1998 Alaska Milkmen season

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1998 Alaska Milkmen season
Head coach Tim Cone
All-Filipino Cup results
Record 19–10
(.655)
Place 1st
Playoff finish Finals
Commissioner's Cup results
Record 16–6
(.727)
Place 1st
Playoff finish Finals
Centennial/Governors Cup results
Record 6–9
(.400)
Place 7th
Playoff finish Eliminated

Stats @ PBA-Online.net
Alaska Milkmen seasons
1997 1999

The 1998 Alaska Milkmen season was the 13th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Awards

  • Kenneth Duremdes won the season's Most Valuable Player (MVP) trophy.
  • MVP winner Kenneth Duremdes, along with Johnny Abarrientos and Jojo Lastimosa, were named in the Mythical first team.
  • Devin Davis was voted the Commissioner's Cup Best Import.

Summary

Alaska won two championships during the season and on a quest for another Grandslam. In the All-Filipino Cup, the Milkmen emerged with the best record in the elimination round with 9 wins and 2 loss, they beat Sta.Lucia Realtors, 77-69, in their playoff game on April 21 for the right to face the San Miguel Beermen in the finals. The best-of-seven title series features a duel of two American coaches; Tim Cone and Ron Jacobs. Alaska prevailed over San Miguel in seven games to repeat as champions and regain the All-Filipino crown.

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Sean Chambers led Alaska to three straight wins in the Commissioners Cup, the Milkmen won over Mobiline, 85-64, on May 23 in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, then scored a 101-69 victory over San Miguel on May 26 in an early clash between the two teams that played in the All-Filipino Cup finals. [1] Alaska's third victory was a come-from-behind 79-78 win over Pop Cola on May 31, as they await the arrival of their import choice Devin Davis. [2] On June 2, Davis scored 24 points in his first game as Alaska defeated Ginebra, 89-80. The Milkmen were unbeaten in eight starts before losing back-to-back games to Mobiline and San Miguel. [3] Alaska advances outright in the best-of-five semifinals, they battled the Formula Shell Zoom Masters and won their series, 3 games to 2, to reach the finals for the 12th time in the last 13 conferences. In the championship rematch against San Miguel Beermen, the Milkmen took a commanding 2-0 lead and while the Beermen fought back to tie the series, the Milkmen came through with convincing victories in the last two games to clinch their 9th PBA title as they now tied the defunct Toyota ballclub as the third winningest team in the league.

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Coach Tim Cone, who was task to handle the Philippine Centennial Team in the Asian Games, will not be on the Alaska bench starting the special conference called Centennial Cup, along with national team players Johnny Abarrientos, Jojo Lastimosa and Kenneth Duremdes. Alaska players Gilbert Reyes and Richard Bachmann were interim coaches during the Centennial Cup and Governor's Cup, the Milkmen signed three returning players; Joey Loyzaga, Albert David and Joseph Valdez, their imports were Sean Chambers, playing in his 14th conference, and Monty Buckley. Alaska had an even 4-win, 4-loss slate in the Centennial Cup, but could only win twice in seven outings in the Governors Cup and were eliminated that ended their hopes for a second Grandslam.

Roster

Pos. No. Player School
F 4 Philippines Braulio Lim (A) UE
G 5 Philippines Gilbert Reyes, Jr Ateneo de Manila
G 6 Philippines Jojo Lastimosa San Jose-Recoletos
G 7 Philippines Rodesendo Gomez Cebu Central Colleges
F 9 Philippines Rodney Santos San Sebastian
C 12 Philippines Richard Bachmann De La Salle
G 14 Philippines Johnny Abarrientos FEU
F 15 Philippines Alberto David Letran
F 16 Philippines Rene Hawkins, Jr Perpetual Help College
F 17 Philippines Kevin Ramas Mapua Tech
F 19 Philippines Kenneth Duremdes Adamson
C 32 Philippines Edward Juinio UP-Diliman
G 41 Philippines Joey Loyzaga San Beda
C 91 Philippines Joseph Valdez Adamson
C 42 United States Devin Davis (C) Miami University
F 20 United States Sean Chambers (C/G) California Polytechnic State University
F 3 United States Monty Buckley (G) University of California-Berkeley
Position Name/s
Head coach: Philippines Tim Cone
Assistants: Richard Bachmann / Gilbert Reyes
(C) - Commissioners Cup Import, (G) - Governors Cup Import, (A) - Acquired from Mobiline '

Team Manager: Joaquin Trillo

References