2009–10 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season
Basketball team season
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The 2009–10 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season was the 20th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
HeadcoachChot Reyes
General ManagerVirgil Villavicencio
Owner(s)Smart Communications
(an MVP Group subsidiary)
(an MVP Group subsidiary)
Record13–10 (56.5%)
| 2009–10 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season | |
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| Head coach | Chot Reyes |
| General Manager | Virgil Villavicencio |
| Owner(s) | Smart Communications (an MVP Group subsidiary) |
| Philippine Cup results | |
| Record | 13–10 (56.5%) |
| Place | 5th |
| Playoff finish | Quarterfinals (by Barangay Ginebra 3–2) |
| Fiesta Conference results | |
| Record | 19–7 (73.1%) |
| Place | 1st |
| Playoff finish | Semifinals (by Alaska 4–3) |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters seasons | |
Key dates
- August 2: The 2009 PBA Draft took place in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig.
- February 5: In Game Four of the best-of-five quarterfinal against Ginebra, to referees controversial call of flagrant foul penalty 2 against Ranidel de Ocampo, Chot Reyes led a walk-out of the team to the dugout. The game was resulted to forfeit and awarded to Ginebra. The Tropang Texters also penalized up to Php 1 Million.[1][2]
Notable occurrences
Due to formation of Smart Gilas program, general manager Frankie Lim was assigned to the program,[3] while assistant Virgil Villavicencio[2] was appointed to replace Lim.
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Height | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 2 | 19 | Kevin White | 5 ft. 10 in. | Point guard |  United States |
West Hills |
Roster
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Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
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Depth chart
Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Alaska Aces | 13 | 5 | .722[a] | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 13 | 5 | .722[a] | — | |
| 3 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | 12 | 6 | .667[b] | 1 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 12 | 6 | .667[b] | 1 | |
| 5 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | |
| 6 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 7 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 6 | 12 | .333[c] | 7 | |
| 8 | Burger King Whoppers | 6 | 12 | .333[c] | 7 | |
| 9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 14 | .222 | 9 | |
| 10 | Barako Bull Energy Boosters | 3 | 15 | .167 | 10 | |
| — | Smart Gilas (G) | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.5 | Guest team[d] |
- Head-to-head record: Alaska 2–0 San Miguel
- Head-to-head record: Purefoods 1–1 Barangay Ginebra; Purefoods 0, Barangay Ginebra 0; overall point differential: Purefoods +85, Barangay Ginebra +75
- Head-to-head record: Burger King 1–1, Coca-Cola; Burger King +10, Coca-Cola −10
- Smart Gilas's results do not count in the standings.
Game log
Eliminations
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January
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Playoffs
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Quarterfinals
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Fiesta Conference
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 15 | 3 | .833 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 13 | 5 | .722[a] | 2 | |
| 3 | Derby Ace Llamados | 13 | 5 | .722[a] | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Alaska Aces | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4 | |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 9 | 9 | .500[b] | 6 | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 9 | .500[b] | 6 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 7 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7 | |
| 8 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 5 | 13 | .278 | 10 | |
| 9 | Air21 Express | 4 | 14 | .222 | 11 | |
| 10 | Barako Energy Coffee Masters | 3 | 15 | .167 | 12 |
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
Notes:
Game log
Eliminations
Transactions
Pre-season
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
Players Added
Via Draft
Via Free Agency
Via Trade
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Players Lost
Via Free Agency
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Philippine Cup
Trades
| October 12, 2009 |
To Burger King 4 first round picks from Barako Bull (2010, 2012) and Talk 'N Text (2013 and 2014). Cash considerations |
To Barako Bull Orlando Daroya |
To Talk 'N Text Japeth Aguilar |
Subtractions
| Player | Left | Team |
| Japeth Aguilar | October 12 | inactive list (loaned to Smart Gilas) |
Mid-season break
Trades
| March 3, 2010 |
To Air21 Yancy de Ocampo Renren Ritualo |
To Talk 'N Text JR Quiñahan Mark Yee Aaron Aban[4] |
Fiesta Conference
Trades
| May 14, 2010 |
To Sta. Lucia Ali Peek Nic Belasco Pong Escobal Ogie Menor Yousif Aljamal |
To Talk 'N Text Ryan Reyes Kelly Williams Charles Waters |
To Barako Energy Coffee Mark Isip 2010 1st round pick from Talk 'N Text |
Imports recruited
| Team | Player | Debuted | Final |
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| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | Shawn Daniels (1/1) | March 21, 2010 | August 6, 2010 |