1999 Sta. Lucia Realtors season

1999   Sta. Lucia Realtors season
Head coach	Adonis Tierra
Owner	Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation
All-Filipino Cup results
Record	6–11 (35.3%)
Place	last
Playoff finish	N/A
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	8–8 (50%)
Place	3rd seed
Playoff finish	SF (lost to Shell)
Governor's Cup results
Record	3–6 (33.3%)
Place	6th seed
Playoff finish	QF (lost to SMB)
Sta. Lucia Realtors seasons
←  1998 2000  →

The 1999 Sta.Lucia Realtors season was the 7th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft pick

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College
2	10	Gerard Francisco	Philippines	UST

Direct hire

Player	Nationality	College
Robert Parker	United States	Hawaii Pacific

Occurrences

Assistant coach Adonis Tierra signed a two-year deal to be promoted back as coach of the Realtors, replacing Derrick Pumaren, who moved over to Purefoods.

In the Commissioner's Cup, the Realtors had Kwan Johnson as their import and along with the signing of their direct-hire recruit, Fil-Am Rob Parker, their tandem nearly led Sta.Lucia to their first finals appearance in the Commissioner's Cup when they lead the best-of-five semifinal series against Formula Shell, two games to one, only to lose the last two matches.

Prior to the start of the Governor's Cup, a senate hearing was conducted on the ongoing investigation regarding the fake Fil-foreigners playing in the league, the flamboyant Rob Parker with the possibility of being deported, breached his contract and suddenly left the team unnoticed. The Realtors retain Kwan Johnson but soon replaced him with Joseph Temple, who was one of their imports from last season.

Notable dates

March 26: Dennis Espino delivered the clutch baskets in the stretch as the Realtors scored an 82-73 victory over Barangay Ginebra Kings in their first assignment in the second round of eliminations of the All-Filipino Cup. Sta.Lucia survived a third quarter run by the Gin Kings and took its third win in nine outings. ^[1]

July 11: The Realtors dealt Mobiline its worst loss with a 103-74 victory to finally barge into the win column and spoiled Jerry Codiñera's debut with the Phone Pals as Fil-Am Robert Parker displayed a fiery, grandstanding offensive while Kwan Johnson registered his first triple-double of 22 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in the Commissioner's Cup tournament. ^[2]

July 18: Sta.Lucia scored its second victory in five outings with an 88-78 win over Baranagay Ginebra Kings. ^[3]

Roster

1999 Sta. Lucia Realtors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 2 Eugene Quilban 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) San Sebastian G 4 Gerardo Santiago 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Mapúa G 5 Ronnie Magsanoc 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) UP Diliman G 6 Ato Agustin 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum F/C 7 Richard del Rosario 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) De La Salle F/C 9 Jun Limpot 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) La Salle F/C 10 Aramis Calpito 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Sebastian G/F 11 Gerard Francisco 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST F 15 Expedito Falcasantos 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Cebu F/C 16 Dennis Espino 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST G 17 Michael Orquillas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Cebu F 23 Rob Parker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Hawaii Pacific University

Head coach Adonis Tierra Assistant(s) Ricky Cui Joshua Villapando Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Transactions

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Ato Agustin	Off-season	Pampanga Dragons (MBA)
Michael Orquillas	Off-season	Ginebra
Eugene Quilban		Davao Eagles (MBA)

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Number	Position	University/College
Commissioner's Cup Governors' Cup	Kwan Johnson	3	Forward	University of New Orleans
Governors' Cup	Joseph Temple	24	Guard/forward	University of San Diego

References

1. "Espino stars as SLR raps Ginebra". Manila Standard.
2. "Sta.Lucia routs Mobiline". Manila Standard.
3. "Sta.Lucia downs Ginebra". Manila Standard.