1985 Manila Beer Brewmasters season

1985 Manila Beer Brewmasters Loreto Carbonell Aaron James Edgardo Ocampo Open Conference 8 8 5th Quarterfinals All Filipino Conference 4 6 5th Eliminated Reinforced Conference 13 9 2nd Finals (lost to NCC) Asia Brewery 1984 1986 The 1985 Manila Beer Brewmasters season was the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Transactions Players AddedSignedFormer teamFortunato Co, JrOff-seasonCrispa (disbanded)Matthew GastonElpidio VillaminRodolfo LalotaTanduayEduardo MendozaGary VargasGilbey's Gin Occurrences Manila Beer's first import in the Open Conference, Doug Harris, played seven games and was replaced by the comebacking Lew Brown, who is on his third PBA stint after playing previously with Great Taste in 1980 and Crispa in 1982. Coach Loreto Carbonell was replaced by former U-Tex import Aaron James to be the team's new head coach starting the All-Filipino Conference. After three straight losses, James was given his walking papers and former Toyota coach Edgardo Ocampo takes over the coaching chores for the Brewmasters, Carbonell remains on the bench as the assistant coach. On September 25, two-time MVP Ramon Fernandez was sent by Manila Beer to Tanduay Rhum Makers in exchange for one-time MVP Abet Guidaben in a blockbuster trade that took place in two and a half weeks after the start of the PBA Third Conference. Notable dates September 26: Abet Guidaben played his first game in Manila Beer uniform as the Brewmasters beat Magnolia, 93-91, for their fifth win in six games. https://pbarecordsoddities.blogspot.com/2016/05/pba-boxscores-september-1985.html PBA boxscores: September 1985 October 17: Manila Beer turned back Northern Consolidated, 126-121, to make it as the first outright semifinalist in the Third Conference and with the best record after the double round eliminations with nine wins and three losses. November 17: In a match to decide the first finalist, Manila Beer trailed by nine points against Northern in the fourth period when they banked on an 18-2 salvo and posted a 98-91 lead with 30 seconds left in the ballgame. The Brewmasters enters the finals with a 99-93 win, sending NCC to a playoff match with Great Taste to determine the other finalist. Finals stint Heavily fancied at the start of the season, but struck out twice in their cracks for a round of four berth in the Open and All-Filipino Conferences and the crisis which ultimately resulted in the decision to trade Ramon Fernandez, Manila Beer came back in the Third Conference and pulled a hat trick as they will be playing in their second finals appearance. https://rpbasketballphotos.blogspot.com/2019/01/1985-magnolia-manila-beer-tanduay-team.html The miracle of Manila Beer Manila Beer were swept in four games by the guest national team Northern Consolidated, coach by Ron Jacobs and with two naturalized players; Jeff Moore and Dennis Still. The Brewmasters lost in the four-game series by an average of 25.5 points and were routed in Games One and Four. The finals sweep by NCC was the first time in PBA history that it happen in a best-of-seven series. 1985 PBA Reinforced Conference finals Won-loss records vs Opponents Team Win Loss 1st (Open) 2nd (All-Filipino) 3rd (Reinforced) Ginebra 4 4 1-1 1-1 2-2 Great Taste 4 4 0-2 0-2 4-0 Magnolia 4 3 2-1 1-1 1-1 Northern (NCC) 4 8 2-2 N/A 2-6 Shell 6 1 3-0 1-1 2-0 Tanduay 3 3 0-2 1-1 2-0Total 25 23 8-8 4-6 13-9 Roster n Manila Beer #ffffff #7B1113 #7B1113 #fdd501 3 Edgardo Cordero GF 6 3 UST PHI 6 Fortunato Co, Jr G 6 0 Mapua PHI 9 Rodolfo Lalota F 6 2 Mapua PHI 11 Gary Vargas GF 6 2 PSBA PHI 13 Elpidio Villamin F 6 3 PHI 14 Leopoldo Herrera F 6 3 Wesleyan University Philippines PHI 16 Angelito Esguerra F 6 2 Letran PHI 17 Eduardo Mendoza basketball G 6 0 Visayas PHI 18 Emerito Legaspi G 6 0 UE PHI 22 Matthew Gaston G 6 1 Ateneo PHI 24 Ramon Cruz G 5 11 UE PHI 32 Timoteo Coloso GF 6 2 Letran PHI 55 Abet Guidaben C 6 5 USJ-R PHI PHI Loreto Carbonell USA Aaron James PHI Edgardo Ocampo PHI Loreto Carbonell PHI Andy Jao Trades September 24, 1985 To Tanduay Rhum MakersRamon Fernandez To Manila BeerAbet Guidaben Imports NameConferenceNo.Pos.Ht.College Doug Harris Open Conference 50 Forward-Center 6"6' CWU Lewis Brown 33 Center-Forward 6"11' UNLVFrancois WiseReinforced Conference 5 Forward 6"5' CSULB References Category:Manila Beer Brewmasters seasons Manila