1984 Gilbey's Gin Tonics season

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1984   Gilbey's Gin Tonics season
Head coach Arturo Valenzona
OwnerLa Tondeña Incorporada
1st All Filipino Conference results
Record1514
(51.7%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishFinals (lost to Crispa)
2nd All Filipino Conference results
Record77
(50%)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinals
Invitational Conference results
Record39
(25%)
Place4th
Playoff finishN/A
Gilbey's Gin Tonics seasons
  1983
1985  

The 1984 Gilbey's Gin Tonics season was the 6th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Contents

Transactions

Players AddedSignedFormer team
Robert Jaworski Off-season Toyota (disbanded)
Francis Arnaiz
Joey Marquez Great Taste
Romulo Mamaril Winston

Occurrences

In early 1984, when the multi-titled popular ballclub Toyota Super Corollas started their disbandment procedures. Gilbey's Gin team owner and PBA president Carlos "Honeyboy" Palanca apparently had already expressed his desire to enlist the services of Robert "the Big J" Jaworski. Toyota team manager Jack Rodriguez, however, said that all player contracts of the Super Corollas were sold by management to Beer Hausen, including the Big J. In a shocking revelation, league officials, led by PBA commissioner Mariano Yenko and his legal counsel Atty. Rodrigo Salud, bared that Jaworski's contract was not really acquired by Shareholdings Inc. the holding company of Beer Hausen and the one that bought the Toyota franchise, and that Big J was committed to play for Gilbey's Gin. Jaworski, along with three other Toyota players namely; Francis Arnaiz, Chito Loyzaga and Arnie Tuadles, refused to play for Beer Hausen. In an official statement, Gilbey's owner Carlos Palanca said they will be able to accommodate Francis Arnaiz, but have to drop Loyzaga and Tuadles, because the team already has a complete backcourt lineup. [1]

Finals stint

Gilbey's defeated newcomer Beer Hausen in a playoff game on July 5 to enter the finals against defending champion Crispa, their last year's finals opponent in the same conference. [2] The Gin Tonics placed runner-up to Crispa Redmanizers in the first of the two All-Filipino conferences of the year, losing 1-4 in the best-of-seven finals series.

Win–loss records vs opponents

TeamsWinLoss1st All-Filipino2nd All-Filipino3rd (Invitational)
Beer Hausen673-31-02-4
Country Fair302-01-0N/A
Crispa Redmanizers3102-71-10-2
Gold Eagle Beer432-11-11-1
Great Taste Coffee423-01-00-2
Northern (NCC)151-30-2N/A
Tanduay Rhum432-02-3N/A
Total253015-147-73-9

Roster

1984 Gilbey's Gin Tonics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
F 1 & 10 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Washam  (I)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Virginia
F 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Steve Watson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Ateneo
G 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Conrado Pasco 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Far Eastern
G 7 Flag of the Philippines.svg Robert Jaworski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE
G 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Francis Arnaiz 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Ateneo
C 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Eduardo Ducut 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Letran
G 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Gary Vargas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) PSBA
F 13 Flag of the Philippines.svg Antero Saldaña 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Letran
C 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Romulo Mamaril 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Mapúa
G 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Alex Clarino 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Lyceum
F 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Joseph Herrera 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Letran
F 20 Flag of the Philippines.svg Rolando Buhay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) NCBA
G 24 Flag of the Philippines.svg Willie Generalao 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Visayas
G/F 66 Flag of the Philippines.svg Joey Marquez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Angeles
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Guillermo Afable
Team manager
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Adolf Ferrer

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

Subtraction

PlayerNumberPositionHeightNew Team
Marlowe Jacutin4Forward6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)Country Fair Hotdogs

References

  1. "Trivia on Big J". Sports Flash issues.
  2. "Gilbey's advances to the finals".