2011–12 Barako Bull Energy season

2011–12 Barako Bull Energy season
2011–12 Barako Bull Energy season
Head coach	Junel Baculi
Owner(s)	Energy Food and Drinks Inc.; (a Lina Group of Companies subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–8 ; (42.9%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist; (eliminated by Talk 'N Text in one game)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–5 ; (44.4%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Semifinalist; (eliminated by Talk 'N Text, 2–3)
Governors Cup results
Record	4–5 ; (44.4%)
Place	did not qualify; (lost to Powerade in 1st seeding playoff)
Playoff finish	Eliminated
Barako Bull Energy seasons
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Barako Bull Energy was the 10th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was previously known as the Air21 Express during the 2010–11 season.

Key dates

August 28: The 2011 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Place Ermita, Manila.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	8	Allein Maliksi	G/F	Philippines	UST
1	10	Dylan Ababou	G/F	Philippines	UST
2	19	Kenneth Acibar	F	Philippines	UE
2	20	Paul Sorongan	G	Philippines	UP Diliman

Roster

2011–12 Barako Bull Energy roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	From
PG	1	Cruz, Celino	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Far Eastern
PG	3	Gatumbato, Lou	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	St. Benilde
G/F	4	Agustin, Marc (IN)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Adamson
F/C	8	Allado, Don (S)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	De La Salle
PF	10	Cervantes, Reil (R)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Far Eastern
G	11	Miller, Willie	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Letran
G/F	13	Aquino, Jimbo	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	San Sebastian
SF	14	Najorda, Leo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	San Sebastian
F/C	18	Kramer, Doug	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Ateneo
PG	19	Vergara, Al	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Saint Francis of Assisi
G	22	Weinstein, Shawn	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	St. Edward's
G	26	Sorongan, Paul (R)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	UP Diliman
F/C	34	Sharma, Carlo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	De La Salle
F	42	Seigle, Danny	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Wagner
G/F	71	Tubid, Ronald	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	UE
F	80	Salvacion, Sunday	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	St. Benilde
F/C	88	Pennisi, Mick	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Eastern Michigan

Head coach

Junel Baculi (Mapúa)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
(GI) Governors' Cup Import
(EI) EASL Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie

Injured

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	B-Meg Llamados	10	4	.714^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	10	4	.714^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Petron Blaze Boosters	9	5	.643^[b]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	5	.643^[b]	1
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	5	.643^[b]	1
6	Meralco Bolts	8	6	.571	2
7	Barako Bull Energy Cola	6	8	.429^[c]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Powerade Tigers	6	8	.429^[c]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Alaska Aces	3	11	.214	7
10	Shopinas.com Clickers	0	14	.000	10

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: B-Meg 1–1 Talk 'N Text (B-Meg +8)
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: Petron +8, Barangay Ginebra +1, Rain or Shine −9
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–1 Powerade (Barako Bull +35)

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (best-of-7)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	B-Meg	88	123

8	Powerade	97	131*
				8	Powerade	4
(best-of-3)
				5	Rain or Shine	3
4	Barangay Ginebra		0

5	Rain or Shine		2
							8	Powerade	1
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							2	Talk 'N Text	4
2	Talk 'N Text		81

7	Barako Bull		79
				2	Talk 'N Text	4
(best-of-3)
				3	Petron Blaze	3
3	Petron Blaze		2

6	Meralco		0

*Game went into overtime

Quarterfinals

Talk 'N Text vs. Barako Bull

December 14

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 81, Barako Bull Energy 79
Talk 'N Text wins series in one game

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	7	2	.778	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Barangay Ginebra Kings	6	3	.667^[a]	1	Advance to semifinals
3	B-Meg Llamados	6	3	.667^[a]	1	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Alaska Aces	5	4	.556	2
5	Barako Bull Energy Cola	4	5	.444^[b]	3
6	Meralco Bolts	4	5	.444^[b]	3
7	Powerade Tigers	4	5	.444^[b]	3
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	3	6	.333^[c]	4
9	Petron Blaze Boosters	3	6	.333^[c]	4
10	Air21 Express	3	6	.333^[c]	4

