2004–05 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season

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Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season
Head coachJoel Banal
Owner(s)Smart Communications
Fiesta Conference (Transition) results
Record17–9
(65.4%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinals
Philippine Cup results
Record18–10
(64.3%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishRunner-up
Fiesta Conference results
Record16–11
(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
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. 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
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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
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

Tournament Name # Height From GP
2004 PBA Fiesta Conference Randy Holcomb 23 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) San Diego State 6
Jerald Honeycutt 40 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Tulane University 20
2005 PBA Fiesta Conference Jerald Honeycutt 40 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Tulane University 22
Earl Ike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Montevallo University
2
Noel Felix 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fresno State
3

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.