# 2010–11 Air21 Express season

The 2010–11 Air21 Express season was the ninth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* August 29: The 2010 PBA Draft took place in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Height | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 1 | Nonoy Baclao | 6 ft. 5 in. | Power forward | Philippines | Ateneo |
| 1 | 2 | Rabeh Al-Hussaini | 6 ft. 7 in. | Center | Philippines | Ateneo |
| 1 | 3 | Rey Guevarra | 6 ft. 3 in. | Shooting guard | Philippines | Letran |
| 1 | 6 | Sean Anthony | 6 ft. 4 in. | Power forward | Philippines | McGill |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 11 | 3 | .786 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 11 | 3 | .786 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 10 | 4 | .714 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Air21 Express | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 9 | .357 | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Powerade Tigers | 3 | 11 | .214 | 8 | |
| 10 | Barako Bull Energy Boosters | 3 | 11 | .214 | 8 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–1 Talk 'N Text (San Miguel +9)
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: B-Meg +23, Meralco −11, Alaska −12
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 Powerade

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 8 | 1 | .889 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Smart Gilas (G) | 7 | 2 | .778 | 1 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Air21 Express | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 7 | B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | |
| 8 | Meralco Bolts | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5 | |
| 9 | Powerade Tigers | 2 | 7 | .222 | 6 | |
| 10 | San Miguel Beermen | 2 | 7 | .222 | 6 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +12, Air21 −4, Alaska −8
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 B-Meg
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Powerade 1–0 San Miguel

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 6 | 2 | .750 | — | Semifinal round |
| 2 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | Semifinal round |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | Semifinal round |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | Semifinal round |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2 | Semifinal round |
| 6 | B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2 | Semifinal round |
| 7 | Powerade Tigers | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2 | |
| 8 | Meralco Bolts | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3 | |
| 9 | Air21 Express | 0 | 8 | .000 | 6 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Petron +10, Alaska +5, Barangay Ginebra −15
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Rain or Shine +11, B-Meg 0, Powerade −11

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

| August 8, 2010 | To Air21Doug Kramer | To Rain or ShineMarcy Arellano |
| August 20, 2010 | To Air21J.R. Quiñahan (from Talk 'N Text) | To MeralcoBeau Belga (from Air21) | To Talk 'N TextAli Peek (from Meralco) |
| August 20, 2010 | To Air21Josh Urbiztondo (from Meralco) 2010 1st round pick (from Meralco) | To MeralcoMark Cardona (from Talk 'N Text) | To Talk 'N TextAli Peek (from Meralco) 2010 1st round pick (from Air21) |
| August 29, 2010 | To Air212011 2nd round pick 2012 1st round pick | To Powerade2010 2nd round pick (Jai Reyes) Sean Anthony Ren-Ren Ritualo |
| September 3, 2010 | To Air212014 1st round pick (from B-Meg Derby Ace) | To B-Meg Derby AceJonas Villanueva (from San Miguel) 2013 2nd round pick (from Air21) | To San MiguelPaul Artadi (from B-Meg Derby Ace) |
| September 3, 2010 | To Air21future draft pick | To Barangay GinebraBilly Mamaril |

#### Free agents
##### Subtractions

| Player | Signed | New team |
| Rich Alvarez | September 17, 2010 | Talk 'N Text |

### Philippine Cup
#### Trades

| January 20, 2011 | To Air21Jay-R Reyes (from Rain or Shine) Reed Juntilla (from Meralco) 2011 and 2013 2nd round picks (from Meralco) | To Meralco Solomon Mercado (from Rain or Shine) Paolo Bugia (from Rain or Shine) Erick Rodriguez (from Air21) | To Rain or ShineRonjay Buenafe (from Air21) Ronnie Matias (from Air21) Beau Belga (from Meralco) 2011 and 2013 1st round picks (from Air21) |
| January 31, 2011 | To Air212012 second round and 2013 first round picks | To PoweradeJ.R. Quiñahan |

### Commissioner's Cup
#### Trades

| March 2, 2011 | To Air21Danny Seigle Dondon Hontiveros Dorian Peña Paul Artadi | To San MiguelNonoy Baclao Rabeh Al-Hussaini Rey Guevarra |

#### Free agents
##### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Leo Avenido | February 25, 2011 | none (Played in ABL) |

### Governors Cup

| May 18, 2011 | To Air21Elmer Espiritu | To AlaskaWesley Gonzales |
| May 30, 2011 | To Air21Joe Devance | To AlaskaJay-R Reyes 2011 and 2012 2nd round picks |
| June 3, 2011 | To Air21KG Canaleta Jondan Salvador | To B-MegJoe Devance |
| July 18, 2011 | To Air21Willie Miller | To Barangay GinebraKG Canaleta 2012 1st round pick (acquired from Powerade) |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Geremy Robinson | February 25 (vs. San Miguel) | March 5 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | 1–2 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Alpha Bangura | March 9 (vs. Smart Gilas) | April 20 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | 6-6 |
| Governors Cup | Alpha Bangura | June 15 (vs. Rain or Shine) | July 17 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | 0–8 |