2005–06 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season

2005–06 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season
2005–06 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season
Head coach	Joel Banal; Derrick Pumaren (Philippine Cup)
General Manager	Frankie Lim; Virgil Villavicencio (assistant)
Owner(s)	Smart Communications
Fiesta Conference results
Record	12–10 (54.5%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinals
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–13 (31.6%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Wildcard
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals seasons

The 2005–06 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season was the 16th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

August 14: The 2005 PBA Draft took place in Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall, Cainta, Rizal.
February 12, 2006: Derrick Pumaren was officially appointed as new Phone Pals' coach replacing Joel Banal. Pumaren served as consultant for the first conference.^[1]

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
2	18	Mark Macapagal	6'2"	Guard	Philippines	San Sebastian

2005–06 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	3	Jimmy Alapag	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1977-12-30	Cal State San Bernardino
F	4	Harvey Carey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1979-03-18	Sonoma State
F/C	7	Jay Washington	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1981-11-10	Eckerd
F	8	Vergel Meneses	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1969-01-14	José Rizal
G	13	Anton Villoria	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)			Letran
SG	14	Renren Ritualo	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1979-06-14	De La Salle
C	15	Chris Cantonjos	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	1974-09-22	UST
G	17	Mark Cardona	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1981-11-03	De La Salle
F/C	32	Poch Juinio	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1973-05-25	UP Diliman
F	33	Victor Pablo	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1970-08-08	Far Eastern
F/C	41	Don Allado	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1977-06-10	De La Salle
G	42	Donbel Belano	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1976-12-24	Visayas
C	88	Asi Taulava	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1973-03-02	BYU–Hawaii
G		Patrick Fran	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1973-04-13	UST
F	8	Darvin Ham (I)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1973-07-23	Texas Tech
F	21	Damian Cantrell (I)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	1976-05-17	San Francisco

2006 PBA Fiesta Conference game log

October

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 7	San Miguel	74–66	Cantrell (18)	Ynares Center	1–0
2	October 12	Air21	109–91	Cantrell (25)	Ynares Center	2–0
3	October 19	Sta. Lucia	87–80		Araneta Coliseum	3–0
4	October 21	San Miguel	82–81	Alapag (23)	Araneta Coliseum	4–0
5	October 26	Brgy.Ginebra	94–100		Araneta Coliseum	4–1
6	October 30	Purefoods	96–82	Cantrell, Pablo (17)	Araneta Coliseum	5–1

November

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
7	November 4	Air21	88–90	Cantrell (26)	Ynares Center	5–2
8	November 6	Alaska	101–79	Cantrell (19)	Araneta Coliseum	6–2
9	November 12	Sta.Lucia	97–100	Cantrell, 2 others (20)	Zamboanga City	6–3
10	November 18	Red Bull	89–91	Cantrell (21)	Ynares Center	6–4
11	November 20	Red Bull	92–99	Cantrell (21)	Cuneta Astrodome	6–5

December

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
12	December 7	Purefoods	93–89 OT		Ynares Center	7–5
13	December 11	Coca Cola	67–73	Taulava (13)	Ynares Center	7–6
14	December 17	Alaska	92–84	Cantrell (26)	Balanga, Bataan	8–6
15	December 21	Brgy.Ginebra	92–97	Cantrell (21)	Cuneta Astrodome	8–7
16	December 23	San Miguel	94–73		Cuneta Astrodome	9–7

Players Added

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Players Lost

Via Trade

Player	Signed	New team
Niño Gelig	N/A

March, 2006	To Talk 'N Text John Ferriols	To Air21 Express Mark Telan
May 8, 2006	To Talk 'N Text Don Allado	To Alaska Aces Willie Miller, John Ferriols
May 8, 2006	To Talk 'N Text Renren Ritualo, Patrick Fran	To Air21 Express Leo Avenido