2012–13 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season

The 2012–13 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season is the 23rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2012-13 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season
Head coach	Norman Black
Owner(s)	Smart Communications
Philippine Cup results
Record	12–2 (.857)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Champions (def. Rain or Shine, 4-0)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	7–7 (.500)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (def. by Barangay Ginebra, 2-3)
Governors' Cup results
Record	3–6 (.333)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters seasons

Key dates

• Chot Reyes of the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters stepped down as head coach at the end of the 2011-12 season due to his appointment as head coach of Smart Gilas. Team consultant Norman Black has been appointed as head coach starting this season.[1] Due to Black's commitments as head coach of the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the UAAP, assistant coach Nash Racela will serve as interim head coach until the UAAP basketball tournament ends.
• August 19: The 2012 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Midtown Mall, Manila.
• October 20: Norman Black formally took over as head coach, replacing interim coach Nash Racela.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	10	Jaypee Belencion	G/F	Philippines	Letran
3	10	Jason Escueta	F/C	Philippines	Ateneo de Manila

Roster

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PG 3 Alapag, Jimmy (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) CSU San Bernardino PF 4 Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sonoma State G/F 6 Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) San Beda C/G 10 Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) CSU Fullerton SF 11 Anthony, Sean 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) McGill G/F 12 Fonacier, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ateneo G/F 14 Aquino, Jimbo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) San Sebastian PG 15 Reyes, Jai 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Ateneo PG 16 Raymundo, John 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) San Sebastian C/G 17 Castro, Jayson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) PCU F 21 Williams, Kelly (IN) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oakland PF 22 Ferriols, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) USJ-R C 24 Al-Hussaini, Rabeh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Ateneo F 33 De Ocampo, Ranidel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi F/C 34 Peek, Ali 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Saint Mary's F 40 Alvarez, Rich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Ateneo G/F 51 Aban, Aaron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran	Head coach Norman Black (Saint Joseph's) Assistant coach(es) Nash Racela Alexander Arespacochaga (Ateneo) Gene Afable (Ateneo) Joshua Reyes Jamike Jarin Team manager Aboy Castro Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

{{2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=TNT}}

Game log

2013 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 October 5 Meralco 112–110* Dillinger (20) Peek (9) Dillinger, Castro, Reyes (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 Boxscore 2 October 12 GlobalPort 108–104 Castro (30) de Ocampo (9) Alapag (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 Boxscore 3 October 17 Air21 96–89 de Ocampo (19) Williams (13) Alapag, Castro (4) Mall of Asia Arena 3–0 Boxscore 4 October 20 San Mig Coffee 85–74 Fonacier (26) Williams (12) Castro (5) Ynares Center 4–0 Boxscore 5 October 24 Barako Bull 79–76 Castro (15) Williams (13) Reyes (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–0 Boxscore 6 October 27 Rain or Shine 80–77 Alapag (15) Williams (12) Alapag (7) Victorias City 6–0 Boxscore
November Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 7 November 2 Alaska 92–94 Alapag (17) Williams (9) Reyes (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–1 Boxscore 8 November 7 Petron Blaze 92–82 Fonacier (21) Castro (9) Alapag, Castro (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–1 Boxscore 9 November 11 Barangay Ginebra 101–104 de Ocampo (20) de Ocampo (10) Castro (7) Mall of Asia Arena 7–2 Boxscore 10 November 16 Meralco 109–98 Castro (23) Reyes (8) Alapag (7) Ynares Center 8–2 Boxscore 11 November 21 San Mig Coffee 92–63 Alapag (19) Williams (11) Castro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 9–2 Boxscore 12 November 25 Air21 100–94 Alapag (18) Fonacier (9) Alapag (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 10–2 Boxscore 13 November 28 Petron Blaze 95–82 Castro (23) Williams (9) Castro (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 11–2 Boxscore
December Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 14 December 9 Barangay Ginebra 87–80 Castro (24) Peek (18) Castro (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 12–2 Boxscore
2012–13 schedule

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

2013 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Quarterfinals: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 December 13 Air21 105–100 Reyes, Fonacier (16) Reyes (9) Alapag (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 Boxscore
Semifinals: 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 December 19 Alaska 66–65 Castro (17) Castro (11) Alapag (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 Boxscore 2 December 21 Alaska 88–100 Dillinger (26) Peek, Carey (6) Alapag (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1 Boxscore 3 December 26 Alaska 93–79 Williams (23) Williams (9) Alapag (11) Mall of Asia Arena 2–1 Boxscore 4 December 28 Alaska 99–104 Alapag (17) Williams (11) Alapag, Castro (5) Mall of Asia Arena 2–2 Boxscore 5 December 30 Alaska 99–95 Reyes (15) Williams (9) Alapag, Castro (5) Mall of Asia Arena 3–2 6 January 4 Alaska 83–78 Castro (16) Williams (10) Castro (4) Cuneta Astrodome 4–2 Boxscore
Finals: 4–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 January 9 Rain or Shine 87–81 Castro, de Ocampo (16) Williams (12) Alapag (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 Boxscore 2 January 11 Rain or Shine 89–81 de Ocampo (30) de Ocampo (9) de Ocampo, Alapag (4) Mall of Asia Arena 2–0 Boxscore 3 January 13 Rain or Shine 89–80 Castro (19) Reyes, Williams, Carey (8) Alapag, Castro (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0 Boxscore 4 January 16 Rain or Shine 105–82 de Ocampo (19) Williams (11) Alapag (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–0 Boxscore
2012–13 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Alaska Aces	11	3	.786	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	5	.643	2
3	Petron Blaze Boosters	8	6	.571[lower-alpha 1]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	San Mig Coffee Mixers	8	6	.571[lower-alpha 1]	3
5	Meralco Bolts	7	7	.500[lower-alpha 2]	4
6	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	7	7	.500[lower-alpha 2]	4
7	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	7	.500[lower-alpha 2]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Air21 Express	6	8	.429	5
9	Barako Bull Energy Cola	5	9	.357	6
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	2	12	.143	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Petron 2–0 San Mig
2. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.01, TNT 1.00, Barangay Ginebra 0.99

