2009–10 Air21 Express season

The 2009–10 Air21 Express season was the eighth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). In the Philippine Cup, they were known as Burger King Whoppers.

2009–10 Air21 Express season
Head coachYeng Guiao
Philippine Cup results
Record6–12 (33.3%)
Place7th (tied)
Playoff finishWildcards
(by Coca Cola 118–112)
Fiesta Conference results
Record4–14 (22.2%)
Place9th
Playoff finishWildcards
(by Rain or Shine 92–89)
Air21 Express seasons

Key dates

Draft picks
Main article: 2009 PBA Draft
Round Pick Player Height Position Nationality College
1 1 Japeth Aguilar 6'9" Power forward/center  Philippines Ateneo, Western Kentucky
1 4 Chris Ross 6'1" Point guard  United States Marshall
1 7 Rogemar Menor 6'2" Shooting guard  Philippines San Beda

Roster
Air21 Express roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
F/C 2 Philippines Mamaril, Billy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Bakersfield
G 3 Philippines Billones, Egay 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Centro Escolar Las Piñas
G 6 Philippines Buenafe, Ronjay 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Emilio Aguinaldo
F 8 Philippines Rodriguez, Erick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran
F 10 Japan Alvarez, Rich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Ateneo
G 14 Philippines Ritualo, Renren 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) De La Salle
F 15 Philippines Gonzales, Wesley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Ateneo
G 19 Philippines Arboleda, Wynne 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) MLQU
F 20 Philippines Najorda, Leo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) San Sebastian
F 22 Philippines Matias, Ronnie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Manila
F/C 30 Philippines Belga, Beau 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Philippine Christian
F/C 34 Philippines Sharma, Carlo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) De La Salle
G 35 United States Williams, Ramsey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Hawaiʻi
F 44 Philippines Kramer, Doug 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ateneo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Philippines Roehl Nadurata (UE)
  • Philippines Johnny Tam
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Philippine Cup

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 13 5 .722[lower-alpha 1] — Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 13 5 .722[lower-alpha 1] —
3 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 12 6 .667[lower-alpha 2] 1 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra Kings 12 6 .667[lower-alpha 2] 1
5 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 11 7 .611 2
6 Sta. Lucia Realtors 10 8 .556 3 Advance to wildcard round
7 Coca-Cola Tigers 6 12 .333[lower-alpha 3] 7
8 Burger King Whoppers 6 12 .333[lower-alpha 3] 7
9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4 14 .222 9
10 Barako Bull Energy Boosters 3 15 .167 10
— Smart Gilas (G) 3 6 .333 5.5 Guest team[lower-alpha 4]
Source: PBA.ph
(G) Guests
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 2–0 San Miguel
  2. Head-to-head record: Purefoods 1–1 Barangay Ginebra; Purefoods 0, Barangay Ginebra 0; overall point differential: Purefoods +85, Barangay Ginebra +75
  3. Head-to-head record: Burger King 1–1, Coca-Cola; Burger King +10, Coca-Cola −10
  4. Smart Gilas's results do not count in the standings.
Eliminations
2010 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 11 Purefoods 80–93 Lanete (14) Quiñahan (10) Lanete, Quiñahan (4) Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 October 16 Smart Gilas* 115–105 Buenafe (25) Belga (11) Buenafe (7) Araneta Coliseum
3 October 21 San Miguel 99–117 R. Yee (17) R. Yee (10) Billones (6) Cuneta Astrodome 0–2
4 October 24 Rain or Shine 91–89 Buenafe (22) Belga, R. Yee (10) Lanete (6) Gingoog, Misamis Oriental 1–2
5 October 30 Sta. Lucia 93–101 David (23) R. Yee (11) Buenafe, Lanete (4) Araneta Coliseum 1–3
November
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6 November 6 Alaska 73–87 Buenafe (15) Quiñahan (9) Buenafe (5) Cuneta Astrodome 1–4
7 November 14 Barangay Ginebra 79–83 Matias (12) R. Yee (9) R. Yee (5) Tubod, Lanao del Norte 1–5
8 November 18 Coca Cola 106–97 M. Yee, Buenafe (19) Belga (10) Belga, Williams (4) Araneta Coliseum 2–5
9 November 20 Barako Bull 102–86 Buenafe (17) Quiñahan, M. Yee (7) Quiñahan (7) Araneta Coliseum 3–5
10 November 27 Talk 'N Text 105–118 David (24) Sharma (6) David (4) Ynares Center 3–6
11 November 29 San Miguel 85–100 R. Yee (14) Matias (8) Buenafe, Quiñahan (4) Ynares Sports Arena 3–7
December
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
12 December 6 Rain or Shine 101–99 M. Yee (21) Quiñahan (9) Lanete (5) Araneta Coliseum 4–7
13 December 11 Talk 'N Text 104–115 David (26) Quiñahan, M. Yee (7) Quiñahan, 2 others (4) Ynares Center 4–8
14 December 13 Coca Cola 94–106 David (23) Buenafe (7) Lanete, M. Yee (3) Araneta Coliseum 4–9
15 December 18 Barako Bull 102–99 R. Yee (21) Quiñahan (12) Billones (5) Araneta Coliseum 5–9
16 December 25 Purefoods 74–85 Belga (15) Belga, R. Yee (7) Lanete (6) Cuneta Astrodome 5–10
January
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17 January 8 Sta. Lucia 79–83 Cabagnot (17) Cabagnot (9) Williams (4) Cuneta Astrodome 5–11
18 January 17 Barangay Ginebra 104–122 Belga (17) Quiñahan (7) Cabagnot (7) Araneta Coliseum 5–12
19 January 20 Alaska 87–80 Quiñahan (23) Quiñahan (10) Cabagnot (7) Cuneta Astrodome 6–12
2009–10 schedule
Playoffs
2010 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Wildcard
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 January 24 Coca Cola 112–118 Buenafe (27) R. Yee (12) Buenafe (5) Ynares Center 0–1
2009–10 schedule

