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2004–05 FedEx Express season

The 2004–2005 FedEx Express season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2004–05 FedEx Express season
Head coachBonnie Garcia
Joe Lipa
Bong Ramos
Owner(s)Bert Lina
FedEx Philippines
Fiesta Conference (Transition) results
Record5–14
(26.3%)
Place9th
Playoff finishWildcard
Philippine Cup results
Record6–13
(31.6%)
Place9th
Playoff finishWildcard
Fiesta Conference results
Record10–11
(47.6%)
Place8th
Playoff finishWildcard
FedEx Express seasons
← 2003
2005–06 →

Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Nationality College
1 3 Marc Pingris   Philippines PSBA
1 4 Ranidel De Ocampo   Philippines Saint Francis
1 9 Wesley Gonzales   Philippines Ateneo de Manila
Main article: 2004 PBA Draft

Occurrences

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April 4, 2004: The Philippine team 20-and-under mentor Joe Lipa became the new head coach of FedEx, replacing Bonnie Garcia, PBA Commissioner Noli Eala set conditions that the veteran coach must severe his ties with the national team after the SEABA championships in September, or if coincides with the PBA, coach Joe Lipa must file a leave of absence from the FedEx ballclub.[1]

Roster

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2004–05 FedEx Express roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 3   Billones, Egay 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Centro Escolar Las Piñas
G 14   Ritualo, Renren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) De La Salle
F 15   Pingris, Marc 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) PSBA
F/C 16   Rodriguez, Omanzie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Mapúa
G/F 17   Bravo, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Philippines
G/F 18   Sison, Reinier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Ateneo
G 19   Arboleda, Wynne 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) MLQU
G 20   David, Gary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Lyceum
G/F 21   Dacia, Bruce 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Visayas
F 22   Ferriols, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) USJ–R
F 23   Gonzales, Wesley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Ateneo
F 33   De Ocampo, Ranidel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Saint Francis of Assisi
F/C 44   Codiñera, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE
G 62   Victolero, Chito 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Mapúa
F 10, 99   Se, Homer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) San Sebastian
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Jojo Villa
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  •   Injured

Philippine Cup

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Game log

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2004–05 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 8 Red Bull 102–95 [2] Ferriols (21) Makati Coliseum 1–0
2 October 13 Talk 'N Text 98–119 Ferriols (16) Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 October 17 Alaska 98–90 Ritualo (23) Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 October 21 Brgy.Ginebra 121–126 Dipolog 2–2
5 October 27 Coca Cola 67–84 Araneta Coliseum 2–3
6 October 29 Purefoods 102–98 Araneta Coliseum 3–3
December
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
13 December 1 San Miguel 106–90 Ritualo (19) Araneta Coliseum 5–8
14 December 9 Alaska 102–114 Urdaneta City 5–9
15 December 15 Sta.Lucia 114–104 Ritualo (24) Araneta Coliseum 6–9
16 December 19 Shell 85–90 Ritualo (19) Makati Coliseum 6–10
17 December 22 Purefoods 110–112 Ritualo (32) Philsports Arena 6–11
January
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 January 5 Coca Cola 97–104 Ritualo (25) Philsports Arena 6–12
2004–05 schedule

Transactions

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Recruited imports

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Tournament Name # Height From GP
2004 PBA Fiesta Conference Alvin Jefferson 23 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Auburn University[3] 4
Mike Maddox 2 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Georgia Tech 15
2005 PBA Fiesta Conference Anthony Miller 2 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Michigan University 21

GP – Games played

References

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  1. ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Lipa excited over new job as FedEx coach". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  2. ^ "Ferriols keys big Express victory over Barakos". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. ^ "FedEx import struggles in tune-up". Philstar.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
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