2009–10 Air21 Express season
# 2009–10 Air21 Express season

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

## Key dates

* August 2: The 2009 PBA Draft took place in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Height | Position | Nationality | College |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Japeth Aguilar | 6'9" | Power forward/center | Philippines | Ateneo, Western Kentucky |
| 1 | 4 | Chris Ross | 6'1" | Point guard | United States | Marshall |
| 1 | 7 | Rogemar Menor | 6'2" | Shooting guard | Philippines | San Beda |

## Philippine Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Alaska Aces | 13 | 5 | .722 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 13 | 5 | .722 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | 12 | 6 | .667 | 1 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 12 | 6 | .667 | 1 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 6 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 7 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 6 | 12 | .333 | 7 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 8 | Burger King Whoppers | 6 | 12 | .333 | 7 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 14 | .222 | 9 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 10 | Barako Bull Energy Boosters | 3 | 15 | .167 | 10 | |
| — | Smart Gilas (G) | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.5 | Guest team |

* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 2–0 San Miguel
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Purefoods 1–1 Barangay Ginebra; Purefoods 0, Barangay Ginebra 0; overall point differential: Purefoods +85, Barangay Ginebra +75
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Burger King 1–1, Coca-Cola; Burger King +10, Coca-Cola −10
* ↑ Smart Gilas's results do not count in the standings.

**Game log**

**Eliminations**

2010 PBA Philippine Cup game log :

October

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

October 11

Purefoods

80–93

Lanete (14)

Quiñahan (10)

Lanete, Quiñahan (4)

Araneta Coliseum

0–1

2

October 16

Smart Gilas*

115–105

Buenafe (25)

Belga (11)

Buenafe (7)

Araneta Coliseum

3

October 21

San Miguel

99–117

R. Yee (17)

R. Yee (10)

Billones (6)

Cuneta Astrodome

0–2

4

October 24

Rain or Shine

91–89

Buenafe (22)

Belga, R. Yee (10)

Lanete (6)

Gingoog, Misamis Oriental

1–2

5

October 30

Sta. Lucia

93–101

David (23)

R. Yee (11)

Buenafe, Lanete (4)

Araneta Coliseum

1–3 :

November

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

6

November 6

Alaska

73–87

Buenafe (15)

Quiñahan (9)

Buenafe (5)

Cuneta Astrodome

1–4

7

November 14

Barangay Ginebra

79–83

Matias (12)

R. Yee (9)

R. Yee (5)

Tubod, Lanao del Norte

1–5

8

November 18

Coca Cola

106–97

M. Yee, Buenafe (19)

Belga (10)

Belga, Williams (4)

Araneta Coliseum

2–5

9

November 20

Barako Bull

102–86

Buenafe (17)

Quiñahan, M. Yee (7)

Quiñahan (7)

Araneta Coliseum

3–5

10

November 27

Talk 'N Text

105–118

David (24)

Sharma (6)

David (4)

Ynares Center

3–6

11

November 29

San Miguel

85–100

R. Yee (14)

Matias (8)

Buenafe, Quiñahan (4)

Ynares Sports Arena

3–7 :

December

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

12

December 6

Rain or Shine

101–99

M. Yee (21)

Quiñahan (9)

Lanete (5)

Araneta Coliseum

4–7

13

December 11

Talk 'N Text

104–115

David (26)

Quiñahan, M. Yee (7)

Quiñahan, 2 others (4)

Ynares Center

4–8

14

December 13

Coca Cola

94–106

David (23)

Buenafe (7)

Lanete, M. Yee (3)

Araneta Coliseum

4–9

15

December 18

Barako Bull

102–99

R. Yee (21)

Quiñahan (12)

Billones (5)

Araneta Coliseum

5–9

16

December 25

Purefoods

74–85

Belga (15)

Belga, R. Yee (7)

Lanete (6)

Cuneta Astrodome

5–10 :

January

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

17

January 8

Sta. Lucia

79–83

Cabagnot (17)

Cabagnot (9)

Williams (4)

Cuneta Astrodome

5–11

18

January 17

Barangay Ginebra

104–122

Belga (17)

Quiñahan (7)

Cabagnot (7)

Araneta Coliseum

5–12

19

January 20

Alaska

87–80

Quiñahan (23)

Quiñahan (10)

Cabagnot (7)

Cuneta Astrodome

6–12 :

2009–10 schedule :

**Game log**

**Playoffs**

2010 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log :

Wildcard

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

January 24

Coca Cola

112–118

Buenafe (27)

R. Yee (12)

Buenafe (5)

Ynares Center

0–1 :

2009–10 schedule :

## Fiesta Conference

### Eliminations

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 15 | 3 | .833 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 13 | 5 | .722 | 2 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Derby Ace Llamados | 13 | 5 | .722 | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Alaska Aces | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 9 | 9 | .500 | 6 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 9 | .500 | 6 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 7 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 8 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 5 | 13 | .278 | 10 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 9 | Air21 Express | 4 | 14 | .222 | 11 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 10 | Barako Energy Coffee Masters | 3 | 15 | .167 | 12 | |

* 1 2 Second seed playoff: San Miguel 88, Derby Ace 83
* 1 2 Fifth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 115, Rain or Shine 88

## Transactions

### Pre-season

| Burger King Whoppers | Players Added Via Draft Japeth Aguilar Chris Ross Rogemar Menor Via Free Agency Chico Lanete (From Barangay Ginebra) Ronnie Matias (From Barako Bull) Richard Yee Via Trade Ronjay Buenafe (From Coca-Cola) Orlando Daroya (From Barangay Ginebra) | Players Lost Via Free Agency Marvin Cruz Via Trade Rogemar Menor (To Barako Bull) Chris Ross (To Coca-Cola) Arwind Santos (To San Miguel) Pocholo Villanueva (To Barangay Ginebra) |
| - | - | - |

### Philippine Cup

| October 12, 2009 | To Burger King4 first round picks from Barako Bull (2010, 2012) and Talk 'N Text (2013 and 2014). Cash considerations | To Barako BullOrlando Daroya | To Talk 'N TextJapeth Aguilar |
| - | - | - | - |
| January 4, 2010 | To Burger KingAlex Cabagnot Wesley Gonzales | To Coca ColaGary David Chico Lanete |

### Mid-season break

| March 3, 2010 | To Air21Yancy de Ocampo Renren Ritualo | To Talk 'N TextJR Quiñahan Mark Yee Aaron Aban |
| - | - | - |
| March 8, 2010 | To Air21Rich Alvarez Doug Kramer first round pick (2010) | To Barangay GinebraYancy de Ocampo second round pick (2010) |
| March 8, 2010 | To Air21Mike Cortez | To San MiguelAlex Cabagnot |

### Fiesta Conference

| June 12, 2010 | To Air21Billy Mamaril | To Barangay GinebraMike Cortez |
| - | - | - |

**Imports recruited**

| Team | Player | Debuted | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Air21 Express | Keena Young (1/4) | March 24, 2010 | April 9, 2010 |
| Air21 Express | Jason Forte (2/4) | April 14, 2010 | April 18, 2010 |
| Air21 Express | Reggie Larry (3/4) | May 1, 2010 | May 28, 2010 |
| Air21 Express | Leroy Hickerson (4/4) | June 4, 2010 | July 4, 2010 |
