2005–06 Air21 Express season explained

Team:	Barako Bull Energy
Team2:	Air21 Express
Pbayear:	2005–06
Coach:	Bo Perasol
1C-Name:	Fiesta Conference
1C-Wins:	17
1C-Losses:	15
1C-Place:	3rd
1C-Playoffs:	Semifinals
2C-Name:	Philippine Cup
2C-Wins:	9
2C-Losses:	11
2C-Place:	7th
2C-Playoffs:	Wildcard
Prevseason:	2004–05
Nextseason:	2006–07

The 2005–06 Air21 Express season was the fourth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

• August 14: The 2005 PBA Draft took place in Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall, Cainta, Rizal.

Draft picks

See main article: 2005 PBA Draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
1	1	Anthony Washington	6'7"	Forward		Eckerd
1	5	Mark Cardona	6'1"	Guard-Forward		La Salle
1	6	Niño Canaleta	6'6"	Forward		UE

Fiesta Conference

Game log

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 1| October 7| Purefoods| 88-86| Ritualo (17)| | | Ynares Center| 1–0|- bgcolor="#edbebf"| 2| October 12| Talk 'N Text| 91–109| Ritualo (23)| | | Ynares Center | 1–1|- bgcolor="#edbebf"| 3| October 16| Red Bull| 77–84| Daniels (23)| | | Araneta Coliseum| 1–2|- bgcolor="#edbebf"| 4| October 21| Alaska| 108–111 (2OT)| Daniels (24)| | | Araneta Coliseum| 1–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 5| October 23| Sta. Lucia| 110-95| Daniels (30)| | | Araneta Coliseum| 2–3|- bgcolor="#edbebf"| 6| October 29| San Miguel| 119–123 (2OT)| De Ocampo (21)| | | Roxas City| 2–4|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 7| November 4| Talk 'N Text| 90-88| Ritualo (17)| | | Ynares Center| 3–4|- bgcolor="#edbebf"| 8| November 6| Brgy.Ginebra| 83–93| Ferriols (22) | | | Araneta Coliseum| 3–5|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 9| November 11| San Miguel| 90-86| Daniels (22) | | | Araneta Coliseum| 4–5|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 10| November 16| Alaska| 88-83| David (28)| | | Araneta Coliseum| 5–5|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 11| November 20| Sta.Lucia| 114-103| Daniels (24)| | | Cuneta Astrodome| 6–5|-bgcolor="#edbebf"| 12| November 23| Coca Cola| 106–115| Ritualo (31)| | | Araneta Coliseum| 6–6|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 13| December 10| Brgy.Ginebra| 109-101| Daniels (30)| | | Ormoc City| 7–6|-bgcolor="#edbebf"| 14| December 14| Red Bull| | | | | Cuneta Astrodome| 7–7|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 15| December 16| Coca Cola| 98-94| De Ocampo (28)| | | Cuneta Astrodome| 8–7|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 16| December 18| Purefoods| 110-109| Ritualo (22)| | | Ynares Center| 9–7

Transactions

Pre-season

Players Added Via Draft Niño Canaleta Via Free Agency Ronald Tubid (From defunct Shell Turbo Chargers) Via Trade Yancy De Ocampo (From Talk 'N Text Phone Pals) ^[1] Patrick Fran (From Talk 'N Text Phone Pals)

Players Lost Via Trade Egay Billones (To Purefoods Chunkee Giants) Marc Pingris (To Purefoods Chunkee Giants) Roger Yap (To Purefoods Chunkee Giants) Jay Washington (Drafted rookie to Talk 'N Text Phone Pals) Mark Cardona (Drafted rookie to Talk 'N Text Phone Pals) ^[2]

Trades

March, 2006	To Air21 Express Mark Telan	To Talk 'N Text Phone Pals John Ferriols^[3]
May 8, 2006	To Air21 Express Leo Avenido	To Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Renren Ritualo, Patrick Fran^[4]

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Stephen Padilla	March 2006	Alaska Aces

Subtractions

Player	Signed	New team
	March 2006	San Miguel Beermen

Notes and References

1. News: Back-up slotman key to Yancy-Anthony swap. Philippine Daily Inquirer.
2. News: Air21 trades Cardona for veteran Fran. Philippine Daily Inquirer.
3. News: Tigers, Express clash in opener. Philippine Daily Inquirer.
4. News: Miller, Ritualo, 4 others traded. Philippine Daily Inquirer.