2011–12 Air21 Express season

The 2011–12 Air21 Express season was the 1st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team, originally known as the Shopinas.com Clickers took over the original Barako Bull Energy Boosters franchise after it was sold to the Lina Group of Companies (which also owns the Air21 Express, renamed as Barako Bull starting this season) in July 2011. The team was renamed as Air21 Express before the start of the Commissioner's Cup.

2011–12 Air21 Express season
Head coach	Franz Pumaren
Owner(s)	Airfrieght 2100, Inc. (a Lina Group of Companies subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	0–14 (0%)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	3–6 (33.3%)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors Cup results
Record	2–7 (22.2%)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Air21 Express seasons
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Key dates

• August 28: The 2011 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Place Ermita, Manila.

Draft picks

Main article: 2011 PBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	5	Mark Barroca	PG	Philippines	Far Eastern University
2	11	Magi Sison	C	Philippines	UP Diliman
3	1	Mark Cagoco	PG/SG	Philippines	Jose Rizal University

Roster

2011–12 Air21 Express roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PF 0 Bryan Faundo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Letran G 1 Hyram Bagatsing (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) De La Salle SF 3 Nelbert Omolon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Philippine Christian G/F 8 J.R. Aquino 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) De La Salle F 9 Elmer Espiritu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UE G/F 11 Menor, Ogie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) San Beda G 12 Paolo Hubalde 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UE SG 14 Ren-Ren Ritualo (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) De La Salle G 18 Pong Escobal 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) San Beda PG 19 Wynne Arboleda 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 162 lb (73 kg) MLQU PF 21 Mark Isip 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Far Eastern C 24 Magi Sison (R) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Philippines PG 26 Eric Salamat (R) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ateneo F/C 31 James Sena (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) José Rizal F 32 Zach Graham (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Mississippi SF 41 Khasim Mirza 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UST	Head coach Franz Pumaren (De La Salle) Assistant coach(es) Tonichi Yturri (De La Salle) Jack Santiago (De La Salle) Pocholo Villanueva (De La Salle) Dan Rose Joshua Villapando 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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	B-Meg Llamados	10	4	.714[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	10	4	.714[a]	—
3	Petron Blaze Boosters	9	5	.643[b]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	5	.643[b]	1
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	5	.643[b]	1
6	Meralco Bolts	8	6	.571	2
7	Barako Bull Energy Cola	6	8	.429[c]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Powerade Tigers	6	8	.429[c]	4
9	Alaska Aces	3	11	.214	7
10	Shopinas.com Clickers	0	14	.000	10

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: B-Meg 1–1 Talk 'N Text (B-Meg +8)
2. Head-to-head differential: Petron +8, Barangay Ginebra +1, Rain or Shine −9
3. Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–1 Powerade (Barako Bull +35)

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	7	2	.778	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Barangay Ginebra Kings	6	3	.667[a]	1
3	B-Meg Llamados	6	3	.667[a]	1	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Alaska Aces	5	4	.556	2
5	Barako Bull Energy Cola	4	5	.444[b]	3
6	Meralco Bolts	4	5	.444[b]	3
7	Powerade Tigers	4	5	.444[b]	3
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	3	6	.333[c]	4
9	Petron Blaze Boosters	3	6	.333[c]	4
10	Air21 Express	3	6	.333[c]	4

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg
2. Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; sixth seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade
3. Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80

Governors Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	1	.889	—	Semifinal round
2	B-Meg Llamados	6	3	.667	2
3	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	5	4	.556[a]	3
4	Barangay Ginebra Kings	5	4	.556[a]	3
5	Petron Blaze Boosters	5	4	.556[a]	3
6	Meralco Bolts	4	5	.444[b]	4
7	Powerade Tigers	4	5	.444[b]	4
8	Barako Bull Energy Cola	4	5	.444[b]	4
9	Alaska Aces	2	7	.222[c]	6
10	Air21 Express	2	7	.222[c]	6

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +18, Barangay Ginebra 0, Petron −18
2. Head-to-head differential: Meralco +11, Barako Bull +8, Powerade −18; sixth seed playoffs: Powerade 99–95 Barako Bull, Meralco 94–86 Powerade
3. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Air21

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

September 6, 2011[1]	To Shopinas.com Elmer Espiritu(from Barako Bull) Brian Ilad (from B-Meg)	To Barako Bull Don Allado (from B-Meg) future second round pick (from B-Meg)	To B-Meg Mark Barroca (from Shopinas.com)

Commissioner's Cup

January 27, 2012	To Air21 Nelbert Omolon Mark Isip	To Meralco Mark Canlas Dennis Daa

Governors Cup

May 29, 2012[2]	To Air21 Eric Salamat 2012 2nd round pick	To Alaska RJ Jazul

June 7, 2012	To Air21 Wynne Arboleda	To Petron Blaze Jojo Duncil

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Nelbert Omolon	January 27, 2012(via trade)	Meralco Bolts
Mark Isip	January 27, 2012(via trade)	Meralco Bolts
Hyram Bagatsing	May 20, 2012	Free agent
Eric Salamat	May 27, 2012(via trade)	Alaska Aces
Wynne Arboleda	June 7, 2012(via trade)	Petron Blaze Boosters

Subtractions

Player	Signed	New team
Mark Canlas	January 27, 2012(via trade)	Meralco Bolts
Dennis Daa	January 27, 2012(via trade)	Meralco Bolts
RJ Jazul	May 27, 2012(via trade)	Alaska Aces
Jojo Duncil	June 7, 2012(via trade)	Petron Blaze Boosters

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Marcus Douthit	February 19 (vs. Barako Bull)	March 28 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	3–6
Governors Cup	Zach Graham	May 23 (vs. Ginebra)	June 29 (vs. Petron Blaze)	2–7