1975 Toyota Comets season
| 1975 Toyota Comets season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Dante Silverio |
| Owner(s) | Delta Motor Corporation |
| First Conference results | |
| Record | 22–4 (84.6%) |
| Place | 1st |
| Playoff finish | Finals |
| Second Conference results | |
| Record | 16–7 (69.6%) |
| Place | 1st |
| Playoff finish | Finals |
| All-Philippine Championship results | |
| Record | 4–4 (50%) |
| Place | 2nd |
| Playoff finish | Finals |
| Toyota Comets seasons | |
The 1975 Toyota Comets season was the maiden season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Colors
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First Conference standings
[edit]| # | 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 |
The Comets were unbeaten in the semifinals, winning all their six matches.[1]
Notable dates
[edit]April 9: The very first double-header of the PBA season had 18,000 fans trooped to the Araneta Coliseum, Toyota Comets beat U/Tex Weavers, 105-101, in the second game, Ompong Segura topscored for the Comets with 23 points and Francis Arnaiz added 22 points.[2]
May 4: Toyota whips Concepcion Carrier, 116-100, for their seventh straight win, the Comets are riding high on a 24-game winning run, counting its stint in the amateur league.
July 15: Toyota finally beats Crispa, 106-104, in their third meeting.
July 17: Toyota beats U/tex, 127-112, to become the first team to reach the PBA finals.
Championships
[edit]The Toyota Comets won the first two conferences of the PBA's inaugural season by defeating their rivals Crispa Redmanizers.
In the All-Philippine championship, Toyota and Crispa played for the third straight time in the finals and the Comets were denied of a Grandslam season by the Redmanizers, which took the deciding fifth game for a 3-2 series victory.
Roster
[edit]| Roster | # | Position | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Reynoso | 4 | Center | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Roberto Concepcion | 5 | Forward | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Robert Jaworski | 7 | Guard | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Francis Arnaiz | 8 | Guard | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Orlando Bauzon | 9 | Guard | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Ramon Fernandez | 10 | Center | 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) |
| Oscar Rocha | 11 | Forward | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Cristino Reynoso | 14 | Forward | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Rodolfo Segura | 15 | Forward | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Fort Acuña | 17 | Forward | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Joaquin Rojas | 22 | Guard | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Aurelio Clariño | 23 | Center | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Stan "Sweet" Cherry Import | 30 | Forward-Center | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Byron "Snake" Jones Import | 33 | Center | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
References
[edit]- ^ PBA season one: A look back at history, Henry Liao, philippinebasketball.ph
- ^ "The Very first PBA games". basketball.exchange.ph.
External links
[edit]- Toyota team photo@interbasket.net