2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season

The 2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season was the seventh season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team were previously known as Air21 Express in the Philippine Cup.

2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season
Head coachBo Perasol (Philippine Cup)
Yeng Guiao (Fiesta Conference)
Philippine Cup results
Record8–10 (44.4%)
Place8th
Playoff finish2nd Wildcard round
(lost to SMB)
Fiesta Conference results
Record8–6 (57.1%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinals
(lost to SMB, 4–2)
Burger King Whoppers seasons

Key dates

Draft picks
Main article: 2008 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Height Position Nationality College
1 6 Mark Borboran 6'6" SG/SF  Philippines East
2 13 Pocholo Villanueva 6'3" PG/SG  Philippines De La Salle

Roster
Burger King Whoppers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
PG 3 Philippines Billones, Egay 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Centro Escolar Las Piñas
PG 6 Philippines Cruz, Marvin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) UP Diliman
SF 8 Philippines Rodriguez, Erick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran
SG 9 Philippines Villanueva, Pocholo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) De La Salle
SF 17 Philippines Aban, Aaron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran
PG 19 Philippines Arboleda, Wynne (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) MLQU
SG 20 Philippines David, Gary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Lyceum
SF 28 Philippines Yee, Mark 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) San Sebastian (Cavite)
SF 29 Philippines Santos, Arwind 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern
C 30 Philippines Belga, Beau 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Philippine Christian
C 34 Philippines Sharma, Carlo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) De La Salle
PF 48 Philippines Quiñahan, J.R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Visayas
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
C Beau Belga J. R. Quiñahan Adonis Sta. Maria
PF Shawn Daniels Erick Rodriguez
SF Arwind Santos Richard Alonzo Pocholo Villanueva
SG Gary David Egay Billones
PG Wynne Arboleda Marvin Cruz

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 5 Rain or Shine 102–120 De Ocampo (21) De Ocampo (13) De Ocampo (6) Cuneta Astrodome 0–1
2 October 9 Talk 'N Text 101–112 David (23) Quiñahan (17) Quiñahan, Arboleda (4) Ynares Sports Arena 0–2
3 October 12 Ginebra 92–101 Santos (23) De Ocampo (11) Arboleda (6) Araneta Coliseum 0–3
4 October 17 Coca-Cola 95-84 Santos (25) De Ocampo (16) Cruz (5) Araneta Coliseum 1–3
5 October 24 Sta. Lucia 107-83 Santos (21) Santos, Quiñahan (9) Cruz (5) Ynares Center 2–3
6 October 29 Alaska 109-107 Santos (25) Santos (14) Arboleda, Cruz (5) Araneta Coliseum 3–3
7 October 31 Purefoods 105–108 Se, Arboleda (25) De Ocampo (13) David (6) Araneta Coliseum 3–4
November
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
8 November 5 San Miguel 129–130 David (36) Santos (16) Arboleda (8) Araneta Coliseum 3–5
9 November 8 Rain or Shine 106-103 David (27) Kramer (15) David (5) Lucena City 4–5
10 November 15 Coca-Cola 111-101 Santos (26) De Ocampo (13) Arboleda (10) Cuneta Astrodome 5–5
11 November 21 Red Bull 92-89 Canaleta (20) Canaleta, De Ocampo (11) De Ocampo (5) Araneta Coliseum 6–5
12 November 26 San Miguel 78–98 Santos (17) De Ocampo (10) Cruz (5) Araneta Coliseum 6–6
13 November 29 Purefoods 88–96 David (22) Canaleta (11) Arboleda (6) Tacloban City 6–7
December
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
14 December 5 Ginebra 102-84 David (24) De Ocampo (11) Cruz (6) Araneta Coliseum 7–7
15 December 7 Sta. Lucia 97-88 De Ocampo (23) Canaleta (10) De Ocampo (7) Araneta Coliseum 8–7
16 December 12 Red Bull 88–98 De Ocampo (21) Canaleta (10) De Ocampo (6) Araneta Coliseum 8–8
17 December 19 Alaska 65–76 Intal (17) Arboleda (8) Quiñahan (3) Ynares Center 8–9
18 December 25 Talk 'N Text 108–109 David (23) Quiñahan (9) Allado (6) Araneta Coliseum 8–10
2008–09 schedule

Game log
2009 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Wildcard
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 December 28 Purefoods 94-82 David (20) Santos (11) Arboleda (6) Araneta Coliseum Advanced
2 January 4 San Miguel 86–105 David (31) Allado (14) Quiñahan (3) Araneta Coliseum Eliminated
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

