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The 2006–07 Air21 Express season was the fifth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season was notable for drafting future superstar Arwind Santos.

In the Philippine Cup, the Express finished in the wildcard round-robin, and ended up against Sta. Lucia Realtors in a knock-out match for final quarterfinal slot, but lost. In the Fiesta Conference, they ended up in the quarterfinals, but lost in Talk 'N Text in 3 games, even they won the Game 1.

Key dates

• August 20: The 2006 PBA Draft took place in Market! Market!, Taguig.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
1	2	Arwind Santos	6'4"	Forward	Philippines	FEU

Roster

2006–07 Air21 Express roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 5 Daniels, Shawn (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Utah State F 9 Canaleta, Niño 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UE F/C 13 Telan, Mark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) De La Salle F/C 18 De Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi G 19 Arboleda, Wynne 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) MLQU G 20 David, Gary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Lyceum F 29 Santos, Arwind (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Far Eastern F 33 De Ocampo, Ranidel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi G 88 Dimaunahan, Aries 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) UST F 99 Se, Homer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) San Sebastian C Sotto, Ervin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Saint Francis of Assisi C Andaya, Mark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Letran	Head coach Bo Perasol Assistant coach(es) Ricky Dandan Allan Grgegorio Johny Tam 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

Season

Philippine Cup

Team standings

1. ^ Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +1, San Miguel −1
2. ^ Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +4, Purefoods +3, Sta. Lucia −7; fifth-seed playoff: Purefoods 92–78 Sta. Lucia

Wildcard phase

Quarterfinals berth playoff

Fiesta Conference

Team standings

1. ^ Second-seed playoff: Alaska 103–95 Barangay Ginebra
2. ^ Fifth-seed playoff: Air21 103–99 San Miguel

Bracket

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(4) Talk 'N Text vs. (5) Air21

Transactions

Trades

Subtractions

References

1. Henson, Joaquin M. "Santos perseveres to earn degree". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
2. "Express run over off-form Giants". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
3. Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Sta. Lucia wants Santos as No. 1 draft pick". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
4. Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Realtors ready to pick Williams". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
5. "Sta. Lucia, Air 21 gustong makasiguro". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.

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