2013–14 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season

2013-14 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season
Head coach	Norman Black
Owner(s)	Smart Communications
Philippine Cup results Record 8–6 (.571) Place 4th Playoff finish Quarterfinals (Def. by San Mig Super Coffee, 1-2.) Commissioner's Cup results Record 9–0 (1.000) Place 1st Playoff finish Finals (def. by San Mig Super Coffee, 1-3) Governors' Cup results Record 7–2 (.778) Place 1st Playoff finish Semifinals (def. by San Mig Super Coffee, 2-3 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters seasons 2012–13 2014–15

The 2013–14 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season is the 24th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

• November 3: The 2013 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
• February 26: Ali Peek announced his retirement through Twitter. ^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
2	5	John Paul Erram	C	Philippines	None	Ateneo
2	7	Robby Celiz	SF	Philippines	Black Water Sports	National
3	7	Eliud Poligrates	PG	Philippines		SWU
4	6	Chris Sumalinog		Philippines		Ateneo
5	5	Byron Villarias		Philippines		JRU

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) 1977-12-30 CSU San Bernardino PF 4 Carey, Harvey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979-03-18 Sonoma State PG 5 Reyes, Jai 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1987-02-25 Ateneo F 7 Baclao, Nonoy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987-06-15 Ateneo F 8 Celiz, Robby (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1988-09-07 NU F 9 Canaleta, Niño 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1982-02-12 UE C/G 10 Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983-08-10 CSU Fullerton PG 11 Salamat, Eric (IN) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-04-26 Ateneo G/F 12 Fonacier, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982-05-13 Ateneo C/G 17 Castro, Jayson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1986-06-30 PCU F 21 Williams, Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982-02-07 Oakland F/C 24 Reyes, Robert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1983-03-16 Flagler F 33 De Ocampo, Ranidel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1981-12-08 Saint Francis of Assisi F 42 Seigle, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1976-06-14 Wagner College G/F 51 Aban, Aaron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982-04-08 Letran	Head coach Norman Black (Saint Joseph's) Assistant coach(es) Alexander Arespacochaga (Ateneo) Gene Afable (Ateneo) Jong Uichico (De La Salle) Jamike Jarin Joshua Reyes Team manager Paolo Trillo (De La Salle) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

{{2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=TNT}}

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice to beat)
	1	Barangay Ginebra	97	108
	8	Alaska	104	95
							1	Barangay Ginebra	3
		(Best-of-3)					5	San Mig Coffee	4
	4	Talk 'N Text	1
	5	San Mig Coffee	2
												5	San Mig Coffee	4
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										2	Rain or Shine	2
	2	Rain or Shine	106
	7	GlobalPort	96
							2	Rain or Shine	4
		(Best-of-3)					3	Petron Blaze	1
	3	Petron Blaze	2
	6	Barako Bull	0

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

 y  – clinched twice to beat in the quarterfinals,  x  – clinched best-of-3 quarterfinals,  w  – clinched twice to win in the quarterfinals,  e  – eliminated

2014 PBA Commissioner's Cup
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Tie
1	y–Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	9	0	1.000	–
2	y–San Miguel Beermen	7	2	.778	2
3	x–Alaska Aces	6	3	.667	3
4	x–Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	4	.556	4	1.22
5	x–Meralco Bolts	5	4	.556	4	0.82
6	x–San Mig Super Coffee Mixers	4	5	.444	5
7	w–Air21 Express	3	6	.333	6	1.02
8	w–Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	3	6	.333	6	0.98
9	e–Barako Bull Energy	2	7	.222	7
10	e–GlobalPort Batang Pier	1	8	.111	8

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-5)
		(#1 twice to beat)
	1	Talk 'N Text	97
	8	Barangay Ginebra	84
							1	Talk 'N Text	3
		(Best-of-3)					4	Rain or Shine	0
	4	Rain or Shine	2
	5	Meralco	1
												1	Talk 'N Text	1
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										6	San Mig Coffee	3
	2	San Miguel	79	95
	7	Air21	92	101**
							7	Air21	2
		(Best-of-3)					6	San Mig Coffee	3
	3	Alaska	1
	6	San Mig Coffee	2

**double overtime

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

 y  – clinched twice to beat in the quarterfinals,  x  – clinched twice to win in the quarterfinals,  e  – eliminated

2014 PBA Governors' Cup
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Tie
1	y- Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	7	2	.778	–
2	y- Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	3	.667	1
3	y- Alaska Aces	5	4	.556	2	1.08
4	y- San Mig Super Coffee Mixers	5	4	.556	2	1.02
5	x- San Miguel Beermen	5	4	.556	2	0.99
6	x- Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	5	4	.556	2	0.97
7	x- Air21 Express	5	4	.556	2	0.94
8	x- Barako Bull Energy	3	6	.333	4	1.01
9	e- Meralco Bolts	3	6	.333	4	0.99
10	e- GlobalPort Batang Pier	1	8	.125	6

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-5)
		(#1 twice to beat)
	1	Talk 'N Text	99
	8	Barako Bull	84
							1	Talk 'N Text	2
		(#4 twice to beat)					4	San Mig Coffee	3
	4	San Mig Coffee	97
	5	San Miguel	90
												4	San Mig Coffee	3
		(#2 twice to beat)										2	Rain or Shine	2
	2	Rain or Shine	111
	7	Air21	90
							2	Rain or Shine	3
		(#3 twice to beat)					3	Alaska	2
	3	Alaska	92
	6	Barangay Ginebra	81

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Richard Howell	March 5 (vs. Alaska)	May 15 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee)	13–3
Governors' Cup	Othyus Jeffers	May 21 (vs. Meralco)		1–0
	Rodney Carney	May 28 (vs. Rain or Shine)	June 2 (vs. Air21)	3–0
	Paul Harris	June 6 (vs. GlobalPort)	June 27 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee)	6–4

References

1. TNT center Ali Peek announces retirement on Twitter, interaksyon.com