1988 Presto Ice Cream Makers season

1988 Presto Ice Cream Makers Baby Dalupan Open Conference 6 12 5th Semifinals All-Filipino Conference 9 11 5th Semifinals Reinforced Conference 11 11 4th Semifinals CFC Corporation Ignacio Gotao 1987 1989 The 1988 Presto Ice Cream Makers season was the 14th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Formerly known as Great Taste Milkmasters in the first two conferences. Transactions Players AddedSignedFormer teamPido JarencioOff-seasonSan Miguel BeerSonny CabatuShellArturo Cristobal Notable dates March 20: Great Taste Instant Milk showed up without an import but its local crew was enough to roll back Shell Helix, 132-113, in the opening game of the season. The PBA found the Milkmasters import Charles Davis too tall for the 6-6 ceiling for imports and was forced to return home. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B5kVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5567%2C1254357 All-Pinoy Great Taste drubs Shell Manila Standard - Google News Archive Search June 30: Pido Jarencio banged in a buzzer-beating side jumper to lift Great Taste to a 102-100 victory over Purefoods Hotdogs. The Milkmasters squandered a 19-point spread, 89-70, as the Hotdogs starring the debuting Alvin Patrimonio and Jojo Lastimosa clawed back to level at 100-all with 18 seconds left. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8GYVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3606%2C78562 Great Taste rough on Purefoods Manila Standard - Google News Archive Search July 7: Great Taste scored a 125-121 win over Añejo Rum 65 for a fourth straight triumph in the All-Filipino Conference and remain unbeaten and on top of the standings. Allan Caidic scored 15 of his 34 points in the final quarter while Philip Cezar and Atoy Co provided the defensive gems to frustrate the Rum Masters comeback. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B0BNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5594%2C614692 Great Taste subdues Añejo Manila Standard - Google News Archive Search August 23: Allan Caidic fired a season high of 49 points and buried nine triples to power Great Taste to a 143-114 win over Alaska Milk in the second round of the All-Filipino Conference semifinals. October 20: Import George Almones scored 45 points to lead Presto to a 143-130 win over Añejo Rum, spoiling the debut of Rum Masters import Joe Ward, who scored 55 points. The Ice Cream Makers improved to four wins and two losses while Añejo dropped to one win and five losses. Almones played his last game in the PBA and was replaced by Tony White in Presto's next game. Occurrences During the first round of eliminations match between Great Taste and Ginebra on April 7, a near-fight took place with less than a minute left in a close game when Milk Masters' Reynaldo Ramos threw a sneaky punch on Ginebra import Jamie Waller's face, apparently in retaliation for what Waller did to his teammate Pido Jarencio, whose head was bumped by Waller on the floor during the battle for the loose ball. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GZkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4600%2C2312576 Great Taste clips Ginebra Manila Standard - Google News Archive Search Coach Baby Dalupan was suspended by Commissioner Rudy Salud for one game for throwing into towel and deliberately lose their April 21 match against Alaska. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JpkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5795%2C3122213 Logjam at the top Manila Standard - Google News Archive Search Great Taste import Kenny Fields left the team without notice at the start of the second round of the semifinals in the Open Conference. The Milk Masters, which split their first four games in the semifinals, lost a chance for a playoff berth and played their last four games without an import. Forward Abe King returned to the team and played his first game of the season during the All-Filipino Conference, leading Great Taste to a 112-108 win over Alaska on July 28. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C2cVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5484%2C2259933 Great Taste stops Alaska Manila Standard - Google News Archive Search With one week left before the start of the semifinal round of the All-Filipino Conference, point guard Bernie Fabiosa dislocated his shoulder in a rough, physical play during the second half of the game between Great Taste and Añejo on August 4, won by the Rum Masters on Robert Jaworski's buzzer-beating follow-up, Fabiosa's injury put him out for the rest of the season. