2009–10 PBA season

The 2009–10 PBA season was the 35th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season formally opened on October 11, 2009 and ended on August 18, 2010. The league started the season with the Philippine Cup, or the traditional All-Filipino Conference, while finishing the season with the import-laiden Fiesta Conference.

2009–10 PBA season
2009–10 PBA season
DurationOctober 11, 2009 – August 18, 2010
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)Solar TV
Basketball TV
DZRJ 810 (Local)
TFC (International)
Draft
Top draft pickJapeth Aguilar
Picked byBurger King Whoppers
Conferences
Philippine Cup championsPurefoods Tender Juicy Giants
  Runners-upAlaska Aces
Fiesta Conference championsAlaska Aces
  Runners-upSan Miguel Beermen
Awards
Season MVPJames Yap (Derby Ace)
Top scorerGary David (Coca-Cola)
Seasons

The 2009 PBA Draft was held on August 2, 2009 at the Market! Market!, and Japeth Aguilar was selected first overall by the Air21 Express. The Puerto Princesa City Government hosted the 2010 PBA All-Star Weekend at the Puerto Princesa Coliseum in Palawan on April 25, 2010.

Pre-season events

Player movement

Key transactions:
Trades:

Signing:

Resigning:

Rule changes

The PBA board approved the rule changes for implementation starting in the pre-season games:[7][8]

Notable occurrences

  • The third set of inductees for the PBA Hall of Fame were awarded on October 9 at the Shangri-la Hotel in Makati.[9]
  • The pre-season was started on September 25 but was cut short due to the onslaught of Typhoon Ondoy in Metro Manila.

Opening ceremonies

The season began on October 11 with the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants defeating the Burger King Whoppers, 90-83.

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Smart Gilas Jessica Mendoza
Alaska Aces CJ Haravata
Barako Bull Energy Boosters Nadine Wisher
Barangay Ginebra Kings Anne Curtis
Burger King Whoppers Karla Henry
Coca-Cola Tigers Pokwang
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants Bianca Manalo
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Carla Abellana
San Miguel Beermen SMB models
Sta. Lucia Realtors Patricia Fernandez and Jennifer Barrientos
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Rags to Riches mothers

2009–10 Philippine Cup

Notable events

  • After playing with just one game with the Burger King Whoppers, top rookie pick Japeth Aguilar was traded to Talk 'N Text after a three-way trade involving Barako Bull. Burger Kings was able to get Barako Bull's 2010 (previously acquired by Talk ‘N Text) and 2012 first-round picks and will also take Talk ‘N Text’s 2013 and 2014 first-round picks. Barako Bull will now have the rights on Orlando Daroya while Talk ‘N Text will get Aguilar, who will be loaned to Smart Gilas.[10]
  • Wynne Arboleda of the Burger King Whoppers was suspended without pay for the rest of the season plus one game after a violent altercation with a fan during their game against Smart Gilas last October 16. He also drew a PhP20,000 fine. While serving his suspension, Arboleda cannot be present at the playing venues during Burger King’s games.[11]
  • On October 29, 2009. The PBA commissioner Sonny Barrios announced that the games played by the Smart Gilas National Team will have no effects on the standings of the other teams of the PBA. This decision was made by the commissioner because of the intensity of the games played against Smart Gilas that resulted in the suspension of and the possibility of criminal charges against Wynne Arboleda as a result of him attacking a fan at courtside in Araneta Coliseum when the Burger King Whoppers played the Smart Gilas National Team.[12]
  • Talk 'N Text walked out of the playing court during their quarterfinal game with Barangay Ginebra leading 27–20 with a minute left in the first quarter after Ranidel de Ocampo was called for a flagrant foul against Ronald Tubid.[13] Besides forfeiting Game 4 to their opponent, Commissioner Sonny Barrios penalized the telecommunication franchise of fines ranging over P1 million. The P500,000 for the forfeiture (the said amount going to Barangay Ginebra as indicated to the league's by-laws), an additional P500,000 fine, which will go directly to the league's Players’ Educational Trust Fund, and the team's share in the gate receipts and TV revenues for that particular game, which ranges anywhere between P200,000 to P250,000.[14]

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 13 5 .722[lower-alpha 1] Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 13 5 .722[lower-alpha 1]
3 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 12 6 .667[lower-alpha 2] 1 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra Kings 12 6 .667[lower-alpha 2] 1
5 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 11 7 .611 2
6 Sta. Lucia Realtors 10 8 .556 3 Advance to wildcard round
7 Coca-Cola Tigers 6 12 .333[lower-alpha 3] 7
8 Burger King Whoppers 6 12 .333[lower-alpha 3] 7
9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4 14 .222 9
10 Barako Bull Energy Boosters 3 15 .167 10
Smart Gilas (G) 3 6 .333 5.5 Guest team[lower-alpha 4]
Source: PBA.ph
(G) Guest.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 2–0 San Miguel
  2. Head-to-head record: Purefoods 1–1 Barangay Ginebra; Purefoods 0, Barangay Ginebra 0; overall point differential: Purefoods +85, Barangay Ginebra +75
  3. Head-to-head record: Burger King 1–1, Coca-Cola; Burger King +10, Coca-Cola 10
  4. Smart Gilas's results do not count in the standings.

