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1991 San Miguel Beermen season

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1991 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coachNorman Black
General ManagerEddie Veneracion
Owner(s)San Miguel Corporation
First Conference results
Record9–10
(47.4%)
Place5th
Playoff finishSemifinals
All-Filipino Conference results
Record12–11
(52.2%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinals
Third Conference results
Record12–10
(54.5%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinals
San Miguel Beermen seasons
← 1990
1992  →

The 1991 San Miguel Beermen season was the 17th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft pick

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Round Pick Player Details
1 4 Arthur dela Cruz Signed

Notable dates

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March 19: Import Ricky Wilson, who also came in last season's third conference as a replacement, torched the hoops with 57 points as San Miguel snapped the Ginebras' two-game winning run with a 112-109 victory. The Beermen improved to four wins and three losses while Ginebra dropped to three victories against four defeats.[1]

July 2: San Miguel Beermen pull off an easy 102-91 triumph over Alaska that sent them two games closer to a semifinal seat in the All-Filipino Conference.[2]

September 22: Import Andrew Moten scored 69 points and hitting 12 triples to lead the Beermen to their second victory in the Third Conference, a 125-123 win over Shell on Ato Agustin's last-second basket.

October 13: Ato Agustin's jumper with a second remaining lift San Miguel to a 126-124 win over Swift as the Beermen tied the Mighty Meaties in the standings with an even four wins and four losses. New Import Larry Robbins topscored for the Beermen with 54 points.[3]

October 27: San Miguel avoided playoff complications and booked the fourth semifinals seat of the Third Conference with their sixth win in 11 games on a hassle-free 138-132 victory over also-ran Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs.[4]

November 10: Jay Taylor, the fourth Beermen import to arrived, sizzled with 72 points in leading San Miguel to a 141-128 win over Tivoli Milk at the close of the first round of the semifinals. The Beermen moved two games ahead of the Milkmasters with their eight victory in 15 games.

Occurrences

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In San Miguel's third outing in the Third Conference against Alaska, Import Andrew Moten blew his top on the physical defense put up by the Milkmen over him and deserted his team during the halftime break, he later return to finish the game. Moten's emotional outburst resulted to the Beermen's 92-111 loss to Alaska. Moten lambasted league officials and was immediately sent home by San Miguel management to protect their image, he was promptly banned by the PBA thereafter.

Roster

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1991 San Miguel Beermen roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 5 Philippines Pumaren, Franz 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) De La Salle
G 6 Philippines Agustin, Ato 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum
F 8 Philippines Jose, Bobby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
F/C 10 Philippines Teng, Alvin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Arellano
C 11 Philippines Pelaez, Joseph 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Manila
F/C 12 Philippines Dignadice, Yves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) STI WNU
G 14 Philippines Calma, Hector 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Adamson
F 15 & 18 Philippines Dela Cruz, Art 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) San Sebastian
G/F 16 Philippines Lopez, Romeo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Angeles
F 17 Philippines Graves, Jeffrey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Angeles
C 19 Philippines Fernandez, Ramon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Carlos
F 22 Philippines Postanes, Edgardo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Far Eastern
F 29 Philippines Angeles, Josel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Lyceum
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines Eddie Veneracion

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Transactions

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Additions

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Player Signed Former team
Jeffrey Graves Off-season Pepsi
Joseph Pelaez June 1991 Pop-Cola

Rookie free agents

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Player Signed Former team
Romeo Lopez June 1991 N/A

Recruited imports

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Name Conference No. Pos. Ht. College Duration
Eric Brown First Conference 32 Center-Forward 6"4' University of Miami February 17 to March 3
Ricky Wilson 16 Center-Forward 6"3' George Mason University March 7 to May 2
Andrew Moten Third Conference 1 Guard 5"11' University of Florida September 17–24
John Taft 23 Forward-Guard 6"1' Marshall University September 29 to October 5
Larry Robbins 24 Forward-Guard 6"1' Kent State University October 13–31
Jay Taylor 24 Forward-Guard 6"1' Eastern Illinois University November 3 to December 12

References

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  1. ^ "Presto Tivoli ends Sarsi run". Manila Standard. Archived from the original on 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  2. ^ "SMB presses Alaska skid". Manila Standard. Archived from the original on 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  3. ^ "SMB nips Swift on Agustin stab". Manila Standard. Archived from the original on 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  4. ^ "San Miguel claims semifinal slot". Manila Standard. Archived from the original on 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-22.