1993 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs season explained

Pbayear:1993
Team:Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs
Coach:Yeng Guiao
1C-Name:All Filipino Cup
1C-Wins:13
1C-Losses:8
1C-Place:3rd
1C-Playoffs:Semifinals
2C-Name:Commissioner's Cup
2C-Wins:19
2C-Losses:6
2C-Place:1st
2C-Playoffs:Champions
No-3C:1
3C-Name:Governor's Cup
3C-Wins:14
3C-Losses:11
3C-Place:2nd
3C-Playoffs:Runner-up
Owners:RFM Corporation
Prevseason:1992
Nextseason:1994

The 1993 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs season was the fourth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayer
212Vilmer Banares
3Teddy Monasterio

2nd PBA title

Swift has found the right import in Ronnie Thompkins after sending home their original choice Ledell Eackles, a starter from the Washington Bullets in the NBA who was overweight when he came here. The Mighty Meaties won their first six games in the Commissioner's Cup and emerge with the best record in the eliminations with nine wins and two losses. Swift made it to the finals with the conference-best 15-4 won-loss slate. They won their second PBA crown with a 4-2 series victory over Purefoods Oodles, stopping their corporate rival's bid for a second straight crown of the season and exacting revenge over the team that beat them in the All-Filipino finals two years ago.

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

Runner-up finish

The Mighty Meaties struggled early in the Governors Cup elimination round by dropping three of their first five games with most of the blame on import Tony Harris. Swift were able to regain their winning ways and won their last five games for a 7-3 won-loss record. The semifinal round was a roller-coaster ride for the Mighty Meaties, losing and winning each time in their outings and won their last game against Purefoods, 114-112 on November 26, to earn a playoff for a finals berth. [1]

Swift had to go through two sudden-death playoffs against Pepsi Mega and Sta.Lucia to enter the finals against San Miguel Beermen. The Mighty Meaties, which lost all three of their previous matches with the Beermen going into the championship series, were beaten in five games.

See main article: 1993 PBA Governors Cup finals.

Notable dates

March 2: Nelson Asaytono scored 46 points as Swift won their first game of the season with a 113-103 win over Alaska Milk.

June 27: In the battle of unbeaten teams, Swift defeated Shell Helix for their fourth win in a row, 124-116. [2]

July 18: In a highly-anticipated match-up, the Mighty Meaties scored an easy 132-108 win over Purefoods Oodles for their seventh win in eight games. The Oodles before the game were coming off a six-game winning streak since the arrival of their import Carey Scurry.

September 28: Tony Harris scored 74 points to lead Swift to a 124-107 win over Pepsi Mega. [3]

Occurrences

On July 25, the Swift Mighty Meaties beat Shell Helix Oilers, 118-117 in overtime on Terry SaldaƱa's last-second basket. That game featured a rumble and players banished from the playing court during the second quarter. The ugly incident started when Shell forward Ricky Relosa hit Swift import Ronnie Thompkins in the nape during a scuffle underneath the Swift basket and a brief chase ensued. The five players ejected for their involvement in the brawl were Relosa and Mulong Orillosa of Shell, Ronnie Thompkins, Zaldy Realubit and Cadel Mosqueda of Swift.

Awards

Transactions

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Vilmer Banares Off-season N/A
Cadel Mosqueda Off-season Presto
Teroy Albarillo June 1993 N/A

Subtractions

Player Signed New team
  1. 16 Vilmer Banares
June 1993 Sta. Lucia Realtors

Recruited imports

NameConferenceNo.Pos.Ht.CollegeDuration
Ronnie ThompkinsCommissioner's Cup 44Center-Forward6"5'Fort Hays State UniversityJune 15 to September 7
Governors Cup22Guard6"2'University of New OrleansSeptember 28 to December 14

Notes and References

  1. News: Harris gives Swift a playoff shot. Manila Standard.
  2. News: Swift twits Shell, keeps clean slate. Manila Standard.
  3. News: Harris, Mayes shine as Swift, Purefoods win. Manila Standard.