2011–12 Barako Bull Energy season

The 2011–12 Barako Bull Energy was the 10th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was previously known as the Air21 Express during the 2010–11 season.

2011–12 Barako Bull Energy season
Head coach	Junel Baculi
Owner(s)	Energy Food and Drinks Inc. (a Lina Group of Companies subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–8 (42.9%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (eliminated by Talk 'N Text in one game)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–5 (44.4%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (eliminated by Talk 'N Text, 2–3)
Governors Cup results
Record	4–5 (44.4%)
Place	did not qualify (lost to Powerade in 1st seeding playoff)
Playoff finish	Eliminated
Barako Bull Energy seasons
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

Key dates

• August 28: The 2011 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Place Ermita, Manila.

Draft picks

Main article: 2011 PBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	8	Allein Maliksi	G/F	Philippines	UST
1	10	Dylan Ababou	G/F	Philippines	UST
2	19	Kenneth Acibar	F	Philippines	UE
2	20	Paul Sorongan	G	Philippines	UP Diliman

Roster

2011–12 Barako Bull Energy roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PG 1 Cruz, Celino 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern PG 3 Gatumbato, Lou 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) St. Benilde G/F 4 Agustin, Marc (IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Adamson F/C 8 Allado, Don (S) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) De La Salle PF 10 Cervantes, Reil (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Far Eastern G 11 Miller, Willie 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Letran G/F 13 Aquino, Jimbo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) San Sebastian SF 14 Najorda, Leo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) San Sebastian F/C 18 Kramer, Doug 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ateneo PG 19 Vergara, Al 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi G 22 Weinstein, Shawn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) St. Edward's G 26 Sorongan, Paul (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) UP Diliman F/C 34 Sharma, Carlo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) De La Salle F 42 Seigle, Danny  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Wagner G/F 71 Tubid, Ronald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UE F 80 Salvacion, Sunday 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) St. Benilde F/C 88 Pennisi, Mick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Eastern Michigan	Head coach Junel Baculi (Mapúa) Assistant coach(es) Bong Ramos (Mapúa) Leo Angelo Pujante Legend (C) Team captain (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import (GI) Governors' Cup Import (EI) EASL Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	B-Meg Llamados	10	4	.714[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	10	4	.714[lower-alpha 1]	—
3	Petron Blaze Boosters	9	5	.643[lower-alpha 2]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	5	.643[lower-alpha 2]	1
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	5	.643[lower-alpha 2]	1
6	Meralco Bolts	8	6	.571	2
7	Barako Bull Energy Cola	6	8	.429[lower-alpha 3]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Powerade Tigers	6	8	.429[lower-alpha 3]	4
9	Alaska Aces	3	11	.214	7
10	Shopinas.com Clickers	0	14	.000	10

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: B-Meg 1–1 Talk 'N Text (B-Meg +8)
2. Head-to-head differential: Petron +8, Barangay Ginebra +1, Rain or Shine −9
3. Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–1 Powerade (Barako Bull +35)

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (best-of-7)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	B-Meg	88	123
	8	Powerade	97	131*
							8	Powerade	4
	(best-of-3)
							5	Rain or Shine	3
	4	Barangay Ginebra		0
	5	Rain or Shine		2
												8	Powerade	1
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												2	Talk 'N Text	4
	2	Talk 'N Text		81
	7	Barako Bull		79
							2	Talk 'N Text	4
	(best-of-3)
							3	Petron Blaze	3
	3	Petron Blaze		2
	6	Meralco		0

*Game went into overtime

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Quarterfinals

Talk 'N Text vs. Barako Bull

December 14

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 81, Barako Bull Energy 79

Talk 'N Text wins series in one game

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	7	2	.778	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Barangay Ginebra Kings	6	3	.667[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	B-Meg Llamados	6	3	.667[lower-alpha 1]	1	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Alaska Aces	5	4	.556	2
5	Barako Bull Energy Cola	4	5	.444[lower-alpha 2]	3
6	Meralco Bolts	4	5	.444[lower-alpha 2]	3
7	Powerade Tigers	4	5	.444[lower-alpha 2]	3
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	3	6	.333[lower-alpha 3]	4
9	Petron Blaze Boosters	3	6	.333[lower-alpha 3]	4
10	Air21 Express	3	6	.333[lower-alpha 3]	4

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg
2. Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; sixth seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade
3. Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80

Bracket

	Quarterfinals (best-of-3)					Semifinals (best-of-5)					Finals (best-of-7)
						1	Talk 'N Text	3
	4	Alaska	1			5	Barako Bull	2
	5	Barako Bull	2								1	Talk 'N Text	3
											3	B-Meg	4
						2	Barangay Ginebra	1
	3	B-Meg	2			3	B-Meg	3
	6	Meralco	1

