2013–14 Air21 Express season
2013–14 Air21 Express season | |
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Head coach | Franz Pumaren |
Owner(s) | Airfrieght 2100, Inc. (a Lina Group of Companies subsidiary) |
Philippine Cup results | |
Record | 3–11 (21.4%) |
Place | 10th |
Playoff finish | Not qualified |
Commissioner's Cup results | |
Record | 3–6 (33.3%) |
Place | 7th |
Playoff finish | Semifinals (Def. by San Mig Super Coffee, 3-2.) |
Governors' Cup results | |
Record | 5–4 (55.6%) |
Place | 7th |
Playoff finish | Quarterfinalist (Def. by Rain or Shine in one game) |
Air21 Express seasons | |
The 2013–14 Air21 Express season was the 3rd and final season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates
[edit]- November 3: The 2013 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
- March 12: The Express got star point-guard Jonas Villanueva in a trade.
- April 4: Express's Jonas Villanueva's four champion streak as the All-Star weekend Obstacle Course Champion was ended and defeated by Mark Barroca.
- April 25: The Express got their first franchise Semifinal appearance as they defeated the San Miguel Beermen twice on a twice to beat matchup on the quarterfinals. [1]
- June 26: The Express sold their franchise to the Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, Inc.
Draft picks
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Position | Country of birth* | PBA D-League team | College |
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2 | 6 | Eric Camson | SF | ![]() | NLEX Road Warriors | Adamson |
3 | 1 | Joshua Webb | SG/SF | ![]() | De La Salle | |
4 | 1 | Angelo Ingco | PG | ![]() | San Beda | |
5 | 1 | Randolph Chua | Saint Benilde |
Roster
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Philippine Cup
[edit]Eliminations
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 11 | 3 | .786[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 11 | 3 | .786[a] | — | |
3 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 10 | 4 | .714 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
4 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3 | |
5 | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | |
6 | Barako Bull Energy | 5 | 9 | .357[b] | 6 | |
7 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 9 | .357[b] | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
8 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 9 | .357[b] | 6 | |
9 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 9 | .357[b] | 6 | |
10 | Air21 Express | 3 | 11 | .214 | 8 |
Source: PBA.ph
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Commissioner's Cup
[edit]Eliminations
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
2 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 2 | .778 | 2 | |
3 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
4 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 4 | .556[a] | 4 | |
5 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 4 | .556[a] | 4 | |
6 | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 4 | 5 | .444 | 5 | |
7 | Air21 Express | 3 | 6 | .333[b] | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 3 | 6 | .333[b] | 6 | |
9 | Barako Bull Energy | 2 | 7 | .222 | 7 | |
10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 1 | 8 | .111 | 8 |
Source: PBA.ph
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Playoffs
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-5) | ||||||||||||
(#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
1 | Talk 'N Text | 97 | ||||||||||||
8 | Barangay Ginebra | 84 | ||||||||||||
1 | Talk 'N Text | 3 | ||||||||||||
(best-of-3) | ||||||||||||||
4 | Rain or Shine | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Rain or Shine | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | Meralco | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Talk 'N Text | 1 | ||||||||||||
(#2 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
6 | San Mig Coffee | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | San Miguel | 79 | 95 | |||||||||||
7 | Air21 | 92 | 101** | |||||||||||
7 | Air21 | 2 | ||||||||||||
(best-of-3) | ||||||||||||||
6 | San Mig Coffee | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Alaska | 1 | ||||||||||||
6 | San Mig Coffee | 2 | ||||||||||||
**double overtime
Governors' Cup
[edit]Eliminations
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 7 | 2 | .778 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | |
3 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 4 | .556[a] | 2 | |
4 | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 5 | 4 | .556[a] | 2 | |
5 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 5 | 4 | .556[a] | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
6 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5 | 4 | .556[a] | 2 | |
7 | Air21 Express | 5 | 4 | .556[a] | 2 | |
8 | Barako Bull Energy | 3 | 6 | .333[b] | 4 | |
9 | Meralco Bolts | 3 | 6 | .333[b] | 4 | |
10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6 |
Source: PBA.ph
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Bracket
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-5) | |||||||||||
(#1 twice to beat) | |||||||||||||
1 | Talk 'N Text | 99 | |||||||||||
8 | Barako Bull | 84 | |||||||||||
1 | Talk 'N Text | 2 | |||||||||||
(#4 twice to beat) | |||||||||||||
4 | San Mig Coffee | 3 | |||||||||||
4 | San Mig Coffee | 97 | |||||||||||
5 | San Miguel | 90 | |||||||||||
4 | San Mig Coffee | 3 | |||||||||||
(#2 twice to beat) | |||||||||||||
2 | Rain or Shine | 2 | |||||||||||
2 | Rain or Shine | 111 | |||||||||||
7 | Air21 | 90 | |||||||||||
2 | Rain or Shine | 3 | |||||||||||
(#3 twice to beat) | |||||||||||||
3 | Alaska | 2 | |||||||||||
3 | Alaska | 92 | |||||||||||
6 | Barangay Ginebra | 81 | |||||||||||
Game log
[edit]Transactions
[edit]Trades
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]Recruited imports
[edit]Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
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Commissioner's Cup | Hervé Lamizana | March 5 (vs. GlobalPort) | March 17 (vs. Alaska) | 2-2 |
Wesley Witherspoon | March 23 (vs. Meralco) | May 7 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee) | 5–7 | |
Governors' Cup | Dominique Sutton | May 20 (vs. Rain or Shine) | June 18 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 5–5 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Air21 ousts San Miguel Beer in double-overtime thriller". ABS-CBN News.