| 2004-05 PBA season | |||||
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| League | Philippine Basketball Association | ||||
| Sport | Basketball | ||||
| Duration | October 3, 2004 - July 2005 | ||||
| Season | |||||
| Season MVP | Eric Menk (Barangay Ginebra Kings) | ||||
| Philippine Cup | |||||
| Champions | Barangay Ginebra Kings | ||||
| Runners-up | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | ||||
| Fiesta Conference | |||||
| Champions | San Miguel Beermen | ||||
| Runners-up | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | ||||
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The 2004-2005 PBA season is the 30th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA is a Professional Basketball league in the Philippines founded in 1975. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA awards the Most Valuable Player award (MVP at the end of the season Eric Conrad Menk (born on August 24, 1974 in Michigan, US) is a Filipino -American professional Basketball player in the The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979. The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979. This is a list of Philippine Basketball Association seasons. List of seasons 1970s 1975 PBA season The 2003 PBA Season was the twenty-ninth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA The 2005-06 PBA Season is the 31st season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA is a Professional Basketball league in the Philippines founded in 1975. Instead of the usual calendar year of February-December, the league changed its schedule to the current October-July format, while limiting the number of conferences from three to two. As part of the new league format, the season was preceded with a transition conference known as the 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference. The 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference was tournament held by the Philippine Basketball Association and the first ever edition of the PBA Fiesta Conference.
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2004-05 Philippine Cup
Barangay Ginebra won its first back-to-back titles, with a 4-2 conquest of the Talk N' Text Phone Pals. The series was marred by a controversial reversal of the Phone Pals' Game 1 victory after fielding in an ineligible Taulava in the said game. Taulava was serving an indefinite suspension after being cited as one of six Filipino-American players with questionable citizenship papers. Filipino Americans are Americans of Philippine ancestry which trace back to the Philippines, an archipelagic nation in Southeast Asia.
The San Miguel Beermen won third place after beating the Shell Turbo Chargers in a one-game match. The Shell Turbo Chargers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team under the ownership of Pilipinas Shell Corporation
Eric Menk won another Best Player of the Conference Award, his third in his PBA career.
Chot Reyes left his post as the Coca Cola Tigers head coach to become the new coach of the Philippine national basketball team
Final results
| Quarterfinals Best-of-three |
Semifinals Best-of-five |
Finals Best-of-seven |
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| 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | San Miguel | 2 | 4 | San Miguel | 2 | ||||||||
| 5 | Alaska | 0 | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | ||||||||
| 2 | Talk 'N Text | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Talk 'N Text | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Shell | 2 | 3 | Shell | 0 | Third place | |||||||
| 6 | Purefoods | 1 | 4 | San Miguel | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | Shell | 0 | |||||||||||
- Philippine Cup Finals: Brgy. Ginebra def. Vincent P Reyes, better known as Chot Reyes, is a Filipino Basketball head coach of the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine The Coca-Cola Tigers is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2002, when the then- San Miguel Corporation -owned Coca The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979. For the ice hockey team see Alaska Aces. The Alaska Aces is a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA team since 1986 under The Shell Turbo Chargers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team under the ownership of Pilipinas Shell Corporation The Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants is a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA team under the Purefoods-Hormel division of the San Miguel Corporation. The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979. Talk N' Text 4-2
- Finals MVP: Eric Menk (Brgy. Ginebra)
- Third Place: San Miguel def. Eric Conrad Menk (born on August 24, 1974 in Michigan, US) is a Filipino -American professional Basketball player in the The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979. Shell
- Best Player of the Conference: Eric Menk (Brgy. Ginebra)
Finals
| January 30 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 89, Barangay Ginebra Kings 71 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 14,093 Referees: Cruz, Montiel, Quilinguen |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 24-19, 22-18, 22-16, 21-18 | ||||||
| Pts: Jimmy Alapag 19 Rebs: Willie Miller 10 Assts: Willie Miller 8 |
Pts: Eric Menk 23 Rebs: Sunday Salvacion 13 Assts: Rodney Santos 4 |
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| Talk 'N Text leads series, 1-0 | ||||||
