1976 Toyota Tamaraws season

1976 Toyota Tamaraws Dante Silverio First Conference 20 6 2nd Finals Second Conference 20 6 2nd Finals All-Philippine Championship 6 3 2nd Finals Delta Motor Corporation 1975 1977 The 1976 Toyota Tamaraws season was the second season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Names and colors Toyota Comets (First and Second conferences) #333399 yellow white (dark) yellow #333399 white (light) Toyota Silver Tamaraws (All-Philippine Championship) #D81E05 white silver (dark) white #D81E05 silver (light) NOTE: Toyota changed their monicker from the Comets to the Silver Tamaraws during the 1976 PBA Second Conference finals, but would still wear the Comets uniform used during the first and second conferences of the 1976 season. Off-season transactions TRANSACTIONS Gil Cortez Rookie;2020-04-01 Classic PBA finals showdowns from the 1970s https://www.espn.ph/basketball/pba/story/_/id/28980047/what-memorable-pba-finals-series-1970s 2025-06-01 ESPN.com en former national team mainstay Rollie Marcelo Acquired from Royal Tru-Orange Elias Tolentino Rookie; acquired from Yco Painters in the MICAA Finals stint Toyota placed runner-up to Crispa in all three contested championships for the season. In the first conference finals, the Comets won the series opener but were beaten three straight by the Redmanizers. 1976 PBA First Conference finals In the second conference, Crispa and Toyota meet again in the final series. The Redmanizers took the first two games but the Silver Tamaraws avoided a sweep by taking the third game. Two nights later on November 18, Crispa clinch its third straight crown with a 3-1 series victory. 1976 PBA Second Conference finals In the All-Philippine championship, Toyota led the series, two games to none, but Crispa came back and win the final three games to capture the league's first Grandslam as the Tamaraws ended up bridesmaid for the third time in the year and had lost to their archrivals in the last four conferences. 1976 PBA All-Philippine Championship Roster Roster # Position Height Rolando Marcelo 6 Forward-Guard 5 10 Robert Jaworski 7 Guard 6 1 Francis Arnaiz 8 Guard 5 11 Orlando Bauzon 9 Guard 6 1 Ramon Fernandez 10 Center 6 4 Rodolfo Segura 15 Forward 6 2 Virgilio Cortez 16 Center-Forward 6 4 Fort Acuña 17 Forward 6 1 Elias Tolentino 21 Center-Forward 6 2 Joaquín Rojas 22 Guard 5 7 Aurelio Clariño 23 Center 6 2 Byron Jones Import 33 Center 6 8 Howard Smith Import 35 Forward 6 5 Awards Virgilio "Gil" Cortez became the PBA's first-ever Rookie of the Year.2020-10-15 Gil Cortez, PBA's first Rookie of the Year, recalls fierce Toyota-Crispa rivalry in the 1970s https://www.espn.ph/basketball/pba/story/_/id/30119144/gil-cortez-pba-first-rookie-year-recalls-fierce-toyota-crispa-rivalry-1970s 2025-06-01 ESPN.com en References Category:Toyota Super Corollas seasons Toyota