1999 Barangay Ginebra Kings season

1999 Barangay Ginebra Kings Rino Salazar Allan Caidic (Governors' Cup) All-Filipino Cup 10 13 8th seed Semis (lost to Shell) Commissioner's Cup 4 6 6th seed QF (lost to Sta.Lucia) Governors Cup 1 8 8th seed QF (lost to Purefoods) Casiano Cabalan, Jr La Tondeña Distillers, Inc. 1998 2000 The 1999 Barangay Ginebra Kings season was the 21st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Draft pick Round Pick Player Nationality College19 Danilo Aying SWU New Era In December 1998, Robert Jaworski, Sr. announced his resignation from the Ginebra ballclub during a press conference, bidding goodbye to the team and the sport that made him an icon. As the PBA entered its 25th season, a New Era had come for the "never-say-die" team now known as Barangay Ginebra Kings. Also, San Miguel Corporation assigned Casiano "Jun" Cabalan, Jr. as their new general manager, replacing their long time executive Bernabe Navarro.Henson Joaquin M. February 3, 2003 PBA chairman on the ball https://www.philstar.com/sports/2003/02/03/193947/pba-chairman-ball 2026-09-29 Philstar.com Occurrences Allan Caidic, who was assigned as player-assistant coach of Ginebra at the start of the season, began his role as playing-coach for the team starting the Governors Cup, replacing coach Rino Salazar. The Kings has yet to score a victory in five games when they decided to replace import Mario Donaldson in favor of Monty Lamont Wilson. Notable dates March 12: The Gin Kings stopped Alaska's winning run with a 97–87 victory and maintain their winning streak to three after losing their first four games in the season.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q5QVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_QoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3925%2C1501673 Ginebra celebrates 500th win over 25 years in PBA Manila Standard May 5: Barangay Ginebra defeated Sta.Lucia Realtors, 77–74, in their playoff game for the 8th and last entry to the quarterfinal round. May 12: Point guard Bal David converted a buzzer-beating shot from an inbound with three seconds left as Barangay Ginebra Kings pulled a stunning 82–81 upset win over top-seeded Mobiline Phone Pals in the do-or-die quarterfinals match. The Kings with a twice-to-beat disadvantage, forces a playoff three nights ago and repeated over the heavily favored Phone Pals. Barangay Ginebra will go up against Formula Shell in the best-of-five semifinal series of the All-Filipino Cup. November 7: Barangay Ginebra defeated Pop Cola, 80–76, in a battle of winless teams to end a seven-game slump and give Allan Caidic his first win as playing-coach. Roster n Barangay Ginebra Kings 1999 1 Bal David G 5 9 UST PHI 2 Vergel Meneses F 6 2 Jose Rizal PHI 3 Elmer Lago GF 6 2 De La Salle PHI 4 Merwin Castelo G 6 2 San Beda PHI 8 Allan Caidic F 6 2 UE PHI 12 Yves Dignadice FC 6 4 USLS PHI 13 Marlou Aquino C 6 9 Adamson PHI 15 Edward Naron G 6 1 Visayas PHI 16 Benny Cheng F 6 3 Mapua PHI 18 Wilmer Ong C 6 4 USLS PHI 19 Danilo Aying F 6 1 SWU PHI 33 Teodoro Valera F 6 2 UST PHI 34 Jolly Escobar C 6 5 UE PHI PHI Allan Caidic PHI Cris Calilan PHI Casiano Cabalan, Jr Transactions Off-season trades December 1998To San Miguel Beermen Cris BoladoTo Barangay Ginebra Allan Caidic, Edward NaronJanuary 1999To Tanduay Rhum Masters Pido JarencioTo Barangay Ginebra Jolly Escobar Acquired by Tanduay from ShellJanuary 1999To San Miguel Beermen Anastacio Mendoza 2nd overall pick from GinebraTo Barangay Ginebra Merwin Castelo Additions Player Signed Former team Elmer Lago Off-season Purefoods Teodoro Valera Off-season N/A Yves Dignadice October 1999 San Miguel Beermen Mid-season trade July 10, 1999 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j2YVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6344%2C1229399 Meneses to Ginebra, Locsin to Pop Manila StandardTo Pop Cola Noli LocsinTo Barangay Ginebra Vergel Meneses Recruited imports TournamentNameNumberPositionUniversity/CollegeCommissioner's CupChris King17ForwardWake Forest UniversityGovernors' CupMario Donaldson25Guard/forward Drake UniversityMonty Wilson44Guard/forward Tennessee State University References Category:Barangay Ginebra San Miguel seasons Barangay Ginebra Kings