Pop Cola Panthers
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The Pop Cola Panthers is a former Philippine Basketball Association
team from 1990
-2001
under the ownership of Cosmos Bottling Corporation, a subsidiary of RFM Corporation. Cosmos was sold to Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc., then-owned by San Miguel Corporation
(SMC) in 2001 which also includes the acquisition of the PBA franchise. The team was renamed as the Coca-Cola Tigers
during the 2002 season.
In their 12 year stint in the PBA, they were known as the Pop Cola Sizzlers, Sarsi, Swift Mighty Meaty, Sunkist Orange Juicers, Sunkist Orange Bottlers and Pop Cola 800s. The team has used the Pop Cola name from 1997 until their final season in the PBA in 2001, although the team was known as Sunkist in the 2000 Commissioners Cup and was known as the Swift Panthers for the first few games of the 2001 Governors Cup. Their first finals appearance came in 1991 All-Filipino, as Diet Sarsi, lost to corporate rival Purefoods TJ Hotdogs, 3 games to 2 in a Best of Five finals series. The team's first PBA title came in 1992
, when Swift defeated 7-Up four games-to-none to win the PBA Third Conference under head coach Yeng Guiao
.
The franchise also fielded one of the dominant imports in PBA history in Tony Harris
, who scored a PBA record 105 points for Swift when they defeated Ginebra 151-147 in a game held in Iloilo City
on October 10, 1992.
In 1993, Swift traded Jack Tanuan, Ricric Marata and Andy De Guzman for Sta.Lucia in exchange for their former players in their PABL days, Vergel Meneses and Zaldy Realubit, and this gave Swift its second championship in the newly-called Commissioners Cup, gaining revenge over their business rival, Purefoods Oodles, 4 games to 2, the Hotdogs were powered by best import Ronnie Thompkins. the team was title-less the following season in which head coach Yeng Guiao decided to moved over to Pepsi Mega, and Derek Pumaren taking over the coaching chores, Swift made it to the finals in the season-ending Governor's Cup, losing to Alaska in six games.
The 1995 season
became a banner year for the team. Under the name Sunkist Orange Juicers, the team almost achieved a rare back-to-back winning the All-Filipino and Commissioner's Cup titles before finishing third overall in the season-ending Governor's Cup. The team was bannered by season MVP
Vergel Meneses, Bonel Balingit, Boybits Victoria, Kenneth Duremdes
and Rudy Distrito (who was banned in 1995 for his infamous hard foul on Alaska rookie Jeffrey Cariaso during the All-Filipino finals series).
Sunkist/Pop Cola suffered hard times in the 1996
and 1997
seasons before their fortunes changed in 1998
when the team won a few third place finishes under head coach Norman Black
, who even played one game during the Commissioner's Cup to lead the 800s to a third-place finish in the said tournament.
Pop Cola suffered two more losing seasons in 1999
and 2000
seasons but had a decent run in their final PBA season in 2001
under head coach Chot Reyes
, copping third place honors in the All-Filipino Conference.
The franchise ceased to exist when the Cosmos Bottling Corporation, a subsidiary of the RFM Corporation, was sold to the San Miguel Corporation
. San Miguel acquired the rights to the franchise and rechristened it as the Coca-Cola Tigers
. Past records of the Pop Cola team were removed from the current Tigers squad, which totally removes Pop Cola's lineage to the Coca-Cola team.
A Pop Cola squad was supposed to be revived in the Philippine Basketball League
in 2003 with future Air21 Express
forward Ranidel de Ocampo leading the team, but was disallowed by the mother company of Coca-Cola
.
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
team from 1990
1990 PBA season
The 1990 PBA season was the 16th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Season Highlights:*The PBA increased its membership from 6 teams to 8, with the entry of expansion teams, RFM/Cosmos Bottling, Inc. and Pepsi-Cola...
-2001
2001 PBA season
The 2001 PBA season was the 27th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable occurrences:*During the preseason, Tanduay made soundwaves in the PBA when they signed Danny Ildefonso of corporate rival San Miguel Beermen a whopping 16-year, 98 million peso offersheet...
under the ownership of Cosmos Bottling Corporation, a subsidiary of RFM Corporation. Cosmos was sold to Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc., then-owned by San Miguel Corporation
San Miguel Corporation
Established in 1890 as a brewery, San Miguel Corporation is Southeast Asia's largest publicly listed food, beverage and packaging company with over 17,000 employees in over 100 major facilities throughout the Asia-Pacific....
