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 coachGlenn McDonald
Owner(s)Universal Textile Mills
Reinforced All-Filipino Conference results
Record13–17
(43.3%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinals
Invitational Conference results
Record0–4
(0%)
Place5th
Playoff finishN/A
Open Conference results
Record9–12
(42.9%)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinals
U-Tex Wranglers seasons
← 1981

Transactions

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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

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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.[1] 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

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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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  •   Injured

Trades

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August 1982
To San Miguel Beermen
Lim Eng Beng
To U-Tex Wranglers
Alex Tan

Additions

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

References

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  1. ^ "1982 PBA 1st Conference Team Statistics".