2005–06 Air21 Express season

The 2005–06 Air21 Express season was the 4th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2005–06 Air21 Express season
Head coach	Bo Perasol
Fiesta Conference results
Record	17–15 (53.1%)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Semifinals
Philippine Cup results
Record	9–11 (45%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Wildcard
Air21 Express seasons
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

Key dates

• August 14: The 2005 PBA Draft took place in Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall, Cainta, Rizal.

Draft picks

Main article: 2005 PBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
1	1	Anthony Washington	6'7"	Forward	United States	Eckerd
1	5	Mark Cardona	6'1"	Guard-Forward	Philippines	La Salle
1	6	Niño Canaleta	6'6"	Forward	Philippines	UE

Roster

2005–06 Air21 Express roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 5 Shawn Daniels (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1979-05-14 Utah State G/F 8 Ronald Tubid 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1981-10-15 UE F 9 Niño Canaleta (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982-02-12 UE F/C 13 Mark Telan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976-01-12 De La Salle F/C 16 Homer Se 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977-05-35 San Sebastian G/F 17 Bruce Dacia 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1977-09-27 Visayas C 18 Yancy De Ocampo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980-11-11 Saint Francis of Assisi G 19 Wynne Arboleda 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1976-11-26 MLQU G 20 Gary David 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1978-07-13 Lyceum G 25 Leo Avenido 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern F/C 26 Ryan Bernardo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UST G 29 Stephen Padilla 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Visayas F 33 Ranidel De Ocampo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1981-12-08 Saint Francis of Assisi	Head coach Bo Perasol Assistant coach(es) Ricky Dandan Allan Gregorio Johny Tam Legend (C) Team captain (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import (GI) Governors' Cup Import (EI) EASL Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured

Fiesta Conference

Game log

2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 7 Purefoods 88-86 Ritualo (17) Ynares Center 1–0 2 October 12 Talk 'N Text 91–109 Ritualo (23) Ynares Center 1–1 3 October 16 Red Bull 77–84 Daniels (23) Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 October 21 Alaska 108–111 (2OT) Daniels (24) Araneta Coliseum 1–3 5 October 23 Sta. Lucia 110-95 Daniels (30) Araneta Coliseum 2–3 6 October 29 San Miguel 119–123 (2OT) De Ocampo (21) Roxas City 2–4
November Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 November 4 Talk 'N Text 90-88 Ritualo (17) Ynares Center 3–4 8 November 6 Brgy.Ginebra 83–93 Ferriols (22) Araneta Coliseum 3–5 9 November 11 San Miguel 90-86 Daniels (22) Araneta Coliseum 4–5 10 November 16 Alaska 88-83 David (28) Araneta Coliseum 5–5 11 November 20 Sta.Lucia 114-103 Daniels (24) Cuneta Astrodome 6–5 12 November 23 Coca Cola 106–115 Ritualo (31) Araneta Coliseum 6–6
December Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 13 December 10 Brgy.Ginebra 109-101 Daniels (30) Ormoc City 7–6 14 December 14 Red Bull Cuneta Astrodome 7–7 15 December 16 Coca Cola 98-94 De Ocampo (28) Cuneta Astrodome 8–7 16 December 18 Purefoods 110-109 Ritualo (22) Ynares Center 9–7
2005–06 schedule

Transactions

Pre-season

Players Added Via Draft Niño Canaleta Via Free Agency Ronald Tubid (From defunct Shell Turbo Chargers) Via Trade Yancy De Ocampo (From Talk 'N Text Phone Pals) [1] Patrick Fran (From Talk 'N Text Phone Pals)

Players Lost Via Trade Egay Billones (To Purefoods Chunkee Giants) Marc Pingris (To Purefoods Chunkee Giants) Roger Yap (To Purefoods Chunkee Giants) Jay Washington (Drafted rookie to Talk 'N Text Phone Pals) Mark Cardona (Drafted rookie to Talk 'N Text Phone Pals) [2]

Trades

March, 2006	To Air21 Express Mark Telan	To Talk 'N Text Phone Pals John Ferriols[3]
May 8, 2006	To Air21 Express Leo Avenido	To Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Renren Ritualo, Patrick Fran[4]

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Stephen Padilla	March 2006	Alaska Aces

Subtractions

Player	Signed	New team
Wesley Gonzales	March 2006	San Miguel Beermen