1993 Coney Island Ice Cream Stars season explained

Pbayear:1993
Team:Coney Island Ice Cream Stars
Coach:Chot Reyes
1C-Name:All Filipino Cup
1C-Wins:16
1C-Losses:7
1C-Place:1st
1C-Playoffs:Champions
2C-Name:Commissioner's Cup
2C-Wins:14
2C-Losses:12
2C-Place:2nd
2C-Playoffs:Runner-up
No-3C:1
3C-Name:Governor's Cup
3C-Wins:9
3C-Losses:9
3C-Place:5th
3C-Playoffs:Semifinals
Manager:Domingo Panganiban
Owners:Purefoods Corporation
Pol Team:3
Prevseason:1992
Nextseason:1994

The 1993 Coney Island Ice Cream Stars season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It changed its team name to Purefoods Oodles Flavor Noodles in the Commissioner's Cup and returned to Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs in the Governor's Cup.

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerCollege
14Dwight LagoLa Salle
15Benito ChengMapua
211Olsen RacelaAteneo de Manila
214Freddie AbudaUniversity of Cebu

3rd PBA title

Coney Island won the All-Filipino Cup trophy by defeating the powerhouse San Miguel Beermen, four games to two, in the best-of-seven series. Coach Chot Reyes became the first rookie coach to steer his team to a title. The finals victory was the first by the Purefoods franchise over the Beermen in the championship series.

See main article: 1993 PBA All-Filipino Cup finals.

Runner-up finish

Purefoods lost their first two games in the Commissioner’s Cup with Anthony Dewayne Jones as their import.[1] Jones was replaced by Carey Scurry, who led the Oodles to eight wins out of nine games he played. Starting the semifinal round, the Oodles decided to replaced Scurry with Ronnie Grandison, who scored only nine points in his PBA debut as Purefoods lost to Swift, 88-90 on August 1. The Oodles had to beat Alaska in the last day of the semifinals to earn a playoff for a finals berth. The Oodles defeated the San Miguel Beermen, 119-101, in the knockout game and advance to the finals for the second time in the season. They lost their bid for a second straight championship when they bowed to Ronnie Thompkins-powered Swift Mighty Meaties in six games for the Commissioner's Cup title.

See main article: 1993 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals.

Awards

Transactions

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Off-season Presto
Off-season Alaska

Recruited imports

NameTournamentNo.Pos.Ht.CollegeDuration
Commissioner's Cup2Center-Forward6”5’Oral Roberts UniversityJune 15–20
7Center-Forward6”7’Long Island UniversityJune 25 to July 27
21Forward-Center6”6’University of New OrleansAugust 1 to September 7
Governors Cup25Guard-Forward6”3’Florida State UniversitySeptember 28 to November 28

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Notes and References

  1. News: Swift five eyes top. Manila Standard.
  2. News: Patrimonio named MVP anew. Manila Standard.