2008–09 Barangay Ginebra Kings season

The 2008–09 Barangay Ginebra Kings season was the 30th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The head coach for the season was Jong Uichico, and Eric Menk, David Noel, Ronald Tubid, Jayjay Helterbrand, and Paul Artadi played the starting lineup. The Kings finished third in the Philippine Cup. The Kings also added Junjun Cabatu as afree agent–before playing for the Kings, he played for the Alaska Aces.

2008–09 Barangay Ginebra Kings season
Head coachJong Uichico
General ManagerSamboy Lim
Owner(s)Ginebra San Miguel, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record10–8 (55.6%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishQuarterfinals
(by San Miguel 2–1)
Fiesta Conference results
Record8–6 (57.1%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishFinals
(by San Miguel 4–3)
Barangay Ginebra Kings seasons

Key dates

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Draft picks

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Roster

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2008–09 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) SCSIT
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 CC (CA)
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) St. Benilde
C 98   Se, Homer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) San Sebastian
F 34   Nealy, Rod (I) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Houston Baptist
F 34   Noel, David (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Import
  •   Injured

Philippine Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 12 6 .667 Advance to semifinals
2 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 11 7 .611 1
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings 10 8 .556[a] 2 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 10 8 .556[a] 2
5 Sta. Lucia Realtors 10 8 .556[a] 2
6 San Miguel Beermen 9 9 .500 3 Advance to wildcard round
7 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 8 10 .444[b] 4
8 Air21 Express 8 10 .444[b] 4
9 Coca-Cola Tigers 7 11 .389 5
10 Red Bull Barako 5 13 .278 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra 16, Rain or Shine −3, Sta. Lucia −13
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0 Air21

Game log

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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 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

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 11 3 .786 Advance to semifinals
2 Barangay Ginebra Kings 8 6 .571[a] 3
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 6 .571[a] 3 Twice-to-beat in the wildcard round
4 Burger King Whoppers 8 6 .571[a] 3
5 Sta. Lucia Realtors 7 7 .500[b] 4 Knockout in the wildcard round
6 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 7 7 .500[b] 4
7 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 7 .500[b] 4
8 Coca-Cola Tigers 6 8 .429[c] 5
9 Alaska Aces 6 8 .429[c] 5 Twice-to-win in the wildcard round
10 Barako Bull Energy Boosters 2 12 .143 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Rain or Shine 15, Barangay Ginebra −7, Burger King −8; second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 114–71 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Sta. Lucia 7, Purefoods 3, Talk 'N Text −10
  3. ^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Coca-Cola 81–74 Alaska

Game log

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2009 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

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2009 PBA Fiesta Conference playoffs 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
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
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Statistics

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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

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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

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Awards

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Records

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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

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Trades

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Air21 prepares for PBA future, seals three-team trade deal". GMA News Online.