1991 Pepsi Hotshots season

1991 Pepsi Hotshots Pepsi Hotshots Derrick Pumaren First Conference 4 7 6th N/A All-Filipino Conference 3 8 8th N/A Third Conference 12 10 4th Semifinals Pepsi Philippines Steve Watson 1990 1992 The 1991 Pepsi Hotshots season was the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Draft pick Round Pick Player Details 2 Juancho Estrada Unsigned Occurrences Pepsi Cola tendered an offer sheet to Purefoods forward Alvin Patrimonio, a five-year worth P25.3 million contract, which Purefoods expectedly matched, making Alvin Patrimonio the highest paid basketball player in the PBA. Notable dates March 21: Pepsi eked out a 131-129 win over Presto Tivoli which felt robbed of a strong chances in overtime when a referee's call decided the outcome of the game. Abet Guidaben sank two free throws with no time left on a foul slapped on Presto import Dwayne McClain. The Hotshots' win was their fourth in eight games as this was their first back-to-back victories in franchise history.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Mq8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5011%2C3772369 Referee seals Pepsi reversal of Presto five Manila Standard July 9: Abet Guidaben's go-ahead basket with eight seconds to go lift Pepsi to a repeat 107-106 overtime win over Shell for only their second victory in eight games in the All-Filipino Conference.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jIYqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5450%2C1483069 Pepsi, Tivoli recharge bids Manila Standard July 13: Pepsi stays alive in contention for a semifinal seat with a 99-88 win over Purefoods in Sta.Cruz, Laguna. The victory raised their record to three wins and six losses.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jIYqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2389%2C2065854 Pepsi grills hotdogs, staves off elimination Manila Standard October 3: Import Perry McDonald led Pepsi to their second straight victory after they lost their first two games in the Third Conference. The Hotshots fashioned out a 144-130 win over Swift Mighty Meaties.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0q4mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5478%2C619734 Pepsi runs down Swift Manila Standard October 27: Pepsi Hotshots beats Shell Rimula-X, 117-107, at the close of the elimination round for the conference-best eight wins and three losses. The Hotshots ride high on a six-game winning streak, the longest in franchise' two-year history, Pepsi won eight of their last nine games since Perry McDonald arrived to replace Donald Petties.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1q4mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6484%2C4801284 San Miguel claims semifinal slot Manila Standard Roster n Pepsi Hotshots 1991 1 Manny Victorino C 6 5 JRU PHI 2 Alejo Alolor GF 6 1 Visayas PHI 4 Eric Altamirano G 5 11 UP Diliman PHI 5 Gilbert Reyes G 5 8 Ateneo PHI 7 Mark Anthony Tallo G 5 6 SWU PHI 8 Rey Yncierto G 6 0 Cebu PHI 9 Ludovico Valenciano GF 6 2 USLS PHI 10 Carlito Mejos G 5 11 Visayas PHI 11 Tonichi Yturri C 6 5 De La Salle PHI 15 Salvador Ramos basketball F 6 3 Letran PHI 23 Abet Guidaben C 6 5 USJ-R PHI 29 Bernardo Carpio basketball F 6 3 Ateneo PHI 30 Dennis Abbatuan F 6 2 JRU PHI 42 Willie Generalao G 5 8 Visayas PHI PHI Derrick Pumaren PHI Gabby Velasco Transactions Trades Off-seasonTo Presto Tivoli 2nd overall pick (Rookie draft) To Pepsi Hotshots Manny Victorino Off seasonTo Presto Tivoli Cadel MosquedaTo Pepsi Hotshots Bernardo Carpio Additions NameDeal InformationFormer team Willie Generalao Acquired via free agency Presto Tivoli Ludovico Valenciano Acquired from Purefoods in a trade with Jun Tan, whom they got from Sarsi Purefoods Eric Altamirano Acquired from Alaska by giving up their first round pick next year Alaska Mark Anthony Tallo Rookie free agent signed in the Third Conference N/A Recruited imports NameConferenceNo.Pos.Ht.CollegeDuration Lanard Copeland First Conference 21 Forward 6"5' Georgia State February 17 to April 7 Donald Petties Third Conference 3 Forward 6"4' University of Wisconsin September 15-19 Perry McDonald 20 Center 6"4' Georgetown University September 24 to December 12 References Category:TNT Tropang 5G seasons Pepsi