2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season

Burger King Whoppers 2008–09 Bo Perasol (Philippine Cup)Yeng Guiao (Fiesta Conference) Philippine Cup 8 10 8th 2nd Wildcard round(lost to SMB) Fiesta Conference 8 6 4th Semifinals(lost to SMB, 4–2) PBA on C/S9 Sports Radio 918 1 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season was the 7th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team were previously known as the Air21 Express in the Philippine Cup and the Burger King Titans in the first 6 games of the Fiesta Conference. Key dates August 30: The 2008 PBA draft took place in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig. September 1: The free agency period started. Draft picks 2008 PBA draft Round Pick Player Height Position Nationality College 1 6 Mark Borboran 6'6" SG/SF East 2 13 Pocholo Villanueva 6'3" PG/SG De La Salle Roster Burger King Whoppers 2008–09 3 Egay Billones PG 5 8 165 Las Piñas PHI 6 Marvin Cruz PG 5 8 160 UP Diliman PHI 8 Erick Rodriguez Eric Rodriguez (basketball) SF 6 4 200 Letran PHI 9 Pocholo Villanueva SG 6 3 170 De La Salle PHI 17 Aaron Aban SF 6 3 200 Letran PHI 19 Wynne Arboleda PG 5 11 180 MLQU PHI C 20 Gary David SG 6 2 175 Lyceum PHI 28 Mark Yee SF 6 3 170 San Sebastian (Cavite) PHI 29 Arwind Santos SF 6 4 170 FEU PHI 30 Beau Belga C 6 6 225 Philippine Christian University PHI 34 Carlo Sharma C 6 6 220 De La Salle PHI 48 J.R. Quiñahan PF 6 6 235 Visayas PHI PHI Yeng Guiao (UP Diliman) PHI Junel Baculi (Mapúa) PHI Roehl Nadurata PHI Johnny Tam Depth chart 0033A0 DA291C Reserve Beau Belga Shawn Daniels Arwind Santos Gary David Wynne Arboleda J. R. Quiñahan Erick Rodriguez Richard Alonzo Egay Billones Marvin Cruz Adonis Sta. Maria Pocholo Villanueva Philippine Cup Eliminations Standings A21 Game log Philippine Cup Air21 Express 2009 Air21 Express October yes |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 1 | October 5 | Rain or Shine | 102–120 | De Ocampo (21) | De Ocampo (13) | De Ocampo (6) | Cuneta Astrodome | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 2 | October 9 | Talk 'N Text | 101–112 | David (23) | Quiñahan (17) | Quiñahan, Arboleda (4) | Ynares Sports Arena | 0–2 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 3 | October 12 | Ginebra | 92–101 | Santos (23) | De Ocampo (11) | Arboleda (6) | Araneta Coliseum | 0–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | October 17 | Coca-Cola | 95-84 | Santos (25) | De Ocampo (16) | Cruz (5) | Araneta Coliseum | 1–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 | October 24 | Sta. Lucia | 107-83 | Santos (21) | Santos, Quiñahan (9) | Cruz (5) | Ynares Center | 2–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 | October 29 | Alaska | 109-107 | Santos (25) | Santos (14) | Arboleda, Cruz (5) | Araneta Coliseum | 3–3 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 7 | October 31 | Purefoods | 105–108 | Se, Arboleda (25) | De Ocampo (13) | David (6) | Araneta Coliseum | 3–4 Air21 Express November |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 8 | November 5 | San Miguel | 129–130 | David (36) | Santos (16) | Arboleda (8) | Araneta Coliseum | 3–5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 9 | November 8 | Rain or Shine | 106-103 | David (27) | Kramer (15) | David (5) | Lucena City | 4–5 |-bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 10 | November 15 | Coca-Cola | 111-101 | Santos (26) | De Ocampo (13) | Arboleda (10) | Cuneta Astrodome | 5–5 |-bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 | November 21 | Red Bull | 92-89 | Canaleta (20) | Canaleta, De