101-619: Joseller "Yeng" Medina Guiao (born March 19, 1959) is a Filipino professional basketball head coach, politician, commentator and sports commissioner. He is currently the head coach of the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association . He previously served as the interim head coach of the Philippine national team . Guiao won seven PBA titles since starting his head coaching job for Swift in
202-507: A 3–5 record, Welcoat lost their next 10 games along with injuries to key players that eventually ended their campaign with a 3–15 record, the only team to be eliminated after the elimination round of the 2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup . During the 2007 PBA Fiesta Conference , the Dragons had two active imports, Wayland White and assistant coach Alex Compton . The other imports, Charles Clark and Rob Sanders, preceded White. The Dragons were again
303-542: A PBA-backed national squad after Robert Jaworski, Sr . (1990), Norman Black (1994), Tim Cone (1998), Jong Uichico (2002), and Reyes, who had a 9th-place finish in 2007 FIBA-Asia Men's Basketball Championship in Tokushima , Japan. After a failed bid, he was then succeeded by Rajko Toroman as the national coach. Guiao returned as head coach of the Philippines, after Chot Reyes along with several Filipino players
404-632: A complete lineup" line, during the series. It was a reference to the PBA suspending Kerby Raymundo and Junthy Valenzuela in Games 3 and 4, respectively as the Beermen won both games. Guiao would later repeat the same feat in 2002 Commissioner's Cup, leading Red Bull to a seven-game series victory over Talk 'N Text to defend its championship won a year ago. Red Bull had a two-season title drought, despite several respectable finishes during those seasons. But in
505-543: A deal with the Metro Pacific Company in the selling of its port company to Manuel V. Pangilinan 's Group. The amount was reportedly the one to be used in the expansion program of the Burger King fast-food chain, which currently has a total of 63 outlets in the Philippines. This caused changes in the front office staff, with Lito Alvarez assuming the position of team manager. As a result, Gallent went to
606-790: A five-game quarterfinals affair. However, in six games they were eliminated by Purefoods in the semi-finals. At the end of the conference, Air21 defeated the Barangay Ginebra Kings to capture third place in the tournament. In the Philippine Cup, the Express acquired Mark Telan from the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals for John Ferriols . On May 8, the team traded its franchise player Ritualo to the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals for Leo Avenido and two future first round picks. Many basketball fans saw this trade as another rebuilding mode for
707-417: A legitimate Fil-American), the management became frustrated. After the 2001 season, the firesale began as Tanduay traded Dondon Hontiveros to San Miguel , Jeffrey Cariaso to the new Coca Cola franchise and Menk to Barangay Ginebra . After this, Tanduay sold its franchise of Bert Lina and the local franchisee of FedEx for a reported sum of PHP 60–75 million. Technically, the old Tanduay franchise and
808-597: A professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association owned by Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. It debuted in the league in the 2006–07 PBA season after acquiring the franchise rights of the Shell Turbo Chargers in 2006, which disbanded after the 2004–05 PBA season . From 1996 to 2006, the franchise played in the Philippine Basketball League , carrying the name Welcoat House Paints , Welcoat Paintmasters and
909-555: A season. During the Fiesta Conference, the Elasto Painters took import Charles Clark but was soon replaced by heavyweight Jai Lewis , a former college teammate of Gabe Norwood. Ace play-maker Sol Mercado got injured before their quarterfinals game with Purefoods. Despite a depleted lineup, the Elasto Painters defeated Purefoods led by Gabe Norwood and point guard Tyrone Tang in the absence of Mercado. Tang made
1010-528: A single game for the Whoppers, Aguilar was traded from the Burger King Whoppers as he was forwarded to the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in exchange for four first round future picks (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014) and undisclosed amount of money. The Tropang Texters in turn released him back to Smart Gilas. Another incident, this time involving its team captain and son-in-law of its team owner, put
1111-484: A three-point shot to take the lead with 31 seconds left, they won and made it to the semifinals for the first time in franchise history. They were then eliminated by the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the semifinals, ending their season with promise. In the 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup , they made the franchise best start, 3–0 under Yeng Guiao . In the 2011-12 PBA Philippine Cup , they finished 9–5, 5th place because of an inferior quotient on Ginebra and Petron . They swept
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#17327982693081212-499: A very crucial game, 92–82, under the leadership of coach Yeng Guiao on 2012 PBA Governor's Cup, though after that loss, B-Meg would won in a do-or-die game against the Barangay Ginebra Kings for the remaining slot for the finals. On their debut game for the 2012 Governor's Cup, the Elasto Painters won a very physical game against B-Meg Llamados 91–80. The team had a disappointing loss on Game Two where their rookie, Paul Lee , re-injured his left shoulder 80–85. Even without Paul Lee,
