2012–13 Air21 Express season

2012-13 Air21 Express season
Head coach	Franz Pumaren
Owner(s)	Airfrieght 2100, Inc. (a Lina Group of Companies subsidiary)
Philippine Cup Results
Record	5–9 (.357)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (eliminated by Talk 'N Text in one game)
Commissioner's Cup Results
Record	2–5 (.286)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	TBD
Governors' Cup Results
Record	0–0
Place	0th
Playoff finish	TBD
Air21 Express seasons
2011–12

The 2012–13 Air21 Express season is the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

• August 19: The 2012 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Midtown Mall, Manila.

Draft picks

Main article: 2012 PBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	1	Yousef Taha	G	Philippines	North Lake/Mapúa
3	1	Simon Atkins	G	Philippines	De La Salle-Manila

Roster

Air21 Express (2011-present) roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Ht. Wt. College 2.5 !G/F 2 PHI ! Wilson, John 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) JRU 4.0 !F 3 PHI ! Omolon, Nelbert 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) PCU 1.0 !PG 5 PHI ! Salamat, Eric  72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Ateneo 4.0 !F 7 PHI ! Baclao, Noy 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 219 lb (99 kg) ADMU 3.0 !SF 9 PHI ! Canaleta, KG 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UE 1.5 !G 10 PHI ! Atkins, Simon (R) 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) De La Salle 1.5 !G 11 USA ! Cortez, Mike 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) De La Salle 4.5 !PF 12 PHI ! Isip, Mark 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) FEU 1.5 !G 13 PHI ! Custodio, Bonbon 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) UE 2.0 !SG 14 PHI ! Ritualo, Ren-Ren (C) 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) De La Salle 1.0 !PG 19 PHI ! Arboleda, Wynne 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) MLQU 2.5 !G/F 21 PHI ! Menor, Ogie 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) San Beda 6.0 !C 24 USA ! Reyes, Rob 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Flagler 5.5 !F/C 31 PHI ! Sena, James 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) JRU 5.5 !F/C 33 USA ! Dunigan, Michael (I) 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Oregon	Head coach Franz Pumaren (De La Salle) Assistant coach(es) Tonichi Yturri (De La Salle) Jack Santiago (De La Salle) Pocholo Villanueva (De La Salle) Dan Rose Joshua Villapando Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured * High school Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

  y  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-beat advantage,   x  – clinched outright quarterfinals,   w  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-win disadvantage,   e  – eliminated

2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Tie
1	y – Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	12	2	0.857	—
2	y – San Mig Coffee Mixers	10	4	0.714	2
3	x – Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	5	0.643	3
4	x – Meralco Bolts	8	6	0.571	4	+4
5	x – Alaska Aces	8	6	0.571	4	–4
6	x – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	7	0.500	5
7	w – Petron Blaze Boosters	6	8	0.428	6
8	w – Air21 Express	5	9	0.357	7
9	e – Barako Bull Energy Cola	4	10	0.286	8
10	e – GlobalPort Batang Pier	1	13	0.071	11

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice to beat)
	1	Talk 'N Text	105
	8	Air21	100
							1	Talk 'N Text	4
		(Best-of-3)					5	Alaska	2
	4	Meralco	0
	5	Alaska	2
												1	Talk 'N Text	4
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										3	Rain or Shine	0
	2	San Mig Coffee	92*
	7	Petron Blaze	87
							2	San Mig Coffee	2
		(Best-of-3)					3	Rain or Shine	4
	3	Rain or Shine	2
	6	Barangay Ginebra	1

*Game went into overtime

Game log

2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup playoff game log
Quarterfinals: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series Ref. 1 December 13 Talk 'N Text 100–105 Canaleta (25) Cortez, Isip (9) Cortez (18) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 Boxscore
2012–13 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

  y  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-beat advantage,   x  – clinched outright quarterfinals,   w  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-win disadvantage,   e  – eliminated

2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Tie
y - Alaska Aces	11	3	.786	–
y - Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	5	.643	2
x - Petron Blaze Boosters	8	6	.571	3	1.19
x - San Mig Coffee Mixers	8	6	.571	3	0.84
x - Meralco Bolts	7	7	.500	4	1.01
x - Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	7	7	.500	4	1.00
w - Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	7	.500	4	0.99
w - Air21 Express	6	8	.429	5
e - Barako Bull Energy Cola	5	9	.357	6
e - GlobalPort Batang Pier	2	12	.143	9

Game log

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

August 23, 2012

To Air21 Nonoy Baclao (from Petron Blaze) Robert Reyes(from Petron Blaze) KG Canaleta (from Barangay Ginebra) John Wilson (from Barangay Ginebra)

To Petron Blaze Magi Sison (from Air21) Paolo Hubalde (from Air21) 2014 second round pick (from Air21)

To Barangay Ginebra Elmer Espiritu (from Air21) 2013 first round pick (from Air21)

September 20, 2012

To Air21 Bonbon Custodio

To Alaska 2015 2nd round pick

Philippine Cup

November 7, 2012

To Air21 Mike Cortez

To Barangay Ginebra Yousef Taha

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Michael Dunigan	February 10 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra)		3–5
Governors' Cup