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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. The Dragons secured a Php 8.7 million contract for Devance.

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.

Key dates

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

Draft picks

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"	Shooting Guard	Philippines	De La Salle

Roster

2007–08 Welcoat Dragons roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 2 Ballesteros, Estong 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UST F 5 Wainwright, Rob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Solano CC F 6 Ibañes, Jireh 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Philippines F/C 8 Reyes, Jay-R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Philippines G 11 Dulay, Don 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) El Camino G/F 14 Gelig, Niño 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) UST F/C 16 Santa Maria, Adonis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) De La Salle G 17 Baguion, Froilan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) National-U G 18 Araña, Ryan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) De La Salle G/F 19 Tangkay, Jojo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Southwestern-U G 21 Mente, Joey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Lyceum F 24 Salangsang, Allan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran G 44 Lopez, Denver 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Cal State Fullerton F 53 Devance, Joe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) UTEP F 88 Sagad, Jay 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) St. Benilde G 22 Compton, Alex (I) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Cornell

Head coach Caloy Garcia Assistant coach(es) Alex Compton Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import Injured

Season

Philippine Cup

Team standings

1. ^ Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0 Sta. Lucia
2. ^ Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Red Bull (Alaska +29)
3. ^ Head-to-head record: Air21 2–0 Coca-Cola

Schedule

Fiesta Conference

Team standings

1. ^ Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +14, Coca-Cola +4, Magnolia −18
2. ^ Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Talk 'N Text (Alaska +9)

Schedule

Transactions

Subtractions

Imports

Name
Jason Keep	March 30 vs. Air21
Cory Santee	March 30 vs. Air21
Marquis Gainous	April 9 vs. Coca-Cola
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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