2008–09_Air21_Express_season

2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season
2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season
Head coach	Bo Perasol (Philippine Cup); Yeng Guiao (Fiesta Conference)
Philippine Cup results
Record	8–10 (44.4%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	2nd Wildcard round; (lost to SMB)
Fiesta Conference results
Record	8–6 (57.1%)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Semifinals; (lost to SMB, 4–2)
Burger King Whoppers seasons
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season

Basketball team season

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 Air21 Express in the Philippine Cup.

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[table_hth_BGK0.81348563535767-1] Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +16, Rain or Shine −3, Sta. Lucia −13

[table_hth_A210.81348563535767-2] Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0 Air21

[table_hth_BGK0.31683387435825-3] Head-to-head differential: Rain or Shine +15, Barangay Ginebra −7, Burger King −8; second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 114–71 Rain or Shine

[table_hth_PF0.31683387435825-4] Head-to-head differential: Sta. Lucia +7, Purefoods +3, Talk 'N Text −10

[table_hth_ALA0.31683387435825-5] Eighth seed playoff: Coca-Cola 81–74 Alaska

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Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	Mark Borboran	6'6"	SG/SF	Philippines	East
2	13	Pocholo Villanueva	6'3"	PG/SG	Philippines	De La Salle

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Reserve
C	Beau Belga	J. R. Quiñahan	Adonis Sta. Maria
PF	Shawn Daniels	Erick Rodriguez
SF	Arwind Santos	Richard Alonzo	Pocholo Villanueva
SG	Gary David	Egay Billones
PG	Wynne Arboleda	Marvin Cruz

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Alaska Aces	12	6	.667	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	11	7	.611	1	Advance to semifinals
3	Barangay Ginebra Kings	10	8	.556^{[lower-alpha 1]}	2	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	10	8	.556^{[lower-alpha 1]}	2
5	Sta. Lucia Realtors	10	8	.556^{[lower-alpha 1]}	2
6	San Miguel Beermen	9	9	.500	3	Advance to wildcard round
7	Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants	8	10	.444^{[lower-alpha 2]}	4
8	Air21 Express	8	10	.444^{[lower-alpha 2]}	4
9	Coca-Cola Tigers	7	11	.389	5
10	Red Bull Barako	5	13	.278	7

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FGM	Field-goal made	FGA	Field-goal attempts	FG%	Field-goal percentage
3PM	3-point field-goal made	3PA	3-point field-goal attempts	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage
FTM	Free-throw made	FTA	Free-throw attempts	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	TOT	Turnovers per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Wynne Arboleda	12	28.8	.368	.343	.696	4.1	4.7	1.7	0.1	11.6
Egay Billones	11	12.1	.390	.316	.571	0.8	1.4	0.4	0.0	6.0
Niño Canaleta	12	22.4	.333	.243	.895	3.8	1.4	0.3	0.4	7.0
Marvin Cruz	12	11.5	.343	.100	.842	1.2	2.8	0.7	0.0	3.4
Gary David	12	32.3	.393	.250	.773	4.5	2.1	0.8	0.1	18.2
Ranidel De Ocampo	12	36.3	.455	.381	.630	10.5	3.5	1.2	0.4	12.9
JC Intal	10	13.2	.393	.210	0.308	3.0	1.6	0.8	0.3	5.2
Doug Kramer	11	18.4	.459	.250	.769	5.4	0.8	0.2	0.6	6.1
J.R. Quiñahan	12	22.6	.575	.000	0.529	6.8	1.5	0.5	1.3	8.4
Arwind Santos	11	33.6	.444	.320	.771	8.9	0.9	1.4	1.7	17.9
Adonis Santa Maria	8	7.8	.600	.667	.500	1.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	2.1
Homer Se	7	22.1	.514	.100	.611	5.4	1.3	1.1	1.0	12.3
Pocholo Villanueva	7	5.3	.182	.000	.000	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.5

2008–09_Air21_Express_season

2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season

Key dates

Draft picks

Roster

Depth chart

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

Playoffs

Game log

Statistics

Fiesta Conference

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

References

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2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season
Head coach	Bo Perasol (Philippine Cup) Yeng Guiao (Fiesta Conference)
Philippine Cup results
Record	8–10 (44.4%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	2nd Wildcard round (lost to SMB)
Fiesta Conference results
Record	8–6 (57.1%)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Semifinals (lost to SMB, 4–2)
Burger King Whoppers seasons
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	11	3	.786	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Barangay Ginebra Kings	8	6	.571^{[lower-alpha 1]}	3	Advance to semifinals
3	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	6	.571^{[lower-alpha 1]}	3	Twice-to-beat in the wildcard round
4	Burger King Whoppers	8	6	.571^{[lower-alpha 1]}	3	Twice-to-beat in the wildcard round
5	Sta. Lucia Realtors	7	7	.500^{[lower-alpha 2]}	4	Single-elimination in the wildcard round
6	Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants	7	7	.500^{[lower-alpha 2]}	4
7	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	7	7	.500^{[lower-alpha 2]}	4
8	Coca-Cola Tigers	6	8	.429^{[lower-alpha 3]}	5
9	Alaska Aces	6	8	.429^{[lower-alpha 3]}	5	Twice-to-win in the wildcard round
10	Barako Bull Energy Boosters	2	12	.143	9	Twice-to-win in the wildcard round

Record	Stat	Holder	Date/s
Most points in one game	36	Gary David vs. San Miguel Beermen	November 5, 2008
Most points in one half	30	Gary David vs. San Miguel Beermen	November 5, 2008
Most points in one quarter	19	Gary David vs. San Miguel Beermen	November 5, 2008
Most rebounds in one game	17	J.R. Quiñahan vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	October 9, 2008
Most assists in one game	10	Wynne Arboleda vs. Coca-Cola Tigers	November 15, 2008
Most blocks in one game	6	J.R. Quiñahan vs. Brgy. Ginebra Kings	December 5, 2008
Most steals in one game	5	Wynne Arboleda vs. Purefoods TJ Giants	November 29, 2008
Most minutes played in one game	44	Arwind Santos vs. Purefoods TJ Giants	October 31, 2008

Traded	to	For
Mark Borboran	Alaska Aces	J.R. Quiñahan
Ranidel de Ocampo	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	Don Allado and 2011 First Round Pick
2010 and 2011 First Round Pick	Red Bull Barako	Cyrus Baguio
Don Allado and Nino Canaleta	Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants	Beau Belga and Richard Alonzo ^[1]
JC Intal, Doug Kramer, Chico Lanete	Barangay Ginebra Kings	2012 and 2013 First Round Pick