| 1985 Shell Azodrin Bugbusters season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Freddie Webb |
| General Manager | Ernie Inocencio |
| Owner(s) | Pilipinas Shell, Inc. |
| Open Conference results | |
| Record | 4–11 (26.7%) |
| Place | 6th |
| Playoff finish | Quarterfinals |
| All-Filipino Conference results | |
| Record | 10–11 (47.6%) |
| Place | 2nd |
| Playoff finish | Finals (lost to Great Taste) |
| Reinforced Conference results | |
| Record | 2–10 (16.7%) |
| Place | 7th |
| Playoff finish | Eliminated |
| Shell Azodrin Bugbusters seasons | |
The 1985 Shell Azodrin Bugbusters season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Pilipinas Shell Corporation bought out the lock, stock and barrel of the famed Crispa Redmanizers, the winningest ballclub which disbanded as the league enters its 11th season. The newest member to be known as Shell Chemicals or Shell Azodrin retained only four Redmanizers namely Philip Cezar, Bernie Fabiosa, Arturo Cristobal and Willie Pearson. They were able to acquire three-time MVP William Adornado from Great Taste when they traded the 1984 Rookie of the year Willie Pearson in exchange.
Shell got six rookies who were amateur standouts, three of them were former PABL MVPs, 6-5 center Sonny Cabatu, the two-time PABL MVP and the pro league's number one overall pick in the first-ever rookie draft, 1983 PABL Founders Cup MVP Manuel Luis Marquez, a 1984 youth campaigner, and 1984 PABL Ambassador's Cup MVP Leo Austria, a 1982 RP Youth stalwart. Their other three top-rated rookies were Romeo Ang, Aldo Perez and Menardo Jubinal.
Former Yco amateur team coach Freddie Webb, who last coached the Tanduay team in 1983 and who wound up as Vintage panelist in the previous year was Shell's choice to call the shots for the Bugbusters, which got their monicker through the megahit film Ghostbusters . [1] Shell opened their first conference campaign with Kevin Graham as its import, they lost their first two games and Graham was replaced by the returning, former N-Rich and SMB import Rich Adams.
The Shell Bugbusters played in the PBA finals in only their second participated tournament during the All-Filipino Conference. They lost to defending champion Great Taste Coffee Makers in four games of the best-of-five title playoffs.
| Team | Win | Loss | 1st (Open) | 2nd (All-Filipino) | 3rd (Reinforced) |
| Ginebra | 4 | 5 | 2-0 | 2-3 | 0-2 |
| Great Taste | 4 | 8 | 1-1 | 3-5 | 0-2 |
| Magnolia | 4 | 3 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 |
| Manila Beer | 1 | 6 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 |
| Northern (NCC) | 1 | 4 | 0-3 | N/A | 1-1 |
| Tanduay | 2 | 6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-2 |
| Total | 16 | 32 | 4-11 | 10-11 | 2-10 |
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| Player | Number | Position | Height | New Team |
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| Alberto Gutierrez | 3 | Forward | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Tanduay Rhum |
| Name | Conference | No. | Pos. | Ht. | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Graham | Open Conference | 32 | Center-Forward | 6"8' | GWU |
| Rich Adams | 40 | Center-Forward | 6"9' | UIUC | |
| Howard Carter | Reinforced Conference | 32 | Forward | 6"5' | LSU |
| Lester Rowe | 24 | Forward | 6"5' | WVU |
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