| Team: | Burger King Whoppers |
| Pbayear: | 2008–09 |
| Coach: | Bo Perasol (Philippine Cup) Yeng Guiao (Fiesta Conference) |
| 1C-Name: | Philippine Cup |
| 1C-Wins: | 8 |
| 1C-Losses: | 10 |
| 1C-Place: | 8th |
| 1C-Playoffs: | 2nd Wildcard round (lost to SMB) |
| 2C-Name: | Fiesta Conference |
| 2C-Wins: | 8 |
| 2C-Losses: | 6 |
| 2C-Place: | 4th |
| 2C-Playoffs: | Semifinals (lost to SMB, 4–2) |
| Television: | PBA on C/S9 |
| Radio: | Sports Radio 918 |
| Pol Team: | 1 |
| Prevseason: | 2007–08 |
| Nextseason: | 2009–10 |
The 2008–09 Burger King Whoppers season was the seventh season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team were previously known as the Air21 Express in the Philippine Cup and the Burger King Titans in the first 6 games of the Fiesta Conference.
See main article: 2008 PBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Height | Position | Nationality | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Mark Borboran | 6'6" | SG/SF | East | ||
| 2 | 13 | Pocholo Villanueva | 6'3" | PG/SG | De La Salle |
|- bgcolor="#edbebf"| 1| October 5| Rain or Shine| 102–120| De Ocampo (21)| De Ocampo (13)| De Ocampo (6)| Cuneta Astrodome| 0–1|- bgcolor="#edbebf"| 2| October 9| Talk 'N Text| 101–112| David (23)| Quiñahan (17) | Quiñahan, Arboleda (4)| Ynares Sports Arena | 0–2|- bgcolor="#edbebf"| 3| October 12| Ginebra| 92–101| Santos (23)| De Ocampo (11)| Arboleda (6)| Araneta Coliseum| 0–3|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 4| October 17| Coca-Cola| 95-84| Santos (25)| De Ocampo (16)| Cruz (5)| Araneta Coliseum| 1–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 5| October 24| Sta. Lucia| 107-83| Santos (21)| Santos, Quiñahan (9)| Cruz (5)| Ynares Center| 2–3|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 6| October 29| Alaska| 109-107| Santos (25)| Santos (14)| Arboleda, Cruz (5)| Araneta Coliseum| 3–3|- bgcolor="#edbebf"| 7| October 31| Purefoods| 105–108| Se, Arboleda (25)| De Ocampo (13)| David (6) | Araneta Coliseum| 3–4|- bgcolor="#edbebf"| 8| November 5| San Miguel| 129–130| David (36) | Santos (16)| Arboleda (8)| Araneta Coliseum| 3–5|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 9| November 8| Rain or Shine| 106-103| David (27) | Kramer (15)| David (5)| Lucena City| 4–5|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 10| November 15| Coca-Cola| 111-101| Santos (26)| De Ocampo (13)| Arboleda (10)| Cuneta Astrodome| 5–5|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 11| November 21| Red Bull| 92-89| Canaleta (20)| Canaleta, De Ocampo (11)| De Ocampo (5)| Araneta Coliseum| 6–5|-bgcolor="#edbebf"| 12| November 26| San Miguel| 78–98| Santos (17)| De Ocampo (10)| Cruz (5)| Araneta Coliseum| 6–6|-bgcolor="#edbebf"| 13| November 29| Purefoods| 88–96| David (22)| Canaleta (11)| Arboleda (6)| Tacloban City| 6–7|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 14| December 5| Ginebra| 102-84| David (24)| De Ocampo (11)| Cruz (6)| Araneta Coliseum| 7–7|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 15| December 7| Sta. Lucia| 97-88| De Ocampo (23)| Canaleta (10)| De Ocampo (7)| Araneta Coliseum| 8–7|-bgcolor="#edbebf"| 16| December 12| Red Bull| 88–98| De Ocampo (21)| Canaleta (10) | De Ocampo (6)| Araneta Coliseum| 8–8|-bgcolor="#edbebf"| 17| December 19| Alaska| 65–76| Intal (17)| Arboleda (8)| Quiñahan (3)| Ynares Center| 8–9|-bgcolor="#edbebf"| 18| December 25| Talk 'N Text| 108–109| David (23)| Quiñahan (9)| Allado (6)| Araneta Coliseum| 8–10
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 1| December 28| Purefoods| 94-82| David (20)| Santos (11)| Arboleda (6)| Araneta Coliseum| Advanced|- bgcolor="#edbebf"| 2| January 4| San Miguel| 86–105| David (31)| Allado (14)| Quiñahan (3)| Araneta Coliseum| Eliminated
Player Stats as of November 29, 2008. 10:00 p.m. PHI Time
| Player | GP | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 28.8 | .368 | .343 | .696 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 11.6 | ||
| 11 | 12.1 | .390 | .316 | .571 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 6.0 | ||
