2008–09 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants season

The 2008–09 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants season was the 21st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2008–09 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants season
Head coachRyan Gregorio
Philippine Cup results
Record8–10 (44.4%)
Place8th
Playoff finish1st wildcard round
(by Air21 94–82)
Fiesta Conference results
Record7–7 (50%)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinals
(by Rain or Shine 2–1)
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants seasons

Key dates

Draft picks
Main article: 2008 PBA Draft
Round Pick Player Height Position Nationality College
1 7 Beau Belga 6'7" Power forward  Philippines PCU
2 16 Jonathan Fernandez 6'3" Shooting guard  Philippines National

Roster
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
PG 1 Philippines Cruz, Celino 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern
PF 5 Philippines Raymundo, Kerby (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Letran
SG 8 Philippines Simon, Peter June 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mindanao
SF 9 Philippines Canaleta, Niño 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UE
C 10 Philippines Adducul, Rommel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) San Sebastian
PG 11 Philippines Robinson, Topex 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 155 lb (70 kg) San Sebastian
SG 12 Philippines Fernandez, Jonathan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) National-U
PG 13 Philippines Yap, Roger 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) USJ–R
C 14 Philippines Villanueva, Enrico 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Ateneo
PF 15 Philippines Bugia, Paolo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Ateneo
SG 18 Philippines Yap, James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) UE
PG 19 Philippines Vergara, Al 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
SF 28 Philippines Yee, Richard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UST
SF 32 Japan Alvarez, Rich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ateneo
C 41 Philippines Allado, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) De La Salle
PF 51 Philippines Salvador, Jondan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) St. Benilde
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 Bench 2 Bench 3 Reserve
C Enrico Villanueva Rommel Adducul Paolo Bugia Don Carlos Allado
PF Marquin Chandler Niño Canaleta Jondan Salvador Richard Yee
SF Kerby Raymundo Rich Alvarez
SG James Yap Peter June Simon
PG Celino Cruz Roger Yap Al Vergara

Philippine Cup

Standings
# 2008-09 PBA Philippine Cup
Team W L PCT GB Tie
1 y-Alaska Aces126.667–
2 y-Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters117.6111
3 x-Barangay Ginebra Kings108.5562+16
4 x-Rain or Shine Elasto Painters108.5562−3
5 x-Sta. Lucia Realtors108.5562−13
6 w-San Miguel Beermen99.5003
7 w-Purefoods TJ Giants810.4444+11
8 w-Air21 Express810.4444−11
9 w-Coca-Cola Tigers711.3895
10 e-Red Bull Barako513.2787

Legend:

  • y-Qualified for semifinals
  • x-Qualified for quarterfinals
  • w-Qualified for the wildcard phase
  • e-Eliminated

Game log
2009 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 8 Red Bull 77-73 Raymundo (23) Raymundo (15) Raymundo, Robinson, Salvador, Simon, R. Yap (1) Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 October 10 San Miguel 98–111 J. Yap (21) Raymundo (8) Raymundo (4) Cuneta Astrodome 1–1
3 October 15 Coca-Cola 102–103 J. Yap (29) Villanueva (13) R. Yap (6) Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 October 18 Sta. Lucia 66–69 Raymundo (19) Villanueva (12) J. Yap, Aban (2) Davao del Norte 1–3
5 October 23 Rain or Shine 84–88 Simon (23) Villanueva (14) Lanete (5) Olivarez Gym 1–4
6 October 26 Ginebra 92-81 Simon (19) Raymundo, Villanueva (11) Raymundo (6) Araneta Coliseum 2–4
7 October 31 Air21 108-105 Raymundo (37) Villanueva (17) Robinson (6) Araneta Coliseum 3–4
November
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
8 November 7 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 88-87 J. Yap (30) Villanueva (12) Robinson (7) Cuneta Astrodome 4–4
9 November 9 Alaska 80–95 Belga, J. Yap (16) Salvador (8) Robinson (5) Araneta Coliseum 4–5
10 November 14 Red Bull 80-72 J. Yap (28) Villanueva (8) Robinson (4) Ynares Center 5–5
11 November 16 Ginebra 80–90 Yap (16) Robinson (12) J. Yap (4) Cuneta Astrodome 5–6
12 November 21 Coca-Cola Tigers 72–93 J. Yap, Raymundo, Villanueva (15) Alvarez (9) Lanete (6) Araneta Coliseum 5–7
13 November 23 San Miguel 84-83 Raymundo (25) Villanueva (11) Robinson, Lanete (5) Cuneta Astrodome 6–7
14 November 29 Air21 96-88 Raymundo (27) Villanueva (11) R. Yap (5) Tacloban City 7–7
December
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
15 December 6 Rain or Shine 76–82 J. Yap (32) Villanueva (14) R. Yap (5) Araneta Coliseum 7–8
16 December 11 Red Bull 71–73 J. Yap (20) Villanueva (12) Raymundo, R. Yap (5) Ynares Sports Arena 7–9
17 December 14 Talk 'N Text 96-93 J. Yap (25) Villanueva (10) Robinson (5) Araneta Coliseum 8–9
18 December 21 Alaska 74–76 Raymundo (23) Villanueva (17) R. Yap (4) Cuneta Astrodome 8–10
2008–09 schedule

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Note: Purefoods TJ Giants Records Only

RecordStatHolderDate/s
Most points in one game42James Yap vs. Coca-Cola TigersOctober 15, 2008
Most rebounds in one game17Enrico Villanueva vs. Air21 ExpressOctober 31, 2008
Most assists in one game7Topex Robinson vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersNovember 7, 2008
Most blocks in one game3Kerby Raymundo vs. Red Bull BarakoOctober 8, 2008
Most steals in one game5Kerby Raymundo vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersNovember 7, 2008
Most minutes played in one game50James Yap vs. Coca-Cola TigersOctober 15, 2008

Transactions

Trades
October 31, 2008
 To Purefoods TJ Giants
Rich Alvarez[1]		 To Red Bull Barako
2011 Draft pick
January 26, 2009
 To Purefoods TJ Giants
Don Carlos Allado
To Burger King Titans
Beau Belga
January 26, 2009
 To Purefoods TJ Giants
Niño Canaleta		 To Burger King Titans
Chad Alonzo

Free agents

References
  1. Rich transfer: Red Bull sends Alvarez to Purefoods@GMA News Online
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