# 2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season

The 2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season was the seventh season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team were previously known as the Air21 Express in the Philippine Cup and the Burger King Titans in the first 6 games of the Fiesta Conference.

## 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 | 6 | Mark Borboran | 6'6" | SG/SF | Philippines | East |
| 2 | 13 | Pocholo Villanueva | 6'3" | PG/SG | Philippines | De La Salle |

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Reserve |
| C | Beau Belga | J. R. Quiñahan | Adonis Sta. Maria |
| PF | Shawn Daniels | Erick Rodriguez | |
| SF | Arwind Santos | Richard Alonzo | Pocholo Villanueva |
| SG | Gary David | Egay Billones | |
| PG | Wynne Arboleda | Marvin Cruz | |

## 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

2009 PBA Philippine Cup game log :
October
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 5
Rain or Shine
102–120
De Ocampo (21)
De Ocampo (13)
De Ocampo (6)
Cuneta Astrodome
0–1
2
October 9
Talk 'N Text
101–112
David (23)
Quiñahan (17)
Quiñahan, Arboleda (4)
Ynares Sports Arena
0–2
3
October 12
Ginebra
92–101
Santos (23)
De Ocampo (11)
Arboleda (6)
Araneta Coliseum
0–3
4
October 17
Coca-Cola
95-84
Santos (25)
De Ocampo (16)
Cruz (5)
Araneta Coliseum
1–3
5
October 24
Sta. Lucia
107-83
Santos (21)
Santos, Quiñahan (9)
Cruz (5)
Ynares Center
2–3
6
October 29
Alaska
109-107
Santos (25)
Santos (14)
Arboleda, Cruz (5)
Araneta Coliseum
3–3
7
October 31
Purefoods
105–108
Se, Arboleda (25)
De Ocampo (13)
David (6)
Araneta Coliseum
3–4 :
November
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
November 5
San Miguel
129–130
David (36)
Santos (16)
Arboleda (8)
Araneta Coliseum
3–5
9
November 8
Rain or Shine
106-103
David (27)
Kramer (15)
David (5)
Lucena City
4–5
10
November 15
Coca-Cola
111-101
Santos (26)
De Ocampo (13)
Arboleda (10)
Cuneta Astrodome
5–5
11
November 21
Red Bull
92-89
Canaleta (20)
Canaleta, De Ocampo (11)
De Ocampo (5)
Araneta Coliseum
6–5
12
November 26
San Miguel
78–98
Santos (17)
De Ocampo (10)
Cruz (5)
Araneta Coliseum
6–6
13
November 29
Purefoods
88–96
David (22)
Canaleta (11)
Arboleda (6)
Tacloban City
6–7 :
December
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
14
December 5
Ginebra
102-84
David (24)
De Ocampo (11)
Cruz (6)
Araneta Coliseum
7–7
15
December 7
Sta. Lucia
97-88
De Ocampo (23)
Canaleta (10)
De Ocampo (7)
Araneta Coliseum
8–7
16
December 12
Red Bull
88–98
De Ocampo (21)
Canaleta (10)
De Ocampo (6)
Araneta Coliseum
8–8
17
December 19
Alaska
65–76
Intal (17)
Arboleda (8)
Quiñahan (3)
Ynares Center
8–9
18
December 25
Talk 'N Text
108–109
David (23)
Quiñahan (9)
Allado (6)
Araneta Coliseum
8–10 :
2008–09 schedule :

### Playoffs
#### Game log

2009 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log :
Wildcard
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 28
Purefoods
94-82
David (20)
Santos (11)
Arboleda (6)
Araneta Coliseum
Advanced
2
January 4
San Miguel
86–105
David (31)
Allado (14)
Quiñahan (3)
Araneta Coliseum
Eliminated :
2008–09 schedule :