| PBA commissioner Noli Eala forfeited Game 1 in favor of Ginebra since Asi Taulava, who was still suspended by the league, participated in the game. The Shell Turbo Chargers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team under the ownership of Pilipinas Shell Corporation Eric Conrad Menk (born on August 24, 1974 in Michigan, US) is a Filipino -American professional Basketball player in the The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979. The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979. The Araneta Coliseum is the largest indoor facility in Southeast Asia, with a dome diameter of 108 meters Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous The PBA on ABC (later renamed as The PBA on TV5) was a presentation of Philippine Basketball Association games on the Philippine Jim "Jimmy" Alapag is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Talk N' Text Phone Pals in the Philippine Basketball Association } Willie V Miller Jr (born on July 13, 1977 in Olongapo City, Philippines) better known simply as Willie Miller, is a Filipino } Willie V Miller Jr (born on July 13, 1977 in Olongapo City, Philippines) better known simply as Willie Miller, is a Filipino Eric Conrad Menk (born on August 24, 1974 in Michigan, US) is a Filipino -American professional Basketball player in the Sunday Salvacion (born December 17 1978 in Alba Tago, Surigao del Sur) is a Filipino professional Basketball player John Rodney Santos (born May 30, 1973 in Meycauayan City, Bulacan) is a Filipino professional Basketball player currently Jose Emmanuel M Eala, better known as Noli Eala, was the sixth commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association from 2003 to 2007. Pauliasi Taulava (born March 2, 1973) is a Filipino - Tongan professional Basketball player for the Coca-Cola Tigers | ||
| Barangay Ginebra leads series, 1-0 | ||
| February 2 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 105, Barangay Ginebra Kings 106 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 8,698 Referees: Ilagan, Ramos, Herrera |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 32-35, 22-32, 24-22, 27-17 | ||||||
| Pts: Willie Miller 22 Rebs: Willie Miller 10 Assts: Willie Miller 10 |
Pts: Eric Menk 27 Rebs: Eric Menk 11 Assts: Mark Caguioa 6 |
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| Barangay Ginebra leads series, 2-0 | ||||||
| February 4 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 102, Barangay Ginebra Kings 66 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 11,149 Referees: Cruz, Calungcaguin, Culanag |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 25-12, 29-20, 25-19, 23-15 | ||||||
| Pts: Willie Miller 25 Rebs: de Ocampo, Pablo 9 each Assts: Jimmy Alapag 6 |
Pts: Menk, Caguioa 14 each Rebs: Eric Menk 9 Assts: Aries Dimaunahan 8 |
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| Barangay Ginebra leads series, 2-1 | ||||||
| February 6 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 90, Barangay Ginebra Kings 85 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 14,257 Referees: Ilagan, Ramos, Aldaba |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 19-26, 22-21, 20-23, 29-15 | ||||||
| Pts: Willie Miller 29 Rebs: Yancy de Ocampo 10 Assts: Jimmy Alapag 8 |
Pts: Mark Caguioa 43 Rebs: Sunday Salvacion 12 Assts: Eric Menk 5 |
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| Talk 'N Text ties series, 2-2 | ||||||
| February 9 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 85, Barangay Ginebra Kings 95 (2OT) | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 11,723 Referees: Cruz, Montiel, Aldaba |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 23-14, 9-19, 26-24, 15-16. The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979. The Araneta Coliseum is the largest indoor facility in Southeast Asia, with a dome diameter of 108 meters Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous The PBA on ABC (later renamed as The PBA on TV5) was a presentation of Philippine Basketball Association games on the Philippine } Willie V Miller Jr (born on July 13, 1977 in Olongapo City, Philippines) better known simply as Willie Miller, is a Filipino } Willie V Miller Jr (born on July 13, 1977 in Olongapo City, Philippines) better known simply as Willie Miller, is a Filipino } Willie V Miller Jr (born on July 13, 1977 in Olongapo City, Philippines) better known simply as Willie Miller, is a Filipino Eric Conrad Menk (born on August 24, 1974 in Michigan, US) is a Filipino -American professional Basketball player in the Eric Conrad Menk (born on August 24, 1974 in Michigan, US) is a Filipino -American professional Basketball player in the Mark Anthony Caguioa (born on November 19, 1979 in San Juan Metro Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino professional The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979. The Araneta Coliseum is the largest indoor facility in Southeast Asia, with a dome diameter of 108 meters Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous The PBA on ABC (later renamed as The PBA on TV5) was a presentation of Philippine Basketball Association games on the Philippine } Willie V Miller Jr (born on July 13, 1977 in Olongapo City, Philippines) better known simply as Willie Miller, is a Filipino Jim "Jimmy" Alapag is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Talk N' Text Phone Pals in the Philippine Basketball Association Eric Conrad Menk (born on August 24, 1974 in Michigan, US) is a Filipino -American professional Basketball player in the Mark Anthony Caguioa (born on November 19, 1979 in San Juan Metro Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino professional Eric Conrad Menk (born on August 24, 1974 in Michigan, US) is a Filipino -American professional Basketball player in the The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979. The Araneta Coliseum is the largest indoor facility in Southeast Asia, with a dome diameter of 108 meters Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous The PBA on ABC (later renamed as The PBA on TV5) was a presentation of Philippine Basketball Association games on the Philippine } Willie V Miller Jr (born on July 13, 1977 in Olongapo City, Philippines) better known simply as Willie Miller, is a Filipino Jim "Jimmy" Alapag is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Talk N' Text Phone Pals in the Philippine Basketball Association Mark Anthony Caguioa (born on November 19, 1979 in San Juan Metro Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino professional Sunday Salvacion (born December 17 1978 in Alba Tago, Surigao del Sur) is a Filipino professional Basketball player Eric Conrad Menk (born on August 24, 1974 in Michigan, US) is a Filipino -American professional Basketball player in the The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979. The Araneta Coliseum is the largest indoor facility in Southeast Asia, with a dome diameter of 108 meters Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous The PBA on ABC (later renamed as The PBA on TV5) was a presentation of Philippine Basketball Association games on the Philippine Overtime/s: 8-8, 14-4 | ||||||
