2005–06 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season

The 2005–06 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season was the 16th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2005–06 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season
Head coach	Joel Banal Derrick Pumaren (Philippine Cup)
General Manager	Frankie Lim Virgil Villavicencio (assistant)
Owner(s)	Smart Communications
Fiesta Conference results
Record	12–10 (54.5%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinals
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–13 (31.6%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Wildcard
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals seasons
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

Key dates

• August 14: The 2005 PBA Draft took place in Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall, Cainta, Rizal.
• February 12, 2006: Derrick Pumaren was officially appointed as new Phone Pals' coach replacing Joel Banal. Pumaren served as consultant for the first conference.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 2005 PBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
2	18	Mark Macapagal	6'2"	Guard	Philippines	San Sebastian

Roster

2005–06 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 3 Jimmy Alapag 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Cal State San Bernardino F 4 Harvey Carey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sonoma State F/C 7 Jay Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Eckerd F 8 Vergel Meneses 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) José Rizal G 13 Anton Villoria 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Letran SG 14 Renren Ritualo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) De La Salle C 15 Chris Cantonjos 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST G 17 Mark Cardona 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) De La Salle F/C 32 Poch Juinio 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UP Diliman F 33 Victor Pablo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Far Eastern F/C 41 Don Allado 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) De La Salle G 42 Donbel Belano 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Visayas C 88 Asi Taulava 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) BYU–Hawaii G Patrick Fran 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) UST F 8 Darvin Ham (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Texas Tech F 21 Damian Cantrell (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Francisco

Head coach Derrick Pumaren Assistant coach(es) Franz Pumaren Bong Ramos Dan Rose (conditioning) Agustin Tiongco Tonichi Yturri Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import Injured

Fiesta Conference

Game log

2006 PBA Fiesta Conference game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 7 San Miguel 74–66 Cantrell (18) Ynares Center 1–0 2 October 12 Air21 109–91 Cantrell (25) Ynares Center 2–0 3 October 19 Sta. Lucia 87–80 Araneta Coliseum 3–0 4 October 21 San Miguel 82–81 Alapag (23) Araneta Coliseum 4–0 5 October 26 Brgy.Ginebra 94–100 Araneta Coliseum 4–1 6 October 30 Purefoods 96–82 Cantrell, Pablo (17) Araneta Coliseum 5–1
November Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 November 4 Air21 88–90 Cantrell (26) Ynares Center 5–2 8 November 6 Alaska 101–79 Cantrell (19) Araneta Coliseum 6–2 9 November 12 Sta.Lucia 97–100 Cantrell, 2 others (20) Zamboanga City 6–3 10 November 18 Red Bull 89–91 Cantrell (21) Ynares Center 6–4 11 November 20 Red Bull 92–99 Cantrell (21) Cuneta Astrodome 6–5
December Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 12 December 7 Purefoods 93–89 OT Ynares Center 7–5 13 December 11 Coca Cola 67–73 Taulava (13) Ynares Center 7–6 14 December 17 Alaska 92–84 Cantrell (26) Balanga, Bataan 8–6 15 December 21 Brgy.Ginebra 92–97 Cantrell (21) Cuneta Astrodome 8–7 16 December 23 San Miguel 94–73 Cuneta Astrodome 9–7
2005–06 schedule

Transactions

Pre-season

Players Added Via Free Agency Leo Avenido (From Coca Cola Tigers) Via Trade Jay Washington (From Air21 Express) [2] Mark Cardona (From Air21 Express) [3]

Players Lost Via Trade Yancy De Ocampo (To Air21 Express) Patrick Fran (To Air21 Express)

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Chris Cantonjos	March 2006
John Ferriols	March 2006	Air21 Express
Poch Juinio	March 2006	Coca Cola Tigers
Vergel Meneses	March 2006	Red Bull Barako
Anton Villoria	March 2006	San Miguel Beermen

Subtractions

Player	Signed	New team
Niño Gelig	N/A

Trades

March, 2006	To Talk 'N Text John Ferriols	To Air21 Express Mark Telan
May 8, 2006	To Talk 'N Text Don Allado	To Alaska Aces Willie Miller, John Ferriols
May 8, 2006	To Talk 'N Text Renren Ritualo, Patrick Fran	To Air21 Express Leo Avenido