2010–11 Air21 Express season

2010–11 Air21 Express season
2010–11 Air21 Express season
Head coach	Yeng Guiao (October - December 2010) ; Bong Ramos (January 2011-present)
Owner(s)	Airfreight 2100, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–8 ; (42.9%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarter-finalist ; (eliminated by San Miguel)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	5–4 ; (55.6%)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Semifinalist ; (eliminated by Talk 'N Text, 3-0)
Governors Cup results
Record	0–8 ; (0%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Air21 Express seasons
	← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 Air21 Express season is the 9th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

August 29: The 2010 PBA Draft took place in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College
1	1	Nonoy Baclao	Philippines	Ateneo
1	2	Rabeh Al-Hussaini	Philippines	Ateneo
1	3	Rey Guevarra	Philippines	Letran
1	6	Sean Anthony	Philippines	McGill

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	From
PG	1	Gatumbato, Lou (R)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Saint Benilde
C	4	Peña, Dorian	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Coppin State
F/C	5	Salvador, Jondan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Saint Benilde
G	8	Juntilla, Reed	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	UV
G	11	Miller, Willie	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Letran
F/C	13	Sharma, Carlo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	De La Salle
F	14	Najorda, Leo	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	San Sebastian
PG	16	Artadi, Paul	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	UE
PG	18	Arellano, Marcy	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	UE
PG	19	Arboleda, Wynne (C)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	MLQU
G	24	Hontiveros, Dondon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	UC
G	25	Avenido, Leo	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	FEU
G/F	34	Cabahug, Patrick (R)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Adamson
SF	42	Seigle, Danny	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Wagner University
SF	45	Espiritu, Elmer (R)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	UE

Head coach

Bong Ramos (Mapúa)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	11	3	.786^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	11	3	.786^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Barangay Ginebra Kings	10	4	.714	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados	7	7	.500^[b]	4
5	Meralco Bolts	7	7	.500^[b]	4
6	Alaska Aces	7	7	.500^[b]	4
7	Air21 Express	6	8	.429	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	9	.357	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Powerade Tigers	3	11	.214^[c]	8
10	Barako Bull Energy Boosters	3	11	.214^[c]	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–1 Talk 'N Text (San Miguel +9)
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: B-Meg +23, Meralco −11, Alaska −12
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 Powerade

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	8	1	.889	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Smart Gilas (G)	7	2	.778	1	Advance to semifinals
3	Barangay Ginebra Kings	5	4	.556^[a]	3	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Air21 Express	5	4	.556^[a]	3
5	Alaska Aces	5	4	.556^[a]	3
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	5	.444^[b]	4
7	B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados	4	5	.444^[b]	4
8	Meralco Bolts	3	6	.333	5
9	Powerade Tigers	2	7	.222^[c]	6
10	San Miguel Beermen	2	7	.222^[c]	6

Source: PBA.ph
(G) Guests
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +12, Air21 −4, Alaska −8
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 B-Meg
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Powerade 1–0 San Miguel

Governors Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	6	2	.750	—	Semifinal round
2	Petron Blaze Boosters	5	3	.625^[a]	1
3	Alaska Aces	5	3	.625^[a]	1
4	Barangay Ginebra Kings	5	3	.625^[a]	1
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	4	.500^[b]	2
6	B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados	4	4	.500^[b]	2
7	Powerade Tigers	4	4	.500^[b]	2
8	Meralco Bolts	3	5	.375	3
9	Air21 Express	0	8	.000	6

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: Petron +10, Alaska +5, Barangay Ginebra −15
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: Rain or Shine +11, B-Meg 0, Powerade −11

Transactions

Pre-season

Trades

August 8, 2010^[1]

To Air21

Doug Kramer

To Rain or Shine

Marcy Arellano

August 20, 2010^[2]	To Air21 J.R. Quiñahan (from Talk 'N Text)	To Meralco Beau Belga (from Air21)	To Talk 'N Text Ali Peek (from Meralco)
August 20, 2010^[3]	To Air21 Josh Urbiztondo (from Meralco) 2010 1st round pick (from Meralco)	To Meralco Mark Cardona (from Talk 'N Text)	To Talk 'N Text Ali Peek (from Meralco) 2010 1st round pick (from Air21)