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; sixth seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80

Bracket

Quarterfinals (best-of-3)			Semifinals (best-of-5)			Finals (best-of-7)

			1	Talk 'N Text	3
4	Alaska	1	5	Barako Bull	2
5	Barako Bull	2				1	Talk 'N Text	3
						3	B-Meg	4
			2	Barangay Ginebra	1
3	B-Meg	2	3	B-Meg	3
6	Meralco	1

Quarterfinals

Alaska–Barako Bull series

April 1

Alaska Aces 90, Barako Bull Energy 103

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

April 4

Alaska Aces 99, Barako Bull Energy 92

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

April 8

Alaska Aces 85, Barako Bull Energy 106
Barako Bull wins series, 2–1

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Semifinals

Talk 'N Text–Barako Bull series

April 10

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 77, Barako Bull Energy 84

Ynares Center, Antipolo

April 12

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 123, Barako Bull Energy 98

Ynares Center, Antipolo

April 14

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 81, Barako Bull Energy 85

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

April 16

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 108, Barako Bull Energy 90

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

April 18

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 101, Barako Bull Energy 90
Talk 'N Text wins series, 3-2

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Governors Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	1	.889	—	Semifinal round
2	B-Meg Llamados	6	3	.667	2
3	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	5	4	.556^[a]	3
4	Barangay Ginebra Kings	5	4	.556^[a]	3
5	Petron Blaze Boosters	5	4	.556^[a]	3
6	Meralco Bolts	4	5	.444^[b]	4
7	Powerade Tigers	4	5	.444^[b]	4
8	Barako Bull Energy Cola	4	5	.444^[b]	4
9	Alaska Aces	2	7	.222^[c]	6
10	Air21 Express	2	7	.222^[c]	6

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +18, Barangay Ginebra 0, Petron −18
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: Meralco +11, Barako Bull +8, Powerade −18; sixth seed playoffs: Powerade 99–95 Barako Bull, Meralco 94–86 Powerade
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Air21

6th-seed playoffs

July 3

KO game

Barako Bull Energy 95, Powerade Tigers 99

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Transactions

Pre-season

Trades

August 28, 2011^[1]

To Barako Bull

2011 1st round pick (Dylan Ababou)
Mick Pennisi
Sunday Salvacion
future draft picks

To Petron Blaze

2011 1st round pick (Chris Lutz)
Dondon Hontiveros
Carlo Sharma

September 6, 2011^[2]

To Barako Bull

Don Allado (from B-Meg)
future second round pick (from B-Meg)

To B-Meg

Mark Barroca (from Shopinas.com)

To Shopinas.com

Elmer Espiritu(from Barako Bull)
Brian Ilad (from B-Meg)

Philippine Cup

Trades

November 16, 2011^[3]

To Barako Bull

Jimbo Aquino (from Barangay Ginebra)
2012 2nd round pick (from Barangay Ginebra)
2013 1st round pick (from Barangay Ginebra)

To Barangay Ginebra

Rico Maierhofer (from B-Meg)
Allein Maliksi (from Barako Bull)

To B-Meg

Yancy de Ocampo (from Barangay Ginebra)
2012 2nd round pick (from Barako Bull)

January 27, 2012

To Barako Bull

Ronald Tubid (from Ginebra)
Reil Cervantes (from Ginebra)
2014 2nd round draft pick (from Ginebra)

To B-Meg

JC Intal (from Ginebra)
2012 2nd round pick (from Barako Bull)

To Barangay Ginebra

Kerby Raymundo (from B-Meg)
Dylan Ababou (from Barako Bull)

Commissioner's Cup

Trades

March 20, 2012^[4]

