1993 Shell Helix Oilers season explained

Pbayear:1993
Team:Shell Helix Oilers
Coach:Rino Salazar
1C-Name:All Filipino Cup
1C-Wins:2
1C-Losses:8
1C-Place:8th
1C-Playoffs:N/A
2C-Name:Commissioner's Cup
2C-Wins:11
2C-Losses:12
2C-Place:4th
2C-Playoffs:Semifinals
No-3C:1
3C-Name:Governor's Cup
3C-Wins:1
3C-Losses:9
3C-Place:8th
3C-Playoffs:N/A
Nextseason:1994

The 1993 Shell Helix Oilers season was the 9th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Shell Rimula X in the All-Filipino Cup.

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerCollege
210Saturnino GarridoLa Salle
3Allan delos ReyesUniversity of Visayas

Occurrences

Before the start of the season, Shell's main man Benjie Paras wanted out of his contract and signified his intentions to join his team's arch rival Ginebra San Miguel. The Shell management declined Ginebra's offer of two trade options. As it turn out, Paras skip the whole All-Filipino Cup tournament and the team suffered without their top center. The Turbo Chargers finish last by winning only two out of their 10 games in the eliminations.

After holding out for six months, Benjie Paras finally decided to signed up with Shell and played his first game in the second conference.

Forward Ricky Relosa was suspended for the rest of the conference during the Commissioner's Cup when on the July 25 Shell-Swift encounter, he punched Swift import Ronnie Thompkins on the nape which provoked Thompkins and he chase Relosa all the way to the Shell bench and a brawl ensued.

Notable dates

June 13: Seven-time best import Bobby Parks was back anew as Shell opened their title-retention bid with an 85-84 squeaker past Seven-Up. Benjie Paras canned two free throws that gave Shell an 85-82 cushion with time down to 12.6 seconds. [1]

June 18: Shell Helix romped to a 98-89 win over Ginebra as the dreaded trio of Parks, Paras and Magsanoc combined for 56 points. The Oilers starved off the Gins' late-game rally for their second win in the Commissioner's Cup. [2]

Transactions

Short-term contracts

NAMEPOSHTCOLLEGE
Anthony Poblador 20Center6"6'De La Salle
Peter Aguilar 4Center-Forward6"6'Trinity
Onchie Dela Cruz 8 Guard5"11'PCU

Additions

Player Signed Former team
September 1993 7-Up

Recruited imports

NameTournamentNo.Pos.Ht.CollegeDuration
Commissioner's Cup 22Forward6"3'Memphis StateJune 13 to September 3
Governors Cup2Guard-Forward6"2'Loyola University MarylandSeptember 28 to October 10
Guard-Forward6"2'ETSUOctober 15 to November 5

Notes and References

  1. News: Salazar hits ref despite win. Manila Standard.
  2. News: Deadly trio powers Shell past Ginebra. Manila Standard.