August 29, 2010^[4]^[5]

To Air21

2011 2nd round pick
2012 1st round pick

To Powerade

2010 2nd round pick (Jai Reyes)
Sean Anthony
Ren-Ren Ritualo

September 3, 2010^[6]

To Air21

2014 1st round pick (from B-Meg Derby Ace)

To B-Meg Derby Ace

Jonas Villanueva (from San Miguel)
2013 2nd round pick (from Air21)

To San Miguel

Paul Artadi (from B-Meg Derby Ace)

September 3, 2010^[6]

To Air21

future draft pick

To Barangay Ginebra

Billy Mamaril

Free agents

Subtractions

Player	Signed	New team
Rich Alvarez	September 17, 2010^[7]	Talk 'N Text

Philippine Cup

Trades

January 20, 2011^[8]

To Air21

Jay-R Reyes (from Rain or Shine)
Reed Juntilla (from Meralco)
2011 and 2013 2nd round picks (from Meralco)

To Meralco

Solomon Mercado (from Rain or Shine)
Paolo Bugia (from Rain or Shine)
Erick Rodriguez (from Air21)

To Rain or Shine

Ronjay Buenafe (from Air21)
Ronnie Matias (from Air21)
Beau Belga (from Meralco)
2011 and 2013 1st round picks (from Air21)

January 31, 2011^[9]

To Air21

2012 second round and 2013 first round picks

To Powerade

J.R. Quiñahan

Commissioner's Cup

Trades

March 2, 2011^[10]^[11]

To Air21

Danny Seigle
Dondon Hontiveros
Dorian Peña
Paul Artadi

To San Miguel

Nonoy Baclao
Rabeh Al-Hussaini
Rey Guevarra

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Leo Avenido	February 25, 2011^[12]	none (Played in ABL)

Governors Cup

May 18, 2011^[13]	To Air21 Elmer Espiritu	To Alaska Wesley Gonzales
May 30, 2011^[14]	To Air21 Joe Devance	To Alaska Jay-R Reyes 2011 and 2012 2nd round picks
June 3, 2011^[15]	To Air21 KG Canaleta Jondan Salvador	To B-Meg Joe Devance
July 18, 2011^[16]	To Air21 Willie Miller	To Barangay Ginebra KG Canaleta 2012 1st round pick (acquired from Powerade)

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Geremy Robinson	February 25 (vs. San Miguel)	March 5 (vs. Talk 'N Text)	1-2
Commissioner's Cup	Alpha Bangura	March 9 (vs. Smart Gilas)	April 20 (vs. Talk 'N Text)	6-6
Governors Cup	Alpha Bangura	June 15 (vs. Rain or Shine)	July 17 (vs. Talk 'N Text)	0-8

References

^ Air21, RoS agree on post-season trade; Marcy, Doug switch teams, Rey Joble, GMANews.TV, August 8, 2010.
^ PBA: Returning Meralco gets promising Belga in 3-team trade, GMANews.TV, August 20, 2010.
^ Meralco taps Cardona as its PBA franchise player, Rey Joble, GMANews.TV, August 20, 2010.
^ Trade galore: Fonacier, Ritualo, Villanueva headed to new teams, GMANews.TV, August 30, 2010
^ AIR21 SELECTS BACLAO NO. 1, AL-HUSSAINI NO.2 IN DRAFT, PBA.ph, August 30, 2010.
^ ^a ^b SMB, B-MEG SWAP COURT GENERALS; MAMARIL BACK WITH THE KINGS, PBA.ph, September 4, 2010
^ ALVAREZ MAKES TALK N TEXT 7TH PBA HOME; TELAN TRIES LUCK WITH TEXTERS, PBA.ph, September 17, 2010
^ PBA Blockbuster: Sol to Meralco, Jay-R to Air21, Ronjay to Rain or Shine, Rey Joble, GMANews.tv, January 20, 2011.
^ PBA trade: Quiñahan in exchange for 2 future picks approved, by Rey Joble, GMANews.tv, January 31, 2011
^ Trade approved: SMB gets wish of securing Air21's top rookies, Rey Joble, GMA News Online, March 2, 2011
^ NEW 4-FOR-3 SMB-AIR21 DEAL APPROVED, PBA.ph, March 2, 2011
^ Air21 faces SMB; Solar fined, Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star
^ PBA commissioner to approve Gonzales-Espiritu trade, Rey Joble, GMANews.TV, May 18, 2011
^ PBA commissioner Salud gives Alaska 2 more picks in Devance-Reyes trade, Rey Joble, GMANews.TV, May 30, 2011
^ PBA commissioner Salud approves Devance trade to Derby Ace Llamados, Rey Joble, GMANews.TV, June 3, 2011
^ Gin Kings' Willie Miller to Air 21 for Niño Cañaleta, draft pick, GMA News Online, July 18, 2011

