2004–05 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season
Head coachJoel Banal
Owner(s)Smart Communications
Fiesta Conference (Transition) results
Record179
(65.4%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinals
Philippine Cup results
Record1810
(64.3%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishRunner-up
Fiesta Conference results
Record1611
(59.3%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishRunner-up
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals seasons

The 2004–2005 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season was the 15th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Transactions

Transactions
Yancy De Ocampo Acquired from FedEx in exchange for a first round pick [1]
Niño Gelig Drafted rookie
Willie Miller Acquired from Red Bull via trade
Allan Salangsang Rookie free agent signed
Don Camaso Signed in the 2004–05 Philippine Cup

Occurrences

Game one of the 2004–05 Philippine Cup finals won by Talk 'N Text, 89–71 over the Barangay Ginebra Kings on January 30, were placed under protest when the Phone Pals violated the PBA's suspension on Asi Taulava which the board refused to lift despite a recent Quezon City court ruling ordering the PBA to reinstate the Phone Pals' top player, the league forfeited the series opener in favor of Barangay Ginebra.[2][3]

Roster

Talk 'N Text Phone Pals roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 1 Philippines Ravena, Bong 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE
G 3 United States Alapag, Jimmy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Cal State San Bernardino
F 4 United States Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sonoma State
G 8 Philippines Fran, Patrick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) UST
G 11 Philippines Miller, Willie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Letran
F 13 Philippines Telan, Mark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) De La Salle
G/F 14 Philippines Gelig, Niño 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UST
C 18 Philippines De Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Saint Francis of Assisi
F 20 Philippines Camaso, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Metro Manila Colleges
F 24 Philippines Salangsang, Allan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Letran
F 33 Philippines Pablo, Victor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Far Eastern
G 42 Philippines Belano, Donbel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Visayas
C 88 Tonga Taulava, Asi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) BYU–Hawaii
G 99 Philippines De Guzman, Jonathan 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Adamson
F 00 United States Villa, Kahi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) BYU–Hawaii
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Philippine Cup

Game log

2005 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 October 3 San Miguel 93–89 Telan (20) Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 October 8 Alaska 94–86 Miller (22) Makati Coliseum 2–0
3 October 13 FedEx 119–98 Taulava (22) Araneta Coliseum 3–0
4 October 19 Purefoods 109–87 Miller (26) Dumaguete 4–0
5 October 22 Coca Cola 96–77 Pablo (27) Philsports Arena 5–0
6 October 27 Brgy.Ginebra 80–91 Miller (17) Araneta Coliseum 5–1
November
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
7 November 3 Shell 80–63 Araneta Coliseum 6–1
8 November 9 FedEx 103–93 Ormoc City 7–1
9 November 14 Purefoods 94–86 Miller (22) Araneta Coliseum 8–1
10 November 18 Alaska 97–84 Cebu City 9–1
11 November 24 Red Bull 98–80 Cuneta Astrodome 10–1
12 November 30 Sta.Lucia 102–104 Miller (27) Puerto Princesa 10–2
December
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
13 December 5 Coca Cola 81–93 Telan (16) Araneta Coliseum 10–3
14 December 8 Red Bull 96–105 Telan (26) Philsports Arena 10–4
15 December 10 San Miguel 97–82 Telan (23) Araneta Coliseum 11–4
16 December 15 Shell 98–103 Pablo (18) Araneta Coliseum 11–5
17 December 19 Sta.Lucia 102–83 Alapag (20) De Ocampo (20) Makati Coliseum 12–5
18 December 25 Brgy.Ginebra 102–108 Alapag (39) Cuneta Astrodome 12–6
2004–05 schedule

Recruited imports

TournamentName#HeightFromGP
2004 PBA Fiesta ConferenceRandy Holcomb236 ft 8 in (2.03 m)San Diego State6
Jerald Honeycutt406 ft 8 in (2.03 m)Tulane University20
2005 PBA Fiesta ConferenceJerald Honeycutt406 ft 8 in (2.03 m)Tulane University22
Earl Ike6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)Montevallo University2
Noel Felix6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)Fresno State3

GP – Games played

References

  1. "Yancy gives TNT explosive roster". Philstar.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  2. "Ginebra set to protest Taulava's Game 1 stint". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. "No violation on fielding of Taulava-TNT". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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