| 1987 Great Taste Coffee Makers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Baby Dalupan |
| Owner(s) | CFC Corporation |
| Open Conference results | |
| Record | 15–8 (65.2%) |
| Place | 2nd |
| Playoff finish | Finals (lost to Tanduay) |
| All-Filipino Conference results | |
| Record | 14–5 (73.7%) |
| Place | 1st |
| Playoff finish | Champions (Def. Hills Bros, 3-0) |
| Reinforced Conference results | |
| Record | 6–12 (33.3%) |
| Place | 5th |
| Playoff finish | Semifinals |
| Great Taste Coffee Makers seasons | |
The 1987 Great Taste Coffee Makers season was the 13th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Great Taste Instant Milk in the Reinforced Conference.
| Players Added | Signed | Former team |
| Allan Caidic Rookie | Off-season | N/A |
| Fortunato Co, Jr | Manila Beer (disbanded) | |
| Ranulfo Robles | ||
| Noli Banate | Alaska Milk | |
| Reynaldo Ramos | ||
| Arnie Tuadles | ||
| Aldo Perez | Formula Shell |
| Off-season | To Shell Manny Victorino, Jaime Manansala | To Great Taste Philip Cezar, Bernie Fabiosa |
The Great Taste Coffee Makers regain the All-Filipino Conference crown, scoring a 3-0 sweep over Hills Bros. Coffee Kings for their fifth PBA title as coach Baby Dalupan won his 14th overall championship.
On September 20, the PBA stage a special tournament in partnership with a new league in the United States called International Basketball Association (IBA) for players 6"4 and below, the top three teams in the All-Filipino Conference participated in a four-team field, along with the IBA Selection. PBA teams fielded two imports and Great Taste paraded Dexter Shouse, on loan to Shell, and Dwight Moody. Great Taste unveil its new product and renamed its team Great Taste Instant Milk starting with this one-week sideshow. The Milk Masters landed in a one-game championship and lost to the IBA All Stars.
April 2: Great Taste humiliated Ginebra San Miguel, 145-121, for their third straight win after an opening day loss and forge a three-way tie for leadership with Tanduay and Magnolia with similar 3-1 won-loss slates. Import Michael Young led the Coffee Makers with 46 points and got ample support from rookie Allan Caidic's 28 points. [1]
April 7: Great Taste overwhelmed Magnolia Ice Cream, 119-106, leading by as many as 23 points in the final quarter. Michael Young and Allan Caidic's three-point bombs ripped the game apart from a 69-all deadlock in the third period. [2]
April 30: Great Taste pulled off a 152-140 overtime win over Ginebra San Miguel to move into a share of the lead with Tanduay at seven wins and two losses in the Open Conference. Rookie Allan Caidic scored 16 of the Coffee Makers' amazing 26 points in the extension period and finish with 32 points. Michael Young and Ricardo Brown, whose combined last 8 points in regulation forces an overtime, scored 59 and 33 points respectively. [3]
July 21: Great Taste seized solo leadership and remain unbeaten in three starts in the All-Filipino Conference, topping Hills Bros. Coffee Kings, 102-90. [4]
July 30: Allan Caidic scored 27 points and hit a clutch triple as Great Taste hold off Tanduay, 116-113, for their fifth win in six games and push the Rhum Makers to the brink of elimination in the All-Filipino Conference with their fifth loss with only one win. [5]
October 15: Drawing inspiration from the return of Ricardo Brown, the Great Taste Milk Masters turned back Tanduay Rhum Makers, 143-124, for their first win in the Reinforced Conference after losing their first three games. The Milk Masters withstood the torrid shooting of Tanduay import Freeman Williams in the third quarter which gave him a total of 72 points.
October 25: Darryl Kennedy scored 43 points to lead Great Taste to a 114-105 win over San Miguel Beer for only their second victory in seven games. Kennedy replaces Jeff Taylor after the Milk Masters posted a 1-4 won-loss card in the first round of eliminations.
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| Name | Conference | No. | Pos. | Ht. | College |
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| Michael Young | Open Conference | 42 | Forward | 6"5' | University of Houston |
| Dexter Shouse Borrowed from Shell | 1987 PBA/IBA World Challenge Cup | 10 | Guard-Forward | 6"3' | South Alabama |
| Dwight Moody | 21 | Guard | 6"4' | LSU | |
| Jeff Taylor played five games | Reinforced Conference | 44 | Guard-Forward | 6"3' | Texas Tech |
| Darryl Kennedy replaces Taylor | 30 | Guard-Forward | 6"3' | University of Oklahoma |
Allan Vito Flores Caidic is a Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is considered by many to be the greatest shooter the country has ever produced, thus, earning the moniker, "The Triggerman".
The 1985 PBA season was the 11th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1986 PBA season was the 12th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1987 PBA season was the 13th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1988 PBA season was the 14th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The PBA Reinforced Conference was a tournament held during a Philippine Basketball Association season from 1985–1989, and again in 2003. The tournament usually allows team to hire one or two imports, although the 2003 edition rules that teams sign foreign players with a height-limit of 6'4" below.
The 1987 Ginebra San Miguel season was the 9th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1987 Hills Bros. Coffee Kings season was the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1987 PBA Open Conference Finals was the best-of-7 series basketball championship of the 1987 PBA Open Conference, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The Tanduay Rhum Makers and Great Taste Coffee Makers played for the 36th championship contested by the league.
The 1987 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Filipino Conference was the second conference of the 1987 PBA season. It started on July 12 and ended on September 8, 1987. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.
The 1987 San Miguel Beermen season was the 13th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as Magnolia Ice Cream Makers in the first two conferences.
The 1987 Tanduay Rhum Makers season was the 13th and final season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1987 PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals was the best-of-5 basketball championship series of the 1987 PBA All-Filipino Conference, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The Great Taste Coffee Makers and Hills Bros. Coffee Kings played for the 37th championship contested by the league.
The 1986 Tanduay Rhum Makers season was the 12th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1986 Ginebra San Miguel season was the eighth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1999 San Miguel Beermen season was the 25th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1985 Magnolia Ice Cream Makers season was the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Magnolia Quench Plus in the Reinforced Conference.
The 1988 Presto Ice Cream Makers season was the 14th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Formerly known as Great Taste Milkmasters in the first two conferences.
The 1987 Coca-Cola PBA/IBA World Challenge Cup was the one-week special tournament put together by the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and the newly formed league in the United States for players standing 6'4" and below called International Basketball Association (IBA). The one-week event took place from September 20–27 and features PBA teams along with an IBA Selection in a four-team field.
