The 1993 San Miguel Beermen season was the 19th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Off-season transactions
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| Allan Caidic Acquired from defunct Presto ballclub |
| Adriano Polistico Acquired from Alaska, the beermen in exchange gave up a first round pick |
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Summary
The entry of Allan Caidic to the already-talented lineup of San Miguel Beermen reunites him with his former NCC teammates; Samboy Lim, Hector Calma, Franz Pumaren and Yves Dignadice, along with last season's Most Valuable Player (MVP) Ato Agustin, the beermen now formed a threesome combo with Caidic, Lim and Agustin, and they were installed as heavy favorites to bag the All-Filipino crown. On March 2, Allan Caidic debut in San Miguel uniform as the star studded beermen prevailed over Coney Island (formerly Purefoods), 106-98. As expected, San Miguel finish on top of the eliminations with an 8-2 card, losing only to newcomer Sta.Lucia Realtors in which they avenged their earlier loss with a 97-88 win in San Fernando, Pampanga on March 27, [1] and to Coney Island in the last day of the elimination round. The Beermen were tied with Swift after the one-round quarterfinals among five teams with 10 wins and 4 losses, advances into the final playoffs with Coney Island by winning over Sta.Lucia Realtors, 3 games to 1, in their best-of-five semifinal series. In the All-Filipino Cup championship rematch, the Beermen lost in six games to the equally talented Coney Island Ice Cream Stars.
The high-leaping Pat Durham was their import in the Commissioner's Cup, the Beermen were tied with Shell Helix with 7 wins and 4 losses, behind Swift and Purefoods Oodles (formerly Coney Island) after the elimination round. The Swift Mighty Meaties clinch the first finals seat, leaving four other semifinalists; San Miguel, Purefoods, Shell and Alaska, all tied in the standings to dispute the second slot, the Beermen eliminates Shell Helix from the finals race with a 91-82 win on August 22, setting up a sudden-death playoff with Purefoods Oodles, which beat Alaska in the first game of a knockout double-header. San Miguel lost to Purefoods, 101-119, in a playoff match for the right to face Swift in the championship series. The Beermen placed third with a 3-1 series victory over Shell.
Kenny Travis return for the Governor's Cup and scored 49 points in San Miguel's 129-107 win over Sta.Lucia in the opening game on September 26, [2] the Beermen nip Swift, 112-110, in their next game on October 1 in an early clash of top favorites. San Miguel finish with the best record in the eliminations with 8 wins and 2 losses, they dropped their first two games in the semifinals but won their next four assignments and assured itself of a first finals berth with their 12th win in 16 games, winning over Swift for the third time in the conference, 95-89, on November 23. [3] San Miguel battled the Swift Mighty Meaties, who were looking for their second straight title in the season, for the Governor's Cup crown. Behind eventual best import winner Kenny Travis, who got the better over his match up with high-scoring Tony Harris, the Beermen surprisingly won the finals series in just five games and clinch their 10th PBA title.
Roster
Assistant coaches: Filomeno Pumaren / Joseph Uichico Team Manager: Eddie Veneracion
References
San Miguel Beermen |
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| | Seasons (41) | |
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