(SMC) in 2001 which also includes the acquisition of the PBA franchise. The team was renamed as the Coca-Cola Tigers
Coca-Cola Tigers
The Powerade Tigers is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2002 when the then-San Miguel Corporation-owned Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines bought the RFM-owned Cosmos Bottling Corporation. In 2006, the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company under the Coca-Cola...
during the 2002 season.
History
Pop Cola was one of two expansion franchises to enter the league in the 1990 season, joining fellow soft drink rival Pepsi, increasing the number of member teams in the pro league to eight.In their 12 year stint in the PBA, they were known as the Pop Cola Sizzlers, Sarsi, Swift Mighty Meaty, Sunkist Orange Juicers, Sunkist Orange Bottlers and Pop Cola 800s. The team has used the Pop Cola name from 1997 until their final season in the PBA in 2001, although the team was known as Sunkist in the 2000 Commissioners Cup and was known as the Swift Panthers for the first few games of the 2001 Governors Cup. Their first finals appearance came in 1991 All-Filipino, as Diet Sarsi, lost to corporate rival Purefoods TJ Hotdogs, 3 games to 2 in a Best of Five finals series. The team's first PBA title came in 1992
1992 PBA season
The 1992 PBA season was the 18th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable occurrences:*PBA Commissioner Rudy Salud, stepped down from his post, after four successful years of guiding the league at its highest level, PBA chairman Rey Marquez succeeded Atty.Salud as the new PBA...
, when Swift defeated 7-Up four games-to-none to win the PBA Third Conference under head coach Yeng Guiao
Yeng Guiao
Joseller "Yeng" Guiao is a Filipino professional basketball head coach for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association, and was also the head coach of the Philippine National Basketball Team. Guiao won four PBA titles since starting his head coaching job for Swift in...
.
The franchise also fielded one of the dominant imports in PBA history in Tony Harris
Tony Harris (NBA basketball)
Tony Dwayne Harris is an American basketball player. After spending high school at Roosevelt in East Chicago, he later went to University of New Orleans....
, who scored a PBA record 105 points for Swift when they defeated Ginebra 151-147 in a game held in Iloilo City
Iloilo City
The City of Iloilo is a highly urbanized city in the Philippines and the capital city of Iloilo province. It is the regional center of the Western Visayas, as well as the center of the Iloilo-Guimaras Metropolitan Area...
on October 10, 1992.
In 1993, Swift traded Jack Tanuan, Ricric Marata and Andy De Guzman for Sta.Lucia in exchange for their former players in their PABL days, Vergel Meneses and Zaldy Realubit, and this gave Swift its second championship in the newly-called Commissioners Cup, gaining revenge over their business rival, Purefoods Oodles, 4 games to 2, the Hotdogs were powered by best import Ronnie Thompkins. the team was title-less the following season in which head coach Yeng Guiao decided to moved over to Pepsi Mega, and Derek Pumaren taking over the coaching chores, Swift made it to the finals in the season-ending Governor's Cup, losing to Alaska in six games.
The 1995 season
1995 PBA season
The 1995 PBA season was the 21st season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Season Highlights:*The PBA returned to the Araneta Coliseum, after a decade of absence, with the scheduled games on Friday being held at the Big Dome....
became a banner year for the team. Under the name Sunkist Orange Juicers, the team almost achieved a rare back-to-back winning the All-Filipino and Commissioner's Cup titles before finishing third overall in the season-ending Governor's Cup. The team was bannered by season MVP
Philippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player award
The Philippine Basketball Association awards the Most Valuable Player award at the end of the season. The winner is selected via votes from the press, players, coaches and top PBA officials....
Vergel Meneses, Bonel Balingit, Boybits Victoria, Kenneth Duremdes
Kenneth Duremdes
Kenneth Duremdes is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Powerade Tigers...
and Rudy Distrito (who was banned in 1995 for his infamous hard foul on Alaska rookie Jeffrey Cariaso during the All-Filipino finals series).
