1997 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies season

The 1997 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies season was the 10th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys in the All-Filipino Cup and Commissioner's Cup.

1997 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies season
Head coachEric Altamirano
General ManagerSimon Mossesgeld
Owner(s)Purefoods Corporation
All-Filipino Cup results
Record18–10
(64.3%)
Place1st
Playoff finishChampions (defeated Gordon's Gin 4–2)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record3–7
(30%)
Place8th
Playoff finishEliminated
Governors Cup results
Record13–12
(52%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishRunner-up
Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies seasons
← 1996
1998 →

Draft pick

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Round Pick Player College
1 2 Freche Ang USLS

All-Filipino Cup title

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The Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys won the All-Filipino Cup title at the expense of Gordon's Gin Boars. Coach Eric Altamirano, who replaces Chot Reyes at the start of the season, became the youngest coach to steer his team to a PBA crown.

Runner-up finish

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In the Governors Cup, Purefoods advances into the championship series for the second time in the season by winning their best-of-five semifinal series against San Miguel Beermen, three games to two.

Going up against the defending champion Alaska Milkmen in the finals, the Carne Norte Beefies won Game one, but lost the last four games to settled for a second place finish in the season-ending conference.

Occurrences

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On July 21, pre-season acquisition Cris Bolado was traded to Gordon's Gin in exchange for Edward Joseph Feihl, who hold out of his contract with the Boars, Feihl began playing for Purefoods in the Governors Cup.[1]

Two imports by the same name of Mike Jones played for Purefoods in the season, the first one was a third round pick of the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1988 NBA draft and who played in the Commissioners Cup, replacing their former import Ronnie Grandison, who return to the team he played with back in 1993 but couldn't lead the Cowboys to victories this time.

The other Mike Jones was from Rutgers University, who played in the Governors Cup finals and he started out with the Beefies in their fourth outing in the Governors Cup after temporary import Eric Brown fill in for Jones in the first three games.

Award

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  • Alvin Patrimonio won his fourth Most Valuable Player (MVP) trophy, tying the record of Ramon Fernandez' four MVPs.

Roster

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1997 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G/F 1   Ravena, Bong 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE
G/F 3   Lago, Elmer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle
F 5   Reyes, Edmund 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
F 7   Evangelista, Rey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
G 8   Sasuman, Genesis 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Letran
G 10   Pumaren, Dindo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) De La Salle
C 11   Feihl, Edward Joseph 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Adamson
F 16   Patrimonio, Alvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapúa
G 19   Ang, Freche 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) USLS
F 23   Dela Rosa, Reuben 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
C 24   Bolado, Cris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) National-U
C 44   Codinera, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE
C 55   Cabatu, Sonny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) PSBA
F 88   Mosqueda, Cadel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Arellano
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Transactions

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Trades

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Off season To Alaska
Rodney Santos
Bryant Punsalan
To Purefoods
Cris Bolado
To Mobiline
Glenn Capacio
To Purefoods
Cadel Mosqueda
To San Miguel
Olsen Racela
To Purefoods
1999 and 2000 draft picks
July 21, 1997 To Gordon's Gin
Cris Bolado
To Purefoods
E.J. Feihl

Additions

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Player Signed Former team
Elmer Lago Off-season Formula Shell
Genesis Sasuman Rookie Free agent
Sonny Cabatu April 1997 Ginebra (1995)

Recruited imports

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Tournament Name Number Position University/College Duration
Commissioner's Cup Ronnie Grandison 20 Forward UNO June 13–29
Mike Jones 45 Forward Auburn July 4–22
Governors' Cup Eric Brown 12 Guard/forward September 20–28
Mike Jones 24 Guard/forward Rutgers October 3 to December 14

References

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  1. ^ "Purefoods, Gordon's resume talks". Manila Standard.