1998 Mobiline Phone Pals season

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1998   Mobiline Phone Pals season
Head coach Tommy Manotoc
Eric Altamirano
Owner(s) Pilipino Telephone Corporation
All-Filipino Cup results
Record47
(36.4%)
Place7th
Playoff finishEliminated
Commissioner's Cup results
Record57
(41.7%)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinals (lost to San Miguel in one game)
Governors' Cup results
Record1613
(55.2%)
Place2nd
Playoff finish Runner-up (lost to Formula Shell 3-4)
Mobiline Phone Pals seasons
  1997
1999  

The 1998 Mobiline Phone Pals season was the ninth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Contents

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerNationalityCollege
211Braulio LimFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines UE
3Tyrone BautistaFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines La Salle

Occurrences

Mobiline coach Tommy Manotoc has hired three-time MVP William Adornado as one of his assistant coaches at the start of the season.

Beginning the Commissioner's Cup on May 22, former Purefoods coach Eric Altamirano signed a four-year contract to coach the Mobiline Phone Pals. Altamirano's contract with Purefoods expired last March 31.

Notable dates

February 8: Andy Seigle nailed a baseline jumper in the final 25 seconds and made a crucial steal afterwards as Mobiline redeemed itself from their first game blowout loss to Gordon's Gin by nipping defending champion Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies, 67-64. [1]

March 8: Al Solis shot seven triples, one short of his own personal record to finish with a game-high 27 points as Mobiline keeps its hopes alive for a semifinals berth in the All-Filipino Cup with an 89-77 win over San Miguel Beermen and give the Phone Pals its fourth win in 10 games. Prior to the game, the Phone Pals have lost their last four assignments. [2]

May 29: After losing their first two games in the Commissioners Cup with Alex Fraser as their import, Fraser was replaced by their original choice Terquin Mott, who debut with 50 points in giving the Phone Pals their first win in a 94-90 victory over Shell.

Centennial Cup title

Mobiline finally captured a PBA title in a "bonus" tournament called Centennial Cup, the Phone Pals defeated Formula Shell, 67-66, in the one-game finale.

Runner-up finish

The perfect combination of imports Silas Mills and Artemus McClary led Mobiline to the Governor's Cup finals in a rematch with Formula Shell. The Phone Pals played without national team members Jeffrey Cariaso and Andy Seigle for the whole conference, they lost in the championship series that went into a full limit of seven games.

Awards

Roster

1998 Mobiline Phone Pals roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 3 Flag of the Philippines.svg Espinosa, Antonio 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) De La Salle
G 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Solis, Al 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Visayas
G/F 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Francisco, Jose 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Far Eastern
F 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Teng, Alvin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Arellano
G/F 12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Capacio, Glenn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Far Eastern
F 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Reyes, Eric 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Ateneo
G 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Fran, Patrick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) UST
F 22 Flag of the Philippines.svg Cariaso, Jeffrey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sonoma State
G/F 24 Flag of the Philippines.svg Castelo, Merwin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) San Beda
F 33 Flag of the Philippines.svg Martin, Joselito 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) NCBA
C 52 Flag of the United States.svg Seigle, Andy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) New Orleans
F/C 81 Flag of the Philippines.svg Cui, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Ateneo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Transactions

Trades

Off-seasonTo Sta. Lucia Realtors
Richard del Rosario
To Mobiline Phone Pals
Gabby Cui
July 1998
To Sta. Lucia Realtors
Lowell Briones
To Mobiline Phone Pals
Jose Francisco

Addition

PlayerSignedFormer team
Merwin CasteloOff-season Alaska Milkmen

Subtractions

PlayerSignedNew team
Franz Pumaren Off-seasonRetired
Ato AgustinOff-season Pampanga Dragons (MBA)
Braulio LimMay 1998 Alaska Milkmen

Recruited imports

TournamentNameNumberPositionUniversity/CollegeDuration
Commissioner's Cup Alex Fraser 20Center-Forward University of Miami May 23-26
Terquin Mott 32Center-Forward Coppin State May 29 to July 17
Governors' Cup Silas Mills 1Forward Utah State August 30 to December 9
Artemus McClary 25Guard-Forward Jacksonville August 30 to December 9

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References

  1. "Seigle delivers winning basket as Mobiline thwarts Purefoods". Manila Standard.
  2. "Mobiline's Solis rises to the occasion". Manila Standard.