1975 U-Tex Weavers season

1975 U/Tex Wranglers season
Head coach	Carlos Loyzaga
First Conference results Record 16–11 (.593) Place 3rd Playoff finish Semis Second Conference results Record 7–7 (.500) Place 5th Playoff finish Round of six All-Philippine Championship results Record 3–5 (.375) Place 3rd Playoff finish N/A U/Tex Wranglers seasons

The 1975 U-Tex Weavers season was the maiden season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Brief history

Universal Textile Mills, Inc., a company owned by Walter Euyang, was one of the three founding members of the PBA (along with Crispa and Tanduay) whose roots can be traced back in the minor league called Businessman Athletic Association (BAA), a league that competed with the more established Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA) during the 1950s/1960s. In 1961, U-Tex debut in the MICAA and were known as "U-Tex Spinners". In the 1970s, bigger names such as Danny Florencio, Larry Mumar and Rudolf Kutch, join the team. U-Tex was among the nine teams that bolted out of the MICAA to form the PBA in 1975.

First Conference standings

Team Record

#	Elimination round	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Toyota Tamaraws	13	3	.812	–-
2	Crispa Redmanizers	12	4	.750	1
3	U-Tex Weavers	11	5	.688	2
4	Royal Tru-Orange	9	7	.562	3
5	Mariwasa-Noritake	8	8	.500	5
6	Concepcion Carrier	7	9	.438	6
7	Tanduay Distillery	5	11	.312	8
8	CFC-Presto	5	11	.312	8
9	Seven-Up	2	14	.125	11

The U-Tex Weavers played in the main game of the PBA's inaugural day on April 9, losing to Toyota Comets, 101-105. Danny Florencio and Larry Mumar topscored for the Weavers with 29 points each. ^[1] U-Tex finish with an 11-5 won-loss slate in the elimination round and split their six games in the two-round semifinals, the Weavers lost to Crispa, 113-121, in the first-ever playoff for the finals berth on July 22. ^[2]

Roster

Roster	#	Position	Height
Virgilio Abarrientos		Guard	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Danilo Basilan	14	Guard	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Roehl Deles		Center-Forward	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Orlando Delos Santos		Guard	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Danny Florencio	8	Guard-Forward	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Romeo Frank	15	Center-Forward	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Edgardo Gomez		Center-Forward	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Rudolf Kutch	13	Center-Forward	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
George Lizares		Forward	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Lawrence Mumar	7	Guard	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Jaime Otazu		Guard	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Ricardo Pineda	6	Guard	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Arturo Valenzona	23	Forward	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Roberto Victorino		Center	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

References

1. The very first PBA games
2. PBA season one: A look back at history, Henry Liao, philippinebasketball.ph