2004–05 Coca-Cola Tigers season

The 2004–2005 Coca-Cola Tigers season was the 3rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2004–05 Coca-Cola Tigers season
Head coach	Chot Reyes Eric Altamirano
Fiesta Conference (Transition) results
Record	16–10 (.615)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Semifinals
Philippine Cup results
Record	9–12 (.429)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Wildcard
Fiesta Conference results
Record	6–13 (.316)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Wildcard
Coca-Cola Tigers seasons

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College
1	10	Gary David	Philippines	Lyceum
2	19	Manny Ramos	Philippines	La Salle

Occurrences

Coach Eric Altamirano became the new head coach of Coca-Cola starting the 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference, taking over from Chot Reyes, who was assigned to coach the national team, Altamirano handled the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs in 2002 before he was called to serve the national team in the Busan Asian Games. [1]

Roster

Coca-Cola Tigers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 2 Peek, Ali (A) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Saint Mary's College F 4 Reavis, Rafi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Coppin State G 5 Wainwright, Rob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Solano G 8 Chia, Gec 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Ateneo de Manila C 9 Lao, Gilbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) UST G 10 Morano, Renato 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) San Beda College G 14 Abarrientos, Johnny 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Far Eastern G 18 Avenido, Leo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Far Eastern F 31 Arigo, John (A) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) North Florida-Tampa C 32 Juinio, Poch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) State U C 33 Ramos, Manny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) De La Salle G 34 Antonio, William 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Chaminade G 50 Singson, Dale (A) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) UST F 88 Bacani, Edwin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Far Eastern F 99 Hatfield, Rudy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Michigan-Dearborn	Head coach Chot Reyes Eric Altamirano Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (A) Acquired 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 6 Shell 91-83 David (20) Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 October 10 Purefoods 76-78 Hatfield (17) Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 October 14 Alaska 71-68 Hatfield (16) Butuan City 2–1 4 October 17 San Miguel 92-84 Cariaso (20) Araneta Coliseum 3–1 5 October 22 Talk 'N Text 77-96 Juinio (20) Philsports Arena 3–2 6 October 27 FedEx 84-67 Reavis (19) Araneta Coliseum 4–2
November Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 10 November 17 Red Bull 101-88 Araneta Coliseum 5–5
December Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 14 December 2 Purefoods 76-82 Peek (19) Lipa City 5–9 15 December 5 Talk 'N Text 93-81 Avenido (17) Araneta Coliseum 6–9 16 December 12 Red Bull 102-96 Peek (28) Araneta Coliseum 7–9 17 December 16 San Miguel 75-80 Wainwright (17) Dagupan City 7–10
January Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 18 January 5 FedEx 104-97 Arigo (35) Philsports Arena 8–10
2004–05 schedule

Transactions

Trades Traded to For Reynel Hugnatan Alaska Aces Ali Peek Jeffrey Cariaso Alaska Aces John Arigo [2] Gary David FedEx Express Dale Singson [3] Additions Player Signed Former team Edwin Bacani 2005 Fiesta Shell Turbo Chargers

Subtractions Player Signed New team Bong Hawkins 2004-05 Philippine Cup Alaska Aces

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	#	Height	From	GP
2004 PBA Fiesta Conference	Mark Sanford	3	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	University of Washington
2005 PBA Fiesta Conference	Jaja Richards	00	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	Loyola-Chicago	4
	Bakari Hendrix	35	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Gonzaga University	2
	Darrell Johns	23	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	Chicago State College	3
	Mark Sanford	3	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	University of Washington	10

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References

1. "Eric back as Coke faces SLR". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
2. "Cariaso back with Aces vs Beermen today". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
3. "FedEx Express acquire David". Philippine Daily Inquirer.