2012–13 Air21 Express season

2012-13 Air21 Express season
Head coach Franz Pumaren
Owner(s) Airfrieght 2100, Inc.
(a Lina Group of Companies subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record 5–9
(.357)
Place 8th
Playoff finish Quarterfinalist
(eliminated by Talk 'N Text in one game)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record 2–5
(.286)
Place 8th
Playoff finish Quarterfinalist
(eliminated by Alaska in one game)
Governors' Cup results
Record 3–6
(.333)
Place 10th
Playoff finish did not qualify
Air21 Express seasons
2011–12 2013–14

The 2012–13 Air21 Express season is the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: 2012 PBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 1 Yousef Taha G  Philippines North Lake/Mapúa
3 1 Simon Atkins G  Philippines De La Salle-Manila

Roster

Air21 Express (2011-present) roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 4 Philippines Manuel, Vic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) PSBA
G/F 6 Philippines Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) San Beda
SF 9 Philippines Canaleta, KG 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UE
G 10 Philippines Atkins, Simon (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) DLSU
G 13 Philippines Custodio, Bonbon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) UE
SG 14 Philippines Ritualo, Ren-Ren (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) DLSU
G/F 15 Philippines Menor, Ogie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) San Beda
PG 16 Philippines Raymundo, John 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) San Sebastian
SG 17 Philippines Cardona, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) De La Salle
SG 18 Philippines Yeo, Joseph 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) DLSU
PG 19 Philippines Arboleda, Wynne 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) MLQU
F/C 34 Philippines Sharma, Carlo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) DLSU
PF 63 Switzerland Burtscher, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) CCC
C 88 Tonga Taulava, Asi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) BYU–Hawaii
F - Philippines Borboran, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) UE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

{{2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=A21}}

Game log

2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October
November
December
2012–13 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice to beat)                        
  1  Talk 'N Text 105    
  8  Air21 100    
            1  Talk 'N Text 4    
    (Best-of-3)       5  Alaska 2  
  4  Meralco 0  
  5  Alaska 2    
    1  Talk 'N Text 4
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     3  Rain or Shine 0
  2  San Mig Coffee 92*    
  7  Petron Blaze 87    
            2  San Mig Coffee 2
    (Best-of-3)     3  Rain or Shine 4    
  3  Rain or Shine 2  
  6  Barangay Ginebra 1    

*Game went into overtime

Game log

2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup playoff game log
Quarterfinals: 0–1
2012–13 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

 y  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-beat advantage,  x  – clinched outright quarterfinals,  w  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-win disadvantage,  e  – eliminated

2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup
Team W L PCT GB Tie
y - Alaska Aces 11 3 .786 –
y - Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 5 .643 2
x - Petron Blaze Boosters 8 6 .571 3 1.19
x - San Mig Coffee Mixers 8 6 .571 3 0.84
x - Meralco Bolts 7 7 .500 4 1.01
x - Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 7 .500 4 1.00
w - Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 7 .500 4 0.99
w - Air21 Express 6 8 .429 5
e - Barako Bull Energy Cola 5 9 .357 6
e - GlobalPort Batang Pier 2 12 .143 9

Game log

2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
February
March
April
2012–13 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		     Finals
(Best-of-5)
    (#1 twice to beat)                        
  1  Alaska 87    
  8  Air21 81    
            1  Alaska 3    
    (Best-of-3)       4  San Mig Coffee 1  
  4  San Mig Coffee 2  
  5  Meralco 1    
    1  Alaska 3
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     7  Barangay Ginebra 0
  2  Rain or Shine 83 79  
  7  Barangay Ginebra 90 81  
            7  Barangay Ginebra 3
    (Best-of-3)     6  Talk 'N Text 2    
  3  Petron 0  
  6  Talk 'N Text 2    

Game log

2015–16 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoff game log
Quarterfinals: 0–1
2012–13 schedule

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

 y  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-beat advantage,  w  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-win disadvantage,  e  – eliminated

2013 PBA Governors' Cup
Team W L PCT GB Tie PO
y- Petron Blaze Boosters 8 1 .889 —
y- San Mig Coffee Mixers 6 3 .667 2
y- Meralco Bolts 5 4 .556 3 1.079
y- Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 4 .556 3 0.927
w- GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 5 .444 4 1.010
w- Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 5 .444 4 0.995
w- Alaska Aces 4 5 .444 4 0.994
w- Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 6 .333 5 0.995
e- Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 3 6 .333 5 1.049
e- Air21 Express 3 6 .333 5 0.957

Game log

2013 PBA Governors' Cup game log
February
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 August 14 GlobalPort Mall of Asia Arena
2 August 17 San Mig Coffee Ynares Center
3 August 25 Barako Bull Mall of Asia Arena
4 August 28 Petron Blaze Mall of Asia Arena
5 August 31 Rain or Shine Mall of Asia Arena
2012–13 schedule

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

August 23, 2012[1][2] To Air21
Nonoy Baclao (from Petron Blaze)
Robert Reyes(from Petron Blaze)
KG Canaleta (from Barangay Ginebra)
John Wilson (from Barangay Ginebra)		 To Petron Blaze
Magi Sison (from Air21)
Paolo Hubalde (from Air21)
2014 second round pick (from Air21)		 To Barangay Ginebra
Elmer Espiritu (from Air21)
2013 first round pick (from Air21)
September 20, 2012[3] To Air21
Bonbon Custodio		 To Alaska
2014 2nd round pick

Philippine Cup

November 7, 2012[4] To Air21
Mike Cortez		 To Barangay Ginebra
Yousef Taha

Commissioner's Cup

July 17, 2013[5] To Air21
Vic Manuel
Carlo Sharma
2016 2nd round pick 		To Meralco
Nonoy Baclao
John Wilson

Governors' Cup

September 7, 2013[6] To Air21
Asi Taulava
Mark Borboran 		To Meralco
Mike Cortez
James Sena
October 14, 2013[7] To Air21
Rabeh Al-Hussaini 		To Talk 'N Text
Rob Reyes
2015 2nd draft pick
October 14, 2013[7] To Air21
Mark Cardona
Nonoy Baclao 		To Meralco
Rabeh Al-Hussaini
Nelbert Omolon
October 14, 2013[7] To Air21
Pamboy Raymundo
Bambam Gamalinda 		To Talk 'N Text
Nonoy Baclao
Eric Salamat

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Michael Dunigan February 10 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra) April 20 (vs. Alaska) 6–9
Governors' Cup Zach Graham August 14 (vs. GlobalPort) September 22 (vs. Alaska Aces) 3–6

References

  1. ↑ PBA approves seven-player deal among Air 21, Ginebra, Petron, InterAKTV, August 23, 2012
  2. ↑ PBA: Air21 loads up via three-team trade with Petron, Ginebra, GMA News Online, August 23, 2012
  3. ↑ Air 21 acquires Bonbon Custodio from Alaska for future 2nd round pick, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, September 20, 2012
  4. ↑ PBA approves Mike Cortez-Yousef Taha trade, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, November 7, 2012
  5. ↑ Meralco's Sharma, Manuel head to Air21 for Baclao, Wilson as trade finally a go, Snow Badua, spin.ph, July 12, 2013
  6. ↑ , Rey Joble, InterAKTV, September 7, 2013
  7. 1 2 3 Al-Hussaini moves from TnT to Meralco as Air21 lands Cardona in three-team trade deal, Snow Badua, spin.ph, October 14, 2013
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