1975 Carrier Weathermakers season

The 1975 Carrier Weathermakers season was the maiden season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

1975 Carrier Weathermakers season
Head coachValentin Eduque
Owner(s)Concepcion Industries, Inc.
First Conference results
Record7–9
(43.8%)
Place6th
Playoff finishN/A
Second Conference results
Record6–15
(28.6%)
Place6th
Playoff finishN/A
All-Philippine Championship results
Record0–1
(0%)
Place9th
Playoff finishN/A
Carrier Weathermakers seasons
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Colors

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Carrier Weathermakers
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First Conference standings

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# Teams W L PCT GB
1 Toyota Tamaraws 13 3 .812 –-
2 Crispa Redmanizers 12 4 .750 1
3 U-Tex Weavers 10 6 .625 3
4 Royal Tru-Orange 10 6 .625 3
5 Mariwasa-Noritake 8 8 .500 5
6 Concepcion Carrier 7 9 .438 6
7 Tanduay Distillery 5 11 .312 8
8 CFC-Presto 5 11 .312 8
9 Seven-Up 2 14 .125 11

Summary

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On April 9, the Weathermakers faced the Noritake Porcelainmakers in the inaugural double-header of the PBA at the Araneta Coliseum with a sellout crowd of 18,000 watching, the Carrier Weathermakers lost the game with a score of 101–98. Gregorio "Joy" Dionisio scored the very first basket in PBA history.[1]

The Weathermakers struggled throughout the First Conference hovering around a .500 record, they missed the playoffs entirely and finished as the 5th seed. In the Second Conference, they struggled even more and finished with a disappointing 6–15 record and missed the playoffs again.

Lim Eng Beng, Gregorio Dionisio, and Ramon Lucindo were all selected to participate in the PBA Ovaltine dream games.

Roster

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Roster # Position Height
Romualdo Cabading 12 Center-Forward 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Roy Deles 5 Forward 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Gregorio Dionisio 10 Guard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jesus Dungo 7 Guard-Forward 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Felix Flores 9 Guard-Center 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Francisco Henares 13 Guard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Lim Eng Beng 24/14 Guard 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Ramon Lucindo 16 Forward 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jimmy Mariano 6 Forward 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Alfonso Mora 11 Forward 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jaime Noblezada 8 Forward 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Roberto Salonga 4 Guard 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nate Stephens Import 52 Center 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Remel Diggs Import 44 Center-Forward 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)

Sources:

  • Edmon1974's Blog: 1975 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Team Rosters[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Blast from the past: The very first PBA games". basketball.exchange.ph.
  2. ^ 1975 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Team Rosters