Game log

2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
February Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 February 9 Meralco 92–99 Benson (25) Benson (11) Alapag, de Ocampo (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 boxscore 2 February 15 Air21 86–83 Benson (30) Benson (18) Castro, Fonacier (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 boxscore 3 February 20 GlobalPort 99–79 Benson (20) Benson (19) Alapag (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 boxscore 4 February 24 San Mig Coffee 82–90 Castro (18) Benson (17) Alapag (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 boxscore
March Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 5 March 1 Alaska 69–92 Benson (27) Benson (14) Alapag (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3 boxscore 6 March 9 Barako Bull 101–98 Al-Hussaini (19) Harvey (10) Alapag (4) Legaspi City, Albay 3–3 boxscore 7 March 13 Rain or Shine Smart Araneta Coliseum 8 March 17 Barangay Ginebra Smart Araneta Coliseum 9 March 22 Petron Blaze Smart Araneta Coliseum
2012–13 schedule

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Petron Blaze Boosters	8	1	.889	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Mig Coffee Mixers	6	3	.667	2
3	Meralco Bolts	5	4	.556[lower-alpha 1]	3
4	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	4	.556[lower-alpha 1]	3
5	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	5	.444[lower-alpha 2]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Barako Bull Energy	4	5	.444[lower-alpha 2]	4
7	Alaska Aces	4	5	.444[lower-alpha 2]	4
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	3	6	.333[lower-alpha 3]	5
9	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	3	6	.333[lower-alpha 3]	5
10	Air21 Express	3	6	.333[lower-alpha 3]	5

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Meralco 82–76 Rain or Shine
2. Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.01, Barako Bull 1.00, Alaska 0.99
3. Head-to-head quotient: Talk 'N Text 1.05, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Air21 0.96; 8th-seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 110–102 Talk 'N Text

Game log

2013 PBA Governors' Cup game log
August Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 August 16 Barako Bull 118–113 (OT) Mitchell (48) Mitchell (11) three players (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 Boxscore Recap 2 August 25 San Mig Coffee 99–118 Mitchell (38) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1 Recap 3 August 30 Meralco 86–92 Mitchell (32) Mitchell (11) Castro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 Boxscore Recap
September Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 4 September 1 GlobalPort 102–95 Mitchell (35) Al-Hussaini (15) Reyes (7) Mall of Asia Arena 2–2 Boxscore Recap 5 September 6 Alaska Mall of Asia Arena 6 September 7 Petron Smart Araneta Coliseum 7 September 13 Air21 PhilSports Arena 8 September 18 Rain or Shine Cuneta Astrodome 9 September 22 Barangay Ginebra Mall of Asia Arena
2012–13 schedule

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

• None

Philippine Cup

• None

Commissioner's Cup

January 31, 2013[2]	To Talk 'N Text Rabeh Al-Hussaini	To GlobalPort Japeth Aguilar

June 10, 2013[3]	To Talk 'N Text Sean Anthony	To Barako Bull Jared Dillinger

Governors' Cup

October 14, 2013[4]	To Talk 'N Text Rob Reyes 2015 2nd draft pick	To Air21 Rabeh Al-Hussaini

October 14, 2013[4]	To Talk 'N Text Nonoy Baclao Eric Salamat	To Air21 Pamboy Raymundo Bambam Gamalinda

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Keith Benson	February 9 (vs. Meralco)	March 1 vs. (Alaska)	2–3
	Donnell Harvey	March 9 (vs. Barako Bull)	April 6 (vs. GlobalPort)	4–3
	Jerome Jordan	April 14 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra)	April 28 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra)	4–2
	Tony Mitchell	May 8 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra)	May 12 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra)	1–2
Governors' Cup	Tony Mitchell	August 15 (vs. Barako Bull)	September 13 (vs. Air21)	2–5
	Courtney Fells	September 18 (vs. Rain or Shine)	September 24 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	1–2

References

1. Reyes to move to SMART-Gilas, Black to coach Talk ‘N Text next year Archived 2012-08-18 at the Wayback Machine, Reynaldo Belen, InterAKTV, February 19, 2012
2. PBA approves Sol Mercado to GlobalPort, Japeth Aguilar for Rabeh Al-Hussaini trades Archived 2013-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, January 31, 2013
3. PBA approves trade: Dillinger, Allado to Meralco, Buenafe to Barako Bull, Anthony to Talk ‘N Text Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, June 10, 2013
4. Al-Hussaini moves from TnT to Meralco as Air21 lands Cardona in three-team trade deal, Snow Badua, spin.ph, October 14, 2013