2004–05 FedEx Express season

The 2004–2005 FedEx Express season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2004–05 FedEx Express season
Head coach	Bonnie Garcia Joe Lipa Bong Ramos
Owner(s)	Bert Lina FedEx Philippines
Fiesta Conference (Transition) results
Record	5–14 (26.3%)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Wildcard
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–13 (31.6%)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Wildcard
Fiesta Conference results
Record	10–11 (47.6%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Wildcard
FedEx Express seasons
← 2003 2005–06 →

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College
1	3	Marc Pingris	Philippines	PSBA
1	4	Ranidel De Ocampo	Philippines	Saint Francis
1	9	Wesley Gonzales	Philippines	Ateneo de Manila

Main article: 2004 PBA Draft

Occurrences

April 4, 2004: The Philippine team 20-and-under mentor Joe Lipa became the new head coach of FedEx, replacing Bonnie Garcia, PBA Commissioner Noli Eala set conditions that the veteran coach must severe his ties with the national team after the SEABA championships in September, or if coincides with the PBA, coach Joe Lipa must file a leave of absence from the FedEx ballclub.^[1]

Roster

2004–05 FedEx Express roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 3 Billones, Egay 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Centro Escolar Las Piñas G 14 Ritualo, Renren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) De La Salle F 15 Pingris, Marc 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) PSBA F/C 16 Rodriguez, Omanzie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Mapúa G/F 17 Bravo, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Philippines G/F 18 Sison, Reinier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Ateneo G 19 Arboleda, Wynne 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) MLQU G 20 David, Gary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Lyceum G/F 21 Dacia, Bruce 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Visayas F 22 Ferriols, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) USJ–R F 23 Gonzales, Wesley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Ateneo F 33 De Ocampo, Ranidel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Saint Francis of Assisi F/C 44 Codiñera, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE G 62 Victolero, Chito 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Mapúa F 10, 99 Se, Homer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) San Sebastian

Head coach Bong Ramos Assistant coach(es) Jojo Villa Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import Injured

Philippine Cup

Game log

2004–05 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 8 Red Bull 102–95 [2] Ferriols (21) Makati Coliseum 1–0 2 October 13 Talk 'N Text 98–119 Ferriols (16) Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 October 17 Alaska 98–90 Ritualo (23) Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 October 21 Brgy.Ginebra 121–126 Dipolog 2–2 5 October 27 Coca Cola 67–84 Araneta Coliseum 2–3 6 October 29 Purefoods 102–98 Araneta Coliseum 3–3
December Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 13 December 1 San Miguel 106–90 Ritualo (19) Araneta Coliseum 5–8 14 December 9 Alaska 102–114 Urdaneta City 5–9 15 December 15 Sta.Lucia 114–104 Ritualo (24) Araneta Coliseum 6–9 16 December 19 Shell 85–90 Ritualo (19) Makati Coliseum 6–10 17 December 22 Purefoods 110–112 Ritualo (32) Philsports Arena 6–11
January Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 January 5 Coca Cola 97–104 Ritualo (25) Philsports Arena 6–12
2004–05 schedule

Transactions

Trades Traded to For Vergel Meneses Red Bull Barako September 2004 Homer Se Additions Player Signed Former team Reinier Sison 2004–05 Philippine Cup Gary David 2005 Fiesta Coca Cola Tigers Three-team trade Mike Bravo 2005 Fiesta Bruce Dacia 2005 Fiesta Ercito Victolero 2005 Fiesta Sta. Lucia Realtors

Subtractions Player Signed New team Roger Yap 2004–05 Philippine Cup Shell Turbo Chargers

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	#	Height	From	GP
2004 PBA Fiesta Conference	Alvin Jefferson	23	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Auburn University[3]	4
	Mike Maddox	2	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Georgia Tech	15
2005 PBA Fiesta Conference	Anthony Miller	2	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	Michigan University	21

^{GP – Games played}

References

1. Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Lipa excited over new job as FedEx coach". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
2. "Ferriols keys big Express victory over Barakos". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
3. "FedEx import struggles in tune-up". Philstar.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2013-07-01.