2012–13 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season

September 2012 September 2012 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2012–13 Norman Black Philippine Cup 12 2 1 Champions (def. Rain or Shine, 4–0) Commissioner's Cup 7 7 6 Semifinalist (def. by Barangay Ginebra, 2–3) Governors' Cup 3 6 9 did not qualify Smart Communications(an MVP Group subsidiary) Aboy Castro 2011–12 2013–14 The 2012–13 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season was the 23rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). 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.Reyes to move to SMART-Gilas, Black to coach Talk ‘N Text next year https://web.archive.org/web/20120818050443/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/reyes-to-move-to-smart-gilas-black-to-coach-talk-n-text-next-year 2012-08-18 , Reynaldo Belen, InterAKTV, February 19, 2012 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 2012 PBA Draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 2 10 Jaypee Belencion G/F Letran 3 10 Jason Escueta F/C Ateneo de Manila Roster Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2012–13 #2631C2 #F4EB51 #F4EB51 #FFFFFF 3 Jimmy Alapag PG 5 8 160 Cal State San Bernardino USA C 4 Harvey Carey PF 6 3 210 Sonoma State USA 6 Riego Gamalinda G/F 6 3 184 San Beda PHI 10 Ryan Reyes CG 6 1 190 Cal State Fullerton USA 11 Sean Anthony basketball SF 6 4 200 McGill CAN 12 Larry Fonacier G/F 6 2 170 Ateneo PHI 14 Jimbo Aquino G/F 6 3 180 San Sebastian PHI 15 Jai Reyes PG 5 9 150 Ateneo PHI 16 John Raymundo PG 5 10 170 San Sebastian PHI 17 Jayson Castro C/G 5 10 167 Philippine Christian PHI 21 Kelly Williams F 6 7 215 Oakland USA IN 22 John Ferriols PF 6 4 205 USJ-R PHI 24 Rabeh Al-Hussaini C 6 7 240 Ateneo PHI 33 Ranidel De Ocampo F 6 5 200 St. Francis of Assisi PHI 34 Ali Peek F/C 6 4 220 Saint Mary's USA 40 Rich Alvarez F 6 4 200 Ateneo JPN 51 Aaron Aban G/F 6 3 200 Letran PHI USA Norman Black (Saint Joseph's) PHI Nash Racela PHI Sandy Arespacochaga (Ateneo) PHI Gene Afable (Ateneo) PHI Josh Reyes PHI Jamike Jarin http://www.pba.ph/teams/rosters/10 Philippine Cup Eliminations Standings TNT Game log Philippine Cup Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2013 #2631C2 #F4EB51 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters October yes #F4EB51 #FFFFFF |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | October 5 | Meralco | 112–110* | Dillinger (20) | Peek (9) | Dillinger, Castro, Reyes (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | October 12 | GlobalPort | 108–104 | Castro (30) | de Ocampo (9) | Alapag (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | October 17 | Air21 | 96–89 | de Ocampo (19) | Williams (13) | Alapag, Castro (4) | Mall of Asia Arena | 3–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | October 20 | San Mig Coffee | 85–74 | Fonacier (26) | Williams (12) | Castro (5) | Ynares Center | 4–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 | October 24 | Barako Bull | 79–76 | Castro (15) | Williams (13) | Reyes (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 5–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 | October 27 | Rain or Shine | 80–77 | Alapag (15) | Williams (12) | Alapag (7) | Victorias City | 6–0 | Boxscore Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters November #F4EB51 #FFFFFF |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 7 | November 2 | Alaska | 92–94 | Alapag (17) | Williams (9) | Reyes (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 6–1 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 8 | November 7 | Petron Blaze | 92–82 | Fonacier (21) | Castro (9) | Alapag, Castro (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 7–1 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 9 | November 11 | Barangay Ginebra | 101–104 | de Ocampo (20) | de Ocampo (10) | Castro (7) | Mall of Asia Arena | 7–2 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 10 | November 16 | Meralco | 109–98 | Castro (23) | Reyes (8) | Alapag (7) | Ynares Center | 8–2 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 | November 21 | San Mig Coffee | 92–63 | Alapag (19) | Williams (11) | Castro (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 9–2 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 12 | November 25 | Air21 | 100–94 | Alapag (18) | Fonacier (9) | Alapag (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 10–2 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 13 | November 28 | Petron Blaze | 95–82 | Castro (23) | Williams (9) | Castro (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 11–2 | Boxscore Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters December #F4EB51 #FFFFFF |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 14 | December 9 | Barangay Ginebra | 87–80 | Castro (24) | Peek (18) | Castro (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 12–2 | Boxscore 3 2013 Playoffs Bracket Game log Philippine Cup Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2013 yes #2631C2 #F4EB51 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Quarterfinals yes yes #F4EB51 #FFFFFF 1 0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | December 13 | Air21 | 105–100 | Reyes, Fonacier (16) | Reyes (9) | Alapag (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 | Boxscore Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Semifinals yes #F4EB51 #FFFFFF 4 2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | December 19 | Alaska | 66–65 | Castro (17) | Castro (11) | Alapag (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 2 | December 21 | Alaska | 88–100 | Dillinger (26) | Peek, Carey (6) | Alapag (6) | Mall of Asia Arena | 1–1 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | December 26 | Alaska | 93–79 | Williams (23) | Williams (9) | Alapag (11) | Mall of Asia Arena | 2–1 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 4 | December 28 | Alaska | 99–104 | Alapag (17) | Williams (11) | Alapag, Castro (5) | Mall of Asia Arena | 2–2 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 | December 30 | Alaska | 99–95 | Reyes (15) | Williams (9) | Alapag, Castro (5) | Mall of Asia Arena | 3–2 | |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 | January 4 | Alaska | 83–78 | Castro (16) | Williams (10) | Castro (4) | Cuneta Astrodome | 4–2 | Boxscore Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Finals yes no #F4EB51 #FFFFFF 4 0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | January 9 | Rain or Shine | 87–81 | Castro, de Ocampo (16) | Williams (12) | Alapag (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | January 11 | Rain or Shine | 89–81 | de Ocampo (30) | de Ocampo (9) | de Ocampo, Alapag (4) | Mall of Asia Arena | 2–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | January 13 | Rain or Shine | 89–80 | Castro (19) | Reyes, Williams, Carey (8) | Alapag, Castro (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | January 16 | Rain or Shine | 105–82 | de Ocampo (19) | Williams (11) | Alapag (8) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–0 | Boxscore 3 2013 Commissioner's Cup Eliminations Standings TNT Game log Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Commissioner's Cup 2013 #2631C2 #F4EB51 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters February yes #F4EB51 #FFFFFF |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 1 | February 9 | Meralco | 92–99 | Benson (25) | Benson (11) | Alapag, de Ocampo (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–1 | boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | February 15 | Air21 | 86–83 | Benson (30) | Benson (18) | Castro, Fonacier (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–1 | https://archive.today/20130413182926/http://pba.inquirer.net/boxscore/12221 boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | February 20 | GlobalPort | 99–79 | Benson (20) | Benson (19) | Alapag (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–1 | boxscore |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 4 | February 24 | San Mig Coffee | 82–90 | Castro (18) | Benson (17) | Alapag (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–2 | boxscore Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters March no #F4EB51 #FFFFFF |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 5 | March 1 | Alaska | 69–92 | Benson (27) | Benson (14) | Alapag (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–3 | boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 | March 9 | Barako Bull | 101–98 | Al-Hussaini (19) | Harvey (10) | Alapag (4) | Legaspi City, Albay | 3–3 | https://archive.today/20130413200052/http://pba.inquirer.net/boxscore/16795 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 | | 3 2013 Governors' Cup Eliminations Standings TNT Game log Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Governors' Cup 2013 #2631C2 #F4EB51 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters August yes #F4EB51 #FFFFFF |- bgcolor= "#bbffbb" | 1 | August 16 | Barako Bull | 118–113 (OT) | Mitchell (48) | Mitchell (11) | three players (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 | BoxscoreRecap |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 2 | August 25 | San Mig Coffee | 99–118 | Mitchell (38) | | | Mall of Asia Arena | 1–1 | Recap |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 3 | August 30 | Meralco | 86–92 | Mitchell (32) | Mitchell (11) | Castro (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–2 | BoxscoreRecap Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters September #F4EB51 #FFFFFF |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | September 1 | GlobalPort | 102–95 | Mitchell (35) | Al-Hussaini (15) | Reyes (7) | Mall of Asia Arena | 2–2 | BoxscoreRecap |- bgcolor= | 5 | September 6 | Alaska | | | | | Mall of Asia Arena | | |- bgcolor= | 6 | September 7 | Petron | | | | | Smart Araneta Coliseum | | |- bgcolor= | 7 | September 13 | Air21 | | | | | PhilSports Arena | | |- bgcolor= | 8 | September 18 | Rain or Shine | | | | | Cuneta Astrodome | | |- bgcolor= | 9 | September 22 | Barangay Ginebra | | | | | Mall of Asia Arena | | 3 2013 Transactions Trades Pre-season None Philippine Cup None Commissioner's Cup January 31, 2013PBA approves Sol Mercado to GlobalPort, Japeth Aguilar for Rabeh Al-Hussaini trades https://web.archive.org/web/20130202001848/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pba-approves-sol-mercado-to-globalport-japeth-aguilar-for-rabeh-al-hussaini-trades 2013-02-02 , Rey Joble, InterAKTV, January 31, 2013 To Talk 'N TextRabeh Al-Hussaini To GlobalPortJapeth Aguilar June 10, 2013PBA approves trade: Dillinger, Allado to Meralco, Buenafe to Barako Bull, Anthony to Talk ‘N Text https://web.archive.org/web/20160304233851/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pba-approves-trade-dillinger-allado-to-meralco-buenafe-to-barako-bull-anthony-to-talk-n-text 2016-03-04 , Rey Joble, InterAKTV, June 10, 2013 To Talk 'N TextSean Anthony To Barako BullJared Dillinger Governors' Cup October 14, 2013Al-Hussaini moves from TnT to Meralco as Air21 lands Cardona in three-team trade deal, Snow Badua, spin.ph, October 14, 2013 To Talk 'N TextRob Reyes 2015 2nd draft pick To Air21Rabeh Al-Hussaini October 14, 2013 To Talk 'N TextNonoy Baclao Eric Salamat To Air21Pamboy Raymundo Bambam Gamalinda Recruited imports Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Commissioner's Cup Keith Benson February 9 (vs. Meralco) March 1 vs. (Alaska) 2–3 Donnell Harvey March 9 (vs. Barako Bull) April 6 (vs. GlobalPort) 4–3 Jerome Jordan April 14 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra) April 28 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra) 4–2 Tony Mitchell May 8 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra) May 12 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra) 1–2 Governors' Cup Tony Mitchell August 15 (vs. Barako Bull) September 13 (vs. Air21) 2–5 Courtney Fells September 18 (vs. Rain or Shine) September 24 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 1–2 References Category:TNT Tropang 5G seasons Talk 'N Text