2007–08 Welcoat Dragons season
Basketball team season
2007–08 Welcoat Dragons season | |
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Head coach | Leo Austria Caloy Garcia (Fiesta Conference) |
General Manager | Boy Lapid |
Owner(s) | Asian Coating, Inc. |
Philippine Cup results | |
Record | 3–15 (16.7%) |
Place | 10th |
Playoff finish | Eliminated |
Fiesta Conference results | |
Record | 4–14 (22.2%) |
Place | 10th |
Playoff finish | Eliminated |
Welcoat Dragons seasons | |
The 2007–08 Welcoat Dragons season was the second season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The Dragons are lower seeded in both conferences of the season.
The Dragons drafted future star Joe Devance as first overall, and Ryan Araña of De La Salle in the second round.[1][2] The Dragons secured a Php 8.7 million contract for Devance.[3]
Before the Fiesta Conference, Caloy Garcia was appointed as head coach, as Leo Austria will focus on his duties as head coach of Adamson Soaring Falcons.[4]
Key dates
August 20: The 2007 PBA Draft took place in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig.
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Height | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 1 | Joe Devance | 6"8' | Power Forward | ![]() | Texas-El Paso |
2 | 12 | Ryan Araña | 6"2' | Guard | ![]() | De La Salle |
Roster
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Season
Philippine Cup
Team standings
Pos | Team
| W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | 12 | 6 | .667[a] | — | Advance to semifinals |
2 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 12 | 6 | .667[a] | — | |
3 | Alaska Aces | 11 | 7 | .611[b] | 1 | Advance to quarterfinals |
4 | Red Bull Barako | 11 | 7 | .611[b] | 1 | |
5 | Magnolia Beverage Masters | 10 | 8 | .556 | 2 | |
6 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3 | Advance to wildcard round |
7 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4 | |
8 | Air21 Express | 7 | 11 | .389[c] | 5 | |
9 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 7 | 11 | .389[c] | 5 | |
10 | Welcoat Dragons | 3 | 15 | .167 | 9 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0 Sta. Lucia
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Red Bull (Alaska +29)
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Air21 2–0 Coca-Cola
Schedule
Source: [citation needed]
= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss
= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss
Fiesta Conference
Team standings
Pos | Team
| W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Air21 Express | 12 | 6 | .667 | — | Advance to semifinals |
2 | Red Bull Barako | 11 | 7 | .611 | 1 | |
3 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 10 | 8 | .556[a] | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
4 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 10 | 8 | .556[a] | 2 | |
5 | Magnolia Beverage Masters | 10 | 8 | .556[a] | 2 | |
6 | Alaska Aces | 9 | 9 | .500[b] | 3 | Advance to wildcard round |
7 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 9 | 9 | .500[b] | 3 | |
8 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4 | |
9 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 7 | 11 | .389 | 5 | |
10 | Welcoat Dragons | 4 | 14 | .222 | 8 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +14, Coca-Cola +4, Magnolia −18
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Talk 'N Text (Alaska +9)
Schedule
Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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Team ╲ Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Air21 Express | WEL | RBB | PF | Coke | TNT | ALA | BGK | SLR | Coke | MBM | BGK | RBB | SLR | ALA | TNT | WEL | MBM | PF |
Alaska Aces | SLR | BGK | MBM | WEL | RBB | A21 | TNT | PF | Coke | RBB | TNT | PF | A21 | WEL | SLR | Coke | MBM | BGK |
Barangay Ginebra Kings | RBB | ALA | SLR | Coke | MBM | PF | A21 | TNT | WEL | A21 | MBM | RBB | SLR | PF | Coke | TNT | WEL | ALA |
Coca-Cola Tigers | TNT | PF | WEL | A21 | BGK | SLR | RBB | MBM | ALA | A21 | RBB | WEL | PF | TNT | BGK | MBM | ALA | SLR |
Magnolia Beverage Masters | PF | SLR | ALA | TNT | BGK | WEL | RBB | Coke | PF | A21 | BGK | TNT | WEL | RBB | SLR | Coke | A21 | ALA |
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | MBM | Coke | A21 | RBB | WEL | BGK | ALA | MBM | TNT | SLR | ALA | Coke | WEL | BGK | RBB | TNT | SLR | A21 |
Red Bull Barako | BGK | A21 | TNT | PF | ALA | Coke | MBM | SLR | WEL | ALA | Coke | A21 | BGK | MBM | PF | WEL | TNT | SLR |
Sta. Lucia Realtors | ALA | MBM | BGK | TNT | Coke | WEL | RBB | A21 | TNT | WEL | PF | A21 | BGK | MBM | ALA | PF | Coke | RBB |
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | Coke | WEL | RBB | MBM | SLR | A21 | ALA | WEL | BGK | SLR | PF | ALA | MBM | Coke | A21 | PF | BGK | RBB |
Welcoat Dragons | A21 | TNT | Coke | ALA | PF | MBM | SLR | TNT | RBB | BGK | SLR | Coke | MBM | PF | ALA | A21 | RBB | BGK |
Source: [citation needed]
= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss
= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss
Transactions
Subtractions
Player | Year | New team |
Junjun Cabatu | 2007 | Alaska Aces |
Gilbert Lao | 2007 | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
Imports
Name | |
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![]() | March 30 vs. Air21 |
![]() | March 30 vs. Air21 |
![]() | April 9 vs. Coca-Cola |
![]() | June 18 vs. Air21 |
References
- ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Welcoat picks Devance". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ "Pag-asa ng Welcoat na kay Devance". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Devance, Dragons to seal P8.7-M deal". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry. "How Caloy Garcia began his association with RoS two decades ago". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-07-13.