1992 Presto Ice Cream season

The 1992 Presto Ice Cream Kings season was the 18th and final season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

1992 Presto Ice Cream Kings season
Head coachJimmy Mariano
Tommy Manotoc
Owner(s)CFC Corporation
First Conference results
Record8–11
(.421)
Place5th
Playoff finishSemifinals
All-Filipino Conference results
Record2–8
(.200)
Place7th
Playoff finishN/A
Third Conference results
Record1–10
(.091)
Place8th
Playoff finishN/A
Presto Ice Cream Kings seasons

Off-season transactions
TRANSACTIONS
Vergel Meneses Drafted Rookie; 1st overall pick
Joseph Valdez Drafted Rookie
Albert David Drafted Rookie

Notable dates

February 9: In the opening game of the league's 18th season, Presto Ice Cream won over Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs, 120-118. Allan Caidic hit seven triples and topscored for 43 points while rookie Vergel Meneses, with the crowd screaming and chanting the top overall pick, banked in 21 points.

March 1: Allan Caidic topscored with 33 points as he join hands with import Derwin Collins to lead Presto to a come-from-behind 110-104 win over Purefoods for solo leadership in the First Conference. [1]

March 8: Import Derwin Collins, retain by the Presto management despite the arrival of the taller Kenny Redfield, led the Ice Cream Kings to their sixth win in seven games by scoring the last six points in a 114-109 victory over San Miguel. [2]

October 4: New Import Joey Wright, who replaces Jerome Harmon after three games, debut with 52 points and led Presto to their first win in the conference, a 139-135 overtime victory over San Miguel. [3]

Occurrences

The impressive performance of import Derwin "Tank" Collins put Presto on top of the standings in the First Conference with six wins and one loss and while the team keeps on winning, management and coaching staff were in dilemma whether to replace Collins with the waiting Kenny Redfield. With the vote of confidence by his teammates and coach, Collins keeps his job and Redfield went to Pepsi instead.

Coach Jimmy Mariano filed his resignation as early as Presto's last two matches in the All-Filipino Conference and his departure was apparently due to the team's lackluster performance in the last three conferences despite lofty billings and the rumored rift with Presto top honcho Ignacio Gotao after the Ice Cream Kings lost a won-game against Purefoods in their June 28 outing.

Beginning the Third Conference, former grandslam coach Tommy Manotoc succeeded Jimmy Mariano at the Presto bench.

The Ice Cream Kings acquired the services of Jerome Harmon as their import in the Third Conference. The Global Basketball Association slam dunk champion was highly advertised and there were protest by other teams that he was above the height limit of 6'2", Harmon was re-measured and met the ceiling at 6'1 7/8.

Harmon’s replacement Joey Wright got injured in their game against Shell which they lost, 108-118 on October 11. He was replaced by Eldridge Recasner in their next match.

Last PBA game

Rumors were already widespread that the team, one of the only two remaining pioneer ballclub in the PBA, was headed for disbandment. On November 5, Presto Ice Cream Kings bid farewell and played its last PBA game without an import, Allan Caidic topscored with 37 points in a 113-129 loss to 7-Up. [4]

Roster
ROSTER # POS HT COLLEGE
Vergel Meneses 4 Forward 6"2' Jose Rizal College
Peter Jao 5 Guard 6"0' University of San Jose Recoletos
Abe King 6 Forward-Center 6"3' San Beda College
Allan Caidic 8 Forward 6"2' University of the East
Onchie Dela Cruz 9 Guard 5"10' Philippine Christian University
Arnie Tuadles 11 Forward 6"2' University of Visayas
Cadel Mosqueda 12 Forward 6"3' Arellano University
Gerald Esplana 14 Guard 5"9' Far Eastern University
Albert David 15 Forward 6"4' Letran College
Rene Hawkins 16 Forward 6"3' Perpetual Help College of Rizal
Padim Israel 17 Guard-Forward 6"2' Ateneo de Manila
Joseph Valdez 21 Center 6"5' Adamson University
Zaldy Realubit 28 Center 6"5' University of San Jose Recoletos
Harmon Codiñera Signed in the All-Filipino 32 & 33 Forward-Center 6"4' Far Eastern University
Derwin Collins 1st conference import 3 Guard-Forward 6"3' University of New Orleans
Jerome Harmon 3rd conference import 32 Guard-Forward 6"2' University of Louisville
Joey Wright 3rd conference import 5 Guard-Forward 6"2' University of Texas
Eldridge Recasner 3rd conference import 7 Guard-Forward 6"2' University of Washington

References
  1. "Presto powders Purefoods". Manila Standard.
  2. "Presto rocks SMB, rams into semis". Manila Standard.
  3. "Alaska Milk hangs tough". Manila Standard.
  4. "Presto blows farewell game". Manila Standard.
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