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| 1975 Mariwasa-Noritake Porcelainmakers season | |
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| Head coach | Felicisimo Fajardo Emerson Coseteng |
| Owner(s) | Mariwasa Group |
| First Conference results | |
| Record | 8–8 (50%) |
| Place | 5th |
| Playoff finish | DNQ |
| Second Conference results | |
| Record | 13–9 (59.1%) |
| Place | 5th |
| Playoff finish | DNQ |
| All-Philippine Championship results | |
| Record | 0–2 (0%) |
| Place | 8th |
| Playoff finish | DNQ |
| Mariwasa-Noritake Porcelainmakers seasons | |
The 1975 Noritake Porcelainmakers season was the maiden season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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| # | Teams | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota Comets | 13 | 3 | .812 | –- |
| 2 | Crispa Redmanizers | 12 | 4 | .750 | 1 |
| 3 | U-Tex Weavers | 10 | 6 | .625 | 3 |
| 4 | Royal Tru-Orange | 10 | 6 | .625 | 3 |
| 5 | Mariwasa-Noritake | 8 | 8 | .500 | 5 |
| 6 | Concepcion Carrier | 7 | 9 | .438 | 6 |
| 7 | Tanduay Distillers | 5 | 11 | .312 | 8 |
| 8 | Presto Ice Cream Flavorites | 5 | 11 | .312 | 8 |
| 9 | Seven-Up | 2 | 14 | .125 | 11 |
The Porcelainmakers were a steady and average team, hovering around a .500 record for almost each conference in the season. In the First Conference, Noritake almost made the playoffs with a record of 8-8 (.500), two games shy behind the Royal Tru-Orange. The team was led by all-star Rey Alcantara and imports Cisco Oliver and Billy Robinson.
In the Second Conference, they their best record of the season going 13-9 (.591), but still missed the playoffs, they finished as the 5th seed also again behind the Royal Tru-Orange.
In the All-Philippine Championship Conference, Noritake lose their last 2 games of the season and again missed the playoffs.
| Roster | # | Position | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rey Alcantara | 4 | Guard | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Gavino Amomonpon | Forward | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Mark Arriola | 16 | Guard | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Lucrecio Dacula | 21 | Guard | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Mariano Figuracion | 11 | Forward | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Hubert Filipinas | 8 | Forward | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Roberto Legaspi | 15 | Center | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Albert Manalo | 7/42 | Guard | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Van Samson Nery | 17 | Forward | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Cisco Oliver Import | 23 | Forward-Center | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Adriano Papa | 10 | Forward | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Ulysses Rodriguez | 6 | Forward | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Jesse Sullano | 14 | Guard | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Edmundo Tierra | 18 | Forward-Center | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billy Robinson Import | 13 | Center | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| James Cornelious Import | 27 | Forward-Center | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
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