1990 Presto Tivolis season

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1990 Presto Tivolis season
Head coachJimmy Mariano
Owner(s)CFC Corporation
First Conference results
Record11–11
(50%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinals
All-Filipino Conference results
Record18–8
(69.2%)
Place1st
Playoff finishFinals
Third Conference results
Record11–10
(52.4%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinals
Presto Tivolis seasons
← 1989
1991 →

The 1990 Presto Tivolis season was the 16th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks[edit]

Round Pick Player Details
1 1 Peter Jao Signed
2 9 Gerry Esplana Signed
3 17 Joey Mendoza Unsigned, free agent
4 23 Ruel Papa Unsigned, free agent

Notable dates[edit]

March 25: Presto import Winston Crite recorded a conference-high 10 shot blocks aside from 35 points and 19 rebounds in a triple-double showing as the Tivolis ousted the importless-Purefoods Hotdogs, 113-107.

April 1: Allan Caidic set a conference-high 46 points for the locals as Presto ended their elimination round assignments with their fifth straight win, a 115-113 victory over San Miguel, as they finished with a 7-3 won-loss slate, just a game behind leaders Anejo and Shell.

April 17: The Tivolis snapped the eight-game winning streak of Añejo Rum with a 115–113 victory as import Winston Crite scored 56 points. Presto improved to nine wins and five losses as they split their first four games in the first round of the semifinals.

June 12: Allan Caidic scored 40 points as the Tivolis defeated Pepsi Hotshots in their first game in the All-Filipino, 113–95. [1]

June 24: The Tivolis scored the last seven points as they remained unbeaten with their fourth win in a 115-112 victory over Purefoods Hotdogs. [2]

July 8: Allan Caidic scored a conference-high 57 points as Presto rolled to its seventh straight win, defeating Alaska, 134-128. [3]

July 22: Presto completed a 10-game sweep in the elimination round as the Tivolis repeated over San Miguel Beermen, 130-119 in overtime.

July 31: Allan Caidic poured in 47 points as Presto hacked out a 131-128 win over skidding Anejo Rum after trailing by as much as 18 points in the third period. The Tivolis keep its lead with a 12-win, 2-loss slate after the first round of the semifinals in the All-Filipino Conference.

Championship[edit]

Presto acquired Arnie Tuadles at the start of the semifinal round of the All-Filipino Conference after a contract dispute with his former team Shell. Tuadles is now on his third stint with the CFC ballclub. The Tivolis' unbeaten streak was halted by Purefoods in their first outing in the semis and they lost their next game to San Miguel for a two-game losing skid. [4] Presto won their next three matches for its 13th win but lost the last three of their semifinal assignments and were forced into a sudden-death playoff for the second finals berth with either San Miguel Beer or Añejo Rum 65 after losing to the Purefoods Hotdogs, 107–116, which nailed the first finals seat on August 12. The Tivolis finally made it to the championship series by nipping San Miguel, 117-115, in a knockout game a week later on August 19.

The best-of-seven finals between Presto Tivolis and Purefoods Hotdogs went into a deciding seventh game, Arnie Tuadles filled in the shoes for the injured Allan Caidic in the winner-take-all Game Seven by scoring 33 points as Presto won by a big margin, 115-96.

Presto Tivolis won their fourth All-Filipino title and sixth crown overall. Coach Jimmy Mariano won his first title while Arnie Tuadles become the first player to win two championships with two different teams in one season.

Awards[edit]

  • Allan Caidic won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award, the triggerman also emerged scoring champion for the fourth straight season, averaging 26.6 points per game in 65 appearances during the season.
  • Gerald Esplana won the Rookie of the Year (ROY) Honors.
  • Arnie Tuadles was awarded by the Sports and Columnist Organization of the Philippines (SCOOP) as the Most Outstanding Player of the All-Filipino finals series.

Roster[edit]

Presto Tivolis roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
C 1 Philippines Victorino, Manny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) José Rizal
G/F 5 Philippines Jao, Peter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) USJ–R
F/C 6 Philippines King, Abe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Beda
F 8 Philippines Caidic, Allan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UE
G 9 Philippines Dela Cruz, Onchie 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Philippine Christian
F 11 Philippines Tuadles, Arnie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Visayas
G 14 Philippines Esplana, Gerry 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Far Eastern
C 15 Philippines Demigillo, Hernani 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Sebastian
G/F 17 Philippines Israel, Padim 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Ateneo
C 28 Philippines Realubit, Zaldy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) USJ–R
F 29 Philippines Carpio, Bernardo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Ateneo
G 42 Philippines Generalao, Willie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Visayas
F 71 Philippines Marquez, Manuel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) San Beda
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Philippines Adriano "Bong" Go
  • Philippines Nap Flores
Team manager
  • Philippines Ignacio Gotao

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Transactions[edit]

Mid-season acquisition[edit]

Player Signed Details
Arnie Tuadles July 23, 1990 Reacquired following a contract dispute with previous team Formula Shell

Recruited imports[edit]

Name Conference No. Pos. Ht. College Duration
Winston Crite First Conference
Third Conference
31 Center-Forward 6"5' Texas A&M University February 20-May 10
October 2-December 13
Everette Stephens Third Conference 21 Guard 6"1' Purdue University October 2-4
Ennis Whatley 3 Guard-Forward 6"1' University of Alabama October 9 to December 13

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Presto plasters Pepsi". Manila Standard.
  2. ^ "Presto zaps Purefoods". Manila Standard.
  3. ^ "Seven in a row for Presto as Caidic hits 57". Manila Standard.
  4. ^ "Blue ribbon doubleheader". Manila Standard.