Ocampo (11) | De Ocampo (5) | Araneta Coliseum | 6–5 |-bgcolor="#edbebf" | 12 | November 26 | San Miguel | 78–98 | Santos (17) | De Ocampo (10) | Cruz (5) | Araneta Coliseum | 6–6 |-bgcolor="#edbebf" | 13 | November 29 | Purefoods | 88–96 | David (22) | Canaleta (11) | Arboleda (6) | Tacloban City | 6–7 Air21 Express December |-bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 14 | December 5 | Ginebra | 102-84 | David (24) | De Ocampo (11) | Cruz (6) | Araneta Coliseum | 7–7 |-bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 15 | December 7 | Sta. Lucia | 97-88 | De Ocampo (23) | Canaleta (10) | De Ocampo (7) | Araneta Coliseum | 8–7 |-bgcolor="#edbebf" | 16 | December 12 | Red Bull | 88–98 | De Ocampo (21) | Canaleta (10) | De Ocampo (6) | Araneta Coliseum | 8–8 |-bgcolor="#edbebf" | 17 | December 19 | Alaska | 65–76 | Intal (17) | Arboleda (8) | Quiñahan (3) | Ynares Center | 8–9 |-bgcolor="#edbebf" | 18 | December 25 | Talk 'N Text | 108–109 | David (23) | Quiñahan (9) | Allado (6) | Araneta Coliseum | 8–10 https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.pba-online.net/team-schedule/Burger%20King 2009 Playoffs Game log Philippine Cup Air21 Express yes 2009 Air21 Express Wildcard yes |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | December 28 | Purefoods | https://archive.today/20081228161739/http://www.pba-online.net/boxscores.php?gameid=92 94-82 | David (20) | Santos (11) | Arboleda (6) | Araneta Coliseum | Advanced |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 2 | January 4 | San Miguel | https://archive.today/20080714042747/http://www.pba-online.net/boxscores.php?gameid=93 86–105 | David (31) | Allado (14) | Quiñahan (3) | Araneta Coliseum | Eliminated https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.pba-online.net/team-schedule/Burger%20King 2009 Statistics Player Stats as of November 29, 2008. 10:00 p.m. PHI Time Player GP MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Arboleda, Wynne Wynne Arboleda 12 28.8 .368 .343 .696 4.1 4.7 1.7 0.1 11.6 Billiones, Egay Egay Billones 11 12.1 .390 .316 .571 0.8 1.4 0.4 0.0 6.0 Canaleta, Niño Niño Canaleta 12 22.4 .333 .243 .895 3.8 1.4 0.3 0.4 7.0 Cruz, Marvin Marvin Cruz 12 11.5 .343 .100 .842 1.2 2.8 0.7 0.0 3.4 David, Gary Gary David 12 32.3 .393 .250 .773 4.5 2.1 0.8 0.1 18.2 De Ocampo, Ranidel Ranidel De Ocampo 12 36.3 .455 .381 .630 10.5 3.5 1.2 0.4 12.9 Intal, JC JC Intal 10 13.2 .393 .210 0.308 3.0 1.6 0.8 0.3 5.2 Kramer, Doug Doug Kramer 11 18.4 .459 .250 .769 5.4 0.8 0.2 0.6 6.1 Quiñahan, J.R. J.R. Quiñahan 12 22.6 .575 .000 0.529 6.8 1.5 0.5 1.3 8.4 Santos, Arwind Arwind Santos 11 33.6 .444 .320 .771 8.9 0.9 1.4 1.7 17.9 Santa Maria, Adonis Adonis Santa Maria 8 7.8 .600 .667 .500 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 2.1 Se, Homer Homer Se 7 22.1 .514 .100 .611 5.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 12.3 Villanueva, Cholo Pocholo Villanueva 7 5.3 .182 .000 .000 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.5 Fiesta Conference Eliminations Standings BK Game log Fiesta Conference Burger King Whoppers 2009 Burger King Whoppers February yes |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | February 28 | Sta. Lucia | https://archive.today/20081008003549/http://www.pba-online.net/boxscores.php?gameid=1 96-87 | David (16) | Daniels, Santos (13) | David, Daniels (3) | Dumaguete | 1–0 Burger King Whoppers March |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | March 6 | Ginebra | 110-106 | Santos (20) | Daniels (10) | Daniels (8) | Cuneta Astrodome | 2–0 