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2008–09  Alaska Aces season
Head coach Tim Cone
Owner(s) Wilfred Uytengsu
Philippine Cup results
Record19–12 (61.3%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishFinals (lost to TNT, 4–3)
Fiesta Conference results
Record6–10 (37.5%)
Place9th
Playoff finishWildcard (lost to Burger King)
Alaska Aces seasons
←  2007–08
2009–10 →

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

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: 2008 PBA Draft
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 Philippines Borboran, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) UE
PG 5–9 Philippines Tenorio, LA 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 151 lb (68 kg) Ateneo
C 7 Papua New Guinea Thoss, Sonny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) James Cook
PG 11 Philippines Miller, Willie 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Letran
SG 12 Philippines Fonacier, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ateneo
PG 15 Philippines dela Peña, Kelvin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mapúa
PF 21 Philippines Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Manila
SG 22 United States Cariaso, Jeffrey (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sonoma State
PG 24 United States Cablay, Brandon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Vanguard
C 30 Philippines Sotto, Ervin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
SF 35 United States dela Cruz, Tony 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) UC Irvine
SF 38 United States Devance, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UTEP
PF 55 Philippines Ferriols, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) USJ–R
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured 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 [a] 2 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 10 8 .556 [a] 2
5 Sta. Lucia Realtors 10 8 .556 [a] 2
6 San Miguel Beermen 9 9 .500 3 Advance to wildcard round
7 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 8 10 .444 [b] 4
8 Air21 Express 8 10 .444 [b] 4
9 Coca-Cola Tigers 7 11 .389 5
10 Red Bull Barako 5 13 .278 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +16, Rain or Shine −3, Sta. Lucia −13
  2. ^ a b 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

Awards

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

References

  1. ^ Joe Devance to Alaska Aces@ World of Basketball
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