2013–14 Air21 Express season

2013–14 Air21 Express season
2013–14 Air21 Express season
Head coach	Franz Pumaren
Owner(s)	Airfrieght 2100, Inc.; (a Lina Group of Companies subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	3–11 ; (21.4%)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Not qualified
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	3–6 ; (33.3%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Semifinals (Def. by San Mig Super Coffee, 3-2.)
Governors' Cup results
Record	5–4 ; (55.6%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (Def. by Rain or Shine in one game)
Air21 Express seasons

The 2013–14 Air21 Express season was the 3rd and final season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

November 3: The 2013 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
March 12: The Express got star point-guard Jonas Villanueva in a trade.
April 4: Express's Jonas Villanueva's four champion streak as the All-Star weekend Obstacle Course Champion was ended and defeated by Mark Barroca.
April 25: The Express got their first franchise Semifinal appearance as they defeated the San Miguel Beermen twice on a twice to beat matchup on the quarterfinals. ^[1]
June 26: The Express sold their franchise to the Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, Inc.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Country of birth*	PBA D-League team	College
2	6	Eric Camson	SF	Philippines	NLEX Road Warriors	Adamson
3	1	Joshua Webb	SG/SF	Philippines		De La Salle
4	1	Angelo Ingco	PG	Philippines		San Beda
5	1	Randolph Chua				Saint Benilde

Roster

Air21 Express (2011–2014) roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
SG	3	Cardona, Mark	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1981-11-03	De La Salle
PG	6	Poligrates, Eloy (R)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1986-29-04	Southwestern-U
G	7	Atkins, Simon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1988-07-19	De La Salle
SG	8	Yeo, Joseph	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1983-09-07	De La Salle
SF	10	Anthony, Sean	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1986-01-26	McGill
PG	11	Villanueva, Jonas	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1983-03-31	Far Eastern
F	13	Camson, Eric (R)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	1990-06-12	Adamson
F/C	14	Villanueva, Enrico	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1980-06-23	Ateneo
G/F	15	Menor, Ogie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1986-12-04	San Beda
F	16	Borboran, Mark	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1981-11-01	UE
F/C	17	Ramos, Aldrech	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1988-04-03	Far Eastern
G/F	21	Jaime, Chito	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1983-10-21	AMA
PF	63	Burtscher, Michael	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1985-03-08	Clearwater Christian
C	88	Taulava, Asi	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1973-03-02	BYU–Hawaii

Head coach

Franz Pumaren (De La Salle)

Assistant coach(es)

Jack Santiago (De La Salle)
Tonichi Yturri (De La Salle)
Pocholo Villanueva (De La Salle)
Daniel Rose
Joshua Villapando
Johnny Tam

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie
(3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team

Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	11	3	.786^{[lower-alpha 1]}	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	11	3	.786^{[lower-alpha 1]}	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Petron Blaze Boosters	10	4	.714	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	8	6	.571	3
5	San Mig Super Coffee Mixers	7	7	.500	4
6	Barako Bull Energy	5	9	.357^{[lower-alpha 2]}	6
7	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	9	.357^{[lower-alpha 2]}	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	5	9	.357^{[lower-alpha 2]}	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Meralco Bolts	5	9	.357^{[lower-alpha 2]}	6
10	Air21 Express	3	11	.214	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1 2 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Rain or Shine
1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.06, GlobalPort 1.01, Alaska 0.99, Meralco 0.95; eighth seed playoff: Alaska 94–91 Meralco

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	9	0	1.000	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	7	2	.778	2	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Alaska Aces	6	3	.667	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	4	.556^{[lower-alpha 1]}	4
5	Meralco Bolts	5	4	.556^{[lower-alpha 1]}	4
6	San Mig Super Coffee Mixers	4	5	.444	5
7	Air21 Express	3	6	.333^{[lower-alpha 2]}	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	3	6	.333^{[lower-alpha 2]}	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Barako Bull Energy	2	7	.222	7
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	1	8	.111	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1 2 Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Meralco
1 2 Head-to-head record: Air21 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-5)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	Talk 'N Text		97

8	Barangay Ginebra		84
				1	Talk 'N Text	3
(Best-of-3)
				4	Rain or Shine	0
4	Rain or Shine		2

5	Meralco		1
							1	Talk 'N Text	1
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							6	San Mig Coffee	3
2	San Miguel	79	95

7	Air21	92	101**
				7	Air21	2
(Best-of-3)
				6	San Mig Coffee	3
3	Alaska		1

6	San Mig Coffee		2

**double overtime

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	7	2	.778	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	3	.667	1
3	Alaska Aces	5	4	.556^{[lower-alpha 1]}	2
4	San Mig Super Coffee Mixers	5	4	.556^{[lower-alpha 1]}	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	5	4	.556^{[lower-alpha 1]}	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	5	4	.556^{[lower-alpha 1]}	2
7	Air21 Express	5	4	.556^{[lower-alpha 1]}	2
8	Barako Bull Energy	3	6	.333^{[lower-alpha 2]}	4
9	Meralco Bolts	3	6	.333^{[lower-alpha 2]}	4
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	1	8	.111	6

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1 2 3 4 5 Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.08, San Mig 1.02, San Miguel 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.97, Air21 0.94
1 2 Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 95–94 Meralco

Bracket


Quarterfinals			Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-5)

(#1 twice to beat)

1	Talk 'N Text	99

8	Barako Bull	84
			1	Talk 'N Text	2
(#4 twice to beat)
			4	San Mig Coffee	3
4	San Mig Coffee	97

5	San Miguel	90
						4	San Mig Coffee	3
(#2 twice to beat)
						2	Rain or Shine	2
2	Rain or Shine	111

7	Air21	90
			2	Rain or Shine	3
(#3 twice to beat)
			3	Alaska	2
3	Alaska	92

6	Barangay Ginebra	81

Game log

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Hervé Lamizana	March 5 (vs. GlobalPort)	March 17 (vs. Alaska)	2-2
Commissioner's Cup	Wesley Witherspoon	March 23 (vs. Meralco)	May 7 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee)	5–7
Governors' Cup	Dominique Sutton	May 20 (vs. Rain or Shine)	June 18 (vs. Rain or Shine)	5–5

References

↑ "Air21 ousts San Miguel Beer in double-overtime thriller". ABS-CBN News.

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Air21 Express
Formerly the Shopinas.com Clickers Founded in 2011 Disbanded in 2014 Owned by the Airfrieght 2100, Inc., a subsidiary of the Lina Group of Companies
The franchise	Franchise Draft history Seasons
Coaches	Pumaren
Retired numbers	18 Meneses
Seasons (3)	2011–12 2012–13 2013–14