1999 Mobiline Phone Pals season

1999 Mobiline Phone Pals season
Head coach	Eric Altamirano
Owner(s)	Pilipino Telephone Corporation
All-Filipino Cup results
Record	11–7 (61.1%)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	N/A
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	3–6 (33.3%)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	N/A
Governors Cup results
Record	4–6 (40%)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	N/A
Mobiline Phone Pals seasons

The 1999 Mobiline Phone Pals season on their 10th season in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Off-season transactions

Signed Fil-Tongan 6-10 Paul Asi Taulava as their direct-hire recruit for a three-year contract worth P14.4 million and rookie draft pick Bryan Gahol.

Summary

Rookie Asi Taulava debut with a near triple-double of 32 points, 20 rebounds and 8 assists as the Phone Pals rout the comebacking Tanduay Rhum Gold Masters, 90-64 in the opening of the league's 25th season on February 7. The Phone Pals raced to unbeaten 7-0 record before suffering its first loss to San Miguel [1]. Mobiline finished on top with an 11-5 card, despite having a twice-to-beat advantage against Brgy.Ginebra Kings in the quarterfinal round, the Phone Pals were upset and lost two straight, the last one, a heartbreaking 81-82 defeat on Bal David's shot at the buzzer.

Last season's Governor's Cup best import Silas Mills return to the Phone Pals in the Commissioner's Cup, after two weeks, center Andy Seigle was traded to Purefoods for Jerry Codiñera [2]. In their first game following the Seigle-Codinera trade, Asi Taulava played listless in scoring only 6 points and was fined for the below-par showing in a 74-103 loss to Sta.Lucia on July 11. Seeded number 8 in the quarterfinal round, Mobiline lost to top-seeded Alaska Milk.

Reinforced by former beermen import Larry Robinson in the Governor's Cup, the Phone Pals failed to advance in the final four semis, forcing Tanduay to a sudden-death playoff before losing, 75-84 on November 17.

Roster

Pos. No. Player School G 3 Tonyboy Espinosa De La Salle G 8 Alfonso Solis University of Visayas F 9 Jose Francisco FEU G 11 Anastacio Mendoza FEU G 12 Glenn Capacio FEU F 14 Eric Reyes Ateneo de Manila G 17 Patrick Fran UST F 21 Bryan Gahol UP-Diliman F 22 Jeffrey Cariaso Sonoma State College F 29 Josel Angeles Lyceum C 44 Jerry Codinera (A) UE C 55 Asi Taulava BYU-Hawaii F 81 Gabby Cui Ateneo de Manila F 1 Silas Mills (C) Utah State University G 20 Larry Robinson (G) Centenary College C 52 Andy Seigle (T) University of New Orleans Position Name/s Head coach:  Eric Altamirano (T) - Traded, (C) - Commissioners Cup Import, (G) - Governors Cup Import, (A) - Acquired via trade, '

References

• "Seigle's brilliance keeps Mobiline afloat". Manila Standard.
• "Mobiline finally ekes out win by edging Shell". Manila Standard.