1991 Alaska Milkmen season
The 1991 Alaska Milkmen season was the 6th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
1991 Alaska Milkmen season | |
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Head coach | Tim Cone |
First Conference results | |
Record | 4–7 (.364) |
Place | 8th |
Playoff finish | Eliminated |
All-Filipino Conference results | |
Record | 12–10 (.545) |
Place | 3rd |
Playoff finish | Semifinals |
Third Conference results | |
Record | 15–8 (.652) |
Place | 1st |
Playoff finish | Finals |
Alaska Milkmen seasons | |
Off-season transactions
TRANSACTIONS |
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Jojo Lastimosa Acquired in a trade that sent Elmer Cabahug to Purefoods |
Alejandro Araneta Drafted Rookie, 1st overall pick |
Eugene Quilban Drafted Rookie, 3rd overall pick |
Rosedendo Gomez Drafted Rookie |
Peter Aguilar Acquired via free agency, release by Añejo |
Fernando Garcia Acquired from Sarsi |
Napoleon Hatton Acquired in a trade that sent Ricardo Marata to Sarsi |
Elpidio Villamin Traded to Sarsi for Elmer Reyes |
Notable dates
March 26: Alaska narrowly escape with a 100-99 squeaker over San Miguel Beermen for their second straight win and only their third victory in nine games as the Milkmen are in a must-win situation to stay in contention for a semifinals berth. [1]
June 18: The Milkmen nip Diet Sarsi, 97-96, on Frankie Lim's triple in the last three seconds for their third straight win in the All-Filipino Conference.
June 25: Trailing by 13 points going into the fourth period, the Milkmen bounced back to deal the Tivoli Milkmasters their third straight setback, 99-94, as Alaska remains unbeaten with their fourth win in a row.
October 17: Alaska nip Swift, 108-106, for their seventh win in nine games as they dealt the Mighty Meaties their third straight setback. [2]
First title
Sean Chambers was back anew for the Third Conference and "Mr.Excitement" Paul Alvarez was ready to play and rejoined his new teammates. The Milkmen were on top in Group B after the elimination round with seven wins and four losses. Alaska split their first four games in the semifinals and looks headed for another disappointing finish in search for their first championship as they were lagging behind Ginebra and Pepsi Hotshots in the standings, but just as quickly, the Milkmen bounced back with victories over Tivoli Milk and Ginebra San Miguel.
On November 21, Alaska Milk sealed a championship showdown with Ginebra by defeating San Miguel Beermen, 94-80, in the last scheduled date of the semifinal round for their 12th win in 19 games. Alaska won their first-ever PBA title with a 3-1 series victory over Ginebra San Miguel in the best-of-five series.
Awards
- Eugene Quilban was named the season's Rookie of the year.
- Import Sean Chambers became the second recipient of the Mr.100% award.
Roster
ROSTER | # | POS | HT | COLLEGE |
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Peter Aguilar | 4 | Center-Forward | 6"5' | Trinity College |
Melchor Ravanes | 6 | Guard-Forward | 6"0' | Cebu Central Colleges |
Rosedendo Gomez | 7 | Guard | 6"0' | Cebu Central Colleges |
Fernando Garcia | 8 | Forward | 6"2' | Adamson University |
Jojo Lastimosa | 9 | Guard-Forward | 6"0' | University of San Jose-Recoletos |
Adriano Polistico | 10 | Center | 6"7' | Letran College |
Eugene Quilban | 11 | Guard | 5"7' | San Sebastian College |
Francisco Navarro Rookie signed during the All-Filipino | 12 | Forward | 6"0' | San Sebastian College |
Harmon Codiñera Dropped from the roster in the 1st Conference | 13 | Forward | 6"4' | Far Eastern University |
Alejandro Araneta | 14 | Center | 6"6' | Ateneo de Manila |
Macario Torres | 16 | Center | 6"4' | Far Eastern University |
Sean Chambers 1st & 3rd conference import | 20 | Forward | 6"1' | California Polytechnic State |
Frankie Lim | 22 | Guard | 5"11' | San Beda College |
Paul Alvarez started playing in the 3rd conference | 23 | Forward | 6"0' | San Sebastian College |
Napoleon Hatton | 55 | Forward | 6"1' | San Sebastian College |
Assistant Coaches: Chot Reyes / Aric Del Rosario Team Manager: Joaquin Trillo
References
- "Presto, Alaska hang tough". Manila Standard.
- "Alaska pulls away". Manila Standard.