Roster
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| 1997 Formula Shell season | |
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| Head coach | Chito Narvasa |
| All-Filipino Cup results | |
| Place | 8th |
| Playoff finish | N/A |
| Commissioner's Cup results | |
| Record | 8–10 (44.4%) |
| Place | 5th |
| Playoff finish | Semifinals |
| Governor's Cup results | |
| Record | 2–12 (14.3%) |
| Place | 8th |
| Playoff finish | N/A |
| Formula Shell seasons | |
The 1997 Formula Shell Super Unleaded season was the 13th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
| Round | Pick | Player | College |
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| 1 | 4 | Ernesto Ballesteros | UST |
| 2 | 13 | Jay Mendoza | Mapua |
March 7: After being held down to only 56 points in a loss to San Miguel Beermen in their previous game a week before, the Shell Zoom Masters scored their second win in five games in the All-Filipino Cup by beating Alaska Milkmen, 78-70. [1]
June 13: Former San Miguel import John Best in his second stint in the PBA as Shell hired his services instead of last year's Commissioners Cup best import Kenny Redfield, who moved to Sta.Lucia, scored 41 points as the Zoom Masters defeated an off-form Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys, 114-106, at the start of the Commissioners Cup. [2]
July 20: Formula Shell earned a semifinal ticket in the Commissioners Cup with a 100-97 victory over Alaska Milkmen. Import John Best led five Shell double figure scorers with 36 points. [3]
October 14: Import Dennis Williams scored 35 points as Shell finally break into win column in the Governors Cup after six losses with a 101-96 victory over Pop Cola. The Zoom Masters have lost eight straight since the Commissioners Cup semifinals. [4]
Seven-time best import Bobby Parks played in his 11th season in the PBA but was injured after seeing action for three games in the Governor's Cup, Parks was replaced by Dennis Williams. [5]
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| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Johnedel Cardel | Off-season | Sta.Lucia |
| Giovanni Pineda | Off-season | Alaska |
| Tournament | Name | Number | Position | University/College |
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| Commissioner's Cup | John Best | 4 | Forward-Center | Tennessee Technological University |
| Governors' Cup | Bobby Parks | 22 | Forward | Memphis State University |
| Dennis Williams | 20 | Guard-Forward | Georgia University |
A team's Grand Slam in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is winning all three conference championships (tournaments) in a single season, i.e., a treble in the British sports sense. As of 2020, this has been accomplished five times by four teams and four coaches since the league's inception in 1975.
The 1990 PBA season was the 16th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1992 PBA season was the 18th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1994 PBA season was the 20th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1996 PBA season was the 22nd season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1998 PBA season was the 24th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1996 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals was the best-of-7 series basketball championship of the 1996 PBA Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Alaska Milkmen and Formula Shell Zoom Masters played for the 64th championship contested by the league.
The 1995 Sunkist Orange Juicers season was the 6th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Formerly known as Swift Mighty Meaties
The 1996 Alaska Milkmen season was the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1996 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season was the 9th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys starting the Governor's Cup.
The 1996 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season was the 12th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1996 Ginebra San Miguel season was the 18th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1995 San Miguel Beermen season was the 21st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1999 San Miguel Beermen season was the 25th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1999 Tanduay Gold Rhum Masters season was the first season of the new franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1998 San Miguel Beermen season was the 24th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1998 Alaska Milkmen season was the 13th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1998 Sta. Lucia Realtors season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1999 Alaska Milkmen season was the 14th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1999 Formula Shell Super Unleaded season was the 15th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team became known as Shell Velocity beginning the Governor's Cup.
