Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Steven Smith |  United States | US International |
| 2 | 16 | Erwin Framo |  Philippines | Manila |
| 1998 Ginebra San Miguel season | |
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| Head coach | Robert Jaworski Rino Salazar (interim, starting March 31: election campaign period) |
| Owner(s) | La Tondeña Distillers Inc. |
| All-Filipino Cup results | |
| Record | 7–14 (33.3%) |
| Place | 6th |
| Playoff finish | Semifinals |
| Commissioner's Cup results | |
| Record | 4–7 (36.4%) |
| Place | 7th |
| Playoff finish | Eliminated |
| Governors Cup results | |
| Record | 7–8 (46.7%) |
| Place | 6th |
| Playoff finish | Eliminated |
| Ginebra San Miguel seasons | |
The 1998 Ginebra San Miguel season was the 20th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Formerly known as Gordon's Gin Boars in the All-Filipino Cup, the team revert to their former name Ginebra San Miguel starting the Commissioner's Cup.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Steven Smith | United States | US International |
| 2 | 16 | Erwin Framo | Philippines | Manila |
The Boars won three of their first four games in the season. [1] They finished with five wins and six losses after the eliminations and tied with three other teams. The Boars placed last among the six semifinalist, winning only two out of their 10 outings. [2]
Import Chris King was recalled back for the Commissioner's Cup. The defending champions failed to defend their crown and had to win their last game against Sta.Lucia to tie the Realtors at the bottom of the standings with four wins and seven losses. Chris King already left and was replaced by Mike Cumberland in their last game in the eliminations.
In the special conference called Centennial Cup, Ginebra had the best record of six wins and two losses, the Gin Kings lost to Formula Shell in a one-game semifinal playoff.
Import problems bugged them virtually in the two-import conference from the Centennial Cup to the Governors Cup, starting with their original choices Dennis Edwards and John Strickland. After three games, Strickland was replaced by Frank Western, who played eight games while Edwards saw action in 12 games. After a four-game losing streak, Western and Edwards were replaced by Wayman Strickland and DeWayne Wesley. After one forgettable outing in Ginebra's 79–90 loss to Sta.Lucia in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Wesley was sent home and coming in was Joe Wylie, who played three games. Ginebra won only once in the Governors Cup and in a desperate bid to gain a seat in the semifinal round, coach Jaworski signed up Kenny Payne, the Philadelphia 76ers' 1st round pick in the NBA in 1989, and former Portland Trail Blazer Rick Brunson, going into their last game against Formula Shell on November 6, Payne and Brunson combined for 58 points but the Ginebras still lost, 97–107.
On March 31, the Living Legend of Philippine Basketball, Robert Jaworski announced he was taking a leave of absence to concentrate on the campaign trail where the Big J is running for senator in the coming Philippine presidential elections in May. Jaworski won his new ballgame in politics and claimed a seat in the Philippine Senate after the elections.
The season ended for Ginebra with Senator Robert Jaworski resigning from the La Tondeña ballclub during a press conference held in December, ending a partnership that lasted for 14 years in protest over the company's non-consultation of him in certain matters regarding the team, it all started when management accepted Allan Caidic from San Miguel Beermen as assistant playing coach without consulting the former Ginebra playing coach.
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| Tournament | Name | Number | Position | University/College | Duration |
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| Commissioner's Cup | Chris King | 3 | Forward-Center | Wake Forest | May 22 to June 26 |
| Mike Cumberland | 21 | Forward | Pepperdine | July 7 (one game) | |
| Governors' Cup | John Strickland | 50 | Center-Forward | Hawaii Pacific | August 28 to September 6 |
| Dennis Edwards | 32 | Forward | Fort Hays State | August 28 to October 11 | |
| Frank Western | 45 | Forward | Providence College | September 11 to October 11 | |
| DuWayne Wesley | 3 | Guard | UNO | October 17 (one game) | |
| Wayman Strickland | 10 | Forward | University of San Diego | October 17–27 | |
| Joe Wylie | 15 | Forward | University of Miami | October 20–27 | |
| Kenny Payne | 21 | Forward | University of Louisville | November 6 (one game) | |
| Rick Brunson | 4 | Guard | Temple University | November 6 (one game) |
The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The most popular team in the league, it is owned by Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation (SMC). The team is one of three PBA ball clubs currently owned by the SMC group of companies, along with the Magnolia Hotshots and the San Miguel Beermen. Barangay Ginebra has won 15 PBA championships, the second most overall.
The 1997 PBA season was the 23rd season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1997 Gordon's Gin Boars season was the 19th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1991 Ginebra San Miguel season was the 13th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1992 Ginebra San Miguel season was the 14th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1996 Alaska Milkmen season was the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1993 Ginebra San Miguel season was the 15th 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 1996 Ginebra San Miguel season was the 18th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1996 Sta. Lucia Realtors season was the fourth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1995 Ginebra San Miguel season was the 17th 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 Barangay Ginebra Kings season was the 21st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1999 Sta.Lucia Realtors season was the seventh season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The 1995 Pepsi Mega Bottlers season was the 6th 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 1998 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies season was the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was named Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies in the All-Filipino Cup.
The 1999 Shell Velocity season was the 15th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Formula Shell Zoom Masters in the All-Filipino and Commissioner's Cup.
Manila Clasico refers to the rivalry between the two most popular professional basketball teams in the Philippines today, the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the Magnolia Hotshots, both owned by San Miguel Corporation. The former represents the Ginebra San Miguel franchise while the latter carries the San Miguel Pure Foods franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The Ginebra–Shell rivalry is the early 1990s PBA rivalry that followed the San Miguel–Purefoods rivalry and Añejo–Purefoods rivalry and probably the decades' best rivalry before Sunkist and Alaska battled in the PBA championship for three straight conferences in the mid-1990s.
