# 2008–09 Alaska Aces season

The 2008–09 Alaska Aces season was the 23rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## 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 | 5 | Solomon Mercado | 6'1" | Point guard | United States | Biola |
| 2 | 15 | Kelvin dela Peña | 6'1" | Point guard | Philippines | Mapúa |

## Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Reserve | Inactive |
| C | Sonny Thoss | John Ferriols | Ervin Sotto | Frederick Canlas |
| PF | Joe Devance | Reynel Hugnatan | | Poch Juinio |
| SF | Tony Dela Cruz | Larry Fonacier | Mark Borboran | |
| SG | Willie Miller | Jeffrey Cariaso | | Ariel Capus |
| PG | LA Tenorio | Kelvin dela Peña | | |

## Philippine Cup
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 10 | 8 | .556 | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 10 | 8 | .556 | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 7 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 8 | Air21 Express | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 9 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 7 | 11 | .389 | 5 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 10 | Red Bull Barako | 5 | 13 | .278 | 7 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +16, Rain or Shine −3, Sta. Lucia −13
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0 Air21

#### Game log

2009 PBA Philippine Cup game log :
October
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 5
San Miguel
85–84
Miller (17)
Cuneta Astrodome
1–0
2
October 11
Coca Cola
69–62
Victorias, Negros Occidental
2–0
3
October 16
Red Bull
89–83
Miller (13)
JCSGO Gym (Cubao)
3–0
4
October 19
Rain or Shine
91–84
Miller (21)
Araneta Coliseum
4–0
5
October 24
Talk 'N Text
83–91
Miller (29)
Ynares Center
4–1
6
October 29
Air21
107–109
Devance (25)
Araneta Coliseum
4–2 :
November
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
November 2
Brgy.Ginebra
93–84 OT
Miller (25)
Devance (20)
Miller (6)
Araneta Coliseum
5–2
8
November 7
Sta.Lucia
95–89
Tenorio (7)
Cuneta Astrodome
6–2
9
November 9
Purefoods
95–80
Devance (20)
Araneta Coliseum
7–2
10
November 15
San Miguel
91–85
Miller (20)
8–2
11
November 19
Rain or Shine
88–92
Miller (29)
Araneta Coliseum
8–3
12
November 22
Talk 'N Text
113–86
Devance (21)
The Arena in San Juan
9–3
13
November 28
Sta.Lucia
80–92
Miller (22)
Ynares Center
9–4 :
December
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
14
December 5
Coca Cola
99–83
Araneta Coliseum
10–4
15
December 10
Red Bull
80–100
Miller (13)
Araneta Coliseum
10–5
16
December 13
Brgy.Ginebra
82–84
Cagayan de Oro
10–6
17
December 19
Air21
76–65
Miller (23)
Ynares Center
11–6
18
December 21
Purefoods
76–74
Cuneta Astrodome
12–6 :
2008–09 schedule :

## Awards and records
### Records

Note: Alaska Aces Records Only
| Record | Stat | Holder | Date/s |
| Most points in one game | 29 | Willie Miller | 2 Occasions |
| Most rebounds in one game | 20 | Joe Devance vs. Barangay Ginebra Kings | November 2, 2008 |
| Most assists in one game | 10 | Willie Miller vs. Air21 Express | December 19, 2008 |
| Most blocks in one game | 4 | Sonny Thoss vs. Coca-Cola Tigers | October 12, 2008 |
| Most steals in one game | 3 | 5 Tied | 5 Occasions |
| Most minutes played in one game | 42 | LA Tenorio vs. Sta. Lucia Realtors | November 7, 2008 |
| Most minutes played in one game | 42 | Willie Miller vs. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | November 19, 2008 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| September 1, 2008 | To Alaska AcesJoe Devance | To Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersSolomon Mercado and Eddie Laure |
| September 22, 2008 | To Alaska AcesMark Borboran | To Air21 ExpressJ. R. Quiñahan |