The 1975 U-Tex Weavers season was the maiden season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
| 1975 U/Tex Wranglers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Carlos Loyzaga Napoleon Flores Narciso Bernardo |
| First Conference results | |
| Record | 16–11 (59.3%) |
| Place | 3rd |
| Playoff finish | Semifinals |
| Second Conference results | |
| Record | 7–7 (50%) |
| Place | 5th |
| Playoff finish | Round of six |
| All-Philippine Championship results | |
| Record | 3–5 (37.5%) |
| Place | 3rd |
| Playoff finish | N/A |
| U/Tex Wranglers seasons | |
First Conference standings edit
| # | Teams | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota Tamaraws | 13 | 3 | .812 | –- |
| 2 | Crispa Redmanizers | 12 | 4 | .750 | 1 |
| 3 | U-Tex Weavers | 10 | 6 | .625 | 3 |
| 4 | Royal Tru-Orange | 10 | 6 | .625 | 3 |
| 5 | Mariwasa-Noritake | 8 | 8 | .500 | 5 |
| 6 | Concepcion Carrier | 7 | 9 | .438 | 6 |
| 7 | Tanduay Distillery | 5 | 11 | .312 | 8 |
| 8 | CFC-Presto | 5 | 11 | .312 | 8 |
| 9 | Seven-Up | 2 | 14 | .125 | 11 |
Summary edit
The U-Tex Weavers played in the main game of the PBA's inaugural day on April 9, losing to Toyota Comets, 101-105, Danny Florencio and Larry Mumar topscored for the Weavers with 29 points each.[1] Just like Toyota and Noritake, which acquired American reinforcements in the first conference in Byron 'Snake' Jones and Cisco Oliver respectively, the Weavers would soon signed Charles Walker to beefed up the local squad.[2] The Weavers finishes with 10 wins and six losses after the two-round eliminations. In the semifinals, the Weavers forged a tie with Crispa for second place as both teams ended up with a 3-3 win-loss card as first finalist Toyota completed a two-round semifinals sweep. The first-ever playoff match in PBA history took place on July 22. U-Tex lost to Crispa, 113-121, as the Redmanizers earned the right to meet Toyota in the first conference finals.[3] U-Tex placed third with a 3-1 series victory over Royal Tru-Orange.
| Team | Game | Series | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| U-Tex Weavers | 110 | 122 | 121 | 125 | 3 |
| Royal Tru-Orange | 116 | 113 | 118 | 113 | 1 |
In the second conference, the Weavers had Lee Haven and Michael Truell as their imports. U-Tex finished with five wins and three losses in a triple-tie for second place along with Noritake and Carrier and a game behind Toyota, Crispa and Royal with six wins and two losses in the one-round eliminations. In the round of six, the Weavers lost to Noritake, 105-107, in a playoff for the fourth and last semifinals berth. U-Tex played that game without their coach, Caloy Loyzaga, who resigned and former national player Nap Flores calls the shots for the Weavers.[4]
U-Tex qualified in the All-Philippine championship in the third conference and placed third behind Crispa and Toyota. The Weavers defeated Royal Tru-Orange again and the series for third place went the full route of five games.
Roster edit
| Roster | # | Position | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgilio Abarrientos | 9 | Guard | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Danilo Basilan | 14 | Guard | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Roehl Deles | 12 | Center-Forward | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Orlando Delos Santos | 10 | Guard | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Danny Florencio | 8 | Guard-Forward | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Romeo Frank | 15 | Center-Forward | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Edgardo Gomez | 17 | Center-Forward | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Rudolf Kutch | 13 | Center-Forward | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| George Lizares | 11 | Forward | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Lawrence Mumar | 7 | Guard | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Jaime Otazu | 18 | Guard | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Ricardo Pineda | 6 | Guard | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Arturo Valenzona | 21 | Forward | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Roberto Victorino | 19 | Center | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Lee Haven Import | 22 | Guard-Forward |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Mike Truell Import | 23 | Center-Forward |
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
References edit
- ^ "The very first PBA games". basketball.exchange.ph.
- ^ "Toyota nips Crispa". Crispa-Toyota blogsite.
- ^ "PBA season one: A look back at history". Henry Liao, philippinebasketball.ph.
- ^ "Toyota subdues Crispa; Noritake qualifies". Crispa-Toyota blogsite.