1313-469: Is now ready to play for Rain or Shine and set his debut on February 20. They finished 1st in the eliminations via quotient system. It is the first time that they finished the top spot since 2012 PBA Governors Cup . They beat Brgy. Ginebra in a crucial game; 92–91. They sweep Meralco in the best-of-three semifinals to face Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Finals. They lost the game 7 in overtime. But in
1414-532: The 2004 Draft , FedEx nabbed three picks in the first round with Marc Pingris , Ranidel de Ocampo , and Wesley Gonzales . In the Fiesta Conference, the Express ended up in ninth place and was eliminated by the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals in the Wild-Card phase. A coaching change also happened when Garcia was replaced by legendary coach Joe Lipa . Meneses was then shipped to the Red Bull Barako during
1515-462: The 2005 Southeast Asian Games but was later scrapped. In 2004, he won the Vice Governor position of the province in the local elections which he currently serves. Guiao, the son of former Pampanga Governor Bren Z. Guiao, had been critical about the leadership of former Pampanga Governor Mark Lapid , who was his former ally, so he switched sides and aligned himself to Lilia Pineda , wife of
1616-485: The 2005-06 PBA season , he coached the Bulls to the 2005-06 Fiesta Conference Championship , defeating Purefoods in six games and a runner-up finish in the 2006 Philippine Cup , losing to the same Purefoods team, 4–2. In the 2006-07 Philippine Cup, Guiao led the Bulls to its ninth semifinals appearance in franchise history but lost to San Miguel in seven games. The series saw physical confrontation between teams, even Guiao
1717-609: The 2008 PBA Draft held at Market! Market!, Taguig, the team drafted Gabe Norwood of George Mason University as the first overall pick. In the 2nd round, the Elasto Painters grabbed point guard Tyrone Tang of De La Salle University . 24 hours after the draft proper, the team traded 2007 first overall pick Joe Devance and their 2009 and 2010 second-round picks to the Alaska Aces in exchange for Alaska's 2009 1st-round pick, number five overall Solomon Mercado , and veteran Eddie Laure . They defeated Air21 on their first game of
1818-700: The Batang Red Bull Energizers . Despite poor performances in the All-Filipino and Commissioner's Cup, he coached the Thunder to a third-place finish in the 2000 Governors' Cup. In 2001, he would lead Red Bull to its first PBA title by defeating San Miguel 4–2 in the Commissioner's Cup finals with Antonio Lang as import. The series was marred by physical play between both teams and also Guiao's famous "San Miguel has never beat us with
1919-535: The Batangas Blades denied Adducul's request for a release. With this, FedEx nabbed Saint Francis of Assisi College System 6-foot-9 center Yancy de Ocampo as their first-ever pick as a PBA team. Also in the first round, the Express landed De La Salle University star Renren Ritualo with the eight pick. Jerry Codiñera was also added to the team along with a few holdovers from Tanduay. Many-time amateur and commercial league champion coach Derrick Pumaren
2020-572: The Burger King Titans and an all-new coaching staff was formed consisting of Yeng Guiao , Junel Baculi , Roehl Nadurata , and Jorge Gallent . On January 26, 2009, they traded Don Allado , Niño Canaleta , JC Intal , and Doug Kramer . In return, they gained Beau Belga , Chad Alonzo , and three future picks (Ginebra's first round selections in 2012 and 2013 and another from Purefoods). Allado and Canaleta went to Purefoods while Intal and Doug Kramer moved over to Ginebra. Chico Lanete
2121-576: The Coca-Cola Tigers . In the 2006 PBA Draft , Air21 selected Arwind Santos of the FEU Tamaraws and the PBL's Magnolia Ice Cream with the second overall pick. Stephen Padilla and Bruce Dacia's contract were not renewed by the team. After a so-so performance at the Philippine Cup, the Express eked out a 7–11 record, good enough for a return trip to the wildcard phase. Needing to sweep all of
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#17327982693082222-644: The Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants ; Guiao and Baculi stayed as coaches. The Titans would also change their team nickname anew, using "Burger King Whoppers " as their new team name. Guiao's long time deputy Roehl Nadurata and Johnny Tam were then hired by the team. Cyrus Baguio , reportedly unhappy in Burger King, was dealt to the Barangay Ginebra Kings along with bruiser Homer Se for future picks while Celino Cruz
2323-552: The St. Benilde-Rain or Shine Elasto Painters , winning a total of six championships. The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters debuted in the Philippine Basketball League in 1996 as the Welcoat Paint Masters. Its first championship came in the 1999 Challenge Cup, winning 3–0 over Red Bull Energy Drink . Welcoat was considered as one of the two teams to enter the PBA before the 2000 season but lost out to Red Bull . Since then,
2424-402: The 'Living Legend' did not made any decision on it. This kept Perasol as head coach for the 2007–08 season. The Express had a rocky 2007-08 PBA Philippine Cup , finishing the elimination round with a 7–11 record, tied for 8th (they were eventually seeded 8th since they had beaten the team they were tied with, the Coca-Cola Tigers , in the elimination round twice). In the ensuing wildcard phase,
2525-676: The 1999 season, after a 12-year hiatus. This time, the team had a new ownership in Asia Brewery of Lucio Tan's son, Bong (The Tanduay team in the 1970s and 80s was owned by the Elizalde family). After a runner-up finish in the 1999 All-Filipino Conference, the Rhum Masters failed to advanced in the finals since. To add insult, the deportation of alleged fil-sham Sonny Alvarado and the indefinite suspensions of Eric Menk and Rudy Hatfield (due to lack of documents to prove themselves as
