2004–05 Coca-Cola Tigers season explained

Pbayear:2004–05
Team:Coca-Cola Tigers
1C-Name:Fiesta Conference (Transition)
1C-Wins:16
1C-Losses:10
1C-Place:4th
1C-Playoffs:Semifinals
2C-Name:Philippine Cup
2C-Wins:9
2C-Losses:12
2C-Place:7th
2C-Playoffs:Wildcard
3C-Name:Fiesta Conference
3C-Wins:6
3C-Losses:13
3C-Place:10th
3C-Playoffs:Wildcard
Owners:Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines
Manager:Hector Calma
Pol Team:3
Prevseason:2003
Nextseason:2005–06

The 2004–2005 Coca-Cola Tigers season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerNationalityCollege
110Gary DavidLyceum
219Manny RamosLa Salle

See main article: 2004 PBA Draft.

Occurrences

Coach Eric Altamirano became the new head coach of Coca-Cola starting the 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference, taking over from Chot Reyes, who was assigned to coach the national team, Altamirano handled the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs in 2002 before he was called to serve the national team in the Busan Asian Games.[1]

Philippine Cup

Game log

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 1| October 6| Shell| 91-83| David (20)| | | Araneta Coliseum| 1–0|- bgcolor="#edbebf"| 2| October 10| Purefoods| 76–78| Hatfield (17) | | | Araneta Coliseum| 1–1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 3| October 14| Alaska| 71-68| Hatfield (16)| | | Butuan| 2–1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 4| October 17| San Miguel| 92-84| Cariaso (20)| | | Araneta Coliseum| 3–1 |- bgcolor="#edbebf"| 5| October 22| Talk 'N Text| 77–96| Juinio (20) | | | Philsports Arena| 3–2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 6| October 27| FedEx| 84-67| Reavis (19)| | | Araneta Coliseum| 4–2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 10| November 17| Red Bull| 101-88| | | | Araneta Coliseum| 5–5|-bgcolor="#edbebf"| 14| December 2| Purefoods| 76–82| Peek (19)| | | Lipa City| 5–9|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 15| December 5| Talk 'N Text| 93-81| Avenido (17)| | | Araneta Coliseum| 6–9|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 16| December 12| Red Bull| 102-96 | Peek (28)| | | Araneta Coliseum| 7–9|-bgcolor="#edbebf"| 17| December 16| San Miguel| 75–80| Wainwright (17)| | | Dagupan| 7–10|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 18| January 5| FedEx| 104–97| Arigo (35)| | | Philsports Arena| 8–10

Transactions

Trades

Traded to For
Ali Peek
John Arigo[2]
Dale Singson[3]

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Edwin Bacani 2005 Fiesta Shell Turbo Chargers

Subtractions

Player Signed New team
2004–05 Philippine Cup Alaska Aces

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Height From GP
3
00 4
35 2
23 3
3 10
GP – Games played

Notes and References

  1. News: Eric back as Coke faces SLR. Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. News: Cariaso back with Aces vs Beermen today. Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. News: FedEx Express acquire David. Philippine Daily Inquirer.