1994 Pepsi Mega Bottlers season explained

Pbayear:1994
Team:Pepsi Mega Bottlers
Coach:Derrick Pumaren
Yeng Guiao
1C-Name:All Filipino Cup
1C-Wins:3
1C-Losses:7
1C-Place:7th
1C-Playoffs:N/A
2C-Name:Commissioner's Cup
2C-Wins:2
2C-Losses:9
2C-Place:8th
2C-Playoffs:N/A
No-3C:1
3C-Name:Governors Cup
3C-Wins:15
3C-Losses:9
3C-Place:3rd
3C-Playoffs:Semifinals
Owners:Pepsi Philippines
Manager:
  • Steve Watson
  • Orly Castelo (Governors Cup)
Prevseason:1993
Nextseason:1995

The 1994 Pepsi Mega Bottlers season was the fifth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Occurrences

Former Swift coach Yeng Guiao becomes Pepsi Mega's third head coach starting the Governors Cup, Guiao replaces Derrick Pumaren, who went over to the RFM franchise as both teams swapped coaches.

Notable dates

September 27: Gido Babilonia sink a bankshot with 3.7 seconds left to lift Pepsi Mega to a 117-116 win over Sta.Lucia as the Bottlers finally win its first game in the conference after four long years at the start of the Governors Cup. The last time Pepsi won a first game was in the first conference of their maiden season in 1990 against then-fellow expansion team Pop Cola. [1]

October 18: Pepsi Mega trounced Sta.Lucia, 104-96, for its sixth win in eight starts and the victory formalized their entry into the semifinals. [2]

October 29: Elmer Cabahug drilled in a running three-pointer as time ran out to lift Pepsi Mega to a stunning 110-109 victory over defending champion San Miguel Beermen that reeled off the semifinal round of the PBA Governors Cup in Iloilo City. [3]

Award

Ronnie Coleman was voted the Governor's Cup Best Import, leading the Mega Bottlers to a third-place finish in the season-ending conference.

Transactions

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Off-season Purefoods
Dwight Lago Off-season Purefoods
Off-season Shell
Cadel Mosqueda Off-season Swift

Recruited imports

NameTournamentNo.Pos.Ht.CollegeDuration
Commissioner's Cup 5Forward-Center6"5'DePaul UniversityJune 17 to July 31
Ronnie ColemanGovernors Cup24Center6"4'University of Southern CaliforniaSeptember 27 to December 16

Notes and References

  1. News: Big win for Pepsi, Yeng. Manila Standard.
  2. News: Pepsi raps Sta.Lucia, makes it to semis. Manila Standard.
  3. News: Cabahug triple lifts Pepsi past SMB in Iloilo. Manila Standard.