2006–07 Coca-Cola Tigers season

2006–07 Coca-Cola Tigers season
Head coachBinky Favis
General ManagerAllan Caidic
JB Bailon
Owner(s)Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines
Philippine Cup results
Record5–13 (27.8%)
Place5th
Playoff finishWildcard (Round-robin)
Fiesta Conference results
Record7–11 (38.9%)
Place7th
Playoff finishWildcard 2nd Round
Coca-Cola Tigers seasons

The 2006–07 Coca-Cola Tigers season was the 5th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season was notable for drafting Green Archer Joseph Yeo.[1][2][3]

Key dates

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Draft picks

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Main article: 2006 PBA Draft
Round Pick Player Height Position Nationality College
1 3 Joseph Yeo 6'1" Shooting Guard  Philippines De La Salle
2 12 R.J. Rizada 6'1" Shooting Guard  Philippines FEU
2 14 M.C. Caceres 6'5" Power Forward  Philippines PSBA
2 15 Chris Pacana 6'1" Point guard  Philippines St. Francis
2 16 Mike Gavino 6'4" Forward/Center  Philippines UP Diliman
2 17 Ronjay Enrile 6'1" Point guard  Philippines Letran

Occurrences

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Hector Calma was replaced as general manager by Ginebra manager Allan Caidic.[4][5] But it wasn't last long and replaced by JB Bailon.[6]

Roster

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2006–07 Coca-Cola Tigers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
SG 5 Philippines Rizada, R.J 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Far Eastern
PF 7 Philippines Caceres, M.C. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) PSBA
SG 8 Philippines Yeo, Joseph 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) De La Salle
F 11 Philippines Francisco, Gerard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
F/C 15 Philippines Misolas, Jason 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Letran
F/C 16 Philippines Gavino, Mike 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UP Diliman
F 19 Philippines Duremdes, Kenneth 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Adamson
PG 21 Philippines Enrile, Ronjay 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Letran
PG 22 Philippines Pacana, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Saint Francis of Assisi
F 24 Philippines Salangsang, Allan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Letran
F 31 United States Arigo, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) North Florida
G 34 United States Antonio, William 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Chaminade
F 40 Philippines Calimag, Ricky 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) San Beda
G 42 Philippines Ferreria, Kalani 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Moorpark
G 55 Philippines Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Hawaiʻi–Hilo
F 73 United States Peek, Ali 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Saint Mary's
C Philippines Capati, Ronald 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) St. Benilde
F Philippines Rañeses, Neil 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Visayas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Import
  • Injured Injured

Records

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Philippine Cup

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The Giants finished 5th in the standings.[7]

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra Kings 13 5 .722[a] — Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 13 5 .722[a] —
3 Red Bull Barako 11 7 .611 2 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 10 8 .556[b] 3
5 Purefoods Chunkee Giants 10 8 .556[b] 3
6 Sta. Lucia Realtors 10 8 .556[b] 3 Advance to wildcard round
7 Alaska Aces 8 10 .444 5
8 Air21 Express 7 11 .389 6
9 Coca-Cola Tigers 5 13 .278 8
10 Welcoat Dragons 3 15 .167 10
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +1, San Miguel −1
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +4, Purefoods +3, Sta. Lucia −7; fifth-seed playoff: Purefoods 92–78 Sta. Lucia

Wildcard phase

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Fiesta Conference

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Red Bull Barako 13 5 .722 — Advance to semifinals
2 Alaska Aces 12 6 .667[a] 1
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings 12 6 .667[a] 1 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 11 7 .611 2
5 Air21 Express 10 8 .556[b] 3
6 San Miguel Beermen 10 8 .556[b] 3 Advance to wildcard round
7 Coca-Cola Tigers 7 11 .389 6
8 Purefoods Chunkee Giants 6 12 .333 7
9 Sta. Lucia Realtors 5 13 .278 8
10 Welcoat Dragons 4 14 .222 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Second-seed playoff: Alaska 103–95 Barangay Ginebra
  2. ^ a b Fifth-seed playoff: Air21 103–99 San Miguel

Bracket

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Wildcard phase
(Single elimination)		Wildcard phase
(Single elimination)		Quarterfinals
(Best-of-3)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
6San Miguel1022Alaska4
9Sta. Lucia853Brgy. Ginebra16San Miguel2
6San Miguel1026San Miguel2
7Coca-Cola1012Alaska4
7Coca-Cola1004Talk 'N Text3
8Purefoods97
1Red Bull2Third place
4Talk 'N Text24Talk 'N Text4
5Air2116San Miguel96
1Red Bull103
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Transactions

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Trades

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Pre-season

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2006 To Coca-Cola Tigers
Kalani Ferreria (Brgy. Ginebra), Ryan Bernardo (Air21), Manny Ramos 		To Air21 Express
Aries Dimaunahan, Ervin Sotto, future draft picks 		To Barangay Ginebra
Rafi Reavis, Billy Mamaril, rights of Rudy Hatfield

Fiesta Conference

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April 2007[8] To Coca-Cola Tigers
Alex Cabagnot, Kenneth Duremdes, Recaredo Calimag 		To Sta. Lucia Realtors
Manny Ramos, Denok Miranda, a future first round pick (Coke)

Subtractions

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Player Fate New team
Johnny Abarrientos Waived Barangay Ginebra
Renato Morano Waived None
Dale Singson Alaska Aces
Rob Wainright Welcoat Dragons
Gilbert Lao Welcoat Dragons
Tonyboy Espinosa Retired None

Imports recruited

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Player Debuted
Anthony Johnson March 4 vs. Welcoat
Jeff Varem April 20 vs. Barangay Ginebra
Rashad Bell May 30 vs. Red Bull

References

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  1. ^ Beltran, Nelson; Villar, Joey. "Yeo sanctioned for sin of the past". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  2. ^ Beltran, Nelson; Villar, Joey. "Sta. Lucia wants Santos as No. 1 draft pick". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  3. ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Realtors ready to pick Williams". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  4. ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson (2006-11-20). "Bulls thump Tigers; Yeo, Rico at it again". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  5. ^ Henson, Joaquin M. (2006-12-27). "The Jacobs legacy". www.philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  6. ^ Cordero, Abac (2007-11-28). "Asi shipped to Tigers for Peek, top pick". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  7. ^ Henson, Joaquin M. "Avoiding Red Bull". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  8. ^ Beltran, Nelson; Villar, Joey. "SLR's Duremdes, Cabagnot traded to Coke". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
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