2006–07 Coca-Cola Tigers season

The 2006–07 Coca-Cola Tigers season was the 5th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season was notable for drafting Green Archer Joseph Yeo.^[1][2][3]

2006–07 Coca-Cola Tigers season
Head coach	Binky Favis
General Manager	Allan Caidic JB Bailon
Owner(s)	Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines
Philippine Cup results
Record	5–13 (27.8%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Wildcard (Round-robin)
Fiesta Conference results
Record	7–11 (38.9%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Wildcard 2nd Round
Coca-Cola Tigers seasons
← 2005–06 2007–08 →

Key dates

• August 20: The 2006 PBA Draft took place in Market! Market!, Taguig.

Draft picks

Main article: 2006 PBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
1	3	Joseph Yeo	6'1"	Shooting Guard	Philippines	De La Salle
2	12	R.J. Rizada	6'1"	Shooting Guard	Philippines	FEU
2	14	M.C. Caceres	6'5"	Power Forward	Philippines	PSBA
2	15	Chris Pacana	6'1"	Point guard	Philippines	St. Francis
2	16	Mike Gavino	6'4"	Forward/Center	Philippines	UP Diliman
2	17	Ronjay Enrile	6'1"	Point guard	Philippines	Letran

Occurrences

Hector Calma was replaced as general manager by Ginebra manager Allan Caidic.^[4][5] But it wasn't last long and replaced by JB Bailon.^[6]

Roster

2006–07 Coca-Cola Tigers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SG 5 Rizada, R.J 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Far Eastern PF 7 Caceres, M.C. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) PSBA SG 8 Yeo, Joseph 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) De La Salle F 11 Francisco, Gerard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST F/C 15 Misolas, Jason 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Letran F/C 16 Gavino, Mike 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UP Diliman F 19 Duremdes, Kenneth 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Adamson PG 21 Enrile, Ronjay 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Letran PG 22 Pacana, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Saint Francis of Assisi F 24 Salangsang, Allan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Letran F 31 Arigo, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) North Florida G 34 Antonio, William 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Chaminade F 40 Calimag, Ricky 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) San Beda G 42 Ferreria, Kalani 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Moorpark G 55 Cabagnot, Alex 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Hawaiʻi–Hilo F 73 Peek, Ali 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Saint Mary's C Capati, Ronald 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) St. Benilde F Rañeses, Neil 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Visayas

Head coach Binky Favis Assistant coach(es) Mon Jose George Ella Boybits Victoria Richie Ticzon Vince Hizon Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (I) Import Injured

Records

Philippine Cup

The Giants finished 5th in the standings.^[7]

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra Kings	13	5	.722[a]	—	Advance to semifinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	13	5	.722[a]	—
3	Red Bull Barako	11	7	.611	2	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	10	8	.556[b]	3
5	Purefoods Chunkee Giants	10	8	.556[b]	3
6	Sta. Lucia Realtors	10	8	.556[b]	3	Advance to wildcard round
7	Alaska Aces	8	10	.444	5
8	Air21 Express	7	11	.389	6
9	Coca-Cola Tigers	5	13	.278	8
10	Welcoat Dragons	3	15	.167	10

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

1. Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +1, San Miguel −1
2. Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +4, Purefoods +3, Sta. Lucia −7; fifth-seed playoff: Purefoods 92–78 Sta. Lucia

Wildcard phase

Cumulative standings Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification 6 Sta. Lucia Realtors 11 10 .524 — Guaranteed quarterfinals berth playoff[a] 7 Air21 Express 10 11 .476 1 Qualified to quarterfinals berth playoff 8 Alaska Aces 9 12 .429 2 9 Coca-Cola Tigers 6 15 .286 5 Source: PBA.ph Notes: If a team won all wildcard round games and did not finish first, it will playoff with the team that finished first for the quarterfinals berth.

