2004–05 Barangay Ginebra Kings season
Basketball team season
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The 2004–05 Barangay Ginebra Kings season was the 26th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Siot Tanquingcen
Eric Altamirano
(February–March 2004)
Allan Caidic
(38.9%)
| 2004–05 Barangay Ginebra Kings season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Allan Caidic Siot Tanquingcen |
| General manager | Ira Manaquis (January – February 2004) Eric Altamirano (February–March 2004) Allan Caidic |
| Owner | Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. |
| Fiesta Conference (Transition) results | |
| Record | 7–11 (38.9%) |
| Place | 7th |
| Playoff finish | Champions (def. Red Bull 3-1) |
| Philippine Cup results | |
| Record | 20–9 (69%) |
| Place | 1st |
| Playoff finish | Champions (def. Talk 'N Text 4-2) |
| Fiesta Conference results | |
| Record | 8–10 (44.4%) |
| Place | 9th |
| Playoff finish | Wildcard |
| Barangay Ginebra Kings seasons | |
Transactions
| Off-season |
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| Jayjay Helterbrand Re-signed by Ginebra |
| Miguel Noble Acquired from Alaska Aces |
| Rodney Santos Acquired from Purefoods; part of Limpot-Seigle trade |
| Andy Seigle Acquired from Purefoods in exchange for Jun Limpot [1] |
| Kim Valenzuela Rookie signed; originally pick by Sta.Lucia |
Occurrences
Head coach Allan Caidic was promoted as team manager replacing Eric Altamirano. Altamirano replaced Ira Manaquis who served until first months of 2004.[2][3] Caidic will be replaced by assistant coach Bethune Tanquingcen after five games into the 2004 Fiesta Conference.[4][5]
Championships
The Barangay Ginebra Kings won the PBA's transition tournament called Fiesta Conference over Red Bull Barako, 3 games to 1, in the best-of-five title series for their first championship after seven long years, as the team celebrates its fifth overall title on July 7, 2004, defeating Red Bull, 103-86 in Game 4.
As the PBA entered its 30th season with the regular two-conference format, the Barangay Ginebra Kings repeated as champions, the first time in its franchise history, by winning the 2004–2005 Grand Matador Philippine Cup title over the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals, 4 games to 2.
Awards
Eric Menk became the first Ginebra player to win the Most Valuable Player (MVP) honors for the season. Menk also won the finals MVP and Best Player of the Conference Award.
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Philippine Cup
Game log
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Recruited imports
| Tournament | Name | # | Height | From | GP |
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| 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference | Rosell Ellis | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | McNeese State | 3 | |
| George Reese | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | Ohio State | 3 | ||
| Torraye Braggs | 21 | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | Xavier University | 23 | |
| 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference | Eddie Elisma | 2 | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | Georgia Tech | 10 |
| Andre Brown | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | DePaul University | 7 | ||
| Hiram Fuller | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | Cal State-Fresno | 3 |
GP – Games played