2626-475: The 2006–2007 season. People's Journal said that the turnover was approved between P30-40 million, a big drop from the original P60 million the Turbo Chargers wanted [1] The Manila Times , however, reported that it was close to P55 million that Shell wanted [2] Welcoat put out P60 million as bond for five years, P7 million for participation fee and another P6 million for transfer fee. As incentive,
2727-572: The 2008–2009 Philippine Cup, 120–102 to spark a surprise showing at the 2008-09 PBA Philippine Cup . The Elasto Painters were aiming for a semifinal berth when they were defeated by the eventual champions Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the elimination round. With a record of 10–8, they faced the defending champions Sta. Lucia Realtors in the quarterfinals where they were swept 2–0 in the best-of-3 series, with Norwood and Mercado being ejected in Game 1. Their 10-win record surpassed their best performance in
2828-459: The 2016 elections against Jon Lazatin, son of former Angeles mayor and 1st district congressman Carmelo Lazatin. However, Guiao lost his re-election bid in the May 9 elections, after he only got 44,672 votes over his opponent Jon Lazatin, with 78,197 of the total counted votes. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 2012 Governors' 2016 Commissioner's The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters are
2929-598: The All-Filipino earned the team an early entry to the PBA Invitational tournament. The Express placed third in the special tournament, earning the team its first trophy in the league. In the Reinforced Conference, the Express bannered Terrence Shannon as import. However, in the opening round, they were eliminated by San Miguel . During the said tournament, Pumaren was fired and was replaced by former Lakers coach Bonifacio "Bonnie" Garcia. During
3030-638: The B-Meg Llamados), with Paul Lee out of the series Yeng and the Elasto Painter found ways to beat the Llamados, the Elasto Painters went up 3–1 before the Llamados won 2 straight games to force Game 7. The Elasto Painters won Game 7 and also won their first PBA Title. Guiao once again led the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters to its 2nd straight (2nd overall) finals appearance once again, but lost to
3131-509: The Burger King Titans as the alternate Governor and Head of Basketball Operations. Erick Arejola was also appointed as the team Manager. Romero's first move was hiring former Red Bull Barako mentor and current RP head coach Yeng Guiao . Junel Baculi and Jorge Gallent were also added to assist Guiao. However, barely three months after controlling the franchise, Romero handed back the team to Lina after Harbour failed to close out
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3232-423: The Burger King franchise. He also showed a letter from the late former commissioner Jun Bernardino that states: "if Mr. Lina owns at least 33.3 percent of any brand name in the PBA, then no franchise/transfer fee will be paid." The board then approved the name change of the franchise. As part of the competitive change, Philippine Basketball League team Harbour Centre Batang Pier 's owner Mikee Romero also joined
3333-414: The Dragons citing that the management wanted a new direction. Then-assistant coach Caloy Garcia was named interim head coach on March 18 and would eventually become the team's official head coach. The Dragons finished with another 7–29 record and failed to qualify again for the playoffs in either of the two conferences. In 2008, a new name was introduced for the team – Rain or Shine Elasto Painters . At
3434-590: The Elasto Painters were swept in the semifinals by the Toyota-Otis Sparks to end their four consecutive finals appearance, but placed third in a one-game playoff against Montaña Pawnshop on June 8. Prior to the start of Game 3 of the Unity Cup title series between Harbour Centre and Toyota-Otis on June 13, 2006, the league awarded the team with the Dynasty Award for their 10 years of success in
3535-516: The Elasto Painters, with prize rookie Paul Lee and the resurgence of Jeff Chan and Gabe Norwood showed their improvement by making it to the semifinals once again and were one game away from its first PBA Finals appearance before falling to Powerade in seven games. After a forgetful Commissioner's Cup, the Elasto Painters bounced back in the Governors' Cup and topped the elimination round. The team went on to face San Mig Coffee Mixers (then known as
3636-485: The Express eliminated the defending champions Barangay Ginebra Kings , thanks to Wynne Arboleda 's career-high 32 points. However, they were beaten by the Tigers in the last wildcard causing the team to be eliminated. In the 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference, the team, bannered by 6-ft 9-in hulking import Steve Thomas with Gary David and Arwind Santos , entered the Finals for the first time in franchise history. They then faced
3737-524: The Express failed to beat the Coca-Cola Tigers in a one-game playoff for the third outright quarterfinals berth. The loss relegated Air21 in a round-robin wildcard phase. In the deciding game, Ginebra beat the Express, 118–114 in overtime, to eliminate them from contention. In the off season, the Express acquired Aries Dimaunahan and Ervin Sotto from the Ginebra as part of a huge three-team trade along with
