2004–05 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season

The 2004–2005 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season was the 15th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2004–05 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season
Head coach	Joel Banal
Owner(s)	Smart Communications
Fiesta Conference (Transition) results
Record	17–9 (65.4%)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Semifinals
Philippine Cup results
Record	18–10 (64.3%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Runner-up
Fiesta Conference results
Record	16–11 (59.3%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Runner-up
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals seasons
← 2003 2005–06  →

Transactions

Transactions
Yancy De Ocampo ^Acquired from FedEx in exchange for a first round pick ^[1]
Niño Gelig ^Drafted rookie
Willie Miller ^Acquired from Red Bull via trade
Allan Salangsang ^Rookie free agent signed
Don Camaso ^Signed in the 2004–05 Philippine Cup

Occurrences

Game one of the 2004–05 Philippine Cup finals won by Talk 'N Text, 89–71 over the Barangay Ginebra Kings on January 30, were placed under protest when the Phone Pals violated the PBA's suspension on Asi Taulava which the board refused to lift despite a recent Quezon City court ruling ordering the PBA to reinstate the Phone Pals' top player, the league forfeited the series opener in favor of Barangay Ginebra.^[2][3]

Roster

Talk 'N Text Phone Pals roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. G 1   Ravena, Bong 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE G 3   Alapag, Jimmy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Cal State San Bernardino F 4   Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sonoma State G 8   Fran, Patrick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) UST G 11   Miller, Willie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Letran F 13   Telan, Mark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) De La Salle G/F 14   Gelig, Niño 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UST C 18   De Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Saint Francis of Assisi F 20   Camaso, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Metro Manila Colleges F 24   Salangsang, Allan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Letran F 33   Pablo, Victor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Far Eastern G 42   Belano, Donbel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Visayas C 88   Taulava, Asi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) BYU–Hawaii G 99   De Guzman, Jonathan 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Adamson F 00   Villa, Kahi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) BYU–Hawaii	Head coach   Joel Banal Assistant coach(es)   Ariel Vanguardia   Virgil Villavicencio Legend (C) Team captain   Injured

Philippine Cup

Game log

2005 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 3 San Miguel 93–89 Telan (20) Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 October 8 Alaska 94–86 Miller (22) Makati Coliseum 2–0 3 October 13 FedEx 119–98 Taulava (22) Araneta Coliseum 3–0 4 October 19 Purefoods 109–87 Miller (26) Dumaguete 4–0 5 October 22 Coca Cola 96–77 Pablo (27) Philsports Arena 5–0 6 October 27 Brgy.Ginebra 80–91 Miller (17) Araneta Coliseum 5–1
November Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 November 3 Shell 80–63 Araneta Coliseum 6–1 8 November 9 FedEx 103–93 Ormoc City 7–1 9 November 14 Purefoods 94–86 Miller (22) Araneta Coliseum 8–1 10 November 18 Alaska 97–84 Cebu City 9–1 11 November 24 Red Bull 98–80 Cuneta Astrodome 10–1 12 November 30 Sta.Lucia 102–104 Miller (27) Puerto Princesa 10–2
December Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 13 December 5 Coca Cola 81–93 Telan (16) Araneta Coliseum 10–3 14 December 8 Red Bull 96–105 Telan (26) Philsports Arena 10–4 15 December 10 San Miguel 97–82 Telan (23) Araneta Coliseum 11–4 16 December 15 Shell 98–103 Pablo (18) Araneta Coliseum 11–5 17 December 19 Sta.Lucia 102–83 Alapag (20) De Ocampo (20) Makati Coliseum 12–5 18 December 25 Brgy.Ginebra 102–108 Alapag (39) Cuneta Astrodome 12–6
2004–05 schedule

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	#	Height	From	GP
2004 PBA Fiesta Conference	Randy Holcomb	23	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	San Diego State	6
	Jerald Honeycutt	40	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Tulane University	20
2005 PBA Fiesta Conference	Jerald Honeycutt	40	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Tulane University	22
	Earl Ike		6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Montevallo University	2
	Noel Felix		6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Fresno State	3

^{GP – Games played}

References

1. . Philstar.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
2. "Ginebra set to protest Taulava's Game 1 stint". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
3. "No violation on fielding of Taulava-TNT". Philippine Daily Inquirer.