1990 Alaska Air Force season

1990 Alaska Air Force Tim Cone First Conference 9 9 5th Semifinals All-Filipino Conference 6 12 5th Semifinals Third Conference 14 9 2nd Runner Up Alaska Milk Corporation Joaqui Trillo 1989 1991 The 1990 Alaska Air Force season was the 5th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Draft picks Round Pick Player Details 2 12 Macario Torres Signed 3 19 Loreto Manaog Signed 4 25 David Zamar Unsigned, free agent Scoring record April 26: Paul Alvarez scored a record-breaking 71 points in Alaska's 169-138 win over Shell. The 71-point output by Mr.Excitement surpass Allan Caidic's 68 points set in November of last year.https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/bong-alvarez-30th-anniversary-of-71-point-scoring-milestone-a793-20200426-lfrm Bong Alvarez marks 30th-year anniversary of 71-point scoring milestone Spin.ph Occurrences Assistant coach Chot Reyes took over the coaching duties from coach Tim Cone for a couple of games in the All-Filipino Conference following the Basketball Coaches of the Philippines (BCOP) decision issuing a temporary restraining order preventing coach Tim Cone from handling the team. Reyes led Alaska to its first win in the conference with a 100-99 squeaker over Purefoods on June 17.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tJkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4433%2C2780681 Tight win by Alaska Manila Standard Runner-up finish Sean Chambers return as their import in the Third Conference and along with Carlos Clark, a member of the 1984 NBA World Champions Boston Celtics. The Airmen were the top team in the elimination round with eight wins and two losses, they scored their 12th victory in 17 games against Shell, 114-94 on November 27.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GGcVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5152%2C4944660 Alaska cuts down Shell Manila Standard The Airmen got a free ride for the first finals berth when Purefoods lost to Sarsi in their last game in the semifinals on December 2.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ao8VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5215%2C703431 Alaska gets title crack Manila Standard Alaska went on to battle the Purefoods Hotdogs for the Third Conference championship and came so close in winning their first PBA title after surging ahead, 2-0 in the best-of-five finals series, only to lose the remaining three games. High-leaping Paul Alvarez, who played the hero's role in their first two victories, was injured in Game three and was out for the rest of the final playoffs. 1990 PBA Third Conference Finals Roster Alaska Air Force 1990 3 Edgardo Cordero F 6 0 UST PHI 6 Biboy Ravanes GF 6 0 Cebu PHI 8 Loreto Manaog GF 6 1 PHI 9 Boy Cabahug GF 5 11 Visayas PHI 10 Adriano Polistico C 6 7 Letran PHI 11 Eric Altamirano G 5 9 UP Diliman PHI 12 Rey Lazaro F 6 1 FEU PHI 13 Elpidio Villamin FC 6 3 PHI 16 Macario Torres C 6 4 FEU PHI 21 Paul Alvarez F 6 0 San Sebastian PHI 22 Frankie Lim G 5 10 San Beda PHI 23 Ric-Ric Marata G 5 8 Southwestern University (Philippines) PHI 24 Harmon Codinera F 6 3 FEU PHI USA Tim Cone PHI Chot Reyes PHI Aric del Rosario Transactions Mid-season acquisition Player Signed Details Edgardo Cordero July 1990 Signed up to replace the injured Macario Torres Trades September 1990 To Pepsi#32 Abet Guidaben To AlaskaHarmon Codinera Recruited imports NameConferenceNo.Pos.Ht.CollegeDuration Anthony Simms First Conference 34 Forward 6"5' Boston University February 20 to April 29 Sean Chambers Third Conference 20 Forward 6"1' Cal Poly San Luis Obispo September 30 to December 20 Carlos Clark 4 Forward 6"4' University of Mississippi October 7 to December 20 References Category:Alaska Aces (PBA) seasons Alaska