Fiesta Conference

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 15 3 .833 — Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 13 5 .722[lower-alpha 1] 2
3 Derby Ace Llamados 13 5 .722[lower-alpha 1] 2 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Alaska Aces 11 7 .611 4
5 Barangay Ginebra Kings 9 9 .500[lower-alpha 2] 6
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 9 .500[lower-alpha 2] 6 Advance to wildcard round
7 Coca-Cola Tigers 8 10 .444 7
8 Sta. Lucia Realtors 5 13 .278 10
9 Air21 Express 4 14 .222 11
10 Barako Energy Coffee Masters 3 15 .167 12
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Second seed playoff: San Miguel 88, Derby Ace 83
  2. Fifth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 115, Rain or Shine 88

Game log


Transactions

Pre-season
Burger King Whoppers
 Players Added

Via Draft

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

 Players Lost

Via Free Agency

  • Marvin Cruz

Via Trade

Philippine Cup
October 12, 2009
 To Burger King
4 first round picks from Barako Bull (2010, 2012) and Talk 'N Text (2013 and 2014).
Cash considerations [1]		 To Barako Bull
Orlando Daroya		 To Talk 'N Text
Japeth Aguilar
January 4, 2010
 To Burger King
Alex Cabagnot
Wesley Gonzales		 To Coca Cola
Gary David
Chico Lanete

Mid-season break
March 3, 2010
 To Air21
Yancy de Ocampo
Renren Ritualo		 To Talk 'N Text
JR Quiñahan
Mark Yee
Aaron Aban
March 8, 2010
 To Air21
Rich Alvarez
Doug Kramer
first round pick (2010)		 To Barangay Ginebra
Yancy de Ocampo
second round pick (2010)
March 8, 2010
 To Air21
Mike Cortez		 To San Miguel
Alex Cabagnot

Fiesta Conference
June 12, 2010
 To Air21
Billy Mamaril		 To Barangay Ginebra
Mike Cortez

Imports recruited
TeamPlayerDebutedFinal
Air21 ExpressKeena Young (1/4)March 24, 2010April 9, 2010
Jason Forte (2/4)April 14, 2010April 18, 2010
Reggie Larry (3/4)May 1, 2010May 28, 2010
Leroy Hickerson (4/4)June 4, 2010July 4, 2010

References
  1. "Burger King trades away controversial rookie Aguilar". GMA News Online.
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