2007–08 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants season

The 2007–08 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants season was the 20th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2007–08 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants season
Head coach	Ryan Gregorio
General Manager	Alvin Patrimonio
Philippine Cup results
Record	19–13 (59.4%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Runner-up (lost to Sta.Lucia)
Fiesta Conference results
Record	8–11 (42.1%)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Wildcard (lost to TNT)
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants seasons

Key dates

August 19: The 2007 PBA Draft took place at Market! Market! in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

Roster

2007–08 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1 Lanete, Chico 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Lyceum C 5 Salvador, Jondan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) St. Benilde F 7 Evangelista, Rey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST G 8 Simon, Peter June 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Mindanao F 9 Sanz, Robert 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Philippine Christian C 10 Adducul, Rommel () 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) San Sebastian G 13 Yap, Roger 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) USJ–R C 14 Villanueva, Enrico 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Ateneo G 18 Yap, James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UE F 20 Larong, Ardy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) USJ–R F 21 Raymundo, Kerby (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Letran G 24 Cablay, Brandon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Vanguard F 28 Yee, Richard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UST G 40 Castillo, Noy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) The Citadel C 23 Rice, Darius (I) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Miami (FL) C 55 Rhalimi, Reda (I) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Saint Mary's

Head coach Ryan Gregorio Assistant coach(es) Koy Banal Ronnie Magsanoc Dayong Mendoza Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (I) Import Injured

Philippine Cup

Team standings

#	2007-08 PBA Philippine Cup
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Tie
1	y-Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants	12	6	.667	–
2	y-Sta. Lucia Realtors	12	6	.667	–
3	x-Alaska Aces	11	7	.611	1
4	x-Red Bull Barako	11	7	.611	1
5	x-Magnolia Beverage Masters	10	8	.556	2
6	w-Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	9	9	.500	3
7	w-Barangay Ginebra Kings	8	10	.444	4
8	w-Air21 Express	7	11	.389	5
9	w-Coca Cola Tigers	7	11	.389	5
10	e-Welcoat Dragons	3	15	.167	9

Legend:

• y-Qualified for semifinals
• x-Qualified for quarterfinals
• w-Qualified for the wildcard phase
• e-Eliminated

Game log

2008 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 17 Sta.Lucia 96-89 J. Yap (29) Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 October 20 Talk 'N Text 112-97 Raymundo (25) J. Yap (24) Dumaguete 2–0 3 October 26 Magnolia 93-90 J. Yap (25) Araneta Coliseum 3–0
November Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 2 Welcoat 87-77 J. Yap (28) Cuneta Astrodome 4–0 5 November 4 Brgy.Ginebra 103-76 Simon (27) Cuneta Astrodome 5–0 6 November 9 Coca Cola 88-86 Raymundo (21) Ynares Center 6–0 7 November 14 Air21 100-81 Simon (22) Araneta Coliseum 7–0 8 November 17 Red Bull 74–87 J. Yap (23) Tacloban City 7–1 9 November 21 Alaska 87-86 J. Yap (23) Araneta Coliseum 8–1 10 November 25 Sta.Lucia 84-81 J. Yap (16) Araneta Coliseum 9–1 11 November 30 Magnolia 86–108 Lanete (19) Ynares Center 9–2
December Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 12 December 7 Talk 'N Text 98–101 J. Yap (25) Cuneta Astrodome 9–3 13 December 9 Welcoat 92-80 Raymundo (21) J. Yap (21) Cuneta Astrodome 10–3 14 December 15 Air21 114-92 J. Yap (25) Bacolod 11–3 15 December 25 Brgy.Ginebra 98–100 J. Yap (20) Raymundo (20) Araneta Coliseum 11–4
January Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 16 January 6 Coca Cola 101-87 J. Yap (29) Araneta Coliseum 12–4 17 January 11 Alaska Araneta Coliseum 12–5 18 January 16 Red Bull 84–97 J. Yap (22) Cuneta Astrodome 12–6
2007–08 schedule

Fiesta Conference

Game log

2008 PBA Fiesta Conference game log
April Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 April 2 Magnolia 127-126 (2OT) Rice (56) Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 April 5 Coca Cola 108–109 Rice (37) Parañaque 1–1 3 April 9 Air21 102-94 J. Yap (25) Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 April 16 Red Bull 96–98 Rice (31) Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 April 20 Welcoat 103–110 Araneta Coliseum 2–3
May Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 May 2 Brgy.Ginebra 99–102 Araneta Coliseum 2–4 7 May 10 Alaska 88-78 J. Yap (24) Calape, Bohol 3–4 8 May 16 Magnolia 81–88 Villanueva (18) Araneta Coliseum 3–5 9 May 21 Talk 'N Text 84-79 Ynares Center 4–5 10 May 25 Sta.Lucia 82-74 Cuneta Astrodome 5–5 11 May 30 Alaska 60–88 Rhalimi (13) Ynares Center 5–6
June Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 12 June 4 Coca Cola 100-98 J. Yap (31) Araneta Coliseum 6–6 13 June 7 Welcoat 97–102 Rhalimi (21) Lanao del Norte 6–7 14 June 11 Brgy.Ginebra 81–89 Rhalimi (28) Rhalimi (15) Araneta Coliseum 6–8 15 June 15 Red Bull 93-91 J. Yap (25) Araneta Coliseum 7–8 16 June 20 Talk 'N Text 101–102 Rhalimi (21) Cuneta Astrodome 7–9 17 June 27 Sta.Lucia 104-89 Araneta Coliseum 8–9
July Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 July 2 Air21 103–113 J. Yap (24) Araneta Coliseum 8–10
2007–08 schedule

Transactions

Trades

March 27, 2008

To Magnolia Beverage Masters Marc Pingris

To Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants Enrico Villanueva