1999 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season
The 1999 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season was the 12th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
1999 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs season | |
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Head coach | Derrick Pumaren |
All-Filipino Cup results | |
Record | 8–10 (.444) |
Place | 7th seed |
Playoff finish | QF (lost to Alaska) |
Commissioner's Cup results | |
Record | 4–6 (.400) |
Place | 7th seed |
Playoff finish | QF (lost to Shell) |
Governors Cup results | |
Record | 8–5 (.615) |
Place | 1st seed |
Playoff finish | Semis (lost to Alaska) |
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs seasons | |
Off-season transactions
TRANSACTIONS |
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Jessie Cabanayan Acquired from Pop Cola |
Rommel Daep Drafted Rookie; originally pick by San Miguel |
Richard Yee Drafted Rookie |
Occurrences
Former Pepsi and Sunkist coach Derrick Pumaren is the new head coach of the team beginning the league's 25th season, Pumaren replaces Chito Narvasa on the Purefoods bench.
Seven games into the All-Filipino Cup eliminations, Purefoods' direct-hire recruit, Fil-American Alvarado Segova played his first game against Barangay Ginebra Kings. [1] Segova didn't last long in the league and was soon deported after being found out to be a fake Filipino.
Trades
Jerry Codiñera, one of the only two remaining originals of the Purefoods ballclub was traded to Mobiline for Andy Seigle during the Commissioners Cup. The defense minister's 11-year partnership with main man Alvin Patrimonio comes to an end as their tandem led the Hotdogs to 9 out of 11 trips to the All-Filipino finals. [2]
Henry Fernandez was traded to Pop Cola in exchange for Boyet Fernandez before the start of the Governor's Cup.
Roster
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Team Manager: Teodoro Dimayuga
References
- "New Fil-Am find helps Hotdogs rip Gins". Manila Standard.
- "Codiñera to Mobiline, Andy Seigle to Purefoods". Manila Standard.