Triple-V Foodmasters
The Triple-V Foodmasters is a former Philippine Basketball League (PBL) team that lasted two years in the premier amateur league from 1991-1992, playing in four finals stints out of five conferences and winning three championships. [1]
Championships
Triple-V won their first PBL title in only their second participated tournament in the import-flavored Challenge Cup, defeating defending champion Crispa 400, 3 games to 1. The Foodmasters repeated as back-to-back champions the following year, overcame a tough challenge by Sta. Lucia Realtors in winning the Philippine Cup title in a five-game series, after losing to the same Realtors via sweep in the following conference, the Foodmasters would go on to win the last offering of the 1992 PBL season, the Invitational Cup, in which they scored a similar 3-0 sweep and exact revenge over championship rival Sta.Lucia. [2]
Rosters
| Triple-V Foodmasters Challenge Cup Roster | ||||
Head Coach: Derrick Pumaren ( ) | ||||
| Guard | |
Arthur Ayson | Letran College | |
| Guard-Forward | |
Ronnie Cahanding | Adamson University | |
| Guard | |
Rafael Dinglasan | ||
| Forward-Center | |
Jolly Escobar | UE | |
| Forward | |
Dwight Lago | La Salle | |
| Center | |
Arnold Polonio | ||
| Forward | |
Django Rivera | San Sebastian College | |
| Guard | |
Allen Sasan | Cebu Central Colleges | |
| Guard | |
Eddie Viaplana | La Salle | |
| Guard | |
Verne Villarias | UE | |
| Forward |  |
Tyrone Pitts (I) | ||
| (C) - Captain, (I) - Import, (R) - Reserve, (S) - Suspended | ||||
See also
- 1991-92 Philippine Basketball League season
References
- ↑ "Scoreless cager plays hero as Burger stops Triple V". Manila Standard. 1992-11-04. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ↑ "Triple-V cages go the kill today". Manila Standard. 1992-12-19. Retrieved 2011-09-10.