2007–08 Magnolia Beverage Masters season

The 2007–08 Magnolia Beverage Masters season was the 33rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2007–08 Magnolia Beverage Masters season
Head coachSiot Tanquingcen
General ManagerHector Calma
Owner(s)San Miguel Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record10–10 (50%)
Place5th
Playoff finishQuarterfinals (lost to Red Bull)
Fiesta Conference results
Record14–14 (50%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinals (lost to Air21)
Magnolia Beverage Masters seasons

Key dates

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

Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Height Position Nationality College
1 2 Samigue Eman 6'9" Center   Philippines Mindanao
1 9 Jonas Villanueva 6'0" Guard   Philippines FEU

Roster

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2007–08 Magnolia Beverage Masters roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1   Cortez, Mike 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) De La Salle
F 2   Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Philippine Christian
G 3   Villanueva, Jonas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Far Eastern
C 4   Peña, Dorian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Coppin State
G 7   Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Cebu
F/C 10   Ildefonso, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) National-U
G/F 15   Gonzales, Wesley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Ateneo
F 16   Pingris, Marc 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) PSBA
G 17   Racela, Olsen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Ateneo
G/F 18   Tugade, Lordy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) National-U
C 21   Eman, Samigue 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Mindanao
F 41   Bono, Ken 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Adamson
F 42   Seigle, Danny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Wagner
G 88   Calaguio, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Letran
C 40   Watkins, Jameel (I) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Georgetown
C 52   McCaskill, Amal (I) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Marquette
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  •   Injured

Philippine Cup

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Game log

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2008 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 14 Air21 121–112 Seigle (28) Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 October 21 Sta.Lucia 101–96 Seigle, Hontiveros (18) Araneta Coliseum 2–0
3 October 26 Purefoods 90–93 Tugade (23) Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 October 28 Coca Cola 89–78 Tugade (21) Araneta Coliseum 3–1
November
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
5 November 3 Talk 'N Text 94–100 Seigle (26) Muntinlupa 3–2
6 November 9 Alaska 112–108 Seigle (20) Ynares Center 4–2
7 November 16 Welcoat 93–95 Hontiveros (24) Cuneta Astrodome 4–3
8 November 18 Brgy.Ginebra 101–90 Tugade (34) Araneta Coliseum 5–3
9 November 23 Red Bull 95–107 Araneta Coliseum 5–4
10 November 30 Purefoods 108–86 Calaguio (22) Ynares Center 6–4
December
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
11 December 2 Talk 'N Text 96–93 Hontiveros (26) Ynares Center 7–4
12 December 8 Red Bull 88–94 Seigle (20) Cavite City 7–5
13 December 12 Coca Cola 108–114 Tenorio (23) Araneta Coliseum 7–6
14 December 16 Brgy.Ginebra 100–115 Seigle (19) Araneta Coliseum 7–7
15 December 22 Alaska 104–92 Tugade (30) Cagayan de Oro 8–7
16 December 28 Air21 Araneta Coliseum 9–7
January
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
17 January 6 Sta.Lucia 77–99 Araneta Coliseum 9–8
18 January 11 Welcoat 96–84 Seigle (32) Araneta Coliseum 10–8
2007–08 schedule

Fiesta Conference

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Game log

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2008 PBA Fiesta Conference game log
April
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 April 2 Purefoods 126–127 (2OT) Hontiveros (29) Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 April 6 Sta.Lucia 86–88 Watkins (20) Ynares Center 0–2
3 April 11 Alaska 89–81 Racela (18) Seigle (18) Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 April 13 Talk 'N Text 91–86 Araneta Coliseum 2–2
5 April 20 Brgy.Ginebra 95–92 Watkins (20) Watkins (19) Araneta Coliseum 3–2
6 April 30 Welcoat 101–108 Watkins (26) Araneta Coliseum 3–3
May
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
7 May 3 Red Bull 102–95 Tugade (22) Lipa City, Batangas 4–3
8 May 9 Coca Cola 92–106 Tugade (23) Araneta Coliseum 4–4
9 May 16 Purefoods 88–81 Seigle (27) Araneta Coliseum 5–4
10 May 21 Air21 90–96 Watkins (29) Ynares Center 5–5
11 May 28 Brgy.Ginebra 76–87 Watkins (22) Araneta Coliseum 5–6
12 May 31 Talk 'N Text 84–82 Tugade (29) Puerto Princesa 6–6
June
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
13 June 4 Welcoat 94–86 Racela (20) Araneta Coliseum 7–6
14 June 8 Red Bull 75–84 Araneta Coliseum 7–7
15 June 13 Sta.Lucia 80–74 McCaskill (16) Cuneta Astrodome 8–7
16 June 20 Coca Cola 81–77 Tugade (14) Cuneta Astrodome 9–7
17 June 25 Air21 88–90 Araneta Coliseum 9–8
18 June 29 Alaska 80–79 Cortez (18) Araneta Coliseum 10–8
2007–08 schedule

Transactions

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Trades

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March 23, 2008
To Alaska Aces
LA Tenorio, Larry Fonacier
To Magnolia Beverage Masters
Mike Cortez, Ken Bono[1]
March 27, 2008
To Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants
Enrico Villanueva
To Magnolia Beverage Masters
Marc Pingris[2]

Three-team trade

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References

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  1. ^ "Magnolia, Alaska in 4-player blockbuster swap". GMA News Online.
  2. ^ "Shocking PBA trade". Basketball Exchange.