1991 Alaska Milkmen season
1991 Alaska Milkmen season | |
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Head coach | Tim Cone |
First Conference results | |
Record | 4–7 (36.4%) |
Place | 8th |
Playoff finish | Eliminated |
All-Filipino Conference results | |
Record | 12–10 (54.5%) |
Place | 3rd |
Playoff finish | Semifinals |
Third Conference results | |
Record | 15–8 (65.2%) |
Place | 1st |
Playoff finish | Finals |
Alaska Milkmen seasons | |
The 1991 Alaska Milkmen season was the 6th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Off-season transactions
TRANSACTIONS |
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Jojo Lastimosa Acquired in a trade that sent Elmer Cabahug to Purefoods |
Alejandro Araneta Drafted Rookie, 1st overall pick |
Eugene Quilban Drafted Rookie, 3rd overall pick |
Rosedendo Gomez Drafted Rookie |
Peter Aguilar Acquired via free agency, release by Añejo |
Fernando Garcia Acquired from Sarsi |
Napoleon Hatton Acquired in a trade that sent Ricardo Marata to Sarsi |
Elpidio Villamin Traded to Sarsi for Elmer Reyes |
Summary
Unable to find an import standing 6"5' for the First Conference, Alaska had to rehired Sean Chambers, who is four inches shorter than the rest of the field. With only three leftovers from last year's roster and Paul Alvarez on the injured list and will be out for the first two conferences, the Milkmen lost their first three games of the season and were at the bottom of the standings with only one win to show in seven starts before they begin to find the right chemistry and scored three straight victories, all by one point margins against Diet Sarsi, 104-103 on March 24, San Miguel, 100-99 on March 26, [1] and Presto, 118-117 on April 4. The Milkmen were booted out by Ginebra San Miguel, 117-123, in their last game in the eliminations on April 7.
Alaska won their first four games in the All-Filipino Conference, the Milkmen nip Diet Sarsi, 97-96 on June 18 on Frankie Lim's triple in the last three seconds for their third straight win, one week later on June 25, the Milkmen came back from 13 points down going into the final quarter to beat Tivoli Milkmasters, 99-94. Alaska then lost four in a row before making it to the semifinals with two straight victories. [2] The Milkmen swept the first round of the semifinals and tied Diet Sarsi for solo leadership with 10 wins and five losses before a string of four straight losses again ousted them from the finals race. Alaska placed third with a 2-1 series victory over San Miguel Beermen.
Sean Chambers was back anew for the Third Conference and "Mr.Excitement" Paul Alvarez was ready to play and rejoined his new teammates. The Milkmen were on top in Group B after the elimination round with seven wins and four losses. Alaska split their first four games in the semifinals and looks headed for another disappointing finish in search for their first championship as they were lagging behind Ginebra and Pepsi Hotshots in the standings, but just as quickly, the Milkmen bounced back with victories over Tivoli Milk and Ginebra San Miguel.
First title
On November 21, Alaska Milk sealed a championship showdown with Ginebra by defeating San Miguel Beermen, 94-80, in the last scheduled date of the semifinal round for their 12th win in 19 games. Alaska won their first-ever PBA title with a 3-1 series victory over Ginebra San Miguel in the best-of-five series.
Awards
- Eugene Quilban was named the season's Rookie of the year.
- Import Sean Chambers became the second recipient of the Mr.100% award.
Roster
ROSTER | # | POS | HT | COLLEGE |
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Peter Aguilar | 4 | Center-Forward | 6"5' | Trinity College |
Melchor Ravanes | 6 | Guard-Forward | 6"0' | Cebu Central Colleges |
Rosedendo Gomez | 7 | Guard | 6"0' | Cebu Central Colleges |
Fernando Garcia | 8 | Forward | 6"2' | Adamson University |
Jojo Lastimosa | 9 | Guard-Forward | 6"0' | University of San Jose-Recoletos |
Adriano Polistico | 10 | Center | 6"7' | Letran College |
Eugene Quilban | 11 | Guard | 5"7' | San Sebastian College |
Francisco Navarro Rookie signed during the All-Filipino | 12 | Forward | 6"0' | San Sebastian College |
Harmon Codiñera Dropped from the roster in the 1st Conference | 13 | Forward | 6"4' | Far Eastern University |
Alejandro Araneta | 14 | Center | 6"6' | Ateneo de Manila |
Macario Torres | 16 | Center | 6"4' | Far Eastern University |
Sean Chambers 1st & 3rd conference import | 20 | Forward | 6"1' | California Polytechnic State |
Frankie Lim | 22 | Guard | 5"11' | San Beda College |
Paul Alvarez started playing in the 3rd conference | 23 | Forward | 6"0' | San Sebastian College |
Napoleon Hatton | 55 | Forward | 6"1' | San Sebastian College |
Assistant Coaches: Chot Reyes / Aric Del Rosario Team Manager: Joaquin Trillo
References
- ^ "Presto, Alaska hang tough". Manila Standard.
- ^ "Shell slams Alaska". Manila Standard.