# 2008–09 Barangay Ginebra Kings season

The 2008–09 Barangay Ginebra Kings season was the 30th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The head coach for the season was Jong Uichico, and Eric Menk, David Noel, Ronald Tubid, Jayjay Helterbrand, and Paul Artadi played the starting lineup. The Kings finished third in the Philippine Cup. The Kings also added Junjun Cabatu as afree agent–before playing for the Kings, he played for the Alaska Aces.

## Key dates

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

## Philippine Cup
### Eliminations
#### 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

2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup game log :
October
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 8
Sta. Lucia
89-86
Helterbrand (26)
Menk (11)
Helterbrand, Artadi (3)
Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
October 12
Air21
101-92
Cabatu (23)
Artadi (7)
Artadi (7)
Araneta Coliseum
2–0
3
October 19
Red Bull
94–100
Helterbrand (22)
Menk (10)
Artadi (5)
Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
October 22
San Miguel
89–118
Helterbrand (15)
Crisano (8)
Artadi (5)
Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
October 26
Purefoods
81–92
Salvacion (17)
Menk (10)
Helterbrand, Artadi (4)
Araneta Coliseum
2–3 :
November
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
November 2
Alaska
84–93
Helterbrand (30)
Wilson (18)
Artadi (6)
Araneta Coliseum
2–4
7
November 5
Rain or Shine
102–106
Menk (24)
Menk (12)
Helterbrand (6)
Araneta Coliseum
2–5
8
November 8
Coca-Cola
81-77
Helterbrand (28)
Pacana (10)
Helterbrand (4)
Lucena City
3–5
9
November 12
Talk 'N Text
90–103
Tubid (17)
Salvacion, Tubid (9)
Helterbrand (5)
Cuneta Astrodome
3–6
10
November 16
Purefoods
90-80
Helterbrand (23)
Menk (12)
Helterbrand (8)
Cuneta Astrodome
4–6
11
November 22
Sta. Lucia
93-81
Salvacion (22)
Wilson, Menk (9)
Artadi (8)
San Juan Arena
5–6
12
November 27
Coca-Cola
84-77
Tubid (22)
Tubid (10)
Artadi (4)
Olivarez College Gym
6–6 :
December
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
13
December 3
Red Bull
83-76
Tubid, Salvacion (15)
Tubid (11)
Artadi (6)
Araneta Coliseum
7–6
14
December 5
Air21
102-84
Mamaril, Crisano (15)
Tubid (10)
Artadi (4)
Araneta Coliseum
7–7
15
December 13
Alaska
84-82
Menk (17)
Menk (11)
Helterbrand (6)
Cagayan de Oro
8–7
16
December 17
Talk 'N Text
85–109
Mamaril (17)
Menk (10)
Helterbrand, Artadi (4)
Araneta Coliseum
8–8
17
December 20
San Miguel
87-82
Helterbrand (35)
Batangas City
9–8
18
December 25
Rain or Shine
63-58
Menk (15)
Araneta Coliseum
10–8 :
2008–09 schedule :

## Fiesta Conference
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 11 | 3 | .786 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the wildcard round |
| 4 | Burger King Whoppers | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the wildcard round |
| 5 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | Knockout in the wildcard round |
| 6 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | Knockout in the wildcard round |
| 7 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | Knockout in the wildcard round |
| 8 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5 | Knockout in the wildcard round |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the wildcard round |
| 10 | Barako Bull Energy Boosters | 2 | 12 | .143 | 9 | Twice-to-win in the wildcard round |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Rain or Shine +15, Barangay Ginebra −7, Burger King −8; second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 114–71 Rain or Shine
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Sta. Lucia +7, Purefoods +3, Talk 'N Text −10
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Coca-Cola 81–74 Alaska

#### Game log

2009 PBA Fiesta Conference game log :
March
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
March 4
Coca Cola
110-103
Nealy (42)
Nealy (23)
Nealy (9)
Ynares Center
1–0
2
March 6
Burger King
106–110
Nealy (26)
Nealy (20)
Helterbrand (6)
Cuneta Astrodome
1–1
3
March 11
Sta. Lucia
76–80
Nealy (18)
Nealy (14)
Nealy (5)
Cuneta Astrodome
1–2
4
March 18
Rain or Shine
93–107
Nealy (32)
Nealy (11)
Helterbrand (7)
Araneta Coliseum
1–3
5
March 20
Alaska Aces
82-81
Nealy (23)
Nealy, Wilson (12)
Helterbrand (7)
Araneta Coliseum
1–4
6
March 25
San Miguel
85–90
Helterbrand (24)
Nealy (15)
Nealy (6)
Araneta Coliseum
1–5
7
March 28
Barako Bull
111-103
Nealy, Tubid (29)
Nealy (17)
Nealy (6)
Panabo City Sports Center
2–5 :
April
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
April 17
Rain or Shine
94-89
Menk (24)
Menk (9)
Helterbrand (9)
Araneta Coliseum
3–5
9
April 20
Burger King
100-94
Noel, Menk (22)
Noel (17)
Noel (10)
Cuneta Astrodome
4–5 :
May
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
10
May 1
Talk 'N Text
90–97
Noel (21)
Noel (19)
Noel (7)
Araneta Coliseum
5–5
11
May 8
Sta. Lucia
101-98
Noel (23)
Noel (12)
Helterbrand (6)
Ynares Center
6–5
12
May 10
Purefoods
116-109
Noel (30)
Noel (11)
Noel (7)
Araneta Coliseum
7–5
13
May 20
Coca Cola
112-85
Tubid (20)
Noel (18)
Noel (5)
Araneta Coliseum
8–5
14
May 22
Alaska
75–76
Helterbrand (18)
Noel (21)
Noel (6)
Araneta Coliseum
8–6 :
2008–09 schedule :

