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| 1998 Alaska Milkmen season | |
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| Head coach | Tim Cone |
| Owner(s) | Wilfred Steven Uytengsu |
| All-Filipino Cup results | |
| Record | 19–10 (65.5%) |
| Place | 1st |
| Playoff finish | Champions (def. San Miguel 4–3) |
| Commissioner's Cup results | |
| Record | 16–6 (72.7%) |
| Place | 1st |
| Playoff finish | Champions (def. San Miguel 4-2) |
| Governors Cup results | |
| Record | 6–9 (40%) |
| Place | 7th |
| Playoff finish | Eliminated |
| Alaska Milkmen seasons | |
The 1998 Alaska Milkmen season was the 13th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
| Round | Pick | Player | College |
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| 2 | 12 | Stephen Antonio | Arizona State |
| 3 | Patrick Benedicto | Mapua Tech |
Alaska won two titles in the year and on a quest for another Grandslam. In the All-Filipino Cup, the Milkmen won their first five games of the season. [1] They ended up with the best record in the elimination round with nine wins and two losses. In the semifinals, the San Miguel Beermen overtake Alaska and took the first finals seat. The Milkmen had to beat Sta.Lucia Realtors, 77–69, in their playoff game on April 21 for the right to face San Miguel in the finals. The best-of-seven title series features a duel of two American coaches; Tim Cone and Ron Jacobs. Alaska prevailed over San Miguel in seven games to repeat as champions and regain the All-Filipino crown.
Sean Chambers led Alaska to three straight wins in the Commissioners Cup. Their third victory was a come-from-behind 79–78 win over Pop Cola on May 31 as they await the arrival of their import choice Devin Davis. On June 2, Davis scored 24 points in his first game as Alaska defeated Ginebra, 89–80. The Milkmen were unbeaten in eight starts before losing back-to-back games to Mobiline and San Miguel. Alaska advances outright in the best-of-five semifinals and they battled Formula Shell and won the series, three games to two, to reach the finals for the 12th time in the last 13 conferences.
In the championship rematch against San Miguel Beermen, the Milkmen took a commanding 2–0 lead and while the Beermen fought back to tie the series, the Milkmen came through with convincing victories in the last two games to clinch their 9th PBA title as they now tied the defunct Toyota ballclub as the third winningest team in the league.
Coach Tim Cone, who was task to handle the Philippine Centennial Team in the Asian Games, will not be on the Alaska bench along with national team players Johnny Abarrientos, Jojo Lastimosa and Kenneth Duremdes starting the special conference called Centennial Cup. Alaska players Gilbert Reyes and Richard Bachmann were assigned as interim coaches and to make up for the loss of key players, the Milkmen signed two returning cagers and they were Joey Loyzaga and Joseph Valdez.
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| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Braulio Lim | Off-season | N/A |
| Joseph Valdez | Governors' Cup | Presto (1992) |
| Joey Loyzaga | Tondeña 65 (1994) |
| Player | Signed | New team |
| Merwin Castelo | Off-season | Mobiline Phone Pals |
| Tournament | Name | Number | Position | University/College | Duration |
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| Commissioner's Cup | Devin Davis | 42 | Center | Miami (Ohio) | June 2 to August 14 |
| Commissioner's Cup Governors' Cup | Sean Chambers | 20 | Forward | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | May 23–31 August 30-November 6 |
| Governors' Cup | Monty Buckley | 3 | Forward | UC Berkeley | August 30 to November 6 |
Earl Timothy Cone is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is the most accomplished coach in PBA history with 25 titles including two Grand Slams, five Coach of the Year awards, and the winningest coach of the League, tallying more than a thousand games won.
The Alaska Aces were a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of Alaska Milk Corporation (AMC) and the owner of 14 PBA championships, tied with the Magnolia Hotshots for the third-most titles overall. They were one of the most popular teams in the league and the Philippines.
The 1998 Philippines men's national basketball team, nicknamed the "Philippine Centennial Team", competed in the 1998 Asian Games. The team consisted of professional players in the country that included national team veterans Allan Caidic and Alvin Patrimonio, both sharing the distinction of being the only PBA players to represent the country in four Asian Games basketball tournaments since 1986. The team nickname was a reference to the centennial celebration of the independence of the Philippines.
Johnny Abarrientos is a Filipino retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was also a many-time member of the Philippine National team, and was the 1996 PBA Most Valuable Player, becoming the shortest player to win the league's highest individual award. He is known by many as The Flying A when he started playing for the Alaska Milkmen in 1993. He is currently an assistant coach for the Magnolia Hotshots and for the FEU Tamaraws.
In the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), the Grand Slam is the achievement of winning all three conference championships (tournaments) in a single season. As of 2020, this has been accomplished five times by four teams and four coaches since the league's inception in 1975.
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The 1995 PBA season was the 21st season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1996 PBA season was the 22nd season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1997 PBA season was the 23rd season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1998 PBA season was the 24th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1999 PBA season was the 25th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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The 1998 PBA All Filipino Cup finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Alaska Milkmen and San Miguel Beermen played for the 69th championship contested by the league as the country celebrates its centennial year. The champion for this finals series were awarded with two different trophies; the regular All-Filipino Cup trophy and the FVR Centennial Cup trophy.
The 1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1998 Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Alaska Milkmen and San Miguel Beermen played for the 70th championship contested by the league, this serves as a rematch of their All-Filipino series.
The 1999 PBA Governors Cup finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1999 PBA Governors Cup, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The Alaska Milkmen and San Miguel Beermen played for the 74th championship contested by the league as the two successful ballclubs with rich tradition in winning titles battled for the last PBA championship of the 1990s era.
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The 1996 Alaska Milkmen season was the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1997 Alaska Milkmen season was the 12th 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).
