2004–05 Shell Turbo Chargers season

The 2004–2005 Shell Turbo Chargers season was the 20th and final season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2004–05 Shell Turbo Chargers season
Head coach	John Moran Leo Austria
Fiesta Conference (Transition) results
Record	7–12 (36.8%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Wildcard
Philippine Cup results
Record	15–12 (55.6%)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Semifinals
Fiesta Conference results
Record	13–14 (48.1%)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Semifinals
Shell Turbo Chargers seasons
← 2003

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College
1	1	Rich Alvarez	Philippines	Ateneo de Manila
2	12	Carlo Sharma	Philippines	De La Salle

Main article: 2004 PBA Draft

Transactions

Transactions
Kalani Ferreria Rookie free agent signed
Billy Mamaril Acquired from Purefoods when they traded Eddie Laure and their 7th pick in the rookie draft
Ervin Sotto Acquired from Purefoods in September 2004 when they traded Mike Hrabak
Roger Yap Acquired from FedEx in the 2004–05 Philippine Cup when they traded their first round pick in the 2005 rookie draft [1]
Celino Cruz Signed in the 2004–05 Philippine Cup
Marlon Legaspi Signed in the 2004–05 Philippine Cup

Occurrences

American John Moran was named Shell's new head coach starting the season, replacing Perry Ronquillo, Moran was signed to a six-month contract but on March 22, he was sacked by Shell management after the Turbo Chargers tallied a 1–5 won-loss record, Moran was succeeded by former Shell cager Leo Austria.^[2]

Roster

2004–05 Shell Turbo Chargers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1 Celino Cruz 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Far Eastern F 2 Billy Mamaril 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Bakersfield F 3 Chris Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Bernardino Valley F 6 Edwin Bacani (M) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Far Eastern G 7 Rensy Bajar 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) San Beda G/F 8 Ronald Tubid 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE G 9 Chris Calaguio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Letran F 10 Rich Alvarez 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Ateneo G 11 Kalani Ferreria 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) G 12 Porferio Marzan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Baguio G 13 Roger Yap 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) USJ–R F 16 Adonis Santa Maria 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) De La Salle F/C 27 Carlo Sharma 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) De La Salle F/C 29 Marlon Legaspi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) MLQU F/C 30 Ervin Sotto 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Saint Francis of Assisi G 35 Tony Dela Cruz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UC Irvine

Head coach Leo Austria Assistant(s) Bogs Adornado Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (M) Moved to Coca-Cola Injured

Philippine Cup

Game log

2004–05 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 6 Coca Cola 83–91 Tubid (15) Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 October 12 Red Bull 93–86 Alvarez (27) Cagayan de Oro 1–1 3 October 15 Sta.Lucia 84–78 Dela Cruz (24) Philsports Arena 2–1 4 October 20 San Miguel 70–67 Tubid (18) Araneta Coliseum 3–1 5 October 24 Brgy.Ginebra 86–81 Dela Cruz (28) Araneta Coliseum 4–1 6 October 28 Alaska 80–78 OT Mamaril (16) Iloilo City 5–1
November Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 November 3 Talk 'N Text Araneta Coliseum 5–2 8 November 10 Red Bull 90–94 Araneta Coliseum 5–3 10 November 17 FedEx 101–99 Araneta Coliseum 6–4
December Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 14 December 1 Alaska 89–85 Dela Cruz (24) Araneta Coliseum 9–5 15 December 5 Sta. Lucia 84–83 Dela Cruz (27) Araneta Coliseum 10–5 16 December 9 Brgy.Ginebra Urdaneta City 10–6 17 December 15 Talk 'N Text 103–98 Tubid (28) Araneta Coliseum 11–6 18 December 19 FedEx 90–85 Calaguio (28) Makati Coliseum 12–6
2004–05 schedule

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	#	Height	From	GP
2004 PBA Fiesta Conference	Marek Ondera	21	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	California-Irvine
	Jameel Watkins	40	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	Georgetown University
2005 PBA Fiesta Conference	Wesley Wilson	33	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	Georgetown University	10
	Melvin Robinson	50	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	Saint Louis University	4
	Ajani Williams	21	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	Eastern Michigan	13

^{GP – Games played}