2007–08 Welcoat Dragons season

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2007–08 Welcoat Dragons season
Head coachLeo Austria
Caloy Garcia (Fiesta Conference)
Owner(s)Asian Coating, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record3–15 (16.7%)
Place10th
Playoff finishEliminated
Fiesta Conference results
Record4–14 (22.2%)
Place10th
Playoff finishEliminated
Welcoat Dragons seasons

The 2007–08 Welcoat Dragons season was the second season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The Dragons are lower seeded in both conferences of the season.

The Dragons drafted future star Joe Devance as first overall, and Ryan Araña of De La Salle in the second round.[1][2] The Dragons secured a Php 8.7 million contract for Devance.[3]

Before the Fiesta Conference, Caloy Garcia was appointed as head coach, as Leo Austria will focus on his duties as head coach of Adamson Soaring Falcons.[4]

Key dates

August 20: The 2007 PBA Draft took place in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig.

Draft picks

Main article: 2007 PBA Draft
Round Pick Player Height Position Nationality College
1 1 Joe Devance 6"8' Power Forward  United States Texas-El Paso
2 12 Ryan Araña 6"2' Guard  Philippines De La Salle

Roster

2007–08 Welcoat Dragons roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 3 United States Wainwright, Rob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Solano CC
G 6 Philippines Mente, Joey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Lyceum
F/C 8 Philippines Reyes, Jay-R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Philippines
G/F 14 Philippines Gelig, Niño 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) UST
F/C 16 Philippines Santa Maria, Adonis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) De La Salle
G 17 Philippines Baguion, Froilan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) National-U
G 18 Philippines Araña, Ryan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) De La Salle
G/F 19 Philippines Tangkay, Jojo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Southwestern-U
F 33 Philippines Ibañes, Jireh 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Philippines
F 38 Philippines Devance, Joe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) UTEP
G 44 United States Lopez, Denver 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Cal State Fullerton
F 88 Philippines Sagad, Jay 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) St. Benilde
G 22 United States Compton, Alex (I) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Cornell
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • Injured Injured

Season

Philippine Cup

Team standings

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

 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

Fiesta Conference

Team standings

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

 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

Transactions

Subtractions

Player Year New team
Junjun Cabatu 2007 Alaska Aces
Gilbert Lao 2007 Barangay Ginebra Kings

Imports

Name
United States Jason Keep March 30 vs. Air21
United States Cory Santee March 30 vs. Air21
United States Marquis Gainous April 9 vs. Coca-Cola
United States Alex Compton June 18 vs. Air21

References

  1. ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Welcoat picks Devance". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  2. ^ "Pag-asa ng Welcoat na kay Devance". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  3. ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Devance, Dragons to seal P8.7-M deal". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  4. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "How Caloy Garcia began his association with RoS two decades ago". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
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