2007–08 Sta. Lucia Realtors season

2007–08 Sta. Lucia Realtors season
Head coach	Boyet Fernandez
Philippine Cup results
Record	20–12 (62.5%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Champions (def. Purefoods, 4-3)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinals (lost to Brgy.Ginebra, 0-2)
Sta. Lucia Realtors seasons

The 2007–08 Sta. Lucia Realtors season was the 15th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

August 19: The 2007 PBA Draft took place at Market! Market! in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City.

Draft picks

Main article: 2007 PBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
1	3	Ryan Reyes	6"2'	Guard	United States	Cal State Fullerton
2	11	Ronjay Buenafe	6"2'	Guard	Philippines	EAC
2	13	Melvin Mamaclay	6"5'	Forward	Philippines	Adamson

Roster

Sta. Lucia Realtors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 3 Omolon, Nelbert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) PCU G 8 Mendoza, Paolo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) State U C 9 Butel, Philip 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) UE G 10 Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Cal State Fullerton C 13 Aquino, Marlou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Adamson F 14 Daa, Dennis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Las Piñas F/C 16 Espino, Dennis (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST G 18 Yeo, Joseph 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) De La Salle F 19 Mamaclay, Melvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Adamson F 21 Williams, Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Oakland G 25 Bughao, Ronnie 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) San Beda F 28 Gonzales, Norman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Beda G 32 Miranda, Dennis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Far Eastern G 41 Coronel, Christian 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) San Sebastian F Pua, Alvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Sebastian

Head coach Boyet Fernandez Assistant coach(es) Adonis Tierra Cholo Martin Jaime Serrano, Jr Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench
C
PF
SF
SG
PG

Philippine Cup

Team standings

#	2007-08 PBA Philippine Cup
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Tie
1	y-Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants	12	6	.667	--
2	y-Sta. Lucia Realtors	12	6	.667	--
3	x-Alaska Aces	11	7	.611	1
4	x-Red Bull Barako	11	7	.611	1
5	x-Magnolia Beverage Masters	10	8	.556	2
6	w-Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	9	9	.500	3
7	w-Barangay Ginebra Kings	8	10	.444	4
8	w-Air21 Express	7	11	.389	5
9	w-Coca Cola Tigers	7	11	.389	5
10	e-Welcoat Dragons	3	15	.167	9

Legend:

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

Game log

2008 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 17 Purefoods 89-96 Williams (19) Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 October 21 Magnolia 96-101 Yeo (24) Araneta Coliseum 0–2 3 October 28 Talk 'N Text 97-87 Aquino (18) Mendoza (18) Araneta Coliseum 1–2
November Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 2 Red Bull 94-100 Williams (20) Cuneta Astrodome 1–3 5 November 7 Air21 115-80 Gonzales (17) Cuneta Astrodome 2–3 6 November 10 Brgy.Ginebra 90-103 Yeo (24) General Santos City 2–4 7 November 14 Coca Cola 97-63 Yeo (16) Williams (16) Araneta Coliseum 3–4 8 November 21 Welcoat 84-83 Williams (18) Araneta Coliseum 4–4 9 November 25 Purefoods 81-84 Williams (27) Araneta Coliseum 4–5
December Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 10 December 1 Coca Cola 79-94 Williams (18) Lucena City 4–6 11 December 5 Alaska 94-88 Omolon (25) Araneta Coliseum 5–6 12 December 9 Brgy.Ginebra 79-78 Williams (16) Espino (16) Cuneta Astrodome 6–6 13 December 14 Red Bull 104-78 Reyes (26) Cuneta Astrodome 7–6 14 December 19 Alaska 101-96 Williams (21) Cuneta Astrodome 8–6 15 December 23 Talk 'N Text 92-91 Williams (22) Cuneta Astrodome 9–6 16 December 28 Welcoat 107-93 Williams (20) Araneta Coliseum 10–6
January Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 17 January 6 Magnolia 99-77 Williams (21) Williams (18) Araneta Coliseum 11–6 18 January 13 Air21 123-106 Omolon (40) Araneta Coliseum 12–6
2007–08 schedule

Fiesta Conference

Game log

2008 PBA Fiesta Conference game log
April Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 April 2 Alaska 93-86 Wilson (24) Wilson (13) Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 April 6 Magnolia 88-86 Williams (27) Ynares Center 2–0 3 April 12 Brgy.Ginebra 101-97 Tacloban City 3–0 4 April 18 Talk 'N Text 113-115 Wilson (29) Araneta Coliseum 3–1 5 April 22 Coca Cola 88-95 Cuneta Astrodome 3–2
May Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 May 4 Welcoat 111-97 Wilson (24) Araneta Coliseum 4–2 7 May 7 Red Bull 78-105 Omolon (20) Araneta Coliseum 4–3 8 May 11 Air21 113-100 Wilson (25) Williams (25) Araneta Coliseum 5–3 9 May 17 Talk 'N Text 80-90 Cagayan de Oro 5–4 10 May 23 Welcoat 88-79 Wilson (34) Ynares Center 6–4 11 May 25 Purefoods 74-82 Cuneta Astrodome 6–5
June Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 12 June 1 Air21 93-95 OT Williams (27) Araneta Coliseum 6–6 13 June 6 Brgy.Ginebra 104-112 Espino (28) Cuneta Astrodome 6–7 14 June 13 Magnolia 74-80 Benson (19) Cuneta Astrodome 6–8 15 June 18 Alaska 95-75 Benson (22) Araneta Coliseum 7–8 16 June 27 Purefoods 89-104 Miranda (17) Araneta Coliseum 7–9
July Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 17 July 2 Coca Cola Araneta Coliseum 7–10 18 July 6 Red Bull 81-85 Benson (27) Cuneta Astrodome 7–11
2007–08 schedule

Recruited imports

Import	Debuted	#	Height	College
Wesley Wilson	April 2 vs Alaska	23	6"11'	Georgetown University
Jamar Brown	June 1 vs Air21	30	6"9'	CSU-Pueblo
Lee Benson	June 13 vs Magnolia	44	6"10'	Brown Mackie JC