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=z2YVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6573%2C463030 Fabiosa's injury hurts Great Taste bid Manila Standard - Google News Archive Search During the Milkmasters' second outing in the semifinal round against Añejo Rum 65 on August 14, a brawl ensued in the Great Taste' bench late in the second quarter when Añejo's Dante Gonzalgo crashed into a seated Dennis Abbatuan and was on the receiving end of the blows dealt by Great Taste players Dennis Abbatuan, Abe King and Sonny Cabatu. The Milkmasters, which led by as many as 17 points and were up, 92-77, at the start of the final period, lost the game, 104-111, on a big, fourth quarter rally by the Rum Masters. Triggerman Allan Caidic went up to the stands after the game and mauled a heckler/Añejo fan, Caidic was not able to participate in the three-point shootout contest and was fined and suspended for one game by the Great Taste management for that mauling incident. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2WYVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6455%2C1205767 Fight draws record fines of P 42,000 Manila Standard - Google News Archive Search On the last playing date of the semifinal round in the All-Filipino Conference on September 1, the Milkmasters were already out of contention from the finals race and they almost turn into a spoiler's role in San Miguel Beermen's quest for a playoff for the second finals berth. There was no time left and the score tied at 126 when Sonny Cabatu was fouled, sending him to the free throw line, a dejected beermen coach Norman Black was headed for exits when Cabatu missed his two charities and the game went into overtime. San Miguel escaped with a 138-137 win in the extension period. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e5xOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6688%2C152938 SMB, Añejo forge playoff Manila Standard - Google News Archive Search On December 11, the season's rivalry of the year comes to a close in Game four of the battle for third place between the now Presto Ice Cream (formerly Great Taste) and Añejo Rum 65, a free-for-all erupted in the third quarter when Añejo import Tommy Davis committed a dangerous foul on Philip Cezar, who crashed to the floor when Davis pulled his left shoulder, everything seems to be in order until Joe Ward confronted Cezar and Sonny Cabatu grabbed Ward's neck and hell broke lose after that with players from both squads joining in, including Atoy Co, who was in street clothes. the melee spilled all over the ringside area, engaging in punching, kicking and chair-throwing. Won-loss records vs Opponents Team Win Loss 1st (Open) 2nd (All-Filipino) 3rd (Reinforced) Alaska 6 6 1-3 2-2 3-1 Ginebra / Anejo 7 9 3-1 1-3 3-5 Purefoods 5 5 0-4 3-1 2-0 San Miguel 1 11 0-4 0-4 1-3 Shell 5 3 2-0 1-1 2-2 RP Team 2 0 N/A 2-0 N/ATotal 26 34 6-12 9-11 11-11 Roster n Presto Ice Cream #0055af #ffffff #0055af #ffffff 5 Sonny Cabatu C 6 5 PSBA PHI 6 Fortunato Co, Jr G 6 0 Mapua PHI 7 Arturo Cristobal G 6 1 FEU PHI 8 Allan Caidic GF 6 2 UE PHI 10 Joel Santos F 6 3 San Beda PHI 11 Arnie Tuadles GF 6 2 Visayas PHI 13 Rey Ramos F 6 2 TUA PHI 15 Bernie Fabiosa G 5 9 UE PHI 16 Ranulfo Robles G 6 0 Letran PHI 18 Philip Cezar F 6 2 JRU PHI 23 Dennis Abbatuan F 6 2 JRU PHI 24 Aldo Perez F 6 3 De La Salle PHI 25 Pido Jarencio G 5 10 UST PHI 29 Bernardo Carpio basketball F 6 3 Ateneo PHI 66 & 1 Abe King F 6 3 San Beda PHI PHI Baby Dalupan PHI Bong Go PHI Ignacio Gotao Additions Player Signed Former team Dennis Abbatuan June 1988 Alaska Joel Santos Rookie free agent June 1988 N/A Imports NameConferenceNo.Pos.Ht.College Kenny Fields Open Conference 54 Center-Forward 6"5' University of California, Los Angeles Lewis JacksonReinforced Conference 30 Center 6"6' Alabama State University George Almones played six games 32 Forward-Guard 6"2' Southwestern Louisiana University Tony White replaces George Almones 4 Guard 6"2' University of Tennessee References Category:Great Taste Coffee Makers seasons Presto