1999 Pop Cola 800s season

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1999 Pop Cola 800s season
Head coachNorman Black
Owner(s)RFM Corporation
All-Filipino Cup results
Record7–10
(.412)
Place6th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to Tanduay)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record1–7
(.125)
PlaceN/A
Playoff finishN/A
Governor's Cup results
Record0–8
(.000)
PlaceN/A
Playoff finishN/A
Pop Cola 800s seasons
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2000  →

The 1999 Pop Cola 800s season was the 10th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Off-season transactions[]

TRANSACTIONS
Cris Bolado Acquired from San Miguel when they traded Emmanuel Victoria
Ruel Buenaventura Drafted Rookie
Jon Ordonio Direct-hire recruit

Summary[]

The 800s were five wins and three losses after the first round of eliminations in the All-Filipino Cup.[1] Pop Cola lost four straight games at the start of the second round and finish with an overall 7-9 won-loss slate. Seeded at sixth in the quarterfinals and needed to win twice in order to advance in the semifinal playoffs, Pop Cola lost to Tanduay, 77-91.

Pop Cola's original choice for an import, Fil-American Joe Hooks was replaced and never got a chance to play in the Commissioner's Cup.[2] The 800s bring in Galen Robinson, who lasted three games and failed to give Pop Cola a victory and his replacement was Jevon Crudup. Winless in four starts with Vergel Meneses moving to Barangay Ginebra in a trade with Noli Locsin, Pop Cola finally scored their first win against Shell on July 18 in a low-scoring contest, 54-52.[3] Crudup also lasted three games and was sent home in favor of Tremaine Fowlkes in the 800s' last two assignments in the eliminations which they lost.

Coach Norman Black's woes continues in the Governors Cup as Pop Cola failed to win a single game in all their eight matches in the eliminations. The RFM ballclub had their worst season since their first year in 1990 as an expansion franchise.

Roster[]

Pos. No. Player School
G 1 United States Jon Ordonio Master's College
C 2 Philippines Ali Peek Saint Mary's College
F 5 Philippines Brixter Encarnacion San Sebastian College
F 6 Philippines Noli Locsin De La Salle
G 7 Philippines Jasper Ocampo San Sebastian College
F 11 Philippines Marcelino Morelos University of the East
F 11 Philippines Nelson Asaytono University of Manila
C 16 Philippines Ruel Buenaventura University of the East
F 22 Philippines Henry Fernandez University of Visayas
G 34 Philippines William Antonio Chaminade University
C 35 Philippines Zaldy Realubit University of San Jose Recoletos
F United States (C) University of Houston
F United States Jevon Crudup (C) University of Missouri
F 8 United States Tremaine Fowlkes (C) California State University, Fresno
G United States Dexter Boney (G) University of Nevada, Las Vegas
G 31 United States Shawn Harvey (G) West Virginia State University
Position Name/s
Head coach: Philippines Norman Black
Assistants: Franz Pumaren
(C) - Commissioner's Cup Import, (G) - Governors Cup Import '

Team Manager: Elmer Yanga

Trades[]

July 10, 1999
To Barangay Ginebra Kings
Vergel Meneses 		To Pop Cola 800s
Noli Locsin[4]
August 1999
To San Miguel Beermen
Nic Belasco, Cris Bolado, Dwight Lago 		To Pop Cola 800s
Nelson Asaytono, William Antonio
September 1999
To Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
Boyet Fernandez 		To Pop Cola 800s
Henry Fernandez

References[]

  1. ^ "Fil-Ams play second fiddle to Meneses". Manila Standard.
  2. ^ "Ginebra battles Pop Cola today". Manila Standard.
  3. ^ "The night Pop Cola snapped out of it". Manila Standard.
  4. ^ "Meneses to Ginebra, Locsin to Pop". Manila Standard.
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