2013–14 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season

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The 2013–14 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season was the 24th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

HeadcoachNorman Black
General managerPaolo Trillo
OwnersSmart Communications
(an MVP Group subsidiary)
Record8–6
(57.1%)
Quick facts Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season, Head coach ...
2013–14 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season
Head coachNorman Black
General managerPaolo Trillo
OwnersSmart Communications
(an MVP Group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record8–6
(57.1%)
Place4th
Playoff finishQuarterfinals (Def. by San Mig Super Coffee, 1-2.)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record9–0
(100.0%)
Place1st
Playoff finishFinals (def. by San Mig Super Coffee, 1-3)
Governors' Cup results
Record7–2
(77.8%)
Place1st
Playoff finishSemifinals (def. by San Mig Super Coffee, 2-3
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters seasons
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Key dates

  • November 3: The 2013 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
  • February 26: Ali Peek announced his retirement through Twitter. [1]

Draft picks

Main article: 2013 PBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
2 5 John Paul Erram C  Philippines None Ateneo
2 7 Robby Celiz SF  Philippines Black Water Sports National
3 7 Eliud Poligrates PG  Philippines SWU
4 6 Chris Sumalinog  Philippines Ateneo
5 5 Byron Villarias  Philippines JRU
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2013–14 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters roster
Players Coaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
PG 3 United States Jimmy Alapag (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1977-12-30 Cal State San Bernardino
PF 4 United States Harvey Carey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979-03-18 Sonoma State
PG 5 Philippines Jai Reyes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1987-02-25 Ateneo
F 7 Philippines Nonoy Baclao 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987-06-15 Ateneo
F 8 Philippines Robby Celiz (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1988-09-07 National-U
F 9 Philippines Niño Canaleta 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1982-02-12 UE
C/G 10 United States Ryan Reyes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983-08-10 Cal State Fullerton
PG 11 Philippines Eric Salamat (IN) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-04-26 Ateneo
G/F 12 Philippines Larry Fonacier 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982-05-13 Ateneo
C/G 17 Philippines Jayson Castro 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1986-06-30 Philippine Christian
F 21 United States Kelly Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982-02-07 Oakland
F/C 24 United States Robert Reyes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1983-03-16 Flagler
F 33 Philippines Ranidel De Ocampo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1981-12-08 Saint Francis of Assisi
F 42 United States Danny Seigle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1976-06-14 Wagner
G/F 51 Philippines Aaron Aban 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982-04-08 Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)


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 Injured
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Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

More information Pos, W ...
Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 11 3 .786[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 11 3 .786[a] —
3 Petron Blaze Boosters 10 4 .714 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 8 6 .571 3
5 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 7 7 .500 4
6 Barako Bull Energy 5 9 .357[b] 6
7 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 9 .357[b] 6 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 5 9 .357[b] 6
9 Meralco Bolts 5 9 .357[b] 6
10 Air21 Express 3 11 .214 8
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Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.06, GlobalPort 1.01, Alaska 0.99, Meralco 0.95; eighth seed playoff: Alaska 94–91 Meralco

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra97 108
8Alaska104 95
1Barangay Ginebra3
(Best-of-3)
5San Mig Coffee4
4Talk 'N Text1
5San Mig Coffee2
5San Mig Coffee4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Rain or Shine2
2Rain or Shine106
7GlobalPort96
2Rain or Shine4
(Best-of-3)
3Petron Blaze1
3Petron Blaze2
6Barako Bull0
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Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

More information Pos, W ...
Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 9 0 1.000 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 7 2 .778 2
3 Alaska Aces 6 3 .667 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 4 .556[a] 4
5 Meralco Bolts 5 4 .556[a] 4
6 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 4 5 .444 5
7 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[b] 6 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 6 .333[b] 6
9 Barako Bull Energy 2 7 .222 7
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 8 .111 8
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Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Meralco
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head record: Air21 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-5)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Talk 'N Text97
8Barangay Ginebra84
1Talk 'N Text3
(Best-of-3)
4Rain or Shine0
4Rain or Shine2
5Meralco1
1Talk 'N Text1
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6San Mig Coffee3
2San Miguel7995
7Air2192101**
7Air212
(Best-of-3)
6San Mig Coffee3
3Alaska1
6San Mig Coffee2

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Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

More information Pos, W ...
Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 2 .778 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 3 .667 1
3 Alaska Aces 5 4 .556[a] 2
4 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 5 4 .556[a] 2
5 Petron Blaze Boosters 5 4 .556[a] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 4 .556[a] 2
7 Air21 Express 5 4 .556[a] 2
8 Barako Bull Energy 3 6 .333[b] 4
9 Meralco Bolts 3 6 .333[b] 4
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 8 .111 6
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Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.08, San Mig 1.02, San Miguel 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.97, Air21 0.94
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 95–94 Meralco

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(Top 4 twice-to-beat)		Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-5)
1Talk 'N Text99
8Barako Bull84
1Talk 'N Text2
4San Mig Coffee3
4San Mig Coffee97
5San Miguel90
4San Mig Coffee3
2Rain or Shine2
2Rain or Shine111
7Air2190
2Rain or Shine3
3Alaska2
3Alaska92
6Barangay Ginebra81
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Game log

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season


Recruited imports

More information Tournament, Name ...
TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupRichard HowellMarch 5 (vs. Alaska)May 15 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee)13–3
Governors' CupOthyus JeffersMay 21 (vs. Meralco)1–0
Rodney CarneyMay 28 (vs. Rain or Shine)June 2 (vs. Air21)3–0
Paul HarrisJune 6 (vs. GlobalPort)June 27 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee)6–4
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