2013–14 Air21 Express season
Head coachFranz Pumaren
Owner(s)Airfrieght 2100, Inc.
(a Lina Group of Companies subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record311
(21.4%)
Place10th
Playoff finishNot qualified
Commissioner's Cup results
Record36
(33.3%)
Place7th
Playoff finishSemifinals (Def. by San Mig Super Coffee, 3-2.)
Governors' Cup results
Record54
(55.6%)
Place7th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (Def. by Rain or Shine in one game)
Air21 Express seasons

The 2013–14 Air21 Express season was the 3rd and final season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Country of birth* PBA D-League team College
2 6 Eric Camson SF  Philippines NLEX Road Warriors Adamson
3 1 Joshua Webb SG/SF  Philippines De La Salle
4 1 Angelo Ingco PG  Philippines San Beda
5 1 Randolph Chua Saint Benilde

Roster

Air21 Express (2011–2014) roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
SG 3 Philippines Cardona, Mark 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1981-11-03 De La Salle
PG 6 Philippines Poligrates, Eloy (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1986-29-04 Southwestern-U
G 7 Philippines Atkins, Simon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1988-07-19 De La Salle
SG 8 Philippines Yeo, Joseph 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983-09-07 De La Salle
SF 10 Canada Anthony, Sean Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986-01-26 McGill
PG 11 Philippines Villanueva, Jonas 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1983-03-31 Far Eastern
F 13 Philippines Camson, Eric (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1990-06-12 Adamson
F/C 14 Philippines Villanueva, Enrico 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1980-06-23 Ateneo
G/F 15 Philippines Menor, Ogie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986-12-04 San Beda
F 16 Philippines Borboran, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1981-11-01 UE
F/C 17 Philippines Ramos, Aldrech 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988-04-03 Far Eastern
G/F 21 Philippines Jaime, Chito 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1983-10-21 AMA
PF 63 Switzerland Burtscher, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985-03-08 Clearwater Christian
C 88 Tonga Taulava, Asi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973-03-02 BYU–Hawaii
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured Injured

Roster


Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 11 3 .786[lower-alpha 1] Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 11 3 .786[lower-alpha 1]
3 Petron Blaze Boosters 10 4 .714 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 8 6 .571 3
5 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 7 7 .500 4
6 Barako Bull Energy 5 9 .357[lower-alpha 2] 6
7 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 9 .357[lower-alpha 2] 6 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 5 9 .357[lower-alpha 2] 6
9 Meralco Bolts 5 9 .357[lower-alpha 2] 6
10 Air21 Express 3 11 .214 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.06, GlobalPort 1.01, Alaska 0.99, Meralco 0.95; eighth seed playoff: Alaska 94–91 Meralco

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 9 0 1.000 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 7 2 .778 2
3 Alaska Aces 6 3 .667 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 4
5 Meralco Bolts 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 4
6 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 4 5 .444 5
7 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 2] 6 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 2] 6
9 Barako Bull Energy 2 7 .222 7
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 8 .111 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Meralco
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Air21 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-5)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Talk 'N Text97
8Barangay Ginebra84
1Talk 'N Text3
(Best-of-3)
4Rain or Shine0
4Rain or Shine2
5Meralco1
1Talk 'N Text1
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6San Mig Coffee3
2San Miguel7995
7Air2192101**
7Air212
(Best-of-3)
6San Mig Coffee3
3Alaska1
6San Mig Coffee2

**double overtime

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 2 .778 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 3 .667 1
3 Alaska Aces 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
4 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
7 Air21 Express 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
8 Barako Bull Energy 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 2] 4
9 Meralco Bolts 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 2] 4
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 8 .111 6
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.08, San Mig 1.02, San Miguel 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.97, Air21 0.94
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 95–94 Meralco

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-5)
(#1 twice to beat)
1Talk 'N Text99
8Barako Bull84
1Talk 'N Text2
(#4 twice to beat)
4San Mig Coffee3
4San Mig Coffee97
5San Miguel90
4San Mig Coffee3
(#2 twice to beat)
2Rain or Shine2
2Rain or Shine111
7Air2190
2Rain or Shine3
(#3 twice to beat)
3Alaska2
3Alaska92
6Barangay Ginebra81

Game log

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

Recruited imports

TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupHervé LamizanaMarch 5 (vs. GlobalPort)March 17 (vs. Alaska)2-2
Wesley WitherspoonMarch 23 (vs. Meralco)May 7 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee)5–7
Governors' CupDominique SuttonMay 20 (vs. Rain or Shine)June 18 (vs. Rain or Shine)5–5

References

  1. "Air21 ousts San Miguel Beer in double-overtime thriller". ABS-CBN News.
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