2006–07 Air21 Express season

2006–07 Air21 Express season
2006–07 Air21 Express season
Head coach	Bo Perasol
Philippine Cup results
Record	7–11 (38.9%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Round-robin Wilcard
Fiesta Conference results
Record	10–8 (55.6%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinals
Air21 Express seasons
	← 2005–06 2007–08 →

The 2006–07 Air21 Express season was the fifth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season was notable for drafting future superstar Arwind Santos.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

In the Philippine Cup, the Express finished in the wildcard round-robin, and ended up against Sta. Lucia Realtors in a knock-out match for final quarterfinal slot,^[5] but lost. In the Fiesta Conference, they ended up in the quarterfinals, but lost in Talk 'N Text in 3 games, even they won the Game 1.

Key dates

August 20: The 2006 PBA Draft took place in Market! Market!, Taguig.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
1	2	Arwind Santos	6'4"	Forward	Philippines	FEU

Roster

2006–07 Air21 Express roster

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
F	9	Canaleta, Niño	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
F/C	18	De Ocampo, Yancy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Saint Francis of Assisi
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
F	29	Santos, Arwind (R)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)		Far Eastern
F	33	De Ocampo, Ranidel	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Saint Francis of Assisi
G	88	Dimaunahan, Aries	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)		UST
F	99	Se, Homer	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	San Sebastian
C		Sotto, Ervin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)		Saint Francis of Assisi
C		Andaya, Mark	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)		Letran

Head coach

Bo Perasol

Assistant coach(es)

Ricky Dandan
Allan Grgegorio
Johny Tam

Legend

(C) Team captain
(CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
(GI) Governors' Cup Import
(EI) EASL Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie

Injured

Season

Philippine Cup

Team standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra Kings	13	5	.722^[a]	—	Advance to semifinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	13	5	.722^[a]	—	Advance to semifinals
3	Red Bull Barako	11	7	.611	2	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	10	8	.556^[b]	3
5	Purefoods Chunkee Giants	10	8	.556^[b]	3
6	Sta. Lucia Realtors	10	8	.556^[b]	3	Advance to wildcard round
7	Alaska Aces	8	10	.444	5
8	Air21 Express	7	11	.389	6
9	Coca-Cola Tigers	5	13	.278	8
10	Welcoat Dragons	3	15	.167	10

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +1, San Miguel −1
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +4, Purefoods +3, Sta. Lucia −7; fifth-seed playoff: Purefoods 92–78 Sta. Lucia

Wildcard phase

Cumulative standings
Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
6	Sta. Lucia Realtors	11	10	.524	—	Guaranteed quarterfinals berth playoff^[a]
7	Air21 Express	10	11	.476	1	Qualified to quarterfinals berth playoff
8	Alaska Aces	9	12	.429	2
9	Coca-Cola Tigers	6	15	.286	5

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ If a team won all wildcard round games and did not finish first, it will playoff with the team that finished first for the quarterfinals berth.

Wildcard phase standings
Pos	Team	W	L	Qualification
6	Air21 Express	3	0	Qualified to quarterfinals berth playoff^[a]
7	Alaska Aces	1	2
8	Coca-Cola Tigers	1	2
9	Sta. Lucia Realtors	1	2

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ Quarterfinals berth playoff: Sta. Lucia 121–118 Air21 (OT)

ABC

January 5

Sta. Lucia Realtors 99, Air21 Express 121

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

ABC

January 7

Air21 Express 112, Alaska Aces 106

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

ABC

January 10

Coca-Cola Tigers 106, Air21 Express 111

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Quarterfinals berth playoff

ABC

January 12

Sta. Lucia Realtors 121, Air21 Express 118 (OT)

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

Fiesta Conference

Team standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Red Bull Barako	13	5	.722	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Alaska Aces	12	6	.667^[a]	1	Advance to semifinals
3	Barangay Ginebra Kings	12	6	.667^[a]	1	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	11	7	.611	2
5	Air21 Express	10	8	.556^[b]	3
6	San Miguel Beermen	10	8	.556^[b]	3	Advance to wildcard round
7	Coca-Cola Tigers	7	11	.389	6
8	Purefoods Chunkee Giants	6	12	.333	7
9	Sta. Lucia Realtors	5	13	.278	8
10	Welcoat Dragons	4	14	.222	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Second-seed playoff: Alaska 103–95 Barangay Ginebra
^ ^a ^b Fifth-seed playoff: Air21 103–99 San Miguel

Bracket


Wildcard phase (Single elimination)			Wildcard phase (Single elimination)			Quarterfinals (Best-of-3)			Semifinals (Best-of-7)			Finals (Best-of-7)



6	San Miguel	102							2	Alaska	4

9	Sta. Lucia	85				3	Brgy. Ginebra	1	6	San Miguel	2

			6	San Miguel	102	6	San Miguel	2

			7	Coca-Cola	101							2	Alaska	4

7	Coca-Cola	100										4	Talk 'N Text	3

8	Purefoods	97

									1	Red Bull	2	Third place

						4	Talk 'N Text	2	4	Talk 'N Text	4

						5	Air21	1				6	San Miguel	96

												1	Red Bull	103

(4) Talk 'N Text vs. (5) Air21

ABC

June 13

Air21 Express 121, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 102

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

ABC

June 15

Air21 Express 92, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 108

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

ABC

June 17

recap

Air21 Express 112, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 114
Talk 'N Text wins series, 2-1

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Transactions

Trades

Traded	to	For
Ronald Tubid	Barangay Ginebra Kings	2007 & 2008 2nd round pick/2009 1st round

Traded	to	For
Ryan Bernardo, Bruce Dacia	Three-team trade	Kalani Ferreria, Ervin Sotto, Aries Dimaunahan

Subtractions

Player	Signed	New team
Gec Chia	March 2007	Barangay Ginebra Kings

References

^ Henson, Joaquin M. "Santos perseveres to earn degree". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
^ "Express run over off-form Giants". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Sta. Lucia wants Santos as No. 1 draft pick". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Realtors ready to pick Williams". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
^ "Sta. Lucia, Air 21 gustong makasiguro". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.

[table_hth_BGK0.33020838598265-6] Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +1, San Miguel −1

[table_hth_PF0.33020838598265-7] Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +4, Purefoods +3, Sta. Lucia −7; fifth-seed playoff: Purefoods 92–78 Sta. Lucia

[table_note_res_PO0.25888372736931-8] If a team won all wildcard round games and did not finish first, it will playoff with the team that finished first for the quarterfinals berth.

[table_note_res_PO0.70231307982575-9] Quarterfinals berth playoff: Sta. Lucia 121–118 Air21 (OT)

[table_hth_ALA0.6605469177759-10] Second-seed playoff: Alaska 103–95 Barangay Ginebra

[table_hth_A210.6605469177759-11] Fifth-seed playoff: Air21 103–99 San Miguel

[1] Henson, Joaquin M. "Santos perseveres to earn degree". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.

[2] "Express run over off-form Giants". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.

[3] Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Sta. Lucia wants Santos as No. 1 draft pick". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.

[4] Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Realtors ready to pick Williams". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.

[5] "Sta. Lucia, Air 21 gustong makasiguro". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.

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