2006–07 Coca-Cola Tigers season

Basketball team season
2006–07 Coca-Cola Tigers season
Head coachBinky Favis
General ManagerAllan Caidic
JB Bailon
Owner(s)Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines
Philippine Cup results
Record5–13 (27.8%)
Place5th
Playoff finishWildcard (Round-robin)
Fiesta Conference results
Record7–11 (38.9%)
Place7th
Playoff finishWildcard 2nd Round
Coca-Cola Tigers seasons

The 2006–07 Coca-Cola Tigers season was the 5th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season was notable for drafting Green Archer Joseph Yeo.[1][2][3]

Key dates

  • August 20: The 2006 PBA Draft took place in Market! Market!, Taguig.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Height Position Nationality College
1 3 Joseph Yeo 6'1" Shooting Guard  Philippines De La Salle
2 12 R.J. Rizada 6'1" Shooting Guard  Philippines FEU
2 14 M.C. Caceres 6'5" Power Forward  Philippines PSBA
2 15 Chris Pacana 6'1" Point guard  Philippines St. Francis
2 16 Mike Gavino 6'4" Forward/Center  Philippines UP Diliman
2 17 Ronjay Enrile 6'1" Point guard  Philippines Letran

Occurences

Hector Calma was replaced as general manager by Ginebra manager Allan Caidic.[4][5] But it wasn't last long and replaced by JB Bailon.[6]

Roster

2006–07 Coca-Cola Tigers roster
Players Coaches
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Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 3 Philippines Miranda, Dennis 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Far Eastern
SG 5 Philippines Rizada, R.J 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Far Eastern
PF 7 Philippines Caceres, M.C. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) PSBA
SG 8 Philippines Yeo, Joseph 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) De La Salle
F 11 Philippines Francisco, Gerard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
F 19 Philippines Duremdes, Kenneth 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Adamson
PG 22 Philippines Pacana, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Saint Francis of Assisi
PG 21 Philippines Enrile, Ronjay 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Letran
F 31 United States Arigo, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) North Florida
G 34 United States Antonio, William 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Chaminade
G 55 Philippines Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
F 73 United States Peek, Ali 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Saint Mary's
C Philippines Capati, Ronald 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) St. Benilde
F Philippines Rañeses, Neil 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Visayas
F/C Philippines Gavino, Mike 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UP Diliman
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Import
  • Injured Injured

Records

Philippine Cup

The Giants finished 5th in the standings.[7]

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra Kings 13 5 .722[a] — Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 13 5 .722[a] —
3 Red Bull Barako 11 7 .611 2 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 10 8 .556[b] 3
5 Purefoods Chunkee Giants 10 8 .556[b] 3
6 Sta. Lucia Realtors 10 8 .556[b] 3 Advance to wildcard round
7 Alaska Aces 8 10 .444 5
8 Air21 Express 7 11 .389 6
9 Coca-Cola Tigers 5 13 .278 8
10 Welcoat Dragons 3 15 .167 10
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +1, San Miguel −1
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +4, Purefoods +3, Sta. Lucia −7; fifth-seed playoff: Purefoods 92–78 Sta. Lucia

Wildcard phase

Cumulative standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
6 Sta. Lucia Realtors 11 10 .524 — Guaranteed quarterfinals berth playoff[a]
7 Air21 Express 10 11 .476 1 Qualified to quarterfinals berth playoff
8 Alaska Aces 9 12 .429 2
9 Coca-Cola Tigers 6 15 .286 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ If a team won all wildcard round games and did not finish first, it will playoff with the team that finished first for the quarterfinals berth.

Wildcard phase standings
Pos Team W L Qualification
6 Air21 Express 3 0 Qualified to quarterfinals berth playoff[a]
7 Alaska Aces 1 2
8 Coca-Cola Tigers 1 2
9 Sta. Lucia Realtors 1 2
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ Quarterfinals berth playoff: Sta. Lucia 121–118 Air21 (OT)

January 5
Alaska Aces 98, Coca-Cola Tigers 99 (OT)

Fiesta Conference

Pos Team
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 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Red Bull Barako 13 5 .722 — Advance to semifinals
2 Alaska Aces 12 6 .667[a] 1
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings 12 6 .667[a] 1 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 11 7 .611 2
5 Air21 Express 10 8 .556[b] 3
6 San Miguel Beermen 10 8 .556[b] 3 Advance to wildcard round
7 Coca-Cola Tigers 7 11 .389 6
8 Purefoods Chunkee Giants 6 12 .333 7
9 Sta. Lucia Realtors 5 13 .278 8
10 Welcoat Dragons 4 14 .222 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Second-seed playoff: Alaska 103–95 Barangay Ginebra
  2. ^ a b Fifth-seed playoff: Air21 103–99 San Miguel

Bracket

Wildcard phase
(Single elimination)		Wildcard phase
(Single elimination)		Quarterfinals
(Best-of-3)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
6San Miguel1022Alaska4
9Sta. Lucia853Brgy. Ginebra16San Miguel2
6San Miguel1026San Miguel2
7Coca-Cola1012Alaska4
7Coca-Cola1004Talk 'N Text3
8Purefoods97
1Red Bull2Third place
4Talk 'N Text24Talk 'N Text4
5Air2116San Miguel96
1Red Bull103
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Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

2006 To Coca-Cola Tigers
Kalani Ferreria (Brgy. Ginebra), Ryan Bernardo (Air21), Manny Ramos 		To Air21 Express
Aries Dimaunahan, Ervin Sotto, future draft picks 		To Barangay Ginebra
Rafi Reavis, Billy Mamaril, rights of Rudy Hatfield


Fiesta Conference

April 2007[8] To Coca-Cola Tigers
Alex Cabagnot, Kenneth Duremdes, Recaredo Calimag 		To Sta. Lucia Realtors
Manny Ramos, Denok Miranda, a future first round pick (Coke)

Subtractions

Player Fate New team
Johnny Abarrientos Waived Barangay Ginebra
Renato Morano Waived None
Dale Singson Alaska Aces
Rob Wainright Welcoat Dragons
Gilbert Lao Welcoat Dragons
Tonyboy Espinosa Retired None

Imports recruited

Player Debuted
Anthony Johnson March 4 vs. Welcoat
Jeff Varem April 20 vs. Barangay Ginebra
Rashad Bell May 30 vs. Red Bull

References

  1. ^ Beltran, Nelson; Villar, Joey. "Yeo sanctioned for sin of the past". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  2. ^ Beltran, Nelson; Villar, Joey. "Sta. Lucia wants Santos as No. 1 draft pick". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  3. ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Realtors ready to pick Williams". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  4. ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson (2006-11-20). "Bulls thump Tigers; Yeo, Rico at it again". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  5. ^ Henson, Joaquin M. (2006-12-27). "The Jacobs legacy". www.philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  6. ^ Cordero, Abac (2007-11-28). "Asi shipped to Tigers for Peek, top pick". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  7. ^ Henson, Joaquin M. "Avoiding Red Bull". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  8. ^ Beltran, Nelson; Villar, Joey. "SLR's Duremdes, Cabagnot traded to Coke". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
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