1975 Carrier Weathermakers season

The 1975 Carrier Weathermakers season was the maiden season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

1975 Carrier Weathermakers season
Head coach	Valentin Eduque
Owner(s)	Concepcion Industries, Inc.
First Conference results
Record	7–9 (.438)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	N/A
Second Conference results
Record	6–15 (.286)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	N/A
All-Philippine Championship results
Record	0–1 (.000)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	N/A
Carrier Weathermakers seasons

Colors

Carrier Weathermakers
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    (light)

First Conference standings

#	Teams	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Toyota Tamaraws	13	3	.812	–-
2	Crispa Redmanizers	12	4	.750	1
3	U-Tex Weavers	10	6	.625	3
4	Royal Tru-Orange	10	6	.625	3
5	Mariwasa-Noritake	8	8	.500	5
6	Concepcion Carrier	7	9	.438	6
7	Tanduay Distillery	5	11	.312	8
8	CFC-Presto	5	11	.312	8
9	Seven-Up	2	14	.125	11

Summary

On April 9, the Weathermakers faced the Noritake Porcelainmakers in the inaugural double-header of the PBA at the Araneta Coliseum with a sellout crowd of 18,000 watching, the Carrier Weathermakers lost the game with a score of 101–98. Gregorio "Joy" Dionisio scored the very first basket in PBA history.[1]

The Weathermakers struggled throughout the First Conference hovering around a .500 record, they missed the playoffs entirely and finished as the 5th seed. In the Second Conference, they struggled even more and finished with a disappointing 6–15 record and missed the playoffs again.

Lim Eng Beng, Gregorio Dionisio, and Ramon Lucindo were all selected to participate in the PBA Ovaltine dream games.

Roster

Roster	#	Position	Height
Romualdo Cabading		Center-Forward	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Roy Deles		Forward	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Gregorio Dionisio		Guard	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jesus Dungo		Guard-Forward	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Felix Flores		Guard-Center	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Francisco Henares		Guard	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Lim Eng Beng	14	Guard	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Lucio Lim		Guard	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Ramon Lucindo		Forward	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jimmy Mariano	4	Forward	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Alfonso Mora		Forward	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jaime Noblezada		Forward	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Roberto Salonga		Guard	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nate Stephens ^Import		Center	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Remel Diggs ^Import	7	Center-Forward	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)

Sources:

• Edmon1974's Blog: 1975 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Team Rosters[2]

See also

• 1975 PBA season

References

1. "Blast from the past: The very first PBA games". basketball.exchange.ph.
2. 1975 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Team Rosters