### Playoffs

2009 PBA Fiesta Conference playoffs game log :
Tiebreaker
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 24
Rain or Shine
114-71
Tubid (18)
Reavis (8)
Helterbrand (4)
Ynares Center
n/a :
Semifinals
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
June 17
Rain or Shine
95–101
Tubid (21)
Noel (9)
Helterbrand (7)
Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
June 19
Rain or Shine
103-98
Helterbrand (34)
Noel (8)
Noel (6)
Cuneta Astrodome
1–1
3
June 21
Rain or Shine
88–94
Helterbrand (17)
Noel (17)
Helterbrand (6)
Araneta Coliseum
1–2
4
June 24
Rain or Shine
86-70
Noel (28)
Noel (17)
Helterbrand (3)
Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
June 26
Rain or Shine
96-85
Helterbrand (21)
Noel (10)
Noel (6)
Araneta Coliseum
3–2
6
June 28
Rain or Shine
108-100
Noel, Tubid (23)
Noel, Tubid (10)
Noel (7)
Araneta Coliseum
4–2 :
Finals
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
July 1
San Miguel
102-96
Helterbrand (21)
Noel (8)
Helterbrand (7)
Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
July 3
San Miguel
78–95
Noel (20)
Noel (8)
Helterbrand (4)
Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
July 5
San Miguel
116-103
Noel (32)
Noel (10)
Noel (11)
Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
July 8
San Miguel
104–106
Helterbrand, Noel (22)
Noel (18)
Helterbrand (6)
Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
July 13
San Miguel
106-98
Noel (29)
Noel (11)
Helterbrand, Noel (4)
Araneta Coliseum
3–2
6
July 15
San Miguel
84–98
Noel (16)
Noel (11)
Noel (7)
Araneta Coliseum
3–3
7
July 17
San Miguel
79–90
Helterbrand (25)
Noel (15)
Helterbrand (7)
Araneta Coliseum
3–4 :
2008–09 schedule :

## Statistics
### Philippine Cup

Player Stats as of January 29, 2008. 5:30 p.m. PHI Time
| Player | GP | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| Johnny Abarrientos | 1 | 13.0 | .750 | .500 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| J.R. Aquino | 1 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Paul Artadi | 21 | 26.1 | .342 | .266 | .652 | 8.8 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| Junjun Cabatu | 20 | 16.9 | .419 | .391 | .714 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Mark Caguioa | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Crisano | 19 | 11.6 | .403 | .000 | .600 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Macky Escalona | 21 | 7.9 | .447 | .000 | .455 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Jayjay Helterbrand | 18 | 35.9 | .408 | .357 | .750 | 18.5 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| Billy Mamaril | 16 | 16.4 | .506 | .000 | .694 | 6.9 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Eric Menk | 20 | 25.8 | .387 | .143 | .574 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Chris Pacana | 16 | 16.5 | .388 | .300 | 0.682 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Rafi Reavis | 5 | 18.4 | .400 | .000 | .667 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Sunday Salvacion | 21 | 25.5 | .349 | .316 | .500 | 10.9 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Ronald Tubid | 20 | 28.7 | .400 | .346 | .694 | 11.9 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Junthy Valenzuela | 12 | 17.5 | .313 | .259 | .778 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Willy Wilson | 21 | 27.0 | .548 | .000 | .692 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 |

## Awards and records
### Records

Note: Barangay Ginebra Kings Records Only
| Record | Stat | Holder | Date/s |
| Most points in one game | 35 | Jayjay Helterbrand vs. San Miguel Beermen | December 20, 2008 |
| Most rebounds in one game | 18 | Willy Wilson vs. Alaska Aces | November 2, 2008 |
| Most assists in one game | 8 | Jayjay Helterbrand vs. Purefoods TJ Giants | November 16, 2008 |
| Most assists in one game | 8 | Paul Artadi vs. Sta. Lucia Realtors | November 22, 2008 |
| Most blocks in one game | 6 | J.R. Quiñahan vs. Brgy. Ginebra Kings | December 5, 2008 |
| Most steals in one game | 5 | Wynne Arboleda vs. Purefoods TJ Giants | November 29, 2008 |
| Most minutes played in one game | 38 | Jayjay Helterbrand vs. Alaska Aces | October 31, 2008 |
| Most minutes played in one game | 38 | Paul Artadi vs. Coca-Cola Tigers | November 27, 2008 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| Traded | to | For |
| Michael Holper | Red Bull Barako | 2010 First Round Pick |
| Traded | to | For |
| 2012/2013 First Round Pick | Burger King Titans | JC Intal, Doug Kramer, Chico Lanete |

### Free Agents

Additions
PlayerSignedFormer team
Junjun CabatuOctoberAlaska Aces :