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2007–08 Red Bull Barako season
Head coachYeng Guiao
Philippine Cup results
Record11–7 (61.1%)
Place4th
Playoff finish3rd place
Fiesta Conference results
Record11–7 (61.1%)
Place2nd
Playoff finish3rd place
Red Bull Barako seasons

The 2007–08 Red Bull Barako season was the eight season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).[1][2]

Key dates[edit]

Draft picks[edit]

Main article: 2007 PBA Draft
Round Pick Player Height Position Nationality College
2 15 Jojo Duncil 6"1' Guard  Philippines UST

Roster[edit]

2007–08 Red Bull Barako roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1 Philippines Cruz, Celino 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Far Eastern
G 4 Philippines Ybañez, Warren 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) PSBA
PG 5 Philippines Robinson, Topex 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) San Sebastian
F/C 7 Australia Pennisi, Mick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Eastern Michigan
G/F 8 Philippines Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UST
G 9 Philippines Adriano, Francis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern
F 10 Philippines Valenzuela, Junthy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SCSIT
F 11 Philippines Alvarez, Rich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Ateneo
F 12 Philippines Camaso, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Metro Manila Colleges
C 15 Philippines Kong, Mark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Adamson
PG 16 Philippines Membrere, Magnum 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ateneo
F 20 Philippines Najorda, Leo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Sebastian
F/C 21 Philippines Bugia, Paolo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Ateneo
G 24 Philippines Duncil, Jojo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UST
F/C 34 Philippines Sharma, Carlo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) De La Salle
F 41 United States Hrabak, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Central Arizona
F 55 Mexico Parada, Adam (I) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) UC Irvine
G 88 Philippines Calaguio, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Import
  • Injured Injured

Season[edit]

Philippine Cup[edit]

Team standings[edit]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
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:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0 Sta. Lucia
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Red Bull (Alaska +29)
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Air21 2–0 Coca-Cola

Schedule[edit]

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game123456789101112131415161718
Air21 ExpressMBMALARBBCokeSLRPFBGKTNTRBBWELBGKALAPFTNTCokeMBMWELSLR
Alaska AcesTNTA21CokeBGKWELMBMRBBPFWELCokeBGKSLRA21SLRMBMRBBTNTPF
Barangay Ginebra KingsRBBTNTWELALAPFSLRA21MBMCokeWELALAA21SLRMBMCokePFRBBTNT
Coca-Cola TigersWELALAMBMA21PFSLRTNTBGKALASLRRBBMBMWELBGKA21PFRBBTNT
Magnolia Beverage MastersA21SLRPFCokeTNTALAWELBGKRBBPFTNTRBBCokeBGKALAA21SLRWEL
Purefoods Tender Juicy GiantsSLRTNTMBMWELBGKCokeA21RBBALASLRMBMTNTWELA21BGKCokeALARBB
Red Bull BarakoBGKWELA21SLRTNTALAPFMBMTNTA21CokeMBMSLRWELALABGKCokePF
Sta. Lucia RealtorsPFMBMTNTRBBA21BGKCokeWELPFCokeALABGKRBBALATNTWELMBMA21
Talk 'N Text Phone PalsALAPFBGKSLRMBMRBBWELCokeA21RBBMBMPFWELA21SLRALABGKCoke
Welcoat DragonsCokeRBBBGKPFALATNTMBMSLRALABGKA21PFTNTCokeRBBSLRA21MBM
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Bracket[edit]

Wildcard phase
(single elimination)		Wildcard phase
(single elimination)		Quarterfinals
(best-of-5)		Semifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
6Talk 'N Text733Alaska3
9Coca-Cola813Alaska22Sta. Lucia4
9Coca-Cola1099Coca-Cola0
8Air211022Sta. Lucia4
7Brgy. Ginebra1101Purefoods3
8Air21119
1Purefoods4Third place
4Red Bull24Red Bull3
5Magnolia03Alaska104
4Red Bull125
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Quarterfinals: (4) Red Bull vs. (5) Magnolia[edit]

Elimination round games: Red Bull won both games, 94-88 and 107-95.

