2006–07 Air21 Express season
Basketball team season
2006–07 Air21 Express season | |
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Head coach | Bo Perasol |
Philippine Cup results | |
Record | 7–11 (38.9%) |
Place | 8th |
Playoff finish | Round-robin Wilcard |
Fiesta Conference results | |
Record | 10–8 (55.6%) |
Place | 5th |
Playoff finish | Quarterfinals |
Air21 Express seasons | |
The 2006–07 Air21 Express season was the fifth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season was notable for drafting future superstar Arwind Santos.[1][2][3][4]
In the Philippine Cup, the Express finished in the wildcard round-robin, and ended up against Sta. Lucia Realtors in a knock-out match for final quarterfinal slot,[5] but lost. In the Fiesta Conference, they ended up in the quarterfinals, but lost in Talk 'N Text in 3 games, even they won the Game 1.
Key dates
- August 20: The 2006 PBA Draft took place in Market! Market!, Taguig.
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Height | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 2 | Arwind Santos | 6'4" | Forward | ![]() | FEU |
Roster
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Season
Philippine Cup
Team standings
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 13 | 5 | .722[a] | — | Advance to semifinals |
2 | San Miguel Beermen | 13 | 5 | .722[a] | — | |
3 | Red Bull Barako | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
4 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 10 | 8 | .556[b] | 3 | |
5 | Purefoods Chunkee Giants | 10 | 8 | .556[b] | 3 | |
6 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 10 | 8 | .556[b] | 3 | Advance to wildcard round |
7 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5 | |
8 | Air21 Express | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6 | |
9 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8 | |
10 | Welcoat Dragons | 3 | 15 | .167 | 10 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +1, San Miguel −1
- ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +4, Purefoods +3, Sta. Lucia −7; fifth-seed playoff: Purefoods 92–78 Sta. Lucia
Wildcard phase
Source: PBA.ph Notes:
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Source: PBA.ph Notes:
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Quarterfinals berth playoff
Fiesta Conference
Team standings
Pos | Team
| W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Red Bull Barako | 13 | 5 | .722 | — | Advance to semifinals |
2 | Alaska Aces | 12 | 6 | .667[a] | 1 | |
3 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 12 | 6 | .667[a] | 1 | Advance to quarterfinals |
4 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | |
5 | Air21 Express | 10 | 8 | .556[b] | 3 | |
6 | San Miguel Beermen | 10 | 8 | .556[b] | 3 | Advance to wildcard round |
7 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6 | |
8 | Purefoods Chunkee Giants | 6 | 12 | .333 | 7 | |
9 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8 | |
10 | Welcoat Dragons | 4 | 14 | .222 | 9 |
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b Second-seed playoff: Alaska 103–95 Barangay Ginebra
- ^ a b Fifth-seed playoff: Air21 103–99 San Miguel
Bracket
Wildcard phase (Single elimination) | Wildcard phase (Single elimination) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | San Miguel | 102 | 2 | Alaska | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Sta. Lucia | 85 | 3 | Brgy. Ginebra | 1 | 6 | San Miguel | 2 | |||||||||||||||
6 | San Miguel | 102 | 6 | San Miguel | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Coca-Cola | 101 | 2 | Alaska | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Coca-Cola | 100 | 4 | Talk 'N Text | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Purefoods | 97 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Red Bull | 2 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Talk 'N Text | 2 | 4 | Talk 'N Text | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Air21 | 1 | 6 | San Miguel | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Red Bull | 103 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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(4) Talk 'N Text vs. (5) Air21
Transactions
Trades
Traded | to | For |
Ronald Tubid | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 2007 & 2008 2nd round pick/2009 1st round |
Traded | to | For |
Ryan Bernardo, Bruce Dacia | Three-team trade | Kalani Ferreria, Ervin Sotto, Aries Dimaunahan |
Subtractions
Player | Signed | New team |
Gec Chia | March 2007 | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
References
- ^ Henson, Joaquin M. "Santos perseveres to earn degree". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Express run over off-form Giants". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Sta. Lucia wants Santos as No. 1 draft pick". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Realtors ready to pick Williams". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Sta. Lucia, Air 21 gustong makasiguro". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.