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2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season

{{Infobox PBA season2

| team = Burger King Whoppers

| PBAyear = 2008–09

| coach = Bo Perasol (Philippine Cup)
Yeng Guiao (Fiesta Conference)

| 1c-name = Philippine Cup

| 1c-wins = 8

| 1c-losses = 10

| 1c-place = 8th

| 1c-playoffs = 2nd Wildcard round
(lost to SMB)

| 2c-name = Fiesta Conference

| 2c-wins = 8

| 2c-losses = 6

| 2c-place = 4th

| 2c-playoffs = Semifinals
(lost to SMB, 4–2)

| owners =

| television = PBA on C/S9

| radio = Sports Radio 918

| pol_team = 1

| prevseason = 2007–08

| nextseason = 2009–10

}}

The 2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season was the seventh season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team were previously known as the Air21 Express in the Philippine Cup and the Burger King Titans in the first 6 games of the Fiesta Conference.

Key dates

Draft picks

{{main|2008 PBA draft}}

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="{{PBA color cell|Air21 Express|border=2}}" width="10%"| Round

! style="{{PBA color cell|Air21 Express|border=2}}" width="10%"| Pick

! style="{{PBA color cell|Air21 Express|border=2}}" width="20%"| Player

! style="{{PBA color cell|Air21 Express|border=2}}" width="15%"| Height

! style="{{PBA color cell|Air21 Express|border=2}}" width="15%"| Position

! style="{{PBA color cell|Air21 Express|border=2}}" width="15%"| Nationality

! style="{{PBA color cell|Air21 Express|border=2}}" width="20%"| College

style="text-align: center"

| 1

| 6

| Mark Borboran

| 6'6"

| SG/SF

| {{PHI}}

| East

style="text-align: center"

| 2

| 13

| Pocholo Villanueva

| 6'3"

| PG/SG

| {{PHI}}

| De La Salle

Roster

{{PBA roster header

|team=Burger King Whoppers

|season=2008–09

}}

{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Egay | last = Billones | pos = PG | ft = 5 | in = 8 | lbs = 165 | college = Las Piñas | nat = PHI}}

{{player2 | num = 6 | first = Marvin | last = Cruz | pos = PG | ft = 5 | in = 8 | lbs = 160 | college = UP Diliman | nat = PHI}}

{{player2 | num = 8 | first = Erick | last = Rodriguez | link = Eric Rodriguez (basketball) | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 200 | college = Letran | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 9 | first = Pocholo | last = Villanueva | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 170 | college = De La Salle | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 17 | first = Aaron | last = Aban | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 200 | college = Letran | nat = PHI | }}

{{player2 | num = 19 | first = Wynne | last = Arboleda | pos = PG | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = 180 | college = MLQU | nat = PHI | note = C }}

{{player2 | num = 20 | first = Gary | last = David | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 175 | college = Lyceum | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 28 | first = Mark | last = Yee | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 170 | college = San Sebastian (Cavite) | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 29 | first = Arwind | last = Santos | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 170 | college = FEU | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 30 | first = Beau | last = Belga | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 225 | college = Philippine Christian University | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 34 | first = Carlo | last = Sharma | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 220 | college = De La Salle | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 48 | first = J.R. | last = Quiñahan | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 235 | college = Visayas | nat = PHI }}

{{NBA roster footer

| head_coach =

  • {{player||PHI|Yeng Guiao}} ({{college|UP Diliman}})

| asst_coach =

}}

=Depth chart=

{{Basketball depth chart

| line_color = 0033A0

| alt_color = DA291C

| bench 2_label = Reserve

| starter_c = Beau Belga

| starter_pf = Shawn Daniels

| starter_sf = Arwind Santos

| starter_sg = Gary David

| starter_pg = Wynne Arboleda

| bench 1_c = J. R. Quiñahan

| bench 1_pf = Erick Rodriguez

| bench 1_sf = Richard Alonzo

| bench 1_sg = Egay Billones

| bench 1_pg = Marvin Cruz

| bench 2_c = Adonis Sta. Maria

| bench 2_pf =

| bench 2_sf = Pocholo Villanueva

| bench 2_sg =

| bench 2_pg =

}}

Philippine Cup

=Eliminations=

==Standings==

{{2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=A21}}

==Game log==

{{PBA game log start|type=Philippine Cup|Air21 Express|end_year = 2009}}

{{PBA game log section|Air21 Express|October|first=yes}}

|- bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 1

| October 5

| Rain or Shine

| 102–120

| De Ocampo (21)

