1986 Manila Beer Brewmasters season

The 1986 Manila Beer Brewmasters season was the 3rd and final season of the Asia Brewery franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

1986 Manila Beer Brewmasters season
Head coachJoe Lipa
Tito Eduque
Owner(s)Asia Brewery
Reinforced Conference results
Record2–8
(20%)
Place6th
Playoff finishEliminated
All Filipino Conference results
Record3–6
(33.3%)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinals
Open Conference results
Record14–8
(63.6%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishFinals (lost to Ginebra)
Manila Beer Brewmasters seasons

Transactions
Players Added Signed Former team
Ricardo Cui Rookie Off-season N/A
Adonis Tierra Rookie
Ranulfo Robles Rookie free agent
Tito Varela Tanduay Rhum Makers
Lim Eng Beng July 1986 Crispa (1984)
Jesus Migalbin Magnolia

Occurrences

The Brewmasters were handled by multi-titled amateur coach Joe Lipa at the start of the season, taking over from Olympian Edgardo Ocampo. After failing to lead Manila Beer past eliminations in the first conference, Lipa was replaced by another former Olympian Tito Eduque as Manila Beer head coach beginning the All-Filipino Conference. Coach Eduque bring along former PBA coaches Jun Celis and Nemie Villegas as his assistants.

Finals stint

After a disappointing finishes in the first two conferences of the season, Manila Beer came back strong in the Third Conference, just like in the previous year. The Brewmasters were on their third finals appearance in franchise history, behind imports Michael Young, a first round pick of the Boston Celtics in the 1984 NBA draft, and Santa Clara star Harold Keeling.

Manila Beer lost to crowd-favorite Ginebra San Miguel in five games in the best-of-seven title series. [1]

Main article: 1986 PBA Open Conference Finals

Award

Michael Young won the PBA Best Import honors in the 1986 Open Conference, besting two-time best import awardee Billy Ray Bates of Ginebra.

Roster
Manila Beer roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
F 2 & 10 Philippines Migalbin, Jesus 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Agustin
F 3 Philippines Cordero, Edgardo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
G 4 Philippines Tierra, Adonis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FEATI
C 5 Philippines Guidaben, Abet 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) USJ–R
G 6 Philippines Co, Jr, Fortunato 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Mapúa
F 11 Philippines Vargas, Gary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) PSBA
F 13 Philippines Villamin, Elpidio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
G 14 Philippines Beng, Lim Eng 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) De La Salle
F 16 Philippines Esguerra, Angelito 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Letran
G 17 Philippines Varela, Tito 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) UE
G 24 Philippines Cruz, Ramon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) UE
G/F 32 Philippines Coloso, Timoteo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Letran
G 36 Philippines Robles, Ranulfo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Letran
F 51 & 11 Philippines Cui, Ricardo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Lyceum
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Philippines Jun Celis
  • Philippines Nemie Villegas
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Imports
TournamentName#HeightFrom
1986 PBA Reinforced ConferenceCarlton Cooper86 ft 3 in (1.91 m)University of Texas at Austin
George Turner226 ft 2 in (1.88 m)University of California-Irvine
Butch Hays106 ft 3 in (1.91 m)University of California-Berkeley
1986 PBA Open ConferenceHarold Keeling16 ft 2 in (1.88 m)University of Santa Clara
Michael Young426 ft 5 in (1.96 m)University of Houston

References
  1. "WATNow Series: Remember Harold Keeling?". Manila Bulletin Sports.
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