1995 San Miguel Beermen season

Basketball team season

1995 San Miguel Beermen season

Head coach| Norman Black
Owner(s)| San Miguel Corporation
All Filipino Cup results
Record| 4-6
(40%)
Place| 7th
Playoff finish| N/A
Commissioner's Cup results
Record| 8-7
(53.3%)
Place| 5th
Playoff finish| Quarterfinals
Governors Cup results
Record| 15-10
(60%)
Place| 2nd
Playoff finish| Finals
San Miguel Beermen seasons

<- 1994

1996  ->

The 1995 San Miguel Beermen season was the 21st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Draft picks

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1  | 5  | Bryant Punzalan  | FEU
2  |  | Matthew Makalintal  | Saint Benilde

## Retirement

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Ramon Fernandez, who spent his last seven seasons with San Miguel Beer and one of the only three remaining pioneers in the PBA and the league's winningest cager with 19 titles, retired from active playing after 20 seasons at age 41.

Point guard Hector Calma, who's been with San Miguel since returning to the league in 1986 and was a key factor in the Beermen's Grandslam conquest in 1989, also decided to retire as he was saddled with injuries for most of the 1994 season.

Melchor Ravanes, who played for San Miguel from 1980-1985 and returned to the team from 1992-1994, decided to retire too and call it quits after 15 seasons.

## Summary

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The defending All-Filipino champions beat Ginebra, 90-87, in their first game as the league returns to the Araneta Coliseum on February 24 after a decade. The Beermen had a hard time scoring victories with new acquisitions in their lineup. San Miguel defeated Pepsi Mega, 95-82, in their last game in the eliminations on April 4 for their fourth win in 10 games.[1] The Beermen were ousted from the semifinals along with Ginebra and Pepsi.

Import John Best led the Beermen to four straight victories in the Commissioners Cup.[2] San Miguel enters the quarterfinal round with six wins and four losses, the Beermen blew a chance to make it to the best-of-five semifinals when they lost to Purefoods, 103-104 in overtime, in their do-or-die battle on August 6 as both teams carry an 8-6 won-loss card on the last day of the quarterfinals. It was the first time the Beermen placed no higher than fourth in the first two conferences of the season since returning in 1986.

Kenny Travis is the Beermen's reinforcement in the season-ending conference for the fourth straight year. During the ongoing eliminations, a trade took place when San Miguel gave up pre-season acquisition Victor Pablo to Shell in exchange for Paul Alvarez. From a 6-4 won-loss slate in the eliminations, the Beermen advances in the Governors Cup finals on December 3 with the help of Formula Shell upsetting grandslam-seeking Sunkist Orange Juicers earlier in the first game, the Beermen easily won over their finals opponent Alaska Milkmen, 103-87, in the second game for their 12th win in 18 games and winning six of their eight semifinal assignments.

In the championship series between the last two Governors Cup titlist, San Miguel led three games to two and one win away from winning the crown. The Beermen were up by 16 points in the second quarter of Game Six but the Milkmen battled back in the second half to win the ballgame. In the deciding Game Seven, the Beermen were leading by four points with less than six minutes remaining in the fourth period but they went on to lose by 13 points, 86-99, as the Alaska Milkmen were able to retain the title they won from last season.

Main article: 1995 PBA Governors Cup Finals

## Roster

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1995 San Miguel Beermen roster  Players  | Coaches

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G | 5 |  | Pumaren, Franz | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)  |  |  | De La Salle
G | 6 |  | Agustin, Ato | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)  |  |  | Lyceum
G | 7 |  | Mustre, Mike | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  |  |  | Letran
F | 8 |  | Caidic, Allan | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  |  |  | UE
C | 10 |  | Polistico, Adriano | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  |  |  | Letran
G | 11 |  | Makalintal, Matthew | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)  |  |  | St. Benilde
F/C | 12 |  | Dignadice, Yves | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  |  |  | STI WNU
C | 15 |  | Punzalan, Bryant | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  |  |  | Far Eastern
G | 16 |  | Belmonte, Rudolf | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  |  |  | UST
F | 18 |  | Dela Cruz, Art | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  |  |  | San Sebastian
G | 22 |  | Regidor, Lou | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)  |  |  | San Carlos
F | 23 |  | Alvarez, Paul | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  |  |  | San Sebastian
F/C | 25 |  | Abuda, Freddie | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  |  |  | Cebu
C | 52 |  | Babilonia, Gido | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  |  |  | UST

