1993 Sta. Lucia Realtors season

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1993 Sta. Lucia Realtors season
Head coachNat Canson
All Filipino Cup results
Record9–13
(.409)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinals
Commissioner's Cup results
Record1–10
(.091)
Place8th
Playoff finishEliminated
Governor's Cup results
Record13–9
(.591)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinals
Sta. Lucia Realtors seasons
1994 →

The 1993 Sta. Lucia Realtors season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

New team[]

The Sta. Lucia Realtors, a Realty firm who had a basketball team that won two titles in the Philippine Basketball League (PBL), formalized its entry to the pro league by taking over the defunct Presto franchise. The new ballclub absorbed five players from Presto namely Gerry Esplana, Bong Hawkins, Peter Jao, Vergel Meneses and Zaldy Realubit. The Realtors got the biggest catch in the amateur draft, choosing multi-titled national team player Zandro "Jun" Limpot from De La Salle in the UAAP and Magnolia in the PBL as the number one overall pick. They also acquired another national team member Boyet Fernandez, who played for the ballclub in the amateurs but was originally picked by Swift in the annual draft.

Trades[]

After the All-Filipino Cup, the Sta. Lucia Realtors surprised many league followers by trading its top players Vergel Meneses and Zaldy Realubit to Swift Mighty Meaties in exchange for Ricric Marata and Jack Tanuan. The Realtors acquired two more Swift players, Alejandro De Guzman and Vilmer Bañares, and also traded Bong Hawkins to Alaska for Paul Alvarez.

Notable dates[]

February 28: Sta. Lucia defeated the Benjie Paras-less Shell Turbo Chargers in a rousing debut, 112-91, in the opening game of the season at the newly built Cuneta Astrodome.

March 7: The Realtors scored its third victory without a loss by upsetting the highly favored San Miguel Beermen, 88-80.

March 12: Sta.Lucia remained unbeaten in the All-Filipino Cup with their fourth win against 7-Up, winning by one point, 95-94. [1]

November 9: The Realtors outlasted the San Miguel Beermen, 135-129, in a triple-overtime for their second straight win in the Governors Cup semifinals. Sta.Lucia rookie Jun Limpot played a total of 60 minutes.

November 14: Sta. Lucia completed their first round semifinal assignment by winning over Purefoods for the first time in the season, 123-116. [2]

November 21: The Realtors clinch the win-five incentive and a playoff for the second finals berth by repeating over Purefoods, 120-117.

Imports[]

NBA veteran Mike McGee, a former LA Lakers star, was Sta. Lucia's import for the Commissioner's Cup. After four games with Sta. Lucia remaining winless, McGee was replaced by Nikita Wilson, a second round draft pick by the Portland Trail Blazers in 1987.

Clifford Lett, who was among the early bird imports to blew into town, abandoned the Realtors a week before the start of the Governors Cup. Former Presto import Terrance Bailey was signed up as a replacement for Lett and played only one game for Sta. Lucia and scored only 12 points as he was no match against Beermen import Kenny Travis in their opening day blowout loss to San Miguel on September 26. The off-form Bailey begged to stay but Sta.Lucia had different plans and recruited Lambert Shell, a standout from University of Bridgeport, in their next game.

Award[]

Top draft pick Zandro Limpot was honored as the season's Rookie of the year.

All-Filipino Cup roster[]

ROSTER # POS HT COLLEGE
Peter Jao 8 Guard-Forward 5"11' University of San Jose Recoletos
Zandro Limpot 9 Center-Forward 6"5' De La Salle University
Boyet Fernandez 11 Guard 5”9’ University of San Agustin
Rene Hawkins 12 Forward 6'3" Perpetual Help College of Rizal
Peter Aguilar 13 Center-Forward 6”5’ Trinity College
Gerald Esplana 14 Guard 6"0' Far Eastern University
Edgar Macaraya 17 Guard-Forward 5"10' San Sebastian College
Vergel Meneses 18 Forward 6”2’ Jose Rizal College
Rudy Enterina 20 Guard 5"11' University of the Visayas
Ricardo Cui 22 Guard-Forward 6"2' Lyceum of the Philippines
Melchor Teves 27 Guard 6"2' San Sebastian College
Zaldy Realubit 35 Center 6”5’ University of San Jose Recoletos
Maximo Delantes 50 Forward 6”2’ University of the Visayas

Commissioner's Cup / Governor's Cup roster[]

ROSTER # POS HT COLLEGE
Peter Jao 8 Guard-Forward 5"11' University of San Jose Recoletos
Boyet Fernandez 11 Guard 5”9’ University of San Agustin
Gerald Esplana 14 Guard 6"0' Far Eastern University
Hernani Demegillo Mid-season acquisition 15 Center-Forward 6"5' San Sebastian College
Edgar Macaraya 17 Guard-Forward 5"10' San Sebastian College
Ricardo Cui 22 Guard-Forward 6"2' Lyceum of the Philippines
Ric-Ric Marata 23 Guard 5"8' South Western University
Melchor Teves 27 Guard 6"2' San Sebastian College
Paul Alvarez 30 Forward 6”0’ San Sebastian College
Jack Tanuan 41 Center 6”5’ Far Eastern University
Maximo Delantes 50 Forward 6”2’ University of the Visayas
Alejandro De Guzman 62 Forward 6"2' Far Eastern University
Zandro Limpot 72 Center-Forward 6"5' De La Salle University
Vilmer Banares 93 Center-Forward 6”3’ University of the East
Mike McGee Commissioners Cup import 4 Center-Forward 6"5' University of Michigan
Nikita Wilson Commissioners Cup import 30 & 34 Center-Forward 6"4' Louisiana State University
Terrance Bailey Governors Cup import 11 Forward-Guard 6”1’ Wagner College
Governors Cup import 42 Guard-Forward 6"2' University of Bridgeport

Assistant coaches: Adonis Tierra / Joshua Villapando Team Manager: Buddy Encarnado

References[]

  1. ^ "Sta.Lucia outlasts 7-Up". Manila Standard.
  2. ^ "So far, yet so near". Manila Standard.
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