2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season

The 2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season was the 7th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team were previously known as the Air21 Express in the Philippine Cup and the Burger King Titans in the first 6 games of the Fiesta Conference.

2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season
Head coach	Bo Perasol (Philippine Cup) Yeng Guiao (Fiesta Conference)
Philippine Cup results
Record	8–10 (44.4%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	2nd Wildcard round (lost to SMB)
Fiesta Conference results
Record	8–6 (57.1%)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Semifinals (lost to SMB, 4–2)
Burger King Whoppers seasons
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

Key dates

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

Draft picks

Main article: 2008 PBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	Mark Borboran	6'6"	SG/SF	Philippines	East
2	13	Pocholo Villanueva	6'3"	PG/SG	Philippines	De La Salle

Roster

2008–09 Burger King Whoppers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PG 3 Egay Billones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Centro Escolar Las Piñas PG 6 Marvin Cruz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) UP Diliman SF 8 Erick Rodriguez 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran SG 9 Pocholo Villanueva 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) De La Salle SF 17 Aaron Aban 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran PG 19 Wynne Arboleda (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) MLQU SG 20 Gary David 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Lyceum SF 28 Mark Yee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) San Sebastian (Cavite) SF 29 Arwind Santos 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern C 30 Beau Belga 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Philippine Christian C 34 Carlo Sharma 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) De La Salle PF 48 J.R. Quiñahan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Visayas

Head coach Yeng Guiao (UP Diliman) Assistant(s) Junel Baculi (Mapúa) Roehl Nadurata Johnny Tam Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Reserve
C	Beau Belga	J. R. Quiñahan	Adonis Sta. Maria
PF	Shawn Daniels	Erick Rodriguez
SF	Arwind Santos	Richard Alonzo	Pocholo Villanueva
SG	Gary David	Egay Billones
PG	Wynne Arboleda	Marvin Cruz

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Alaska Aces	12	6	.667	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	11	7	.611	1
3	Barangay Ginebra Kings	10	8	.556[a]	2	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	10	8	.556[a]	2
5	Sta. Lucia Realtors	10	8	.556[a]	2
6	San Miguel Beermen	9	9	.500	3	Advance to wildcard round
7	Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants	8	10	.444[b]	4
8	Air21 Express	8	10	.444[b]	4
9	Coca-Cola Tigers	7	11	.389	5
10	Red Bull Barako	5	13	.278	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

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

Game log

2009 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 5 Rain or Shine 102–120 De Ocampo (21) De Ocampo (13) De Ocampo (6) Cuneta Astrodome 0–1 2 October 9 Talk 'N Text 101–112 David (23) Quiñahan (17) Quiñahan, Arboleda (4) Ynares Sports Arena 0–2 3 October 12 Ginebra 92–101 Santos (23) De Ocampo (11) Arboleda (6) Araneta Coliseum 0–3 4 October 17 Coca-Cola 95-84 Santos (25) De Ocampo (16) Cruz (5) Araneta Coliseum 1–3 5 October 24 Sta. Lucia 107-83 Santos (21) Santos, Quiñahan (9) Cruz (5) Ynares Center 2–3 6 October 29 Alaska 109-107 Santos (25) Santos (14) Arboleda, Cruz (5) Araneta Coliseum 3–3 7 October 31 Purefoods 105–108 Se, Arboleda (25) De Ocampo (13) David (6) Araneta Coliseum 3–4
November Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 November 5 San Miguel 129–130 David (36) Santos (16) Arboleda (8) Araneta Coliseum 3–5 9 November 8 Rain or Shine 106-103 David (27) Kramer (15) David (5) Lucena City 4–5 10 November 15 Coca-Cola 111-101 Santos (26) De Ocampo (13) Arboleda (10) Cuneta Astrodome 5–5 11 November 21 Red Bull 92-89 Canaleta (20) Canaleta, De Ocampo (11) De Ocampo (5) Araneta Coliseum 6–5 12 November 26 San Miguel 78–98 Santos (17) De Ocampo (10) Cruz (5) Araneta Coliseum 6–6 13 November 29 Purefoods 88–96 David (22) Canaleta (11) Arboleda (6) Tacloban City 6–7
December Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 14 December 5 Ginebra 102-84 David (24) De Ocampo (11) Cruz (6) Araneta Coliseum 7–7 15 December 7 Sta. Lucia 97-88 De Ocampo (23) Canaleta (10) De Ocampo (7) Araneta Coliseum 8–7 16 December 12 Red Bull 88–98 De Ocampo (21) Canaleta (10) De Ocampo (6) Araneta Coliseum 8–8 17 December 19 Alaska 65–76 Intal (17) Arboleda (8) Quiñahan (3) Ynares Center 8–9 18 December 25 Talk 'N Text 108–109 David (23) Quiñahan (9) Allado (6) Araneta Coliseum 8–10
2008–09 schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2009 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Wildcard Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 28 Purefoods 94-82 David (20) Santos (11) Arboleda (6) Araneta Coliseum Advanced 2 January 4 San Miguel 86–105 David (31) Allado (14) Quiñahan (3) Araneta Coliseum Eliminated
2008–09 schedule

Statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FGM	Field-goal made	FGA	Field-goal attempts	FG%	Field-goal percentage
3PM	3-point field-goal made	3PA	3-point field-goal attempts	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage
FTM	Free-throw made	FTA	Free-throw attempts	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	TOT	Turnovers per game	PPG	Points per game