January 25
Magnolia Beverage Masters 94, Red Bull Barako 112
Red Bull wins series, 2–0

Magnolia and Red Bull renewed their playoffs rivalry with Red Bull forcing the upset, as Magnolia was rated as the top team during the preseason, with Red Bull being decimated by one-sided trades (ironically to Magnolia). Cyrus Baguio had a coming-out party as he scored a career-high 31 points to win Game 1 for the Bulls. Junthy Valenzuela outplayed former Red Bull players Lordy Tugade and Enrico Villanueva to sweep the Beverage Masters.

The Bulls now clinch their sixth consecutive semifinals appearance.

Semifinals: (1) Purefoods vs. (4) Red Bull[edit]

Elimination round games: Red Bull won both games, 87-74 and 97-84.

February 10
Red Bull Barako 71, Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 83
Purefoods wins series, 4–3

Purefoods, owing to a couple of weeks' rest blew out Red Bull which had defeated last season's finalists in Game 1.[3] However, Red Bull came back in Game 2 to put up a defensive stand in the fourth quarter to tie the series, 2-2. Team captain Junthy Valenzuela kept the Giants at bay when they were making a run in the final minutes, scoring 2 crucial baskets.[4] Purefoods then did their own pull-away at Game 3, crashing the boards at will; Marc Pingris rebounded a career-high 19 boards.[5]

With a 1-3 series deficit looming, Red Bull again kept a pace with Purefoods in Game 4; however James Yap injured his groin in the first quarter after scoring ten points and didn't return. Purefoods managed to hold-off Red Bull until Cyrus Baguio drove to the basket after a pick-and-roll for an unmolested lay-up to tie the game 86-all. Peter June Simon missed his baseline jumper as time ran out to force overtime. In the extra period, Red Bull made an 11-2 run care of three pointers from Celino Cruz and Francis Adriano to tie the series once again.[6]

After the injury to Yap, Purefoods coach Ryan Gregorio announced prior to Game 5 that Yap would be day-to-day.[7] However, Yap started on Game 5 and Purefoods raced to a 40-17 lead after the first quarter. Red Bull crept up the lead and eventually cut down the lead to two with a minute to go thanks to a trey from Mick Pennisi. In the ensuing possession, Pingris was fouled on the act of shooting; Pingris missed both of his freethrows to give Red Bull another chance. After the time out and with both teams in penalty, Valenzuela was fouled. Valenzuela converted the first but missed the second, which led to a Kerby Raymundo rebound that sealed the win for the Giants.[8]

Needing to win twice in a row to enter the finals, Red Bull started Game 6 with a 20-1 blast that caught Purefoods flatfooted. The Bulls then cruised on, with Mike Hrabak and Pennisi shooting treys to tie the series for last time, at 3-all.[9] However, Purefoods started out Game 7 strong but the Barakos answered every Giants run to keep pace; however, thanks to misses from the perimeter by Red Bull and Purefoods' transition defense, the Giants were able to clinch their league-leading 12th All-Filipino Cup finals appearance.

Third-place playoff[edit]

February 15
Alaska Aces 104, Red Bull Barako 125
Red Bull wins 3rd place trophy.

Fiesta Conference[edit]

Team standings[edit]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
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:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +14, Coca-Cola +4, Magnolia −18
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Talk 'N Text (Alaska +9)

Schedule[edit]

