2008–09 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants season

The 2008–09 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants season was the 21st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2008–09 Purefoods TJ Giants season
Head coach	Ryan Gregorio
Philippine Cup results
Record	8–10 (.444)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	1st wildcard round (by Air21 94–82)
Fiesta Conference results
Record	7–7 (.500)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinals (by Rain or Shine 2–1)
Stats @ PBA-Online.net
Purefoods TJ Giants seasons

Key dates

• August 30: The 2008 PBA Draft took place in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.
• September 1: The free agency period started.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
1	7	Beau Belga	6'7	Power Forward	Philippines	PCU
2	16	Jonathan Fernandez	6'3	Shooting Guard	Philippines	National

Roster

Purefoods TJ Giants roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PG 1 Cruz, Celino 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) FEU PF 5 Raymundo, Kerby (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Letran SG 8 Simon, Peter June 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) U of Mindanao SF 9 Canaleta, Niño 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UE C 10 Adducul, Rommel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) San Sebastian PG 11 Robinson, Topex 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 155 lb (70 kg) San Sebastian SG 12 Fernandez, Jonathan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) NU PG 13 Yap, Roger 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) USJ-R C 14 Villanueva, Enrico 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Ateneo PF 15 Bugia, Paolo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Ateneo SG 18 Yap, James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) UE PG 19 Vergara, Al 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Saint Francis SF 28 Yee, Richard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UST SF 32 Alvarez, Rich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ateneo C 41 Allado, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) De La Salle PF 51 Salvador, Jondan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Saint Benilde	Head coach Ryan Gregorio (UP Diliman) Assistant coach(es) Koy Banal (Mapúa) Rey Evangelista (UST) Jorge Gallent (FEU) Ronnie Magsanoc (UP Diliman) Dayong Mendoza Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3	Reserve
C	Enrico Villanueva	Rommel Adducul	Paolo Bugia		Don Carlos Allado
PF	Marquin Chandler	Niño Canaleta	Jondan Salvador	Richard Yee
SF	Kerby Raymundo	Rich Alvarez
SG	James Yap	Peter June Simon
PG	Celino Cruz	Roger Yap	Al Vergara

Philippine Cup

Elimination round

Standings

#	2008-09 PBA Philippine Cup
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Tie
1	y-Alaska Aces	12	6	.667	--
2	y-Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	11	7	.611	1
3	x-Barangay Ginebra Kings	10	8	.556	2	+16
4	x-Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	10	8	.556	2	-3
5	x-Sta. Lucia Realtors	10	8	.556	2	-13
6	w-San Miguel Beermen	9	9	.500	3
7	w-Purefoods TJ Giants	8	10	.444	4	+11
8	w-Air21 Express	8	10	.444	4	-11
9	w-Coca-Cola Tigers	7	11	.389	5
10	e-Red Bull Barako	5	13	.278	7

Legend:

• y-Qualified for semifinals
• x-Qualified for quarterfinals
• w-Qualified for the wildcard phase
• e-Eliminated

Game log

2009 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 October 8 Red Bull 77-73 Raymundo (23) Raymundo (15) Raymundo, Robinson, Salvador, Simon, R. Yap (1) Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 October 10 San Miguel 98-111 J. Yap (21) Raymundo (8) Raymundo (4) Cuneta Astrodome 1–1 3 October 15 Coca-Cola 102-103 J. Yap (29) Villanueva (13) R. Yap (6) Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 October 18 Sta. Lucia 66-69 Raymundo (19) Villanueva (12) J. Yap, Aban (2) Davao del Norte 1–3 5 October 23 Rain or Shine 84-88 Simon (23) Villanueva (14) Lanete (5) Olivarez Gym 1–4 6 October 26 Ginebra 92-81 Simon (19) Raymundo, Villanueva (11) Raymundo (6) Araneta Coliseum 2–4 7 October 31 Air21 108-105 Raymundo (37) Villanueva (17) Robinson (6) Araneta Coliseum 3–4
November Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 8 November 7 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 88-87 J. Yap (30) Villanueva (12) Robinson (7) Cuneta Astrodome 4–4 9 November 9 Alaska 80-95 Belga, J. Yap (16) Salvador (8) Robinson (5) Araneta Coliseum 4–5 10 November 14 Red Bull 80-72 J. Yap (28) Villanueva (8) Robinson (4) Ynares Center 5–5 11 November 16 Ginebra 80-90 Yap (16) Robinson (12) J. Yap (4) Cuneta Astrodome 5–6 12 November 21 Coca-Cola Tigers 72-93 J. Yap, Raymundo, Villanueva (15) Alvarez (9) Lanete (6) Araneta Coliseum 5–7 13 November 23 San Miguel 84-83 Raymundo (25) Villanueva (11) Robinson, Lanete (5) Cuneta Astrodome 6–7 14 November 29 Air21 96-88 Raymundo (27) Villanueva (11) R. Yap (5) Tacloban City 7–7
December Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 15 December 6 Rain or Shine 76-82 J. Yap (32) Villanueva (14) R. Yap (5) Araneta Coliseum 7–8 16 December 11 Red Bull 71-73 J. Yap (20) Villanueva (12) Raymundo, R. Yap (5) Ynares Sports Arena 7–9 17 December 14 Talk 'N Text 96-93 J. Yap (25) Villanueva (10) Robinson (5) Araneta Coliseum 8–9 18 December 21 Alaska 74-76 Raymundo (23) Villanueva (17) R. Yap (4) Cuneta Astrodome 8–10
2008–09 schedule

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Note: Purefoods TJ Giants Records Only

Record	Stat	Holder	Date/s
Most points in one game	42	James Yap vs. Coca-Cola Tigers	October 15, 2008
Most rebounds in one game	17	Enrico Villanueva vs. Air21 Express	October 31, 2008
Most assists in one game	7	Topex Robinson vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	November 7, 2008
Most blocks in one game	3	Kerby Raymundo vs. Red Bull Barako	October 8, 2008
Most steals in one game	5	Kerby Raymundo vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	November 7, 2008
Most minutes played in one game	50	James Yap vs. Coca-Cola Tigers	October 15, 2008

Transactions

Trades

October 31, 2008	To Purefoods TJ Giants Rich Alvarez [1]	To Red Bull Barako 2011 Draft pick
January 26, 2009	To Purefoods TJ Giants Don Carlos Allado	To Burger King Titans Beau Belga
January 26, 2009	To Purefoods TJ Giants Niño Canaleta	To Burger King Titans Chad Alonzo

Free agents

Additions Player Signed Former team Topex Robinson September Red Bull Barako Aaron Aban September Alaska Aces

Subtractions Player Signed New team Noy Castillo September Retire

References

1. Rich transfer: Red Bull sends Alvarez to Purefoods@GMA News Online