2008–09 Barangay Ginebra Kings season

2008–09 Barangay Ginebra Kings season
Head coach	Jong Uichico
Philippine Cup results Record 10–8 (.556) Place 3rd Playoff finish Quarterfinals (by San Miguel 2–1) Fiesta Conference results Record 8–6 (.571) Place 2nd Playoff finish Finals (by San Miguel 4–3) Stats @ PBA-Online.net Barangay Ginebra Kings seasons 2007–08 2009–10

The 2008–09 Barangay Ginebra Kings season was the 30th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

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

Draft picks

Roster

Barangay Ginebra Kings roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PG 1 Lanete, Chico 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Lyceum C 2 Mamaril, Billy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Bakersfield SG 3 Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UST C 4 Reavis, Rafi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Coppin State PG 5 Escalona, Macky 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Ateneo SF 9 Intal, JC 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Ateneo SG 10 Valenzuela, Junthy  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Salazar PG 13 Helterbrand, Jayjay 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Kentucky State PG 16 Artadi, Paul 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) UE PF 18 Kramer, Doug 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ateneo PG 22 Pacana, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi SF 27 Wilson, Willy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) De La Salle C 30 Menk, Eric (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Lake Superior State SG 47 Caguioa, Mark  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Glendale (California) SG 71 Tubid, Ronald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) UE SG 80 Salvacion, Sunday 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Saint Benilde C 98 Se, Homer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) San Sebastian	Head coach Jong Uichico (De La Salle) Assistant coach(es) Art dela Cruz (San Sebastian) Marco Januz Sauler (De La Salle) Allan Caidic (UE) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Eric Menk
PF	David Noel
SF	Ronald Tubid
SG	Jayjay Helterbrand
PG	Paul Artadi

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

#	2008-09 PBA Philippine Cup
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Tie
1	y-Alaska Aces	12	6	.667	--
2	y-Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	11	7	.611	1	+1
3	x-Barangay Ginebra Kings	10	8	.556	2	+16
4	x-Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	10	8	.556	2	-3
5	x-Sta. Lucia Realtors	10	8	.556	2	-13
6	w-San Miguel Beermen	9	9	.500	3
7	w-Purefoods TJ Giants	8	10	.444	4	+11
8	w-Air21 Express	8	10	.444	4	-11
9	w-Coca-Cola Tigers	7	11	.389	5
10	e-Red Bull Barako	5	13	.278	7

Legend:

• y-Qualified for semifinals
• x-Qualified for quarterfinals
• w-Qualified for the wildcard phase
• e-Eliminated

Game Log

2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 October 8 Sta. Lucia 89-86 Helterbrand (26) Menk (11) Helterbrand, Artadi (3) Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 October 12 Air21 101-92 Cabatu (23) Artadi (7) Artadi (7) Araneta Coliseum 2–0 3 October 19 Red Bull 94-100 Helterbrand (22) Menk (10) Artadi (5) Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 October 22 San Miguel 89-118 Helterbrand (15) Crisano (8) Artadi (5) Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 October 26 Purefoods 81-92 Salvacion (17) Menk (10) Helterbrand, Artadi (4) Araneta Coliseum 2–3
November Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 6 November 2 Alaska 84-93 Helterbrand (30) Wilson (18) Artadi (6) Araneta Coliseum 2–4 7 November 5 Rain or Shine 102-106 Menk (24) Menk (12) Helterbrand (6) Araneta Coliseum 2–5 8 November 8 Coca-Cola 81-77 Helterbrand (28) Pacana (10) Helterbrand (4) Lucena City 3–5 9 November 12 Talk 'N Text 90-103 Tubid (17) Salvacion, Tubid (9) Helterbrand (5) Cuneta Astrodome 3–6 10 November 16 Purefoods 90-80 Helterbrand (23) Menk (12) Helterbrand (8) Cuneta Astrodome 4–6 11 November 22 Sta. Lucia 93-81 Salvacion (22) Wilson, Menk (9) Artadi (8) San Juan Arena 5–6 12 November 27 Coca-Cola 84-77 Tubid (22) Tubid (10) Artadi (4) Olivarez College Gym 6–6
December Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 13 December 3 Red Bull 83-76 Tubid, Salvacion (15) Tubid (11) Artadi (6) Araneta Coliseum 7–6 14 December 5 Air21 102-84 Mamaril, Crisano (15) Tubid (10) Artadi (4) Araneta Coliseum 7–7 15 December 13 Alaska 84-82 Menk (17) Menk (11) Helterbrand (6) Cagayan de Oro City 8–7 16 December 17 Talk 'N Text 85-109 Mamaril (17) Menk (10) Helterbrand, Artadi (4) Araneta Coliseum 8–8 17 December 20 San Miguel 87-82 Helterbrand (35) Batangas City 9–8 18 December 25 Rain or Shine 63-58 Menk (15) Araneta Coliseum 10–8
2008–09 schedule

