1975 Noritake Porcelainmakers season

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

1975 Noritake Porcelainmakers season
Head coach	Lauro Mumar
Owner(s)	Mariwasa Group
First Conference results
Record	8–8 (.500)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	DNQ
Second Conference results
Record	13–9 (.591)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	DNQ
All-Philippine Championship results
Record	0–2 (.000)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	DNQ
Noritake Porcelainmakers seasons

Colors

Noritake
    (dark)
    (light)

First Conference standings

#	Teams	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Toyota Comets	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 Distillers	5	11	.312	8
8	Presto Ice Cream Flavorites	5	11	.312	8
9	Seven-Up	2	14	.125	11

Notable dates

• April 9: The PBA opens with its inaugural double-header at the Araneta Coliseum, with a sellout crowd of 18,000 watching, the Noritake Porcelainmakers defeated the Carrier Weathermakers, 101-98.[1]

Summary

The Porcelainmakers were a steady and average team, hovering around a .500 record for almost each conference in the season. In the First Conference, Noritake almost made the playoffs with a record of 8-8 (.500), two games shy behind the Royal Tru-Orange. The team was led by all-star Rey Alcantara and imports Cisco Oliver and Billy Robinson.

In the Second Conference, they their best record of the season going 13-9 (.591), but still missed the playoffs, they finished as the 5th seed also again behind the Royal Tru-Orange.

In the All-Philippine Championship Conference, Noritake lose their last 2 games of the season and again missed the playoffs.

Roster

Roster	#	Position	Height
Rey Alcantara		Guard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Gavino Amomonpon		Forward	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Mark Arriola		Guard	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Lucrecio Dacula		Guard	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Mariano Figuracion		Forward	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Hubert Filipinas		Forward	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Albert Manalo		Guard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Samson Van Very		Forward	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Cisco Oliver ^Import	6	Forward-Center	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Adriano Papa	10	Forward	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Ulysses Rodriguez		Forward	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jesse Sullano		Guard	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Billy Robinson ^Import	17	Center	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
James Cornelious ^Import		Forward-Guard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 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