Pbayear: | 1984 |
Team: | Crispa Redmanizers |
Coach: | Tommy Manotoc Narciso Bernardo |
1C-Name: | 1st All Filipino Conference |
1C-Wins: | 19 |
1C-Losses: | 7 |
1C-Place: | 1st |
1C-Playoffs: | Champions |
2C-Name: | 2nd All Filipino Conference |
2C-Wins: | 11 |
2C-Losses: | 11 |
2C-Place: | 5th |
2C-Playoffs: | Semifinals |
No-3C: | 1 |
3C-Name: | Invitational Conference |
3C-Wins: | 8 |
3C-Losses: | 5 |
3C-Place: | 2nd |
3C-Playoffs: | Finals (lost to Great Taste) |
Owners: | P. Floro and Sons, Inc. |
Prevseason: | 1983 |
The 1984 Crispa Redmanizers season was the tenth and final season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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Players Added | Signed | Former team | |
Jaime Javier Re-acquired, last played for Crispa in 1981 | Off-season | Galerie Dominique (disbanded) | |
Willie Pearson Rookie | N/A | ||
San Miguel Beer | |||
Matthew Gaston | |||
Tito Varela Re-acquired in the Invitational Conference where Tanduay didn't qualify to participate | November 1984 | Tanduay Rhum Makers |
Fortunato "Atoy" Co became the first PBA player to score 10,000 points by tallying 32 markers in Crispa's 107-111 loss to Northern Consolidated.(NCC) on May 1.[1]
On July 1, Crispa coach Tommy Manotoc, citing health reasons, resigns after leading the Redmanizers to the All-Filipino Conference finals by winning over Northern (NCC), 96-94. Assistant coach Narciso Bernardo takes over as Crispa's head mentor.[2]
The Crispa Redmanizers captured their 13th and final PBA crown by winning the First All-Filipino Conference title over Gilbey's Gin, four games to one. Coach Narciso Bernardo won his first title with the Redmanizers.
See main article: 1984 PBA First All-Filipino Conference finals.
The Redmanizers return to the finals in the Invitational Championship. Crispa played Great Taste in the best-of-five finale. The Redmanizers lost Game one by a rout, but won the next two games to move within a win of capturing another title. The Coffee Makers came back with a victory in Game four to tie the series and force a deciding fifth game.
On December 18, the Redmanizers trailed by as many as 28 points in the final quarter of Game five and lost to Great Taste, 106-127, in what turn out to be the final game of the winningest ballclub in the league.
Teams | Win | Loss | 1st All-Filipino | 2nd All-Filipino | 3rd (Invitational) | |
Beer Hausen | 7 | 3 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 2-0 | |
Country Fair | 4 | 0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | N/A | |
Gilbey's Gin | 10 | 3 | 7-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | |
Gold Eagle Beer | 7 | 0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | |
Great Taste Coffee | 4 | 10 | 2-1 | 0-4 | 2-5 | |
Northern (NCC) | 2 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-3 | N/A | |
Tanduay Rhum | 4 | 2 | 2-0 | 2-2 | N/A | |
Total | 38 | 23 | 19-7 | 11-11 | 8-5 |