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| 1978 U-Tex Wranglers season | |
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| Head coach | Tommy Manotoc |
| All-Filipino Conference results | |
| Record | 7–8 (46.7%) |
| Place | 5th |
| Playoff finish | N/A |
| Open Conference results | |
| Record | 18–5 (78.3%) |
| Place | 1st |
| Playoff finish | Finals |
| Invitational Conference results | |
| Record | 2–5 (28.6%) |
| Place | 4th |
| Playoff finish | N/A |
| U-Tex Wranglers seasons | |
The 1978 U-Tex Wranglers season was the 4th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Signed Renato Lobo and Anthony Dasalla, formerly of Solidenims in the MICAA.
The second conference of the season had U-Tex being given the option to use two imports simultaneously, the Wranglers were reinforced by the returning Byron "Snake" Jones playing at center and Henry Williams to quarterback and shoot. After four games, coach Tommy Manotoc decided to replace Williams in favor of Glenn McDonald, a member of the 1976 NBA champion Boston Celtics. The formidable combination of Jones, McDonald and Lim Eng Beng led the Wranglers to a 10-4 won-loss slate in the eliminations and breezed into the finals with a 5-1 record in the semifinal round and will play defending champion Crispa 400s in a rematch of last year's Open championship.
The U-Tex Wranglers won the Open Conference title and made history by surprisingly scoring a clean 3-0 sweep over Crispa 400s. After winning the series opener by a point in overtime, 95-94, U-Tex won games two and three, 100-93 and 104-96, to finally break the stranglehold of Crispa and Toyota for winning titles and becoming the first team outside of the two ballclubs to win a PBA crown. [1]
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The Toyota Super Corollas were a multi-titled basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from 1975 to 1983. Founded in 1973 by businessman and sportsman Dante Silverio, the team - formally named Toyota Athletic Club - was owned by Delta Motor Corporation (defunct) and played under various names - Komatsu Komets, Toyota Comets, Toyota Silver Tamaraws, Toyota Tamaraws, Toyota Superdiesels, Toyota Super Corollas and Toyota Silver Coronas.
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The 1981 PBA season was the seventh season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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The 1981 U/Tex Wranglers season was the seventh season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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The 1978 Crispa Redmanizers season was the fourth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Crispa 400s starting the 2nd conference.
The 1977 Crispa Redmanizers season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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