Player Stats as of November 29, 2008. 10:00 p.m. PHI Time

Player	GP	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Wynne Arboleda	12	28.8	.368	.343	.696	4.1	4.7	1.7	0.1	11.6
Egay Billones	11	12.1	.390	.316	.571	0.8	1.4	0.4	0.0	6.0
Niño Canaleta	12	22.4	.333	.243	.895	3.8	1.4	0.3	0.4	7.0
Marvin Cruz	12	11.5	.343	.100	.842	1.2	2.8	0.7	0.0	3.4
Gary David	12	32.3	.393	.250	.773	4.5	2.1	0.8	0.1	18.2
Ranidel De Ocampo	12	36.3	.455	.381	.630	10.5	3.5	1.2	0.4	12.9
JC Intal	10	13.2	.393	.210	0.308	3.0	1.6	0.8	0.3	5.2
Doug Kramer	11	18.4	.459	.250	.769	5.4	0.8	0.2	0.6	6.1
J.R. Quiñahan	12	22.6	.575	.000	0.529	6.8	1.5	0.5	1.3	8.4
Arwind Santos	11	33.6	.444	.320	.771	8.9	0.9	1.4	1.7	17.9
Adonis Santa Maria	8	7.8	.600	.667	.500	1.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	2.1
Homer Se	7	22.1	.514	.100	.611	5.4	1.3	1.1	1.0	12.3
Pocholo Villanueva	7	5.3	.182	.000	.000	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.5

Fiesta Conference

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	11	3	.786	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Barangay Ginebra Kings	8	6	.571[a]	3
3	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	6	.571[a]	3	Twice-to-beat in the wildcard round
4	Burger King Whoppers	8	6	.571[a]	3
5	Sta. Lucia Realtors	7	7	.500[b]	4	Knockout in the wildcard round
6	Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants	7	7	.500[b]	4
7	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	7	7	.500[b]	4
8	Coca-Cola Tigers	6	8	.429[c]	5
9	Alaska Aces	6	8	.429[c]	5	Twice-to-win in the wildcard round
10	Barako Bull Energy Boosters	2	12	.143	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head differential: Rain or Shine +15, Barangay Ginebra −7, Burger King −8; second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 114–71 Rain or Shine
2. Head-to-head differential: Sta. Lucia +7, Purefoods +3, Talk 'N Text −10
3. Eighth seed playoff: Coca-Cola 81–74 Alaska

Game log

2009 PBA Fiesta Conference game log
February Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 February 28 Sta. Lucia 96-87 David (16) Daniels, Santos (13) David, Daniels (3) Dumaguete 1–0
March Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 March 6 Ginebra 110-106 Santos (20) Daniels (10) Daniels (8) Cuneta Astrodome 2–0 3 March 8 San Miguel 105–114 Santos (26) Daniels (9) Arboleda, M. Cruz, Villanueva (5) Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 March 14 Talk 'N Text 114–117 David (25) Daniels (16) Arboleda (9) Muntinlupa 2–2 5 March 18 Barako Bull 123-110 Santos (22) Daniels (13) M. Cruz (5) Araneta Coliseum 3–2 6 March 20 Coca-Cola 127-109 David (26) Daniels (10) Arboleda (5) Araneta Coliseum 4–2 7 March 25 Rain or Shine 112–118 David (27) Daniels (7) David, Baguio (5) Araneta Coliseum 4–3
April Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 April 15 Purefoods 78–82 Santos (18) Daniels (7) Daniels (5) Araneta Coliseum 4–4 9 April 20 Ginebra 94–100 Billiones (27) Daniels (15) Daniels (7) Cuneta Astrodome 4–5 10 April 30 Barako Bull 99-89 David (30) Daniels (11) Daniels, David (4) Ynares Sports Arena 5–5
May Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 11 May 3 Alaska Aces 106-88 Santos (31) Daniels (17) Arboleda, Daniels (5) Cuneta Astrodome 6–5 12 May 10 San Miguel 107-105 David (23) Daniels (19) Daniels (4) Araneta Coliseum 7–5 13 May 13 Talk 'N Text 129–135 Daniels (27) Daniels (15) Arboleda(10) Cuneta Astrodome 7–6 14 May 17 Purefoods 96-86 Santos (21) Daniels (21) Arboleda(5) Cuneta Astrodome 8–6
2008–09 schedule

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Note: Air21 Express/Burger King Whoppers Records Only

Record	Stat	Holder	Date/s
Most points in one game	36	Gary David vs. San Miguel Beermen	November 5, 2008
Most points in one half	30	Gary David vs. San Miguel Beermen	November 5, 2008
Most points in one quarter	19	Gary David vs. San Miguel Beermen	November 5, 2008
Most rebounds in one game	17	J.R. Quiñahan vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	October 9, 2008
Most assists in one game	10	Wynne Arboleda vs. Coca-Cola Tigers	November 15, 2008
Most blocks in one game	6	J.R. Quiñahan vs. Brgy. Ginebra Kings	December 5, 2008
Most steals in one game	5	Wynne Arboleda vs. Purefoods TJ Giants	November 29, 2008
Most minutes played in one game	44	Arwind Santos vs. Purefoods TJ Giants	October 31, 2008

Transactions

Trades

Traded	to	For
Mark Borboran	Alaska Aces	J.R. Quiñahan
Ranidel de Ocampo	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	Don Allado and 2011 First Round Pick
2010 and 2011 First Round Pick	Red Bull Barako	Cyrus Baguio
Don Allado and Nino Canaleta	Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants	Beau Belga and Richard Alonzo [1]
JC Intal, Doug Kramer, Chico Lanete	Barangay Ginebra Kings	2012 and 2013 First Round Pick

Free agents

Additions Player Signed Former team Adonis Santa Maria October Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

Subtractions Player Signed New team Ervin Sotto October Alaska Aces