1994 Tondeña 65 Rum Masters season

1994   Tondeña 65 Rum Masters season
Head coach	Robert Jaworski
General Manager	Bernabe Navarro
Owners	La Tondeña Distillers, Inc.
All-Filipino Cup results
Record	2–8 (20%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Eliminated
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	5–6 (45.5%)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Eliminated
Governors Cup results
Record	5–6 (45.5%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Eliminated
Tondeña 65 Rum Masters seasons
←  1993 1995  →

The 1994 Tondeña 65 Rum Masters season was the 16th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Formerly known as Ginebra San Miguel.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	College
1	1	Noli Locsin	La Salle
2	9	Wilmer Ong	Saint La Salle
5	26	Porferio Marzan	University of Baguio

Notable dates

April 5: Tondeña 65 escaped with an 89-87 victory over Shell Rimula X for their first win of the season after six straight losses and a 14-game losing streak dating back from the Governor's Cup of last year. Jayvee Gayoso topscored for the team with 32 points. ^[1]

April 10: Top draftee Noli Locsin banged in a night-high 34 points, including 14 in the last quarter as he led Tondeña to a 107-98 victory over Alaska for their second win in eight games to keep their hopes alive in a bid for the last semifinals slot. ^[2]

July 17: Tondeña import Mitchell Wiggins scored a season-high 78 points as the Rhum Masters defeated Sta.Lucia Realtors in Overtime, 150-148. ^[3]

October 16: Tondeña whipped Sta.Lucia, 131-123, to stay alive in its hunt for the elusive semifinals berth in the Governor’s Cup. Rhum Masters import Steve Hood finished the game with a high of 67 points. ^[4]

Roster

1994 Tondeña 65 Rum Masters roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 2 Alejo Alolor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Visayas C 5 Sonny Cabatu 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) PSBA F 6 Noli Locsin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle G 7 Robert Jaworski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE F 8 Porferio Marzan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Baguio F 9 Macky De Joya 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Beda G/F 11 Jayvee Gayoso 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Ateneo G 14 Joey Loyzaga 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) San Beda F/C 16 Benito Cheng 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapúa G 17 Emilio Chuatico 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Ateneo C 18 Wilmer Ong 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) USLS G 25 Pido Jarencio 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) UST F 33 Bobby Jose 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST

Head coach Robert Jaworski Assistant coach(es) Arlene Rodriguez Philip Cezar Team manager Bernabe Navarro Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Transactions

Trades

Off-season	To Coney Island Manny Victorino	To Tondeña 65 Benito Cheng

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Joey Loyzaga	Off-season	Shell

Recruited imports

Name	Tournament	No.	Pos.	Ht.	College	Duration
Darrin Mayo	Commissioner's Cup	34	Center	6"5'	Alabama State	June 17–26
Mitchell Wiggins		23	Guard	6”4’	Florida State	July 5–31
Marlin Kimbrew	Governors Cup	30	Forward-Center	6"3'		September 27 (one game)
Steve Hood		44	Guard	6"3'	James Madison	September 30 to October 30

References

1. "San Miguel rips Alaska". Manila Standard.
2. "Tondeña 65 vanquishes Alaska". Manila Standard.
3. "TR 65 squeakes past Sta.Lucia in overtime". Manila Standard.
4. "Tondeña applies broom on SLR". Manila Standard.