1994 Pepsi Mega Bottlers season

1994 Pepsi Mega Bottlers Derrick Pumaren Yeng Guiao All Filipino Cup 3 7 7th N/A Commissioner's Cup 2 9 8th N/A Governors Cup 15 9 3rd Semifinals Pepsi Philippines * Steve Watson Orly Castelo (Governors Cup) 1993 1995 The 1994 Pepsi Mega Bottlers season was the 5th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Draft picks RoundPickPlayerCollege14 Richie TiczonAteneo de Manila Occurrences Former Swift coach Yeng Guiao becomes Pepsi Mega's third head coach starting the Governors Cup, Guiao replaces Derrick Pumaren, who went over to the RFM franchise as both teams swapped coaches. Notable dates September 27: Gido Babilonia sink a bankshot with 3.7 seconds left to lift Pepsi Mega to a 117–116 win over Sta.Lucia as the Bottlers finally win its first game in the conference after four long years at the start of the Governors Cup. The last time Pepsi won a first game was in the first conference of their maiden season in 1990 against then-fellow expansion team Pop Cola.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r64mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3880%2C4272094 Big win for Pepsi, Yeng Manila Standard October 18: Pepsi Mega trounced Sta.Lucia, 104–96, for its sixth win in eight starts and the victory formalized their entry into the semifinals.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JqMxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2QoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6514%2C3382521 Pepsi raps Sta.Lucia, makes it to semis Manila Standard October 29: Elmer Cabahug drilled in a running three-pointer as time ran out to lift Pepsi Mega to a stunning 110–109 victory over defending champion San Miguel Beermen that reeled off the semifinal round of the PBA Governors Cup in Iloilo City.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LZUVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2QoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6629%2C5172506 Cabahug triple lifts Pepsi past SMB in Iloilo Manila Standard Award Ronnie Coleman was voted the Governor's Cup Best Import, leading the Mega Bottlers to a third-place finish in the season-ending conference. Roster n Pepsi Mega Bottlers 1994 2 Dwight Lago F 6 2 De La Salle PHI 3 Romeo Lopez GF 6 0 Angeles PHI 4 Boy Cabahug GF 5 11 Visayas PHI 7 Eugene Quilban G 5 7 San Sebastian PHI 9 Naning Valenciano GF 6 2 USLS PHI 10 Dindo Pumaren G 5 9 De La Salle PHI 14 Larry Villanil F 6 1 USP PHI 15 Joey Santamaria FC 6 3 De La Salle PHI 18 Rey Cuenco C 6 5 De La Salle Araneta PHI 25 Gido Babilonia C 6 6 UST PHI 33 Victor Pablo FC 6 3 FEU PHI 84 & 88 Cadel Mosqueda FC 6 3 Arellano PHI PHI Yeng Guiao PHI Roehl Nadurata PHI Bong Go Transactions Trades Off-seasonTo Coney Island Richie Ticzon Pepsi's draft pickTo Pepsi Dindo Pumaren Additions Player Signed Former team Boy Cabahug Off-season Purefoods Dwight Lago Off-season Purefoods Rey Cuenco Off-season Shell Cadel Mosqueda Off-season Swift Recruited imports NameTournamentNo.Pos.Ht.CollegeDuration Kevin Holland Commissioner's Cup 5 Forward-Center 6"5' DePaul University June 17 to July 31 Ronnie Coleman Governors Cup 24 Center 6"4' University of Southern California September 27 to December 16 References Category:TNT Tropang 5G seasons Pepsi