# 2011–12 Air21 Express season

The 2011–12 Air21 Express season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team, originally known as the Shopinas.com Clickers took over the original Barako Bull Energy Boosters franchise after it was sold to the Lina Group of Companies (which also owns the Air21 Express, renamed as Barako Bull starting this season) in July 2011. The team was renamed as Air21 Express before the start of the Commissioner's Cup.

## Key dates

* August 28: The 2011 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Place Ermita, Manila.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 5 | Mark Barroca | PG | Philippines | Far Eastern University |
| 2 | 11 | Magi Sison | C | Philippines | UP Diliman |
| 3 | 1 | Mark Cagoco | PG/SG | Philippines | Jose Rizal University |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | B-Meg Llamados | 10 | 4 | .714 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 10 | 4 | .714 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Powerade Tigers | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 3 | 11 | .214 | 7 | |
| 10 | Shopinas.com Clickers | 0 | 14 | .000 | 10 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: B-Meg 1–1 Talk 'N Text (B-Meg +8)
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Petron +8, Barangay Ginebra +1, Rain or Shine −9
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–1 Powerade (Barako Bull +35)

## Commissioner's Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 7 | 2 | .778 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | B-Meg Llamados | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 7 | Powerade Tigers | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3 | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4 | |
| 9 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4 | |
| 10 | Air21 Express | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4 | |
* 1 2 Second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; sixth seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80

## Governors Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 1 | .889 | — | Semifinal round |
| 2 | B-Meg Llamados | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | Semifinal round |
| 3 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Semifinal round |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Semifinal round |
| 5 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Semifinal round |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | Semifinal round |
| 7 | Powerade Tigers | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | |
| 8 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 2 | 7 | .222 | 6 | |
| 10 | Air21 Express | 2 | 7 | .222 | 6 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +18, Barangay Ginebra 0, Petron −18
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Meralco +11, Barako Bull +8, Powerade −18; sixth seed playoffs: Powerade 99–95 Barako Bull, Meralco 94–86 Powerade
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Air21

## Transactions
### Trades
#### Pre-season

| September 6, 2011 | To Shopinas.comElmer Espiritu(from Barako Bull) Brian Ilad (from B-Meg) | To Barako BullDon Allado (from B-Meg) future second round pick (from B-Meg) | To B-MegMark Barroca (from Shopinas.com) |

#### Commissioner's Cup

| January 27, 2012 | To Air21Nelbert Omolon Mark Isip | To MeralcoMark Canlas Dennis Daa |

#### Governors Cup

| May 29, 2012 | To Air21Eric Salamat 2012 2nd round pick | To AlaskaRJ Jazul |
| June 7, 2012 | To Air21Wynne Arboleda | To Petron BlazeJojo Duncil |

### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Nelbert Omolon | January 27, 2012(via trade) | Meralco Bolts |
| Mark Isip | January 27, 2012(via trade) | Meralco Bolts |
| Hyram Bagatsing | May 20, 2012 | Free agent |
| Eric Salamat | May 27, 2012(via trade) | Alaska Aces |
| Wynne Arboleda | June 7, 2012(via trade) | Petron Blaze Boosters |

### Subtractions

| Player | Signed | New team |
| Mark Canlas | January 27, 2012(via trade) | Meralco Bolts |
| Dennis Daa | January 27, 2012(via trade) | Meralco Bolts |
| RJ Jazul | May 27, 2012(via trade) | Alaska Aces |
| Jojo Duncil | June 7, 2012(via trade) | Petron Blaze Boosters |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Marcus Douthit | February 19 (vs. Barako Bull) | March 28 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 3–6 |
| Governors Cup | Zach Graham | May 23 (vs. Ginebra) | June 29 (vs. Petron Blaze) | 2–7 |