1992 Presto Ice Cream season

1992 Presto Ice Cream Kings season
Head coach	Jimmy Mariano Tommy Manotoc
Owner(s)	CFC Corporation
First Conference results
Record	8–11 (42.1%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Semifinals
All-Filipino Conference results
Record	2–8 (20%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	N/A
Third Conference results
Record	1–10 (9.1%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	N/A
Presto Ice Cream Kings seasons

The 1992 Presto Ice Cream Kings season was the 18th and final season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	College
1	1	Vergel Meneses	JRU
2	9	Joseph Valdez	Adamson
3	17	Albert David	Letran

Notable dates

February 9: In the opening game of the league's 18th season, Presto Ice Cream won over Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs, 120-118. Allan Caidic hit seven triples and topscored for 43 points while rookie Vergel Meneses, with the crowd screaming and chanting the top overall pick, banked in 21 points.

March 1: Allan Caidic topscored with 33 points as he join hands with import Derwin Collins to lead Presto to a come-from-behind 110-104 win over Purefoods for solo leadership in the First Conference. [1]

March 8: Import Derwin Collins, retain by the Presto management despite the arrival of the taller Kenny Redfield, led the Ice Cream Kings to their sixth win in seven games by scoring the last six points in a 114-109 victory over San Miguel. [2]

October 4: New Import Joey Wright, who replaces Jerome Harmon after three games, debut with 52 points and led Presto to their first win in the conference, a 139-135 overtime victory over San Miguel. [3]

Occurrences

The impressive performance of import Derwin "Tank" Collins put Presto on top of the standings in the First Conference with six wins and one loss and while the team keeps on winning, management and coaching staff were in dilemma whether to replace Collins with the waiting Kenny Redfield. With the vote of confidence by his teammates and coach, Collins keeps his job and Redfield went to Pepsi instead.

Coach Jimmy Mariano filed his resignation as early as Presto's last two matches in the All-Filipino Conference and his departure was apparently due to the team's lackluster performance in the last three conferences despite lofty billings and the rumored rift with Presto top honcho Ignacio Gotao after the Ice Cream Kings lost a won-game against Purefoods in their June 28 outing.

Beginning the Third Conference, former grandslam coach Tommy Manotoc succeeded Jimmy Mariano at the Presto bench.

The Ice Cream Kings acquired the services of Jerome Harmon as their import in the Third Conference. The Global Basketball Association slam dunk champion was highly advertised and there were protest by other teams that he was above the height limit of 6'2", Harmon was re-measured and met the ceiling at 6'1 7/8.

Harmon’s replacement Joey Wright got injured in their game against Shell which they lost, 108-118 on October 11. He was replaced by Eldridge Recasner in their next match.

Last PBA game

Rumors were already widespread that the team, one of the only two remaining pioneer ballclub in the PBA, was headed for disbandment. On November 5, Presto Ice Cream Kings bid farewell and played its last PBA game without an import, Allan Caidic topscored with 37 points in a 113-129 loss to 7-Up. [4]

Roster

Presto Ice Cream roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. F 4 Meneses, Vergel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) José Rizal G/F 5 Jao, Peter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) USJ–R F/C 6 King, Abe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Beda F 8 Caidic, Allan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UE G 9 Dela Cruz, Onchie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Philippine Christian F 11 Tuadles, Arnie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Visayas F/C 12 Mosqueda, Cadel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Arellano G 14 Esplana, Gerry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Far Eastern F 15 David, Albert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Letran F 16 Hawkins, Bong 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UPHSD F 17 Israel, Padim 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Ateneo C 21 Valdez, Joseph 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Adamson C 28 Realubit, Zaldy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) USJ–R F 32 & 33 Codiñera, Harmon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Far Eastern	Head coach Tommy Manotoc Assistant coach(es) Nat Canson Bong Go Team manager Ignacio Gotao Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Transactions

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Harmon Codiñera	June 1992	Purefoods

Recruited imports

Name	Conference	No.	Pos.	Ht.	College	Duration
Derwin Collins	First Conference	3	Guard-Forward	6"3'	University of New Orleans	February 9 to April 21
Jerome Harmon	Third Conference	32	Guard-Forward	6"2'	University of Louisville	September 20-29
Joey Wright		5	Guard-Forward	6"2'	University of Texas	October 4-13
Eldridge Recasner		7	Guard-Forward	6"2'	University of Washington	October 18-29

References

1. "Presto powders Purefoods". Manila Standard.
2. "Presto rocks SMB, rams into semis". Manila Standard.
3. "Alaska Milk hangs tough". Manila Standard.
4. "Presto blows farewell game". Manila Standard.