1975 Mariwasa-Noritake Porcelainmakers season

1975 Mariwasa-Noritake Porcelainmakers Felicisimo Fajardo Emerson Coseteng Mariwasa Group First Conference 8 8 5 DNQ Second Conference 13 9 5th DNQ All-Philippine Championship 0 2 8th DNQ 1976 The 1975 Mariwasa-Noritake Porcelainmakers season was the 1st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Colors Noritake#002D62 white (dark) white #002D62 (light) First Conference standings #TeamsWLPCTGB1 Toyota Comets 13 3 .812 –-2 Crispa Redmanizers 12 4 .750 13 U-Tex Weavers 10 6 .625 34 Royal Tru-Orange 10 6 .625 35 Mariwasa-Noritake 8 8 .500 56 Concepcion Carrier 7 9 .438 67 Tanduay Distillers 5 11 .312 88 Presto Ice Cream Flavorites 5 11 .312 89 Seven-Up 2 14 .125 11 Notable dates April 9: The PBA opens with its inaugural double-header at the Araneta Coliseum, with a sellout crowd of 18,000 watching, the Noritake Porcelainmakers defeated the Carrier Weathermakers, 101-98.http://basketball.exchange.ph/2007/01/24/blast-from-the-past-the-very-first-pba-games/ Blast from the past: The very first PBA games basketball.exchange.ph Summary The Porcelainmakers were a steady and average team, hovering around a .500 record for almost each conference in the season. In the First Conference, Noritake almost made the playoffs with a record of 8-8 (.500), two games shy behind the Royal Tru-Orange. The team was led by all-star Rey Alcantara and imports Cisco Oliver and Billy Robinson. In the Second Conference, they their best record of the season going 13-9 (.591), but still missed the playoffs, they finished as the 5th seed also again behind the Royal Tru-Orange. In the All-Philippine Championship Conference, Noritake lose their last 2 games of the season and again missed the playoffs. Roster Roster # Position Height Rey Alcantara 4 Guard6 2 Gavino Amomonpon Forward6 0 Mark Arriola 16 Guard5 8 Lucrecio Dacula 21 Guard5 11 Mariano Figuracion 11 Forward6 2 Hubert Filipinas 8 Forward6 2 Roberto Legaspi 15 Center6 2 Albert Manalo 7/42 Guard6 2 Van Samson Nery 17 Forward5 10Cisco Oliver Import 23 Forward-Center6 6Adriano Papa 10 Forward5 11 Ulysses Rodriguez 6 Forward6 0 Jesse Sullano 14 Guard5 9 Edmundo Tierra 18 Forward-Center6 1 Billy Robinson Import 13 Center6 7 James Cornelious Import 27 Forward-Center6 5 Sources: Edmon1974's Blog: 1975 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Team Rosters1975 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Team Rosters See also 1975 PBA season References Noritake Porcelainmakers