1991 Shell Rimula X season

1991   Shell Rimula X season
Head coach	Arlene Rodriguez Rino Salazar
First Conference results
Record	15–11 (57.7%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Finals
All-Filipino Conference results
Record	4–7 (36.4%)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	N/A
Third Conference results
Record	4–7 (36.4%)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	N/A
Shell Rimula X seasons
←  1990 1992  →

The 1991 Shell Rimula X season was the 7th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Details
1	7	Ronald Lucero	Signed, played only two games
2		MacDonald De Joya	Unsigned, free agent

Runner-up finish

The defending champions in the First Conference with five-time best import Bobby Parks back anew as expected finish on top of the eliminations with eight wins and three losses. Shell clinch the first finals berth on April 23 with its 12th win in 16 outings, a 141–124 victory over Diet Sarsi. The Turbo Chargers dropped their last three semifinal matches entering the championship rematch with Ginebra San Miguel.

Shell won Game one, halting the Ginebras' seven-game win streak in the semifinals and the first four games of the title-series went the same pattern as last year with the Turbo Chargers winning Games three and four to take a 3–1 lead in the best-of-seven series. In Game five, Shell was leading 85–80 in the first four minutes of the final quarter when Ginebra unleashed a 30–0 bomb to win going away and with the momentum on Ginebra's side, Shell lost Game six and the final game of the series.

Main article: 1991 PBA First Conference finals

Occurrences

The Turbo Chargers went down to one victory and six losses during the All-Filipino Conference and coach Arlene Rodriguez' contract was not renewed. ^[1] The team's trainer Hercules Callanta took over from Rodriguez in their remaining assignments.

Ginebra assistant coach Rino Salazar accepted the offer of Shell to become their new head coach beginning the Third Conference.

Notable dates

July 11: Shell romped off with a convincing 105–96 win over Alaska Milk for only their second win in eight outings in the All-Filipino Conference. ^[2]

September 29: After losing their first three games in the Third Conference, the Turbo Chargers finally gave their new coach Rino Salazar his first win, a 104–92 victory over Alaska Milkmen.

October 20: Shell blew a 21-point lead early in the final quarter but recovered in time to turn back Ginebra San Miguel, 126–120, and keep its slim, semifinal hopes alive. Michael Morrison, who was actually Shell's original choice for an import but was unavailable before the conference started, scored 39 points as he combined with Benjie Paras and Romy Dela Rosa for 94 points out of Shell's total output of 126. ^[3]

Roster

Shell Rimula X roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. G/F 2 Ramirez, Jay 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Visayas C 4 Mamaril, Romulo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Mapúa G 5 Magsanoc, Ronnie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) UP Diliman F 8 Ruiz, Jerry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Letran F 10 Martin, Jojo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) NCBA F 12 Dela Rosa, Romeo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Southwestern-U G 13 Austria, Leo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Lyceum C 14 Paras, Benjie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UP Diliman F/C 15 Relosa, Ricky 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapúa F 24 Bognot, Richard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) C 25 Babilonia, Gido 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST G 33 Tuadles, Calvin 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Southwestern-U F 71 Marquez, Manuel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) San Beda	Head coach Arlene Rodriguez Rino Salazar (3rd Conference) Assistant coach(es) Herc Callanta Manuel Pineda (3rd Conference) Team manager Charlie Favis Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Transactions

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Gido Babilonia	Off-season	Purefoods
Romulo Mamaril	Off-season	Añejo Rum 65
Ricky Relosa	June 1991	Pepsi
Manuel Marquez	June 1991	Presto Tivoli

Recruited imports

Name	Conference	No.	Pos.	Ht.	College	Duration
Bobby Parks	First Conference	22	Forward	6"3'	Memphis State University	February 17 to May 19
Luther Burks	Third Conference	21	Guard	6"2'	Oklahoma City University	September 17 to October 8
Mike Morrison		7	Guard-Forward	6"2'	Loyola College, Maryland	October 17–27

References

1. "Rodriguez on the way out of Shell". Manila Standard.
2. "Shell slams Alaska". Manila Standard.
3. "Shell hangs on". Manila Standard.