### Statistics

Player Stats as of November 29, 2008. 10:00 p.m. PHI Time
| Player | GP | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Wynne Arboleda | 12 | 28.8 | .368 | .343 | .696 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 11.6 |
| Egay Billones | 11 | 12.1 | .390 | .316 | .571 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| Niño Canaleta | 12 | 22.4 | .333 | .243 | .895 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 7.0 |
| Marvin Cruz | 12 | 11.5 | .343 | .100 | .842 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| Gary David | 12 | 32.3 | .393 | .250 | .773 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 18.2 |
| Ranidel De Ocampo | 12 | 36.3 | .455 | .381 | .630 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 12.9 |
| JC Intal | 10 | 13.2 | .393 | .210 | 0.308 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 5.2 |
| Doug Kramer | 11 | 18.4 | .459 | .250 | .769 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 6.1 |
| J.R. Quiñahan | 12 | 22.6 | .575 | .000 | 0.529 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 8.4 |
| Arwind Santos | 11 | 33.6 | .444 | .320 | .771 | 8.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 17.9 |
| Adonis Santa Maria | 8 | 7.8 | .600 | .667 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| Homer Se | 7 | 22.1 | .514 | .100 | .611 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| Pocholo Villanueva | 7 | 5.3 | .182 | .000 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |

## 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 :
February
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
February 28
Sta. Lucia
96-87
David (16)
Daniels, Santos (13)
David, Daniels (3)
Dumaguete
1–0 :
March
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
March 6
Ginebra
110-106
Santos (20)
Daniels (10)
Daniels (8)
Cuneta Astrodome
2–0
3
March 8
San Miguel
105–114
Santos (26)
Daniels (9)
Arboleda, M. Cruz, Villanueva (5)
Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
March 14
Talk 'N Text
114–117
David (25)
Daniels (16)
Arboleda (9)
Muntinlupa
2–2
5
March 18
Barako Bull
123-110
Santos (22)
Daniels (13)
M. Cruz (5)
Araneta Coliseum
3–2
6
March 20
Coca-Cola
127-109
David (26)
Daniels (10)
Arboleda (5)
Araneta Coliseum
4–2
7
March 25
Rain or Shine
112–118
David (27)
Daniels (7)
David, Baguio (5)
Araneta Coliseum
4–3 :
April
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
April 15
Purefoods
78–82
Santos (18)
Daniels (7)
Daniels (5)
Araneta Coliseum
4–4
9
April 20
Ginebra
94–100
Billiones (27)
Daniels (15)
Daniels (7)
Cuneta Astrodome
4–5
10
April 30
Barako Bull
99-89
David (30)
Daniels (11)
Daniels, David (4)
Ynares Sports Arena
5–5 :
May
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
May 3
Alaska Aces
106-88
Santos (31)
Daniels (17)
Arboleda, Daniels (5)
Cuneta Astrodome
6–5
12
May 10
San Miguel
107-105
David (23)
Daniels (19)
Daniels (4)
Araneta Coliseum
7–5
13
May 13
Talk 'N Text
129–135
Daniels (27)
Daniels (15)
Arboleda(10)
Cuneta Astrodome
7–6
14
May 17
Purefoods
96-86
Santos (21)
Daniels (21)
Arboleda(5)
Cuneta Astrodome
8–6 :
2008–09 schedule :

## Awards and records
### Records

Note: Air21 Express/Burger King Whoppers Records Only
| Record | Stat | Holder | Date/s |
| Most points in one game | 36 | Gary David vs. San Miguel Beermen | November 5, 2008 |
| Most points in one half | 30 | Gary David vs. San Miguel Beermen | November 5, 2008 |
| Most points in one quarter | 19 | Gary David vs. San Miguel Beermen | November 5, 2008 |
| Most rebounds in one game | 17 | J.R. Quiñahan vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | October 9, 2008 |
| Most assists in one game | 10 | Wynne Arboleda vs. Coca-Cola Tigers | November 15, 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 | 44 | Arwind Santos vs. Purefoods TJ Giants | October 31, 2008 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| Traded | to | For |
| Mark Borboran | Alaska Aces | J.R. Quiñahan |
| Ranidel de Ocampo | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | Don Allado and 2011 First Round Pick |
| 2010 and 2011 First Round Pick | Red Bull Barako | Cyrus Baguio |
| Don Allado and Nino Canaleta | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | Beau Belga and Richard Alonzo |
| JC Intal, Doug Kramer, Chico Lanete | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 2012 and 2013 First Round Pick |