1977 Toyota Tamaraws season

1977 Toyota Tamaraws Dante Silverio All-Filipino Conference 13 10 3rd Semifinals Open Conference 19 11 3rd Semifinals Invitational Conference 9 1 1st Finals Delta Motors Corporation 1976 1978 The 1977 Toyota Tamaraws season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Colors #333399 #D81E05 white (dark) yellow white #333399 (light) Transactions Transactions Nicanor Bulaong Rookie; from Far Eastern University Pablo Javier Rookie; from Toyota's farm team Crown Motors in the MICAA2020-07-12 Catching up with former Toyota guard Emer Legaspi https://www.espn.ph/basketball/pba/story/_/id/29445271/catching-former-toyota-guard-emer-legaspi 2025-06-01 ESPN.com en Abe King Rookie; from Toyota's farm team Crown Motors in the MICAA Emerito Legaspi Rookie; from Toyota's farm team Crown Motors in the MICAA Quirino Salazar Acquired from Tanduay Summary The Toyota Tamaraws were the top qualifier in the Group A standings with nine wins and five losses in the All-Filipino Conference. The Tamaraws missed out a finals stint for the first time in seven conferences and settled for a third-place finish via 3–0 sweep off Tanduay. In the Open Conference, the Tamaraws came up with the best imports seemingly - Bruce "Sky" King and John "Dr.I" Irving. Toyota wound up again with a 9-5 win-loss card after the two-round eliminations. In the semifinal round, Toyota forced a playoff game with arch rival Crispa for the second finals berth following a 104–92 victory, but fell short in the do-or-die game, 87–90. The Tamaraws clinch third place at the expense of Seven-Up. Toyota came back with a vengeance in the Invitational championship, snapping Crispa's dynastic rule while claiming the league's first three-game title-romp. The visiting Emtex Sacronels (a guest team composed of players from the Brazil national basketball team, including Oscar Schmidt) had a clean seven-game sweep in the elimination round and sealed a titular meeting with the Tamaraws. King and Irving displayed an overwhelming show of power in Toyota's three-game sweep over the Brazilians. The championship was the first for coach Dante Silverio in the third conference. Roster Roster # Position Height Alberto Reynoso 4 Center 6 3 Abe King 6 Forward-Center 6 3 Robert Jaworski 7 Guard 6 0 Francis Arnaiz 8 Guard 5 10 Orlando Bauzon 9 Guard 6 1 Ramon Fernandez 10 Forward-Center 6 4.5 Bruce King Import 11 Forward-Center 6 8 Pablo Javier 12 Guard 5 11 Jesus Sta. Maria 13 Guard-Forward 5 11 Rino Salazar 14 Guard 5 9 Rodolfo Segura 15 Forward 6 2 Virgilio Cortez Moved to Mariwasa 16 Forward-Center 6 4 Fort Acuña 17 Forward-Center 6 1 Emerito Legaspi 18 Guard-Forward 5 11 Nicanor Bulaong 20 Forward 6 3 Aurelio Clariño Moved to U-Tex 23 Center 6 2 John Irving Import 34 Center 6 10 Oscar Rocha 45 Guard-Forward 5 11 References External links Category:Toyota Super Corollas seasons Toyota