1991 Pepsi Hotshots season

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1991   Pepsi Hotshots season
Head coach Derrick Pumaren
General ManagerSteve Watson
Owner(s) Pepsi Philippines
First Conference results
Record47
(36.4%)
Place6th
Playoff finishN/A
All-Filipino Conference results
Record38
(27.3%)
Place8th
Playoff finishN/A
Third Conference results
Record1210
(54.5%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinals
Pepsi Hotshots seasons
  1990
1992  

The 1991 Pepsi Cola Hotshots season was the second season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Contents

Draft pick

RoundPickPlayerDetails
2Juancho EstradaUnsigned

Occurrences

Pepsi Cola tendered an offer sheet to Purefoods forward Alvin Patrimonio, a five-year worth P25.3 million contract, which Purefoods expectedly matched, making Alvin Patrimonio the highest paid basketball player in the PBA.

Notable dates

March 21: Pepsi eked out a 131-129 win over Presto Tivoli which felt robbed of a strong chances in overtime when a referee's call decided the outcome of the game. Abet Guidaben sank two free throws with no time left on a foul slapped on Presto import Dwayne McClain. The Hotshots' win was their fourth in eight games as this was their first back-to-back victories in franchise history. [1]

July 9: Abet Guidaben's go-ahead basket with eight seconds to go lift Pepsi to a repeat 107-106 overtime win over Shell for only their second victory in eight games in the All-Filipino Conference. [2]

July 13: Pepsi stays alive in contention for a semifinal seat with a 99-88 win over Purefoods in Sta.Cruz, Laguna. The victory raised their record to three wins and six losses. [3]

October 3: Import Perry McDonald led Pepsi to their second straight victory after they lost their first two games in the Third Conference. The Hotshots fashioned out a 144-130 win over Swift Mighty Meaties. [4]

October 27: Pepsi Hotshots beats Shell Rimula-X, 117-107, at the close of the elimination round for the conference-best eight wins and three losses. The Hotshots ride high on a six-game winning streak, the longest in franchise' two-year history, Pepsi won eight of their last nine games since Perry McDonald arrived to replace Donald Petties. [5]

Roster

Pepsi Hotshots roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
C 1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Victorino, Manny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) José Rizal
G/F 2 Flag of the Philippines.svg Alolor, Alejo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Visayas
G 4 Flag of the Philippines.svg Altamirano, Eric 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) UP Diliman
G 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Reyes, Gilbert 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Ateneo
G 7 Flag of the Philippines.svg Tallo, Mark Anthony 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SWU
G 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Yncierto, Rey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Cebu
G/F 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Valenciano, Ludovico 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) USLS
G 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mejos, Carlito 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Visayas
C 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Yturri, Tonichi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) De La Salle
F 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ramos, Salvador 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Letran
C 23 Flag of the Philippines.svg Guidaben, Abet 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) USJ–R
F 29 Flag of the Philippines.svg Carpio, Bernardo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Ateneo
F 30 Flag of the Philippines.svg Abbatuan, Dennis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) José Rizal
G 42 Flag of the Philippines.svg Generalao, Willie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Visayas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Transactions

Trades

Off-seasonTo Presto Tivoli
2nd overall pick (Rookie draft)
To Pepsi Hotshots
Manny Victorino
Off seasonTo Presto Tivoli
Cadel Mosqueda
To Pepsi Hotshots
Bernardo Carpio

Additions

NameDeal InformationFormer team
Willie GeneralaoAcquired via free agencyPresto Tivoli
Ludovico ValencianoAcquired from Purefoods in a trade with Jun Tan, whom they got from SarsiPurefoods
Eric Altamirano Acquired from Alaska by giving up their first round pick next yearAlaska
Mark Anthony TalloRookie free agent signed in the Third ConferenceN/A

Recruited imports

NameConferenceNo.Pos.Ht.CollegeDuration
Lanard Copeland First Conference21Forward6"5' Georgia State February 17 to April 7
Donald Petties Third Conference3Forward6"4' University of Wisconsin September 15-19
Perry McDonald 20Center6"4' Georgetown University September 24 to December 12

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References

  1. "Referee seals Pepsi reversal of Presto five". Manila Standard.
  2. "Pepsi, Tivoli recharge bids". Manila Standard.
  3. "Pepsi grills hotdogs, staves off elimination". Manila Standard.
  4. "Pepsi runs down Swift". Manila Standard.
  5. "San Miguel claims semifinal slot". Manila Standard.