2009–10 Air21 Express season

The 2009–10 Air21 Express season is the 8th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). In the Philippine Cup, they were known as Burger King Whoppers.

2009–10 Air21 Express season
Head coachYeng Guiao
Philippine Cup results
Record612
(.333)
Place7th (tied)
Playoff finishWildcards
(by Coca Cola 118-112)
Place9th
Playoff finishWildcards
(by Rain or Shine 92-89)
Air21 Express seasons

Key dates

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Height Position Nationality College
1 1 Japeth Aguilar  Philippines Ateneo, Western Kentucky
1 4 Chris Ross  United States Marshall
1 7 Rogemar Menor  Philippines San Beda

Roster

Air21 Express roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
F/C 2 Mamaril, Billy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Bakersfield
G 3 Billones, Egay 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Las Piñas
G 6 Buenafe, Ronjay 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) EAC
F 8 Rodriguez, Erick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran
F 10 Alvarez, Rich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Ateneo
G 14 Ritualo, Renren 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) De La Salle
F 15 Gonzales, Wesley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Ateneo
G 19 Arboleda, Wynne 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) MLQU
F 20 Najorda, Leo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) San Sebastian
F 22 Matias, Ronnie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) UM
F/C 30 Belga, Beau 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) PCU
F/C 34 Sharma, Carlo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) De La Salle
G 35 Williams, Ramsey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Hawaii
F 44 Kramer, Doug 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ateneo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Roehl Nadurata (UE)
  • Johnny Tam

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Philippine Cup

Standings

{{200910 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=BK}}

Eliminations
2010 PBA Philippine Cup game log
2009–10 schedule
Playoffs
2010 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
2009–10 schedule

Fiesta Conference

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 15 3 .833 Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 13 5 .722[lower-alpha 1] 2
3 Derby Ace Llamados 13 5 .722[lower-alpha 1] 2 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Alaska Aces 11 7 .611 4
5 Barangay Ginebra Kings 9 9 .500[lower-alpha 2] 6
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 9 .500[lower-alpha 2] 6 Advance to wildcard round
7 Coca-Cola Tigers 8 10 .444 7
8 Sta. Lucia Realtors 5 13 .278 10
9 Air21 Express 4 14 .222 11
10 Barako Energy Coffee Masters 3 15 .167 12
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Second seed playoff: San Miguel 88, Derby Ace 83
  2. Fifth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 115, Rain or Shine 88

Game log


Transactions

Pre-season

Burger King Whoppers
Players Added

Via Draft

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Players Lost

Via Free Agency

  • Marvin Cruz

Via Trade

Philippine Cup

October 12, 2009
To Burger King
4 first round picks from Barako Bull (2010, 2012) and Talk 'N Text (2013 and 2014).
Cash considerations [1]
To Barako Bull
Orlando Daroya
To Talk 'N Text
Japeth Aguilar
January 4, 2010
To Burger King
Alex Cabagnot
Wesley Gonzales
To Coca Cola
Gary David
Chico Lanete

Mid-season break

March 3, 2010
To Air21
Yancy de Ocampo
Renren Ritualo
To Talk 'N Text
JR Quiñahan
Mark Yee
Aaron Aban
March 8, 2010
To Air21
Rich Alvarez
Doug Kramer
first round pick (2010)
To Barangay Ginebra
Yancy de Ocampo
second round pick (2010)
March 8, 2010
To Air21
Mike Cortez
To San Miguel
Alex Cabagnot

Fiesta Conference

June 12, 2010
To Air21
Billy Mamaril
To Barangay Ginebra
Mike Cortez

Imports recruited

TeamPlayerDebutedFinal
Air21 ExpressKeena Young (1/4)March 24, 2010April 9, 2010
Jason Forte (2/4)April 14, 2010April 18, 2010
Reggie Larry (3/4)May 1, 2010May 28, 2010
Leroy Hickerson (4/4)June 4, 2010July 4, 2010

References

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