2008–09 Barako Bull Energy Boosters season

2008–09 Barako Bull Energy Boosters season
2008–09 Barako Bull Energy Boosters season
Head coach	Yeng Guiao; Leo Isaac
General Manager	Tony Chua
Owner(s)	Tony Chua
Philippine Cup results
Record	5–13 (27.8%)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Fiesta Conference results
Record	2–13 (13.3%)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Wildcard phase (lost to Rain or Shine)
Barako Bull Energy Boosters seasons
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 Barako Bull Energy Boosters season was the ninth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Formerly known as Red Bull Barako in the Philippine Cup.

Key dates

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

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
1	9	Larry Rodriguez	6 ft 6 in	PF	Philippines	PMI
2	17	Jeffrei Chan	6 ft 3 in	SG	Philippines	Far Eastern
2	19	Mark Cuevas	6 ft 5 in	SG/SF	Philippines United States	LACC

Roster

2008–09 Barako Bull Energy Boosters roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	From
C	2	Holper, Michael	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	San Diego State
PG	4	Ybañez, Warren	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	PSBA
PF	5	Rodriguez, Larry	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	PMI
SG	6	Chan, Jeffrei	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Far Eastern
PF	10	Espinas, Gabby	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Philippine Christian
SG	11	Duncil, Jojo	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	UST
PG	12	Hubalde, Paolo	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	UE
SF	14	Najorda, Leo	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	San Sebastian
PG	16	Membrere, Magnum	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Ateneo
SG	18	Juntilla, Reed	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Visayas
SF	20	Alonzo, Richard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Adamson
SF	31	Arigo, John	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	North Florida
PF	41	Hrabak, Mike (C)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Central Arizona
C	43	Crisano, Alex	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)

Head coach

Leo Isaac (Mapúa)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Reserve	Inactive
C	Carlo Sharma	Alex Crisano		Mike Holper
PF	Daryan Selvy	Mike Hrabak
SF	Gabby Espinas	Leo Najorda	Larry Rodriguez
SG	Jeffrei Chan	John Arigo	Reed Juntilla
PG	Paolo Hubalde	Jojo Duncil	Magnum Membrere

Philippine Cup

Elimination round

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Alaska Aces	12	6	.667	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	11	7	.611	1	Advance to semifinals
3	Barangay Ginebra Kings	10	8	.556^[a]	2	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	10	8	.556^[a]	2
5	Sta. Lucia Realtors	10	8	.556^[a]	2
6	San Miguel Beermen	9	9	.500	3	Advance to wildcard round
7	Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants	8	10	.444^[b]	4
8	Air21 Express	8	10	.444^[b]	4
9	Coca-Cola Tigers	7	11	.389	5
10	Red Bull Barako	5	13	.278	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +16, Rain or Shine −3, Sta. Lucia −13
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0 Air21

Game log

2009 PBA Philippine Cup game log

October

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 8	Purefoods	73–77	Espinas (18)	Najorda (8)	Baguio (4)	Araneta Coliseum	0–1
2	October 10	Rain or Shine	90–96	Cruz (17)	Espinas (17)	Baguio (3)	Cuneta Astrodome	0–2
3	October 16	Alaska	83–89	Rodriguez (19)	Rodriguez (15)	Baguio (4)	JCSGO Gym	0–3
4	October 19	Ginebra	100-94	Espinas (18)	Sharma (12)	Hubalde (5)	Araneta Coliseum	1–3
5	October 25	San Miguel	114-113	Baguio (17)	Espinas (10)	Cruz, Baguio (5)	Misamis Oriental	2–3
6	October 29	Talk 'N Text	104-102	Baguio, Espinas (20)	Rodriguez, Espinas (6)	Cruz, Espinas, Duncil (4)	Araneta Coliseum	3–3

November

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
7	November 2	Coca-Cola	92–97	Rodriguez (15)	Espinas (12)	Najorda, Duncil, Hubalde (3)	Araneta Coliseum	3–4
8	November 9	Sta. Lucia	80–83	Espinas (20)	Espinas (13)	Cruz (4)	Cuneta Astrodome	3–5
9	November 14	Purefoods	72–80	Espinas (21)	Espinas (9)	Baguio, Chan (3)	Ynares Center	3–6
10	November 16	Talk 'N Text	93–103	Cruz (15)	Espinas (11)	Sharma, Duncil (4)	Cuneta Astrodome	3–7
11	November 21	Air21	89–92	Baguio (18)	Rodriguez (11)	Baguio (5)	araneta Coliseum	3–8
12	November 28	Rain or Shine	92–100	Sharma (18)	Sharma (12)	Baguio (5)	Ynares Center	3–9

December

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
13	December 3	Ginebra	76–83	Baguio (16)	Holper, Cruz (9)	Hubalde (3)	Araneta Coliseum	3–10
14	December 6	San Miguel	84–89	Espinas (14)	Espinas (11)	Baguio (5)	Cuneta Astrodome	3–11
15	December 10	Alaska	100-80	Chan (23)	Holper (10)	Ybañez (5)	Araneta Coliseum	4–11
16	December 12	Air21	98-88	Sharma (22)	Rodriguez (9)	Ybañez (5)	Araneta Coliseum	5–11
17	December 19	Coca-Cola	86–88	Baguio (15)	Sharma (10)	Cruz (5)	Ynares Center	5–12
18	December 21	Sta. Lucia	98–102	Chan (23)	Espinas (12)	Baguio (5)	Cuneta Astrodome	5–13

2008–09 schedule

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Note: Red Bull Barako Records Only

Record	Stat	Holder	Date/s
Most points in one game	23	Jeffrei Chan vs. Alaska Aces	December 10, 2008
Most rebounds in one game	17	Gabby Espinas vs. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	October 10, 2008
Most assists in one game	5	5 Tied	7 Occasions
Most blocks in one game	6	Mike Hrabak vs. Purefoods TJ Giants	October 8, 2008
Most steals in one game	4	Cyrus Baguio vs. San Miguel Beermen	November 29, 2008
Most steals in one game	4	Cyrus Baguio vs. Air21 Express	December 12, 2008
Most minutes played in one game	36	Cyrus Baguio vs. Sta. Lucia Realtors	November 9, 2008
Most minutes played in one game	36	Jeffrei Chan vs. Air21 Express	December 12, 2008

Transactions

Trades

Traded	to	For
Mick Pennisi	San Miguel Beermen	Draft Picks
Rich Alvarez ^[1]	Purefoods TJ Giants	Draft Picks
Draft Picks	Barangay Ginebra Kings	Michael Holper

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Paolo Hubalde	September	Barangay Ginebra Kings
Gabby Espinas	September	Air21 Express

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Topex Robinson	September	Purefoods TJ Giants

References

^ Rich transfer: Red Bull sends Alvarez to Purefoods@GMA News Online

[table_hth_BGK0.76565574936832-1] Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +16, Rain or Shine −3, Sta. Lucia −13

[table_hth_A210.76565574936832-2] Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0 Air21

[3] Rich transfer: Red Bull sends Alvarez to Purefoods@GMA News Online

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