1994 San Miguel Beermen season

The 1994 San Miguel Beermen season was the 20th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

1994 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coachNorman Black
General ManagerEddie Veneracion
Owner(s)San Miguel Corporation
All Filipino Cup results
Record16–8
(66.7%)
Place1st
Playoff finishChampions
Commissioner's Cup results
Record11–12
(47.8%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinals
Governor's Cup results
Record4–6
(40%)
Place5th
Playoff finishSemifinals
San Miguel Beermen seasons
← 1993
1995  →
Round Pick Player College
2 15 Mike Otto FEU

11th championship

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San Miguel won their first three games of the season and had the best won-loss record in the eliminations of the All-Filipino Cup with eight wins and two losses.[1] The Beermen made it to the finals first and went on to play the Coney Island Ice Cream Stars for the All-Filipino Cup crown as the two teams battle for the All-Filipino supremacy for the third straight year. San Miguel regain the championship over the defending champions Coney Island, winning in six games to become the first team in the 1990s era to win two consecutive titles since the same San Miguel team won the Grandslam in 1989. An added incentive to their finals victory was the right to represent the Philippines for the Asian Games basketball Gold as well as being seeded into the semifinal round of the season-ending Governor's Cup.

Occurrences

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After winning over the Swift Mighty Meaties in Game One of their series for third place in the Commissioner's Cup, the San Miguel Beermen forfeited third-place trophy and requested the PBA to allow them to carry the national team colors for the remaining games as part of their tune-up in preparation for the upcoming Hiroshima Asian Games in October. The Beermen began playing with amateur cagers Marlou Aquino, Dennis Espino, Kenneth Duremdes, Jeffrey Cariaso, Edward Joseph Feihl and Bryant Punzalan joining the Philippine team.[2]

Roster

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1994 San Miguel Beermen roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 5   Pumaren, Franz 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) De La Salle
G 6   Agustin, Ato 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum
F 8   Caidic, Allan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UE
F 9   Lim, Samboy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Letran
F/C 10   Teng, Alvin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Arellano
G/F 11   Ravanes, Biboy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Cebu
F/C 12   Dignadice, Yves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) STI WNU
G 14   Calma, Hector 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Adamson
G 16   Belmonte, Rudolf 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) UST
C 17   Ramas, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Mapúa
F 18   Dela Cruz, Art 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) San Sebastian
C 19   Fernandez, Ramon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Carlos
C 20   Polistico, Adriano 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Letran
F/C 25   Abuda, Freddie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Cebu
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Transactions

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Trades

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Off-season To Coney Island
Bong Ravena
To San Miguel Beermen
Kevin Ramas

Additions

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Player Signed Former team
Rudolf Belmonte June 1994 N/A
Freddie Abuda November 1994 Purefoods

Recruited imports

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Name Tournament No. Pos. Ht. College Duration
Billy Thompson Commissioner's Cup 7 Forward 6"5' University of Louisville June 17–21
Billy Martin 7 Forward 6"5' Georgetown University June 28 to August 5
Eric Martin 4 Forward-Center 6"5' University of Cincinnati August 9–26
Kenny Travis Governors Cup 21 Guard-Forward 6"1' New Mexico State October 29 to December 4

Asian Games

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1994 Philippines Asian Games basketball team
 
Head coachNorman Black
1994 Asian Games4th place
 
 
 
 

Uniform

 
 
 
 

Uniform

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1998 →

The 1994 Philippines men's national basketball team, competed in the 1994 Asian Games. The team placed fourth, behind host team Japan.[3]

Pos No. Player PBA Team
PF 4 Alvin Patrimonio Purefoods Hotdogs
PG 5 Franz Pumaren San Miguel Beermen
PG 6 Ato Agustin San Miguel Beermen
SF/PF 7 Rey Evangelista Purefoods Hotdogs
G/F 8 Allan Caidic Presto Tivoli
G/F 9 Kenneth Duremdes PBL
PF 10 Alvin Teng San Miguel Beermen
C 11 Dong Polistico San Miguel Beermen
PG 12 Johnny Abarrientos Alaska Milkmen
C 13 Marlou Aquino PBL
PG 14 Hector Calma San Miguel Beermen
C 15 Jerry Codinera Purefoods Hotdogs

References

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  1. ^ "San Miguel guns down Sta.Lucia". Manila Standard.
  2. ^ "Swift whips RP, Yanga calls shots". Manila Standard.
  3. ^ "This Day in PBA History: San Miguel wins All-Filipino title, books Asian Games berth". ABS-CBN News.