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2007–08 Alaska Aces season

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2007–08 Alaska Aces season
Head coachTim Cone
General ManagerJoaqui Trillo
Owner(s)Wilfred Uytengsu
Philippine Cup results
Record11–7 (61.1%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinals (lost to Sta. Lucia, 3–4)
Fiesta Conference results
Record9–9 (50%)
Place6th
Playoff finishWildcard (lost to Sta. Lucia)
Alaska Aces seasons

The 2007–08 Alaska Aces season was the 22nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

The Aces have good start at the eliminations of the first conference, Philippine Cup,[1] but lost to the eventual champions Sta. Lucia Realtors in the semifinals. Alaska only led once in the series (a Game 1 blowout win),[2] and Sta. Lucia blowout the Aces in Game 2.[3][4] Due to a 27-point explosion of Kelly Williams, Realtors won and led the series 2–1.[5] Alaska won in Game 4 in 90–83, even they lead more than 26 points and the Realtors cut the lead to 2. Reigning MVP Willie Miller converted three-pointers when the Sta. Lucia came close as he matched Williams' Game 3 output of 27 points to lead all scorers.[6] In Game 5, what happened to the Realtors in Game 4 was happened to the Aces, as a comeback led by John Ferriols and sophomore Aaron Aban cut the lead to 2, but Jeffrey Cariaso was ejected from the game after he was assessed with two technical fouls that led to a cold period between the two teams in the final 6 minutes. With the score unchanged, Willie Miller converted a three-point play to tie at 90-all but the Realtors then scored the last 5 points of the game to put them one step closer to their first All-Filipino conference Finals stint.[7] Even they won the Game 6, thanks to a Miller and Tony dela Cruz each scoring more 20 points with 4 others reaching double figures,[8] they lost in Game 7 due to a with Denok Miranda nailed three-point shots that put the game out reach.[9]

In 2008 Fiesta Conference, the Aces won some of their final games, notably one of them against Coca-Cola Tigers,[10] but eliminated again by Sta. Lucia in the Wildcard round, 99–86.[11]

Key dates

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Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Height Position Nationality College
1 6 Ken Bono 6'4" Power forward  Philippines Adamson
1 7 JR Quiñahan 6'5" Power forward / Center  Philippines Visayas
2 16 Ardy Larong 6'2" Shooting guard/Small forward  Philippines San Jose Recoletos

Roster

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2007–08 Alaska Aces roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 4 Philippines Quiñahan, JR 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Visayas
F 5 Philippines Cabatu, Junjun 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) De La Salle
C 7 Papua New Guinea Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) James Cook
PG 9 Philippines Tenorio, LA 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 151 lb (68 kg) Ateneo
F 11 Philippines Laure, Eddie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Adamson
G/F 12 Philippines Fonacier, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ateneo
SG 13 Philippines Miller, Willie 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Letran
F 17 Philippines Aban, Aaron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Letran
PF 21 Philippines Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Manila
SG 22 United States Cariaso, Jeffrey (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sonoma State
C 32 Philippines Juinio, Poch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Philippines
SF 35 United States dela Cruz, Tony 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) UC Irvine
PF 55 Philippines Ferriols, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) USJ–R
F Philippines Luanzon, Christian 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UST
F 23 United States Holcomb, Randy (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) San Diego State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Import
  • Injured Injured

Philippine Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 12 6 .667[a] Advance to semifinals
2 Sta. Lucia Realtors 12 6 .667[a]
3 Alaska Aces 11 7 .611[b] 1 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Red Bull Barako 11 7 .611[b] 1
5 Magnolia Beverage Masters 10 8 .556 2
6 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 9 9 .500 3 Advance to wildcard round
7 Barangay Ginebra Kings 8 10 .444 4
8 Air21 Express 7 11 .389[c] 5
9 Coca-Cola Tigers 7 11 .389[c] 5
10 Welcoat Dragons 3 15 .167 9
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0 Sta. Lucia
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Red Bull (Alaska +29)
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Air21 2–0 Coca-Cola

Schedule

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 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game123456789101112131415161718
Air21 ExpressMBMALARBBCokeSLRPFBGKTNTRBBWELBGKALAPFTNTCokeMBMWELSLR
Alaska AcesTNTA21CokeBGKWELMBMRBBPFWELCokeBGKSLRA21SLRMBMRBBTNTPF
Barangay Ginebra KingsRBBTNTWELALAPFSLRA21MBMCokeWELALAA21SLRMBMCokePFRBBTNT
Coca-Cola TigersWELALAMBMA21PFSLRTNTBGKALASLRRBBMBMWELBGKA21PFRBBTNT
Magnolia Beverage MastersA21SLRPFCokeTNTALAWELBGKRBBPFTNTRBBCokeBGKALAA21SLRWEL
Purefoods Tender Juicy GiantsSLRTNTMBMWELBGKCokeA21RBBALASLRMBMTNTWELA21BGKCokeALARBB
Red Bull BarakoBGKWELA21SLRTNTALAPFMBMTNTA21CokeMBMSLRWELALABGKCokePF
Sta. Lucia RealtorsPFMBMTNTRBBA21BGKCokeWELPFCokeALABGKRBBALATNTWELMBMA21
Talk 'N Text Phone PalsALAPFBGKSLRMBMRBBWELCokeA21RBBMBMPFWELA21SLRALABGKCoke
Welcoat DragonsCokeRBBBGKPFALATNTMBMSLRALABGKA21PFTNTCokeRBBSLRA21MBM
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Bracket

