1998 Mobiline Phone Pals season

1998 Mobiline Phone Pals Tommy Manotoc Eric Altamirano All-Filipino Cup 4 7 7th Eliminated Commissioner's Cup 5 7 6th Quarterfinals (lost to San Miguel in one game) Governors' Cup 16 13 2nd Runner-up (lost to Formula Shell 3-4) Pilipino Telephone Corporation Debbie Tan 1997 1999 The 1998 Mobiline Phone Pals season was the 9th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Draft picks RoundPickPlayerNationalityCollege211Braulio LimUE3Tyrone BautistaLa Salle Occurrences Mobiline coach Tommy Manotoc has hired three-time MVP William Adornado as one of his assistant coaches at the start of the season. Beginning the Commissioner's Cup on May 22, former Purefoods coach Eric Altamirano signed a four-year contract to coach the Mobiline Phone Pals. Altamirano's contract with Purefoods expired last March 31. Notable dates February 8: Andy Seigle nailed a baseline jumper in the final 25 seconds and made a crucial steal afterwards as Mobiline redeemed itself from their first game blowout loss to Gordon's Gin by nipping defending champion Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies, 67-64.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hksbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_EoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3353%2C944282 Seigle delivers winning basket as Mobiline thwarts Purefoods Manila Standard March 8: Al Solis shot seven triples, one short of his own personal record to finish with a game-high 27 points as Mobiline keeps its hopes alive for a semifinals berth in the All-Filipino Cup with an 89-77 win over San Miguel Beermen and give the Phone Pals its fourth win in 10 games. Prior to the game, the Phone Pals have lost their last four assignments.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4pYVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9goEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4867%2C1122172 Mobiline's Solis rises to the occasion Manila Standard May 29: After losing their first two games in the Commissioners Cup with Alex Fraser as their import, Fraser was replaced by their original choice Terquin Mott, who debut with 50 points in giving the Phone Pals their first win in a 94-90 victory over Shell. Centennial Cup title Mobiline finally captured a PBA title in a "bonus" tournament called Centennial Cup, the Phone Pals defeated Formula Shell, 67-66, in the one-game finale. 1998 PBA Centennial Cup Runner-up finish The perfect combination of imports Silas Mills and Artemus McClary led Mobiline to the Governor's Cup finals in a rematch with Formula Shell. The Phone Pals played without national team members Jeffrey Cariaso and Andy Seigle for the whole conference, they lost in the championship series that went into a full limit of seven games. Awards Silas Mills was named Governors Cup Best Import. Patrick Fran was voted the season's Most Improved Player. Roster Mobiline Phone Pals 1998 3 Antonio Espinosa G 5 7 De La Salle PHI 8 Al Solis G 5 11 Visayas PHI 9 Jose Francisco basketball GF 6 1 FEU PHI 10 Alvin Teng F 6 4 Arellano PHI 12 Glenn Capacio GF 6 1 FEU PHI 14 Eric Reyes basketball F 6 4 Ateneo PHI 17 Patrick Fran G 6 0 UST PHI 22 Jeffrey Cariaso F 6 2 Sonoma State PHI 24 Merwin Castelo GF 6 2 San Beda PHI 33 Joselito Martin F 6 3 NCBA PHI 52 Andy Seigle C 6 9 New Orleans USA 81 Gabby Cui FC 6 4 Ateneo PHI PHI Eric Altamirano PHI Frankie Lim PHI Ryan Gregorio Transactions Trades Off-seasonTo Sta. Lucia RealtorsRichard del RosarioTo Mobiline Phone PalsGabby Cui July 1998 To Sta. Lucia RealtorsLowell Briones To Mobiline Phone PalsJose Francisco Addition Player Signed Former teamMerwin CasteloOff-seasonAlaska Milkmen Subtractions Player Signed New teamFranz PumarenOff-seasonRetiredAto AgustinOff-seasonPampanga Dragons (MBA) Braulio Lim May 1998 Alaska Milkmen Recruited imports TournamentNameNumberPositionUniversity/CollegeDurationCommissioner's CupAlex Fraser 20Center-ForwardUniversity of Miami May 23-26Terquin Mott32Center-ForwardCoppin State May 29 to July 17Governors' CupSilas Mills1ForwardUtah State August 30 to December 9Artemus McClary25Guard-ForwardJacksonville August 30 to December 9 References Category:TNT Tropang 5G seasons Mobiline