1978 Great Taste Discoverers season
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| Head coach | Nilo Verona Chino Marquinez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Great Taste Discoverers season was the 4th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Transactions
- The GTD management have recruited three rookies; Alfonso Jovero, Carlito Travino and Leonardo Aranzaso.
- Acquired Danny Basilan from U-Tex and Bienvenido Alenton from RTO.
Summary
Great Taste were tied in third place with U-Tex with a 4-3 won-loss card in the first round of eliminations of the All-Filipino Conference, the Discoverers lost all their games in the second round and fell to seventh place overall.
The two imports tapped to play for Great Taste in the second conference were Cisco Oliver and James Collins, the Discoverers lost 13 of their 14-game assignments. Before the conference ended, coach Nilo Verona resigns and team manager Chino Marquinez takes over. [1]
Roster
| ROSTER | # | POS | HT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bienvenido Alenton | Center-Forward | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
| Leonardo Aranzaso | 10 | Guard | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Danilo Basilan | 14 | Guard | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Aurelio Clariño | 23 | Center | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Alfonso Jovero | Guard | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Ernesto Morales | 31 | Guard | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Manny Paner | 5 | Center-Forward | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Danilo Pribhdas | 12 | Center-Forward | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Johnny Revilla | 16 | Guard | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Florendo Ritualo | 11 | Center-Forward | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Loreto Tolentino | 7 | Forward | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Carlito Travino | Guard | ||
| Cisco Oliver Import, also played for Honda | 44 | Forward-Center | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| James Collins Import | 13 | Forward | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
References
- ↑ "Great Taste". 1978 PBA Annual.
External links
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