1983 San Miguel Beermen season

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1983   San Miguel Beermen season
Head coach Nat Canson
Owner San Miguel Corporation
All Filipino Conference results
Record34
(42.9%)
Place6th
Playoff finishN/A
Reinforced Conference results
Record810
(44.4%)
Place5th
Playoff finishQuarterfinals
Open Conference results
Record1513
(53.6%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinals
San Miguel Beermen seasons
  1982
1984  

The 1983 San Miguel Beermen season was the 9th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

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Players AddedSignedFormer team
Matthew GastonOff-season U-Tex (disbanded)
Carlson Samlani
Federico Lauchengco RookieN/A

Summary

The San Miguel Beermen, two-time finalist last season, will now have former national team coach Nat Canson on the bench as he took over the coaching chores from Tommy Manotoc, who moved over to Crispa Redmanizers. The Beermen missed out a berth in the semifinal round in the first two conferences.

In the Open Conference, their import Donnie Ray Koonce teamed up with another returnee Rich Adams, formerly of N-Rich last season. The Beermen had seven wins and seven losses after the double round eliminations and they made it this time as the last team to complete the semifinal cast following a 108–104 victory over Tanduay Rhum Makers in a knockout game on November 10. San Miguel were tied with three other teams; Crispa, Great Taste and Gilbey's, after the double round semifinals with three wins and three losses each. The Beermen lost to Grandslam-seeking Crispa Redmanizers, 120–130, in a playoff for a finals berth on November 26. They placed third with a 2–1 series win against Gilbey's Gin.

Notable dates

June 23: San Miguel defeated Crispa Redmanizers, 110-99, to finally ended Crispa's amazing 21-game winning streak that dates back to the previous conference and handed the Redmanizers' first loss in the conference after nine straight wins. [1]

July 21: Donnie Ray Koonce scored 57 points to lead San Miguel to a come-from-behind 135–132 win over his former team Toyota, thereby eliminating the Silver Coronas. [2]

Won-loss records vs Opponents

TeamWinLoss1st (All-Filipino)2nd (Reinforced)3rd (Open)
Crispa260–11-11–4
Galerie Dominique511-02-02-1
Gilbey’s Gin661-01–24-4
Great Taste340–10–23-1
Tanduay350–11–22-2
Toyota421-02-11-1
Manhattan/Sunkist/Winston330–11–22-0
Total26273–48–1015-13

Roster

1983 San Miguel Beermen roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Lim Eng Beng 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)175 lb (79 kg) De La Salle
F/C 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jesus Migalbin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) San Agustin
G/F 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Biboy Ravanes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) Cebu
G 7 Flag of the Philippines.svg Marte Saldaña 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)145 lb (66 kg) Far Eastern
F 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Renato Lobo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)178 lb (81 kg) Far Eastern
F 99 & 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Anthony Dasalla 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern
C 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlson Samlani 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) San Sebastian
F 13 Flag of the Philippines.svg Manny Paner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) Visayas
F/C 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Rodolfo Lalota 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)160 lb (73 kg) Mapúa
F/C 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Kenneth Yap 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)150 lb (68 kg) De La Salle
G 20 Flag of the Philippines.svg Matthew Gaston 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Ateneo
G 77 Flag of the Philippines.svg Federico Lauchengco 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)153 lb (69 kg) Far Eastern
G/F 30 Flag of the United States.svg Donnie Ray Koonce  (I)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) North Carolina
C 40 Flag of the United States.svg Rich Adams  (I)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Freddie Gonzales

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Team Manager: Jose Ibazeta, Jr.

References

  1. "1983 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference Stats: San Miguel stops Crispa". 5 March 2016.
  2. "1983 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference Stats: San Miguel eliminates Toyota". 6 March 2016.