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game123456789101112131415161718
Air21 ExpressWELRBBPFCokeTNTALABGKSLRCokeMBMBGKRBBSLRALATNTWELMBMPF
Alaska AcesSLRBGKMBMWELRBBA21TNTPFCokeRBBTNTPFA21WELSLRCokeMBMBGK
Barangay Ginebra KingsRBBALASLRCokeMBMPFA21TNTWELA21MBMRBBSLRPFCokeTNTWELALA
Coca-Cola TigersTNTPFWELA21BGKSLRRBBMBMALAA21RBBWELPFTNTBGKMBMALASLR
Magnolia Beverage MastersPFSLRALATNTBGKWELRBBCokePFA21BGKTNTWELRBBSLRCokeA21ALA
Purefoods Tender Juicy GiantsMBMCokeA21RBBWELBGKALAMBMTNTSLRALACokeWELBGKRBBTNTSLRA21
Red Bull BarakoBGKA21TNTPFALACokeMBMSLRWELALACokeA21BGKMBMPFWELTNTSLR
Sta. Lucia RealtorsALAMBMBGKTNTCokeWELRBBA21TNTWELPFA21BGKMBMALAPFCokeRBB
Talk 'N Text Phone PalsCokeWELRBBMBMSLRA21ALAWELBGKSLRPFALAMBMCokeA21PFBGKRBB
Welcoat DragonsA21TNTCokeALAPFMBMSLRTNTRBBBGKSLRCokeMBMPFALAA21RBBBGK
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Bracket[edit]

Wildcard phase
(Single elimination)		Wildcard phase
(Single elimination)		Quarterfinals
(Best-of-5)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
6Alaska853Brgy. Ginebra4
9Sta. Lucia993Brgy. Ginebra22Red Bull0
9Sta. Lucia1119Sta. Lucia0
7Talk 'N Text963Brgy. Ginebra4
7Talk 'N Text981Air213
8Purefoods83
1Air214Third place
4Coca-Cola15Magnolia2
5Magnolia22Red Bull102
5Magnolia90
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Semifinals: (2) Red Bull vs. (3) Barangay Ginebra[edit]

July 27
Barangay Ginebra Kings 101, Red Bull Barako 97 (OT)
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–0

Third place playoff[edit]

August 6
Red Bull Barako 102, Magnolia Beverage Masters 90
Scoring by quarter: 28-22, 15-26, 27-37, 20-17

Transactions[edit]

Trades[edit]

2007[10] To Red Bull Barako
Rommel Adducul 		To San Miguel Beermen
Enrico Villanueva
2007[11] To Red Bull Barako
Chris Calaguio, Francis Adriano, Brandon Cablay 		To San Miguel Beermen
Larry Fonacier
2007 To Red Bull Barako
Don Camaso 		To Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants
Rommel Adducul, Brandon Cablay

Additions[edit]

Player Signed New team
Carlo Sharma 2006 Shell Turbo Chargers

Subtractions[edit]

Player New team
EJ Feihl Welcoat Dragons
Migs Noble Talk 'N Text Phone Pals

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Philippine Basketball Association – MAGNOLIA BEEFS UP FRONTLINE, ALASKA STRENGTHENS BACKCOURT". pba.ph. March 23, 2008. Archived from the original on March 26, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Episode 14: Larry Fonacier | Kuwentong Gilas 2.0, retrieved January 11, 2023
  3. ^ PUREFOODS CLOBBERS BATTLE-WEARY RED BULL, PBA.ph
  4. ^ BARAKOS SURVIVE GIANTS’ LAST-DITCH RALLY TO LEVEL SERIES, PBA.ph
  5. ^ SPLENDID BOARDWORK GIVES PUREFOODS 2-1 EDGE, PBA.ph
  6. ^ RED BULL WINS GAME 4 IN OT AS PUREFOODS LOSES JAMES YAP TO INJURY, PBA.ph
  7. ^ CRUCIAL WEDNESDAY DOUBLEHEADER AT THE BIG DOME, PBA.ph
  8. ^ PUREFOODS ESCAPES WITH NAILBITER OF A WIN, PBA.ph
  9. ^ RED BULL FORGES DO-OR-DIE GAME 7, PBA.ph
  10. ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Fonacier to join Ateneo pals in SMB?". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  11. ^ Cordero, Abac. "Red Bull sends Fonacier to SMB for three players". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
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