1993 7-Up Uncolas season

1993 7-Up Uncolas season
Head coach Derrick Pumaren
Owner(s) Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc.
All Filipino Cup results
Record 37
(.300)
Place 7th
Playoff finish N/A
Commissioner's Cup results
Record 38
(.273)
Place 7th
Playoff finish N/A
Governors Cup results
Record 1111
(.500)
Place 4th
Playoff finish 4
7-Up Uncolas seasons
1992 1994

The 1993 7-Up Uncolas season was the 4th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was renamed Pepsi Mega Bottlers beginning the Governor's Cup.

Off-season transactions

TRANSACTIONS
Romeo Lopez Acquired from San Miguel
Jeffrey Graves Acquired from San Miguel
Victor Pablo Acquired the number 2 overall draft pick from Ginebra by trading center Manny Victorino
Larry Villanil Acquired from Ginebra
Joey Santamaria Acquired from Purefoods
Django Rivera Rookie free agent

Summary

Last year's Third Conference runner-up Seven-Up Uncolas didn't advance in the semifinal round in the first two conferences of the season. Starting the Governor's Cup, the team became known as Pepsi Mega Bottlers, brought in Anthony Martin as their import, after just one game, a 107-124 loss to Swift wherein Martin scored 40 points,[1] Kenny Redfield, who was their import in the Commissioner's Cup, was recalled back to replaced Martin, the Bottlers made it to the semifinal round this time with a 7-3 card in the eliminations, with Redfield enjoying a three-inch height advantage over his counterparts as a handicap ruling, the Mega Bottlers won four of their eight games in the semifinals [2] and played Swift Mighty Meaties in a sudden-death playoff in the first of two knockout games to determine the second finals berth, the Bottlers lost to Swift in double-overtime, 122-124 on November 30, placed fourth in the Governor's Cup.

Roster

ROSTER # POS HT COLLEGE
Leo Austria 58 Guard 5"11' Lyceum of the Philippines
Vigildo Babilonia 25 Center 6"5' University of Santo Tomas
Jeffrey Graves 17 Forward 6"3' Arellano University
Napoleon Hatton 50 Forward 6"1' San Sebastian College
Roberto Jabar 8 Forward 6"0' South Western University
Romeo Lopez 3 Guard-Forward 6"0' Arellano University
Victor Pablo 33 Forward-Center 6"3' Far Eastern University
Eugene Quilban 7 Guard 5"7' San Sebastian College
Django Rivera 27 Forward 6"2' San Sebastian College
Joey Santamaria 15 Center-Forward 6"3' De La Salle University
Ludovico Valenciano 9 Guard-Forward 6"2' De La Salle University
Hilario Villanil 14 Forward 6"1' University of Visayas
Ken Redfield Commissioner's/Governor's Cup import 35 Forward 6"5' Michigan State University
Anthony Martin Governor's Cup import Center-Forward 6"5' University of Oklahoma
Abet Guidaben Moved to Shell starting the Governor's Cup 32 Center-Forward 6"5' University of San Jose Recoletos

Assistant coach: Gabby Velasco Team Manager: Steve Watson

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