1993 7-Up Uncolas season

The 1993 7-Up Uncolas season was the 4th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was renamed Pepsi Mega Bottlers beginning the Governor's Cup.

1993 7-Up Uncolas season
Head coachDerrick Pumaren
Owner(s)Pepsi Philippines
All Filipino Cup results
Record37
(.300)
Place7th
Playoff finishN/A
Commissioner's Cup results
Record38
(.273)
Place7th
Playoff finishN/A
Governors Cup results
Record1111
(.500)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinals
7-Up Uncolas seasons

Off-season transactions

TRANSACTIONS
Romeo Lopez Acquired from San Miguel
Jeffrey Graves Acquired from San Miguel
Victor Pablo Acquired the number 2 overall draft pick from Ginebra by trading center Manny Victorino
Larry Villanil Acquired from Ginebra
Joey Santamaria Acquired from Purefoods
Django Rivera Rookie free agent signed

Notable dates

June 18: Seven-Up defeated Sta.Lucia, 101-99, for its first win in the Commissioners Cup after losing to Shell Helix in their first game. Ludovico Valenciano completed an assist by Kenny Redfield with a fraction of a second left. [1]

November 28: Pepsi Mega forge two playoffs among three teams for the right to face San Miguel Beermen for the Governors Cup finals with a come-from-behind 96-93 triumph over Purefoods. Kenny Redfield put together his 11th triple-double game of 48 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists. [2]

Occurrences

The Mega Bottlers import Anthony Martin scored 40 points in his debut in the Governor’s Cup, a 107-124 loss by Pepsi to Swift. [3] Martin fractured his thumb in practice and coach Derrick Pumaren was left with no choice but to shipped Martin home after just one game and recalled back Kenny Redfield, who was also their import in the Commissioner's Cup.

Roster

ROSTER # POS HT COLLEGE
Romeo Lopez 3 Guard-Forward 6"0' Angeles University Foundation
Eugene Quilban 7 Guard 5"7' San Sebastian College
Roberto Jabar 8 Forward 6"0' South Western University
Ludovico Valenciano 9 Guard-Forward 6"2' University of Saint La Salle
Larry Villanil 14 Forward 6"1' University of Southern Philippines
Joey Santamaria 15 Center-Forward 6"3' De La Salle University
Jeffrey Graves 17 Forward 6"3' Angeles University Foundation
Gido Babilonia 25 Center 6"5' University of Santo Tomas
Django Rivera 27 Forward 6"2' San Sebastian College
Victor Pablo 33 Forward-Center 6"3' Far Eastern University
Napoleon Hatton 50 Forward 6"1' San Sebastian College
Leo Austria 58 Guard 5"11' Lyceum of the Philippines
Ken Redfield Commissioners Cup / Governors Cup import 35 Forward 6"5' Michigan State University
Anthony Martin Governors Cup import, played one game Center-Forward 6"5' University of Oklahoma
Abet Guidaben Moved to Shell starting the Governors Cup 32 Center-Forward 6"5' University of San Jose Recoletos

Assistant coach: Gabby Velasco Team Manager: Steve Watson

References

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