2004–05 Shell Turbo Chargers season

The 2004–2005 Shell Turbo Chargers season was the 20th and final season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2004–05 Shell Turbo Chargers season
Head coachJohn Moran
Leo Austria
Fiesta Conference (Transition) results
Record7–12
(36.8%)
Place8th
Playoff finishWildcard
Philippine Cup results
Record15–12
(55.6%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinals
Fiesta Conference results
Record13–14
(48.1%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinals
Shell Turbo Chargers seasons

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Nationality College
1 1 Rich Alvarez  Philippines Ateneo de Manila
2 12 Carlo Sharma  Philippines De La Salle
Main article: 2004 PBA Draft

Transactions
Transactions
Kalani Ferreria Rookie free agent signed
Billy Mamaril Acquired from Purefoods when they traded Eddie Laure and their 7th pick in the rookie draft
Ervin Sotto Acquired from Purefoods in September 2004 when they traded Mike Hrabak
Roger Yap Acquired from FedEx in the 2004–05 Philippine Cup when they traded their first round pick in the 2005 rookie draft [1]
Celino Cruz Signed in the 2004–05 Philippine Cup
Marlon Legaspi Signed in the 2004–05 Philippine Cup

Occurrences

American John Moran was named Shell's new head coach starting the season, replacing Perry Ronquillo, Moran was signed to a six-month contract but on March 22, he was sacked by Shell management after the Turbo Chargers tallied a 1–5 won-loss record, Moran was succeeded by former Shell cager Leo Austria.[2]

Roster
Shell Turbo Chargers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 Philippines Cruz, Celino 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Far Eastern
F 2 Philippines Mamaril, Billy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Bakersfield
F 3 United States Jackson, Chris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Bernardino Valley
F 6 Philippines Bacani, Edwin (M) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Far Eastern
G 7 Philippines Bajar, Rensy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) San Beda
G/F 8 Philippines Tubid, Ronald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE
G 9 Philippines Calaguio, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Letran
F 10 Philippines Alvarez, Rich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Ateneo
G 11 Philippines Ferreria, Kalani 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
G 12 Philippines Marzan, Porferio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Baguio
G 13 Philippines Yap, Roger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) USJ–R
F 16 Philippines Santa Maria, Adonis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) De La Salle
F/C 27 Philippines Sharma, Carlo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) De La Salle
F/C 29 Philippines Legaspi, Marlon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) MLQU
F/C 30 Philippines Sotto, Ervin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Saint Francis of Assisi
G 35 United States Dela Cruz, Tony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UC Irvine
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (M) Moved to Coca-Cola
  • Injured Injured

Philippine Cup

Game log
2005 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 6 Coca Cola 83–91 Tubid (15) Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 October 12 Red Bull 93–86 Alvarez (27) Cagayan de Oro 1–1
3 October 15 Sta.Lucia 84–78 Dela Cruz (24) Philsports Arena 2–1
4 October 20 San Miguel 70–67 Tubid (18) Araneta Coliseum 3–1
5 October 24 Brgy.Ginebra 86–81 Dela Cruz (28) Araneta Coliseum 4–1
6 October 28 Alaska 80–78 OT Mamaril (16) Iloilo City 5–1
November
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 November 3 Talk 'N Text Araneta Coliseum 5–2
8 November 10 Red Bull 90–94 Araneta Coliseum 5–3
10 November 17 FedEx 101–99 Araneta Coliseum 6–4
December
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
14 December 1 Alaska 89–85 Dela Cruz (24) Araneta Coliseum 9–5
15 December 5 Sta. Lucia 84–83 Dela Cruz (27) Araneta Coliseum 10–5
16 December 9 Brgy.Ginebra Urdaneta City 10–6
17 December 15 Talk 'N Text 103–98 Tubid (28) Araneta Coliseum 11–6
18 December 19 FedEx 90–85 Calaguio (28) Makati Coliseum 12–6
2004–05 schedule

Recruited imports
TournamentName#HeightFromGP
2004 PBA Fiesta ConferenceMarek Ondera216 ft 7 in (2.01 m)California-Irvine
Jameel Watkins406 ft 10 in (2.08 m)Georgetown University
2005 PBA Fiesta ConferenceWesley Wilson336 ft 11 in (2.11 m)Georgetown University10
Melvin Robinson507 ft 0 in (2.13 m)Saint Louis University4
Ajani Williams216 ft 10 in (2.08 m)Eastern Michigan13

GP – Games played

References
  1. "Shell acquires Yap from Express". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. "Embattled Shell fires Moran". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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