Fiesta Conference

Eliminations

Standings

#	2009 PBA Fiesta Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Tie	PO
1	z-San Miguel Beermen	11	3	.786	–-
2	z-Barangay Ginebra Kings	8	6	.571	3	−7
3	y-Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	6	.571	3	+15
4	y-Burger King Whoppers	8	6	.571	3	−8
5	x-Sta. Lucia Realtors	7	7	.500	4	+7
6	x-Purefoods TJ Giants	7	7	.500	4	+3
7	x-Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	7	7	.500	4	−10
8	x-Coca-Cola Tigers	6	8	.429	5	NA*
9	w-Alaska Aces	6	8	.429	5	NA*
10	w-Barako Bull Energy Boosters	2	12	.143	9

NA* = teams tied for 8th and 9th would have to play an extra game regardless of the results of their classification round games.

Key:

• z- Qualified for the semifinals
• y- Qualified for the wildcard phase with the twice to beat advantage
• x- Qualified for the knockout wildcard phase
• w- Qualified for the wildcard phase with the twice to win disadvantage

Game Log

2008–09 PBA Fiesta Conference game log
March Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 March 4 Coca Cola 110-103 Nealy (42) Nealy (23) Nealy (9) Ynares Center 1–0 2 March 6 Burger King 106-110 Nealy (26) Nealy (20) Helterbrand (6) Cuneta Astrodome 1–1 3 March 11 Sta. Lucia 76-80 Nealy (18) Nealy (14) Nealy (5) Cuneta Astrodome 1–2 4 March 18 Rain or Shine 93-107 Nealy (32) Nealy (11) Helterbrand (7) Araneta Coliseum 1–3 5 March 20 Alaska Aces 82-81 Nealy (23) Nealy, Wilson (12) Helterbrand (7) Araneta Coliseum 1–4 6 March 25 San Miguel 85-90 Helterbrand (24) Nealy (15) Nealy (6) Araneta Coliseum 1–5 7 March 28 Barako Bull 111-103 Nealy, Tubid (29) Nealy (17) Nealy (6) Panabo City Sports Center 2–5
April Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 8 April 17 Rain or Shine 94-89 Menk (24) Menk (9) Helterbrand (9) Araneta Coliseum 3–5 9 April 20 Burger King 100-94 Noel, Menk (22) Noel (17) Noel (10) Cuneta Astrodome 4–5
May Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 10 May 1 Talk 'N Text 90-97 Noel (21) Noel (19) Noel (7) Araneta Coliseum 5–5 11 May 8 Sta. Lucia 101-98 Noel (23) Noel (12) Helterbrand (6) Ynares Center 6–5 12 May 10 Purefoods 116-109 Noel (30) Noel (11) Noel (7) Araneta Coliseum 7–5 13 May 20 Coca Cola 112-85 Tubid (20) Noel (18) Noel (5) Araneta Coliseum 8–5 14 May 22 Alaska 75-76 Helterbrand (18) Noel (21) Noel (6) Araneta Coliseum 8–6
2008–09 schedule