| De Ocampo (13)

| De Ocampo (6)

| Cuneta Astrodome

| 0–1

|- bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 2

| October 9

| Talk 'N Text

| 101–112

| David (23)

| Quiñahan (17)

| Quiñahan, Arboleda (4)

| Ynares Sports Arena

| 0–2

|- bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 3

| October 12

| Ginebra

| 92–101

| Santos (23)

| De Ocampo (11)

| Arboleda (6)

| Araneta Coliseum

| 0–3

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 4

| October 17

| Coca-Cola

| 95-84

| Santos (25)

| De Ocampo (16)

| Cruz (5)

| Araneta Coliseum

| 1–3

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 5

| October 24

| Sta. Lucia

| 107-83

| Santos (21)

| Santos, Quiñahan (9)

| Cruz (5)

| Ynares Center

| 2–3

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 6

| October 29

| Alaska

| 109-107

| Santos (25)

| Santos (14)

| Arboleda, Cruz (5)

| Araneta Coliseum

| 3–3

|- bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 7

| October 31

| Purefoods

| 105–108

| Se, Arboleda (25)

| De Ocampo (13)

| David (6)

| Araneta Coliseum

| 3–4

{{PBA game log section|Air21 Express|November}}

|- bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 8

| November 5

| San Miguel

| 129–130

| David (36)

| Santos (16)

| Arboleda (8)

| Araneta Coliseum

| 3–5

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 9

| November 8

| Rain or Shine

| 106-103

| David (27)

| Kramer (15)

| David (5)

| Lucena City

| 4–5

|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 10

| November 15

| Coca-Cola

| 111-101

| Santos (26)

| De Ocampo (13)

| Arboleda (10)

| Cuneta Astrodome

| 5–5

|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 11

| November 21

| Red Bull

| 92-89

| Canaleta (20)

| Canaleta, De Ocampo (11)

| De Ocampo (5)

| Araneta Coliseum

| 6–5

|-bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 12

| November 26

| San Miguel

| 78–98

| Santos (17)

| De Ocampo (10)

| Cruz (5)

| Araneta Coliseum

| 6–6

|-bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 13

| November 29

| Purefoods

| 88–96

| David (22)

| Canaleta (11)

| Arboleda (6)

| Tacloban City

| 6–7

{{PBA game log section|Air21 Express|December}}

|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 14

| December 5

| Ginebra

| 102-84

| David (24)

| De Ocampo (11)

| Cruz (6)

| Araneta Coliseum

| 7–7

|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 15

| December 7

| Sta. Lucia

| 97-88

| De Ocampo (23)

| Canaleta (10)

| De Ocampo (7)

| Araneta Coliseum

| 8–7

|-bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 16

| December 12

| Red Bull

| 88–98

| De Ocampo (21)

| Canaleta (10)

| De Ocampo (6)

| Araneta Coliseum

| 8–8

|-bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 17

| December 19

| Alaska

| 65–76

| Intal (17)

| Arboleda (8)

| Quiñahan (3)

| Ynares Center

| 8–9

|-bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 18

| December 25

| Talk 'N Text

| 108–109

| David (23)

| Quiñahan (9)

| Allado (6)

| Araneta Coliseum

| 8–10

{{PBA game log end|schedule=https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.pba-online.net/team-schedule/Burger%20King|end_year = 2009}}

=Playoffs=

==Game log==

{{PBA game log start|type=Philippine Cup|Air21 Express|playoffs=yes|end_year = 2009}}

{{PBA game log section|Air21 Express|Wildcard|first=yes}}

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 1

| December 28

| Purefoods

| [http://www.pba-online.net/boxscores.php?gameid=92 94-82]

| David (20)

| Santos (11)

| Arboleda (6)

| Araneta Coliseum

| Advanced

|- bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 2

| January 4

| San Miguel

| [http://www.pba-online.net/boxscores.php?gameid=93 86–105]

| David (31)

| Allado (14)

| Quiñahan (3)

| Araneta Coliseum

| Eliminated

{{PBA game log end|schedule=https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.pba-online.net/team-schedule/Burger%20King|end_year = 2009}}

=Statistics=

{{PBA roster statistics legend}}

Player Stats as of November 29, 2008. 10:00 p.m. PHI Time

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%"
style="{{PBA color cell|Burger King Whoppers|border=2}}" width="10%" | Player