Playoffs

Wildcard phase
Knockout games
Quarterfinals
Best of 5 series
Semifinals
Best of 7 series
Philippine Cup Finals
Best of 7 series
                                             
    3  Purefoods 3  
    9  Rain or Shine 2  
6  Sta. Lucia 86       3  Purefoods 4  
9  Rain or Shine 90       2  San Miguel 2  
  9  Rain or Shine 99       3  Purefoods 4
  7  Coca-Cola 84       1  Alaska 0
7  Coca-Cola 118     1  Alaska 4
8  Burger King 112       4  Brgy. Ginebra 0      Third place playoff
  4  Brgy. Ginebra 3     2  San Miguel 95
  5  Talk 'N Text 2     4  Brgy. Ginebra 88

Finals results

Mid-season break events

Player movement

Key transactions:
Trades:

Team re-brandings

Notable occurrences

  • The board of governors approved stiffer penalties for teams that would walk out of a game and rookie draftees who would turn their back on the league.[18]

2010 Fiesta Conference

Notable events

  • Wynne Arboleda returned as an active player of the Air21 Express after he was reinstated by the Office of the Commissioner after serving eight months of suspension.[19]

Elimination round

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

Playoffs

Wildcard phase
Knockout games
Quarterfinals
Best of 5 series
Semifinals
Best of 7 series
Fiesta Cup Finals
Best of 7 series
                                             
    3  Derby Ace 3  
    6  Rain or Shine 2  
6  Rain or Shine 92       3  Derby Ace 2  
9  Air21 89       2  San Miguel 4  
  6  Rain or Shine 98       2  San Miguel 2
  7  Coca-Cola 93       4  Alaska 4
7  Coca-Cola 100     1  Talk 'N Text 3
8  Sta. Lucia 84       4  Alaska 4      Third place playoff
  4  Alaska 3     3  Derby Ace 95
  5  Brgy. Ginebra 2     1  Talk 'N Text 113

Finals results

2010 PBA All-Star Weekend

The 2010 PBA All-Star Weekend was held from April 22 to 25 at the Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Puerto Princesa, Palawan.[20] The winners were:

Rookie-Sophomore Blitz Game

April 23
Rookies 86, Sophomores 106
Scoring by quarter: 17-20, 31-20, 10-30, 29-36
Pts: Buenafe 25, Lanete 17, Cruz 14, Devance 14, Bono 10, Aljamal 8, Kramer 7, Eman 6. Pts: Menor 19, Cruz 18, Urbiztondo 17, Ross 11, Marias 9, Timberlake 7, Arellano 6, Burtscher 0.
Jared Dillinger named the game's most valuable player.
Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Puerto Princesa, Palawan

All-Star Game

April 27
6:30 p.m.
North All-Stars 133, South All-Stars 130
Scoring by quarter: 38-39, 38-30, 28-32, 29-29
Pts: Mark Cardona 20 Pts: Kelly Williams 17
Gabe Norwood named the All-Star Game MVP.
Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Puerto Princesa, Palawan

Individual awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

Cumulative standings

Champion
Second place
Third place
Semifinalist
Quarterfinalist
Wildcard qualifier
Elimination round
TeamGPWLPCTBest finish
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters493217.653Third place
San Miguel Beermen563620.643Runners-up
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants/Derby Ace Llamados644123.641Champions
Alaska Aces623923.629Champions
Barangay Ginebra Kings522725.519Semifinalist
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters512130.412Quarterfinalist
Coca-Cola Tigers401624.4002nd wildcard round
Sta. Lucia Realtors381523.3951st wildcard round
Air21 Express/Burger King Whoppers381028.2631st wildcard round
Barako Energy Coffee Masters/Barako Bull Energy Boosters36729.194Elimination round

Elimination/classification rounds

TeamWLPCT
San Miguel Beermen2610.722
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters2610.722
Derby Ace Llamados/Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants2511.694
Alaska Aces2412.667
Barangay Ginebra Kings2115.583
Sta. Lucia Realtors1521.417
Coca-Cola Tigers1422.389
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters1323.361
Air21 Express/Burger King Whoppers1026.278
Barako Energy Coffee Masters/Barako Bull Energy Boosters729.194

Playoffs

TeamWLPCT
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants1612.577
Alaska Aces1511.577
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters87.533
San Miguel Beermen1010.500
Coca-Cola Tigers22.500
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters67.462
Barangay Ginebra Kings610.375
Sta. Lucia Realtors02.000
Air21 Express/Burger King Whoppers02.000
Barako Energy Coffee Masters/Barako Bull Energy Boosters00NA

References

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