Playoffs

2008–09 PBA Fiesta Conference playoff game log
Tiebreaker Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 May 24 Rain or Shine 114-71 Tubid (18) Reavis (8) Helterbrand (4) Ynares Center n/a
Semifinals Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 June 17 Rain or Shine 95-101 Tubid (21) Noel (9) Helterbrand (7) Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 June 19 Rain or Shine 103-98 Helterbrand (34) Noel (8) Noel (6) Cuneta Astrodome 1–1 3 June 21 Rain or Shine 88-94 Helterbrand (17) Noel (17) Helterbrand (6) Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 June 24 Rain or Shine 86-70 Noel (28) Noel (17) Helterbrand (3) Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 June 26 Rain or Shine 96-85 Helterbrand (21) Noel (10) Noel (6) Araneta Coliseum 3–2 6 June 28 Rain or Shine 108-100 Noel, Tubid (23) Noel, Tubid (10) Noel (7) Araneta Coliseum 4–2
Finals Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 July 1 San Miguel 102-96 Helterbrand (21) Noel (8) Helterbrand (7) Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 July 3 San Miguel 78-95 Noel (20) Noel (8) Helterbrand (4) Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 July 5 San Miguel 116-103 Noel (32) Noel (10) Noel (11) Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 July 8 San Miguel 104-106 Helterbrand, Noel (22) Noel (18) Helterbrand (6) Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 July 13 San Miguel 106-98 Noel (29) Noel (11) Helterbrand, Noel (4) Araneta Coliseum 3–2 6 July 15 San Miguel 84-98 Noel (16) Noel (11) Noel (7) Araneta Coliseum 3–3 7 July 17 San Miguel 79-90 Helterbrand (25) Noel (15) Helterbrand (7) Araneta Coliseum 3–4
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

Philippine Cup

Player Stats as of January 29, 2008. 5:30 p.m. PHI Time

Player	GP	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG
Johnny Abarrientos	1	13.0	.750	.500	1.000	8.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0
J.R. Aquino	1	2.0	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Paul Artadi	21	26.1	.342	.266	.652	8.8	3.1	4.2	1.3	0.1
Junjun Cabatu	20	16.9	.419	.391	.714	6.9	4.3	1.2	0.3	0.1
Mark Caguioa	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Crisano	19	11.6	.403	.000	.600	4.5	3.3	0.4	0.2	0.3
Macky Escalona	21	7.9	.447	.000	.455	2.2	0.7	0.5	0.2	0.0
Jayjay Helterbrand	18	35.9	.408	.357	.750	18.5	3.7	4.9	1.2	0.1
Billy Mamaril	16	16.4	.506	.000	.694	6.9	4.1	0.4	0.5	0.8
Eric Menk	20	25.8	.387	.143	.574	8.1	7.7	1.6	0.4	0.1
Chris Pacana	16	16.5	.388	.300	0.682	4.4	4.1	1.6	1.0	0.1
Rafi Reavis	5	18.4	.400	.000	.667	3.2	5.8	1.6	0.4	0.6
Sunday Salvacion	21	25.5	.349	.316	.500	10.9	4.5	1.1	0.1	0.1
Ronald Tubid	20	28.7	.400	.346	.694	11.9	5.5	2.5	0.4	1.0
Junthy Valenzuela	12	17.5	.313	.259	.778	5.9	3.1	1.7	0.6	0.0
Willy Wilson	21	27.0	.548	.000	.692	5.7	6.2	1.4	0.6	0.3

Awards and records

Records

Note: Barangay Ginebra Kings Records Only

Record	Stat	Holder	Date/s
Most points in one game	35	Jayjay Helterbrand vs. San Miguel Beermen	December 20, 2008
Most rebounds in one game	18	Willy Wilson vs. Alaska Aces	November 2, 2008
Most assists in one game	8	Jayjay Helterbrand vs. Purefoods TJ Giants	November 16, 2008
		Paul Artadi vs. Sta. Lucia Realtors	November 22, 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	38	Jayjay Helterbrand vs. Alaska Aces	October 31, 2008
		Paul Artadi vs. Coca-Cola Tigers	November 27, 2008

Transactions

Trades

Traded	to	For
Michael Holper	Red Bull Barako	2010 First Round Pick

Traded to For 2012/2013 First Round Pick Burger King Titans JC Intal, Doug Kramer, Chico Lanete [1] Free Agents Additions Player Signed Former team Junjun Cabatu October Alaska Aces References "Air21 prepares for PBA future, seals three-team trade deal". GMA News Online.