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1990 Shell Rimula X season

Field	Value
PBAyear	1990
team	Shell Rimula X
coach	Bobby Parks
Arlene Rodriguez
1c-name	First Conference
1c-wins	18
1c-losses	6
1c-place	1st
1c-playoffs	Finals
2c-name	All-Filipino Conference
2c-wins	3
2c-losses	7
2c-place	6th
2c-playoffs	Eliminated
3c-name	Third Conference
3c-wins	14
3c-losses	8
3c-place	3rd
3c-playoffs	Semifinals
owners	Pilipinas Shell, Inc.
manager	Charlie Favis
prevseason	1989
nextseason	1991

Draft picks

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1	5	Richard Bognot	Signed
2	13	Aristotle Franco	Signed
3	20	Aurelio Gamit	Unsigned, free agent

Notable dates

February 20: Three-time best import Bobby Parks won his first game as playing-coach of the team with Shell having an easy 126-105 victory over Presto Tivoli.

April 22: The Zoom Masters clinch the first finals seat of the Open Conference with their 13th win in 16 games, beating Presto Tivoli, 114-111.

October 28: Shell rolled to its seventh straight victory after an opening day blowout loss to Purefoods at the start of the Third Conference by routing Añejo Rum 65ers, 156-131.

November 18: Shell posted a 121-119 overtime victory over Alaska Milkmen for their third straight victory in the semifinals as they moved on top of the standings with 10 wins and three losses while Alaska dropped to second place at 10 wins and four defeats.

December 4: Shell eliminates Presto, 137-114, to set up a do-or-die game with Purefoods Hotdogs for the right to meet Alaska Milk in the Third Conference championship.

First title

Formula Shell emerge with the best won-loss record in the first conference with 14 wins and four losses and will go up against the league's most popular team Añejo Rum 65 in the finals. The explosive and riotous championship series ended in a walkout by the 65ers in the second quarter of Game Six with Shell on top, 62-47, with 2:52 remaining. The Zoom Masters won their first-ever PBA title since joining the league in 1985 with a 4-2 series win. Main article: 1990 PBA First Conference finals

Occurrences

Assistant coach Arlene Rodriguez has taken over the coaching job from Bobby Parks during the First Conference finals following the protest by the Basketball coaches of the Philippines (BCOP) against hiring American coaches.

Awards

Bobby Parks won Best Import Honors in both the First and Third Conferences, he became the second import to have swept the award for the whole season since Billy Ray Bates in 1983.
Ronnie Magsanoc was named Most Outstanding Player of the finals series in the First Conference. Magsanoc and Benjie Paras were chosen in the year-end awards for the Mythical first team selection.

Roster

Transactions

Rookie free agents

Primitivo Mutia	Off-season	N/A

Subtractions

11	Arnie Tuadles	July 1990	Presto Tivolis

Recruited imports

Name	Conference	No.	Pos.	Ht.	College	Duration
Bobby Parks	First Conference
Third Conference	22	Forward	6"3'	Memphis State	February 20-May 15
September 30-December 13
Kevin Williams	Third Conference	7	Guard	6"2'	Saint John's	September 30 to December 13

References

"Shell wallops Presto". Manila Standard.
"Unlikely trio powers Shell past Alaska". Manila Standard.

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