1976 Crispa Redmanizers season

The 1976 Crispa Redmanizers season was the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The Redmanizers became the league's first-ever Grandslam champion, winning all three conferences during the year.

Grandslam (Championships)

• On July 11, Crispa won the first conference of the season, defeating Toyota, 3-1, winning Game 4 of the finals, 101-100, the Tamaraws had a chance to tie or win the ballgame outright with no time left but Toyota center Ramon Fernandez missed both of his charity shots.
• Reinforced by Cyrus Mann and Bill Bunton in the Open Conference, the Redmanizers repeated over their arch rivals Toyota Tamaraws, with imports Byron "Snake" Jones and Howard Smith, Crispa won over Toyota, 103-94 in Game 4 for a 3-1 finals victory and their third straight title on November 12.
• In the All-Philippine championship, Crispa overcame a 0-2 deficit against Toyota Tamaraws, whom they played for the sixth time in the finals, and won the last three games to achieved the PBA's first Grandslam. the Redmanizers clinch their fourth consecutive crown on December 21, with a 110-102 victory in the deciding game of the best-of-five series.

Roster

• I - Import

External links

• MYPBA.com Forums The Crispa Redmanizers Official History Thread