1992 Presto Ice Cream season
| 1992 Presto Ice Cream Kings season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Jimmy Mariano Tommy Manotoc |
| Owner(s) | CFC Corporation |
| First Conference results | |
| Record | 8–11 (42.1%) |
| Place | 5th |
| Playoff finish | Semifinals |
| All-Filipino Conference results | |
| Record | 2–8 (20%) |
| Place | 7th |
| Playoff finish | N/A |
| Third Conference results | |
| Record | 1–10 (9.1%) |
| Place | 8th |
| Playoff finish | N/A |
| Presto Ice Cream Kings seasons | |
The 1992 Presto Ice Cream Kings season was the 18th and final season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Off-season transactions
| TRANSACTIONS |
|---|
| Vergel Meneses Drafted Rookie; 1st overall pick |
| Joseph Valdez Drafted Rookie |
| Albert David Drafted Rookie |
Notable dates
February 9: In the opening game of the league's 18th season, Presto Ice Cream won over Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs, 120-118. Allan Caidic hit seven triples and topscored for 43 points while rookie Vergel Meneses, with the crowd screaming and chanting the top overall pick, banked in 21 points.
March 1: Allan Caidic topscored with 33 points as he join hands with import Derwin Collins to lead Presto to a come-from-behind 110-104 win over Purefoods for solo leadership in the First Conference. [1]
March 8: Import Derwin Collins, retain by the Presto management despite the arrival of the taller Kenny Redfield, led the Ice Cream Kings to their sixth win in seven games by scoring the last six points in a 114-109 victory over San Miguel Beermen. [2]
Summary
The impressive performance of import Derwin "Tank" Collins put Presto on top of the standings in the First Conference with six wins and one loss and while the team keeps on winning, management and coaching staff were in dilemma whether to replace Collins with the waiting Kenny Redfield. With the vote of confidence by his teammates and coach, Collins keeps his job and Redfield went to Pepsi instead. Going into the crucial stretches, the Ice Cream Kings failed to sustain its winning run. From a 7-2 won-loss card, they lost nine of their last 10 games, winning only once in the semifinals when they snapped a four-game losing streak with a 101-98 victory over San Miguel on April 5. Presto lost their last semifinal game to Swift and ended up fifth in the conference.
Presto won only two out of 10 games in the eliminations of the All-Filipino Conference, coach Jimmy Mariano filed his resignation as early as Presto's last two matches and his departure was apparently due to the team's lackluster performance in the last three conferences despite lofty billings and the rumored rift with Presto top honcho Ignacio Gotao after the Ice Cream Kings lost a won-game against Purefoods in their June 28 outing.
Beginning the Third Conference, former grandslam coach Tommy Manotoc succeeded Jimmy Mariano at the Presto bench. The Ice Cream Kings acquired the services of Jerome Harmon as their import, the Global Basketball Association slam dunk champion was highly advertised and there were protest by other teams that he was above the height limit of 6'2", Harmon was re-measured and met the ceiling at 6'1 7/8. The inaugural game of the Third Conference saw Presto bow to Shell, 95-104 on September 20. [3] After three games, Harmon was replaced by Joey Wright, who debut with 52 points and led Presto to their first win in the conference, a 139-135 overtime victory over San Miguel on October 4. [4] Wright got injured in their game against Shell which they lost, 108-118 on October 11. He was replaced by Eldridge Recasner in their next match. Presto never won again and rumors were already widespread that the team, one of the only two remaining pioneer ballclub in the PBA, was headed for disbandment. On November 5, Presto Ice Cream Kings bid farewell and played its last PBA game without an import, Allan Caidic topscored with 37 points in a 113-129 loss to 7-Up. [5]
Roster
| ROSTER | # | POS | HT | COLLEGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vergel Meneses | 4 | Forward | 6"2' | Jose Rizal College |
| Peter Jao | 5 | Guard | 6"0' | University of San Jose Recoletos |
| Abe King | 6 | Forward-Center | 6"3' | San Beda College |
| Allan Caidic | 8 | Forward | 6"2' | University of the East |
| Onchie Dela Cruz | 9 | Guard | 5"10' | Philippine Christian University |
| Arnie Tuadles | 11 | Forward | 6"2' | University of Visayas |
| Cadel Mosqueda | 12 | Forward | 6"3' | Arellano University |
| Gerald Esplana | 14 | Guard | 5"9' | Far Eastern University |
| Albert David | 15 | Forward | 6"4' | Letran College |
| Rene Hawkins | 16 | Forward | 6"3' | Perpetual Help College of Rizal |
| Padim Israel | 17 | Guard-Forward | 6"2' | Ateneo de Manila |
| Joseph Valdez | 21 | Center | 6"5' | Adamson University |
| Zaldy Realubit | 28 | Center | 6"5' | University of San Jose Recoletos |
| Harmon Codiñera Signed in the All-Filipino | 32 & 33 | Forward-Center | 6"4' | Far Eastern University |
| Derwin Collins 1st conference import | 3 | Guard-Forward | 6"3' | University of New Orleans |
| Jerome Harmon 3rd conference import | 32 | Guard-Forward | 6"2' | University of Louisville |
| Joey Wright 3rd conference import | 5 | Guard-Forward | 6"2' | University of Texas |
| Eldridge Recasner 3rd conference import | 7 | Guard-Forward | 6"2' | University of Washington |
References
- ^ "Presto powders Purefoods". Manila Standard.
- ^ "Presto rocks SMB, rams into semis". Manila Standard.
- ^ "Shell outlast "new" Presto". Manila Standard.
- ^ "Alaska Milk hangs tough". Manila Standard.
- ^ "Presto blows farewell game". Manila Standard.
