| 1987 San Miguel Beermen season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Norman Black |
| Owner(s) | San Miguel Corporation |
| Open Conference results | |
| Record | 16–8 (66.7%) |
| Place | 3rd |
| Playoff finish | Semifinals |
| All-Filipino Conference results | |
| Record | 10–9 (52.6%) |
| Place | 3rd |
| Playoff finish | Semifinals |
| Reinforced Conference results | |
| Record | 17–6 (73.9%) |
| Place | 1st |
| Playoff finish | Champions (Def.Hills Bros, 4-1) |
| San Miguel Beermen seasons | |
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.
| Players Added | Signed | Former team |
| Ricardo Cui | Off-season | Manila Beer (disbanded) |
| Abet Guidaben |
March 22: In the first game of the season, the Magnolia Ice Cream Makers welcomes the return of Norman Black as their coach and import by routing Hills Bros. (formerly Alaska), 124-88. The Coffee Kings were limited to just nine points in the second quarter and Magnolia had their biggest lead of 40 points in the last minute of the game. [1]
March 29: Magnolia rolled to its third straight win and solo leadership in the Open Conference with a 108-91 romp over Ginebra San Miguel, which absorbed its first loss in two outings. [2]
April 28: Magnolia weathered a desperate Tanduay rally to win, 109-101, and halted the Rhum Makers' six-game winning streak and stay in strong contention for an outright semifinals slot. [3]
June 2: The Ice Cream Makers beat Ginebra San Miguel, 112-105, for their first win in three games in the semifinal round as they snapped the Ginebras' eight-game winning run.
June 7: Franz Pumaren drilled in two pressure charity shots with no time left to forge a second extension as Magnolia escaped with a 134-130 double-overtime win over Ginebra San Miguel and tied the Gins with two wins and three losses with one scheduled playing date left in the semifinal round of the Open Conference. [4]
July 30: Abet Guidaben's last second follow up off a miss by Yves Dignadice saved Magnolia from a brink of elimination in the All-Filipino Conference as the Ice Cream Makers turn back Ginebra San Miguel, 94-93, and tied them in the standings with two wins and four losses.
October 4: Behind Bobby Parks and Samboy Lim, who is returning from an ankle injury, the San Miguel Beermen posted a 123-113 win over sister team Ginebra San Miguel in the second game at the start of the Reinforced Conference. Parks topscored for the Beermen with 39 points while Samboy Lim added 25 markers. The Ginebras were led by Billy Ray Bates with 44 points, followed by Chito Loyzaga with 25 points. [5]
November 10: The Beermen kept its poise in the face of Ginebra's third quarter rally to win pulling away, 129-113. Bobby Parks banged in 63 points and outscored his counterpart Billy Ray Bates with 54 points. San Miguel won their first game in the semifinals and their 17th victory in 19 meetings with Ginebra in the season. [6]
The San Miguel Beermen went home with the Reinforced Conference title behind best import Bobby Parks, they defeated Hills Bros. Coffee Kings, four games to one. The Beermen won their third PBA crown and their first since 1982.
| Team | Win | Loss | 1st (Open) | 2nd (All-Filipino) | 3rd (Reinforced) |
| Ginebra | 17 | 3 | 8-1 | 6-1 | 3-1 |
| Great Taste | 4 | 8 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 3-1 |
| Hills Bros | 10 | 4 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 7-2 |
| Shell | 6 | 4 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Tanduay | 4 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-0 |
| RP Team | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | N/A | N/A |
| Total | 43 | 23 | 16-8 | 10-9 | 17-6 |
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| Name | Conference | No. | Pos. | Ht. | College |
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| Norman Black | Open Conference | 24 | Forward | 6"5' | SJU |
| Dwayne Polee | 1987 PBA/IBA World Challenge Cup | 21 | Forward | 6"4' | Pepperdine |
| Bobby Parks | 1987 PBA/IBA World Challenge Cup Reinforced Conference | 22 | Guard-Forward | 6"3' | MSU |
The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with the Magnolia Hotshots and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. It is the most successful franchise in the history of the PBA and the only remaining original franchise in the league. The Beermen have the most titles with 29 and the most all-time victories with more than 1,200 wins. In addition, it has won the Grand Slam in 1989 and the Perpetual Jun Bernardino Trophy after winning three straight PBA Philippine Cups from 2015 to 2017. It is also the only team to have won at least one PBA title in each of the six numerical decades of the league's existence and was the first professional basketball team ever to come back from a 0–3 deficit to win a best-of-seven playoff series which they did during the 2015–16 Philippine Cup Finals.
In the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), the Grand Slam is the achievement of winning all three conference championships (tournaments) in a single season. As of 2020, this has been accomplished five times by four teams and four coaches since the league's inception in 1975.
The 1985 PBA season was the 11th 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 1993 PBA season was the 19th 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 1988 Purefoods Hotdogs season was the 1st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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 Reinforced Conference finals was the best-of-7 series basketball championship of the 1987 PBA Reinforced Conference, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and Hills Bros. Coffee Kings played for the 38th championship contested by the league.
The 1987 Tanduay Rhum Makers season was the 13th and final season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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.
The 1988 Añejo Rum 65ers season was the 10th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Formerly known as Ginebra San Miguel in the Open Conference.
The 1986 Tanduay Rhum Makers season was the 12th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1988 San Miguel Beermen season was the 14th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1989 San Miguel Beermen season was the 15th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1987 Formula Shell Spark Aiders season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Shell Azocord Super Bugbusters in the Reinforced Conference.
The 1985 Magnolia Quench Plus season was the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Magnolia Ice Cream Makers in the Open Conference and All Filipino Conference.
The 1992 Shell Rimula-X season was the 8th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
