title: 2004–05 Shell Turbo Chargers season
text: # 2004–05 Shell Turbo Chargers season
  
  The 2004–2005 Shell Turbo Chargers season was the 20th and final season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
  
  ## Draft picks
  
  | Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Rich Alvarez | Philippines | Ateneo de Manila |
  | 2 | 12 | Carlo Sharma | Philippines | De La Salle |
  
  ## Transactions
  
  * Transactions
  * Kalani Ferreria $^{Rookiefreeagentsigned}$
  * Billy Mamaril $^{AcquiredfromPurefoodswhentheytradedEddieLaureandtheir7thpickintherookiedraft}$
  * Ervin Sotto
  * Roger Yap $^{AcquiredfromFedExinthe2004–05PhilippineCupwhentheytradedtheirfirstroundpickinthe2005rookiedraft}$
  * Celino Cruz $^{Signedinthe2004–05PhilippineCup}$
  * Marlon Legaspi $^{Signedinthe2004–05PhilippineCup}$
  
  ## Occurrences
  
  American John Moran was named Shell's new head coach starting the season, replacing Perry Ronquillo, Moran was signed to a six-month contract but on March 22, he was sacked by Shell management after the Turbo Chargers tallied a 1–5 won-loss record, Moran was succeeded by former Shell cager Leo Austria.
  
  ## Philippine Cup
  
  ### Game log
  
  2005 PBA Philippine Cup game log :
  
  October
  
  GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
  
  1
  
  October 6
  
  Coca Cola
  
  83–91
  
  Tubid (15)
  
  Araneta Coliseum
  
  0–1
  
  2
  
  October 12
  
  Red Bull
  
  93–86
  
  Alvarez (27)
  
  Cagayan de Oro
  
  1–1
  
  3
  
  October 15
  
  Sta.Lucia
  
  84–78
  
  Dela Cruz (24)
  
  Philsports Arena
  
  2–1
  
  4
  
  October 20
  
  San Miguel
  
  70–67
  
  Tubid (18)
  
  Araneta Coliseum
  
  3–1
  
  5
  
  October 24
  
  Brgy.Ginebra
  
  86–81
  
  Dela Cruz (28)
  
  Araneta Coliseum
  
  4–1
  
  6
  
  October 28
  
  Alaska
  
  80–78 OT
  
  Mamaril (16)
  
  Iloilo City
  
  5–1 :
  
  November
  
  GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
  
  7
  
  November 3
  
  Talk 'N Text
  
  Araneta Coliseum
  
  5–2
  
  8
  
  November 10
  
  Red Bull
  
  90–94
  
  Araneta Coliseum
  
  5–3
  
  10
  
  November 17
  
  FedEx
  
  101–99
  
  Araneta Coliseum
  
  6–4 :
  
  December
  
  GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
  
  14
  
  December 1
  
  Alaska
  
  89–85
  
  Dela Cruz (24)
  
  Araneta Coliseum
  
  9–5
  
  15
  
  December 5
  
  Sta. Lucia
  
  84–83
  
  Dela Cruz (27)
  
  Araneta Coliseum
  
  10–5
  
  16
  
  December 9
  
  Brgy.Ginebra
  
  Urdaneta City
  
  10–6
  
  17
  
  December 15
  
  Talk 'N Text
  
  103–98
  
  Tubid (28)
  
  Araneta Coliseum
  
  11–6
  
  18
  
  December 19
  
  FedEx
  
  90–85
  
  Calaguio (28)
  
  Makati Coliseum
  
  12–6 :
  
  2004–05 schedule :
  
  ## Recruited imports
  
  | Tournament | Name | # | Height | From | GP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference | Marek Ondera | 21 | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | California-Irvine | |
  | 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference | Jameel Watkins | 40 | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | Georgetown University | |
  | 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference | Wesley Wilson | 33 | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | Georgetown University | 10 |
  | 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference | Melvin Robinson | 50 | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | Saint Louis University | 4 |
  | 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference | Ajani Williams | 21 | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | Eastern Michigan | 13 |
  
  $^{GP–Gamesplayed}$
  
  