1993 Ginebra San Miguel season

The Ginebras won their first game of the season by defeating 7-Up in the main game of the opening twinbill in the league's new home at Cuneta Astrodome. The Gins would lose five in a row and then won their last four games of the eliminations in the All-Filipino Cup to make it to the quarterfinal round where they dropped all their four outings. [1] [2]

Ginebra brought in Tony Massop, the 6'6" number one draft pick in the Continental Basketball League in 1991, as their import for the Commissioner's Cup after original choice Brian Gilgeous was sent home even before the second conference started. After leading the Gins to two victories in four games, [3] Massop refused to play in their next game upon discovering that a certain import Eric Meeks, a recommendee by retired Ginebra cager Francis Arnaiz, was present and brought in secretly to try out for the team. Massop left and packed his bags as the Gins played the San Miguel Beermen without an import and were fined P50,000. Brian Shorter plane in and played four games but after a lackluster performance in Ginebra's 91-97 loss to winless Sta.Lucia Realtors in Dumaguete City on July 17, Shorter left the squad without giving notice, sources said he was reprimanded by coach Jaworski after the game, prompting him to sneak out of the country. Ginebra played their last two games with their fifth reinforcement Benny Bolton, who played in the PBA using his islam name Benjamin Muhammad.

Terry Thames arrived and measured at 6-foot-1 in time for Ginebra's first game in the Governor's Cup on September 26. Thames was impressive in scoring 40 points despite the team's loss to Alaska, 98-102. [4] Ginebra won their next game against Shell Helix, 109-101 in Davao City on October 2, but lost their remaining eight games in the eliminations. Ginebra overall had a dismal season of 9-win, 26-loss record.

After the team was booted out in the second conference, forward Dondon Ampalayo, the 1986 rookie of the year who played all of his seven seasons with Ginebra and has been part of the ballclub's three championships from 1986-1991, asked for a trade to play for Alaska, the Ginebra management agreed and in return, Ginebra got Bobby Jose from the Milkmen. [5]

_{Assistant coaches: Arlene Rodriguez / Philip Cezar Team Manager: Bernabe Navarro}