Roster
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Imports
| Name | Conference | No. | Pos. | Ht. | College |
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| David Thirdkill | Open Conference | 22 | Center-Forward | 6"6' | Bradley |
| Freeman Williams | Reinforced Conference | 20 | Forward | 6"3' | PSU |
| 1987 Tanduay Rhum Makers season | |
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| Head coach | Arturo Valenzona Eliezer Capacio |
| Owner(s) | Elizalde & Co. |
| Open Conference results | |
| Record | 18–9 (66.7%) |
| Place | 1st |
| Playoff finish | Champions |
| All-Filipino Conference results | |
| Record | 2–6 (25%) |
| Place | 6th |
| Playoff finish | N/A |
| Reinforced Conference results | |
| Record | 2–8 (20%) |
| Place | 6th |
| Playoff finish | N/A |
| Tanduay Rhum Makers seasons | |
The 1987 Tanduay Rhum Makers season was the 13th and final season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
| Players Added | Signed | Former team |
| Edgardo Cordero | Off-season | Manila Beer (disbanded) |
| Angelito Esguerra | ||
| Romulo Mamaril | Ginebra | |
| Cayetano Salazar Rookie | N/A | |
| Steve Watson | Great Taste |
March 22: Tanduay overturned Great Taste on import David Thirdkill's shot with a foul from Michael Young in the last three seconds to escape with a 105-104 protested win in the second game of the season opener. The Rhum Makers rallied from 16 points down in the final quarter and Thirdkill intentionally missed his free throw and the ball didn't hit the rim, the referees failed to see the violation resulting to Great Taste's Ricardo Brown missing a hurried three-point attempt at the buzzer. [1]
April 12: David Thirdkill scored 61 points as Tanduay pulled off a 129-124 double overtime triumph over arch rival Ginebra San Miguel in their first meeting of the season. [2]
April 21: Willie Generalao struck with an off-balance desperation shot in the final second as Tanduay repeated over Great Taste, 121-120, and moved out front with six wins and one defeat at the start of the second round of eliminations of the Open Conference. [3]
June 2: David Thirdkill scored his personal-best and conference-high 72 points to power the Rhum Makers past Great Taste, 136-124, for their second win in three games in the semifinals of the Open Conference. [4]
June 9: Tanduay Rhum Makers overwhelmed Ginebra San Miguel, 122-104, to arrange a second finals meeting with Great Taste Coffee Makers for the Open Conference crown. [5]
July 23: Ramon Fernandez scored 40 points as Tanduay ends their three-game slump in the All-Filipino Conference with their first victory, a 118-115 win over Magnolia. [6]
October 6: After scoring only 11 points in his debut, Import Freeman Williams hit 10 three-point shots and finish with a season-high 82 points to lift Tanduay to a 129-122 victory over Hills Bros, now mentored by their former coach Arturo Valenzona. Williams' 82 point output was the league's all-time fourth-best at that time, behind Michael Hackett's 103 in 1985, Larry McNeill's 88 in 1983 and Lew Massey's 85 in 1982. [7]
The Tanduay Rhum Makers won its third PBA title in the last four conferences by winning the Open Conference crown over Great Taste Coffee, four games to one.
Coach Arturo Valenzona was sacked and replaced by assistant coach Ely Capacio after Tanduay performed poorly in the All-Filipino Conference, winning only twice in eight games and were eliminated from the semifinal round. The Rhum Makers ended up last place again in the Reinforced Conference and bowed out with a humiliating 127-145 loss to Ginebra San Miguel on November 3. [8]
The following year on January 16, 1988, the Elizalde-owned ballclub announced that they are taking a leave of absence from the PBA. [9]
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| Name | Conference | No. | Pos. | Ht. | College |
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| David Thirdkill | Open Conference | 22 | Center-Forward | 6"6' | Bradley |
| Freeman Williams | Reinforced Conference | 20 | Forward | 6"3' | PSU |
The Tanduay Rhum Makers (1975-1987) and Tanduay Rhum Masters (1999-2001) were two basketball franchises associated with the same Tanduay Distillers liquor brand that played in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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 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 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 1986 PBA Reinforced Conference Finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1986 PBA Reinforced Conference, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The Tanduay Rhum Makers and Great Taste Coffee Makers played for the 33rd championship contested by the league.
The 1986 PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals was the best-of-5 basketball championship series of the 1986 PBA All-Filipino Conference, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The Tanduay Rhum Makers and Ginebra San Miguel played for the 34th championship contested by the league.
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 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 1985 Ginebra San Miguel season was the seventh season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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 1985 Tanduay Rhum Makers season was the 11th 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 1984 PBA Invitational Championship was the third conference of the 1984 PBA season. It started on November 18 and ended on December 18, 1984. Imports return to action after two All-Filipino conferences.