1996 San Miguel Beermen season

1996 San Miguel Beermen Norman Black All Filipino Cup 13 10 3rd Semifinals Commissioner's Cup 4 6 7th N/A Governors Cup 8 10 4th Semifinals San Miguel Corporation 1995 1997 The 1996 San Miguel Beermen season was the 22nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Draft picks Round Pick Player College15 Marcelino Morelos UE16 Gilbert Castillo Letran213 Roel Bravo University of Manila Occurrences In the Commissioners Cup, San Miguel's original choice for an import, Norris Coleman, could not make it on time and the Beermen decided to tapped Agee Ward for their first game against Purefoods. Ward was readily shipped home by the Beermen after scoring only 12 points in the 87-108 loss to the Hotdogs. In San Miguel's next game against Sta.Lucia in Dagupan City, coach Norman Black decided to come out of a six-year retirement and suited up as their import and the Beermen also welcomes the return of Samboy Lim in action. Notable dates February 18: The Beermen banked on Allan Caidic's two clutch triples to defeat Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs, 80-69, in the opening game of the season. March 9: San Miguel held down Pepsi Mega to the league's lowest score yet, a record-low 54 points in a 95-54 victory in Dumaguete City for its third win in the All-Filipino Cup.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kZ8VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1goEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5384%2C1616955 Acid test for Shell Manila Standard June 30: San Miguel finally got a taste of victory in the Commissioners Cup, crushing sister team Ginebra San Miguel, 112-91, to snap a four-game losing streak. New Import Andre Spencer, who debut last week and the second import to arrived for the Beermen came away with 24 points.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=32UVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0goEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4508%2C145040 SMB gets first win Manila Standard July 14: A stirring 14-0 counter-assault midway through the final period by the Beermen turn a 65-73 deficit into a surprising 89-77 victory over Formula Shell as the Beermen climbed up in a tie with Sunkist, Ginebra and Purefoods with four wins and four losses. The victory was the fourth straight for San Miguel from a dismal 0-4 start.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7WUVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0goEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6139%2C2381402 San Miguel trips Shell Manila Standard September 29: San Miguel struggled to a 105-104 victory over Mobiline at the start of the Governors Cup. Beermen import Lamont Strothers, who had one-year stints with Portland and Dallas in the NBA and whose PBA campaign took off in the wrong foot when he got involved in an ugly brawl with Mobiline's Jack Tanuan during a pre-tournament game, finished with 45 points and his driving layup with 6.7 seconds left proved to be the decisive basket.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b5QVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3770%2C4477400 Sunkist, SMB take Governor's Cup opener Manila Standard October 6: San Miguel brought down Sta.Lucia, 97-86, to gain a share of second place in the Governors Cup. Lamont Strothers poured in a season-high 56 points, going 16-of-16 from the free throw line.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CWYVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zQoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5243%2C1029537 SMB turns back Sta.Lucia five Manila Standard Roster San Miguel Beermen 1996 #E8000F #FFFFFF #000000 #FCC200 5 Franz Pumaren G 5 9 De La Salle PHI 7 Mike Mustre GF 6 0 Letran PHI 8 Allan Caidic F 6 2 UE PHI 9 Samboy Lim F 6 0 Letran PHI 10 Adriano Polistico C 6 7 Letran PHI 11 Nelson Asaytono PF 6 3 Manila PHI 12 Yves Dignadice FC 6 4 STI WNU PHI 14 Gilbert Castillo FC 6 4 Letran PHI 16 Roel Bravo G 5 9 Manila PHI 18 Art Dela Cruz F 6 2 San Sebastian PHI 22 Frankie Lim G 6 0 San Beda PHI 23 Paul Alvarez F 6 1 San Sebastian PHI 25 Freddie Abuda FC 6 4 Cebu PHI 52 Gido Babilonia C 6 6 UST PHI USA Norman Black PHI Jong Uichico PHI Filomeno Pumaren Team Manager: Nazario Avendaño Transactions Trades April 1, 1996 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zJROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1QoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5603%2C273116 Asaytono now a Beerman Manila Standard To SunkistAto Agustin, Mar Morelos To San Miguel BeermenNelson Asaytono Additions Player Signed Former team Frankie Lim Off-season Shell Recruited imports TournamentNameNumberPositionUniversity/CollegeDurationCommissioner's CupAgee Ward 21 Forward-CenterCal State Fullerton June 16 (one game)Norman Black 24 Center-ForwardSaint Joseph’s June 20 (one game)Andre Spencer 20 Center-ForwardNorthern Arizona June 25 to July 21Governors' CupLamont Strothers 42 GuardChristopher Newport September 29 to December 8 References Category:San Miguel Beermen seasons San