# 2008–09 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season

The 2008–09 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season was the 19th 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 | 2 | Jared Dillinger | 6'5" | Guard/Forward | Philippines | Hawaii |
| 1 | 3 | Jayson Castro | 5'11" | Point guard | Philippines | PCU |
| 1 | 4 | Rob Reyes | 6'6" | Power forward | Philippines | Flagler College |
| 2 | 1 | Pong Escobal | 5'11" | Point guard | Philippines | San Beda |

## Roster
### Current depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Reserve |
| C | Ali Peek | Yancy de Ocampo | Gilbert Lao |
| PF | Rashad Bell | Ranidel De Ocampo | Robert Reyes |
| SF | Jared Dillinger | Harvey Carey | Yousif Aljamal |
| SG | Mark Cardona | Ren-Ren Ritualo | Gec Chia |
| PG | Jimmy Alapag | Jayson Castro | Pong Escobal |

## 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 4
Coca Cola
98–97
Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
October 9
Air21
112–101
Dillinger (23) Alapag (23)
Ynares Sports Arena
2–0
3
October 12
Sta.Lucia
96–117
Cardona (19)
Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
October 17
San Miguel
77–84
Cardona (27)
Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
October 24
Alaska
91–83
Cardona (24)
Ynares Center
3–2
6
October 29
Red Bull
102–104
Cardona (26)
Araneta Coliseum
3–3
7
October 31
Rain or Shine
96–104
Cardona (27)
Araneta Coliseum
3–4 :
November
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
November 7
Purefoods
87–88
Cardona (21)
Cuneta Astrodome
3–5
9
November 12
Brgy.Ginebra
103–90
Cardona (32)
Cuneta Astrodome
4–5
10
November 16
Red Bull
103–93
Cardona (42)
Cuneta Astrodome
5–5
11
November 22
Alaska
86–113
Castro (16)
The Arena in San Juan
5–6
12
November 26
Sta.Lucia
104–83
Araneta Coliseum
6–6
13
November 30
San Miguel
85–80
Alapag (20)
Singapore Indoor Stadium
7–6 :
December
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
14
December 7
Coca Cola
90–82
Cardona (29)
Araneta Coliseum
8–6
15
December 10
Rain or Shine
92–83
Cardona (24) Alapag (24)
Araneta Coliseum
9–6
16
December 14
Purefoods
93–96
Araneta Coliseum
9–7
17
December 17
Brgy.Ginebra
109–85
Araneta Coliseum
10–7
18
December 25
Air21
109–108
Araneta Coliseum
11–7 :
2008–09 schedule :

## Awards and records
### Records

Note: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Records Only
| Record | Stat | Holder | Date/s |
| Most points in one game | 42 | Mark Cardona vs. Red Bull Barako | November 16, 2008 |
| Most rebounds in one game | 22 | Harvey Carey vs. San Miguel Beermen | January 25, 2009 |
| Most assists in one game | 7 | Jimmy Alapag vs. Alaska Aces | November 22, 2008 |
| Most assists in one game | | Jayson Castro | 2 Occasions |
| Most blocks in one game | 3 | Don Allado vs.Red Bull Barako | November 16, 2008 |
| Most blocks in one game | | Ali Peek | 2 Occasions |
| Most blocks in one game | | Rob Reyes vs. Coca-Cola Tigers | October 4, 2008 |
| Most steals in one game | 4 | Jayson Castro vs. Alaska Aces | November 22, 2008 |
| Most minutes played in one game | 42 | Harvey Carey | 2 Occasions |

## Transactions
### Trades

| September 1, 2008 | To Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersJayson Castro | To San Miguel BeermenJay Washington |
| December 17, 2008 | To Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersRanidel de Ocampo | To Air21 ExpressDon Allado |

### Free Agents
#### Subtractions

| Player | Signed | New team |
| Kalani Ferreria | October | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| Donbel Belano | October | Barako Bull Energy Boosters |