Sunkist/Pop Cola suffered hard times in the 1996
1996 PBA season
-Finals results:*PBA Governors Cup Finals: Alaska Milkmen def. Ginebra San Miguel , 4 games to 1.*Third place: Formula Shell -Finals results:*PBA Governors Cup Finals: (1) Alaska Milkmen (8-3) def. (4) Ginebra San Miguel (7-4), 4 games to 1.*Third place: Formula Shell -Finals results:*PBA...
and 1997
1997 PBA season
The 1997 PBA season was the 23rd season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable occurrences:*The entry of Fil-Americans in the PBA, for the first time in league history, the top two picks of the Annual Rookie draft was born outside the Philippines, the 6-9 Andrew John Seigle, a discovery...
seasons before their fortunes changed in 1998
1998 PBA season
The 1998 PBA season was the 24th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Season Highlights:*The PBA is in their toughest challenge for the year, with the formation of a new league called Metropolitan Basketball Association, backed by the giant network ABS-CBN, is perceived to be a threat...
when the team won a few third place finishes under head coach Norman Black
Norman Black
Norman Augustus Black is an American retired professional basketball player in the CBA, NBA, and PBA who has since settled in the Philippines. He is also a former head coach of the San Miguel Beermen, Mobiline Phone Pals, Pop Cola 800s, and Sta. Lucia Realtors...
, who even played one game during the Commissioner's Cup to lead the 800s to a third-place finish in the said tournament.
Pop Cola suffered two more losing seasons in 1999
1999 PBA season
The 1999 PBA season was the 25th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable occurrences:*The league transferred from the Cuneta Astrodome to the PhilSports Arena as their main playing venue....
and 2000
2000 PBA season
The 2000 PBA season was the 26th of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable occurrences:*PBA's TV partner, Vintage Television was absorbed by Viva Entertainment.*Batang Red Bull Energizers entered the league as an expansion team....
seasons but had a decent run in their final PBA season in 2001
2001 PBA season
The 2001 PBA season was the 27th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable occurrences:*During the preseason, Tanduay made soundwaves in the PBA when they signed Danny Ildefonso of corporate rival San Miguel Beermen a whopping 16-year, 98 million peso offersheet...
under head coach Chot Reyes
Chot Reyes
Vincent P. Reyes , better known as Chot Reyes, is a Filipino basketball head coach of the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association...
, copping third place honors in the All-Filipino Conference.
The franchise ceased to exist when the Cosmos Bottling Corporation, a subsidiary of the RFM Corporation, was sold to the San Miguel Corporation
San Miguel Corporation
Established in 1890 as a brewery, San Miguel Corporation is Southeast Asia's largest publicly listed food, beverage and packaging company with over 17,000 employees in over 100 major facilities throughout the Asia-Pacific....
. San Miguel acquired the rights to the franchise and rechristened it as the Coca-Cola Tigers
Coca-Cola Tigers
The Powerade Tigers is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2002 when the then-San Miguel Corporation-owned Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines bought the RFM-owned Cosmos Bottling Corporation. In 2006, the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company under the Coca-Cola...
. Past records of the Pop Cola team were removed from the current Tigers squad, which totally removes Pop Cola's lineage to the Coca-Cola team.
A Pop Cola squad was supposed to be revived in the Philippine Basketball League
Philippine Basketball League
The Philippine Basketball League is a commercial semi-professional basketball league in the Philippines. The league is composed of several commercial teams with several collegiate and provincial stars.-History:...
in 2003 with future Air21 Express
Air21 Express
The Barako Bull Energy is a Philippine Basketball Association team that began in 2002.Barako Bull is owned by Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a subsidiary of the Linaheim Corporate Services, owners of the defunct Laguna Lakers of the Metropolitan Basketball Association...
forward Ranidel de Ocampo leading the team, but was disallowed by the mother company of Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
.
