1996 Mobiline Cellulars season

1996 Mobiline Cellulars Yeng Guiao Dindo Raymundo All-Filipino Cup 4 10 8th N/A Commissioner's Cup 1 9 8th N/A Governors' Cup 2 9 8th N/A Pilipino Telephone Corporation 1995 1997 The 1996 Mobiline Cellulars season was the seventh season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was formerly known as Pepsi Mega Bottlers in the All-Filipino Cup. Draft pick Round Pick Player College17 Peter Martin San Sebastian Occurrences Pepsi tried to sell its franchise to Duty Free Shoppers Inc. but the PBA Board stepped in and prevented the transaction because the Lorenzos were not major owners of Duty Free.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AP4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6011%2C839564 Who says Pepsi is quitting? Manila Standard The first month of the year during the off-season, Pepsi Mega tendered an offer sheet to Sunkist's Al Solis for three years amounting to P9.36 million. RFM through Team Manager Elmer Yanga said the club was not honoring the offer sheet of Pepsi since Al Solis signed a new contract with the Juicers in the middle of 1995. The PBA on the other hand considers Pepsi's offer sheet legal than the supposed "contract or agreement" signed by Solis with Sunkist binding. Upon consultation with their lawyers, RFM announced in the press conference they are suing Solis because he signed the offer sheet of Pepsi without informing the management which RFM claimed was done in bad faith.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ef4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5084%2C4012799 RFM slaps P10-M suit vs Solis, Pepsi Manila Standard Pepsi's franchise was transferred to Lapanday Holdings Corporation, the holding company of the family of Luis "Moro" Lorenzo, it is said that the company was also owned by the Cojuangco family. The team was renamed Mobiline Cellulars beginning the Commissioner's Cup. Pagemart Philippines, Inc., a telecoms marketing company affiliated with the Lapanday Holdings and Pilipino Telephone Corporation (PILTEL) was tasked to select a new team name and negotiations have been finalized for the use of Mobiline’s brand name.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ipkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ggsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1786%2C606720 Pepsi transfers PBA franchise to Mobiline Manila Standard Notable dates February 20: Rookie Peter Martin sink two free throws with 13.4 seconds left as Pepsi rallies and send Ginebra San Miguel into a record-tying 18-game losing streak in a 98-94 win, spoiling the debut of highly touted Ginebra rookie Marlou Aquino.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=o5UVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4177%2C3573432 A night of surprises Manila Standard June 18: The Cellulars leaned on a big fourth quarter surge to defeat defending champion Sunkist, 89-83, for their first and only win in the Commissioners Cup.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gqEVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WgsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6339%2C2929811 Mobiline wins Manila Standard October 8: Mobiline scored its first victory in the Governors Cup with a 127-92 rout over Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys. Import Derrick Canada posted a triple-double of 38 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CmYVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zQoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3291%2C1341799 Mobiline whips Purefoods Manila Standard Roster Mobiline Cellulars 1996 2 Dwight Lago F 6 2 De La Salle PHI 3 Romeo Lopez GF 6 0 Angeles PHI 6 Bobby Jose F 6 3 UST PHI 7 Eugene Quilban G 5 7 San Sebastian PHI 8 Al Solis G 5 11 170 Visayas PHI 9 Boy Cabahug GF 5 11 165 Visayas PHI 10 Richard Del Rosario FC 6 5 215 De La Salle PHI 13 Elpidio Villamin F 6 2 188 PHI 14 Larry Villanil F 6 0 USP PHI 18 Rey Cuenco C 6 4 De La Salle Araneta PHI 19 Joey Santamaria FC 6 3 De La Salle PHI 21 Peter Martin basketball F 6 3 200 San Sebastian PHI 41 Jack Tanuan C 6 5 215 FEU PHI 88 Cadel Mosqueda FC 6 3 Arellano PHI PHI Yeng Guiao PHI Bong Go PHI Roehl Nadurata PHI Dindo Raymundo Transactions Trades Off-seasonTo Sunkist Alvin TengTo Pepsi Elpidio VillaminOff-seasonTo Purefoods Dindo PumarenTo Pepsi Jack Tanuan Additions Player Signed Former team Al Solis Off-season Sunkist Richard Del Rosario Off-season Rookie, originally pick by Purefoods Recruited imports TournamentNameNumberPositionUniversity/CollegeDurationCommissioner's CupRonnie Coleman 24 CenterUSC June 14 to July 23Governors' CupDerrick Canada 5 GuardWest Point September 29 to November 12 References Category:TNT Tropang 5G seasons Mobiline