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Quarterfinals

Alaska–Barako Bull series

April 1

Alaska Aces 90, Barako Bull Energy 103

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

April 4

Alaska Aces 99, Barako Bull Energy 92

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

April 8

Alaska Aces 85, Barako Bull Energy 106

Barako Bull wins series, 2–1

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Semifinals

Talk 'N Text–Barako Bull series

April 10

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 77, Barako Bull Energy 84

Ynares Center, Antipolo

April 12

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 123, Barako Bull Energy 98

Ynares Center, Antipolo

April 14

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 81, Barako Bull Energy 85

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

April 16

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 108, Barako Bull Energy 90

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

April 18

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 101, Barako Bull Energy 90

Talk 'N Text wins series, 3-2

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Governors Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	1	.889	—	Semifinal round
2	B-Meg Llamados	6	3	.667	2
3	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	5	4	.556[lower-alpha 1]	3
4	Barangay Ginebra Kings	5	4	.556[lower-alpha 1]	3
5	Petron Blaze Boosters	5	4	.556[lower-alpha 1]	3
6	Meralco Bolts	4	5	.444[lower-alpha 2]	4
7	Powerade Tigers	4	5	.444[lower-alpha 2]	4
8	Barako Bull Energy Cola	4	5	.444[lower-alpha 2]	4
9	Alaska Aces	2	7	.222[lower-alpha 3]	6
10	Air21 Express	2	7	.222[lower-alpha 3]	6

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +18, Barangay Ginebra 0, Petron −18
2. Head-to-head differential: Meralco +11, Barako Bull +8, Powerade −18; sixth seed playoffs: Powerade 99–95 Barako Bull, Meralco 94–86 Powerade
3. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Air21

6th-seed playoffs

July 3

KO game

Barako Bull Energy 95, Powerade Tigers 99

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Transactions

Pre-season

Trades

August 28, 2011[1]	To Barako Bull 2011 1st round pick (Dylan Ababou) Mick Pennisi Sunday Salvacion future draft picks	To Petron Blaze 2011 1st round pick (Chris Lutz) Dondon Hontiveros Carlo Sharma

September 6, 2011[2]	To Barako Bull Don Allado (from B-Meg) future second round pick (from B-Meg)	To B-Meg Mark Barroca (from Shopinas.com)	To Shopinas.com Elmer Espiritu(from Barako Bull) Brian Ilad (from B-Meg)

Philippine Cup

Trades

November 16, 2011[3]	To Barako Bull Jimbo Aquino (from Barangay Ginebra) 2012 2nd round pick (from Barangay Ginebra) 2013 1st round pick (from Barangay Ginebra)	To Barangay Ginebra Rico Maierhofer (from B-Meg) Allein Maliksi (from Barako Bull)	To B-Meg Yancy de Ocampo (from Barangay Ginebra) 2012 2nd round pick (from Barako Bull)

January 27, 2012	To Barako Bull Ronald Tubid (from Ginebra) Reil Cervantes (from Ginebra) 2014 2nd round draft pick (from Ginebra)	To B-Meg JC Intal (from Ginebra) 2012 2nd round pick (from Barako Bull)	To Barangay Ginebra Kerby Raymundo (from B-Meg) Dylan Ababou (from Barako Bull)

Commissioner's Cup

Trades

March 20, 2012[4]	To Barako Bull Marc Agustin	To Petron Chico Lanete

May 1, 2012	To Barako Bull Doug Kramer	To Powerade Jondan Salvador 2012 second round pick

May 1, 2012	To Barako Bull Celino Cruz Carlo Sharma	To Petron Blaze Dorian Pena

Additions Player Signed Former team Jimbo Aquino November 16, 2011(via trade) Barangay Ginebra Kings Reil Cervantes January 27, 2012(via trade) Barangay Ginebra Kings Ronald Tubid January 27, 2012(via trade) Barangay Ginebra Kings Shawn Weinstein February 1, 2012 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Marc Agustin March 20, 2012(via trade) Petron Blaze Boosters Doug Kramer May 1, 2012(via trade) Powerade Tigers Celino Cruz May 1, 2012(via trade) Powerade Tigers via Petron Blaze Boosters Carlo Sharma May 1, 2012(via trade) Petron Blaze Boosters

Subtractions Player Signed New team Allein Maliksi November 16, 2011(via trade) Barangay Ginebra Kings Dylan Ababou January 27, 2012(via trade) Barangay Ginebra Kings Paul Artadi February 1, 2012 Meralco Bolts Chico Lanete March 20, 2012(via trade) Petron Blaze Boosters Jondan Salvador May 1, 2012(via trade) Powerade Tigers Dorian Pena May 1, 2012(via trade) Petron Blaze Boosters Wynne Arboleda – waived

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	DerMarr Johnson	February 10 (vs. Alaska)	February 23 (vs. Rain or Shine)	1–3
	Rodney White	March 2 (vs. Powerade)	March 25 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	3-2
	Reggie Okosa	April 1 (vs. Alaska)	April 1 (vs. Alaska)	1–0
	Gabe Freeman	April 4 (vs. Alaska)	April 18 (vs. Talk 'N Text)	3–4
Governors Cup	Jamine Peterson	May 25 (vs. Powerade)	June 1 (vs. B-Meg)	1–2
	LeRoy Hickerson	June 8 (vs. Petron Blaze)	July 3 (vs. Powerade)	3–4

References

1. Casio first, Lee second in 2011 PBA draft Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Mikkel Bolante, InterAKTV, August 28, 2011
2. B-MEG SNARES BARROCA IN 3-WAY DEAL, PBA.ph, September 6, 2011
3. Maierhofer, Maliksi, De Ocampo, Aquino change places in revised deal Archived 2011-11-17 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, November 16, 2011
4. Petron continues shakeup, trades Marc Agustin for Lanete Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com