1999 Sta. Lucia Realtors season

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1999   Sta. Lucia Realtors season
Head coachAdonis Tierra
Owner Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation
All-Filipino Cup results
Record611
(35.3%)
Placelast
Playoff finishN/A
Commissioner's Cup results
Record88
(50%)
Place3rd seed
Playoff finishSF (lost to Shell)
Governor's Cup results
Record36
(33.3%)
Place6th seed
Playoff finishQF (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).

Contents

Draft pick

RoundPickPlayerNationalityCollege
210Gerard FranciscoFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines UST

Direct hire

PlayerNationalityCollege
Robert ParkerFlag of the United States (23px).png  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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 2 Flag of the Philippines.svg Eugene Quilban 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) San Sebastian
G 4 Flag of the Philippines.svg Gerardo Santiago 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Mapúa
G 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ronnie Magsanoc 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) UP Diliman
G 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ato Agustin 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum
F/C 7 Flag of the Philippines.svg Richard del Rosario 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) De La Salle
F/C 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jun Limpot 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) La Salle
F/C 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Aramis Calpito 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Sebastian
G/F 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Gerard Francisco 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
F 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Expedito Falcasantos 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Cebu
F/C 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Dennis Espino 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST
G 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Michael Orquillas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Cebu
F 23 Flag of the United States.svg Rob Parker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Hawaii Pacific University
Head coach
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Adonis Tierra
Assistant(s)
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Ricky Cui
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Joshua Villapando

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured

Transactions

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team
Ato Agustin Off-season Pampanga Dragons (MBA)
Michael OrquillasOff-seasonGinebra
Eugene Quilban Davao Eagles (MBA)

Recruited imports

TournamentNameNumberPositionUniversity/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.