Wildcard phase standings Pos Team W L Qualification 6 Air21 Express 3 0 Qualified to quarterfinals berth playoff[a] 7 Alaska Aces 1 2 8 Coca-Cola Tigers 1 2 9 Sta. Lucia Realtors 1 2 Source: PBA.ph Notes: Quarterfinals berth playoff: Sta. Lucia 121–118 Air21 (OT)

ABC

January 5

Alaska Aces 98, Coca-Cola Tigers 99 (OT)

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

ABC

January 7

Coca-Cola Tigers 75, Sta. Lucia Realtors 122

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

ABC

January 10

Coca-Cola Tigers 106, Air21 Express 111

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Fiesta Conference

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Red Bull Barako	13	5	.722	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Alaska Aces	12	6	.667[a]	1
3	Barangay Ginebra Kings	12	6	.667[a]	1	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	11	7	.611	2
5	Air21 Express	10	8	.556[b]	3
6	San Miguel Beermen	10	8	.556[b]	3	Advance to wildcard round
7	Coca-Cola Tigers	7	11	.389	6
8	Purefoods Chunkee Giants	6	12	.333	7
9	Sta. Lucia Realtors	5	13	.278	8
10	Welcoat Dragons	4	14	.222	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Second-seed playoff: Alaska 103–95 Barangay Ginebra
2. Fifth-seed playoff: Air21 103–99 San Miguel

Bracket

	Wildcard phase (Single elimination)					Wildcard phase (Single elimination)					Quarterfinals (Best-of-3)					Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	6	San Miguel	102													2	Alaska	4
	9	Sta. Lucia	85								3	Brgy. Ginebra	1			6	San Miguel	2
						6	San Miguel	102			6	San Miguel	2
						7	Coca-Cola	101													2	Alaska	4
	7	Coca-Cola	100																		4	Talk 'N Text	3
	8	Purefoods	97
																1	Red Bull	2			Third place
											4	Talk 'N Text	2			4	Talk 'N Text	4
											5	Air21	1								6	San Miguel	96
																					1	Red Bull	103

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Trades

Pre-season

2006	To Coca-Cola Tigers Kalani Ferreria (Brgy. Ginebra), Ryan Bernardo (Air21), Manny Ramos	To Air21 Express Aries Dimaunahan, Ervin Sotto, future draft picks	To Barangay Ginebra Rafi Reavis, Billy Mamaril, rights of Rudy Hatfield

Fiesta Conference

April 2007[8]

To Coca-Cola Tigers Alex Cabagnot, Kenneth Duremdes, Recaredo Calimag

To Sta. Lucia Realtors Manny Ramos, Denok Miranda, a future first round pick (Coke)

Subtractions

Player	Fate	New team
Johnny Abarrientos	Waived	Barangay Ginebra
Renato Morano	Waived	None
Dale Singson		Alaska Aces
Rob Wainright		Welcoat Dragons
Gilbert Lao		Welcoat Dragons
Tonyboy Espinosa	Retired	None

Imports recruited

Player	Debuted
Anthony Johnson	March 4 vs. Welcoat
Jeff Varem	April 20 vs. Barangay Ginebra
Rashad Bell	May 30 vs. Red Bull

References

1. Beltran, Nelson; Villar, Joey. "Yeo sanctioned for sin of the past". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
2. Beltran, Nelson; Villar, Joey. "Sta. Lucia wants Santos as No. 1 draft pick". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
3. Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Realtors ready to pick Williams". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
4. Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson (2006-11-20). "Bulls thump Tigers; Yeo, Rico at it again". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
5. Henson, Joaquin M. (2006-12-27). "The Jacobs legacy". www.philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
6. Cordero, Abac (2007-11-28). "Asi shipped to Tigers for Peek, top pick". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
7. Henson, Joaquin M. "Avoiding Red Bull". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
8. Beltran, Nelson; Villar, Joey. "SLR's Duremdes, Cabagnot traded to Coke". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.