2004–05 FedEx Express season

{{Infobox PBA season

| PBAyear = 2004–05

| team = FedEx Express (PBA Team)

| team2 = FedEx Express

| coach = Bonnie Garcia
Joe Lipa
Bong Ramos

| 1c-name = Fiesta Conference (Transition)

| 1c-wins = 5

| 1c-losses = 14

| 1c-place = 9th

| 1c-playoffs = Wildcard

| 2c-name = Philippine Cup

| 2c-wins = 6

| 2c-losses = 13

| 2c-place = 9th

| 2c-playoffs = Wildcard

| 3c-name = Fiesta Conference

| 3c-wins = 10

| 3c-losses = 11

| 3c-place = 8th

| 3c-playoffs = Wildcard

| television =

| radio =

| owners = Bert Lina
FedEx Philippines

| pol_team = 3

| prevseason = 2003

| nextseason = 2005–06

}}

The 2004–2005 FedEx Express season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

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! style="{{PBA color cell|FedEx Express|border=2}}" width="10%"| Round

! style="{{PBA color cell|FedEx Express|border=2}}" width="10%"| Pick

! style="{{PBA color cell|FedEx Express|border=2}}" width="20%"| Player

! style="{{PBA color cell|FedEx Express|border=2}}" width="15%"| Nationality

! style="{{PBA color cell|FedEx Express|border=2}}" width="20%"| College

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| 1

| 3

| Marc Pingris

| {{PHI}}

| PSBA

style="text-align: center"

| 1

| 4

| Ranidel De Ocampo

| {{PHI}}

| Saint Francis

style="text-align: center"

| 1

| 9

| Wesley Gonzales

| {{PHI}}

| Ateneo de Manila

{{Main|2004 PBA Draft}}

Occurrences

April 4, 2004: The Philippine team 20-and-under mentor Joe Lipa became the new head coach of FedEx, replacing Bonnie Garcia, PBA Commissioner Noli Eala set conditions that the veteran coach must severe his ties with the national team after the SEABA championships in September, or if coincides with the PBA, coach Joe Lipa must file a leave of absence from the FedEx ballclub.{{Cite web |last=Villar |first=Joey |last2=Beltran |first2=Nelson |title=Lipa excited over new job as FedEx coach |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2004/04/03/245031/lipa-excited-over-new-job-fedex-coach |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Philstar.com}}

Roster

{{PBA roster header

|team=FedEx Express

|season=2004–05

}}

{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Egay | last = Billones | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = | college = Las Piñas| nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 14 | first = Renren | last = Ritualo | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = | college = De La Salle | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 15 | first = Marc | last = Pingris | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = | college = PSBA | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 16 | first = Omanzie | last = Rodriguez | pos = FC | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = | college = Mapua | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 17 | first = Mike | last = Bravo | pos = GF | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = | college = UP | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 18 | first = Reinier | last = Sison | pos = GF | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = | college = Ateneo | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 19 | first = Wynne | last = Arboleda | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = | college = MLQU | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 20 | first = Gary | last = David | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = | college = Lyceum | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 21| first = Bruce | last = Dacia | pos = GF | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = | college = Visayas | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 22 | first = John | last = Ferriols | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = | college = USJ-R | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 23 | first = Wesley | last = Gonzales | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = | college = Ateneo | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 33 | first = Ranidel | last = De Ocampo | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = | college = Saint Francis of Assisi | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 44 | first = Jerry | last = Codiñera | pos = FC | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = | college = University of the East | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 62 | first = Chito | last = Victolero | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = | college = Mapua | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 10, 99 | first = Homer | last = Se | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = | college = San Sebastian | nat = PHI }}

{{basketball roster footer

| head_coach =

| asst_coach =

  • {{player||PHI|Jojo Villa}}

|otherlegend =

(I) Import

}}

Philippine Cup

=Game log=

{{PBA game log start|type=Philippine Cup|FedEx Express|end_year = 2004–05}}

{{PBA game log section|FedEx Express|October|first=yes}}

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 1

| October 8

| Red Bull

| 102–95 {{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zVc1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=iCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=859%2C4047458|title=Ferriols keys big Express victory over Barakos|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}

| Ferriols (21)

|

|

| Makati Coliseum

| 1–0

|- bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 2

| October 13

| Talk 'N Text

| 98–119

| Ferriols (16)

|

|

| Araneta Coliseum

| 1–1

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 3

| October 17

| Alaska

| 98–90

| Ritualo (23)

|

|

| Araneta Coliseum

| 2–1

|- bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 4

| October 21

| Brgy.Ginebra

| 121–126

|

|

|

| Dipolog

| 2–2

|- bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 5

| October 27

| Coca Cola

| 67–84

|

|

|

| Araneta Coliseum

| 2–3

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 6

| October 29

| Purefoods

| 102–98

|

|

|

| Araneta Coliseum

| 3–3

{{PBA game log section|FedEx Express|December}}

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 13

| December 1

| San Miguel

| 106–90

| Ritualo (19)

|

|

| Araneta Coliseum

| 5–8

|- bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 14

| December 9

| Alaska

| 102–114

|

|

|

| Urdaneta City

| 5–9

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 15

| December 15

| Sta.Lucia

| 114–104

| Ritualo (24)

|

|

| Araneta Coliseum

| 6–9

|- bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 16

| December 19

| Shell

| 85–90

| Ritualo (19)

|

|

| Makati Coliseum

| 6–10

|- bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 17

| December 22

| Purefoods

| 110–112

| Ritualo (32)

|

|

| Philsports Arena

| 6–11

{{PBA game log section|FedEx Express|January}}

|- bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 18

| January 5

| Coca Cola

| 97–104

| Ritualo (25)

|

|

| Philsports Arena

| 6–12

{{PBA game log end|3|end_year = 2005}}

Transactions

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=Trades=

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align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"

| style="width:140px"|Traded

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|Vergel Meneses

style="font-size: 80%"| Red Bull Barako September 2004 Homer Se

=Additions=

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align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"

| style="width:140px"|Player

style="width:70px"|Signedstyle="width:210px"|Former team
style="height:40px"

| Reinier Sison

style="font-size: 80%"| 2004–05 Philippine Cup
style="height:40px"

|Gary David

style="font-size: 80%"| 2005 FiestaCoca Cola Tigers Three-team trade
style="height:40px"

| Mike Bravo

style="font-size: 80%"| 2005 Fiesta
style="height:40px"

| Bruce Dacia

style="font-size: 80%"| 2005 Fiesta
style="height:40px"

|Ercito Victolero

style="font-size: 80%"| 2005 FiestaSta. Lucia Realtors

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=Subtractions=

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align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"

| style="width:140px"|Player

style="width:70px"|Signedstyle="width:210px"|New team
style="height:40px"

| Roger Yap

style="font-size: 80%"| 2004–05 Philippine CupShell Turbo Chargers

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Recruited imports

class="wikitable"
TournamentName#HeightFromGP
rowspan=2 | 2004 PBA Fiesta ConferenceAlvin Jefferson23{{height|ft=6|in=8}}Auburn University{{cite web|url=http://www.philstar.com/sports/239777/fedex-import-struggles-tune |title=FedEx import struggles in tune-up |publisher=Philstar.com |accessdate=2013-07-01 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814142259/http://www.philstar.com/sports/239777/fedex-import-struggles-tune |archivedate=2017-08-14 |url-status=live }}4
Mike Maddox2{{height|ft=6|in=8}}Georgia Tech15
2005 PBA Fiesta ConferenceAnthony Miller2{{height|ft=6|in=9}}Michigan University21

GP – Games played

References

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{{Barako Bull Energy}}

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