Season-by-season records
| Legend |
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| Champion ---- Runner-up ---- Semifinalist |
| Season | |Conference | | Team name | | Overall record | | Finals | ||
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| W | L | % | ||||
| 1990 1990 PBA season The 1990 PBA season was the 16th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Season Highlights:*The PBA increased its membership from 6 teams to 8, with the entry of expansion teams, RFM/Cosmos Bottling, Inc. and Pepsi-Cola... |
First Conference 1990 PBA First Conference -Battle for Third Place:-Finals:-External links:*... |
Pop Cola Sizzlers | 10 | 28 | .263 | |
| All-Filipino Cup 1990 PBA All-Filipino Cup The 1990 Philippine Basketball Association All-Filipino Conference, is the second conference of the 1990 PBA season. It started on June 10 and ended on September 4, 1990... |
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| Third Conference 1990 PBA Third Conference The 1990 Philippine Basketball Association Third Conference, is the third and last conference of the 1990 PBA season. It started on September 30 and ended on December 20, 1990... |
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| 1991 1991 PBA season The 1991 PBA season was the 17th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Season Highlights:*The PBA Rookie draft, was aired on TV lived for the first time in league history.... |
First Conference 1991 PBA First Conference The 1991 Philippine Basketball Association First Conference, was the opening conference of the 1991 PBA season.-Format:The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:*The teams were divided into 2 groups.Group A:... |
Diet Sarsi Sizzlers | 31 | 27 | .534 | |
| All-Filipino Cup 1991 PBA All-Filipino Cup The 1991 Philippine Basketball Association All-Filipino Conference, is the second conference of the 1991 PBA season. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.-Format:... |
Purefoods 3, Sarsi 2 | |||||
| Third Conference 1991 PBA Third Conference -Format:The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:*The teams were divided into 2 groups.Group A:#Ginebra San Miguel#Pepsi Hotshots#Tivoli Full Cream Milk#San Miguel BeermenGroup B:#Alaska Air Force#Shell Rimula X... |
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| 1992 1992 PBA season The 1992 PBA season was the 18th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable occurrences:*PBA Commissioner Rudy Salud, stepped down from his post, after four successful years of guiding the league at its highest level, PBA chairman Rey Marquez succeeded Atty.Salud as the new PBA... |
First Conference 1992 PBA First Conference -Team standings:-Finals berth playoff:-External links:*... |
Swift Mighty Meaties | 29 | 28 | .509 | |
| All-Filipino Cup 1992 PBA All-Filipino Cup The 1992 Philippine Basketball Association All-Filipino Conference, is the second conference of the 1992 PBA season. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.-Format:... |
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| Third Conference 1992 PBA Third Conference -Team standings:-Finals seed playoff:-Battle for third:-Finals:-External links:*... |
Swift 4, 7-Up 0 | |||||
| 1993 1993 PBA season The 1993 PBA season was the 19th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable events:*The league moves to its new home, the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.*The league unveils their new logo during the opening ceremonies.*Sta... |
All-Filipino Cup 1993 PBA All-Filipino Cup -San Miguel Beer vs Sta. Lucia Realty:-Swift vs Coney Island:-Battle for third:-Finals:-External links:*... |
46 | 25 | .648 | ||
| Commissioner's Cup 1993 PBA Commissioner's Cup -External links:*... |
Swift 4, Purefoods 2 | |||||
| Governors Cup 1993 PBA Governors Cup -Finals:-External links:*... |
San Miguel San Miguel Beermen The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food... 4, Swift 1 |
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| 1994 1994 PBA season The 1994 PBA season was the 20th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Season Highlights:The San Miguel Beermen won the All-Filipino championship over Coney Island and represented the country in the 1994 Asian Games. Amateur standouts Marlou Aquino and Kenneth Duremdes join the RP-San... |
All-Filipino Cup 1994 PBA All-Filipino Cup -External links:*... |
40 | 33 | .548 | ||
| Commissioner's Cup 1994 PBA Commissioner's Cup The 1994 Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner's Cup, is the second conference of the 1994 PBA season. It started on June 17 and ended on September 9, 1994.-Format:The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:... |
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| Governors Cup 1994 PBA Governors Cup -Semifinals:-External links:*... |
Alaska Alaska Aces (PBA) The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest... 4, Swift 2 |
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| 1995 1995 PBA season The 1995 PBA season was the 21st season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Season Highlights:*The PBA returned to the Araneta Coliseum, after a decade of absence, with the scheduled games on Friday being held at the Big Dome.... |
All-Filipino Cup 1995 PBA All-Filipino Cup The 1995 Philippine Basketball Association All-Filipino Cup, is the first conference of the 1995 PBA season. It started on March 19 and ended on May 21, 1995.-Format:The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:... |
Sunkist Orange Juicers | 49 | 23 | .681 | Sunkist 4, Alaska Alaska Aces (PBA) The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest... 3 |
| Commissioner's Cup 1995 PBA Commissioner's Cup The 1995 Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner's Cup, is the second conference of the 1995 PBA season.-Format:The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:*The teams were divided into 2 groups.Group A:... |
Sunkist 4, Alaska Alaska Aces (PBA) The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest... 2 |
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| Governors Cup 1995 PBA Governors Cup -Finals:-External links:*... |
