1977 Toyota Tamaraws season

1977 Toyota Tamaraws season
Head coach	Dante Silverio
Owner(s)	Delta Motor Corporation
All-Filipino Conference results Record 13–10 (.565) Place 3rd Playoff finish Semifinals Open Conference results Record 19–11 (.633) Place 3rd Playoff finish Semifinals Invitational Conference results Record 9–1 (.900) Place 1st Playoff finish Finals Toyota Tamaraws seasons 1976 1978

The 1977 Toyota Tamaraws season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Colors

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Transactions

Transactions
Nicanor Bulaong Rookie; from Far Eastern University
Pablo Javier Rookie; from Toyota's farm team Crown Motors in the MICAA
Abe King Rookie; from Toyota's farm team Crown Motors in the MICAA
Emerito Legaspi Rookie; from Toyota's fram team Crown Motors in the MICAA
Quirino Salazar Acquired from Tanduay

Summary

The Toyota Tamaraws were the top qualifier in the Group A standings at 9 wins and 5 losses in the All-Filipino Conference, the Tamaraws missed out a finals stint for the first time in seven conferences, settled for a third-place finish via 3-0 sweep off Tanduay.

In the Open Conference, the Tamaraws came up with the best imports seemingly - Bruce "Sky" King and John "Dr.I" Irving. Toyota wound up again with a 9-5 won-loss card after the two-round eliminations. In the semifinal round, Toyota forced a playoff game with arch rival Crispa for the second finals berth following a 104-92 victory, but fell short in the do-or-die game, 87-90. The Tamaraws clinch third place at the expense of Seven-Up.

Toyota came back with a vengeance in the Invitational championship, snapping Crispa's dynastic rule while claiming the league's first three-game title-romp. The visiting Emtex Sacronels (a guest team composed of players from the Brazil national basketball team, including Oscar Schmidt) had a clean seven-game sweep in the elimination round and sealed a titular meeting with the Tamaraws. King and Irving displayed an overwhelming show of power in Toyota's three-game sweep over the Brazilians, the championship was the first for coach Dante Silverio in the third conference.

Roster

Roster	#	Position	Height
Fort Acuña	17	Forward-Center	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Francis Arnaiz	8	Guard	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Orlando Bauzon	9	Guard	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nicanor Bulaong	20	Forward	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Aurelio Clariño ^Moved to U-Tex	23	Center	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Virgilio Cortez ^Moved to Mariwasa	16	Forward-Center	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Ramon Fernandez	10	Forward-Center	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Pablo Javier	12	Guard	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Robert Jaworski	7	Guard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Abe King	6	Forward-Center	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Emerito Legaspi	18	Guard-Forward	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Alberto Reynoso	4	Center	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Oscar Rocha	45	Guard-Forward	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Quirino Salazar	14	Guard	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jesus Sta. Maria	13	Guard-Forward	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Rodolfo Segura	15	Forward	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
John Irving ^Import	34	Center	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Bruce King ^Import	11	Forward-Center	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)

External links

• Sportingpage.blogspot.com