3838-528: The FedEx management was basing the contract on a written one. In the end, Hawkins was released and eventually joined Coca-Cola in 2003. FedEx's first-ever match was an opening game against the Coca-Cola Tigers which they lost. At that time, Ritualo was loaned the RP National pool . The Express also added Bong Alvarez in the lineup along with Jermaine Walker as one of their imports. The Express made it to
3939-589: The First District of Pampanga in 2013. He won his position against former Rep. Francis Nepomuceno. In 2016, Guiao, as PHCYSD vice chair, 1st district 16th Congress filed a mandamus to nullify the Ramos-era Pagcor memorandum. In August 2024, Supreme Court Justice Marvic Leonen granted the petition, directing the Pagcor to remit 5% of its gross income per year to PSC from 1993. The PCSO
4040-525: The Mighty Meaties squad to two finals appearances in 1993 and 1994, losing to San Miguel and Alaska. In 1995, Guiao and then-Pepsi mentor Derrick Pumaren were involved in rare coach for coach trade. While Pumaren led the rechristened Sunkist Orange Juicers to two championships that year, Guiao had two forgettable seasons with Pepsi and then-renamed as Mobiline before leaving his coaching position in 1996. In 2000, Guiao made his PBA coaching return for
4141-666: The NLEX Road Warriors in October 2016. After a six-year stint with two semi-finals appearances, Guiao left the NLEX Road Warriors to return to the Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters in September 2022. In September 2022, Guiao returned to the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters for his second stint as the team's head coach. 7× PBA champion , 15× Finals Appearances: On September 25, 2008, he was named
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4242-465: The PBA allowed Welcoat to grab three amateur players from their Rain or Shine PBL team. The Paint Masters named Jay-R Reyes , Junjun Cabatu , and NCAA Most Valuable Player Jay Sagad as the three players from the core of its amateur team which they elevated into the pros directly. Welcoat also signed PBL veterans Niño Gelig , undrafted point guard Froilan Baguion , Jercules Tangkay , and former Shell players Adonis Sta. Maria and Rob Wainwright . In
4343-425: The PBA in 1990, as Pop Cola , joining market rival Pepsi . Guiao was the team's first head coach and led the renamed Diet Sarsi to its first finals appearance, losing to Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdog in the 1991 All-Filipino Finals. In the 1992 Third Conference, he led Swift to their first championship with a 4–0 sweep of 7-Up in the championship. It was also Guiao's first championship in the PBA. He would also led
4444-405: The PBA's Living Legend Robert Jaworski to either accept a capacity within the team or as a head coach before he beg off prior to the start of the Fiesta Conference. Still, the Express finished with a 10–8 record for fifth place in the standings with Shawn Daniels as import. At one point, Air21 was 7–3 before losing five of their last eight games, before beating San Miguel in a one-game playoff for
4545-451: The PBL coverage for one-season on Vintage Sports, the same network covering PBA games back then. The year saw significant exposure for the league while Welcoat Paints established themselves as the league's new dynasty. Around the time he was the PBL commissioner, he also joined Vintage Sports as their regular color commentator from 1997 to 1999. From 1998 to 1999, Guiao formed a popular tandem with Chino Trinidad , mostly delivering humor to
4646-633: The Paint Masters won five more championships, fielding in the best amateur and former Metropolitan Basketball Association players available, most notably Don Allado , Renren Ritualo , Yancy de Ocampo , Rommel Adducul , Ronald Tubid , James Yap , Paul Artadi , and Jay Washington . One of its biggest rivals from 2000 to 2002 was Shark Energy Drink, with PBA players Chester Tolomia (later joined Welcoat in 2004), Roger Yap , and later Rain or Shine member Gilbert Malabanan , as both teams engaged in four straight finals series, splitting both series in
4747-595: The Philippines. They added the word ' cola ' to their team name in order to promote their new softdrink product. Barako Bull is owned by Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a subsidiary of the Linaheim Corporate Services, owners of the defunct Laguna Lakers of the Metropolitan Basketball Association . The franchise bought the former Tanduay team after the 2001 season. The Tanduay Rhum Masters made its PBA return in
4848-525: The Quarterfinals, they beat Barako Bull Energy in overtime by Paul Lee's layup, but lost to San Miguel in 4 games at the best of five Semifinals. In the 2015 PBA draft many analysts in their mock draft choose either chose Arthur dela Cruz or Norbert Torres for the third pick, but the team selected Maverick Ahanmisi , then Josan Nimes on the 12th pick and Don Trollano on the 2nd-round pick. In 2015-16 PBA Philippine Cup , they finished 3rd in
4949-594: The Talk N Text Tropang Texters in a 4-game sweep. Guiao again led the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters to the finals for the 3rd time (3rd overall), but lost to the San Mig Super Coffee Mixers in 6 games of the Philippine Cup and then again in the Governors Cup for the 4th time (4th overall) in the final game of the series against the same team. Guiao would lead Rain or Shine Elasto Painters to
5050-525: The Whoppers into the sports headlines once more. On October 16, 2009, during their game against Aguilar and Smart Gilas at the Araneta Coliseum , specifically halfway in the second quarter, Wynne Arboleda physically assaulted a paying spectator, Alain Katigbak, after the latter shouted profane words directed at him following his second flagrant foul against Gilas' Mac Baracael. As a result of
