2006–07 Air21 Express season

Basketball team season
2006–07 Air21 Express season
Head coachBo Perasol
Philippine Cup results
Record7–11 (38.9%)
Place8th
Playoff finishRound-robin Wilcard
Fiesta Conference results
Record10–8 (55.6%)
Place5th
Playoff finishQuarterfinals
Air21 Express seasons

The 2006–07 Air21 Express season was the fifth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season was notable for drafting future superstar Arwind Santos.[1][2][3][4]

In the Philippine Cup, the Express finished in the wildcard round-robin, and ended up against Sta. Lucia Realtors in a knock-out match for final quarterfinal slot,[5] but lost. In the Fiesta Conference, they ended up in the quarterfinals, but lost in Talk 'N Text in 3 games, even they won the Game 1.

Key dates

  • August 20: The 2006 PBA Draft took place in Market! Market!, Taguig.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Height Position Nationality College
1 2 Arwind Santos 6'4" Forward  Philippines FEU

Roster

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Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 5 United States Daniels, Shawn (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Utah State
F 9 Philippines Canaleta, Niño 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UE
F/C 13 Philippines Telan, Mark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) De La Salle
F/C 18 Philippines De Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
G 19 Philippines Arboleda, Wynne 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) MLQU
G 20 Philippines David, Gary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Lyceum
F 29 Philippines Santos, Arwind (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Far Eastern
F 33 Philippines De Ocampo, Ranidel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
G 88 Philippines Dimaunahan, Aries 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) UST
F 99 Philippines Se, Homer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) San Sebastian
C Philippines Sotto, Ervin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Saint Francis of Assisi
C Philippines Andaya, Mark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured Injured

Season

Philippine Cup

Team standings

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

Cumulative standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
6 Sta. Lucia Realtors 11 10 .524 — Guaranteed quarterfinals berth playoff[a]
7 Air21 Express 10 11 .476 1 Qualified to quarterfinals berth playoff
8 Alaska Aces 9 12 .429 2
9 Coca-Cola Tigers 6 15 .286 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ If a team won all wildcard round games and did not finish first, it will playoff with the team that finished first for the quarterfinals berth.

Wildcard phase standings
Pos Team W L Qualification
6 Air21 Express 3 0 Qualified to quarterfinals berth playoff[a]
7 Alaska Aces 1 2
8 Coca-Cola Tigers 1 2
9 Sta. Lucia Realtors 1 2
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ Quarterfinals berth playoff: Sta. Lucia 121–118 Air21 (OT)

January 7
Air21 Express 112, Alaska Aces 106

Quarterfinals berth playoff

Fiesta Conference

Team standings

Pos Team
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 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 Tropang Texters 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

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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(4) Talk 'N Text vs. (5) Air21

June 17
recap
Air21 Express 112, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 114
Talk 'N Text wins series, 2-1

Transactions

Trades

Traded to For
2007 & 2008 2nd round pick/2009 1st round Barangay Ginebra Kings Ronald Tubid
Traded to For
Ryan Bernardo, Bruce Dacia Three-team trade Kalani Ferreria, Ervin Sotto, Aries Dimaunahan

Subtractions

Player Signed New team
Gec Chia March 2007 Barangay Ginebra Kings

References

  1. ^ Henson, Joaquin M. "Santos perseveres to earn degree". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  2. ^ "Express run over off-form Giants". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  3. ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Sta. Lucia wants Santos as No. 1 draft pick". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  4. ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Realtors ready to pick Williams". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  5. ^ "Sta. Lucia, Air 21 gustong makasiguro". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
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Barako Bull Energy
  • Formerly the FedEx Express, Burger King Whoppers, Air21 Express and Barako Bull Energy.
  • Founded in 2002
  • Disbanded in 2016
  • Owned by the Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a subsidiary of the Lina Group of Companies
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