2009–10 Barangay Ginebra Kings season

2009–10 Barangay Ginebra Kings season
2009–10 Barangay Ginebra Kings season
Head coach	Jong Uichico
Philippine Cup results
Record	12–6 ; (66.7%)
Place	3rd (tied)
Playoff finish	Semifinals ; (by Alaska 4-0)
Place	5th (tied)
Playoff finish	Quarterfinals ; (by Alaska 3-2)
Barangay Ginebra Kings seasons
	← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 Barangay Ginebra Kings season is the 31st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

August 2: The 2009 PBA Draft took place in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
1	8	Chris Timberlake			United States
2	18	Orlando Daroya			Philippines	Arellano

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	From
PG	1	Cruz, Celino	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	FEU
SF	9	Intal, JC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Ateneo
G/F	10	Valenzuela, Junthy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	SCSIT
G	11	Miller, Willie	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Letran
PG	13	Helterbrand, Jayjay	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Kentucky State
C	18	De Ocampo, Yancy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Saint Francis of Assisi
PG	21	Cortez, Mike	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	De La Salle
F/C	23	Villanueva, Enrico	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Ateneo
F	27	Wilson, Willy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	De La Salle
F/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 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Glendale (California)
F/C	55	Ferriols, John	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	USJ-R
G/F	71	Tubid, Ronald	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	UE
SF	80	Salvacion, Sunday	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Saint Benilde
F	99	Hatfield, Rudy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Michigan Dearborn

Head coach

Jong Uichico (De La Salle)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Alaska Aces	13	5	.722^[a]	—	Advance to semifinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	13	5	.722^[a]	—	Advance to semifinals
3	Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants	12	6	.667^[b]	1	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra Kings	12	6	.667^[b]	1
5	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	11	7	.611	2
6	Sta. Lucia Realtors	10	8	.556	3	Advance to wildcard round
7	Coca-Cola Tigers	6	12	.333^[c]	7
8	Burger King Whoppers	6	12	.333^[c]	7
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	14	.222	9
10	Barako Bull Energy Boosters	3	15	.167	10
—	Smart Gilas (G)	3	6	.333	5.5	Guest team^[d]

Source: PBA.ph
(G) Guests
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 2–0 San Miguel
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Purefoods 1–1 Barangay Ginebra; Purefoods 0, Barangay Ginebra 0; overall point differential: Purefoods +85, Barangay Ginebra +75
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Burger King 1–1, Coca-Cola; Burger King +10, Coca-Cola −10
^ Smart Gilas's results do not count in the standings.

Game Log

Eliminations

2010 PBA Philippine Cup game log

October

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 14	San Miguel	93-86	Menk (18)	Menk, Tubid (9)	Helterbrand (9)	Araneta Coliseum	1–0
2	October 18	Purefoods	95-87	Helterbrand (19)	Wilson (7)	Helterbrand (9)	Araneta Coliseum	2–0
3	October 23	Smart Gilas*	100-72	Tubid (22)	Villanueva (11)	Wilson (6)	Cuneta Astrodome
4	October 25	Alaska	96-105	Helterbrand (23)	Alvarez (10)	Helterbrand (7)	Araneta Coliseum	2–1

November

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
5	November 6	Barako Bull	94-86	Baguio (22)	Wilson (9)	Cruz (7)	Cuneta Astrodome	3–1
6	November 8	Rain or Shine	86-87	Baguio (17)	Wilson (9)	Baguio (6)	Araneta Coliseum	4–1
7	November 14	Burger King	83-79	Villanueva (16)	Wilson (8)	Villanueva, 2 others (3)	Tubod, Lanao del Norte	5–1
8	November 18	Sta. Lucia	72-93	Menk (14)	Menk, Intal (6)	Helterbrand (5)	Araneta Coliseum	5–2
9	November 25	Talk 'N Text	72-87	Tubid (21)	Menk (10)	Menk (4)	Araneta Coliseum	5–3
10	November 27	Coca Cola	113-104	Tubid (33)	Alvarez(9)	Abarrientos (6)	Ynares Center	6–3

