1991 San Miguel Beermen season

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1991   San Miguel Beermen season
Head coach Norman Black
General ManagerEddie Veneracion
Owner San Miguel Corporation
First Conference results
Record910
(47.4%)
Place5th
Playoff finishSemifinals
All-Filipino Conference results
Record1211
(52.2%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinals
Third Conference results
Record1210
(54.5%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinals
San Miguel Beermen seasons
  1990
1992  

The 1991 San Miguel Beermen season was the 17th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Contents

Draft pick

RoundPickPlayerDetails
14Arthur dela CruzSigned

Notable dates

March 19: Import Ricky Wilson, who also came in last season's third conference as a replacement, torched the hoops with 57 points as San Miguel snapped the Ginebras' two-game winning run with a 112-109 victory. The Beermen improved to four wins and three losses while Ginebra dropped to three victories against four defeats. [1]

July 2: San Miguel Beermen pull off an easy 102-91 triumph over Alaska that sent them two games closer to a semifinal seat in the All-Filipino Conference. [2]

September 22: Import Andrew Moten scored 69 points and hitting 12 triples to lead the Beermen to their second victory in the Third Conference, a 125-123 win over Shell on Ato Agustin's last-second basket.

October 13: Ato Agustin's jumper with a second remaining lift San Miguel to a 126-124 win over Swift as the Beermen tied the Mighty Meaties in the standings with an even four wins and four losses. New Import Larry Robbins topscored for the Beermen with 54 points. [3]

October 27: San Miguel avoided playoff complications and booked the fourth semifinals seat of the Third Conference with their sixth win in 11 games on a hassle-free 138-132 victory over also-ran Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs. [4]

November 10: Jay Taylor, the fourth Beermen import to arrived, sizzled with 72 points in leading San Miguel to a 141-128 win over Tivoli Milk at the close of the first round of the semifinals. The Beermen moved two games ahead of the Milkmasters with their eight victory in 15 games.

Occurrences

In San Miguel's third outing in the Third Conference against Alaska, Import Andrew Moten blew his top on the physical defense put up by the Milkmen over him and deserted his team during the halftime break, he later return to finish the game. Moten's emotional outburst resulted to the Beermen's 92-111 loss to Alaska. Moten lambasted league officials and was immediately sent home by San Miguel management to protect their image, he was promptly banned by the PBA thereafter.

Roster

1991 San Miguel Beermen roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Franz Pumaren 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) De La Salle
G 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ato Agustin 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum
F 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Bobby Jose 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
F/C 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Alvin Teng 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Arellano
C 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Joseph Pelaez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Manila
F/C 12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Yves Dignadice 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) STI WNU
G 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Hector Calma 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Adamson
F 15 & 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Art Dela Cruz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) San Sebastian
G/F 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Romeo Lopez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Angeles
F 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeffrey Graves 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Angeles
C 19 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ramon Fernandez 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Carlos
F 22 Flag of the Philippines.svg Edgardo Postanes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Far Eastern
F 29 Flag of the Philippines.svg Josel Angeles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Lyceum
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Eddie Veneracion

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

Transactions

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team
Jeffrey GravesOff-seasonPepsi
Joseph PelaezJune 1991Pop-Cola

Rookie free agents

PlayerSignedFormer team
Romeo LopezJune 1991N/A

Recruited imports

NameConferenceNo.Pos.Ht.CollegeDuration
Eric Brown First Conference32Center-Forward6"4' University of Miami February 17 to March 3
Ricky Wilson 16Center-Forward6"3' George Mason University March 7 to May 2
Andrew Moten Third Conference1Guard5"11' University of Florida September 17–24
John Taft 23Forward-Guard6"1' Marshall University September 29 to October 5
Larry Robbins 24Forward-Guard6"1' Kent State University October 13–31
Jay Taylor 24Forward-Guard6"1' Eastern Illinois University November 3 to December 12

References

  1. "Presto Tivoli ends Sarsi run". Manila Standard. Archived from the original on 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  2. "SMB presses Alaska skid". Manila Standard. Archived from the original on 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  3. "SMB nips Swift on Agustin stab". Manila Standard. Archived from the original on 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  4. "San Miguel claims semifinal slot". Manila Standard. Archived from the original on 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-22.