1992 PBA season

18th PBA season February 2023 February 2023 1992 PBA season February 9, 1992 – December 13, 1992 8 Vintage Sports (PTV) 1992 PBA Draft Vergel Meneses Presto Ice Cream Ato Agustin (San Miguel Beermen) First Conference 1992 PBA First Conference Shell Rimula X Zoomers San Miguel Beermen All-Filipino Cup 1992 PBA All-Filipino Conference San Miguel Beermen Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Third Conference 1992 PBA Third Conference Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 7-Up Uncolas 1991 PBA season 1991 1993 PBA season 1993 The 1992 PBA season was the 18th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Executive committee Reynaldo G. Marquez (Commissioner) Luis Lorenzo, Sr. (Chairman, representing Pepsi Hotshots) Wilfred Steven Uytengsu (Vice Chairman, representing Alaska Milkmen) Lance Gokongwei (Treasurer, representing Presto Tivolis) Teams Team Company Governor Alaska Milkmen General Milling Corporation Wilfred Steven Uytengsu Ginebra San Miguel La Tondeña Distillers, Inc. Bernabe Navarro Pepsi Hotshots Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. Luis Lorenzo, Sr. Presto Tivolis Consolidated Foods Corporation Lance Gokongwei Purefoods Hotdogs Purefoods Corporation Renato Buhain San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Corporation Nazario Avendaño Shell Rimula X Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation Ric Lara Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs Republic Flour Mills Corporation Elmer Yanga Season highlights PBA Commissioner Rudy Salud stepped down from his post to become the campaign manager of Danding Cojuangco for the upcoming presidential elections. League chairman Rey Marquez succeeded Atty. Salud as the new PBA Commissioner. The pre-season annual PBA draft was highly anticipated with six members of the national team that took home the basketball gold in the recent Southeast Asian Games joining the rookie draft. Five-time national player Zandro "Jun" Limpot appealed earlier to PBA commissioner Rudy Salud that he'l be allowed to enter the PBA draft despite a league rule prohibited a player younger than 23 years old to play in the league. The PBA board of governors has rejected Jun Limpot's request.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AL1OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZgsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4679%2C3783347 Limpot's 'hardship case' appeal thrown out Manila Standard Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs won the four-team PBA battle of champions from January 26 – February 2, which includes the Chinese national team. The other two teams that participated are last year's third conference champion Alaska Milkmen and Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs, taking the spot from last year's first conference champion Ginebra San Miguel.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b2cVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=igsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2094%2C4071243 Ma Jian-less Sinos vs Purefoods Manila Standard League mourns the passing of the great sportscaster Joe Cantada, who succumbed to cancer in the United States on March 22.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EKJOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3908%2C4058294 Smokin' Joe throws in towel vs Big C Manila Standard The PBA's playing venue, the ULTRA was renamed NASA, now controlled by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). By the end of the year, the league left the Pasig Arena after eight years. The PBA transferred to the newly built Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay the following season. The PBA suffered in gate attendance with lean crowds watching the games during the All-Filipino, among several factors were the absence of crowd-drawer Ginebra San Miguel from the semifinals and the deteriorating venue. The league introduced the Whiplash dancers during halftime to entertain the fans watching live. The league's first NBA-styled coliseum announcer, Vince St. Price, made his debut during the All-Filipino Conference finals. He became the regular venue announcer for the league's second game during doubleheaders. Swift Mighty Meaties found an import named Tony Harris, known as the "Hurricane", Harris broke all sorts of record for the most points scored in a single game by scoring 105 points in Swift's 151-147 win against Ginebra on October 10, 1992, in Iloilo City.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RpMmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2842%2C1781876 Harris fires 105 as Swift posts No.6 Manila Standard He was easily the unanimous choice for the best import award and led Swift Mighty Meaties to their first-ever PBA championship. Swift coach Yeng Guiao won his first title as a head mentor. Presto Ice Cream, one of the two remaining pioneers in the PBA, played its final season. The Gokongwei franchise had earlier signed former grandslam coach and the comebacking Tommy Manotoc to replace coach Jimmy Mariano on the bench before the start of the third conference. The team won just once in their final conference and formally bid goodbye and played their last game on November 5, losing to 7-Up.