2004–05 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season

The 2004-2005 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season was the 15th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2004-05 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season
Head coachJoel Banal
Owner(s)Smart Communications
Fiesta Conference (Transition) results
Record17–9
(65.4%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinals
Philippine Cup results
Record18–10
(64.3%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishRunner-up
Fiesta Conference results
Record16–11
(59.3%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishRunner-up
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals seasons

Transactions
Transactions
Yancy De Ocampo Acquired from FedEx in exchange for a first round pick [1]
Niño Gelig Drafted rookie
Willie Miller Acquired from Red Bull via trade
Allan Salangsang Rookie free agent signed
Don Camaso Signed in the 2004-05 Philippine Cup

Occurrences

Game one of the 2004-05 Philippine Cup finals won by Talk 'N Text, 89-71 over the Barangay Ginebra Kings on January 30, were placed under protest when the Phone Pals violated the PBA's suspension on Asi Taulava which the board refused to lift despite a recent Quezon City court ruling ordering the PBA to reinstate the Phone Pals' top player, the league forfeited the series opener in favor of Barangay Ginebra. [2] [3]

Roster
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 1 Ravena, Bong 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE
G 3 Alapag, Jimmy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) CSU San Bernardino
F 4 Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sonoma State
G 8 Fran, Patrick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) UST
G 11 Miller, Willie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Letran College
F 13 Telan, Mark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) De La Salle
G/F 14 Gelig, Niño 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UST
C 18 De Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) St. Francis
F 20 Camaso, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Metro Manila Colleges
F 24 Salangsang, Allan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Letran College
F 33 Pablo, Victor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Far Eastern
G 42 Belano, Donbel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) University of Visayas
C 88 Taulava, Asi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) BYU-Hawaii
G 99 De Guzman, Jonathan 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Adamson University
F 00 Villa, Kahi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) BYU-Hawaii
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Philippine Cup

Game log
2005 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 3 San Miguel 93-89 Telan (20) Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 October 8 Alaska 94-86 Miller (22) Makati Coliseum 2–0
3 October 13 FedEx 119-98 Taulava (22) Araneta Coliseum 3–0
4 October 19 Purefoods 101-87 Miller (26) Dumaguete City 4–0
5 October 22 Coca Cola 96-77 Pablo (27) Philsports Arena 5–0
6 October 27 Brgy.Ginebra 80-91 Miller (17) Araneta Coliseum 5–1
November
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 November 3 Shell Araneta Coliseum 6–1
10 November 18 Alaska Cebu City 9–1
12 November 30 Sta.Lucia 102-104 Miller (27) Puerto Princesa 10–2
December
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
13 December 5 Coca Cola 81-93 Telan (16) Araneta Coliseum 10–3
14 December 8 Red Bull 96-105 Telan (26) Philsports Arena 10–4
15 December 10 San Miguel 97-82 Telan (23) Araneta Coliseum 11–4
16 December 15 Shell 98-103 Pablo (18) Araneta Coliseum 11–5
17 December 19 Sta.Lucia 102-83 Alapag (20) De Ocampo (20) Makati Coliseum 12–5
18 December 25 Brgy.Ginebra 102-108 Alapag (39) Cuneta Astrodome 12–6
2004–05 schedule

Recruited imports
TournamentName#HeightFromGP
2004 PBA Fiesta ConferenceRandy Holcomb236 ft 8 in (2.03 m)San Diego State6
Jerald Honeycutt406 ft 8 in (2.03 m)Tulane University20
2005 PBA Fiesta ConferenceJerald Honeycutt406 ft 8 in (2.03 m)Tulane University22
Earl Ike6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)Montevallo University2
Noel Felix6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)Fresno State3

GP - Games played

References
  1. "Yancy gives TNT explosive roster". Philstar.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  2. "Ginebra set to protest Taulava's Game 1 stint". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. "No violation on fielding of Taulava-TNT". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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