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1977 Toyota Tamaraws season

Field	Value
PBAyear	1977
team	Toyota Tamaraws
coach	Dante Silverio
1c-name	All-Filipino Conference
1c-wins	13
1c-losses	10
1c-place	3rd
1c-playoffs	Semifinals
2c-name	Open Conference
2c-wins	19
2c-losses	11
2c-place	3rd
2c-playoffs	Semifinals
3c-name	Invitational Conference
3c-wins	9
3c-losses	1
3c-place	1st
3c-playoffs	Finals
owners	Delta Motors Corporation
prevseason	1976
nextseason	1978

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Transactions

Transactions
Nicanor Bulaong Rookie; from Far Eastern University
date=2020-07-12	title=Catching up with former Toyota guard Emer Legaspi	url=https://www.espn.ph/basketball/pba/story/_/id/29445271/catching-former-toyota-guard-emer-legaspi	access-date=2025-06-01	website=ESPN.com	language=en}}
Abe King Rookie; from Toyota's farm team Crown Motors in the MICAA
Emerito Legaspi Rookie; from Toyota's farm team Crown Motors in the MICAA
Quirino Salazar Acquired from Tanduay

Summary

The Toyota Tamaraws were the top qualifier in the Group A standings with nine wins and five losses in the All-Filipino Conference. The Tamaraws missed out a finals stint for the first time in seven conferences and settled for a third-place finish via 3–0 sweep off Tanduay.

In the Open Conference, the Tamaraws came up with the best imports seemingly - Bruce "Sky" King and John "Dr.I" Irving. Toyota wound up again with a 9-5 win-loss card after the two-round eliminations. In the semifinal round, Toyota forced a playoff game with arch rival Crispa for the second finals berth following a 104–92 victory, but fell short in the do-or-die game, 87–90. The Tamaraws clinch third place at the expense of Seven-Up.

Toyota came back with a vengeance in the Invitational championship, snapping Crispa's dynastic rule while claiming the league's first three-game title-romp. The visiting Emtex Sacronels (a guest team composed of players from the Brazil national basketball team, including Oscar Schmidt) had a clean seven-game sweep in the elimination round and sealed a titular meeting with the Tamaraws. King and Irving displayed an overwhelming show of power in Toyota's three-game sweep over the Brazilians. The championship was the first for coach Dante Silverio in the third conference.

Roster

Roster	#	Position
Alberto Reynoso	4	Center
Abe King	6	Forward-Center
Robert Jaworski	7	Guard
Francis Arnaiz	8	Guard
Orlando Bauzon	9	Guard
Ramon Fernandez	10	Forward-Center
Bruce King Import	11	Forward-Center
Pablo Javier	12	Guard
Jesus Sta. Maria	13	Guard-Forward
Rino Salazar	14	Guard
Rodolfo Segura	15	Forward
Virgilio Cortez Moved to Mariwasa	16	Forward-Center
Fort Acuña	17	Forward-Center
Emerito Legaspi	18	Guard-Forward
Nicanor Bulaong	20	Forward
Aurelio Clariño Moved to U-Tex	23	Center
John Irving Import	34	Center
Oscar Rocha	45	Guard-Forward

References

(2020-07-12). "Catching up with former Toyota guard Emer Legaspi".

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