1982 U-Tex Wranglers season

1982 U-Tex Wranglers season
Head coach	Glenn McDonald
Owner(s)	Universal Textile Mills
Reinforced All-Filipino Conference results
Record	13–17 (43.3%)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Semifinals
Invitational Conference results
Record	0–4 (0%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	N/A
Open Conference results
Record	9–12 (42.9%)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinals
U-Tex Wranglers seasons

The 1982 U/Tex Wranglers season was the eight and final season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Off-season transactions

TRANSACTIONS
Virgilio dela Cruz Free agent signed, formerly of Crispa last season
Tito Varela Free agent signed, formerly of Crispa last season
Evalson Valencia Acquired from San Miguel
Gary Vargas Acquired from defunct CDCP
Gerry Samlani Rookie signed, played for APCOR in the MICAA
Steve Watson Rookie signed, played for Crispa in the MICAA

Trades / Acquisitions

• Lim Eng Beng was traded to San Miguel Beer for sophomore Alex Tan before the Open conference started in August 1982.
• Signed Marty Tierra from defunct Tefilin and Gregorio Dionisio in the Open Conference.

Summary

The U/Tex Wranglers had Julius Wayne, a seventh round draft pick by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1981 NBA draft, as their import for the Reinforced Filipino Conference. The Wranglers lost their first three games of the season before finally picking up its first win at the expense of Yco-Tanduay, 118-114 on March 25. U/Tex finish the elimination phase with eight wins and ten losses. The Wranglers scored an upset 2-0 sweep off Gilbey's Gin in the best-of-three quarterfinals. They lost to top-seeded San Miguel Beermen in four games in the best-of-five semifinal series.

Qualified in the Asian Invitationals where they didn't win a single game in the five-team field. In the Open Conference, coach Glenn McDonald opted for Leroy Jackson, who led the Wranglers to the finals last season, and Ira Terrell, a former Tefilin import, as their two reinforcements. After 11 games in the eliminations, Terrell was replaced by Leo Cunningham, who played only two games before another U/Tex returnee Francois Wise came in to replaced Cunningham and teamed up with Jackson for the rest of the conference. U/Tex were tied with three other teams going into the last scheduled quarterfinal matches. The Wranglers lost to San Miguel, 112-118 on November 23, in what turn out to be their final game. The Walter Euyang ballclub would disband its franchise the following season.

Reinforced / Invitational Conference roster

U-Tex Wranglers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. G 6 Ortiz, Albert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) State U F/C 7 Samlani, Carlson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Sebastian G/F 8 Wayne, Julius (I) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Texas-El Paso F/C 9 Taguines, Jaime 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Holy Angel University F/C 10 Martin, Jesusito 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jose Rizal College F 11 Vargas, Gary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) PSBA G 12 Dela Cruz, Virgilio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapua G 13 Varela, Tito 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE G 14 Beng, Lim Eng 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) De La Salle F 17 Valencia, Evalson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) WIT F/C 18 Arce, Armando 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) G 22 Gaston, Matthew 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Ateneo de Manila G/F 33 Adornado, Bogs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UST F 44 Watson, Steve 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Ateneo de Manila	Head coach Glenn McDonald Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import Injured

Open Conference roster

U-Tex Wranglers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. G 5 Tan, Alex 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE F/C 7 Samlani, Carlson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Sebastian F 11 Vargas, Gary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) PSBA G 12 Dela Cruz, Virgilio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapua G 13 Varela, Tito 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE F 17 Valencia, Evalson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) WIT F/C 18 Arce, Armando 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) G 22 Gaston, Matthew 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Ateneo de Manila G 30 Dionisio, Gregorio 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Adamson G/F 33 Adornado, Bogs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UST F 44 Watson, Steve 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Ateneo de Manila G 50 Tierra, Marty 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Jose Rizal College G 4 Jackson, Leroy (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Cameron University F/C 32 Terrell, Ira (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Southern Methodist F/C 32 Cunningham, Leo (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Utah State University F 8 Wise, Francois (I) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Long Beach State	Head coach Glenn McDonald Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import Injured