February 16: The Grandslam champions opened their quest for another title-run by defeating a brand-new Mobiline Cellulars, 100–91, which had a new coach in Norman Black and 6-9 Fil-American rookie Andrew John Seigle, the number 1 overall pick, in the lone game of the PBA 23rd season opening.[1]
April 15: In their last game in the eliminations of the All-Filipino Cup, the Milkmen beat Pop Cola, 93–85, for their 6th win against eight losses. Alaska missed a chance to forge a playoff with Mobiline, which pick up the fifth semifinals berth with a victory over league-leading Gordon's Gin in the second game, thus ending their streak of eight consecutive finals appearance.
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Former Añejo import Sylvester Gray, who last played in the PBA in 1990, came back to play for Alaska in the Commissioners Cup. The Milkmen were the last team to enter the semifinals with five wins and five losses. Gray decided to play elsewhere starting the semifinal round and was replaced by another returning import Kevin Holland, who played for Pepsi Mega three years ago. Alaska won six of their eight matches in the semifinals and overcame San Miguel's plus 12 quotient in an 87–71 victory over the Beermen on August 17 to automatically clinch the first finals berth with their 11th win in 18 outings, leaving sister teams Gordon's Gin and San Miguel to dispute the second finals seat.[2] The Boars prevailed over the Beermen in two overtimes and went on to beat the Alaska Milkmen in the championship series, four games to two.
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Sean Chambers is on his ninth year with Alaska as they defend the only crown left from last season. On October 27, pre-season acquisitions Dwight Lago and Boyet Fernandez were traded to Pop Cola for Kenneth Duremdes and Edgar Tanuan.[3] Duremdes' entry gave the Milkmen an additional firepower which they missed at the start of the season following Jeffrey Cariaso's departure to Mobiline. The Milkmen makes it to the Governors Cup semifinals outright with nine wins and five losses, they scored a 3–0 sweep over Sta.Lucia Realtors in the best-of-five semifinal series.
Alaska retains the Governors Cup title for the fourth straight time by winning against All-Filipino Cup champion Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies, four games to one. The finals victory gave the Milkmen their seventh league crown as they overtake the defunct Presto ballclub as the fourth winningest franchise.
^"Pop sends Duremdes, Tanuan to Alaska for Lago, Fernandez". Manila Standard.
January 01, 1970
1997, alaska, milkmen, season, 12th, season, franchise, philippine, basketball, association, head, coachtim, conegeneral, managerjoaqui, trilloowner, wilfred, steven, uytengsuall, filipino, resultsrecord6, place6thplayoff, finisheliminatedcommissioner, results. The 1997 Alaska Milkmen season was the 12th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association PBA 1997 Alaska Milkmen seasonHead coachTim ConeGeneral ManagerJoaqui TrilloOwner s Wilfred Steven UytengsuAll Filipino Cup resultsRecord6 8 42 9 Place6thPlayoff finishEliminatedCommissioner s Cup resultsRecord13 11 54 2 Place2ndPlayoff finishFinals lost to Gordon s Gin Governors Cup resultsRecord16 6 72 7 Place1stPlayoff finishChampions def Purefoods Alaska Milkmen seasons 19961998 Contents 1 Notable dates 2 Runner up finish 3 7th PBA title 4 Roster 5 Transactions 5 1 Trades 5 2 Late season trades 5 3 Recruited imports 6 ReferencesNotable dates editFebruary 16 The Grandslam champions opened their quest for another title run by defeating a brand new Mobiline Cellulars 100 91 which had a new coach in Norman Black and 6 9 Fil American rookie Andrew John Seigle the number 1 overall pick in the lone game of the PBA 23rd season opening 1 April 15 In their last game in the eliminations of the All Filipino Cup the Milkmen beat Pop Cola 93 85 for their 6th win against eight losses Alaska missed a chance to forge a playoff with Mobiline which pick up the fifth semifinals berth with a victory over league leading Gordon s Gin in the second game thus ending their streak of eight consecutive finals appearance Runner up finish editFormer Anejo import Sylvester Gray who last played in the PBA in 1990 came back to play for Alaska in the Commissioners Cup The Milkmen were the last team to enter the semifinals with five wins and five losses Gray decided to play elsewhere starting the semifinal round and was replaced by another returning import Kevin Holland who played for Pepsi Mega three years ago Alaska won six of their eight matches in the semifinals and overcame San Miguel s plus 12 quotient in an 87 71 victory over the Beermen on August 17 to automatically clinch the first finals berth with their 11th win in 18 outings leaving sister teams Gordon s Gin and San Miguel to dispute the second finals seat 2 The Boars prevailed over the Beermen in two overtimes and went on to beat the Alaska Milkmen in the championship series four games to two 7th PBA title editSean Chambers is on his ninth year with Alaska as they defend the only crown left from last season On October 27 pre season acquisitions Dwight Lago and Boyet Fernandez were traded to Pop Cola for Kenneth Duremdes and Edgar Tanuan 3 Duremdes entry gave the Milkmen an additional firepower which they missed at the start of the season following Jeffrey Cariaso s departure to Mobiline The Milkmen makes it to the Governors Cup semifinals outright with nine wins and five losses they scored a 3 0 sweep over Sta Lucia Realtors in the best of five semifinal series Alaska retains the Governors Cup title for the fourth straight time by winning against All Filipino Cup champion Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies four games to one The finals victory gave the Milkmen their seventh league crown as they overtake the defunct Presto ballclub as the fourth winningest franchise Main article 1997 PBA Governors Cup FinalsRoster editAlaska Milkmen roster Players Coaches Pos No Nat Name Ht Wt G F 6 nbsp Lastimosa Jojo 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m USJ R G 7 nbsp Gomez Roehl 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Cebu G F 9 nbsp Santos Rodney 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m San Sebastian F C 12 nbsp Bachmann Dickie 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m De La Salle G 14 nbsp Abarrientos Johnny 5 ft 8 in 1 73 m Far Eastern F 16 nbsp Hawkins Bong 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m UPHSD C 17 nbsp Ramas Kevin 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Mapua F 19 nbsp Duremdes Kenneth 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Adamson C 29 nbsp Otto Michael 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m Far Eastern C 32 nbsp Juinio Poch 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m Philippines C 41 nbsp Tanuan Jack 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m Far Eastern G F 44 nbsp Castelo Merwin 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m San Beda C 51 nbsp Punzalan Bryant 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m Far Eastern Head coach nbsp Tim Cone Assistant coach es nbsp Joel Banal nbsp Aric del Rosario Legend C Team captain nbsp InjuredTransactions editTrades edit Off season To Sta Lucia Realtors Gilbert Reyes To Alaska Milkmen Boyet Fernandez Off season To Mobiline Phone Pals Jeffrey Cariaso To Alaska Milkmen Dwight Lago Off season To Purefoods Cris Bolado To Alaska Milkmen Rodney SantosBryant Punsalan Late season trades edit October 27 To Pop Cola Boyet FernandezDwight Lago To Alaska Milkmen Kenneth DuremdesJack Tanuan Recruited imports edit Tournament Name Number Position University College Duration Commissioner s Cup Sylvester Gray 23 Center Forward Memphis State June 14 to July 20 Kevin Holland 5 Forward Center DePaul University July 29 to September 7 Governors Cup Sean Chambers 20 Forward Cal Poly San Luis Obispo September 21 to December 14References edit Alaska thunders past Mobiline Manila Bulletin Online Alaska beats SMB gains finals Manila Standard Pop sends Duremdes Tanuan to Alaska for Lago Fernandez Manila Standard Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 Alaska Milkmen season amp oldid 1210477231, wikipedia, 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