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 3 | March 8 | San Miguel | 105–114 | Santos (26) | Daniels (9) | Arboleda, M. Cruz, Villanueva (5) | Araneta Coliseum | 2–1 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 4 | March 14 | Talk 'N Text | 114–117 | David (25) | Daniels (16) | Arboleda (9) | Muntinlupa | 2–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 | March 18 | Barako Bull | 123-110 | Santos (22) | Daniels (13) | M. Cruz (5) | Araneta Coliseum | 3–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 | March 20 | Coca-Cola | 127-109 | David (26) | Daniels (10) | Arboleda (5) | Araneta Coliseum | 4–2 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 7 | March 25 | Rain or Shine | 112–118 | David (27) | Daniels (7) | David, Baguio (5) | Araneta Coliseum | 4–3 Burger King Whoppers April |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 8 | April 15 | Purefoods | 78–82 | Santos (18) | Daniels (7) | Daniels (5) | Araneta Coliseum | 4–4 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 9 | April 20 | Ginebra | 94–100 | Billiones (27) | Daniels (15) | Daniels (7) | Cuneta Astrodome | 4–5 |-bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 10 | April 30 | Barako Bull | 99-89 | David (30) | Daniels (11) | Daniels, David (4) | Ynares Sports Arena | 5–5 Burger King Whoppers May |-bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 | May 3 | Alaska Aces |106-88 | Santos (31) | Daniels (17) | Arboleda, Daniels (5) | Cuneta Astrodome | 6–5 |-bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 12 | May 10 | San Miguel | 107-105 | David (23) | Daniels (19) | Daniels (4) | Araneta Coliseum | 7–5 |-bgcolor="#edbebf" | 13 | May 13 | Talk 'N Text | 129–135 | Daniels (27) | Daniels (15) | Arboleda(10) | Cuneta Astrodome | 7–6 |-bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 14 | May 17 | Purefoods | 96-86 | Santos (21) | Daniels (21) | Arboleda(5) | Cuneta Astrodome | 8–6 https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.pba-online.net/team-schedule/Burger%20King 2009 Awards and records Records Note: Air21 Express/Burger King Whoppers Records Only Record Stat Holder Date/sMost points in one game 36 Gary David vs. San Miguel Beermen November 5, 2008Most points in one half 30 Gary David vs. San Miguel Beermen November 5, 2008Most points in one quarter 19 Gary David vs. San Miguel Beermen November 5, 2008Most rebounds in one game 17 J.R. Quiñahan vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters October 9, 2008Most assists in one game 10 Wynne Arboleda vs. Coca-Cola Tigers November 15, 2008Most blocks in one game 6 J.R. Quiñahan vs. Brgy. Ginebra Kings December 5, 2008Most steals in one game 5 Wynne Arboleda vs. Purefoods TJ Giants November 29, 2008 Most minutes played in one game 44 Arwind Santos vs. Purefoods TJ Giants October 31, 2008 Transactions Trades Traded to ForMark Borboran Alaska Aces J.R. QuiñahanRanidel de Ocampo Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Don Allado and2011 First Round Pick2010 and 2011 First Round Pick Red Bull Barako Cyrus BaguioDon Allado and Nino Canaleta Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants Beau Belga and Richard Alonzo Air21 prepares for PBA future, seals three-team trade deal, GMA News OnlineJC Intal, Doug Kramer, Chico Lanete Barangay Ginebra Kings 2012 and 2013 First Round Pick Free agents 52% Additions Player Signed Former teamAdonis Santa Maria October Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Subtractions Player Signed New teamErvin Sotto October Alaska Aces References Category:Barako Bull Energy seasons Burger King Whoppers