| Pts: Victor Pablo 27 Rebs: Victor Pablo 10 Assts: Jimmy Alapag 11 |
Pts: Mark Caguioa 26 Rebs: Eric Menk 16 Assts: Dimaunahan, Santos 6 each |
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| Barangay Ginebra leads series, 3-2 | ||||||
| February 11 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 86, Barangay Ginebra Kings 96 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 18,287 Referees: Cruz, Montiel, Culanag |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 14-20, 31-22, 12-22, 29-32 | ||||||
| Pts: Jimmy Alapag 23 Rebs: Mark Telan 12 Assts: Miller, Alapag 4 each |
Pts: Eric Menk 39 Rebs: Eric Menk 19 Assts: Caguioa, Santos 4 each |
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| Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4-2 | ||||||
2005 Fiesta Conference
San Miguel won its 17th PBA title with a 4-1 series victory over Talk N' Text in the finals. Jim "Jimmy" Alapag is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Talk N' Text Phone Pals in the Philippine Basketball Association Mark Anthony Caguioa (born on November 19, 1979 in San Juan Metro Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino professional Eric Conrad Menk (born on August 24, 1974 in Michigan, US) is a Filipino -American professional Basketball player in the John Rodney Santos (born May 30, 1973 in Meycauayan City, Bulacan) is a Filipino professional Basketball player currently The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979. The Araneta Coliseum is the largest indoor facility in Southeast Asia, with a dome diameter of 108 meters Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous The PBA on ABC (later renamed as The PBA on TV5) was a presentation of Philippine Basketball Association games on the Philippine Jim "Jimmy" Alapag is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Talk N' Text Phone Pals in the Philippine Basketball Association } Willie V Miller Jr (born on July 13, 1977 in Olongapo City, Philippines) better known simply as Willie Miller, is a Filipino Jim "Jimmy" Alapag is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Talk N' Text Phone Pals in the Philippine Basketball Association Eric Conrad Menk (born on August 24, 1974 in Michigan, US) is a Filipino -American professional Basketball player in the Eric Conrad Menk (born on August 24, 1974 in Michigan, US) is a Filipino -American professional Basketball player in the Mark Anthony Caguioa (born on November 19, 1979 in San Juan Metro Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino professional John Rodney Santos (born May 30, 1973 in Meycauayan City, Bulacan) is a Filipino professional Basketball player currently The league finally allowed Taulava to play in the series but still lost to the veteran-laided Beermen. Shell won third place over Red Bull in a one-game match, the last appearance of the Turbo Chargers in the league, as it filed for a leave of absence in August 2005, eventually selling the rights to Welcoat.
Talk N' Text's Willie Miller was named the Best Player of the Conference while teammate Jerald Honeycutt won the Best Import plum. Jerald DeWayne Honeycutt (born October 20 1974, in Shreveport Louisiana) is an American professional Basketball player who was selected by the
Final results
- Fiesta Conference Finals: San Miguel def. Talk N' Text
- Finals MVP: Danny Ildefonso (San Miguel)
- Third Place: Shell def. Danilo Ildefonso, (born December 9, 1976) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippine Basketball The Shell Turbo Chargers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team under the ownership of Pilipinas Shell Corporation Red Bull
- Best Player of the Conference: Willie Miller (Talk N' Text)
- Best Import Award: Jerald Honeycutt (Talk N' Text)
Individual Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Eric Menk (Brgy. This article is about the basketball team "Red Bull Barako" also refers to a coffee drink Jerald DeWayne Honeycutt (born October 20 1974, in Shreveport Louisiana) is an American professional Basketball player who was selected by the Ginebra)
- Rookie of the Year: Rich Alvarez (Shell)
- Most Improved Player: Enrico Villanueva (Red Bull)
- Mythical Five
- Eric Menk (Brgy. Richard D Alvarez (born October 30, 1980 in Yokosuka Japan) better known simply as Rich Alvarez, is a Filipino professional basketball Jose Enrico P Villanueva (born June 23, 1980 in Pasay City, Philippines) better known simply as Enrico Villanueva, and by the nicknames Ginebra)
- Jimmy Alapag (Talk N' Text)
- Willie Miller (Talk N' Text)
- Nic Belasco (San Miguel)
- Dorian Pena (San Miguel)
- Mythical Second Team
- Mark Caguioa (Brgy. Mark Anthony Caguioa (born on November 19, 1979 in San Juan Metro Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino professional Ginebra)
- Olsen Racela (San Miguel)
- Mark Telan (Talk N' Text)
- Tony Dela Cruz (Shell)
- Rommel Adducul (Brgy. Ginebra)
- All-Defensive Team
- Enrico Villanueva (Red Bull)
- Rich Alvarez (Shell)
- Junthy Valenzuela (Red Bull)
- Johnny Abarrientos (Coca Cola)
- Dennis Espino (Sta Lucia)
See also
External links
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