1992 Alaska Milkmen season
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| Head coach | Tim Cone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1992 Alaska Milkmen season was the 7th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Off-season transactions
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| Gilbert Reyes Acquired in a trade that sent Eugene Quilban to Pepsi |
| Stevenson Solomon Drafted Rookie; 2nd overall pick |
| Allen Sasan Drafted Rookie |
| Ronnie Cahanding Drafted Rookie |
| Bobby Jose Acquired from San Miguel |
Summary
Former Presto import Winston Crite return to play for Alaska in his third stint in the league, he saw action early with the Milkmen during the PBA-China pre-season exhibition series. [1] Alaska won their first game of the season on February 11, beating defending champion Ginebra San Miguel, 127-122. The team finish the eliminations with 6-wins and 5-losses. The Milkmen fell short of another finals stint when they lost to San Miguel Beermen in a playoff to determine Shell Turbo Chargers' opponent in the First Conference finals. Alaska placed third with a 3-2 series win over Swift Mighty Meaties.
Paul Alvarez' tip-in with 3 seconds left lift Alaska to a 101-99 win over Seven-Up in the opening game of the PBA All-Filipino Conference on June 7. [2] The Milkmen won only once in their next 9 games and placed last, tied with Presto Ice Cream with a 2-8 card.
As defending champions in the Third Conference, import Sean Chambers return anew and went up for the first time against former best import awardee Jamie Waller of Ginebra, coming back after four years. In the main game of the Third Conference double-header on September 20, the Milkmen nip Ginebra, 93-92, on Bobby Jose's two free throws with one second left. Alaska had their best win in the conference on October 15, handed the Swift Mighty Meaties their first loss after six straight wins in a 115-102 victory as the Milkmen held down the prolific Tony Harris to a conference low 38 points, [3] after making history five days earlier in Iloilo City by scoring a record-breaking 105 points. The Milkmen at 5-2, lost their remaining four games in the eliminations and were knock off for the last semifinals berth by Purefoods in their sudden-death playoff on November 8.
Roster
| ROSTER | # | POS | HT | COLLEGE |
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| Gilbert Reyes, Jr | 5 | Guard | 5"8' | Ateneo de Manila |
| Rosedendo Gomez | 7 | Guard | 6"0' | Cebu Central Colleges |
| Fernando Garcia | 8 | Forward | 6"2' | Adamson University |
| Jojo Lastimosa | 9 | Guard-Forward | 6"0' | University of San Jose Recoletos |
| Adriano Polistico | 10 | Center | 6"7' | Letran College |
| Allen Sasan | 12 | Guard | 5"11' | Cebu Central Colleges |
| Raymund Fran Mid-season recruit | 13 | Forward | 6"3' | University of Santo Tomas |
| Frankie Lim | 22 | Guard | 5"11' | San Beda College |
| Paul Alvarez | 23 | Forward | 6"0' | San Sebastian College |
| Roberto Jose | 32 | Forward | 6"3' | University of Santo Tomas |
| Stevenson Solomon | 34 | Forward-Center | 6"4' | San Sebastian College |
| Ronnie Cahanding | 35 | Guard-Forward | 6"0' | Adamson University |
| Alejandro Araneta | 50 | Center | 6"6' | Ateneo de Manila |
| Winston Crite 1st conference import | 21 | Center-Forward | 6"5' | Texas A&M University |
| Sean Chambers 3rd conference import | 20 | Forward | 6"1' | California Polytechnic State |
Assistant Coaches: Chot Reyes / Aric Del Rosario Team Manager: Joaquin Trillo
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