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| 1996 1996 PBA season -Finals results:*PBA Governors Cup Finals: Alaska Milkmen def. Ginebra San Miguel , 4 games to 1.*Third place: Formula Shell -Finals results:*PBA Governors Cup Finals: (1) Alaska Milkmen (8-3) def. (4) Ginebra San Miguel (7-4), 4 games to 1.*Third place: Formula Shell -Finals results:*PBA... |
All-Filipino Cup 1996 PBA All-Filipino Cup -Battle for third:-Finals:-External links:*... |
16 | 22 | .421 | ||
| Commissioner's Cup 1996 PBA Commissioner's Cup -Team standings:-Finals seed playoff:Bal David sank a three point shot, putting the Gins on with the lead, 86-83 with 17 seconds left in the game. Richie Ticson however also made a three pointer tying the game again, 86-all with 10.5 seconds left.... |
Sunkist Orange Bottlers | |||||
| Governors Cup 1996 PBA Governors Cup -Playoffs bracket:-Shell vs. Sunkist:-San Miguel vs. Purefoods:-Alaska-Shell series:-Ginebra-San Miguel series:-Battle for third:-Finals:-External links:*... |
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| 1997 1997 PBA season The 1997 PBA season was the 23rd season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable occurrences:*The entry of Fil-Americans in the PBA, for the first time in league history, the top two picks of the Annual Rookie draft was born outside the Philippines, the 6-9 Andrew John Seigle, a discovery... |
All-Filipino Cup 1997 PBA All-Filipino Cup The 1997 Philippine Basketball Association All-Filipino Cup, is the first conference of the 1997 PBA season. It started on February 16 and ended on May 25, 1997.-Team standings:-Team standings:-External links:*... |
Pop Cola Bottlers | 14 | 24 | .368 | |
| Commissioner's Cup 1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup -Battle for third:-Finals:-External links:*... |
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| Governors Cup 1997 PBA Governors Cup -External links:*... |
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| 1998 1998 PBA season The 1998 PBA season was the 24th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Season Highlights:*The PBA is in their toughest challenge for the year, with the formation of a new league called Metropolitan Basketball Association, backed by the giant network ABS-CBN, is perceived to be a threat... |
All-Filipino Cup 1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup The 1998 Philippine Basketball Association Centennial All-Filipino Cup, is the first conference of the 1998 PBA season. It started on February 1st and ended on May 8, 1998.-Team standings:-Team standings:... |
Pop Cola 800s | 27 | 27 | .500 | |
| Commissioner's Cup 1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup The 1998 Philippine Basketball Association Commissioners Cup is the second conference of the 1998 PBA season. It started on May 22 and ended on August 14, 1998.-Imports:-Team standings:... |
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| Centennial Cup 1998 PBA Centennial Cup -See also:* 1998 PBA season... |
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| Governors Cup 1998 PBA Governors Cup -Double Playoff Match:-See also:*1998 PBA season... |
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| 1999 1999 PBA season The 1999 PBA season was the 25th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable occurrences:*The league transferred from the Cuneta Astrodome to the PhilSports Arena as their main playing venue.... |
All-Filipino Cup 1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup -Bracket:-Quarterfinals:With a 7–0 start, Mobiline had a losing run to finish the elimination round to put them out of contention from an outright semifinals berth... |
8 | 25 | .242 | ||
| Commissioner's Cup | ||||||
| Governors Cup 1999 PBA Governors Cup -External links:*... |
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| 2000 2000 PBA season The 2000 PBA season was the 26th of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable occurrences:*PBA's TV partner, Vintage Television was absorbed by Viva Entertainment.*Batang Red Bull Energizers entered the league as an expansion team.... |
All-Filipino Cup 2000 PBA All-Filipino Cup -8th-seed playoff:Mobiline had a better quotient on their games among Shell and Barangay Ginebra hence they were awarded with the #7 seed.-Quarterfinals:Note: The Purefoods-Sta... |
6 | 9 | .400 | ||
| Commissioner's Cup 2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup -Imports:-External links:*... |
Sunkist Panthers | 4 | 6 | .400 | ||
| Governors Cup 2000 PBA Governors Cup -#2 Red Bull vs. #7 Sta. Lucia:-#3 Tanduay vs. #6 San Miguel:-#4 Purefoods vs. #5 Alaska:-Bracket:-External links:*... |
Pop Cola Panthers | 2 | 7 | .222 | ||
| 2001 2001 PBA season The 2001 PBA season was the 27th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable occurrences:*During the preseason, Tanduay made soundwaves in the PBA when they signed Danny Ildefonso of corporate rival San Miguel Beermen a whopping 16-year, 98 million peso offersheet... |
All-Filipino Cup 2001 PBA All-Filipino Cup -Quarterfinals:Note: Shell, San Miguel, Purefoods and Alaska all have a twice-to-beat advantage against their opponents.-Shell vs. Mobiline:-San Miguel vs. Red Bull:-Purefoods vs. Barangay Ginebra:-Pop Cola vs. Alaska:-San Miguel-Pop Cola series:... |
11 | 10 | .524 | ||
| Commissioner's Cup 2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup The 2001 Philippine Basketball Association PBA Commissioner's Cup, is the second conference of the 2001 PBA season. It opened on June 2 with a scheduled road game in Bataan featuring Alaska Aces and Batang Red Bull, and a pair of games the following day at the Araneta Coliseum... |
3 | 7 | .300 | |||
| Governors Cup 2001 PBA Governors Cup The 2001 Philippine Basketball Association PBA Governors Cup, is the third conference of the 2001 PBA season. It opened on September 8 with a scheduled game at the Ynares Center in Antipolo and ended in a fitting finale on December 16 at the Araneta Coliseum as the Sta... |
Swift Hotdogs | 10 | 10 | .500 | ||
| Overall record | 306 | 311 | .496 | 4 championships | ||
PBA's 25 greatest players
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#14 - "The Flying A" - Kenneth DuremdesKenneth DuremdesKenneth Duremdes is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Powerade Tigers...
