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1978 U-Tex Wranglers season

FieldValue
PBAyear1978
teamU-Tex Wranglers
coachTommy Manotoc
1c-nameAll-Filipino Conference
1c-wins7
1c-losses8
1c-place5th
1c-playoffsN/A
2c-nameOpen Conference
2c-wins18
2c-losses5
2c-place1st
2c-playoffsFinals
3c-nameInvitational Conference
3c-wins2
3c-losses5
3c-place4th
3c-playoffsN/A
prevseason1977

| 1c-name = All-Filipino Conference | 1c-wins = 7 | 1c-losses = 8 | 1c-place = 5th | 1c-playoffs = N/A | 2c-name = Open Conference | 2c-wins = 18 | 2c-losses = 5 | 2c-place = 1st | 2c-playoffs = Finals | 3c-name = Invitational Conference | 3c-wins = 2 | 3c-losses = 5 | 3c-place = 4th | 3c-playoffs = N/A The 1978 U-Tex Wranglers season was the 4th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Off-season transactions

Signed Renato Lobo and Anthony Dasalla, formerly of Solidenims in the MICAA.

Championship

The second conference of the season had U-Tex being given the option to use two imports simultaneously, the Wranglers were reinforced by the returning Byron "Snake" Jones playing at center and Henry Williams to quarterback and shoot. After four games, coach Tommy Manotoc decided to replace Williams in favor of Glenn McDonald, a member of the 1976 NBA champion Boston Celtics. The formidable combination of Jones, McDonald and Lim Eng Beng led the Wranglers to a 10-4 won-loss slate in the eliminations and breezed into the finals with a 5–1 record in the semifinal round and will play defending champion Crispa 400s in a rematch of last year's Open championship.

The U-Tex Wranglers won the Open Conference title and made history by surprisingly scoring a clean 3–0 sweep over Crispa 400s. After winning the series opener by a point in overtime, 95–94, U-Tex won games two and three, 100-93 and 104–96, to finally break the stranglehold of Crispa and Toyota for winning titles and becoming the first team outside of the two ballclubs to win a PBA crown.

Roster

(I) Import

References

References

  1. [http://pbarecordsoddities.blogspot.com/2017/07/more-trivias-and-records.html The PBA Open Conferences championship]
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