1992 San Miguel Beermen season

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1992   San Miguel Beermen season
Head coach Norman Black
Owner(s) San Miguel Corporation
First Conference results
Record1312
(52%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishRunner-up
All-Filipino Conference results
Record187
(72%)
Place1st
Playoff finishChampions
Third Conference results
Record1212
(50%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinals
San Miguel Beermen seasons
  1991
1993  

The 1992 San Miguel Beermen season was the 18th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Contents

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerCollege
15 Bong Ravena UE
213Julian Rabbi Tomacruz UST

Return to the finals

The San Miguel Beermen welcomes the return of the "Skywalker" Samboy Lim in the lineup. The Beermen were tied with Shell and Presto on top of the standings in the First Conference with seven wins and four losses. Their import Derrick Chievous played in all of their 11 games in the eliminations. But at the start of the semifinal round, the San Miguel coaching staff decided to replaced Chievous after a spat with some of his teammates. Coming in was Rick Calloway.

San Miguel beat Alaska Milkmen in a playoff game to finally enter the finals for the first time since winning the grand slam in 1989. Going up against Shell Rimula-X Turbo Chargers in the championship series, the Beermen were the underdogs with Shell having Bobby Parks, who won his unprecedented seventh best import award, providing the big difference against his counterpart. The Beermen lost in the title series in five games.

Championship

In the All-Filipino Conference, the Beermen finish second in the eliminations and a game behind defending champion Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs, which top the standings with eight wins and two losses. During the semifinal round, the Beermen won their first six outings for a magic number 13 wins and gain one of the two finals berth as their winning streak reach to eight games.

Going into the last day of the semifinal round, the Beermen played the 7-Up Bottlers with both teams losing only once in the semifinals, the third-year ballclub 7-Up are close to their first finals stint and the Beermen can afford to lose and choose the Bottlers as their opponent instead of the more experience Purefoods squad looking for their fifth straight All-Filipino finals appearance, but San Miguel went on to beat 7-Up, leaving the Bottlers in a playoff game with Purefoods, which the Hotdogs won.

In a classic All-Filipino championship showdown between the Beermen and the Hotdogs, the San Miguel Beermen won in a hard-fought seven game series for their first crown in three years and their ninth overall title.

Notable dates

July 28: Ato Agustin scored a night-high 42 points as San Miguel seize solo leadership in the semifinals of the All-Filipino Conference with their 10th victory in 13 games, a 118-106 win over Purefoods, which now lost two straight games and dropped to 10 wins and four losses. [1]

July 30: San Miguel swept the first round of the semifinals, winning against 7-Up, 103-97 in overtime. Both teams won their first three outings in the semifinals and the Uncolas were riding high on a four-game winning streak before their match. [2]

October 11: Kenny Travis scored 52 points as San Miguel beat defending champion Alaska, 118-115, for only their second win in six games into the Third Conference. [3]

November 8: The Beermen unleashed two key breakaways in the third period to hand Shell a 115-102 loss as San Miguel booked one of the last two semifinal berths in a knockout game. [4]

Awards

Roster

San Miguel Beermen roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G/F 1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ravena, Bong 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE
C 4 Flag of the Philippines.svg Tomacruz, Julian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST
G 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Pumaren, Franz 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) De La Salle
G 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Agustin, Ato 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum
F 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Lim, Samboy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Letran
F/C 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Teng, Alvin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Arellano
G/F 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ravanes, Biboy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Cebu
F/C 12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Dignadice, Yves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) STI WNU
G 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Calma, Hector 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Adamson
G/F 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Lopez, Romeo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Angeles
F 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Graves, Jeffrey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Angeles
F 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Dela Cruz, Art 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) San Sebastian
C 19 Flag of the Philippines.svg Fernandez, Ramon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Carlos
F 29 Flag of the Philippines.svg Angeles, Josel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Lyceum
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Transactions

Trades

Off-season
To Alaska
Bobby Jose
To San Miguel Beermen
Biboy Ravanes

Recruited imports

NameConferenceNo.Pos.Ht.CollegeDuration
Derrick Chievous First Conference7Forward6"4' University of Missouri February 11 to March 24
Rick Calloway 20Forward-Center6"4' Kansas State April 2 to May 5
Jay Taylor Third Conference24Guard-Forward6"1' Eastern Illinois September 22 to October 4
Kenny Travis 21Guard-Forward6"1' New Mexico State October 8 to December 10

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References

  1. "SMB yanks Purefoods from top". Manila Standard.
  2. "SMB finds 7-Up tough nut to crack". Manila Standard.
  3. "San Miguel trips Alaska with new found defense". Manila Standard.
  4. "San Miguel, Purefoods gain semis over Shell, Alaska Milk". Manila Standard.