2008–09 Alaska Aces season

2008-09 Alaska Aces season

Head coach

Philippine Cup results
Record	19–12 (.613)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Finals (lost to TNT 4–3)
Fiesta Conference results
Record	6–10 (.375)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Wildcard (lost to Burger King)
Stats @ PBA-Online.net
Alaska Aces seasons
2007-08	2009–10

The 2008–09 Alaska Aces season is the 23rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

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

Draft picks

Main article: 2008 PBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
1	5	Solomon Mercado	6'1	Point Guard	Philippines	East
2	15	Kelvin dela Peña	6'1	Point Guard	Philippines	Mapúa

Roster

Alaska Aces roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	POB	Name	Height	Weight	From
3.0 !SF	4	PHI !	Borboran, Mark	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	UE
1.0 !PG	5	PHI !	Tenorio, LA	7000172720000000000♠5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	151 lb (68 kg)	Ateneo
6.0 !C	7	PNG !	Thoss, Sonny	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	James Cook
1.0 !PG	11	PHI !	Miller, Willie	7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Letran
2.0 !SG	12	PHI !	Fonacier, Larry	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Ateneo
1.0 !PG	15	PHI !	dela Peña, Kelvin	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mapúa
4.5 !PF	21	PHI !	Hugnatan, Reynel	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	UM
2.0 !SG	22	USA !	Cariaso, Jeffrey (C)	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sonoma State
1.0 !PG	24	USA !	Cablay, Brandon	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Vanguard
6.0 !C	30	PHI !	Sotto, Ervin	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	St. Francis of Assisi
3.0 !SF	35	USA !	dela Cruz, Tony	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	UC Irvine
3.0 !SF	38	USA !	Devance, Joe	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	UTEP
4.5 !PF	55	PHI !	Ferriols, John	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	San Jose-Recoletos

Head coach

Tim Cone

Assistant coach(es)

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
C	Sonny Thoss
PF	Joe Devance
SF	Tony Dela Cruz
SG	Willie Miller
PG	LA Tenorio

Philippine Cup

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	+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

2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup game log

October

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Location/Attendance	Record
1	October 5	San Miguel	85-84	Miller (17)	Cuneta Astrodome	1–0
2	October 11	Coca Cola	69-62		Victorias, Negros Occidental	2–0
3	October 16	Red Bull	89-83	Miller (13)	JCSGO Gym (Cubao)	3–0
4	October 19	Rain or Shine	91-84	Miller (21)	Araneta Coliseum	4–0
5	October 24	Talk 'N Text	83-91	Miller (29)	Ynares Center	4–1
6	October 29	Air21	107-109	Devance (25)	Araneta Coliseum	4–2

November

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
7	November 2	Brgy.Ginebra	93-84 OT	Miller (25)	Devance (20)	Miller (6)	Araneta Coliseum	5–2
8	November 7	Sta.Lucia	95-89			Tenorio (7)	Cuneta Astrodome	6–2
9	November 9	Purefoods	95-80	Devance (20)			Araneta Coliseum	7–2
10	November 15	San Miguel	91-85	Miller (20)				8–2
11	November 19	Rain or Shine	88-92	Miller (29)			Araneta Coliseum	8–3
12	November 22	Talk 'N Text	113-86	Devance (21)			The Arena in San Juan	9–3
13	November 28	Sta.Lucia	80-92	Miller (22)			Ynares Center	9–4

December

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Location/Attendance	Record
14	December 5	Coca Cola	99-83		Araneta Coliseum	10–4
15	December 10	Red Bull	80-100	Miller (13)	Araneta Coliseum	10–5
16	December 13	Brgy.Ginebra	82-84		Cagayan de Oro	10–6
17	December 19	Air21	76-65	Miller (23)	Ynares Center	11–6
18	December 21	Purefoods	76-74		Cuneta Astrodome	12–6

2008–09 schedule

Statistics

Philippine Cup

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FGM	Field-goal made	FGA	Field-goal attempts	FG%	Field-goal percentage
3PM	3-point field-goal made	3PA	3-point field-goal attempts	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage
FTM	Free-throw made	FTA	Free-throw attempts	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	TOT	Turnovers per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Fiesta Conference

Player	GP	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Awards and records

Records

Note: Alaska Aces Records Only

Record	Stat	Holder	Date/s
Most points in one game	29	Willie Miller	2 Occasions
Most rebounds in one game	20	Joe Devance vs. Barangay Ginebra Kings	November 2, 2008
Most assists in one game	10	Willie Miller vs. Air21 Express	December 19, 2008
Most blocks in one game	4	Sonny Thoss vs. Coca-Cola Tigers	October 12, 2008
Most steals in one game	3	5 Tied	5 Occasions
Most minutes played in one game	42	LA Tenorio vs. Sta. Lucia Realtors	November 7, 2008
Most minutes played in one game	42	Willie Miller vs. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	November 19, 2008

Transactions

Trades

September 1, 2008
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To Alaska Aces

Joe Devance

To Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

Solomon Mercado and Eddie Laure

Free Agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Adonis Santa Maria	October	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

Subtractions

Player	Signed	New team
Ervin Sotto	October	Alaska Aces

References

↑ Joe Devance to Alaska Aces@ World of Basketball

Alaska Aces

Founded in 1986 Owned by the Alaska Milk Corporation

The franchise	Franchise All-time roster Seasons Current season

Administration	Owner: Wilfred Steven Uytengsu Board Governor/Team Manager: Dickie Bachmann

Coaches	Vasquez Jota Canson Valenzona Adornado Cone Banal Trillo Compton

Championships (14)	1991 Third 1994 Governors 1995 Governors 1996 All-Filipino 1996 Commissioner's 1996 Governors 1997 Governors 1998 All-Filipino 1998 Commissioner's 2000 All-Filipino 2003 Invitational 2007 Fiesta 2010 Fiesta 2013 Commissioner's

Runner-up finishes (15)	1987 All-Filipino 1987 Reinforced 1990 Third 1994 Commissioner's 1995 All-Filipino 1995 Commissioner's 1997 Commissioner's 1999 Governors 2002 Governors 2002 All-Filipino 2008-09 Philippine 2009-10 Philippine 2014–15 PBA Philippine 2015 Governors' 2015–16 PBA Philippine

Retired jerseys	6 Lastimosa 14 Abarrientos 16 Hawkins 20 Chambers 22 Cariaso 33 Adornado

Seasons (30)	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 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	1996 Grand Slam 4th Quarter Man "Flying A" "The Hawk" Captain Marbel "The Jet" "The Boss" "Skyrus" "The Beast" "Mr. 100%" Alaska–San Miguel rivalry "TDLC" "The Arsenal"

2008–09 PBA season

Team seasons

Succession

2007-08
Philippine Cup
2009-10

2008
Fiesta Conference
2010

Philippine Basketball Association

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