1991 Pepsi Hotshots season

1991   Pepsi Hotshots season
Head coach	Derrick Pumaren
General Manager	Steve Watson
Owner(s)	Pepsi Philippines
First Conference results
Record	4–7 (36.4%)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	N/A
All-Filipino Conference results
Record	3–8 (27.3%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	N/A
Third Conference results
Record	12–10 (54.5%)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Semifinals
Pepsi Hotshots seasons
←  1990 1992  →

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

Draft pick

Round	Pick	Player	Details
2		Juancho Estrada	Unsigned

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

1991 Pepsi Hotshots roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 1 Manny Victorino 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) José Rizal G/F 2 Alejo Alolor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Visayas G 4 Eric Altamirano 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) UP Diliman G 5 Gilbert Reyes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Ateneo G 7 Mark Anthony Tallo 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SWU G 8 Rey Yncierto 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Cebu G/F 9 Ludovico Valenciano 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) USLS G 10 Carlito Mejos 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Visayas C 11 Tonichi Yturri 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) De La Salle F 15 Salvador Ramos 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Letran C 23 Abet Guidaben 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) USJ–R F 29 Bernardo Carpio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Ateneo F 30 Dennis Abbatuan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) José Rizal G 42 Willie Generalao 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Visayas

Head coach Derrick Pumaren Assistant coach(es) Gabby Velasco Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Transactions

Trades

Off-season	To Presto Tivoli 2nd overall pick (Rookie draft)	To Pepsi Hotshots Manny Victorino

Off season	To Presto Tivoli Cadel Mosqueda	To Pepsi Hotshots Bernardo Carpio

Additions

Name	Deal Information	Former team
Willie Generalao	Acquired via free agency	Presto Tivoli
Ludovico Valenciano	Acquired from Purefoods in a trade with Jun Tan, whom they got from Sarsi	Purefoods
Eric Altamirano	Acquired from Alaska by giving up their first round pick next year	Alaska
Mark Anthony Tallo	Rookie free agent signed in the Third Conference	N/A

Recruited imports

Name	Conference	No.	Pos.	Ht.	College	Duration
Lanard Copeland	First Conference	21	Forward	6"5'	Georgia State	February 17 to April 7
Donald Petties	Third Conference	3	Forward	6"4'	University of Wisconsin	September 15-19
Perry McDonald		20	Center	6"4'	Georgetown University	September 24 to December 12

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.