5151-496: The alleged gambling lord Bong Pineda. In 2005, he asked Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to investigate Gov. Lapid and his father Senator Lito Lapid of plunder charges. He ran for re-election as Vice Governor and won as a running mate of Senior Provincial Board Member Lilia Pineda, the wife of alleged- Jueteng lord Bong Pineda , under the KAMPI banner (KAMPI is the mother party of Arroyo). He ran for congressman of
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#17327982693085252-663: The broadcasting booth. Trinidad and Guiao called Barangay Ginebra's upset of the Mobiline Phone Pals in 1999 All-Filipino Cup quarterfinals for Vintage Sports. Guiao would leave the commentary booth, as well as the Commissioner post in 2000 to join Red Bull's move to the pro ranks. Coincidentally, the PBL board chose Trinidad as his successor. In 2001, Guiao became a board member in the province of Pampanga , after serving in numerous local positions in his home town. Guiao had plans to have Pampanga host several sports for
5353-554: The classification phase. It was highlighted by Renren Ritualo's eight three-pointers in a quarter during a game. However, in the Wild-Card phase, they were eliminated by Purefoods . During the off season, the Express renamed the team to the Air21 Express after FedEx left the country. Ramos resigned at season's end due to his failure to imply the team's policy. However, many believed that there were other reasons for his resignation. Former Laguna Lakers head coach Bo Perasol
5454-510: The crowd favorite Barangay Ginebra Kings , 2–0 to advance to their 3rd semifinals appearance. They faced the 8th-seeded Powerade Tigers who eliminated the top-seeded crowd favorite B-Meg Llamados but they are eliminated, 3–4. The team made history during the 2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup by signing the Croatian center Bruno Šundov . He served as a center in Croatian basketball team and
5555-466: The crowd-darlings of Philippine basketball, the Barangay Ginebra Kings . During Game 1, Ginebra took the game via a 105–96 decision. The Express came roaring back in Game 2 by plastering the Kings to a 124–90 rout. Game 3 was also bagged by the Express. However, the Kings managed to tie the series in Game 4 with a 90–77 win. In Game 5, Air21 squeaked past the Kings with a 76–73 dogfight and a 3–2 advantage in
5656-530: The current Burger King team's lineage were pulled apart as did most of the other PBA teams (Tanduay/Purefoods, Crispa/Shell, et al.). After the purchase, they named the team as the FedEx Express . The Express moniker was used as a reference to their company's role in fast-paced delivery. In the 2001 PBA Draft, the Express held the first overall pick in the draft. Initially, the FedEx expressed its desire to draft MBA star Rommel Adducul , but his MBA team
5757-515: The dispersal draft, Welcoat took Gilbert Lao from Coca-Cola and Denver Lopez from San Miguel . In August 2006, Welcoat announced that they will be named as the Welcoat Dragons in their pro stint while also grabbing former UP Fighting Maroons players Abby Santos and Jireh Ibañes as the team's new rookies, although Santos failed to sign with the team. In its PBA debut, Welcoat lost to eventual champion Barangay Ginebra Kings in
5858-455: The early 1990s. He is a former Philippine Basketball League commissioner from 1997 to 2000. He was also the Vice Governor of the Province of Pampanga from 2004 to 2013, serving three different Governors, Mark Lapid , Eddie Panlilio and Lilia Pineda . He is a former congressman, representing the 1st District of Pampanga from 2013 to 2016. Guiao is the son of former Pampanga Governor,
5959-538: The finals but lost to them in 6 games. In 2014-15 PBA Philippine Cup they finished the eliminations in 2nd seed of the standings and they got the automatic semifinals slot as the new format in the Philippine Cup playoffs was changed. They face Alaska in the Semifinals but lost in 6 games. In 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup , they chose Rick Jackson as their temporary import to wait for Wayne Chism to release from Hapoel Gilboa Galil of Israel. On February 16, Wayne
6060-561: The finals of Commissioner's Cup for the 5th time (5th overall), but once again lost in the final game of the series against the Talk N Text Tropang Texters. Guiao once again lead the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters to the finals for the 6th time (6th overall), this time winning the Commissioners' Cup against the Alaska Aces in 6 games, their 2nd championship in franchise history. Guiao left the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters to join
6161-427: The first team to be eliminated in the Fiesta Conference by the hands of the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants . The Dragons finished with a 7–29 record for the 2006–07 PBA season and was awarded the first overall draft pick after they won the draft lottery. They eventually selected Joe Devance of University of Texas at El Paso . Before the start of the 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference , Leo Austria resigned as head coach of
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#17327982693086262-435: The games in order to force a playoff for a quarterfinal berth, the Express defeated all wildcard teams. In the elimination game against Sta. Lucia, the Express came up short as they were beaten 121–118 via overtime. Before the start of the wildcard phase, Air21 sent Yancy de Ocampo and Leo Avenido to Talk 'N Text for rookies Mark Andaya and Abby Santos plus future draft picks. Air21 also had talks with former Senator and
