1990 Pop Cola Sizzlers season

The 1990 Pop Cola Sizzlers season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

RFM Corporation, which brought the Cosmos Bottling,Inc. was one of the two expansion teams that joined the PBA as the league enters its 16th Season.

Season Recap

• Pre-Season: Pop Cola's' first official game shown on TV took place in the RP-China goodwill series in January 1990, featuring a Chinese Selection going up against PBA teams in exhibition games held at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium, the Sizzlers' parade an import named Willie Glass, lost to a powerhouse Chinese quintet, 73-93.
• Open Conference: Their Original choice for an import, Fennis Dembo backed out at the last minute, Pop Cola played all-filipino in their debut game against fellow expansion team and softdrink rival Pepsi Cola in the Opening game of the 1990 Season, the Sizzlers lost to the Hotshots, 149-130. A new import Alfredrick Hughes plane in for Pop Cola's next game.
• Winless after five outings, Pop Cola finally registered its first win in the pro league on March 13, beating Purefoods Hotdogs, 138-120. the Sizzlers would win one more, over Alaska Milk, 118-115 on March 25, bowed out after the eliminations with a 2-win, 8-loss slate, losing their last game to Anejo Rum, 130-110 on April 1.
• All-Filipino Conference: Pop Cola beat Alaska, 131-121 at the start of the All-Filipino tourney on June 10, from there, the Sizzlers didnt win again, lost all their nine elimination games, for a 1-win, 9-loss record.
• Reinforced Conference: the team change its name from Pop Cola to Sarsi, bannered by NBA veteran Lewis Lloyd and Michael Anderson as their imports, the Sizzlers defeated reigning All-Filipino champion Presto Tivoli in overtime, 141-138 in their first game on October 2. Sarsi would go on to make it to the semifinals of the third conference with a 5-win, 5-loss slate, already out of contention with a weaker local line-up compared to the other four stronger teams, the Sarsi Sizzlers ended the year on a high note, denying corporate rival Purefoods Hotdogs a finals seat with a 138-131 victory in their last game on December 2nd.

Roster

_{Assistant Coach:Rogelio Melencio Team Manager:Elmer Yanga}

• R - Rookie
• I - Import
• * - Rookie free agent