2005–06 Air21 Express season

The 2005–06 Air21 Express season was the 4th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

August 14: The 2005 PBA Draft took place in Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall, Cainta, Rizal.

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
1	1	Anthony Washington	6"7'	Forward	United States	Eckerd
1	5	Mark Cardona	6"1'	Guard-Forward	Philippines	La Salle
1	6	Niño Canaleta	6"6'	Forward	Philippines	UE

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	From
F	5	Daniels, Shawn (I)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Utah State
G/F	8	Tubid, Ronald	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	UE
F	9	Canaleta, Niño (R)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	UE
F/C	13	Telan, Mark	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	De La Salle
G/F	17	Dacia, Bruce	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	University of Visayas
F/C	18	De Ocampo, Yancy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	St. Francis
G	19	Arboleda, Wynne	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	MLQU
G	20	David, Gary	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Lyceum
G	25	Avenido, Leo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Far Eastern
F	26	Bernardo, Ryan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	UST
F	33	De Ocampo, Ranidel	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	St. Francis
F	99	Se, Homer	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	San Sebastian
G		Padilla, Stephen	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	University of Visayas

2006 PBA Fiesta Conference game log

October

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 7	Purefoods	88-86	Ritualo (17)	Ynares Center	1–0
2	October 12	Talk 'N Text	91-109	Ritualo (23)	Ynares Center	1–1
3	October 16	Red Bull	77-84	Daniels (23)	Araneta Coliseum	1–2
4	October 21	Alaska	108-111 (2OT)	Daniels (24)	Araneta Coliseum	1–3
5	October 23	Sta. Lucia	110-95	Daniels (30)	Araneta Coliseum	2–3
6	October 29	San Miguel	119-123 (2OT)	De Ocampo (21)	Roxas City	2–4

November

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
7	November 4	Talk 'N Text	90-88	Ritualo (17)	Ynares Center	3–4
8	November 6	Brgy.Ginebra	83-93	Ferriols (22)	Araneta Coliseum	3–5
9	November 11	San Miguel	90-86	Daniels (22)	Araneta Coliseum	4–5
10	November 16	Alaska	88-83	David (28)	Araneta Coliseum	5–5
11	November 20	Sta.Lucia	114-103	Daniels (24)	Cuneta Astrodome	6–5
12	November 23	Coca Cola	106-115	Ritualo (31)	Araneta Coliseum	6–6

December

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
13	December 10	Brgy.Ginebra	109-101	Daniels (30)	Ormoc City	7–6
14	December 14	Red Bull			Cuneta Astrodome	7–7
15	December 16	Coca Cola	98-94	De Ocampo (28)	Cuneta Astrodome	8–7
16	December 18	Purefoods	110-109	Ritualo (22)	Ynares Center	9–7

Players Added

Via Draft

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Players Lost

Via Trade

March, 2006	To Air21 Express Mark Telan	To Talk 'N Text Phone Pals John Ferriols ^[3]
May 8, 2006	To Air21 Express Leo Avenido	To Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Renren Ritualo, Patrick Fran ^[4]

Player	Signed	Former team
Stephen Padilla	March 2006	Alaska Aces

Player	Signed	New team
Wesley Gonzales	March 2006	San Miguel Beermen