! style="{{PBA color cell|Burger King Whoppers|border=2}}" width="6%" | GP

! style="{{PBA color cell|Burger King Whoppers|border=2}}" width="6%" | MPG

! style="{{PBA color cell|Burger King Whoppers|border=2}}" width="6%" | FG%

! style="{{PBA color cell|Burger King Whoppers|border=2}}" width="6%" | 3FG%

! style="{{PBA color cell|Burger King Whoppers|border=2}}" width="6%" | FT%

! style="{{PBA color cell|Burger King Whoppers|border=2}}" width="6%" | RPG

! style="{{PBA color cell|Burger King Whoppers|border=2}}" width="6%" | APG

! style="{{PBA color cell|Burger King Whoppers|border=2}}" width="6%" | SPG

! style="{{PBA color cell|Burger King Whoppers|border=2}}" width="6%" | BPG

! style="{{PBA color cell|Burger King Whoppers|border=2}}" width="6%" | PPG

{{sort|Arboleda, Wynne|Wynne Arboleda}}

| 12

28.8.368.343.6964.14.71.70.111.6
{{sort|Billiones, Egay|Egay Billones}}

| 11

12.1.390.316.5710.81.40.40.06.0
{{sort|Canaleta, Niño|Niño Canaleta}}

| 12

22.4.333.243.8953.81.40.30.47.0
{{sort|Cruz, Marvin|Marvin Cruz}}

| 12

11.5.343.100.8421.22.80.70.03.4
{{sort|David, Gary|Gary David}}

| 12

32.3.393.250.7734.52.10.80.118.2
{{sort|De Ocampo, Ranidel|Ranidel De Ocampo}}

| 12

36.3.455.381.63010.53.51.20.412.9
{{sort|Intal, JC|JC Intal}}

| 10

13.2.393.2100.3083.01.60.80.35.2
{{sort|Kramer, Doug|Doug Kramer}}

| 11

18.4.459.250.7695.40.80.20.66.1
{{sort|Quiñahan, J.R.|J.R. Quiñahan}}

| 12

22.6.575.0000.5296.81.50.51.38.4
{{sort|Santos, Arwind|Arwind Santos}}

| 11

33.6.444.320.7718.90.91.41.717.9
{{sort|Santa Maria, Adonis|Adonis Santa Maria}}

| 8

7.8.600.667.5001.00.30.10.02.1
{{sort|Se, Homer|Homer Se}}

| 7

22.1.514.100.6115.41.31.11.012.3
{{sort|Villanueva, Cholo|Pocholo Villanueva}}

| 7

5.3.182.000.0000.30.40.00.10.5

Fiesta Conference

=Eliminations=

==Standings==

{{2009 PBA Fiesta Conference standings|team=BK}}

==Game log==

{{PBA game log start|type=Fiesta Conference|Burger King Whoppers|end_year = 2009}}

{{PBA game log section|Burger King Whoppers|February|first=yes}}

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 1

| February 28

| Sta. Lucia

| [http://www.pba-online.net/boxscores.php?gameid=1 96-87]

| David (16)

| Daniels, Santos (13)

| David, Daniels (3)

| Dumaguete

| 1–0

{{PBA game log section|Burger King Whoppers|March}}

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 2

| March 6

| Ginebra

| [http://www.pba-online.net/boxscores.php?gameid=8 110-106]

| Santos (20)

| Daniels (10)

| Daniels (8)

| Cuneta Astrodome

| 2–0

|- bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 3

| March 8

| San Miguel

| [http://www.pba-online.net/boxscores.php?gameid=10 105–114]

| Santos (26)

| Daniels (9)

| Arboleda, M. Cruz, Villanueva (5)

| Araneta Coliseum

| 2–1

|- bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 4

| March 14

| Talk 'N Text

| [http://www.pba-online.net/boxscores.php?gameid=17 114–117]

| David (25)

| Daniels (16)

| Arboleda (9)

| Muntinlupa

| 2–2

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 5

| March 18

| Barako Bull

| [http://www.pba-online.net/boxscores.php?gameid=20 123-110]

| Santos (22)

| Daniels (13)

| M. Cruz (5)

| Araneta Coliseum

| 3–2

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 6

| March 20

| Coca-Cola

| [http://www.pba-online.net/boxscores.php?gameid=23 127-109]

| David (26)

| Daniels (10)

| Arboleda (5)

| Araneta Coliseum

| 4–2

|- bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 7

| March 25

| Rain or Shine

| [http://www.pba-online.net/boxscores.php?gameid=28 112–118]

| David (27)

| Daniels (7)

