1986 Manila Beer Brewmasters season

1986 Manila Beer Brewmasters Manila Beer Brewmasters Joe Lipa Tito Eduque Reinforced Conference 2 8 6th Eliminated All Filipino Conference 3 6 6th Quarterfinals Open Conference 14 8 2nd Finals (lost to Ginebra) Asia Brewery 1985 The 1986 Manila Beer Brewmasters season was the 3rd and final season of the Asia Brewery franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Transactions Players AddedSignedFormer teamRicardo Cui RookieOff-seasonN/AAdonis Tierra RookieRanulfo Robles Rookie free agentTito VarelaTanduay Rhum MakersLim Eng BengJuly 1986Crispa (1984)Jesus MigalbinMagnolia Occurrences The Brewmasters were handled by multi-titled amateur coach Joe Lipa at the start of the season, taking over from Olympian Edgardo Ocampo. After failing to lead Manila Beer past eliminations in the first conference, Lipa was replaced by another former Olympian Tito Eduque as Manila Beer head coach beginning the All-Filipino Conference. Coach Eduque bring along former PBA coaches Jun Celis and Nemie Villegas as his assistants. Finals stint After a disappointing finishes in the first two conferences of the season, Manila Beer came back strong in the Third Conference, just like in the previous year. The Brewmasters were on their third finals appearance in franchise history, behind imports Michael Young, a first round pick of the Boston Celtics in the 1984 NBA draft, and Santa Clara star Harold Keeling. Manila Beer lost to crowd-favorite Ginebra San Miguel in five games in the best-of-seven title series. https://sports.mb.com.ph/2017/07/17/watnow-series-remember-harold-keeling/ WATNow Series: Remember Harold Keeling? Manila Bulletin Sports 1986 PBA Open Conference finals Award Michael Young won the PBA Best Import honors in the 1986 Open Conference, besting two-time best import awardee Billy Ray Bates of Ginebra. Won-loss records vs Opponents Team Win Loss 1st (Reinforced) 2nd (All-Filipino) 3rd (Open) Alaska 4 2 1-1 1-1 2-0 Ginebra 1 11 0-2 0-2 1-7 Great Taste 5 2 1-1 0-1 4-0 Magnolia 2 0 N/A N/A 2-0 Shell 1 5 0-2 0-2 1-1 Tanduay 5 2 0-2 1-0 4-0 RP-Magnolia 1 0 N/A 1-0 N/ATotal 19 22 2-8 3-6 14-8 Roster n Manila Beer #7B1113 #ffffff #fdd501 #7B1113 2 & 10 Jesus Migalbin F 6 3 San Agustin PHI 3 Edgardo Cordero F 6 3 UST PHI 4 Adonis Tierra G 5 10 FEATI PHI 5 Abet Guidaben C 6 5 USJ-R PHI 6 Fortunato Co, Jr G 6 0 Mapua PHI 11 Gary Vargas F 6 2 PSBA PHI 13 Elpidio Villamin F 6 3 PHI 14 Lim Eng Beng G 5 11 De La Salle PHI 16 Angelito Esguerra F 6 2 Letran PHI 17 Tito Varela G 5 11 UE PHI 24 Ramon Cruz G 5 11 UE PHI 32 Timoteo Coloso GF 6 2 Letran PHI 36 Ranulfo Robles G 6 1 Letran PHI 51 & 11 Ricardo Cui F 6 3 Lyceum PHI PHI Joe Lipa (1st Conference) PHI Tito Eduque PHI Jun Celis PHI Nemie Villegas Imports Tournament Name # Height From 1986 PBA Reinforced Conference Carlton Cooper 8 6 3 University of Texas at Austin George Turner 22 6 2 University of California-Irvine Butch Hays 10 6 3 University of California-Berkeley 1986 PBA Open Conference Harold Keeling 1 6 2 University of Santa Clara Michael Young 42 6 5 University of Houston References Category:Manila Beer Brewmasters seasons Manila