2005–06 Air21 Express season

Basketball team season

2005–06 Air21 Express season
Head coach	Bo Perasol
Fiesta Conference results
Record	17–15 (53.1%)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Semifinals
Philippine Cup results
Record	9–11 (45%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Wildcard
Air21 Express seasons
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 Air21 Express season was the fourth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

August 14: The 2005 PBA Draft took place in Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall, Cainta, Rizal.

Draft picks

Main article: 2005 PBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
1	1	Anthony Washington	6'7"	Forward	United States	Eckerd
1	5	Mark Cardona	6'1"	Guard-Forward	Philippines	La Salle
1	6	Niño Canaleta	6'6"	Forward	Philippines	UE

Roster

2005–06 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
G/F	8	Tubid, Ronald	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	UE
F	9	Canaleta, Niño (R)	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	16	Se, Homer	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	San Sebastian
G/F	17	Dacia, Bruce	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Visayas
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
G	25	Avenido, Leo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Far Eastern
F	26	Bernardo, Ryan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	UST
G	29	Padilla, Stephen	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Visayas
F	33	De Ocampo, Ranidel	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Saint Francis of Assisi

Head coach

Bo Perasol

Assistant coach(es)

Ricky Dandan
Allan Gregorio
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

Fiesta Conference

Game log

2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference game log

October

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 7	Purefoods	88-86	Ritualo (17)	Ynares Center	1–0
2	October 12	Talk 'N Text	91–109	Ritualo (23)	Ynares Center	1–1
3	October 16	Red Bull	77–84	Daniels (23)	Araneta Coliseum	1–2
4	October 21	Alaska	108–111 (2OT)	Daniels (24)	Araneta Coliseum	1–3
5	October 23	Sta. Lucia	110-95	Daniels (30)	Araneta Coliseum	2–3
6	October 29	San Miguel	119–123 (2OT)	De Ocampo (21)	Roxas City	2–4

November

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
7	November 4	Talk 'N Text	90-88	Ritualo (17)	Ynares Center	3–4
8	November 6	Brgy.Ginebra	83–93	Ferriols (22)	Araneta Coliseum	3–5
9	November 11	San Miguel	90-86	Daniels (22)	Araneta Coliseum	4–5
10	November 16	Alaska	88-83	David (28)	Araneta Coliseum	5–5
11	November 20	Sta.Lucia	114-103	Daniels (24)	Cuneta Astrodome	6–5
12	November 23	Coca Cola	106–115	Ritualo (31)	Araneta Coliseum	6–6

December

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
13	December 10	Brgy.Ginebra	109-101	Daniels (30)	Ormoc City	7–6
14	December 14	Red Bull			Cuneta Astrodome	7–7
15	December 16	Coca Cola	98-94	De Ocampo (28)	Cuneta Astrodome	8–7
16	December 18	Purefoods	110-109	Ritualo (22)	Ynares Center	9–7

2005–06 schedule

Transactions

Pre-season

Players Added

Via Draft

Niño Canaleta

Via Free Agency

Ronald Tubid (From defunct Shell Turbo Chargers)

Via Trade

Yancy De Ocampo (From Talk 'N Text Phone Pals)
Patrick Fran (From Talk 'N Text Phone Pals)

Players Lost

Via Trade

Egay Billones (To Purefoods Chunkee Giants)
Marc Pingris (To Purefoods Chunkee Giants)
Roger Yap (To Purefoods Chunkee Giants)
Jay Washington (Drafted rookie to Talk 'N Text Phone Pals)
Mark Cardona (Drafted rookie to Talk 'N Text Phone Pals)

Trades

March, 2006	To Air21 Express Mark Telan	To Talk 'N Text Phone Pals John Ferriols
May 8, 2006	To Air21 Express Leo Avenido	To Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Renren Ritualo, Patrick Fran

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Stephen Padilla	March 2006	Alaska Aces

Subtractions

Player	Signed	New team
Wesley Gonzales	March 2006	San Miguel Beermen

References

"Back-up slotman key to Yancy-Anthony swap". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
"Air21 trades Cardona for veteran Fran". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
"Tigers, Express clash in opener". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
"Miller, Ritualo, 4 others traded". Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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The franchise	Franchise All-time roster Seasons
Administration	Owner: Bert Lina
Coaches	Pumaren Garcia Lipa Ramos Perasol Guiao Baculi Tanquingcen Banal
Runner-up finishes (1)	2008 Fiesta Conference
Seasons (14)	2002 2003 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
Culture And Lore	"The Postman" Vergel ticks back the clock "The Rain Man" "Mr. Pure Energy" "Spiderman"

2005–06 PBA season

Team seasons

Succession

2005

Fiesta Conference

2007

2004–05

Philippine Cup

2006–07

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