To Barako Bull

Marc Agustin

To Petron

Chico Lanete

May 1, 2012

To Barako Bull

Doug Kramer

To Powerade

Jondan Salvador
2012 second round pick

May 1, 2012

To Barako Bull

Celino Cruz
Carlo Sharma

To Petron Blaze

Dorian Pena

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Jimbo Aquino	November 16, 2011(via trade)	Barangay Ginebra Kings
Reil Cervantes	January 27, 2012(via trade)	Barangay Ginebra Kings
Ronald Tubid	January 27, 2012(via trade)	Barangay Ginebra Kings
Shawn Weinstein	February 1, 2012	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
Marc Agustin	March 20, 2012(via trade)	Petron Blaze Boosters
Doug Kramer	May 1, 2012(via trade)	Powerade Tigers
Celino Cruz	May 1, 2012(via trade)	Powerade Tigers via Petron Blaze Boosters
Carlo Sharma	May 1, 2012(via trade)	Petron Blaze Boosters

Subtractions

Player	Signed	New team
Allein Maliksi	November 16, 2011(via trade)	Barangay Ginebra Kings
Dylan Ababou	January 27, 2012(via trade)	Barangay Ginebra Kings
Paul Artadi	February 1, 2012	Meralco Bolts
Chico Lanete	March 20, 2012(via trade)	Petron Blaze Boosters
Jondan Salvador	May 1, 2012(via trade)	Powerade Tigers
Dorian Pena	May 1, 2012(via trade)	Petron Blaze Boosters
Wynne Arboleda	–	waived

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	DerMarr Johnson	February 10 (vs. Alaska)	February 23 (vs. Rain or Shine)	1–3
	Rodney White	March 2 (vs. Powerade)	March 25 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	3-2
	Reggie Okosa	April 1 (vs. Alaska)	April 1 (vs. Alaska)	1–0
	Gabe Freeman	April 4 (vs. Alaska)	April 18 (vs. Talk 'N Text)	3–4
Governors Cup	Jamine Peterson	May 25 (vs. Powerade)	June 1 (vs. B-Meg)	1–2
Governors Cup	LeRoy Hickerson	June 8 (vs. Petron Blaze)	July 3 (vs. Powerade)	3–4

References

^ Casio first, Lee second in 2011 PBA draft Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Mikkel Bolante, InterAKTV, August 28, 2011
^ B-MEG SNARES BARROCA IN 3-WAY DEAL, PBA.ph, September 6, 2011
^ Maierhofer, Maliksi, De Ocampo, Aquino change places in revised deal Archived 2011-11-17 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, November 16, 2011
^ Petron continues shakeup, trades Marc Agustin for Lanete Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com

[table_hth_BMEG0.23255784075361-1] Head-to-head record: B-Meg 1–1 Talk 'N Text (B-Meg +8)

[table_hth_BGSM0.23255784075361-2] Head-to-head differential: Petron +8, Barangay Ginebra +1, Rain or Shine −9

[table_hth_BAR0.23255784075361-3] Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–1 Powerade (Barako Bull +35)

[table_hth_BMEG0.10985754994203-4] Second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg

[table_hth_BAR0.10985754994203-5] Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; sixth seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade

[table_hth_A210.10985754994203-6] Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80

[table_hth_BGK0.36849409638368-7] Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +18, Barangay Ginebra 0, Petron −18

[table_hth_BAR0.36849409638368-8] Head-to-head differential: Meralco +11, Barako Bull +8, Powerade −18; sixth seed playoffs: Powerade 99–95 Barako Bull, Meralco 94–86 Powerade

[table_hth_A210.36849409638368-9] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Air21

[10] Casio first, Lee second in 2011 PBA draft Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Mikkel Bolante, InterAKTV, August 28, 2011

[11] B-MEG SNARES BARROCA IN 3-WAY DEAL, PBA.ph, September 6, 2011

[12] Maierhofer, Maliksi, De Ocampo, Aquino change places in revised deal Archived 2011-11-17 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, November 16, 2011

[13] Petron continues shakeup, trades Marc Agustin for Lanete Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com

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