1992 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season

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1992   Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season
Head coach Ely Capacio (until First Conference)
Domingo Panganiban
General Manager Domingo Panganiban
Owner(s) Purefoods Corporation
First Conference results
Record57
(41.7%)
Place6th
Playoff finishEliminated
All-Filipino Conference results
Record1610
(61.5%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishFinals
Third Conference results
Record713
(35%)
Place5th
Playoff finishSemifinals
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs seasons
  1991
1993  

The 1992 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season was the fifth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Contents

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerCollege
14 Kevin Ramas Mapua
212Joey Guanio UP Diliman

Notable dates

March 10: Purefoods carved out a 157–118 win over Ginebra San Miguel in a much-needed victory as the Hotdogs were battling for the last three semifinal berths in the First Conference. The 39-point rout was the most humbling loss yet absorbed by Ginebra. Glenn Capacio hit a perfect 6-of-6 from the three-point line and scored 24 points. [1]

July 2: Alvin Patrimonio took charge in the final period and banged in 14 of his 37 points to spoil a big night of former Hotdog Nelson Asaytono, who had been unstoppable with a career-high 48 points as the Tender Juicy Hotdogs scored a 110–106 triumph over Swift Mighty Meaties in the match-up of corporate rivals that played in the All-Filipino finals last season. [2]

July 21: Working behind inspired games from second stringers Joey Santamaria and Elmer Reyes, the Hotdogs came roaring back from 15 points down and repeated with a 108–104 win over Swift Mighty Meaties at the start of the semifinal round in the All-Filipino Conference. The victory was Purefoods' sixth straight win. [3]

July 23: Purefoods coasted to a 113–105 win over Shell Rimula-X and racked up their seventh win in a row that bolstered their record to 10 wins and two losses in the All-Filipino Conference semifinals. [4]

Occurrences

After Purefoods were eliminated in the First Conference, Coach Ely Capacio resigned and was replaced by team manager Domingo Panganiban, who will act as head coach for the Hotdogs beginning the All-Filipino Conference. [5]

Finals stint

The Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs got a stroke of luck when the first finalist for the All-Filipino Conference championship, the San Miguel Beermen, choose to beat 7-Up in their last semifinal game when they could afford to lose and ended the Hotdogs' string of All-Filipino finals appearance. Purefoods went on to defeat 7-Up, 81–77, in the playoff game to advance in the All-Filipino championship series for the fifth straight year.

The defending champions Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs were a slight underdogs against the San Miguel Beermen. They forced a seventh and deciding game before eventually losing the final game of the series.

Roster

1992 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G/F 4 Flag of the Philippines.svg Elmer Reyes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) San Beda
G 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Joey Guanio 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UP Diliman
G 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Arthur Ayson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Letran
G/F 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Boy Cabahug 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Visayas
G 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Dindo Pumaren 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) De La Salle
C 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Hernani Demigillo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Sebastian
G/F 12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Glenn Capacio 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Far Eastern
C 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Kevin Ramas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Mapúa
F 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Joey Santamaria 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle
F 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Alvin Patrimonio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapúa
G 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Leoncio Tan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) De La Salle
G 24 Flag of the Philippines.svg Rudy Enterina 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Visayas
C 44 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jerry Codinera 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE
Head coach
Assistant(s)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured

Transactions

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team
Hernani DemigilloOff-seasonTivoli Milk
Art AysonSeptember 1992N/A

Recruited imports

NameConferenceNo.Pos.Ht.CollegeDuration
Clinton Smith First Conference1Forward6"5' Cleveland State February 9 to March 26
Kurk Lee Third Conference20Guard6"1' Towson State September 22 to November 10
Willie White Guard-Forward6"1' University of Tennessee November 12–29

Win–loss record

Season Rank GP Win Lost Pct.
5th Overall5828300.483

References

  1. "Purefoods outplays Gins". Manila Standard.
  2. "Purefoods turns back Swift". Manila Standard.
  3. "No stopping Purefoods five". Manila Standard.
  4. "Purefoods, SMB stay in charge". Manila Standard.
  5. "Hotdogs, Gins open PBA's All-Pinoy tilt". Manila Standard.