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1985 Shell Azodrin Bugbusters season

Field	Value
PBAyear	1985
team	Shell Azodrin Bugbusters
coach	Freddie Webb
1c-name	Open Conference
1c-wins	4
1c-losses	11
1c-place	6th
1c-playoffs	Quarterfinals
2c-name	All-Filipino Conference
2c-wins	10
2c-losses	11
2c-place	2nd
2c-playoffs	Finals (lost to Great Taste)
3c-name	Reinforced Conference
3c-wins	2
3c-losses	10
3c-place	7th
3c-playoffs	Eliminated
owners	Pilipinas Shell, Inc.
manager	Ernie Inocencio
nextseason	1986

New team

Pilipinas Shell Corporation bought out the lock, stock and barrel of the famed Crispa Redmanizers, the winningest ballclub which disbanded as the league enters its 11th season. The newest member to be known as Shell Chemicals or Shell Azodrin retained only four Redmanizers namely Philip Cezar, Bernie Fabiosa, Arturo Cristobal and Willie Pearson. They were able to acquire three-time MVP William Adornado from Great Taste when they traded the 1984 Rookie of the year Willie Pearson in exchange.

Shell got six rookies who were amateur standouts, three of them were former PABL MVPs, 6-5 center Sonny Cabatu, the two-time PABL MVP and the pro league's number one overall pick in the first-ever rookie draft, 1983 PABL Founders Cup MVP Manuel Luis Marquez, a 1984 youth campaigner, and 1984 PABL Ambassador's Cup MVP Leo Austria, a 1982 RP Youth stalwart. Their other three top-rated rookies were Romeo Ang, Aldo Perez and Menardo Jubinal.

Former Yco amateur team coach Freddie Webb, who last coached the Tanduay team in 1983 and who wound up as Vintage panelist in the previous year was Shell's choice to call the shots for the Bugbusters, which got their monicker through the megahit film Ghostbusters. Shell opened their first conference campaign with Kevin Graham as its import, they lost their first two games and Graham was replaced by the returning, former N-Rich and SMB import Rich Adams.

Finals stint

The Shell Bugbusters played in the PBA finals in only their second participated tournament during the All-Filipino Conference. They lost to defending champion Great Taste Coffee Makers in four games of the best-of-five title playoffs. Main article: 1985 PBA All-Filipino Conference finals

Awards

Bogs Adornado made it to the Mythical five selection as he finish second to eventual MVP winner Ricardo Brown of Great Taste in the race for the Most Valuable Player trophy.
Leo Austria won the season's Rookie of the year honors.

Won-loss records vs Opponents

Total	16	32	4-11	10-11	2-10

Roster

Subtraction

Player	Number	Position	Height	New Team
Alberto Gutierrez	3	Forward		Tanduay Rhum

Imports

Name	Conference	No.	Pos.	Ht.	College
Kevin Graham	Open Conference	32	Center-Forward	6"8'	GWU
Rich Adams	40	Center-Forward	6"9'	UIUC
Howard Carter	Reinforced Conference	32	Forward	6"5'	LSU
Lester Rowe	24	Forward	6"5'	WVU

References

"Enter, The Bugbusters!".

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