The 1987 Shell Azocord Super Bugbusters season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Formula Shell Spark Aiders in the Open and All-Filipino Conference.
| 1987 Shell Azocord Super Bugbusters season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Edgardo Ocampo Joe Lipa |
| Owner(s) | Pilipinas Shell, Inc. |
| Open Conference results | |
| Record | 4–12 (25%) |
| Place | 6th |
| Playoff finish | Quarterfinals |
| All-Filipino Conference results | |
| Record | 5–11 (31.3%) |
| Place | 5th |
| Playoff finish | Semifinals |
| Reinforced Conference results | |
| Record | 9–13 (40.9%) |
| Place | 4th |
| Playoff finish | Semifinals |
| Shell Azocord Super Bugbusters seasons | |
Transactions
edit| Players Added | Signed | Former team |
| Leopoldo Herrera | Off-season | Great Taste |
| Willie Pearson |
Trades
edit| Off-season | To Great Taste
Philip Cezar, Bernie Fabiosa |
To Shell
Manny Victorino, Jaime Manansala |
| Off-season | To Hills Bros
Bogs Adornado[1] |
To Shell
Rey Cuenco, Al Solis |
Occurrences
editHead coach Edgardo Ocampo was replaced by national team coach Joe Lipa starting the Third Conference after two dismal conferences by the team.
Import Dexter Shouse suddenly left after leading Shell to six wins and two losses in the Third Conference, taking his place is another former Shell import Dwight Anderson.
Notable dates
editApril 26: Formula Shell finally found a redeemer in import Calvin Thompson and struck a first-ever triumph in the Open Conference at the expense of Ginebra San Miguel, 107-104. The debuting Thompson dumped in 19 of his 44 points in the final quarter. The Spark Aiders were winless in six starts where imports Dwayne Randall and Michael Clarke played three games each and failed to lead the team to a victory.[2]
October 4: With new coach Joe Lipa, Shell Azocord blew out defending champion Tanduay Rhum, 121-78, at the start of the Reinforced Conference. The Super Bugbusters wrapped up the contest as early in the third period and had their largest lead of 45 points four times.[3]
October 11: Shell Azocord remains unbeaten with their third straight victory, a 109-101 win over Ginebra San Miguel.[4]
October 17: The Super Bugbusters keeps its clean slate with five wins and sweeps the first round of eliminations by turning back San Miguel Beermen, 112-104, in an out-of-town game at the San Agustin gym in Iloilo City.[5]
November 5: Dwight Anderson, returning as Shell's import after Dexter Shouse left, powered the Super Bugbusters to a 114-110 win over San Miguel Beermen and put Shell on top of the standings after the eliminations with a 7-3 won-loss slate.[6]
November 12: On the eve of coach Joe Lipa's departure in Thailand to join the Philippine men's national team in defending the Cage Crown in the Southeast Asian Games, Shell nips Hills Bros, 108-106, and improved their semifinal slate to eight wins and five losses. Assistant coach Freddie Gonzales takes over for a while at the Shell bench.[7]
Won-loss records vs Opponents
edit| Team | Win | Loss | 1st (Open) | 2nd (All-Filipino) | 3rd (Reinforced) |
| Ginebra | 3 | 11 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-7 |
| Great Taste | 3 | 6 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 3-1 |
| Hills Bros | 3 | 8 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Magnolia / San Miguel | 4 | 6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Tanduay | 3 | 4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| RP Team | 2 | 1 | 2-1 | N/A | N/A |
| Total | 18 | 36 | 4-12 | 5-11 | 9-13 |
Roster
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Imports
edit| Name | Conference | No. | Pos. | Ht. | College |
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| Dwayne Randall | Open Conference | 30 | Forward | 6"6' | Nevada-Reno |
| Michael Clarke | 30 | Forward | 6"5' | ||
| Calvin Thompson | 35 | Forward-Center | 6"5' | University of Kansas | |
| Dexter Shouse | Reinforced Conference | 21 | Guard-Forward | 6"3' | University of South Alabama |
| Dwight Anderson | 0 | Guard-Forward | 6"3' | USC |
References
edit- ^ "Shell gives up Bogs for No.2 rookie Solis". Manila Standard.
- ^ "Shell ends skid, dumps Ginebra". Manila Standard.
- ^ "Riproaring starts by San Miguel, Shell". Manila Standard.
- ^ "Shell halts Bates, Wallops Ginebra". Manila Standard.
- ^ "Shell wallops San Miguel, keeps clean slate". Manila Standard.
- ^ "Jazz-up Shell halts SMB". Manila Standard.
- ^ "Shell scuttles Hills Bros". Manila Standard.