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#51 - "The Sultan of Swipe" played his final year in the league with the team in 1991. - Jojo LastimosaJojo LastimosaIsabelo Lastimosa, Jr. , better known as Jojo Lastimosa and by his nickname "Jolas", is a former Filipino professional basketball player from Cagayan de Oro City who played in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Purefoods TJ Hotdogs, the Alaska Aces and the Pop Cola Panthers from 1988-2003...
- "Jolas" - Vergel MenesesVergel MenesesVergel Meneses - nicknamed "The Aerial Voyager" - is a retired Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was also a former PBA Most Valuable Player and a many-time member of the Philippine National team...
- "The Aerial Voyager"
Other notable players
- Nelson AsaytonoNelson AsaytonoNelson Asaytono is a retired professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association, also known as "The Bull" for his monster dunks...
#11 - "The Bull" / "The Dynamo" - Bonel Balingit #12 - drafted in 1993 he was the tallest player in the PBA standing at 6'9". This was later eclipsed in 1995 by 7'0" E.J. Feihl.
- Nic BelascoNic BelascoNicholas Belasco better known as Nic Belasco, is a professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who last played for the Sta. Lucia Realtors. He was drafted 2nd overall by Sunkist in 1997.-Player Profile:Belasco is one of the many reliable big men in the league...
- Dickie Bognot #24
- Sonny Cabatu #5
- Aldrin Cruz
- Ricky Cui #6
- Andy De Guzman #13 & 26
- Rudy Distrito #17 - "The Destroyer"
- Rudy HatfieldRudy HatfieldRudolf Conse Hatfield II , better known as Rudy Hatfield, is a retired American-Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the Philippine Basketball Association....
- "H-Bomb" - Nap Hatton #18
- Pido Jarencio #25 - "The Fireman"
- Poch Juinio
- Joey Loyzaga #14
- Ricric Marata #23
- Romulo Marata
- Mar Morelos
- Cadel Mosqueda #48
- Jasper Ocampo-98-99"back to back 3pt champ"
- Jon Ordonio
- Jake Pelaez #12
- Ali PeekAli PeekAlbert Henry Peek better known as Ali Peek is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who plays for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He plays mostly at the Center position, although he is also used as a Power Forward occasionally...
- Eugene Quilban
- Zaldy Realubit #35
- Elmer Reyes #4
- Eric Reyes #10
- Marte Saldaña #7 - "The Mighty Mite"
- Terry Saldaña #17 - "Plastic Man"
- Al Solis #8
- Jun Tan #16
- Jack Tanuan † #41 - "The Ripper"
- Boybits Victoria - 1994 PBA Rookie of the Year
- Yoyoy Villamin #13 - "The Bicolano Superman"
- Vic Villarias #18
Imports
- ANDERSON, Michael
- ELLIS, Rosell (USA)
- GRANDISON, Ronnie
- HARRIS, Tony
- HOUSTON, Byron
- HUGHES, Alfredrick
- FOWLKES, Tremaine
- LIBERTY, Marcus
- LLOYD, Lewis - member of the 1986 Houston Rockets team (lost to eventual 1986 NBA Champs Boston Celtics)
- REYES, Antonio - (2000 draft pick from Australia)
- SANDERS, Mike
- SASSER, Jason
- SMITH, Steven
- TOMPKINS, Ronnie
- WATSON, Jamie