2009–10 Coca-Cola Tigers season

The 2009–10 Coca-Cola Tigers season was the 8th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2009–10 Coca-Cola Tigers season
Head coach	Kenneth Duremdes (October–November) Bo Perasol (November–August)
General Manager	Bo Perasol
Owner(s)	Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–12 (33.3%)
Place	7th (tied)
Playoff finish	Wildcards (by Rain or Shine 99–84)
Fiesta Conference results
Record	8–10 (44.4%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Wildcards (by Rain or Shine 98–93)
Coca-Cola Tigers seasons
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

Key dates

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

Draft picks

Main article: 2009 PBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
2	14	Francis Allera	6 ft. 4 in.	Forward	Philippines	UST
2	20	PJ Walsham	6 ft. 5 in.	Forward	Philippines	De La Salle

Roster

2009–10 Coca-Cola Tigers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SG 5 R.J. Rizada 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Far Eastern PF 7 Ken Bono 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Adamson SF 8 Francis Allera 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UST PG 12 Marvin Cruz 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Philippines PG 13 Paolo Mendoza 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Philippines PF 16 Dennis Espino 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UST PF 17 Rodriguez, Larry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) PMI SG 20 Gary David 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Lyceum SF 24 Ricky Calimag 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) San Beda PG 26 Chico Lanete 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Lyceum SF 28 Norman Gonzales 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) San Beda SF 34 William Antonio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Chaminade SG 80 Mark Macapagal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) San Sebastian C 88 Asi Taulava 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 275 lb (125 kg) BYU–Hawaii

Head coach Bo Perasol (Philippines) Assistant(s) George Ella (UE) William Antonio (Chaminade) Alex Compton Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Asi Taulava	Dennis Espino	Ken Bono
PF	Norman Gonzales	Larry Rodriguez	Ricky Calimag
SF	William Antonio	Mark Macapagal
SG	Gary David	R.J. Rizada	Francis Allera
PG	Chico Lanete	Marvin Cruz	Paolo Mendoza

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Alaska Aces	13	5	.722[a]	—	Advance to semifinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	13	5	.722[a]	—
3	Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants	12	6	.667[b]	1	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra Kings	12	6	.667[b]	1
5	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	11	7	.611	2
6	Sta. Lucia Realtors	10	8	.556	3	Advance to wildcard round
7	Coca-Cola Tigers	6	12	.333[c]	7
8	Burger King Whoppers	6	12	.333[c]	7
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	14	.222	9
10	Barako Bull Energy Boosters	3	15	.167	10
—	Smart Gilas (G)	3	6	.333	5.5	Guest team[d]

Source: PBA.ph
(G) Guests
Notes:

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

Game log

Eliminations

2010 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 16 Sta. Lucia 76-95 Cabagnot (18) Taulava (11) Taulava (5) Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 October 18 Barako Bull 73-81 Espino (15) Rodriguez (18) Cabagnot (5) Araneta Coliseum 0–2 3 October 23 Alaska 79-100 Cabagnot (15) Cabagnot (8) Cabagnot, Cruz (5) Cuneta Astrodome 0–3 4 October 30 Purefoods 93-79 N. Gonzales (17) W. Gonzales (7) Cabagnot (6) Araneta Coliseum 1–3
November Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 November 6 Smart Gilas* 93-98 Cuneta Astrodome 6 November 11 Talk 'N Text 94-103 Espino (21) Espino (13) Espino (4) Araneta Coliseum 1–4 7 November 18 Burger King 97-106 Cabagnot (20) N. Gonzales (7) Cabagnot (5) Araneta Coliseum 1–5 8 November 21 San Miguel 84-107 Macapagal (18) Espino (8) Ross (6) Cebu City 1–6 9 November 25 Rain or Shine 84-92 Macapagal (16) Rodriguez (13) Cabagnot (9) Araneta Coliseum 1–7 10 November 27 Barangay Ginebra 104-113 Macapagal (27) Cabagnot, Bono (7) Cabagnot, Ross (6) Ynares Center 1–8
December Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 11 December 2 Purefoods 79-88 Rodriguez (21) Rodriguez (9) Ross (4) Araneta Coliseum 1–9 12 December 5 Talk 'N Text 104-107 Macapagal (23) Espino (9) Cabagnot (4) General Santos 1–10 13 December 11 Sta. Lucia 92-98 Cabagnot (15) Taulava (10) Cabagnot (5) Ynares Center 1–11 14 December 13 Burger King 106-94 Rodriguez (21) Espino (11) Cabagnot (13) Araneta Coliseum 2–11 15 December 20 Alaska 103-92 Macapagal (19) Taulava (12) Taulava, Cabagnot (6) Araneta Coliseum 3–11 16 December 25 Barangay Ginebra 97-106 Espino (21) Taulava (16) Cabagnot (7) Cuneta Astrodome 3–12
January Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 17 January 13 San Miguel 118-107 Taulava (27) Taulava (15) Ross (10) Araneta Coliseum 4–12 18 January 15 Rain or Shine 105-83 Ross (18) Taulava (14) Taulava (8) Araneta Coliseum 5–12 19 January 20 Barako Bull 91-89 Taulava (20) Taulava (11) Ross (7) Cuneta Astrodome 6–12
2009–10 schedule

