1981 San Miguel Beermen season

The 1981 San Miguel Beermen season was the seventh season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

1981 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coachTommy Manotoc
Owner(s)San Miguel Corporation
Two-Conference results
Record22–19
(.537)
Place4th (Open)
Playoff finishSemifinals
Place8th (RAF)
Playoff finishN/A
San Miguel Beermen seasons

Transactions
TRANSACTIONS
Alex Tan Rookie signed, played for San Miguel's farm team in the MICAA
Eduardo Dizon Rookie signed, played for San Miguel's farm team in the MICAA
Raymundo Obias Rookie signed, formerly of Solidenims and Jag Jeans in the MICAA, started playing in the 2nd Conference

New coach

Former U-Tex coach Tommy Manotoc will now be the new head coach of San Miguel Beermen, Manotoc replaces Edgardo Ocampo, who transferred to Toyota Super Diesels at the beginning of the season.

Imports

The Beermen had two returning imports for the Open Conference, Aaron James and James Robinson, both former U-Tex Wranglers under coach Tommy Manotoc. James was part of the champion team from last season while Robinson played for U-Tex in 1979.

In the Reinforced Filipino Conference, San Miguel's import Bobby Turner played three games and was replaced by Ron Roberson, who played for the Beermen in the rest of their remaining assignments, including the round-robin among the four teams that didn't advance in the round of six. [1]

Elimination round

  Semifinalist   Qualified in Round of Six

The Beermen went down at the bottom of the four-team semifinals in the Open Conference with one victory against five losses. [2] They lost to U-Tex, three games to two, in the series for third place.

Roster
San Miguel Beermen roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 4 Tan, Alex 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE
F/C 5 Migalbin, Jesus 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Agustin
G/F 6 Ravanes, Biboy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Cebu Central
G 7 Torrente, Antonio 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
F/C 9 Dizon, Eduardo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jose Rizal College
F 11 Ramas, Salvador 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Cebu Central
G 12 Salvador, Danilo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) San Sebastian
G 14 Martirez, Yoyong 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SWU
F/C 15 Lalota, Rodolfo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapua (Jrs)
G 16 Paguntalan, Leonardo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) WIT
F 17 Valencia, Evalson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) WIT
G/F 22 Obias, Ray 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) UST
F 21 Robinson, James (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Fresno State
F/C 23 James, Aaron (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Grambling State
G 25 Turner, Bobby (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) University of Louisville
G 21 Roberson, Ron (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (I) Import
    • Injured

    References
    1. "Statistics of the Imports".
    2. "Wranglers edge SMB". crispatoyota.blogspot.com.
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