| David, Baguio (5)

| Araneta Coliseum

| 4–3

{{PBA game log section|Burger King Whoppers|April}}

|- bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 8

| April 15

| Purefoods

| [http://www.pba.ph/box_score.asp?game_no=37 78–82]

| Santos (18)

| Daniels (7)

| Daniels (5)

| Araneta Coliseum

| 4–4

|- bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 9

| April 20

| Ginebra

| [http://www.pba.ph/box_score.asp?game_no=42 94–100]

| Billiones (27)

| Daniels (15)

| Daniels (7)

| Cuneta Astrodome

| 4–5

|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 10

| April 30

| Barako Bull

| [http://www.pba-online.net/boxscores.php?gameid=46 99-89]

| David (30)

| Daniels (11)

| Daniels, David (4)

| Ynares Sports Arena

| 5–5

{{PBA game log section|Burger King Whoppers|May}}

|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 11

| May 3

| Alaska Aces

|[http://www.pba-online.net/boxscores.php?gameid=51 106-88]

| Santos (31)

| Daniels (17)

| Arboleda, Daniels (5)

| Cuneta Astrodome

| 6–5

|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 12

| May 10

| San Miguel

| [http://www.pba-online.net/boxscores.php?gameid=58 107-105]

| David (23)

| Daniels (19)

| Daniels (4)

| Araneta Coliseum

| 7–5

|-bgcolor="#edbebf"

| 13

| May 13

| Talk 'N Text

| [http://www.pba-online.net/boxscores.php?gameid=61 129–135]

| Daniels (27)

| Daniels (15)

| Arboleda(10)

| Cuneta Astrodome

| 7–6

|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"

| 14

| May 17

| Purefoods

| [http://www.pba-online.net/boxscores.php?gameid=65 96-86]

| Santos (21)

| Daniels (21)

| Arboleda(5)

| Cuneta Astrodome

| 8–6

{{PBA game log end|schedule=https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.pba-online.net/team-schedule/Burger%20King|end_year = 2009}}

Awards and records

=Awards=

{{Empty section|date=February 2011}}

=Records=

Note: Air21 Express/Burger King Whoppers Records Only

class=wikitable
RecordStatHolderDate/s
Most points in one game36Gary David vs. San Miguel BeermenNovember 5, 2008
Most points in one half30Gary David vs. San Miguel BeermenNovember 5, 2008
Most points in one quarter19Gary David vs. San Miguel BeermenNovember 5, 2008
Most rebounds in one game17J.R. Quiñahan vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersOctober 9, 2008
Most assists in one game10Wynne Arboleda vs. Coca-Cola TigersNovember 15, 2008
Most blocks in one game6J.R. Quiñahan vs. Brgy. Ginebra KingsDecember 5, 2008
Most steals in one game5Wynne Arboleda vs. Purefoods TJ GiantsNovember 29, 2008
Most minutes played in one game44Arwind Santos vs. Purefoods TJ GiantsOctober 31, 2008

Transactions

=Trades=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"

| style="width:140px"|Traded

style="width:70px"|tostyle="width:140px"|For
style="height:40px"

|Mark Borboran

style="font-size: 80%"| Alaska AcesJ.R. Quiñahan
style="height:40px"

|Ranidel de Ocampo

style="font-size: 80%"| Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersDon Allado and
2011 First Round Pick
style="height:40px"

|2010 and 2011 First Round Pick

style="font-size: 80%"| Red Bull BarakoCyrus Baguio
style="height:40px"

|Don Allado and Nino Canaleta

style="font-size: 80%"| Purefoods Tender Juicy GiantsBeau Belga and Richard Alonzo [http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/146180/sports/air21-prepares-for-pba-future-seals-three-team-trade-deal Air21 prepares for PBA future, seals three-team trade deal], GMA News Online
style="height:40px"

|JC Intal, Doug Kramer, Chico Lanete

style="font-size: 80%"| Barangay Ginebra Kings2012 and 2013 First Round Pick

=Free agents=

{{col-start}}{{col-break|width=52%}}

==Additions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"

| style="width:140px"|Player

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

|Adonis Santa Maria

style="font-size: 80%"| OctoberRain or Shine Elasto Painters

{{col-break}}

==Subtractions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"

| style="width:140px"|Player

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

|Ervin Sotto

style="font-size: 80%"| OctoberAlaska Aces

{{col-end}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Burger King Whoppers}}

{{2008-09 PBA season by team}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2008-09 Burger King Whoppers Season}}

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