The 1982 Galerie Dominique Artists season was the eighth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Mariwasa-Honda TMXers in the Reinforced Filipino Conference.
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Tony Torrente Acquired from San Miguel
Estoy Estrada Acquired from Presto
Jaime Javier Acquired via free agency, release by Crispa last season
Woodrow Balani Rookie signed in the third conference
Joel Guzman Rookie signed in the third conference
Summary
Reinforced by the returning import James Robinson, Mariwasa-Honda won their first two games of the season against U/Tex, 97-95, on opening day on March 7, and pulled another surprise win against Toyota, 116-100, in their next outing on March 11. The TMXers lost a chance to forge a tie with U/Tex Wranglers for the last quarterfinals berth when they bowed to Gilbey's Gin, 116-122, on the final playing date of the elimination phase on June 8.
Change its team name to Galerie Dominique in the Open Conference. The Artists scored their first win after four losses on September 12, defeating the Crispa Redmanizers, 114-107, with new import 6-9 Micah Blunt replacing the injured James Robinson. [1] Blunt team up with Kenny Barnes for the rest of the conference. The Artists won only three out of 18 games in the eliminations and ended up last.