1979 Royal Tru-Orange season

1979 San Miguel Beermen Royal Tru-Orange Edgardo Ocampo All Filipino Conference 6 10 N/A N/A Open Conference 21 5 1st Champions Invitational Conference 1 4 6th N/A San Miguel Corporation 1978 1980 The 1979 Royal Tru-Orange season was the 5th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Transactions ADDITIONS Ramon Dizon, Danilo Salvador & Evalson Valencia Rookies signed Championship In the Second (Open) Conference, the Orangemen signed 6-7 Larry Pounds, a fifth-round draftee of the Golden State Warriors in 1975, and 6-11 Otto Moore, a veteran of NBA wars for nine seasons, as their imports. Royal emerge on top of the standings after the two-round eliminations with 13 wins and 3 losses and made it to the championship round by posting a 5-1 won-loss slate in the semifinals. On October 23, RTO defeated Crispa, 110–102, to reach the PBA finals for the first time in franchise history.https://rivalrynetwork.com/throwback-thursday-when-the-san-miguel-franchise-won-its-first-pba-title/ When the San Miguel franchise won its first PBA title rivalrynetwork.com On November 6, Royal Tru-Orange won their first PBA crown by defeating the Toyota Tamaraws, 102–101, rookie Ramon Dizon was the spark that ignited veterans on the team (Photographed here) Game 4 of the title playoffs for a 3–1 series victory. The Orangemen took the first two games, 104–99 and 100–95, the Tamaraws avoided a sweep by winning the third game, 99–98. Royal Tru-Orange joins U/Tex Wranglers as the only other ballclub not named Crispa or Toyota, to have won a PBA title in the 1970s as RTO mentor and former olympian Edgardo Ocampo won his first championship as a head coach.http://www.sanmiguelbrewery.com.ph/beermen-lane.php A drink down memory lane San Miguel Brewery Inc. Roster n Royal Tru-Orange 1979 2 Maximino Baguio GF 6 0 CIT PHI 4 Paulino Velasco G 5 9 Visayas PHI 5 Jesus Migalbin FC 6 3 San Agustin PHI 6 Ricardo dela Peña F 6 0 PHI 7 Antonio Torrente G 6 1 PHI 8 Ramon Dizon G 6 0 PSBA PHI 12 Marlowe Jacutin F 6 0 Visayas PHI 13 Teodulfo Gregorio F 6 3 Mapua PHI 14 Yoyong Martirez G 5 8 Southwestern University (Philippines) PHI 15 Rodolfo Lalota FC 6 3 Mapua PHI 16 Leonardo Paguntalan G 6 1 WIT PHI 17 Evalson Valencia F 6 1 WIT PHI Danilo Salvador G 5 9 San Sebastian PHI Marte Samson FC 6 1 Ateneo PHI 25 Larry Pounds F 6 7 Washington USA I 34 Otto Moore C 6 10 Texas USA I PHI Edgardo Ocampo (I) Import References Category:San Miguel Beermen seasons Royal