1984 Crispa Redmanizers season

1984 Crispa Redmanizers season
Head coach	Tommy Manotoc Narciso Bernardo
Owner(s)	P. Floro and Sons, Inc.
1st All Filipino Conference results
Record	19–7 (73.1%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Finals
2nd All Filipino Conference results
Record	11–11 (50%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Semifinals
Invitational Conference results
Record	8–5 (61.5%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Finals
Crispa Redmanizers seasons

The 1984 Crispa Redmanizers season was the tenth and final season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Colors

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Off-season transactions

TRANSACTIONS
Lim Eng Beng Acquired from San Miguel
Matthew Gaston Acquired from San Miguel
Jaime Javier Re-acquired from Galerie Dominique
William Pearson Rookie signed

Milestone

Fortunato "Atoy" Co became the first PBA player to score 10,000 points by tallying 32 markers in Crispa's 107-111 loss to Northern Consolidated.(NCC) on May 1.

Occurrences

On July 1, Crispa coach Tommy Manotoc, citing health reasons, resigns after leading the Redmanizers to the All-Filipino Conference finals by winning over Northern (NCC), 96-94. Assistant coach Narciso Bernardo takes over as Crispa's head mentor.

Championship (Finals stint)

The Crispa Redmanizers captured their 13th and final PBA crown by winning the First All-Filipino Conference title over Gilbey's Gin, four games to one. Coach Narciso Bernardo won his first title with the Redmanizers.

Main article: 1984 PBA First All-Filipino Conference Finals

After placing fifth in the Second All-Filipino Conference, the Redmanizers return to the finals in the Invitational Championship. Crispa played Great Taste in the best-of-five finale. The Redmanizers lost Game one by a rout, but won the next two games to moved within a win of capturing another title. The Coffee Makers came back with a victory in Game four to tied the series and force a deciding fifth game. On December 18, the Redmanizers trailed by as many as 28 points in the final quarter of Game five and lost to Great Taste, 106-127, in what turn out to be the final game of the winningest ballclub in the league.

Roster

Crispa Redmanizers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. F/C 5 Guidaben, Abet 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Jose-Recoletos G 6 Co, Jr, Fortunato 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Mapua Tech G/F 7 Cristobal, Arturo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Far Eastern G/F 9 Israel, Padim 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Ateneo de Manila F 10 Hubalde, Freddie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Mapua Tech G 11 Pearson, William 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) University of Chaminade F/C 12 Villamin, Elpidio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) G 14 Gaston, Matthew 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Ateneo de Manila G 15 Fabiosa, Bernie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) UE G 17 Beng, Lim Eng 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) De La Salle University F/C 18 Cezar, Philip 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jose Rizal College G/F 22 Barnes, Herman (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Alabama-Birmingham G/F 22 Willis, Carlton (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Over Brooke C 25 Javier, Jaime 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jose Rizal College G 33 Varela, Tito (A) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE	Head coach Tommy Manotoc Narciso Bernardo Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (A) Acquired from Tanduay Injured

_{Team Manager: Danny Floro}

External links

Crispa Redmanizers: 1984 PBA All-Filipino champions@interbasket.net