1993 Pepsi Mega Bottlers season

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1993   Pepsi Mega Bottlers season
Head coach Derrick Pumaren
General ManagerSteve Watson
Owner(s) Pepsi Philippines
All Filipino Cup results
Record37
(30%)
Place7th
Playoff finishN/A
Commissioner's Cup results
Record38
(27.3%)
Place7th
Playoff finishN/A
Governors Cup results
Record1111
(50%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinals
Pepsi Mega Bottlers seasons
  1992
1994  

The 1993 Pepsi Mega Bottlers season was the fourth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as 7-Up Uncolas in the All-Filipino Cup and Commissioner's Cup.

Contents

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayer
3 Gerardo Santiago
4 Gelacio Abanilla

Notable dates

June 18: Seven-Up defeated Sta.Lucia, 101–99, for its first win in the Commissioners Cup after losing to Shell Helix in their first game. Ludovico Valenciano completed an assist by Kenny Redfield with a fraction of a second left. [1]

November 28: Pepsi Mega forge two playoffs among three teams for the right to face San Miguel Beermen for the Governors Cup finals with a come-from-behind 96–93 triumph over Purefoods. Kenny Redfield put together his 11th triple-double game of 48 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists. [2]

Occurrences

The Mega Bottlers import Anthony Martin scored 40 points in his debut in the Governor's Cup, a 107–124 loss by Pepsi to Swift. [3] Martin fractured his thumb in practice and coach Derrick Pumaren was left with no choice but to shipped Martin home after just one game and recalled back Kenny Redfield, who was also their import in the Commissioner's Cup.

Roster

PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G/F 3 Flag of the Philippines.svg Lopez, Romeo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Angeles
G 7 Flag of the Philippines.svg Quilban, Eugene 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) San Sebastian
F 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jabar, Roberto 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Southwestern-U
G/F 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Valenciano, Naning 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) USLS
F 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Villanil, Larry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) USPF
F/C 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Santamaria, Joey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle
F 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Graves, Jeffrey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Angeles
C 25 Flag of the Philippines.svg Babilonia, Gido 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST
F 27 Flag of the Philippines.svg Rivera, Django 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) San Sebastian
F/C 33 Flag of the Philippines.svg Pablo, Victor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Far Eastern
F 50 Flag of the Philippines.svg Hatton, Nap 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) San Sebastian
G 58 Flag of the Philippines.svg Austria, Leo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Transactions

Trades

Off-season
To Ginebra
Manny Victorino
To 7-Up
Victor Pablo 2nd overall pick from Ginebra

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team
Jeffrey GravesOff-seasonSan Miguel
Romeo LopezOff-seasonSan Miguel
Django RiveraOff-seasonN/A
Joey SantamariaOff-seasonPurefoods
Larry VillanilOff-seasonGinebra

Subtractions

PlayerSignedNew team
#32 Abet Guidaben September 1993 Shell

Recruited imports

NameTournamentNo.Pos.Ht.CollegeDuration
Kenny Redfield Commissioner's Cup
Governors Cup
35Forward6"5' Michigan State University June 13-July 27
October 3-December 10
Anthony Martin Governors CupCenter-Forward6"5' University of Oklahoma September 28 (one game)

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References

  1. "Deadly trio powers Shell past Ginebra". Manila Standard.
  2. "Pepsi storms into playoff, whips Purefoods". Manila Standard.
  3. "Harris, Mayes shine as Swift, Purefoods win". Manila Standard.