1992 Alaska Milkmen season

1992 Alaska Milkmen season
Head coach Tim Cone
First Conference results
Record 1411
(.560)
Place 3rd
Playoff finish Semifinals
All-Filipino Conference results
Record 28
(.200)
Place 8th
Playoff finish N/A
Third Conference results
Record 57
(.417)
Place 6th
Playoff finish N/A
Alaska Milkmen seasons
1991 1993

The 1992 Alaska Milkmen season was the 7th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Off-season transactions

TRANSACTIONS
Gilbert Reyes Acquired in a trade that sent Eugene Quilban to Pepsi
Stevenson Solomon Drafted Rookie; 2nd overall pick
Allen Sasan Drafted Rookie
Ronnie Cahanding Drafted Rookie
Bobby Jose Acquired from San Miguel

Summary

Former Presto import Winston Crite return to play for Alaska in his third stint in the league, he saw action early with the Milkmen during the PBA-China pre-season exhibition series. [1] Alaska won their first game of the season on February 11, beating defending champion Ginebra San Miguel, 127-122. The team finish the eliminations with 6-wins and 5-losses. The Milkmen fell short of another finals stint when they lost to San Miguel Beermen in a playoff to determine Shell Turbo Chargers' opponent in the First Conference finals. Alaska placed third with a 3-2 series win over Swift Mighty Meaties.

Paul Alvarez' tip-in with 3 seconds left lift Alaska to a 101-99 win over Seven-Up in the opening game of the PBA All-Filipino Conference on June 7. [2] The Milkmen won only once in their next 9 games and placed last, tied with Presto Ice Cream with a 2-8 card.

As defending champions in the Third Conference, import Sean Chambers return anew and went up for the first time against former best import awardee Jamie Waller of Ginebra, coming back after four years. In the main game of the Third Conference double-header on September 20, the Milkmen nip Ginebra, 93-92, on Bobby Jose's two free throws with one second left. Alaska had their best win in the conference on October 15, handed the Swift Mighty Meaties their first loss after six straight wins in a 115-102 victory as the Milkmen held down the prolific Tony Harris to a conference low 38 points, [3] after making history five days earlier in Iloilo City by scoring a record-breaking 105 points. The Milkmen at 5-2, lost their remaining four games in the eliminations and were knock off for the last semifinals berth by Purefoods in their sudden-death playoff on November 8.

Roster

ROSTER # POS HT COLLEGE
Paul Alvarez 23 Forward 6"0' San Sebastian College
Alejandro Araneta 50 Center 6"6' Ateneo de Manila
Ronnie Cahanding 35 Guard-Forward 6"0' Adamson University
Raymund Fran Mid-season recruit 13 Forward 6"3' University of Santo Tomas
Fernando Garcia 8 Forward 6"2' Adamson University
Rosedendo Gomez 7 Guard 6"0' Cebu Central Colleges
Roberto Jose 32 Forward 6"3' University of Santo Tomas
Jojo Lastimosa 9 Guard-Forward 6"0' University of San Jose Recoletos
Frankie Lim 22 Guard 5"11' San Beda College
Adriano Polistico 10 Center 6"7' Letran College
Gilbert Reyes, Jr 5 Guard 5"8' Ateneo de Manila
Allen Sasan 12 Guard 5"11' Cebu Central Colleges
Stevenson Solomon 34 Forward-Center 6"4' San Sebastian College
Winston Crite 1st conference import 21 Center-Forward 6"5' Texas A&M University
Sean Chambers 3rd conference import 20 Forward 6"1' California Polytechnic State University

Assistant Coaches: Chot Reyes / Aric Del Rosario Team Manager: Joaquin Trillo

References

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