1994 San Miguel Beermen season

The 1994 San Miguel Beermen season was the 20th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

1994 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coachNorman Black
Owner(s)San Miguel Corporation
All Filipino Cup results
Record168
(.667)
Place1st
Playoff finishFinals
Commissioner's Cup results
Record1112
(.478)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinals
Governor's Cup results
Record46
(.400)
Place5th
Playoff finishSemifinals
San Miguel Beermen seasons

11th PBA title

During the off-season, the Beermen acquired only one new player, Kevin Ramas from Purefoods, whom they got when they traded Bong Ravena to the Hotdogs.

San Miguel won their first three games of the season and had the best won-loss record in the eliminations of the All-Filipino Cup with eight wins and two losses. [1]

The Beermen made it to the finals first and went on to play the Coney Island Ice Cream Stars for the All-Filipino Cup crown as the two teams battle for the All-Filipino supremacy for the third straight year. San Miguel regain the championship over the defending champions Coney Island, winning in six games to become the first team in the 1990s era to win two consecutive titles since the same San Miguel team won the Grandslam in 1989. An added incentive to their finals victory was the right to represent the Philippines for the Asian Games basketball Gold as well as being seeded into the semifinal round of the season-ending Governor's Cup.

Notable dates

March 12: San Miguel took its second straight win in the All-Filipino by overpowering defending champion Coney Island, 108-88, in Cabanatuan City. Allan Caidic went five-for-five from the three-point area and finished with 17 points to lead five other Beermen in double-figure outputs. [2]

April 26: Getting two successive triples from Franz Pumaren, the Beermen foiled a rally by Coney Island to win, 92-82, as they tied the Ice Cream Stars for the share of the lead in the All-Filipino Cup semifinals at nine wins and four losses. Ato Agustin topscored for the Beermen with 33 points. [3]

Occurrences

After winning over the Swift Mighty Meaties in Game One of their series for third place in the Commissioner's Cup, the San Miguel Beermen forfeited third-place trophy and requested the PBA to allow them to carry the national team colors for the remaining games as part of their tune-up in preparation for the upcoming Hiroshima Asian Games in October. The Beermen began playing with amateur cagers Marlou Aquino, Dennis Espino, Kenneth Duremdes, Jeffrey Cariaso, Edward Joseph Feihl and Bryant Punzalan joining the Philippine team.

All-Filipino Cup roster

ROSTER # POS HT COLLEGE
Franz Pumaren 5 Guard 5"9' De La Salle University
Renato Agustin 6 Guard 5"11' Lyceum of the Philippines
Allan Caidic 8 Forward 6"2' University of the East
Samboy Lim 9 Forward 6"0' Letran College
Alvin Teng 10 Center-Forward 6"4' Arellano University
Biboy Ravanes 11 Guard-Forward 6"0' Cebu Central Colleges
Yves Dignadice 12 Center-Forward 6"4' West Negros College
Hector Calma 14 Guard 5"8' Adamson University
Kevin Ramas 17 Center 6"4' Mapua Institute of Technology
Arturo Dela Cruz 18 Forward 6"2' San Sebastian College
Ramon Fernandez 19 Center-Forward 6"4' University of San Carlos
Adriano Polistico 20 Center 6"7' Letran College

Commissioners Cup roster

ROSTER # POS HT COLLEGE
Franz Pumaren 5 Guard 5"9' De La Salle University
Renato Agustin 6 Guard 5"11' Lyceum of the Philippines
Allan Caidic 8 Forward 6"2' University of the East
Alvin Teng 10 Center-Forward 6"4' Arellano University
Biboy Ravanes 11 Guard-Forward 6"0' Cebu Central Colleges
Yves Dignadice 12 Center-Forward 6"4' West Negros College
Hector Calma 14 Guard 5"8' Adamson University
Rudolf Belmonte Rookie free agent signed 16 Guard 5"11' University of Santo Tomas
Kevin Ramas 17 Center 6"4' Mapua Institute of Technology
Arturo Dela Cruz 18 Forward 6"2' San Sebastian College
Ramon Fernandez 19 Center-Forward 6"4' University of San Carlos
Adriano Polistico 20 Center 6"7' Letran College
Billy Thompson Import, played two games 7 Forward 6"5' University of Louisville
Billy Martin Import, replaces Thompson, played 10 games 7 Forward 6"5' Georgetown University
Eric Martin Import, replaces Billy Martin, played 7 games 4 Forward-Center 6"5' University of Cincinnati

Governors Cup roster

ROSTER # POS HT COLLEGE
Franz Pumaren 5 Guard 5"9' De La Salle University
Renato Agustin 6 Guard 5"11' Lyceum of the Philippines
Allan Caidic 8 Forward 6"2' University of the East
Alvin Teng 10 Center-Forward 6"4' Arellano University
Biboy Ravanes 11 Guard-Forward 6"0' Cebu Central Colleges
Yves Dignadice 12 Center-Forward 6"4' West Negros College
Rudolf Belmonte 16 Guard 5"11' University of Santo Tomas
Kevin Ramas 17 Center 6"4' Mapua Institute of Technology
Arturo Dela Cruz 18 Forward 6"2' San Sebastian College
Adriano Polistico 20 Center 6"7' Letran College
Kenny Travis Import 21 Guard-Forward 6"1' New Mexico State University
Freddie Abuda Acquired from Purefoods 25 Center-Forward 6"3' University of Cebu

Assistant Coaches: Filomeno Pumaren / Joseph Uichico Team Manager: Eddie Veneracion

References

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