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1990 Sarsi Sizzlers season


FieldValue
PBAyear1990
teamSarsi Sizzlers
coachYeng Guiao
managerElmer Yanga
1c-nameFirst Conference
1c-wins2
1c-losses8
1c-place7th
1c-playoffsN/A
2c-nameAll-Filipino Conference
2c-wins1
2c-losses9
2c-place8th
2c-playoffsN/A
3c-nameThird Conference
3c-wins7
3c-losses11
3c-place5th
3c-playoffsSemifinals
ownersRFM Corporation
nextseason1991

| 1c-name = First Conference | 1c-wins = 2 | 1c-losses = 8 | 1c-place = 7th | 1c-playoffs = N/A | 2c-name = All-Filipino Conference | 2c-wins = 1 | 2c-losses = 9 | 2c-place = 8th | 2c-playoffs = N/A | 3c-name = Third Conference | 3c-wins = 7 | 3c-losses = 11 | 3c-place = 5th | 3c-playoffs = Semifinals The 1990 Sarsi Sizzlers season was the 1st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as the Pop Cola Sizzlers in the First and All-Filipino Conference.

Expansion pool

Pick #PlayerFormer team
2Elmer ReyesSan Miguel Beermen
4Cayetano SalazarAñejo Rum 65
6Pido JarencioPurefoods Hotdogs
8Sonny CabatuPurefoods Hotdogs
10Fernando GarciaAñejo Rum 65

Main article: 1990 PBA Expansion Draft

Draft picks

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12Alejandro de GuzmanSigned
210Napoleon HattonSigned
318Edgar MacarayaUnsigned
424Ferdinand SantosUnsigned

New ballclub

RFM Corporation, which brought the Cosmos Bottling, Inc. was one of the two newcomers that joined the PBA as the league enters its 16th season. The team will be known as Pop Cola Sizzlers. Their first official game shown on TV took place in the RP-China goodwill series in the first week of February, featuring a Chinese Selection going up against PBA teams in exhibition games held at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Pop Cola paraded an import named Willie Glass and lost to the powerhouse Chinese quintet, 73-93. Glass was sent home before the season started.

The Sizzlers played All-Filipino in their opening game against fellow expansion team and softdrink rival Pepsi Cola when their choice for an import, Fennis Dembo, backed out at the last minute, Pop Cola lost to the Pepsi Hotshots, 130-149.

Notable dates

March 13: Winless in five outings, Pop Cola finally scored their first victory in the pro league by beating Purefoods Hotdogs, 138-120.

June 10: Pop Cola scored a surprising 131-121 win over Alaska Milkmen at the start of the All-Filipino Conference.

October 2: Bannered by NBA veteran Lewis Lloyd, along with Michael Anderson as their imports. The Sizzlers defeated reigning All-Filipino Champion Presto Tivolis, 141-138, in their first game in the Third Conference.

November 6: Sarsi advances in the semifinal round with five wins and five loss record, defeating Purefoods Hotdogs, 148-143, as Lloyd and Anderson scored 59 and 56 points respectively for a combined 115-point output of the two imports.

November 13: The Sizzlers rallied to beat Alaska Milkmen, 123-120, in their second outing in the semifinals.

December 2: The Sarsi Sizzlers ended the year on a high note, denying corporate rival Purefoods Hotdogs a finals seat with a 138-131 victory.

Roster

Transactions

Additions

NameDeal InformationFormer team
Joey LoyzagaAcquired via trade, originally chosen by Pepsi in the expansion poolAnejo Rum 65
Joseph PelaezRookie free agentN/A
Anthony PobladorRookie free agent, placed on reserve listN/A
Terry SaldañaComebacking player signed via free agencyN/A
Marte SaldañaSigned via free agencyPresto Tivoli
Leoncio Tan, JrRookie free agentN/A

Recruited imports

NameConferenceNo.Pos.Ht.CollegeDuration
Alfredrick HughesFirst Conference21Center-Forward6"5'Loyola UniversityFebruary 22 to April 1
Lewis LloydThird Conference32Center-Forward6"5'Drake UniversityOctober 2 to December 2
Michael Anderson10Guard6"1'Drexel UniversityOctober 2 to December 2

References

References

  1. "Beijing five pops Pop". Manila Standard.
  2. "Pop jolts Alaska five". Manila Standard.
  3. "Sarsi soars to cloud 9". Manila Standard.
  4. "Sarsi strikes down Alaska". Manila Standard.
  5. "Sarsi's upset of Purefoods gives Airmen a free lift". Manila Standard.
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