2008–09 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season
# 2008–09 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season

The 2008–09 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season was the 19th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* August 30: The 2008 PBA draft took place in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig.
* September 1: The free agency period started.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Height | Position | Nationality | College |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Jared Dillinger | 6'5" | Guard/Forward | Philippines | Hawaii |
| 1 | 3 | Jayson Castro | 5'11" | Point guard | Philippines | PCU |
| 1 | 4 | Rob Reyes | 6'6" | Power forward | Philippines | Flagler College |
| 2 | 1 | Pong Escobal | 5'11" | Point guard | Philippines | San Beda |

### Current depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Reserve |
| - | - | - | - |
| C | Ali Peek | Yancy de Ocampo | Gilbert Lao |
| PF | Rashad Bell | Ranidel De Ocampo | Robert Reyes |
| SF | Jared Dillinger | Harvey Carey | Yousif Aljamal |
| SG | Mark Cardona | Ren-Ren Ritualo | Gec Chia |
| PG | Jimmy Alapag | Jayson Castro | Pong Escobal |

## Philippine Cup

### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 10 | 8 | .556 | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 10 | 8 | .556 | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 7 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 8 | Air21 Express | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 9 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 7 | 11 | .389 | 5 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 10 | Red Bull Barako | 5 | 13 | .278 | 7 | |

* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +16, Rain or Shine −3, Sta. Lucia −13
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0 Air21

### Game log

2009 PBA Philippine Cup game log :

October

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

October 4

Coca Cola

98–97

Araneta Coliseum

1–0

2

October 9

Air21

112–101

Dillinger (23) Alapag (23)

Ynares Sports Arena

2–0

3

October 12

Sta.Lucia

96–117

Cardona (19)

Araneta Coliseum

2–1

4

October 17

San Miguel

77–84

Cardona (27)

Araneta Coliseum

2–2

5

October 24

Alaska

91–83

Cardona (24)

Ynares Center

3–2

6

October 29

Red Bull

102–104

Cardona (26)

Araneta Coliseum

3–3

7

October 31

Rain or Shine

96–104

Cardona (27)

Araneta Coliseum

3–4 :

November

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

8

November 7

Purefoods

87–88

Cardona (21)

Cuneta Astrodome

3–5

9

November 12

Brgy.Ginebra

103–90

Cuneta Astrodome

4–5

10

November 16

Red Bull

103–93

Cardona (42)

Cuneta Astrodome

5–5

11

November 22

Alaska

86–113

Castro (16)

The Arena in San Juan

5–6

12

November 26

Sta.Lucia

104–83

Araneta Coliseum

6–6

13

November 30

San Miguel

85–80

Alapag (20)

Singapore Indoor Stadium

7–6 :

December

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

14

December 7

Coca Cola

90–82

Cardona (29)

Araneta Coliseum

8–6

15

December 10

Rain or Shine

92–83

Cardona (24) Alapag (24)

Araneta Coliseum

9–6

16

December 14

Purefoods

93–96

Araneta Coliseum

9–7

17

December 17

Brgy.Ginebra

109–85

Araneta Coliseum

10–7

18

December 25

Air21

109–108

Araneta Coliseum

11–7 :

2008–09 schedule :

## Awards and records

### Records

Note: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Records Only

| Record | Stat | Holder | Date/s |
| - | - | - | - |
| Most points in one game | 42 | Mark Cardona vs. Red Bull Barako | November 16, 2008 |
| Most rebounds in one game | 22 | Harvey Carey vs. San Miguel Beermen | January 25, 2009 |
| Most assists in one game | 7 | Jimmy Alapag vs. Alaska Aces | November 22, 2008 |
| Most assists in one game | | Jayson Castro | 2 Occasions |
| Most blocks in one game | 3 | Don Allado vs.Red Bull Barako | November 16, 2008 |
| Most blocks in one game | | Ali Peek | 2 Occasions |
| Most blocks in one game | | Rob Reyes vs. Coca-Cola Tigers | October 4, 2008 |
| Most steals in one game | 4 | Jayson Castro vs. Alaska Aces | November 22, 2008 |
| Most minutes played in one game | 42 | Harvey Carey | 2 Occasions |

## Transactions

### Trades

| September 1, 2008 | To Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersJayson Castro | To San Miguel BeermenJay Washington |
| - | - | - |
| December 17, 2008 | To Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersRanidel de Ocampo | To Air21 ExpressDon Allado |

### Free Agents

**Subtractions**

| Player | Signed | New team |
| - | - | - |
| Kalani Ferreria | October | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| Donbel Belano | October | Barako Bull Energy Boosters |