Playoffs

2010 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Wildcard Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 January 24 Burger King 118-112 Macapagal (22) Taulava (16) Taulava (7) Ynares Center 1–0 2 January 27 Rain or Shine 84-99 David (20) Taulava (19) Ross (4) Ynares Center 1–1
2009–10 schedule

Fiesta Conference

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	15	3	.833	—	Advance to semifinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	13	5	.722[a]	2
3	Derby Ace Llamados	13	5	.722[a]	2	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Alaska Aces	11	7	.611	4
5	Barangay Ginebra Kings	9	9	.500[b]	6
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	9	.500[b]	6	Advance to wildcard round
7	Coca-Cola Tigers	8	10	.444	7
8	Sta. Lucia Realtors	5	13	.278	10
9	Air21 Express	4	14	.222	11
10	Barako Energy Coffee Masters	3	15	.167	12

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

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

Game log

2010 PBA Fiesta Conference game log
March Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 March 24 Barako 97-74 David (17) Taulava (9) Rizada (4) Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 March 27 San Miguel 108-98 David (19) Taulava (8) Rizada (5) Gingoog 2–0 3 March 31 Air21 100-96 David (21) Rizada (8) David (4) Araneta Coliseum 3–0
April Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 April 4 Ginebra 91-98 David (25) David (8) Ross (3) Araneta Coliseum 3–1 5 April 14 Derby Ace 79-76 David (18) Taulava (9) Lanete (4) Araneta Coliseum 4–1 6 April 16 Rain or Shine 80-91 Espino (11) Taulava (11) Taulava, Cruz, Gonzales (2) Araneta Coliseum 4–2 7 April 21 Talk 'N Text 91-115 Lanete (17) Taulava (6) David (5) Araneta Coliseum 4–3
May Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 May 1 Sta. Lucia 94-108 David (26) Taulava (6) Lanete (7) Cuneta Astrodome 4–4 9 May 7 Alaska 103-104 David (31) Taulava (13) David, Taulava (3) Araneta Coliseum 4–5 10 May 14 Talk 'N Text 93-103 David (21) Taulava (13) Lanete (5) Araneta Coliseum 4–6 11 May 19 Alaska 98-108 David (23) Taulava (10) Ross (6) Araneta Coliseum 4–7 12 May 23 Derby Ace 91-104 David (26) Gonzales (9) Gonzales, Mendoza (2) Araneta Coliseum 4–8 13 May 30 Barako 105-100 David (25) Taulava (14) Mendoza (3) Araneta Coliseum 5–8
June Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 14 June 4 Air21 102-104 David (29) Taulava (17) Mendoza (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5–9 15 June 13 Ginebra 96-95 David (16) Taulava (10) Cruz (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 6–9 16 June 16 San Miguel 89-86 Taulava (15) Cruz (9) Cruz (7) Araneta Coliseum 7–9 17 June 25 Sta. Lucia 87-76 David (22) Taulava (10) Cruz (6) AC-tent 8–9 18 June 27 Rain or Shine 90-101 David (16) Taulava (18) David (6) Araneta Coliseum 8–10
2009–10 schedule

Locals only

Transactions

Pre-season

Coca-Cola Tigers

Players Added Via Draft Francis Allera PJ Walsham Via Free Agency Norman Gonzales (From Sta. Lucia) Via Trade Ken Bono (From San Miguel) Jojo Duncil (From Barako Bull) Dennis Espino (From Sta. Lucia) Larry Rodriguez (From Barako Bull) Chris Ross (To Burger King)

Players Lost Via Free Agency Leo Avenido Lawrence Bonus M.C. Caceres (To Barako Bull) Kalani Ferreria Mark Telan (To Rain or Shine) Via Trade Nic Belasco (To Talk 'N Text) Ronjay Buenafe (To Burger King) Jason Misolas (From Sta. Lucia)

Season

Jan. 04, 2010 [1]	To Burger King Alex Cabagnot Wesley Gonzales	To Coca Cola Gary David Chico Lanete
May 19, 2010 [2]	To Sta. Lucia Chris Ross	To Coca Cola Paolo Mendoza

Imports recruited

Team	Player	Debuted	Final
Coca-Cola Tigers	James Penny (1/3)	March 24, 2010	May 7, 2010
	Rashad Bell (2/3)	May 14, 2010	June 4, 2010
	John Williamson (3/3)	June 13, 2010	July 4, 2010