December

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
11	December 4	Barako Bull	88-76	Tubid (30)	Menk (10)	Abarrientos (6)	Araneta Coliseum	7–3
12	December 6	Purefoods	81-89	Baguio (19)	Mamaril (6)	Menk (4)	Araneta Coliseum	7–4
13	December 12	Rain or Shine	101-97	Menk (21)	Tubid (10)	Baguio (6)	Tacloban City	8–4
14	December 16	Sta. Lucia	88-93	Tubid (21)	Villanueva (13)	Tubid, Abarrientos (4)	Araneta Coliseum	8–5
15	December 20	San Miguel	86-91 (OT)	Tubid (21)	Intal (10)	Baguio (4)	Araneta Coliseum	8–6
16	December 25	Coca Cola	106-97	Intal (20)	Wilson (11)	Wilson, Baguio (4)	Cuneta Astrodome	9–6

January

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
17	January 6	Talk 'N Text	105-82	Intal (19)	Intal (8)	Cruz (7)	Araneta Coliseum	10–6
18	January 9	Alaska	93-90	Baguio (20)	Intal (11)	Baguio (5)	Batangas City	11–6
19	January 17	Burger King	122-104	Intal, Baguio (24)	Tubid, 2 others (8)	Intal (5)	Araneta Coliseum	12–6

2009–10 schedule

Playoffs

2010 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log

Quarterfinals

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	January 29	Talk 'N Text	92-107	Intal (19)	Villanueva (12)	Cruz (4)	Araneta Coliseum	0–1
2	January 31	Talk 'N Text	105-106	Intal (23)	Villanueva (14)	Cruz (4)	Araneta Coliseum	0–2
3	February 3	Talk 'N Text	102-97	Intal (25)	Intal, Wilson (10)	Villanueva (4)	Araneta Coliseum	1–2
4	February 5	Talk 'N Text	27-20 (by forfeit)	n/a	n/a	n/a	Araneta Coliseum	2–2
5	February 7	Talk 'N Text	113-100	Intal (28)	Menk (14)	Intal, 2 others (4)	Araneta Coliseum	3–2

Semifinals

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	February 10	Alaska	79-104	Caguioa (23)	Salvacion, Intal (7)	Helterbrand (4)	Araneta Coliseum	0–1
2	February 12	Alaska	82-90	Villanueva (17)	Villanueva (11)	Helterbrand (8)	Cuneta Astrodome	0–2
3	February 14	Alaska	88-91	Caguioa (20)	Caguioa, 2 others (9)	Caguioa, 2 others (3)	Araneta Coliseum	0–3
4	February 17	Alaska	95-102	Helterbrand (20)	Villanueva (6)	Helterbrand (6)	Araneta Coliseum	0–4

Battle for Third

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	February 10	San Miguel	88-95				Araneta Coliseum

2009–10 schedule

Fiesta Conference

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	15	3	.833	—	Advance to semifinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	13	5	.722^[a]	2	Advance to semifinals
3	Derby Ace Llamados	13	5	.722^[a]	2	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Alaska Aces	11	7	.611	4
5	Barangay Ginebra Kings	9	9	.500^[b]	6
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	9	.500^[b]	6	Advance to wildcard round
7	Coca-Cola Tigers	8	10	.444	7
8	Sta. Lucia Realtors	5	13	.278	10
9	Air21 Express	4	14	.222	11
10	Barako Energy Coffee Masters	3	15	.167	12

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Second seed playoff: San Miguel 88, Derby Ace 83
^ ^a ^b Fifth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 115, Rain or Shine 88

Game Log

Transactions

Pre-season

Barangay Ginebra Kings

Players Added

Via Draft

Chris Timberlake
Orlando Daroya

Via Free Agency

Kevin White (From Talk 'N Text)

Via Trade

Enrico Villanueva (From Purefoods)
Rich Alvarez (From Purefoods)
Celino Cruz (From Purefoods)
Paolo Bugia (From Purefoods)
Pocholo Villanueva (From Burger King)

