1992 Alaska Milkmen season

The 1992 Alaska Milkmen season was the seventh season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

1992 Alaska Milkmen season
Head coachTim Cone
Owner(s)Alaska Milk Corporation
First Conference results
Record14–11
(56%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinals
All-Filipino Conference results
Record2–8
(20%)
Place8th
Playoff finishN/A
Third Conference results
Record5–7
(41.7%)
Place6th
Playoff finishN/A
Alaska Milkmen seasons
← 1991
1993  →

Draft picks edit

Round Pick Player College
1 2 Stevenson Solomon San Sebastian
1 7 Allen Sasan Cebu
2 15 Ronald Cahanding Adamson

Notable dates edit

February 11: Alaska Milk with former Presto import Winston Crite on his third stint in the league and now playing for the Airmen going up against the new-look Ginebras with returning import Jervis Cole in a highly-anticipated first game between the two teams, Alaska prevailed, 127-122, over the defending first conference champions.

March 17: Alaska pulled off a 121-111 overtime triumph over Ginebra San Miguel that sent them a game closer to the semifinal round with their fifth win in 10 games while the Gins bowed out of contention with their seventh loss against three wins. [1]

March 29: Alex Araneta lifted Alaska to a 97-96 come-from-behind win over Presto Ice Cream at the start of the semifinal round of the First Conference. Araneta knocked in a medium-range jumper over the outstretched arms of Abe King to cap a sterling night for the Airmen, which won for the third straight time while the Ice Cream Kings absorbed their third straight setback. [2]

June 7: Paul Alvarez knocked in a layup with three seconds left to cap his heroics for the Airmen in a 101-99 win over Seven-Up in the opening game of the All-Filipino Conference. [3]

September 20: Sean Chambers returns anew and went up for the first time against former best import awardee Jamie Waller of Ginebra, who was coming back after four years, in the main game of the Third Conference opening double-header. The Airmen nip Ginebra, 93-92, on Bobby Jose's two free throws with one second left.

October 15: Alaska coasted to a 115-102 triumph over erstwhile unbeaten Swift. The Airmen dealt the Mighty Meaties their first loss after six straight wins as they held down prolific import Tony Harris to his conference low 38 points after making history five days earlier in Iloilo City by scoring a record-breaking 105 points. [4]

Roster edit

Alaska Milkmen roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G 5   Reyes, Gilbert 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Ateneo
G 7   Gomez, Roehl 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Cebu
F 8   Garcia, Nandy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Adamson
G/F 9   Lastimosa, Jojo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) USJ–R
C 10   Polistico, Adriano 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Letran
G 12   Sasan, Allen 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Cebu
F 13   Fran, Raymund 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
G 22   Lim, Frankie 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) San Beda
F 23   Alvarez, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) San Sebastian
F 32   Jose, Bobby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
F/C 34   Solomon, Stevenson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Sebastian
G/F 35   Cahanding, Ronnie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Adamson
C 50   Araneta, Alex 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Ateneo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Transactions edit

Trades edit

Off season
To Pepsi Hotshots
Eugene Quilban
To Alaska
Gilbert Reyes
Off-season
To San Miguel Beermen
Biboy Ravanes
To Alaska
Bobby Jose

Rookie free agent edit

Player Signed Former team
Raymund Fran June 1992 N/A

Recruited imports edit

Name Conference No. Pos. Ht. College Duration
Winston Crite First Conference 21 Center-Forward 6"5' Texas A&M University February 11 to May 5
Sean Chambers Third Conference 20 Forward 6"1' Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo September 20 to November 8

References edit

  1. ^ "Alaska ousts Ginebra in OT". Manila Standard.
  2. ^ "Alaska subdues Presto". Manila Standard.
  3. ^ "Purefoods, Alaska down Gins, Seven-Up". Manila Standard.
  4. ^ "Alaska ends Swift binge". Manila Standard.