6363-522: The head coach of the Philippines men's national basketball team and tasked with selecting, forming, and training the national squad, with the ultimate goal of competing in the 2010 World Basketball Championship ( FIBA World Championship ) in Istanbul , Turkey . Guiao was the successor of Chot Reyes , the current head coach of the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters . Guiao became the sixth coach to head
6464-426: The head coach of the team starting next season. On October 13, their starting point guard, Lee was traded to Star in exchange for James Yap . On the same day, J.R. Quiñahan was also traded to GlobalPort in exchange for Jay Washington . On October 14, Josan Nimes was traded to Mahindra for a second-round draft pick in 2018 . The team hired two former PBA players, Jolly Escobar and Matthew Makalintal to be
6565-858: The late Bren Z. Guiao. He was an alumnus of La Salle Green Hills and studied industrial engineering at the University of the Philippines Diliman , where he was a member of the Senior Men's Varsity Basketball team. He entered the coaching ranks in the 1980s. Prior to his PBA coaching career, Guiao was the head coach of the Swift franchise in the Philippine Amateur Basketball League with Alvin Patrimonio as one of its top stars. The RFM franchise entered
6666-415: The league, although he did not stress which of these companies were. One of Eala's vision was for the PBA to be a 12-team league. Welcoat suddenly came into the picture, expressing interest to buy the Shell franchise. By January 2006, major newspapers reported that the Welcoat team is nearing the completion of acquiring the Shell team. By February, the PBA announced the entry of Welcoat as the 10th PBA team for
6767-502: The league. Several past and present members of the Welcoat franchise were on hand, as they brought their six championship trophies during the ceremony. After Shell's departure in the PBA in 2005, the league gave Shell an ultimatum of until early 2006 to either announce their return to the league for the 06–07 season, or to sell the franchise to a prospective buyer. In several press releases and interview, then-PBA Commissioner Noli Eala mentioned that some companies were interested in joining
6868-495: The local Jeff Chan , who won the Finals MVP, grabbed the lead early in the third quarter after B-Meg Llamados' import Marqus Blakely had foul trouble. In 2013-14 PBA Philippine Cup they finished the eliminations in 2nd place of the standings. They beat GlobalPort Batang Pier in the quarterfinals in one game. They also beat Petron Blaze Boosters in 4–1 series win in the semifinals, despite coach Yeng Guiao having suspended in Game 5. They faced San Mig Super Coffee Mixers in
6969-399: The middle of the Commissioner's Cup, they release their resident import for the Governors Cup Arizona Reid to play for San Miguel Beermen to replace Ronald Roberts . Many fans of Rain or Shine was shocked after they heard the news, because of this, in 2015 PBA Governors' Cup , they choose former Alaska import Wendell McKines as their import. They finished 3rd place of the standings, in
7070-455: The middle of the conference, they signed Jason Forte to replace Lowhorn in September. After two games, he was replaced by Josh Dollard . Unfortunately, Rain or Shine failed to gain the last spot to qualify to the playoffs after losing to Phoenix , 94–105. This would also be Guiao's last tenure as Rain or Shine's head coach. On October 5, Yeng Guiao signed with the NLEX Road Warriors . This prompted assistant coach Caloy Garcia to return as
7171-604: The new assistant coaches of Rain or Shine. Former Mahindra head coach Chris Gavina was appointed, replacing Caloy Garcia. Garcia was reassigned as an assistant coach, and active consultant. In September 2022, Yeng Guiao returns as head coach of the Elasto Painters, replacing Chris Gavina . In the Philippine Cup , Elasto Painters reached the semifinals, but swept by eventual runner-up San Miguel Beermen . Roster 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2023 2024 *one-game playoffs **team had
7272-501: The off season for Homer Se and a draft pick. In the 2004–2005 Philippine Cup, the Express once again finished fourth in the classification phase and was eliminated early by the Alaska Aces . Lipa resigned after the tournament and was replaced by former Filipino mentor of the Indonesian national team Bong Ramos . They also fielded former NBA veteran Oliver "Pig" Miller for the Fiesta Conference. The Express finished fifth in
7373-514: The process. In 2005, Welcoat changed its name to Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, one of the products of their parent company, Welbest. The Elasto Painters made it all the way to the finals of the Heroes Cup against Magnolia . After leading the series 2–0, Rain or Shine suffered one of the biggest collapses in league history as the Wizards won the series in five games. In the 2006 PBL Unity Cup,
7474-471: The quarterfinals of the Governor's Cup but was quickly eliminated. In the Commissioner's Cup, Ritualo made his much-awaited debut with FedEx but the Express once again failed to enter past the semis. Alvarez left the team for the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals , but acquired the services of Vergel Meneses from Ginebra . In the All-Filipino, FedEx again failed to enter the quarterfinals of the tournament. Ritualo
7575-467: The season-opening game of the 2006–07 PBA season , 102–69. Jojo Tangkay scored the team's first-ever basket in the league. Denver Lopez led the team with 12 points while rookie Jay-R Reyes had 10 for the Dragons. The Dragons won its first victory on October 9 defeating Coca-Cola . Their next two victories came at the hands of the San Miguel Beermen and the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals . Despite