| 12 | 22.4 | .333 | .243 | .895 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 7.0 | ||
| 12 | 11.5 | .343 | .100 | .842 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.4 | ||
| 12 | 32.3 | .393 | .250 | .773 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 18.2 | ||
| 12 | 36.3 | .455 | .381 | .630 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 12.9 | ||
| 10 | 13.2 | .393 | .210 | 0.308 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 5.2 | ||
| 11 | 18.4 | .459 | .250 | .769 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 6.1 | ||
| 12 | 22.6 | .575 | .000 | 0.529 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 8.4 | ||
| 11 | 33.6 | .444 | .320 | .771 | 8.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 17.9 | ||
| 8 | 7.8 | .600 | .667 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.1 | ||
| 7 | 22.1 | .514 | .100 | .611 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 12.3 | ||
| 7 | 5.3 | .182 | .000 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 1| February 28| Sta. Lucia| 96-87| David (16)| Daniels, Santos (13)| David, Daniels (3)| Dumaguete| 1–0|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 2| March 6| Ginebra| 110-106| Santos (20)| Daniels (10) | Daniels (8)| Cuneta Astrodome | 2–0|- bgcolor="#edbebf"| 3| March 8| San Miguel| 105–114| Santos (26)| Daniels (9)| Arboleda, M. Cruz, Villanueva (5)| Araneta Coliseum| 2–1|- bgcolor="#edbebf"| 4| March 14| Talk 'N Text| 114–117| David (25)| Daniels (16)| Arboleda (9)| Muntinlupa| 2–2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 5| March 18| Barako Bull| 123-110| Santos (22)| Daniels (13)| M. Cruz (5)| Araneta Coliseum| 3–2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 6| March 20| Coca-Cola| 127-109| David (26)| Daniels (10)| Arboleda (5)| Araneta Coliseum| 4–2|- bgcolor="#edbebf"| 7| March 25| Rain or Shine| 112–118| David (27)| Daniels (7)| David, Baguio (5) | Araneta Coliseum| 4–3|- bgcolor="#edbebf"| 8| April 15| Purefoods| 78–82| Santos (18)| Daniels (7)| Daniels (5)| Araneta Coliseum| 4–4|- bgcolor="#edbebf"| 9| April 20| Ginebra| 94–100| Billiones (27)| Daniels (15)| Daniels (7)| Cuneta Astrodome| 4–5|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 10| April 30| Barako Bull| 99-89| David (30)| Daniels (11)| Daniels, David (4)| Ynares Sports Arena| 5–5|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 11| May 3| Alaska Aces|106-88| Santos (31)| Daniels (17)| Arboleda, Daniels (5)| Cuneta Astrodome| 6–5|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 12| May 10| San Miguel| 107-105| David (23)| Daniels (19)| Daniels (4)| Araneta Coliseum| 7–5|-bgcolor="#edbebf"| 13| May 13| Talk 'N Text| 129–135| Daniels (27)| Daniels (15)| Arboleda(10)| Cuneta Astrodome| 7–6|-bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 14| May 17| Purefoods| 96-86| Santos (21)| Daniels (21)| Arboleda(5)| Cuneta Astrodome| 8–6
Note: Air21 Express/Burger King Whoppers Records Only
| Record | Stat | Holder | Date/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most points in one game | 36 | November 5, 2008 | ||
| Most points in one half | 30 | November 5, 2008 | ||
| Most points in one quarter | 19 | November 5, 2008 | ||
| Most rebounds in one game | 17 | October 9, 2008 | ||
| Most assists in one game | 10 | November 15, 2008 | ||
| Most blocks in one game | 6 | December 5, 2008 | ||
| Most steals in one game | 5 | November 29, 2008 | ||
| Most minutes played in one game | 44 | October 31, 2008 |
| Traded | to | For | |
| Mark Borboran | J.R. Quiñahan | ||
| Ranidel de Ocampo | Don Allado and 2011 First Round Pick | ||
| 2010 and 2011 First Round Pick | Cyrus Baguio | ||
| Don Allado and Nino Canaleta | Beau Belga and Richard Alonzo [1] | ||
| JC Intal, Doug Kramer, Chico Lanete | 2012 and 2013 First Round Pick |
| Player | Signed | Former team | |
| Adonis Santa Maria | October | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| Player | Signed | New team | |
| Ervin Sotto | October | Alaska Aces |