Player Stats as of November 29, 2008. 10:00 p.m. PHI Time

Player GP MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Wynne Arboleda 1228.8.368.343.6964.14.71.70.111.6
Egay Billones 1112.1.390.316.5710.81.40.40.06.0
Niño Canaleta 1222.4.333.243.8953.81.40.30.47.0
Marvin Cruz 1211.5.343.100.8421.22.80.70.03.4
Gary David 1232.3.393.250.7734.52.10.80.118.2
Ranidel De Ocampo 1236.3.455.381.63010.53.51.20.412.9
JC Intal 1013.2.393.2100.3083.01.60.80.35.2
Doug Kramer 1118.4.459.250.7695.40.80.20.66.1
J.R. Quiñahan 1222.6.575.0000.5296.81.50.51.38.4
Arwind Santos 1133.6.444.320.7718.90.91.41.717.9
Adonis Santa Maria 87.8.600.667.5001.00.30.10.02.1
Homer Se 722.1.514.100.6115.41.31.11.012.3
Pocholo Villanueva 75.3.182.000.0000.30.40.00.10.5

Fiesta Conference

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 11 3 .786 — Advance to semifinals
2 Barangay Ginebra Kings 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 1] 3
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 1] 3 Twice-to-beat in the wildcard round
4 Burger King Whoppers 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 1] 3
5 Sta. Lucia Realtors 7 7 .500[lower-alpha 2] 4 One-game playoff in the wildcard round
6 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 7 7 .500[lower-alpha 2] 4
7 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 7 .500[lower-alpha 2] 4
8 Coca-Cola Tigers 6 8 .429[lower-alpha 3] 5
9 Alaska Aces 6 8 .429[lower-alpha 3] 5 Twice-to-win in the wildcard round
10 Barako Bull Energy Boosters 2 12 .143 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head differential: Rain or Shine +15, Barangay Ginebra −7, Burger King −8; second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 114–71 Rain or Shine
  2. Head-to-head differential: Sta. Lucia +7, Purefoods +3, Talk 'N Text −10
  3. Eighth seed playoff: Coca-Cola 81–74 Alaska

Game log
2009 PBA Fiesta Conference game log
February
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 February 28 Sta. Lucia 96-87 David (16) Daniels, Santos (13) David, Daniels (3) Dumaguete 1–0
March
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 March 6 Ginebra 110-106 Santos (20) Daniels (10) Daniels (8) Cuneta Astrodome 2–0
3 March 8 San Miguel 105–114 Santos (26) Daniels (9) Arboleda, M. Cruz, Villanueva (5) Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 March 14 Talk 'N Text 114–117 David (25) Daniels (16) Arboleda (9) Muntinlupa 2–2
5 March 18 Barako Bull 123-110 Santos (22) Daniels (13) M. Cruz (5) Araneta Coliseum 3–2
6 March 20 Coca-Cola 127-109 David (26) Daniels (10) Arboleda (5) Araneta Coliseum 4–2
7 March 25 Rain or Shine 112–118 David (27) Daniels (7) David, Baguio (5) Araneta Coliseum 4–3
April
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
8 April 15 Purefoods 78–82 Santos (18) Daniels (7) Daniels (5) Araneta Coliseum 4–4
9 April 20 Ginebra 94–100 Billiones (27) Daniels (15) Daniels (7) Cuneta Astrodome 4–5
10 April 30 Barako Bull 99-89 David (30) Daniels (11) Daniels, David (4) Ynares Sports Arena 5–5
May
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11 May 3 Alaska Aces 106-88 Santos (31) Daniels (17) Arboleda, Daniels (5) Cuneta Astrodome 6–5
12 May 10 San Miguel 107-105 David (23) Daniels (19) Daniels (4) Araneta Coliseum 7–5
13 May 13 Talk 'N Text 129–135 Daniels (27) Daniels (15) Arboleda(10) Cuneta Astrodome 7–6
14 May 17 Purefoods 96-86 Santos (21) Daniels (21) Arboleda(5) Cuneta Astrodome 8–6
2008–09 schedule

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Note: Air21 Express/Burger King Whoppers Records Only

RecordStatHolderDate/s
Most points in one game36Gary David vs. San Miguel BeermenNovember 5, 2008
Most points in one half30Gary David vs. San Miguel BeermenNovember 5, 2008
Most points in one quarter19Gary David vs. San Miguel BeermenNovember 5, 2008
Most rebounds in one game17J.R. Quiñahan vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersOctober 9, 2008
Most assists in one game10Wynne Arboleda vs. Coca-Cola TigersNovember 15, 2008
Most blocks in one game6J.R. Quiñahan vs. Brgy. Ginebra KingsDecember 5, 2008
Most steals in one game5Wynne Arboleda vs. Purefoods TJ GiantsNovember 29, 2008
Most minutes played in one game44Arwind Santos vs. Purefoods TJ GiantsOctober 31, 2008

Transactions

Trades
TradedtoFor
Mark BorboranAlaska AcesJ.R. Quiñahan
Ranidel de OcampoTalk 'N Text Tropang TextersDon Allado and
2011 First Round Pick
2010 and 2011 First Round PickRed Bull BarakoCyrus Baguio
Don Allado and Nino CanaletaPurefoods Tender Juicy GiantsBeau Belga and Richard Alonzo [1]
JC Intal, Doug Kramer, Chico LaneteBarangay Ginebra Kings2012 and 2013 First Round Pick

Free agents

References
  1. Air21 prepares for PBA future, seals three-team trade deal, GMA News Online
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