1991 Tivoli Milkmasters season

The 1991 Tivoli Milk Masters season was the 17th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Presto Tivoli Ice Cream in the First Conference.

Draft picks

Off-season transactions

Summary

As the team with the best overall record last season, Presto let go of two of its veteran players; Manny Victorino and Bernardo Carpio to sophomore ballclub Pepsi during the off-season, and placed no higher than fifth in all three conferences of the year, Presto won their first two games of the season, only to lose their next four games before snapping out of their losing slump with a 119-113 victory over Diet Sarsi on March 19, ^[1] Presto scored its fourth win a week later on March 26 against Purefoods, 122-116, ^[2] but missed out a semifinals berth in the First Conference, losing their last two games.

Change its team name to Tivoli Milk in the All-Filipino Conference, finished with a 6-win, 5-loss slate after the eliminations, won only two games in the semifinals. In the Third Conference, the Milk Masters bring back their high-scoring import Terrance Bailey, who played for the team two years ago, Tivoli Milk once again carry a 6-5 won-loss card entering the semifinal round, dropped out of contention after losing their first five semifinal assignments, won their last three outings, highlighted by the 79-point output of Allan Caidic in their last game of the season on November 21.

Scoring record

April 4: Import Dwayne McClain scored 74 points in the Tivolis' 117-118 loss to Alaska Milk.

November 21: Allan Caidic achieved a milestone when he surpassed the record for most points by a local player in scoring 79 points in Tivoli's 162–149 win over Ginebra San Miguel, Caidic made 37 points in the second quarter alone, and tallied 42 in the second half to break his previous record of 41 points shared with once teammate Ricardo Brown.

Roster

_{Assistant coaches: Nap Flores / Bong Go Team Manager: Ignacio Gotao}

References