny Goose |score1=65 Montaña Pawnshop 61 #eee June 4 JCSGO Gym, 15th Avenue, Cubao, Quezon City boxscores Montaña Pawnshop |score1=56 Granny Goose 54 June 4 JCSGO Gym, 15th Avenue, Cubao, Quezon City Magnolia Ice Cream |score1=80 Welcoat Paints 72 #eee June 7 Pasig Sports Center, Pasig boxscores Welcoat Paints |score1=70 Magnolia Ice Cream 67 Top-seeded teams' Montaña and Welcoat needed just two wins in the series to enter the finals while Magnolia and Granny Goose must win three games. Unity Cup finals #eee June 9 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Welcoat Paints |score1=82 Montaña Pawnshop 80 June 11 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Welcoat Paints |score1=65 Montaña Pawnshop 62 #eee June 14 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Welcoat Paints 73 Montaña Pawnshop |score2=89 June 16 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Welcoat Paints |score1=98 Montaña Pawnshop 80 Welcoat wins series, 3-1 After a string of runner-up finishes, Welcoat Paints collected the PBL Unity Cup championship with a 98-80 victory over Montaña in Game 4 for a 3-1 series victory. Finals MVP Jay Washington pumped in 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Paintmasters to their first title since 2002.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DFY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ciUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1858%2C8083118 Welcoat nails Unity Cup crown Philippine Daily Inquirer Unity Cup awards Most Valuable Player: Mark Cardona (Harbour) Fantastic Freshman Award: Paolo Orbeta (Welcoat) Finals MVP: Jay Washington (Welcoat) Scoring Sensation Plum: Mark Cardona (Harbour) Defensive Stopper Award: Dennis Concha (Granny Goose) True Gentleman: Jay Coching (Welcoat) Instant Impact: Reed Juntilla (Montaña) Academic All-Star Award: Paolo Orbeta (Welcoat) & Raymond Dula (Toyota-Otis) Mythical Five Mark Cardona (Harbour) Jay Washington (Welcoat) Arwind Santos (Magnolia) JR Quiñahan (Granny Goose) Jondan Salvador (Montaña) Mythical Second Team LA Tenorio (Harbour) Denok Miranda (Magnolia) Leo Najorda (Welcoat) Yousif Aljamal (Nenaco) Froilan Baguion (Montaña) References External links www.philippinebasketball.ph Category:Philippine Basketball League seasons Category:2004–05 in Philippine basketball PBL