7676-412: The second flagrant foul, he was ejected from the court soon after. Three days later, PBA Commissioner Sonny Barrios suspended him for the rest of the 2009–2010 season without pay effective immediately, on top of any possible court case Katigbak would file against him as a result of the assault. The suspension is said to be the league's heaviest sanction to date. In addition, he was fined PhP20,000 for
7777-407: The series. Needing only one game to win the series and the very first championship of the team, Air21 was prevented by a depleted lineup of the Kings due to injury, and forced a deciding Game 7 with an 80–75 victory in Game 6. And in Game 7, with all the cards in place, the two teams fought gallantly to the finish, but the more experienced Ginebra showed resiliency and defeated the Express, denying them
7878-467: The service of Mike Cortez from the San Miguel Beermen in exchange for Alex Cabagnot . They then drafted Nonoy Baclao , Rabeh Al-Hussaini , and Rey Guevarra . On March 2, 2011, the San Miguel Beermen has finally closed a deal with the Air 21 Express with the approval of Commissioner Chito Salud. The Beermen shifted Paul Artadi , Danny Seigle , Cebuano Hot Shot Dondon Hontiveros and Dorian Pena to
7979-415: The standings and advanced to the playoffs, beating Blackwater in the first phase of the quarterfinals and TNT in the second phase of the quarterfinals. But they lost to San Miguel in the semifinals in six games. In the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup , they signed Wayne Chism to be their import for the third time, although Wayne was injured his hamstring during the game against Meralco on February 17, he
8080-529: The team as an inside presence in the paint, they finished 5th place in the standings and swept Ginebra in the quarterfinals and finally beat San Miguel in 4 games at the best-of-five semifinals. They faced the Alaska in the finals and finally they won their 2nd championship in their franchise history in 6 games which Paul Lee was named Finals MVP. In the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup , they selected Dior Lowhorn as their import, then after losing back to back games in
8181-409: The team bounced back on their third and fourth games, 93–84 and 94–89, respectively, to lead the series 3–1. However, the team lost both Game 5 and 6 with B-Meg forcing a winner-take-all Game 7. On August 5, 2012, the six-year-old franchise won their first Championship title after handing B-Meg an 83–76 game loss. The undermanned team led by coach Yeng Guiao along with their import Jamelle Cornley and
8282-595: The team on September 11, 2019. In 1997, Guiao became the new commissioner of the Philippine Basketball League , replacing Charlie Favis. His first move was to put the league's game from the Rizal Memorial Coliseum to the newly built Makati Coliseum . He also helped the league gained marginal success from 1997 to 1999, with teams such as the Tanduay Rhum Masters winning titles and Blu Detergent signing-up Asi Taulava . In 1999, he put
8383-454: The team while others speculate about a potential cost-cutting of the Express for its impending disbandment, although there were no accuracy of the possibility. However, since the Ritualo trade, the Express went 3–1 the rest of the classification phase to finish with a 7–9 record. The surge saw the improvement of Air21 rookie Canaleta, who had multiple 30-point games during the streak. However,
8484-623: The team, they were reorganized and renamed the Burger King Whoppers before returning to their original name starting the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference . However, Air21 changed its name to Barako Bull Energy after the Lina Group bought the original Barako Bull franchise and 49 percent stake of Energy Food and Drinks Inc., the owner of the Barako Bull franchise and the exclusive distributor of Red Bull Energy Drink products in
8585-466: The third outright quarterfinals berth. The Talk 'N Text Phone Pals defeated them in the quarters in a full three-game series, despite the Express' Game 1 victory. The off season saw Air21 selecting Ateneo teammates JC Intal and Doug Kramer in the first round while nabbing Marvin Cruz in the second round of the 2007 PBA Draft . The buzz about Jaworski coaching the team once again came to light but
8686-430: The title. Even with the shortcoming, it was still the best showing of the team since they entered the league in 2002. On December 17, 2008, Ranidel de Ocampo was unexpectedly traded from Air21 in exchange for Don Allado , and a first-round pick in 2012. During the Philippine Cup eliminations, they ended up 8–10 and bowed out to the San Miguel Beermen in the wildcard. In the next conference, they changed their name to
8787-530: The twice-to-beat advantage Barako Bull Energy The Barako Bull Energy were a Philippine Basketball Association team that began in 2002 as the FedEx Express. From its first season until 2005, the team was dubbed as the FedEx Express before changing to Air21 Express . From the 2009 PBA Fiesta Conference until the 2009–10 PBA Philippine Cup , it became known as the Burger King Titans . However, when manager Mikee Romero decided to pull out of
8888-555: The two flagrant 1 fouls he committed, and was blacklisted from attending PBA games during the period of his suspension. After finishing 7th in the Philippine Cup , team owner Lito Alvarez announced that the team will revert to the Air21 Express name. The team then acquired Doug Kramer and Rich Alvarez from the Barangay Ginebra Kings in exchange for Yancy de Ocampo and a future 2nd round draft pick. They also got
