2014–15 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season

The 2014–15 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season was the 25th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2014–15 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season
Head coach	Jong Uichico
General Manager	Jimmy Alapag Magnum Membrere (assistant)
Owner(s)	Smart Communications (an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	8–3 (72.7%)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (lost to San Miguel, 0–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	8–3 (72.7%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Champions vs. Rain or Shine 4-3
Governors' Cup results
Record	5–6 (45.5%)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters seasons
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

Key dates

• July 9: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters head coach Norman Black was moved to the Meralco Bolts, replacing Ryan Gregorio as head coach. Replacing Black in Talk 'N Text is assistant coach Jong Uichico.^[1]
• August 24: The 2014 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
• January 9, 2015: Jimmy Alapag formally announced his retirement during a press conference at the Smart Araneta Coliseum prior to the second game of the 2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup Finals between the Alaska Aces and the San Miguel Beermen.^[2][3][4]
• March 5: The team retired the jersey number of Jimmy Alapag during the All-Star Weekend, where he was also added as the 13th man of the South All-Stars.^[5]

Draft picks

Main article: 2014 PBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
2	8	Harold Arboleda	F	Philippines	Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants	Perpetual

Roster

2014–15 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 2 Jay Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1981-11-10 Eckerd F 4 Harvey Carey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1979-03-18 Sonoma State G 6 Kevin Alas  (R/IN) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991-11-13 Letran G 9 Robert Labagala 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1984-07-05 UE G 10 Ryan Jay Reyes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983-08-10 Cal State Fullerton G 11 Willie Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1977-07-13 Letran G/F 12 Larry Fonacier 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982-05-13 Ateneo G 17 Jayson Castro 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986-06-30 Philippine Christian F 21 Kelly Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982-02-07 Oakland G/F 22 Matt Ganuelas-Rosser (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1990-06-13 Cal Poly Pomona F 23 Elmer Espiritu (IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1985-11-23 UE F/C 24 Robert Reyes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1983-03-16 Flagler F 33 Ranidel De Ocampo (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1981-12-08 Saint Francis of Assisi F 42 Danny Seigle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1976-06-14 Wagner F 51 Aaron Aban 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982-04-08 Letran	Head coach Jong Uichico (De La Salle) Assistant coach(es) Nash Racela (De La Salle) Bong Ravena (UE) Jamike Jarin Josh Reyes (Far Eastern) Team manager Jimmy Alapag (Cal State San Bernardino) Magnum Membrere (Ateneo) (Asst. Mgr.) 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 Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818[a]	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	2	.818[a]	—
3	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727[b]	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	8	3	.727[b]	1
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[c]	3
6	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545[c]	3
7	Purefoods Star Hotshots	6	5	.545[c]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4
9	Barako Bull Energy	4	7	.364[d]	5
10	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364[d]	5
11	Kia Sorento	1	10	.091	8
12	Blackwater Elite	0	11	.000	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Rain or Shine
2. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
3. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
4. Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 NLEX

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals (1st phase)					Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (single elimination)					Semifinals (best-of-7)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#3 twice to beat)
	3	Alaska	82
											2	Rain or Shine	2
	10	NLEX	78
						3	Alaska	87			3	Alaska	4
	(#6 twice to beat)
						6	Meralco	69
	6	Meralco	77
																3	Alaska	3
	7	Purefoods Star	65
																1	San Miguel	4
	(#4 twice to beat)
	4	Talk 'N Text	105
											1	San Miguel	4
	9	Barako Bull	76
						4	Talk N Text	83			4	Talk N' Text	0
	(#5 twice to beat)
						5	Barangay Ginebra	67
	5	Barangay Ginebra	95
	8	GlobalPort	78

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Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	8	3	.727[a]	—
3	Purefoods Star Hotshots	8	3	.727[a]	—	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545[b]	2
5	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545[b]	2
6	Alaska Aces	5	6	.455[c]	3
7	Barako Bull Energy	5	6	.455[c]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	5	6	.455[c]	3
9	San Miguel Beermen	4	7	.364[d]	4
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364[d]	4
11	Kia Carnival	4	7	.364[d]	4
12	Blackwater Elite	3	8	.273	5

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969
2. Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco
3. Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960
4. Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals (best-of-5)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Rain or Shine	92
	8	Barangay Ginebra	91
						1	Rain or Shine	3
	(best-of-3)
						5	Meralco	0
	4	NLEX	0
	5	Meralco	2
											1	Rain or Shine	3
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
											2	Talk 'N Text	4
	2	Talk 'N Text	127
	7	Barako Bull	97
						2	Talk 'N Text	3
	(best-of-3)
						3	Purefoods Star	1
	3	Purefoods Star	2
	6	Alaska	0

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Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727[a]	—
3	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636[b]	1
4	GlobalPort Batang Pier	7	4	.636[b]	1
5	Star Hotshots	6	5	.545[c]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Barako Bull Energy	6	5	.545[c]	2
7	Meralco Bolts	5	6	.455[d]	3
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	5	6	.455[d]	3
9	Kia Carnival	5	6	.455[d]	3
10	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	5	6	.455[d]	3
11	NLEX Road Warriors	3	8	.273	5
12	Blackwater Elite	1	10	.091	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
2. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 GlobalPort
3. Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 Star
4. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.13, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Kia 0.95, Talk 'N Text 0.93

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (best-of-5)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice to beat)
	1	Alaska		114
	8	Ginebra		108
							1	Alaska	3
	(#4 twice to beat)
							5	Star	0
	4	GlobalPort	73	94
	5	Star	126	101
												1	Alaska	0
	(#2 twice to beat)
												2	San Miguel	4
	2	San Miguel	99	102
	7	Meralco	106	86
							2	San Miguel	3
	(#3 twice to beat)
							3	Rain or Shine	1
	3	Rain or Shine		134**
	6	Barako Bull		132

*Game went into overtime^[a]

^a The number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime(s) occurred.

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Game log

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

September 22, 2014[6]

To GlobalPort Nonoy Baclao and 2017 1st round pick (from Talk 'n Text)

To NLEX Harold Arboleda and 2018 2nd round pick (from Talk 'n Text via Globalport) 2016 2nd round pick (from Ginebra via GlobalPort)

To Talk 'N Text Jay Washington (from GlobalPort) Matt Ganuelas (from NLEX via GlobalPort)

October 2, 2014[7]	To Rain or Shine 2015 & 2019 2nd round picks	To Talk 'N Text Larry Rodriguez

October 9, 2014[8]

To Blackwater Larry Rodriguez and 2015 1st round pick (from Talk 'N Text)

To NLEX Niño Canaleta (from Talk 'N Text via Blackwater)

To Talk 'N Text Kevin Alas (from NLEX) 2015 1st round pick (from Blackwater)

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Richard Howell	January 28 (vs Rain or Shine)	February 15 (vs Ginebra)	4–1
	Ivan Johnson	February 20 (vs NLEX)	April 29 (vs Rain or Shine)	12–6
Governors' Cup	Steffphon Pettigrew	May 10 (vs Barangay Ginebra)	June 19 (vs Kia)	5–6
	Sam Daghles*	May 10 (vs Barangay Ginerba)	June 19 (vs Kia)	5–6

(* Asian import)