2004–05 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season

2004-05 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season
Head coach	Joel Banal
Owner(s)	Smart Communications
Fiesta Conference (Transition) results
Record	17–9 (65.4%)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Semifinals
Philippine Cup results
Record	18–10 (64.3%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Runner-up
Fiesta Conference results
Record	16–11 (59.3%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Runner-up
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals seasons

The 2004-2005 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season was the 15th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Transactions

Off-season
Yancy De Ocampo Acquired from FedEx in exchange for a first round pick
Niño Gelig Drafted rookie
Willie Miller Acquired from Red Bull via trade
Allan Salangsang Rookie free agent signed

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Don Camaso	2004-05 Philippine Cup	Alaska Aces

Occurrences

Game 1 of the 2004-05 Philippine Cup finals won by Talk 'N Text, 89-71, over the Barangay Ginebra Kings on January 30, were placed under protest when the Phone Pals violated the PBA's suspension on Asi Taulava which the board refused to lift despite a recent Quezon City court ruling ordering the PBA to reinstate the Phone Pals' top player, the league forfeited the series opener in favor of Barangay Ginebra.

Roster

Talk 'N Text Phone Pals roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 1 Ravena, Bong 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE G 3 Alapag, Jimmy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) CSU San Bernardino F 4 Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sonoma State G 8 Fran, Patrick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) UST G 11 Miller, Willie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Letran College F 13 Telan, Mark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) De La Salle G/F 14 Gelig, Niño 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UST F/C 18 De Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) St. Francis F 20 Camaso, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Metro Manila Colleges F 24 Salangsang, Allan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Letran College F 33 Pablo, Victor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Far Eastern G 42 Belano, Donbel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) University of Visayas C 88 Taulava, Asi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) BYU-Hawaii G 99 De Guzman, Jonathan 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Adamson University F 00 Villa, Kahi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) BYU-Hawaii	Head coach Joel Banal Assistant coach(es) Ariel Vanguardia Virgil Villavicencio 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

Game log

2005 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 3 San Miguel 93-89 Telan (20) Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 October 8 Alaska 94-86 Miller (22) Makati Coliseum 2–0 3 October 13 FedEx 119-98 Taulava (22) Araneta Coliseum 3–0 4 October 19 Purefoods 101-87 Miller (26) Dumaguete City 4–0 5 October 22 Coca Cola 96-77 Pablo (27) Philsports Arena 5–0 6 October 27 Brgy.Ginebra 80-91 Miller (17) Araneta Coliseum 5–1
November Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 November 3 Shell Araneta Coliseum 6–1 10 November 18 Alaska Cebu City 9–1 12 November 30 Sta.Lucia 102-104 Miller (27) Puerto Princesa 10–2
December Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 13 December 5 Coca Cola 81-93 Telan (16) Araneta Coliseum 10–3 14 December 8 Red Bull 96-105 Telan (26) Philsports Arena 10–4 15 December 10 San Miguel 97-82 Telan (23) Araneta Coliseum 11–4 16 December 15 Shell 98-103 Pablo (18) Araneta Coliseum 11–5 17 December 19 Sta.Lucia 102-83 Alapag (20) De Ocampo (20) Makati Coliseum 12–5 18 December 25 Brgy.Ginebra 102-108 Alapag (39) Cuneta Astrodome 12–6
2004–05 schedule

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Height	From
2004 PBA Fiesta Conference	Randy Holcomb #23	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	San Diego State
	Jerald Honeycutt #40	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Tulane University
2005 PBA Fiesta Conference	Jerald Honeycutt #40	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Tulane University
	Earl Ike	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Montevallo University
	Noel Felix	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Fresno State