1986 Formula Shell Spark Aiders season

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The 1986 Formula Shell Spark Aiders season was the second season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Pilipinas Shell Oilers in the Reinforced Conference and Shell Helix Oilers in the All-Filipino Conference.

1986 Formula Shell Spark Aiders season
Head coachFreddie Webb
Edgardo Ocampo
Owner(s)Pilipinas Shell Inc.
Reinforced Conference results
Record4–14
(22.2%)
Place5th
Playoff finishSemifinals
All Filipino Conference results
Record9–10
(47.4%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinals
Open Conference results
Record7–8
(46.7%)
Place5th
Playoff finishQuarterfinals
Formula Shell Spark Aiders seasons
← 1985
1987 →

Transactions

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Players Added Signed Former team
Biboy Ravanes Off-season Magnolia

Occurrences

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After dropping their first two outings in the semifinals against Great Taste by one point in overtime and Ginebra, 106–113 on May 15, coach Freddie Webb decided to resign from his position.[1] Webb was replaced by former Manila Beer coach Edgardo Ocampo.

Perry Young, a Portland third round draft selection in 1985, was a late replacement for the injured Fred Reynolds and played for the Shell's last four games in the Third Conference.

Records

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On November 16 which was the last playing date in the quarterfinal round of the Open Conference, Formula Shell recorded the second largest winning margin of 54 points in a 154–100 victory over already qualified Tanduay Rhum Makers, which got another all-time record of 13 triples from import Rob Williams. The win broke the six-game losing streak of the Spark Aiders.

The match was delayed for almost one and a half hours after import Dexter Shouse' powerful dunk late in the second quarter cause the ULTRA north goal to mis-aligned. The Spark Aiders were eliminated from the semifinal round when Great Taste prevailed over Alaska Milk later in the night.

Won-loss records vs Opponents

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Team Win Loss 1st (Reinforced) 2nd (All-Filipino) 3rd (Open)
Alaska 2 7 1-3 1-1 0-3
Ginebra 3 7 1-3 1-3 1-1
Great Taste 5 9 0-4 3-4 2-1
Magnolia 1 1 N/A N/A 1-1
Manila Beer 5 1 2-0 2-0 1-1
Tanduay 3 7 0-4 1-2 2-1
RP-Magnolia 1 0 N/A 1-0 N/A
Total 20 32 4-14 9-10 7-8

Roster

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1986 Formula Shell Spark Aiders roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
C 5   Cabatu, Sonny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) PSBA
G 6   Ravanes, Biboy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Cebu
G 8   Cristobal, Arturo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Far Eastern
G 10   Ang, Romeo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Letran
C 11   Jubinal, Menardo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Mapúa
F 12   Lazaro, Reynaldo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Far Eastern
G 13   Austria, Leo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Lyceum
F 18   Cezar, Philip 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) José Rizal
F 26   Perez, Aldo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle
G/F 33   Adornado, Bogs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UST
G 51 & 15   Fabiosa, Bernie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) UE
F 71   Marquez, Manuel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) San Beda
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Frederick "Freddie" Gonzales

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Imports

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Tournament Name # Height From
1986 PBA Reinforced Conference Dwight Anderson 0 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) University of Southern California
Stewart Granger 1 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Villanova University
1986 PBA Open Conference Dexter Shouse 14 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) University of South Alabama
Fred Reynolds 32 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) University of Texas at El Paso
Perry Young 8 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Virginia Tech

References

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  1. ^ "Ginebra, Great Taste tangle today".