2008–09 Coca-Cola Tigers season

The 2008–09 Coca-Cola Tigers season was the seventh season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2008–09 Coca-Cola Tigers season
Head coachKenneth Duremdes
Owner(s)Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record7–11 (38.9%)
Place9th
Playoff finish1st wildcard round
(by San Miguel 99–89)
Fiesta Conference results
Record7–9 (43.8%)
PlaceN/A
Playoff finishwildcard (lost to Sta.Lucia)
Coca-Cola Tigers seasons

Key dates

Draft picks
Main article: 2008 PBA Draft

Roster
Coca-Cola Tigers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
PF 3 United States Belasco, Nic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Notre Dame (MD)
SG 5 Philippines Rizada, R.J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Far Eastern
SG 6 Philippines Catli, Cesar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Far Eastern
PF 7 Philippines Caceres, M.C. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) PSBA
PG 8 Philippines Dimaunahan, Aries 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UST
SG 9 Philippines Buenafe, Ronjay 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Emilio Aguinaldo
C 10 Philippines Bonus, Lawrence 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
C 13 Philippines Telan, Mark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) De La Salle
SF 15 Philippines Misolas, Jason 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran
SG 18 Philippines Avenido, Leo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Far Eastern
PG 21 Philippines Enrile, Ronjay 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Letran
PG 22 United States Ferreria, Kalani 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Moorpark
PF 24 Philippines Calimag, Ricky 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) San Beda
SG 45 Philippines Santos, Rodney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) San Sebastian
PG 50 Philippines Singson, Dale 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UST
PG 55 Philippines Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Hawaiʻi–Hilo
SG 81 Philippines Macapagal, Mark 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) San Sebastian
C 88 United States Taulava, Asi (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) BYU–Hawaii
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Reserve Inactive
C Asi Taulava Mark Telan Lawrence Bonus
PF James Penny Ricky Calimag Jason Misolas
SF Nic Belasco Cesar Catli M.C. Caceres
SG Ronjay Buenafe Mark Macapagal Rodney Santos
PG Alex Cabagnot Aries Dimaunahan Ronjay Enrile R.J. Rizada

Philippine Cup

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 12 6 .667 — Advance to semifinals
2 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 11 7 .611 1
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings 10 8 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 10 8 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
5 Sta. Lucia Realtors 10 8 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
6 San Miguel Beermen 9 9 .500 3 Advance to wildcard round
7 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 8 10 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
8 Air21 Express 8 10 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
9 Coca-Cola Tigers 7 11 .389 5
10 Red Bull Barako 5 13 .278 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +16, Rain or Shine −3, Sta. Lucia −13
  2. Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0 Air21

Game log
2009 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 4 Talk 'N Text 97–98 Buenafe (20) Taulava (14) Cabagnot (7) Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 October 11 Alaska 62–69 Taulava (21) Taulava, Belasco (9) Cabagnot (4) Negros Occidental 0–2
3 October 15 Purefoods 103-102 Taulava, Belasco (20) Telan (16) Taulava (8) Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 October 17 Air21 84–95 Belasco (22) Taulava (16) Buenafe (7) Araneta Coliseum 1–3
5 October 22 Sta. Lucia 82–83 Taulava (24) Taulava (15) Cabagnot, Belasco (4) Araneta Coliseum 1–4
6 October 26 Rain or Shine 112-96 Taulava (30) Belasco (13) Cabagnot (8) Araneta Coliseum 2–4
November
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 November 2 Red Bull 97-92 Taulava (17) Telan (10) Cabagnot, Taulava (3) Araneta Coliseum 3–4
8 November 8 Ginebra 77–81 Belasco (22) Belasco (14) Cabagnot (7) Lucena City 3–5
9 November 12 San Miguel 86–89 Cabagnot, Telan (14) Telan (11) Cabagnot, Taulava (4) Cuneta Astrodome 3–6
10 November 15 Air21 101–111 Cabagnot (19) Taulava (25) Cabagnot (11) Cuneta Astrodome 3–7
11 November 21 Purefoods 93-72 Buenafe (18) Taulava (12) Cabagnot (5) Araneta Coliseum 4–7
12 November 23 Rain or Shine 84-73 Taulava (16) Telan (11) Cabagnot (11) Cuneta Astrodome 5–7
13 November 27 Ginebra 77–84 Telan (17) Taulava (14) Buenafe (3) Olivarez Gym 5–8
December
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
14 December 5 Alaska Aces 83–99 Taulava (20) Taulava (15) Dimaunahan (6) Araneta Coliseum 5–9
15 December 7 Talk 'N Text 82–90 Macapagal (31) Taulava (22) Taulava, Enrile (5) Araneta Coliseum 5–10
16 December 12 San Miguel 105-91 Belasco (23) Belasco (15) Cabagnot (6) Araneta Coliseum 6–10
17 December 14 Sta. Lucia 69–90 Telan (20) Telan (15) Arigo, Dimaunahan (4) Araneta Coliseum 6–11
18 December 19 Red Bull 88-86 Arigo (31) Telan (14) Cabagnot (7) Ynares Center 7–11
2008–09 schedule

Statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FGM  Field-goal made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 3PM  3-point field-goal made  3PA  3-point field-goal attempts  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage
 FTM  Free-throw made  FTA  Free-throw attempts  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  TOT  Turnovers per game  PPG  Points per game

Philippine Cup
Player GP MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Fiesta Conference
Player GP MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

Records

Note: Coca-Cola Tigers Records Only

RecordStatHolderDate/s
Most points in one game31Mark Macapagal vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersDecember 7, 2008
John Arigo vs. Red Bull BarakoDecember 19, 2008
Most rebounds in one game25Asi Taulava vs. Air21 ExpressNovember 15, 2008
Most assists in one game11Alex Cabagnot2 Occasions
Most blocks in one game2Mark Telan vs. Barangay Ginebra KingsNovember 27, 2008
Most steals in one game5Alex Cabagnot vs. Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersOctober 26, 2008
Most minutes played in one game50Asi Taulava vs. Purefoods TJ GiantsOctober 15, 2008

Transactions

Free Agents

References
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