# 2008–09 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants season

The 2008–09 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants season was the 21st 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 | 7 | Beau Belga | 6'7" | Power forward | Philippines | PCU |
| 2 | 16 | Jonathan Fernandez | 6'3" | Shooting guard | Philippines | National |

## Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 | Reserve |
| C | Enrico Villanueva | Rommel Adducul | Paolo Bugia | | Don Carlos Allado |
| PF | Marquin Chandler | Niño Canaleta | Jondan Salvador | Richard Yee | |
| SF | Kerby Raymundo | Rich Alvarez | | | |
| SG | James Yap | Peter June Simon | | | |
| PG | Celino Cruz | Roger Yap | Al Vergara | | |

## Philippine Cup
### Elimination round
#### Standings

| # | 2008-09 PBA Philippine Cup | 2008-09 PBA Philippine Cup | 2008-09 PBA Philippine Cup | 2008-09 PBA Philippine Cup | 2008-09 PBA Philippine Cup | 2008-09 PBA Philippine Cup |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Tie |
| 1 | y-Alaska Aces | 12 | 6 | .667 | – | |
| 2 | y-Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 11 | 7 | .611 | 1 | |
| 3 | x-Barangay Ginebra Kings | 10 | 8 | .556 | 2 | +16 |
| 4 | x-Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 10 | 8 | .556 | 2 | −3 |
| 5 | x-Sta. Lucia Realtors | 10 | 8 | .556 | 2 | −13 |
| 6 | w-San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3 | |
| 7 | w-Purefoods TJ Giants | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4 | +11 |
| 8 | w-Air21 Express | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4 | −11 |
| 9 | w-Coca-Cola Tigers | 7 | 11 | .389 | 5 | |
| 10 | e-Red Bull Barako | 5 | 13 | .278 | 7 | |
Legend:
* y-Qualified for semifinals
* x-Qualified for quarterfinals
* w-Qualified for the wildcard phase
* e-Eliminated

#### Game log

2009 PBA Philippine Cup game log :
October
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 8
Red Bull
77-73
Raymundo (23)
Raymundo (15)
Raymundo, Robinson, Salvador, Simon, R. Yap (1)
Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
October 10
San Miguel
98–111
J. Yap (21)
Raymundo (8)
Raymundo (4)
Cuneta Astrodome
1–1
3
October 15
Coca-Cola
102–103
J. Yap (29)
Villanueva (13)
R. Yap (6)
Araneta Coliseum
1–2
4
October 18
Sta. Lucia
66–69
Raymundo (19)
Villanueva (12)
J. Yap, Aban (2)
Davao del Norte
1–3
5
October 23
Rain or Shine
84–88
Simon (23)
Villanueva (14)
Lanete (5)
Olivarez Gym
1–4
6
October 26
Ginebra
92-81
Simon (19)
Raymundo, Villanueva (11)
Raymundo (6)
Araneta Coliseum
2–4
7
October 31
Air21
108-105
Raymundo (37)
Villanueva (17)
Robinson (6)
Araneta Coliseum
3–4 :
November
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
November 7
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
88-87
J. Yap (30)
Villanueva (12)
Robinson (7)
Cuneta Astrodome
4–4
9
November 9
Alaska
80–95
Belga, J. Yap (16)
Salvador (8)
Robinson (5)
Araneta Coliseum
4–5
10
November 14
Red Bull
80-72
J. Yap (28)
Villanueva (8)
Robinson (4)
Ynares Center
5–5
11
November 16
Ginebra
80–90
Yap (16)
Robinson (12)
J. Yap (4)
Cuneta Astrodome
5–6
12
November 21
Coca-Cola Tigers
72–93
J. Yap, Raymundo, Villanueva (15)
Alvarez (9)
Lanete (6)
Araneta Coliseum
5–7
13
November 23
San Miguel
84-83
Raymundo (25)
Villanueva (11)
Robinson, Lanete (5)
Cuneta Astrodome
6–7
14
November 29
Air21
96-88
Raymundo (27)
Villanueva (11)
R. Yap (5)
Tacloban City
7–7 :
December
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
15
December 6
Rain or Shine
76–82
J. Yap (32)
Villanueva (14)
R. Yap (5)
Araneta Coliseum
7–8
16
December 11
Red Bull
71–73
J. Yap (20)
Villanueva (12)
Raymundo, R. Yap (5)
Ynares Sports Arena
7–9
17
December 14
Talk 'N Text
96-93
J. Yap (25)
Villanueva (10)
Robinson (5)
Araneta Coliseum
8–9
18
December 21
Alaska
74–76
Raymundo (23)
Villanueva (17)
R. Yap (4)
Cuneta Astrodome
8–10 :
2008–09 schedule :

## Awards and records
### Records

Note: Purefoods TJ Giants Records Only
| Record | Stat | Holder | Date/s |
| Most points in one game | 42 | James Yap vs. Coca-Cola Tigers | October 15, 2008 |
| Most rebounds in one game | 17 | Enrico Villanueva vs. Air21 Express | October 31, 2008 |
| Most assists in one game | 7 | Topex Robinson vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | November 7, 2008 |
| Most blocks in one game | 3 | Kerby Raymundo vs. Red Bull Barako | October 8, 2008 |
| Most steals in one game | 5 | Kerby Raymundo vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | November 7, 2008 |
| Most minutes played in one game | 50 | James Yap vs. Coca-Cola Tigers | October 15, 2008 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| October 31, 2008 | To Purefoods TJ Giants Rich Alvarez | To Red Bull Barako 2011 Draft pick |
| January 26, 2009 | To Purefoods TJ GiantsDon Carlos Allado | To Burger King TitansBeau Belga |
| January 26, 2009 | To Purefoods TJ GiantsNiño Canaleta | To Burger King Titans Chad Alonzo |