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Wildcard phase
(single elimination)
Wildcard phase
(single elimination)
Quarterfinals
(best-of-3)
Semifinals
(best-of-7)
Finals
(best-of-7)
6Talk 'N Text733Alaska3
9Coca-Cola813Alaska22Sta. Lucia4
9Coca-Cola1099Coca-Cola0
8Air211022Sta. Lucia4
7Brgy. Ginebra1101Purefoods3
8Air21119
1Purefoods4Third place
4Red Bull24Red Bull3
5Magnolia03Alaska104
4Red Bull125

Semifinals

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Wins Date January 27 January 30 February 1 February 3 February 6 February 8 February 10
Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
4 Sta. Lucia (2) 94 86 91 80 96 87 92
3 Alaska (3) 107 77 82 93 90 106 84

Fiesta Conference

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Eliminations

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Air21 Express 12 6 .667 Advance to semifinals
2 Red Bull Barako 11 7 .611 1
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings 10 8 .556[a] 2 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Coca-Cola Tigers 10 8 .556[a] 2
5 Magnolia Beverage Masters 10 8 .556[a] 2
6 Alaska Aces 9 9 .500[b] 3 Advance to wildcard round
7 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 9 9 .500[b] 3
8 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 8 10 .444 4
9 Sta. Lucia Realtors 7 11 .389 5
10 Welcoat Dragons 4 14 .222 8
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +14, Coca-Cola +4, Magnolia −18
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Talk 'N Text (Alaska +9)

Schedule

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 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game123456789101112131415161718
Air21 ExpressWELRBBPFCokeTNTALABGKSLRCokeMBMBGKRBBSLRALATNTWELMBMPF
Alaska AcesSLRBGKMBMWELRBBA21TNTPFCokeRBBTNTPFA21WELSLRCokeMBMBGK
Barangay Ginebra KingsRBBALASLRCokeMBMPFA21TNTWELA21MBMRBBSLRPFCokeTNTWELALA
Coca-Cola TigersTNTPFWELA21BGKSLRRBBMBMALAA21RBBWELPFTNTBGKMBMALASLR
Magnolia Beverage MastersPFSLRALATNTBGKWELRBBCokePFA21BGKTNTWELRBBSLRCokeA21ALA
Purefoods Tender Juicy GiantsMBMCokeA21RBBWELBGKALAMBMTNTSLRALACokeWELBGKRBBTNTSLRA21
Red Bull BarakoBGKA21TNTPFALACokeMBMSLRWELALACokeA21BGKMBMPFWELTNTSLR
Sta. Lucia RealtorsALAMBMBGKTNTCokeWELRBBA21TNTWELPFA21BGKMBMALAPFCokeRBB
Talk 'N Text Phone PalsCokeWELRBBMBMSLRA21ALAWELBGKSLRPFALAMBMCokeA21PFBGKRBB
Welcoat DragonsA21TNTCokeALAPFMBMSLRTNTRBBBGKSLRCokeMBMPFALAA21RBBBGK
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Bracket

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Wildcard phase
(Single elimination)
Wildcard phase
(Single elimination)
Quarterfinals
(Best-of-3)
Semifinals
(Best-of-7)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
6Alaska853Brgy. Ginebra4
9Sta. Lucia993Brgy. Ginebra22Red Bull0
9Sta. Lucia1119Sta. Lucia0
7Talk 'N Text963Brgy. Ginebra4
7Talk 'N Text981Air213
8Purefoods83
1Air214Third place
4Coca-Cola15Magnolia2
5Magnolia22Red Bull102
5Magnolia90

Transactions

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Trades

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March 23, 2008
To Alaska Aces
LA Tenorio, Larry Fonacier
To Magnolia Beverage Masters
Mike Cortez, Ken Bono[12]

References

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  1. ^ "PBA: Alaska Aces beats Coca-Cola Tigers, 117-106". GMA News Online. 2007-11-29. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  2. ^ ALASKA GUARDS SHOW WAY IN GAME 1 WIN OVER RUSTY REALTORS, PBA.ph
  3. ^ STA. LUCIA LEANS ON DEFENSE TO PULL EVEN, PBA.ph
  4. ^ CRUCIAL WEDNESDAY DOUBLEHEADER AT THE BIG DOME, PBA.ph
  5. ^ SLR MAKES IT BACK-TO-BACK OVER ALASKA, GOES AHEAD 2-1, PBA.ph
  6. ^ ALASKA SQUARES SERIES AT 2-2, PBA.ph
  7. ^ REALTORS A WIN SHY OF FIRST-EVER ALL-FILIPINO FINALS, PBA.ph
  8. ^ ACES LIVE TO FIGHT FOR ANOTHER DAY, PBA.ph
  9. ^ HISTORY ANEW FOR STA. LUCIA, PBA.ph
  10. ^ "Aces humahabol sa outright semis". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  11. ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Realtors storm erratic Aces". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  12. ^ "Magnolia, Alaska in 4-player blockbuster swap". GMA News Online.