2014–15 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season
Basketball team season
The 2014–15 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season was the 25th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates
Draft picks
Roster
Players
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Coaches
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Pos. |
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POB |
Name |
Height |
Weight |
DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) |
From
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F/C
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2
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Washington, Jay
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6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)
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250 lb (113 kg)
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1981-11-10
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Eckerd
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F
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4
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Carey, Harvey
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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240 lb (109 kg)
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1979-03-18
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Sonoma State
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G
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6
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Alas, Kevin (R/IN)
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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175 lb (79 kg)
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1991-11-13
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Letran
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G
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9
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Labagala, Robert
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5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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170 lb (77 kg)
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1984-07-05
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UE
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G
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10
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Reyes, Ryan Jay
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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190 lb (86 kg)
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1983-08-10
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Cal State Fullerton
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G
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11
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Miller, Willie
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5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
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200 lb (91 kg)
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1977-07-13
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Letran
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G/F
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12
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Fonacier, Larry
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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170 lb (77 kg)
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1982-05-13
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Ateneo
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G
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17
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Castro, Jayson
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5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
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185 lb (84 kg)
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1986-06-30
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Philippine Christian
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F
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21
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Williams, Kelly
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6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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225 lb (102 kg)
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1982-02-07
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Oakland
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G/F
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22
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Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt (R)
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6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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186 lb (84 kg)
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1990-06-13
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Cal Poly Pomona
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F
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23
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Espiritu, Elmer (IN)
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6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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185 lb (84 kg)
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1985-11-23
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UE
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F/C
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24
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Reyes, Robert
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6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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215 lb (98 kg)
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1983-03-16
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Flagler
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F/C
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33
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De Ocampo, Ranidel (C)
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6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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225 lb (102 kg)
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1981-12-08
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Saint Francis of Assisi
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F
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42
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Seigle, Danny
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6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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205 lb (93 kg)
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1976-06-14
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Wagner
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G/F
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51
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Aban, Aaron
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6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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200 lb (91 kg)
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1982-04-08
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Letran
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- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Team manager
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (I) Import
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
- (R) Rookie
- (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
Injured
Roster
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Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Rain or Shine
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
- ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 NLEX
Game log
Playoffs
Bracket
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Quarterfinals (1st phase) | | | Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (Single elimination) | | | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | | | Finals (Best-of-7) | | | (#3 twice to beat) | | | | | | | 3 | Alaska | 82 | | | | | 2 | Rain or Shine | 2 | | 10 | NLEX | 78 | | | | | | | | 3 | Alaska | 87 | | | 3 | Alaska | 4 | | | | (#6 twice to beat) | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Meralco | 69 | | | | | | 6 | Meralco | 77 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Alaska | 3 | | 7 | Purefoods Star | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | (#4 twice to beat) | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Talk 'N Text | 105 | | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | 9 | Barako Bull | 76 | | | | | | | | 4 | Talk 'N Text | 83 | | | 4 | Talk 'N Text | 0 | | | | (#5 twice to beat) | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 67 | | | | | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 95 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | GlobalPort | 78 | | | | | | | | | |
Commissioner's Cup
Eliminations
Standings
- ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco
- ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960
- ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994
Game log
Playoffs
Bracket
Governors' Cup
Eliminations
Standings
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 GlobalPort
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 Star
- ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.13, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Kia 0.95, Talk 'N Text 0.93
Bracket
*Game went into overtime[a]
a The number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime(s) occurred.
Game log
Transactions
Trades
Pre-season
Recruited imports
(* Asian import)
References
- ^ Norman Black moves to Meralco, Jong Uichico to take over Talk ‘N Text as MVP group shuffles coaches Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Interaksyon.com, July 9, 2014
- ^ "Jimmy Alapag retires". Rappler. January 9, 2015.
- ^ Badua, Snow (January 9, 2015). "Jimmy Alapag retires, takes on new role as Talk 'N Text manager, Gilas assistant coach". spin.ph.
- ^ Lozada, Bong (January 9, 2015). "'For me it's time', Alapag says as he retires". INQUIRER.net.
- ^ Fitting curtain call as Salud names Jimmy Alapag '13th man' of South team in PBA All-Stars, Snow Badua, spin.ph, January 30, 2015
- ^ Texters bag J-Wash, Ganuelas, Inquirer.net, September 22, 2014.
- ^ [1], Inquirer.net, October 2, 2014
- ^ Alas heads to TnT in 3-team trade deal philstar.com, retrieved October 9, 2014
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- Founded in 1990
- Owned by Smart Communications, a subsidiary of PLDT
- Formerly the Pepsi Hotshots, Mobiline Phone Pals and Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
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