1982 U-Tex Wranglers season

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

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

Transactions

Players Added	Signed	Former team
Virgilio dela Cruz	Off-season	Crispa
Tito Varela
Evalson Valencia		San Miguel Beer
Gary Vargas		CDCP (disbanded)
Gerry Samlani Rookie		N/A
Steve Watson Rookie

Summary

The 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. U/Tex finish the elimination phase with an 8-10 won-loss card. 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. Wayne return to play four more games in the Second Conference Asian Invitationals where U/Tex failed to score a single victory.

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 in the Open Conference. After 11 games in the elimination phase, 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.

Won-loss records vs Opponents

Team	Win	Loss	1st (Reinforced)	2nd (Invitational)	3rd (Open)
Crispa Redmanizers	3	9	2-6	0-1	1-2
Mariwasa-Honda / Galerie Dominique	4	2	1-2	N/A	3-0
Gilbey's Gin	3	3	2-2	N/A	1-1
Great Taste / N-Rich Coffee	3	2	3-0	N/A	0-2
San Miguel Beermen	4	8	3-4	0-1	1-3
Toyota Super Corollas	3	4	1-2	0-1	2-1
YCO-Tanduay	2	4	1-1	N/A	1-3
Korea (Guest squad)	0	1	N/A	0-1	N/A
Total	22	33	13-17	0-4	9-12

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 G 6 Ortiz, Albert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Philippines F/C 7 Samlani, Carlson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Sebastian F/C 9 Taguines, Jaime 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Holy Angel F/C 10 Martin, Jesusito 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) José Rizal F 11 Vargas, Gary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) PSBA G 12 Dela Cruz, Virgilio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapúa G 13 Varela, Tito 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE F 17 Valencia, Evalson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Western Institute F/C 18 Arce, Armando 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) G 22 Gaston, Matthew 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Ateneo 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 G 50 Tierra, Marty 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) José Rizal G/F 8 Wayne, Julius (I) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UTEP G 4 Jackson, Leroy (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Cameron F/C 32 Terrell, Ira (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) SMU F/C 32 Cunningham, Leo (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Utah State 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

Trades

August 1982

To San Miguel Beermen Lim Eng Beng

To U-Tex Wranglers Alex Tan

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Gregorio Dionisio	August 1982	Crispa
Marty Tierra	August 1982	Tefilin (disbanded)