1990 San Miguel Beermen season

1990   San Miguel Beermen season
Head coach	Norman Black
Owner(s)	San Miguel Corporation
First Conference results
Record	12–10 (54.5%)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Semifinals
All-Filipino Conference results
Record	13–11 (54.2%)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Semifinals
Third Conference results
Record	4–6 (40%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Eliminated
San Miguel Beermen seasons
←  1989 1991  →

The 1990 San Miguel Beermen season was the 16th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Details
1	8	Edgardo Postanes	Signed
2	16	Romeo Lopez	Unsigned, free agent
3	22	Josel Angeles	Signed

Notable dates

February 22: The Grandslam champions San Miguel Beermen scored their second win without a loss by turning back Pop Cola, 113-108. ^[1]

July 26: Ato Agustin wriggled his way in for a twinner with nine seconds left, lifting the Beermen to a 125-123 victory over Presto as the Tivolis absorbed their second straight loss in the semifinals of the All-Filipino Conference after sweeping the eliminations with 10 straight victories.

August 7: The Beermen clinch the win-five incentive and a playoff for one of the two finals berth by winning over Presto Tivoli, 110-109, on Alvin Teng's two free throws with no time left.

November 6: The Beermen outclassed Shell Rimula-X, 148-132, to close out their stint in the third conference with four wins against six losses, winning their last three matches. Their victory was rendered meaningless when the Sarsi Sizzlers triumph over Purefoods earlier in the first game. San Miguel will have their worst finish as they failed to advance into the next round for the first time since the 1986 Third Conference when the ballclub return to the league after a two-conference leave. ^[2]

Occurrences

San Miguel played without four key men in their first three outings in the third conference. Ramon Fernandez, Samboy Lim, Hector Calma and Yves Dignadice, along with coach Norman Black, were all part of the PBA-backed National team in the Beijing Asian Games. The Beermen did welcome the return of Ricardo Brown from the lineup but he only saw action in their first game, a 147-149 loss to Añejo Rum on October 2.

Roster

San Miguel Beermen roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. G 5 Pumaren, Franz 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) De La Salle G 6 Agustin, Ato 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum F 7 Almario, Alfie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) De La Salle F 8 Jose, Bobby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST F 9 Lim, Samboy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Letran F/C 10 Teng, Alvin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Arellano F/C 12 Dignadice, Yves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) STI WNU G 14 Calma, Hector 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Adamson C 19 Fernandez, Ramon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Carlos F 22 Postanes, Edgardo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Far Eastern G 23 Brown, Ricardo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Pepperdine F 29 Angeles, Josel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Lyceum	Head coach Norman Black Assistant coach(es) Derrick Pumaren Filomeno Pumaren Team manager Eddie Veneracion Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Recruited imports

Name	Conference	No.	Pos.	Ht.	College	Duration
Norman Black	First Conference	24	Center-Forward	6"5'	Saint Joseph's University	February 18 to May 10
Michael Phelps	Third Conference	25	Forward	6"3'	Alcorn State University	October 2 to November 6
Richard Morton		21	Forward	6"3'	Cal State-Fullerton	October 2–23
Ricky Wilson		15	Forward-Center	6"3'	George Mason University	October 28 to November 6

References

1. "SMB rolls back Pop". Manila Standard.
2. "Beermen face longest break in four years". Manila Standard.