1983 Winston Kings season

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1983   Winston Kings season
Head coach Nic Jorge
Glenn McDonald
Lauro Mumar
Owner(s)Sanyu Group
Fortune Tobacco, Inc.
All-Filipino Conference results
Record25
(28.6%)
Place7th
Playoff finishN/A
Reinforced Conference results
Record69
(40%)
Place7th
Playoff finishN/A
Open Conference results
Record59
(35.7%)
Place8th
Playoff finishN/A
Winston Kings seasons
1984  

The 1983 Winston Kings season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Manhattan Shirtmakers in the All-Filipino Conference and Sunkist Juice Lovers in the Reinforced Conference.

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Summary

The Sanyu Group of Companies, the league's newest member who took over from the defunct U-Tex Wranglers, carried its product line Manhattan Shirts of New York and were called Manhattan Shirtmakers with the Hong Kong-based Manhattan Far East subsidizing the team's training expenses. Its line-up were composed of 10 veterans and two rookies and will be handled by coach Nic Jorge. The team did not qualify in the semifinal round of the All-Filipino Conference, placing seventh in their inaugural tournament. [1]

The team was renamed Sunkist Juice Lovers in the Second Conference. Coach Nic Jorge was replaced by former U-Tex import Glenn McDonald, who saw action for two games before resuming to full-time coaching. McDonald he gave his spot to one-time CDCP import Ronald McCoy, who only played one game and was replaced by Maurice Williams, a seventh-round draft pick by the Los Angeles Lakers. The Juice Lovers were tied with San Miguel with six wins and eight losses after the eliminations. They lost to the Beermen in a playoff game for the last quarterfinals berth.

Fortune Tobacco Corporation took over from the Sanyu Group in the Open Conference and carried the name Winston Kings, now coached by basketball great Lauro Mumar. The Kings started out with the returning Darryl Smith, who played for Great Taste back in 1979, and Eddie Roberson as their imports. After two games, both were replaced by former Gilbey's Gin import Larry McNeill and Maurice Williams, who was called back after playing 12 games with Sunkist in the previous conference. Winston ended up last with five wins and nine losses with one of their victories best remembered for the scoring record made by Larry McNeill, hitting 88 points against Great Taste.

Scoring record

October 25: Larry McNeill set an all-time high for most points in the game by scoring 88 points in Winston' 167-163 overtime victory over Great Taste. The 88-point total output broke the previous record of 85 made by Lew Massey of Gilbey's a year before. [2]

Won-loss records vs Opponents

TeamWinLoss1st (All-Filipino)2nd (Reinforced)3rd (Open)
Crispa050-10-20-2
Galerie Dominique230-12-00-2
Gilbey’s Gin320-11-12-0
Great Taste140-10-21-1
San Miguel331-02-10-2
Tanduay231-00-21-1
Toyota230-11-11-1
Total13232-56-95-9

Roster

All-Filipino & Reinforced Conference

Manhattan / Sunkist roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Albert Ortiz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) Philippines
F/C 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Noli Banate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) Mindanao
F/C 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Armando Arce 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)
G 12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Yoyong Martirez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)160 lb (73 kg) Southwestern-U
F 13 Flag of the Philippines.svg Romulo Palijo  (AF)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) PSBA
G 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Rudy Distrito 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)165 lb (75 kg) UE
G/F 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Woodrow Jaymalin  (AF)5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)157 lb (71 kg) Philippine Christian
C 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Romulo Mamaril  (A)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)165 lb (75 kg) Mapúa
F 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Evalson Valencia 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Western Institute
F 23 Flag of the Philippines.svg Salvador Ramas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) Cebu
F 24 Flag of the Philippines.svg Caesar Yabut 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) Mapúa
F 27 Flag of the Philippines.svg Nilo Cruz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg)
C 33 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mario Basco  (AF)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)197 lb (89 kg) San Sebastian
G 34 Flag of the Philippines.svg Allan Abelgas 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)140 lb (64 kg) USJ–R
G 40 Flag of the Philippines.svg Alex Tan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)150 lb (68 kg) UE
G 20 Flag of the United States.svg Glenn McDonald  (I)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) Long Beach State
C 20 Flag of the United States.svg Ronald McCoy  (I)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) Western Washington
G/F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Maurice Williams  (I)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) USC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Alfonso Rodriguez

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
    • (AF) Played only in AFC
    • (A) Acquired from Crispa
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Open Conference

Winston Kings roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Albert Ortiz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) Philippines
F/C 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Noli Banate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) Mindanao
F/C 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Armando Arce 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)
G 12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Yoyong Martirez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)160 lb (73 kg) Southwestern-U
G 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Rudy Distrito 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)165 lb (75 kg) UE
F 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Rodolfo Segura 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)155 lb (70 kg) Adamson
C 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Romulo Mamaril 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)165 lb (75 kg) Mapúa
F 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Evalson Valencia 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Western Institute
F 23 Flag of the Philippines.svg Salvador Ramas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) Cebu
F 24 Flag of the Philippines.svg Caesar Yabut 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) Mapúa
F 27 Flag of the Philippines.svg Nilo Cruz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg)
G 34 Flag of the Philippines.svg Allan Abelgas 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)140 lb (64 kg) USJ–R
G 40 Flag of the Philippines.svg Alex Tan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)150 lb (68 kg) UE
C 31 Flag of the United States.svg Larry McNeill  (I)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)195 lb (88 kg) Marquette
C 24 & 28 Flag of the United States.svg Darryl Smith  (I)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) USC
F 00 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Roberson  (I)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) UNLV
G/F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Maurice Williams  (I)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) USC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Alfonso Rodriguez

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

Team Manager: Pablito Bermundo

References

  1. "1983 PBA All-Filipino Conference Stats: Manhattan eliminates San Miguel Beer". 2 April 2013.
  2. "1983 PBA Open Conference Stats: Winston Kings win in overtime over Great Taste". 9 March 2016.