1999 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season

The 1999 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season was the 12th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Off-season transactions[]

Occurrences[]

Former Pepsi and Sunkist coach Derrick Pumaren is the new head coach of the team beginning the league's 25th season, Pumaren replaces Chito Narvasa on the Purefoods bench.

Seven games into the All-Filipino Cup eliminations, Purefoods' direct-hire recruit, Fil-American Alvarado Segova played his first game against Barangay Ginebra Kings. ^[1] Segova didn't last long in the league and was soon deported after being found out to be a fake Filipino.

Trades[]

Jerry Codiñera, one of the only two remaining originals of the Purefoods ballclub was traded to Mobiline for Andy Seigle during the Commissioners Cup. The defense minister's 11-year partnership with main man Alvin Patrimonio comes to an end as their tandem led the Hotdogs to 9 out of 11 trips to the All-Filipino finals. ^[2]

Henry Fernandez was traded to Pop Cola in exchange for Boyet Fernandez before the start of the Governor's Cup.

Roster[]

Pos. No. Player School F 1 Alvarado Segova University of Central Oklahoma F 2 Richard Yee University of Santo Tomas G 4 Jessie Cabanayan University of Baguio F 5 Edmund Reyes University of Santo Tomas G 6 Boyet Fernandez University of San Agustin F 7 Rey Evangelista University of Santo Tomas G 8 Genesis Sasuman San Sebastian College G 10 Dindo Pumaren De La Salle C 11 Edward Joseph Feihl Adamson University F 16 Alvin Patrimonio Mapua Tech F 24 Rommel Daep San Sebastian College C 52 Andy Seigle University of New Orleans F 12 Julius Nwosu (C) Liberty University G 32 Derrick Brown (G) Providence College Position Name/s Head coach:  Derrick Pumaren Assistants: Agustin Tiongco / Gelacio Abanilla (C) - Commissioner's Cup Import, (G) - Governors Cup Import '

^{Team Manager: Teodoro Dimayuga}

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