2008–09 Alaska Aces season

The 2008–09 Alaska Aces season is the 23rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2008-09 Alaska Aces season
Head coach	Tim Cone
Philippine Cup results
Record	19–12 (.613)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Finals (lost to TNT, 4–3)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Wildcard (lost to Burger King)
Alaska Aces seasons

Key dates

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

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
1	5	Solomon Mercado	6'1	Point Guard	Philippines	East
2	15	Kelvin dela Peña	6'1	Point Guard	Philippines	Mapúa

Roster

Alaska Aces roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SF 4 Borboran, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) UE PG 5 Tenorio, LA 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 151 lb (68 kg) Ateneo C 7 Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) James Cook PG 11 Miller, Willie 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Letran SG 12 Fonacier, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ateneo PG 15 dela Peña, Kelvin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mapúa PF 21 Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UM SG 22 Cariaso, Jeffrey (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sonoma State PG 24 Cablay, Brandon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Vanguard C 30 Sotto, Ervin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) St. Francis of Assisi SF 35 dela Cruz, Tony 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) UC Irvine SF 38 Devance, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UTEP PF 55 Ferriols, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) San Jose-Recoletos	Head coach Tim Cone Assistant coach(es) Joel Banal (Mapúa) Jojo Lastimosa (Ateneo) Dicky Bachmann (De La Salle) Luigi Trillo (De La Salle) Bong Hawkins (Perpetual Help) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Reserve	Inactive
C	Sonny Thoss	John Ferriols	Ervin Sotto	Frederick Canlas
PF	Joe Devance	Reynel Hugnatan		Poch Juinio
SF	Tony Dela Cruz	Larry Fonacier	Mark Borboran
SG	Willie Miller	Jeffrey Cariaso		Ariel Capus
PG	LA Tenorio	Kelvin dela Peña

Philippine Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Alaska Aces	12	6	.667	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	11	7	.611	1
3	Barangay Ginebra Kings	10	8	.556[lower-alpha 1]	2	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	10	8	.556[lower-alpha 1]	2
5	Sta. Lucia Realtors	10	8	.556[lower-alpha 1]	2
6	San Miguel Beermen	9	9	.500	3	Advance to wildcard round
7	Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants	8	10	.444[lower-alpha 2]	4
8	Air21 Express	8	10	.444[lower-alpha 2]	4
9	Coca-Cola Tigers	7	11	.389	5
10	Red Bull Barako	5	13	.278	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +16, Rain or Shine −3, Sta. Lucia −13
2. Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0, Air21

Game log

2009 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 October 5 San Miguel 85-84 Miller (17) Cuneta Astrodome 1–0 2 October 11 Coca Cola 69-62 Victorias, Negros Occidental 2–0 3 October 16 Red Bull 89-83 Miller (13) JCSGO Gym (Cubao) 3–0 4 October 19 Rain or Shine 91-84 Miller (21) Araneta Coliseum 4–0 5 October 24 Talk 'N Text 83-91 Miller (29) Ynares Center 4–1 6 October 29 Air21 107-109 Devance (25) Araneta Coliseum 4–2
November Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 7 November 2 Brgy.Ginebra 93-84 OT Miller (25) Devance (20) Miller (6) Araneta Coliseum 5–2 8 November 7 Sta.Lucia 95-89 Tenorio (7) Cuneta Astrodome 6–2 9 November 9 Purefoods 95-80 Devance (20) Araneta Coliseum 7–2 10 November 15 San Miguel 91-85 Miller (20) 8–2 11 November 19 Rain or Shine 88-92 Miller (29) Araneta Coliseum 8–3 12 November 22 Talk 'N Text 113-86 Devance (21) The Arena in San Juan 9–3 13 November 28 Sta.Lucia 80-92 Miller (22) Ynares Center 9–4
December Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 14 December 5 Coca Cola 99-83 Araneta Coliseum 10–4 15 December 10 Red Bull 80-100 Miller (13) Araneta Coliseum 10–5 16 December 13 Brgy.Ginebra 82-84 Cagayan de Oro 10–6 17 December 19 Air21 76-65 Miller (23) Ynares Center 11–6 18 December 21 Purefoods 76-74 Cuneta Astrodome 12–6
2008–09 schedule

Awards and records

Records

Note: Alaska Aces Records Only

Record	Stat	Holder	Date/s
Most points in one game	29	Willie Miller	2 Occasions
Most rebounds in one game	20	Joe Devance vs. Barangay Ginebra Kings	November 2, 2008
Most assists in one game	10	Willie Miller vs. Air21 Express	December 19, 2008
Most blocks in one game	4	Sonny Thoss vs. Coca-Cola Tigers	October 12, 2008
Most steals in one game	3	5 Tied	5 Occasions
Most minutes played in one game	42	LA Tenorio vs. Sta. Lucia Realtors	November 7, 2008
		Willie Miller vs. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	November 19, 2008

Transactions

Trades

September 1, 2008 [1]	To Alaska Aces Joe Devance	To Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Solomon Mercado and Eddie Laure

Free Agents

Additions Player Signed Former team Adonis Santa Maria October Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

Subtractions Player Signed New team Ervin Sotto October Alaska Aces

References

1. Joe Devance to Alaska Aces@ World of Basketball