1999 Pop Cola 800s season

1999 Pop Cola 800s Norman Black All-Filipino Cup 7 10 6th seed QF (lost to Tanduay) Commissioner's Cup 1 7 N/A N/A Governor's Cup 0 8 N/A N/A RFM Corporation Elmer Yanga 1998 2000 The 1999 Pop Cola 800s season was the 10th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Draft pick Round Pick Player Nationality College16 Ruel BuenaventuraUE Direct hire PlayerNationalityCollegeJon OrdonioThe Master's University Summary The 800s were five wins and three losses after the first round of eliminations in the All-Filipino Cup.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q5QVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_QoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6175%2C2034515 Fil-Ams play second fiddle to Meneses Manila Standard Pop Cola lost four straight games at the start of the second round and finish with an overall 7-9 won-loss slate. Seeded at sixth in the quarterfinals and needed to win twice in order to advance in the semifinal playoffs, Pop Cola lost to Tanduay, 77-91. Pop Cola's original choice for an import, Fil-American Joe Hooks was replaced and never got a chance to play in the Commissioner's Cup.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VpQVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6318%2C3455312 Ginebra battles Pop Cola today Manila Standard The 800s bring in Galen Robinson, who lasted three games and failed to give Pop Cola a victory and his replacement was Jevon Crudup. Winless in four starts with Vergel Meneses moving to Barangay Ginebra in a trade with Noli Locsin, Pop Cola finally scored their first win against Shell on July 18 in a low-scoring contest, 54-52.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kWYVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6484%2C2202490 The night Pop Cola snapped out of it Manila Standard Crudup also lasted three games and was sent home in favor of Tremaine Fowlkes in the 800s' last two assignments in the eliminations which they lost. Coach Norman Black's woes continues in the Governors Cup as Pop Cola failed to win a single game in all their eight matches in the eliminations. The RFM ballclub had their worst season since their first year in 1990 as an expansion franchise. Roster Pop Cola 800s 1999 1 Jon Ordonio G 6 2 Master's USA 2 Ali Peek C 6 4 Saint Mary's USA 5 Brixter Encarnacion F 6 4 San Sebastian USA 6 Noli Locsin F 6 3 De La Salle PHI 7 Jasper Ocampo G 5 10 San Sebastian PHI 11 Nelson Asaytono F 6 3 Manila PHI 16 Ruel Buenaventura C 6 5 UE PHI 22 Henry Fernandez basketball F 6 1 Visayas PHI 34 William Antonio G 6 3 Chaminade USA 35 Zaldy Realubit C 6 6 USJ-R PHI Marcelino Morelos F 6 2 UE PHI USA Norman Black PHI Franz Pumaren Transactions Trades Off-season To San Miguel BeermenBoybits Victoria To Pop Cola 800sCris Bolado July 10, 1999 To Barangay Ginebra KingsVergel Meneses To Pop Cola 800sNoli Locsinhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j2YVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6344%2C1229399 Meneses to Ginebra, Locsin to Pop Manila Standard August 1999 To San Miguel BeermenNic Belasco, Cris Bolado, Dwight Lago To Pop Cola 800sNelson Asaytono, William Antonio September 1999 To Purefoods TJ HotdogsBoyet Fernandez To Pop Cola 800sHenry Fernandez Recruited imports TournamentNameNumberPositionUniversity/CollegeCommissioner's Cup Galen Robinson 6CenterUniversity of HoustonJevon Crudup 8ForwardUniversity of MissouriTremaine Fowlkes8ForwardCSU-FresnoGovernors' CupShawn Harvey31Guard West Virginia StateDexter Boney 24GuardUNLV References Pop Cola Category:Pop Cola Panthers seasons