Head coach

*   * Norman Black

Assistant coach(es)

*   * Jong Uichico
*   * Filomeno Pumaren

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Legend

* (DP) Unsigned draft pick
* (FA) Free agent
* (S) Suspended
* Injured

## Transactions

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### Additions

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Player | Signed | Deal Information

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Mike Mustre | Off-season | Rookie free agent
Lou Regidor | Off-season | Draft rights acquired from Ginebra

### Trades

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Off-season  | To Pepsi

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Alvin Teng | To San Miguel Beermen

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Victor Pablo

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Off-season  | To Pepsi

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Kevin Ramas | To San Miguel Beermen

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Gido Babilonia

### Late-season trade

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October 1995
| To Formula Shell

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Victor Pablo | To San Miguel Beermen

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Paul Alvarez

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### Recruited imports

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IMPORT  | Conference  | No.  | Pos.  | Ht.  | College  | Duration

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John Best | Commissioner's Cup  | 21  | Forward-Center  | 6"4'  | Tennessee Tech | June 9 to August 6
Kenny Travis | Governors Cup  | 21  | Guard-Forward  | 6"1'  | New Mexico State | October 1 to December 19

## References

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1. ^ "Caidic, Agustin sizzle as SMB pummels Pepsi". Manila Standard.
2. ^ "San Miguel slams SLR". Manila Standard.

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San Miguel Beermen

* Founded in 1975
* Owned by San Miguel Brewery, Inc., a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation
* Formerly the Royal Tru Orangemen, Gold Eagle Beermen, Magnolia Ice Cream Makers, Magnolia Beverage Masters and Petron Blaze Boosters

Franchise|

* Franchise
* 3x3 team
* All-time roster
* Draft history
* Seasons
* Current season

Head coaches|

* Ramos
* Ocampo
* Manotoc
* D. Pumaren
* Black
* Jacobs
* P. Pumaren
* Uichico
* Reyes
* Tanquingcen
* Agustin
* Racela
* Abanilla
* Ravanes
* Austria
* Gallent

Retired numbers|

* 8
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* 12
* 14
* 17
* 19
* 29

Championships
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* 1979 Open
* 1982 Invitational
* 1987 Reinforced
* 1988 Open
* 1988 Reinforced
* 1989 Open
* 1989 All-Filipino
* 1989 Reinforced
* 1992 All-Filipino
* 1993 Governors'
* 1994 All-Filipino
* 1999 Commissioner's
* 1999 Governors'
* 2000 Commissioner's
* 2000 Governors'
* 2001 All-Filipino
* 2005 Fiesta
* 2009 Fiesta
* 2011 Governors'
* 2014–15 Philippine
* 2015 Governors'
* 2015–16 Philippine
* 2016–17 Philippine
* 2017 Commissioner's
* 2017–18 Philippine
* 2019 Philippine
* 2019 Commissioner's
* 2022 Philippine
* 2023–24 Commissioner's

Runner-up finishes
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* 1982 Reinforced Filipino
* 1985 Open
* 1992 First
* 1993 All-Filipino
* 1995 Governors'
* 1998 All-Filipino
* 1998 Commissioner's
* 2001 Commissioner's
* 2001 Governors'
* 2003 Reinforced
* 2006–07 Philippine
* 2010 Fiesta
* 2010–11 Philippine
* 2013 Governors'
* 2018 Commissioner's
* 2024 Philippine

Culture and lore|

* El Presidente
* The Skywalker
* The Director
* 1989 Grand Slam
* Spiderman
* Crunchman
* Petron-novela
* The Kraken
* Beeracle
* Philippine Cup 5–peat: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019
* Jun Bernardino Trophy

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1995 PBA season

*   * 1995 draft
* 1995 All-Filipino Cup (finals)
* 1995 Commissioner's Cup (finals)
* 1995 Governors' Cup (finals)
* All-Star Game

Team seasons|

* Alaska Milkmen
* Ginebra San Miguel
* Pepsi Mega
* Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs
* San Miguel Beermen
* Formula Shell Gas Kings
* Sta. Lucia Realtors
* Sunkist Orange Juicers

Succession|

* 1994
* Seasons
* 1996

* 1994
* All-Filipino Cup
* 1996

1994

* Commissioner's Cup
* 1996

1994

* Governors' Cup
* 1996

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