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1979 Royal Tru-Orange season

FieldValue
PBAyear1979
teamSan Miguel Beermen
team2Royal Tru-Orange
coachEdgardo Ocampo
1c-nameAll Filipino Conference
1c-wins6
1c-losses10
1c-placeN/A
1c-playoffsN/A
2c-nameOpen Conference
2c-wins21
2c-losses5
2c-place1st
2c-playoffsChampions
3c-nameInvitational Conference
3c-wins1
3c-losses4
3c-place6th
3c-playoffsN/A
ownersSan Miguel Corporation
prevseason1978
nextseason1980

| 1c-name = All Filipino Conference | 1c-wins = 6 | 1c-losses = 10 | 1c-place = N/A | 1c-playoffs = N/A | 2c-name = Open Conference | 2c-wins = 21 | 2c-losses = 5 | 2c-place = 1st | 2c-playoffs = Champions | 3c-name = Invitational Conference | 3c-wins = 1 | 3c-losses = 4 | 3c-place = 6th | 3c-playoffs = N/A The 1979 Royal Tru-Orange season was the 5th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Transactions

ADDITIONS
Ramon Dizon, Danilo Salvador & Evalson Valencia Rookies signed

Championship

In the Second (Open) Conference, the Orangemen signed 6-7 Larry Pounds, a fifth-round draftee of the Golden State Warriors in 1975, and 6-11 Otto Moore, a veteran of NBA wars for nine seasons, as their imports. Royal emerge on top of the standings after the two-round eliminations with 13 wins and 3 losses and made it to the championship round by posting a 5-1 won-loss slate in the semifinals. On October 23, RTO defeated Crispa, 110–102, to reach the PBA finals for the first time in franchise history.

On November 6, Royal Tru-Orange won their first PBA crown by defeating the Toyota Tamaraws, 102–101, rookie Ramon Dizon was the spark that ignited veterans on the team (Photographed here) Game 4 of the title playoffs for a 3–1 series victory. The Orangemen took the first two games, 104–99 and 100–95, the Tamaraws avoided a sweep by winning the third game, 99–98.

Royal Tru-Orange joins U/Tex Wranglers as the only other ballclub not named Crispa or Toyota, to have won a PBA title in the 1970s as RTO mentor and former olympian Edgardo Ocampo won his first championship as a head coach.

Roster

(I) Import

References

References

  1. "When the San Miguel franchise won its first PBA title". rivalrynetwork.com.
  2. "A drink down memory lane". San Miguel Brewery Inc..
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