[table_hth_SMB0.28024744162348-1] Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–1 Talk 'N Text (San Miguel +9)

[table_hth_ALA0.28024744162348-2] Head-to-head differential: B-Meg +23, Meralco −11, Alaska −12

[table_hth_BAR0.28024744162348-3] Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 Powerade

[table_hth_A210.99980058148494-4] Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +12, Air21 −4, Alaska −8

[table_hth_BMEG0.99980058148494-5] Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 B-Meg

[table_hth_POW0.99980058148494-6] Head-to-head record: Powerade 1–0 San Miguel

[table_hth_ALA0.93313851670043-7] Head-to-head differential: Petron +10, Alaska +5, Barangay Ginebra −15

[table_hth_BMEG0.93313851670043-8] Head-to-head differential: Rain or Shine +11, B-Meg 0, Powerade −11

[9] Air21, RoS agree on post-season trade; Marcy, Doug switch teams, Rey Joble, GMANews.TV, August 8, 2010.

[10] PBA: Returning Meralco gets promising Belga in 3-team trade, GMANews.TV, August 20, 2010.

[11] Meralco taps Cardona as its PBA franchise player, Rey Joble, GMANews.TV, August 20, 2010.

[DraftDayTrades_GMANews-12] Trade galore: Fonacier, Ritualo, Villanueva headed to new teams, GMANews.TV, August 30, 2010

[DraftDayTrades_PBA-13] AIR21 SELECTS BACLAO NO. 1, AL-HUSSAINI NO.2 IN DRAFT, PBA.ph, August 30, 2010.

[mamaril-14] SMB, B-MEG SWAP COURT GENERALS; MAMARIL BACK WITH THE KINGS, PBA.ph, September 4, 2010

[alvarez_telan-15] ALVAREZ MAKES TALK N TEXT 7TH PBA HOME; TELAN TRIES LUCK WITH TEXTERS, PBA.ph, September 17, 2010

[16] PBA Blockbuster: Sol to Meralco, Jay-R to Air21, Ronjay to Rain or Shine, Rey Joble, GMANews.tv, January 20, 2011.

[17] PBA trade: Quiñahan in exchange for 2 future picks approved, by Rey Joble, GMANews.tv, January 31, 2011

[18] Trade approved: SMB gets wish of securing Air21's top rookies, Rey Joble, GMA News Online, March 2, 2011

[19] NEW 4-FOR-3 SMB-AIR21 DEAL APPROVED, PBA.ph, March 2, 2011

[20] Air21 faces SMB; Solar fined, Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star

[21] PBA commissioner to approve Gonzales-Espiritu trade, Rey Joble, GMANews.TV, May 18, 2011

[22] PBA commissioner Salud gives Alaska 2 more picks in Devance-Reyes trade, Rey Joble, GMANews.TV, May 30, 2011

[23] PBA commissioner Salud approves Devance trade to Derby Ace Llamados, Rey Joble, GMANews.TV, June 3, 2011

[24] Gin Kings' Willie Miller to Air 21 for Niño Cañaleta, draft pick, GMA News Online, July 18, 2011

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