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_pROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2AoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1839%2C3100553 Presto fate up in PBA meet today Manila Standardhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1Vs0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=WQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3734%2C1310385 Presto blows farewell game Manila Standard The ballclub was sold to Sta.Lucia Realty just before Christmas Eve in December 1992.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_pROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2AoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4463%2C3514844 Sta.Lucia buys Presto franchise Manila Standard Opening ceremonies The muses for the participating teams are as follows: Team Muse Alaska Milkmen Amelia Dela Cruz Ginebra San Miguel Rea Ordonez and Andrea Bautista Pepsi Hotshots Pops Fernandez with Martin Nievera Presto Ice Cream Selina Manalad Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs Bettina Barrientos San Miguel Beermen Ruffa Gutierrez Shell Rimula X Zoomers Ina Remedios and Liza Arevalo Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs Kris Aquino Champions First Conference: Shell Rimula-X Zoomers All-Filipino Conference: San Miguel Beermen Third Conference: Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs Team with best win–loss percentage: Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs (43-26, .623) Best Team of the Year: San Miguel Beermen (3rd) First Conference 1992 PBA First Conference Elimination round elimsstandings Semifinal round semisstandings Third place playoffs 5 (3) Alaska Milkmen 3–2 (4) Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 111–108 127–132 121–130 W–L 115–107 |} Finals 1992 PBA First Conference finals 7 (1) Shell Rimula X Zoomers 4–1 (2) San Miguel Beermen 112–105 98–89 93–115 104–98 102–92 — — |} Best Import of the Conference: Bobby Parks (Shell) All-Filipino Conference 1992 PBA All-Filipino Conference Elimination round elimsstandings Semifinal round semisstandings Third place playoffs 5 (3) 7-Up Uncolas 0–3 (4) Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 88–96 98–103 94–106 — — |} Finals 1992 PBA All-Filipino Conference finals 7 (1) San Miguel Beermen 4–3 (2) Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 85–77 94–100 111–112 114–102 99–98 99–107 105–86 |} Third Conference 1992 PBA Third Conference Elimination round elimsstandings Semifinal round semisstandings Third place playoffs 5 (3) San Miguel Beermen 0–3 (4) Ginebra San Miguel 124–130 99–114 93–107 — — |} Finals 1992 PBA Third Conference finals 7 (1) Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 4–0 (2) 7-Up Uncolas 121–109 101–97 125–107 119–106 — — — |} Best Import of the Conference: Tony Harris (Swift) Awards Most Valuable Player: Ato Agustin (San Miguel) Rookie of the Year: Bong Ravena (San Miguel) Most Improved Player: Pido Jarencio (Ginebra) Mythical Five: Al Solis (Swift) Ato Agustin (San Miguel) Ramon Fernandez (San Miguel) Alvin Patrimonio (Purefoods) Nelson Asaytono (Swift) Mythical Second Team: Ronnie Magsanoc (Shell) Elmer Cabahug (Purefoods) Benjie Paras (Shell) Jerry Codiñera (Purefoods) Alvin Teng (San Miguel) All-Defensive Team: Jerry Codiñera (Purefoods) Glenn Capacio (Purefoods) Alvin Teng (San Miguel) Art dela Cruz (San Miguel) Chito Loyzaga (Ginebra) Cumulative standings main WL percentage no no 1 none complete ALA 21 26 Alaska Milkmen GIN 19 24 Ginebra San Miguel PEP 31 25 Pepsi Hotshots/7-Up Uncolas PRE 11 29 Presto Ice Cream/Ice Cream Kings PF 28 30 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs SMB 43 30 San Miguel Beermen SHL 27 27 Shell Rimula X Zoomers SWI 40 29 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs F C F C C 3rd 3rd SF Best finish after gold Champions silver Finalist #CD7F32 Third place green1 Semifinalist red1 Elimination round Elimination round main WL percentage no no 1 none complete ALA 13 19 Alaska Milkmen GIN 13 19 Ginebra San Miguel PEP 17 15 Pepsi Hotshots/7-Up Uncolas PRE 10 22 Presto Ice Cream/Ice Cream Kings PF 18 14 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs SMB 19 13 San Miguel Beermen SHL 17 15 Shell Rimula X Zoomers SWI 21 11 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs Playoffs main WL wins no no 1 none complete ALA 8 7 Alaska Milkmen GIN 6 5 Ginebra San Miguel PEP 14 10 Pepsi Hotshots/7-Up Uncolas PRE 1 7 Presto Ice Cream/Ice Cream Kings PF 10 16 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs SMB 24 17 San Miguel Beermen SHL 10 12 Shell Rimula X Zoomers SWI 19 18 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs References 1992 PBA season