1991 Alaska Milkmen season

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1991 Alaska Milkmen season
Head coachTim Cone
First Conference results
Record4–7
(.364)
Place8th
Playoff finishEliminated
All-Filipino Conference results
Record12–10
(.545)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinals
Third Conference results
Record15–8
(.652)
Place1st
Playoff finishFinals
Alaska Milkmen seasons
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1992  →

The 1991 Alaska Milkmen season was the 6th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Off-season transactions[]

TRANSACTIONS
Jojo Lastimosa Acquired in a trade that sent Elmer Cabahug to Purefoods
Alejandro Araneta Drafted Rookie, 1st overall pick
Eugene Quilban Drafted Rookie, 3rd overall pick
Rosedendo Gomez Drafted Rookie
Peter Aguilar Acquired via free agency, release by Añejo
Fernando Garcia Acquired from Sarsi
Napoleon Hatton Acquired in a trade that sent Ricardo Marata to Sarsi
Elpidio Villamin Traded to Sarsi for Elmer Reyes

Notable dates[]

March 26: Alaska narrowly escape with a 100-99 squeaker over San Miguel Beermen for their second straight win and only their third victory in nine games as the Milkmen are in a must-win situation to stay in contention for a semifinals berth. [1]

June 18: The Milkmen nip Diet Sarsi, 97-96, on Frankie Lim's triple in the last three seconds for their third straight win in the All-Filipino Conference.

June 25: Trailing by 13 points going into the fourth period, the Milkmen bounced back to deal the Tivoli Milkmasters their third straight setback, 99-94, as Alaska remains unbeaten with their fourth win in a row.

October 17: Alaska nip Swift, 108-106, for their seventh win in nine games as they dealt the Mighty Meaties their third straight setback. [2]

First title[]

Sean Chambers was back anew for the Third Conference and "Mr.Excitement" Paul Alvarez was ready to play and rejoined his new teammates. The Milkmen were on top in Group B after the elimination round with seven wins and four losses. Alaska split their first four games in the semifinals and looks headed for another disappointing finish in search for their first championship as they were lagging behind Ginebra and Pepsi Hotshots in the standings, but just as quickly, the Milkmen bounced back with victories over Tivoli Milk and Ginebra San Miguel.

On November 21, Alaska Milk sealed a championship showdown with Ginebra by defeating San Miguel Beermen, 94-80, in the last scheduled date of the semifinal round for their 12th win in 19 games. Alaska won their first-ever PBA title with a 3-1 series victory over Ginebra San Miguel in the best-of-five series.

Main article: 1991 PBA Third Conference Finals

Awards[]

  • Eugene Quilban was named the season's Rookie of the year.
  • Import Sean Chambers became the second recipient of the Mr.100% award.

Roster[]

ROSTER # POS HT COLLEGE
Peter Aguilar 4 Center-Forward 6"5' Trinity College
Melchor Ravanes 6 Guard-Forward 6"0' Cebu Central Colleges
Rosedendo Gomez 7 Guard 6"0' Cebu Central Colleges
Fernando Garcia 8 Forward 6"2' Adamson University
Jojo Lastimosa 9 Guard-Forward 6"0' University of San Jose-Recoletos
Adriano Polistico 10 Center 6"7' Letran College
Eugene Quilban 11 Guard 5"7' San Sebastian College
Francisco Navarro Rookie signed during the All-Filipino 12 Forward 6"0' San Sebastian College
Harmon Codiñera Dropped from the roster in the 1st Conference 13 Forward 6"4' Far Eastern University
Alejandro Araneta 14 Center 6"6' Ateneo de Manila
Macario Torres 16 Center 6"4' Far Eastern University
Sean Chambers 1st & 3rd conference import 20 Forward 6"1' California Polytechnic State
Frankie Lim 22 Guard 5"11' San Beda College
Paul Alvarez started playing in the 3rd conference 23 Forward 6"0' San Sebastian College
Napoleon Hatton 55 Forward 6"1' San Sebastian College

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Presto, Alaska hang tough". Manila Standard.
  2. ^ "Alaska pulls away". Manila Standard.
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