1983 Winston Kings season
Head coachNic Jorge
Glenn McDonald
Lauro Mumar
Owner(s)Sanyu Group
Fortune Tobacco, Inc.
All-Filipino Conference results
Record25
(28.6%)
Place7th
Playoff finishN/A
Reinforced Conference results
Record69
(40%)
Place7th
Playoff finishN/A
Open Conference results
Record59
(35.7%)
Place8th
Playoff finishN/A
Winston Kings seasons

The 1983 Winston Kings season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Manhattan Shirtmakers in the All-Filipino Conference and Sunkist Juice Lovers in the Reinforced Conference.

Summary

The Sanyu Group of Companies, the league's newest member who took over from the defunct U-Tex Wranglers, carried its product line Manhattan Shirts of New York and were called Manhattan Shirtmakers with the Hong Kong-based Manhattan Far East subsidizing the team's training expenses. Its line-up were composed of 10 veterans and two rookies and will be handled by coach Nic Jorge. The team did not qualify in the semifinal round of the All-Filipino Conference, placing seventh in their inaugural tournament. [1]

The team was renamed Sunkist Juice Lovers in the Second Conference. Coach Nic Jorge was replaced by former U-Tex import Glenn McDonald, who saw action for two games before resuming to full-time coaching. McDonald he gave his spot to one-time CDCP import Ronald McCoy, who only played one game and was replaced by Maurice Williams, a seventh-round draft pick by the Los Angeles Lakers. The Juice Lovers were tied with San Miguel with six wins and eight losses after the eliminations. They lost to the Beermen in a playoff game for the last quarterfinals berth.

Fortune Tobacco Corporation took over from the Sanyu Group in the Open Conference and carried the name Winston Kings, now coached by basketball great Lauro Mumar. The Kings started out with the returning Darryl Smith, who played for Great Taste back in 1979, and Eddie Roberson as their imports. After two games, both were replaced by former Gilbey's Gin import Larry McNeill and Maurice Williams, who was called back after playing 12 games with Sunkist in the previous conference. Winston ended up last with five wins and nine losses with one of their victories best remembered for the scoring record made by Larry McNeill, hitting 88 points against Great Taste.

Scoring record

October 25: Larry McNeill set an all-time high for most points in the game by scoring 88 points in Winston' 167-163 overtime victory over Great Taste. The 88-point total output broke the previous record of 85 made by Lew Massey of Gilbey's a year before. [2]

Won-loss records vs Opponents

TeamWinLoss1st (All-Filipino)2nd (Reinforced)3rd (Open)
Crispa050-10-20-2
Galerie Dominique230-12-00-2
Gilbey’s Gin320-11-12-0
Great Taste140-10-21-1
San Miguel331-02-10-2
Tanduay231-00-21-1
Toyota230-11-11-1
Total13232-56-95-9

Roster

All-Filipino & Reinforced Conference

Manhattan / Sunkist roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 6 Philippines Ortiz, Albert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Philippines
F/C 8 Philippines Banate, Noli 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mindanao
F/C 10 Philippines Arce, Armando 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
G 12 Philippines Martirez, Yoyong 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Southwestern-U
F 13 Philippines Palijo, Romulo (AF) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) PSBA
G 14 Philippines Distrito, Rudy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) UE
G/F 15 Philippines Jaymalin, Woodrow (AF) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 157 lb (71 kg) Philippine Christian
C 16 Philippines Mamaril, Romulo (A) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Mapúa
F 17 Philippines Valencia, Evalson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Western Institute
F 23 Philippines Ramas, Salvador 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Cebu
F 24 Philippines Yabut, Caesar 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Mapúa
F 27 Philippines Cruz, Nilo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
C 33 Philippines Basco, Mario (AF) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) San Sebastian
G 34 Philippines Abelgas, Allan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 140 lb (64 kg) USJ–R
G 40 Philippines Tan, Alex 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) UE
G 20 United States McDonald, Glenn (I) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Long Beach State
C 20 United States McCoy, Ronald (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Western Washington
G/F 21 United States Williams, Maurice (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) USC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Philippines Alfonso Rodriguez

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
    • (AF) Played only in AFC
    • (A) Acquired from Crispa
  • Injured Injured

Open Conference

Winston Kings roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 6 Philippines Ortiz, Albert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Philippines
F/C 8 Philippines Banate, Noli 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mindanao
F/C 10 Philippines Arce, Armando 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
G 12 Philippines Martirez, Yoyong 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Southwestern-U
G 14 Philippines Distrito, Rudy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) UE
F 15 Philippines Segura, Rodolfo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Adamson
C 16 Philippines Mamaril, Romulo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Mapúa
F 17 Philippines Valencia, Evalson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Western Institute
F 23 Philippines Ramas, Salvador 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Cebu
F 24 Philippines Yabut, Caesar 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Mapúa
F 27 Philippines Cruz, Nilo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
G 34 Philippines Abelgas, Allan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 140 lb (64 kg) USJ–R
G 40 Philippines Tan, Alex 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) UE
C 31 United States McNeill, Larry (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Marquette
C 24 & 28 United States Smith, Darryl (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) USC
F 00 United States Roberson, Eddie (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UNLV
G/F 21 United States Williams, Maurice (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) USC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Philippines Alfonso Rodriguez

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • Injured Injured

Team Manager: Pablito Bermundo

References

  1. "1983 PBA All-Filipino Conference Stats: Manhattan eliminates San Miguel Beer".
  2. "1983 PBA Open Conference Stats: Winston Kings win in overtime over Great Taste".
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