1989 Alaska Milkmen season

1989 Alaska Milkmen Bogs Adornado(First Conference) Joel Aquino (interim, First Conference)Tim Cone Open Conference 11 11 3rd Semifinals All-Filipino Conference 8 11 5th Semifinals Reinforced Conference 11 11 3rd Semifinals Alaska Milk Corporation Joel Aquino 1988 1990 The 1989 Alaska Milkmen season was the 4th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Transactions Players AddedSignedFormer teamPaul Alvarez RookieOff-seasonN/ABoy Cabahug RookieRic-Ric Marata RookieEdgardo Roque, Jr RookieEric Altamirano Rookie free agentN/AAbet GuidabenPurefoods Hotdogs Occurrences Going into their April 13 do-or-die encounter for the last semifinals berth against Añejo Rum 65, coach William "Bogs" Adornado was asked not to sit on the Alaska bench, the Airmen had an "open coaching among players" during that game with assistant Aric del Rosario and team owner Wilfred Uytengsu calling the shots. The next day in a meeting between Adornado, team manager Joel Aquino and owner Wilfred Uytengsu, Adornado was advised by the Alaska management to resign and gave up his position. In a letter of resignation, Adornado accepted responsibility for the team's dismal showing but blamed the management for their failure to get the services of a suitable import, Aquino handled the team starting the semifinals and for the rest of the first conference.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JaclAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6220%2C2744365 Adornado sacked Manila Standard Tim Cone, a member of the vintage panelists, guided the Airmen to a third-place finish in the Open Conference and soon accepted coaching chores for Alaska starting the Fiesta All-Filipino. Notable dates March 21: Alaska snapped a four-game losing skein with a 105–104 squeaker over Añejo Rum 65. Rookie Elmer Cabahug banged in a 15-foot jumper in the last five seconds to salvage the victory and dealt Añejo its fourth loss in five outings.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iY8VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=awsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5176%2C3676010 SMB spills Shell anew Manila Standard March 28: Rookies Paul Alvarez and Ricric Marata didn't disappoint when the Milkmen preserve a 131–129 victory over Purefoods for their second win in a row. The Hotdogs came back from 20 points down in the last four minutes and Alaska coach Bogs Adornado failed to call a timeout on time when Purefoods gunner Al Solis sunk a three-pointer that closed the gap at 125–127 with 31 seconds left. Alaska import Carl Lott scored his highest output of 40 points in six games he played.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jY8VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=awsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5768%2C4848591 Alaska moves out of cellar Manila Standard April 4: Sean Chambers, who first came to the Philippines two years ago as part of the IBA selection and who replaces Carl Lott, scored five of Alaska's 10 points in the last 1:18 as they roll back Presto Ice Cream, 124-120, to register their third win against five losses.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G6clAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5882%2C933186 Alaska turns back Presto Manila Standard April 13: Alaska Milk overwhelmed Añejo Rum, 133-120, in the playoff for the fifth and last seat in the semifinal round.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JKclAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5198%2C2561396 Bogs-less Alaska zaps Añejo Rum Manila Standard August 13: Alaska did a favor for San Miguel and Purefoods with its 105–97 win over Añejo that dashed the finals hopes of the 65ers. Milkmen Willie Pearson provided the big difference in the last 1:20 with his three-pointer and his daring drive off Dante Gonzalgo for a 102–97 advantage.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OaAVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2961%2C2395573 Añejo bids title hopes goodbye Manila Standard Won-loss records vs Opponents Team Win Loss 1st (Open) 2nd (All-Filipino) 3rd (Reinforced) Anejo 8 3 2-1 3-1 3-1 Presto 11 2 6-1 2-0 3-1 Purefoods 7 9 2-2 0-4 5-3 San Miguel 1 11 0-4 1-3 0-4 Shell 2 8 1-3 1-3 0-2 RP Team 1 0 N/A 1-0 N/ATotal 30 33 11-11 8-11 11-11 Roster Alaska Milkmen 1989 #C70309 #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #C70309 3 William Pearson basketball F 6 2 Chaminade USA 6 Biboy Ravanes G 6 0 Cebu PHI 9 Boy Cabahug G 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 F 6 3 PHI 14 Abet Guidaben C 6 5 USJ-R PHI 15 Ricky Relosa FC 6 3 Mapua 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 25 Dondi Roque GF 6 2 UP Diliman PHI 26 Joel Santos F 6 3 San Beda PHI USA Tim Cone PHI Chot Reyes PHI Aric del Rosario Additions Player Signed Former team Joel Santos October 1989 Presto Tivoli Imports NameConferenceNo.Pos.Ht.CollegeCarl Lott Open Conference 7 Forward 6"3'Texas Christian University Sean Chambers Open ConferenceReinforced Conference 20 Forward 6"1' Cal Poly San Luis Obispo References Category:Alaska Aces (PBA) seasons Alaska