8989-513: Was University of the East star Niño Canaleta . But Air21 made a strong showing in the 2005–2006 Fiesta Conference . With Perasol as coach and bulky import Shawn Daniels at the helm, the Express surprised everyone with several upsets against Talk 'N Text and San Miguel to finish fourth in the classification phase. Air21 eliminated San Miguel in the wildcard phase and upset the Phone Pals in
9090-483: Was also part of the deal, first going to Burger King before ending up with Ginebra. A day after the 3-way trade with the Barangay Ginebra Kings and the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants , the PBA board finally approved the entry of Burger King in the PBA through Air21. During the meeting, team manager of the Express Lito Alvarez presented the documents that proved the 60 percent ownership of Bert Lina of
9191-401: Was doubtful to play for the rest of the conference. They chose Antoine Wright to replace Chism but he was replaced by Mo Charlo on March 8. While approaching the playoffs, they chose Pierre Henderson-Niles to replace the undersized Charlo to match-up against their possible opponents in the playoffs including Greg Slaughter and June Mar Fajardo . With Henderson-Niles, a 6'8" center to help
9292-401: Was ejected in Game 6 for elbowing Dondon Hontiveros and getting involved in a verbal exchange with SMB assistant coach Pido Jarencio. The Barakos, with a depleted line-up, snatched a slot in semi-finals after it swept powerhouse team Magnolia Beverage Masters 2–0 in best of three quarterfinals of the 2007-2008 Philippine Cup. In 2008, Guiao resigned as Barako Bull head coach. In 2009, he
9393-603: Was named as the Rookie of the Year after the season, to spark a promising future for the team. In 2003, the Express nabbed former MBA MVP John Ferriols in the draft. The Express finished with an impressive second place in the elimination round of the All-Filipino Cup. In the quarterfinals, the Express failed to enter the semis after finishing last place of the single-round robin quarterfinals phase. Their performance in
9494-476: Was named as the first head coach of the FedEx team. He was the last coach of the Tanduay franchise in the PBA before it was absorbed by FedEx. Former Tanduay forward Bong Hawkins was among those absorbed by the FedEx franchise in 2002. However, a controversy sparked between Hawkins and the FedEx management. The former Perpetual Help standout wanted to have the same terms of the salary he held with Tanduay while
9595-420: Was named as the replacement. In the 2005 PBA Draft , Air21 had three picks in the first round. They nabbed PBL star Anthony Washington as the first pick and De La Salle University star Mark Cardona as the fifth pick overall. But the Express traded Washington and Cardona in separate deals to Talk 'N Text for Yancy de Ocampo and Patrick Fran , respectively, amid criticisms by various people. The other pick
9696-575: Was ordered to account and refund to the PSC, 30% charity fund from the six lottery draws annually, starting 2006. He is also the principal author of the Samboy Lim Law, Republic Act 10871, or "The Basic Life Support Training in Schools Act". The said bill was filed in 2015, providing basic life support training or CPR in high school in public and private schools. He ran again for his second term in
9797-564: Was shipped to the Purefoods TJ Giants for forward Aaron Aban . Burger King traded Richard Alonzo to Barako Bull for Carlo Sharma. Burger King marquee player Arwind Santos was traded to San Miguel for Marc Pingris and Ken Bono , and San Miguel's 2010 first-round pick. Pingris was also an original member of the team being the third overall pick in the Draft. He played one season for the team before being shipped to Purefoods. He
9898-530: Was signed by the Burger King Whoppers as the new head coach of the team. After his contract expired on December 31, 2010, he signed with the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters to become their head coach. As the coach of the Elasto Painters, he helped the team first by making them appear in the Semi-Finals for the first time in Franchise history in the 2010-2011 Governor's Cup. The 2011-2012 Philippine Cup,
9999-500: Was suspended by FIBA for their involvement in the Philippines-Australia basketball brawl of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers . Despite the suspension, Guiao managed to secure the Philippines' qualification in the 2019 FIBA World Cup . The Philippines however did not win one of its five games in the 2019 FIBA World Cup under Guiao. After the campaign Guiao announced his resignation as head coach of
10100-470: Was the first European player to play in the league. In the 2012 PBA Governors Cup , they found their franchise best start, 4–0. They won 107–100, 100–94*, 106–92 and 93–90 over Alaska Aces , B-Meg Llamados , Air21 Express and Barangay Ginebra Kings on Paul Lee 's winning triple 2.6 seconds remaining but lost on archrival Powerade, 98–104. * Rain or Shine won via overtime . They made their first final appearance after winning against B-Meg Llamados at
10201-406: Was then traded to San Miguel for Enrico Villanueva . Bono, a one-time UAAP Most Valuable Player, first played for Alaska before he was traded to SMB. During the 2008-2009 PBA Season, Santos played a total of 44 games, averaging 16.18 points (6th overall), 7.75 rebounds (9th), 1.11 blocks (4th) shot 70.8% from the freethrow line and 40.4% from the field in 31.73 minutes (12th) per game. After playing
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