Players Lost

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Paul Artadi (To Purefoods)
Rafi Reavis (To Purefoods)
Chris Timberlake (To Purefoods)
Orlando Daroya (to Burger King)

Philippine Cup

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Johnny Abarrientos	November	none

Mid-season break

Trades

March 8, 2010

To Air21

Rich Alvarez
Doug Kramer
first round pick (2010)

To Barangay Ginebra

Yancy de Ocampo

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Rudy Hatfield	March, 2010	none
John Ferriols	March 17, 2010	Alaska

Subtractions

Player	Signed	New team
Johnny Abarrientos	March, 2010	none

Fiesta Conference

Trades

April 28, 2010^[1]	To Alaska Cyrus Baguio	To Barangay Ginebra Willie Miller
June 12, 2010	To Air21 Billy Mamaril	To Barangay Ginebra Mike Cortez

Imports recruited

Team	Player	Debuted	Final
Brgy. Ginebra Kings	Awvee Story (1/4)	March 21, 2010	April 18, 2010
	Mildon Ambres (2/4)	April 30, 2010	May 30, 2010
	Denham Brown (3/4)	June 5, 2010	June 23, 2010
	Chris Daniels (4/4)	July 2, 2010	July 18, 2010

References

^ Alaska, Miller part ways; 2-time MVP off to Kings for Baguio. April 28, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2013.

[table_hth_ALA0.39677914436757-1] Head-to-head record: Alaska 2–0 San Miguel

[table_hth_BGK0.39677914436757-2] Head-to-head record: Purefoods 1–1 Barangay Ginebra; Purefoods 0, Barangay Ginebra 0; overall point differential: Purefoods +85, Barangay Ginebra +75

[table_hth_BKW0.39677914436757-3] Head-to-head record: Burger King 1–1, Coca-Cola; Burger King +10, Coca-Cola −10

[table_note_res_X0.39677914436757-4] Smart Gilas's results do not count in the standings.

[table_hth_DAL0.89045372320826-5] Second seed playoff: San Miguel 88, Derby Ace 83

[table_hth_BGK0.89045372320826-6] Fifth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 115, Rain or Shine 88

[7] Alaska, Miller part ways; 2-time MVP off to Kings for Baguio. April 28, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2013.

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v t e Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Founded in 1979 Owned by Ginebra San Miguel Inc., a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation Formerly the Gilbey's Gin, St. George Whiskies, Gilbey's Gin Gimlets, Gilbey's Gin Tonics, Ginebra San Miguel, Añejo Rum 65ers, Tondeña 65 Rum Masters, Gordon's Gin Boars and Barangay Ginebra Kings
Franchise	Franchise 3x3 team All-time roster Draft history Seasons Current season
Administration	Owner: Ramon Ang Board Governor: Alfrancis Chua
Head coaches	Pumaren Villegas Valenzona Jaworski Salazar Caidic Tanquingcen Uichico Chua Agustin Cariaso Lim Cone
Retired numbers	7 8
Championships (15)	1986 Open 1988 All-Filipino 1991 First 1997 Commissioner's 2004 Fiesta 2004–05 Philippine 2006–07 Philippine 2008 Fiesta 2016 Governors' 2017 Governors' 2018 Commissioner's 2019 Governors' 2020 Philippine 2021 Governors' 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's
Runner-up finishes (15)	1982 Open 1983 All-Filipino 1984 1st All-Filipino 1986 All-Filipino 1989 Reinforced 1990 First 1991 Third 1996 Governors' 1997 All-Filipino 2001 All-Filipino 2009 Fiesta 2011 Commissioner's 2013 Commissioner's 2016–17 Philippine 2023 Governors'
Rivalries	Magnolia Shell Meralco
Culture and lore	Birth of "Never Say Die" 1991 championship comeback The Upset Kapag Nananalo/Natatalo ang Ginebra Jun Bernardino Trophy The Big J Mr. Clutch The Destroyer The Tank The Flash The Spark The Fast Major Pain The GINeral GregZilla The Hustle Man JB