1992 Presto Ice Cream season

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1992   Presto Ice Cream Kings season
Head coach Jimmy Mariano
Tommy Manotoc
Owner(s) CFC Corporation
First Conference results
Record811
(42.1%)
Place5th
Playoff finishSemifinals
All-Filipino Conference results
Record28
(20%)
Place7th
Playoff finishN/A
Third Conference results
Record110
(9.1%)
Place8th
Playoff finishN/A
Presto Ice Cream Kings seasons
  1991

The 1992 Presto Ice Cream Kings season was the 18th and final season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Contents

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerCollege
11 Vergel Meneses JRU
29Joseph Valdez Adamson
317Albert David Letran

Notable dates

February 9: In the opening game of the league's 18th season, Presto Ice Cream won over Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs, 120-118. Allan Caidic hit seven triples and topscored for 43 points while rookie Vergel Meneses, with the crowd screaming and chanting the top overall pick, banked in 21 points.

March 1: Allan Caidic topscored with 33 points as he joined hands with import Derwin Collins to lead Presto to a come-from-behind 110-104 win over Purefoods for solo leadership in the First Conference. [1]

March 8: Import Derwin Collins, retain by the Presto management despite the arrival of the taller Kenny Redfield, led the Ice Cream Kings to their sixth win in seven games by scoring the last six points in a 114-109 victory over San Miguel. [2]

October 4: New Import Joey Wright, who replaces Jerome Harmon after three games, debut with 52 points and led Presto to their first win in the conference, a 139-135 overtime victory over San Miguel. [3]

Occurrences

The impressive performance of import Derwin "Tank" Collins put Presto on top of the standings in the First Conference with six wins and one loss and while the team keeps on winning, management and coaching staff were in dilemma whether to replace Collins with the waiting Kenny Redfield. With the vote of confidence by his teammates and coach, Collins keeps his job and Redfield went to Pepsi instead.

Coach Jimmy Mariano filed his resignation as early as Presto's last two matches in the All-Filipino Conference and his departure was apparently due to the team's lackluster performance in the last three conferences despite lofty billings and the rumored rift with Presto top honcho Ignacio Gotao after the Ice Cream Kings lost a won-game against Purefoods in their June 28 outing.

Beginning the Third Conference, former grandslam coach Tommy Manotoc succeeded Jimmy Mariano at the Presto bench.

The Ice Cream Kings acquired the services of Jerome Harmon as their import in the Third Conference. The Global Basketball Association slam dunk champion was highly advertised and there were protest by other teams that he was above the height limit of 6'2", Harmon was re-measured and met the ceiling at 6'1 7/8.

Harmon’s replacement Joey Wright got injured in their game against Shell which they lost, 108-118 on October 11. He was replaced by Eldridge Recasner in their next match.

Last PBA game

Rumors were already widespread that the team, one of the only two remaining pioneer ballclub in the PBA, was headed for disbandment. On November 5, Presto Ice Cream Kings bid farewell and played its last PBA game without an import, Allan Caidic topscored with 37 points in a 113-129 loss to 7-Up. [4]

Roster

Presto Ice Cream roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
F 4 Flag of the Philippines.svg Vergel Meneses 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) José Rizal
G/F 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Peter Jao 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) USJ–R
F/C 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Abe King 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Beda
F 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Allan Caidic 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UE
G 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Onchie Dela Cruz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Philippine Christian
F 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Arnie Tuadles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Visayas
F/C 12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Cadel Mosqueda 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Arellano
G 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Gerry Esplana 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Far Eastern
F 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Albert David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Letran
F 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Bong Hawkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UPHSD
F 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Padim Israel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Ateneo
C 21 Flag of the Philippines.svg Joseph Valdez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Adamson
C 28 Flag of the Philippines.svg Zaldy Realubit 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) USJ–R
F 32 & 33 Flag of the Philippines.svg Harmon Codiñera 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Far Eastern
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Ignacio Gotao

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

Transactions

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team
Harmon CodiñeraJune 1992Purefoods

Recruited imports

NameConferenceNo.Pos.Ht.CollegeDuration
Derwin Collins First Conference3Guard-Forward6"3' University of New Orleans February 9 to April 21
Jerome Harmon Third Conference32Guard-Forward6"2' University of Louisville September 20-29
Joey Wright 5Guard-Forward6"2' University of Texas October 4-13
Eldridge Recasner 7Guard-Forward6"2' University of Washington October 18-29

References

  1. "Presto powders Purefoods". Manila Standard.
  2. "Presto rocks SMB, rams into semis". Manila Standard.
  3. "Alaska Milk hangs tough". Manila Standard.
  4. "Presto blows farewell game". Manila Standard.