1984 Crispa Redmanizers season

The 1984 Crispa Redmanizers season was the tenth and final season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

1984 Crispa Redmanizers season
Head coach	Tommy Manotoc Narciso Bernardo
Owner(s)	P. Floro and Sons, Inc.
1st All Filipino Conference results
Record	19–7 (.731)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Finals
2nd All Filipino Conference results
Record	11–11 (.500)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Semifinals
Invitational Conference results
Record	8–5 (.615)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Finals
Crispa Redmanizers seasons

Colors

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Off-season transactions

TRANSACTIONS
Lim Eng Beng ^Acquired from San Miguel
Matthew Gaston ^Acquired from San Miguel
Jaime Javier ^Re-acquired from Galerie Dominique
William Pearson ^Rookie signed

Milestone

Fortunato "Atoy" Co became the first PBA player to score 10,000 points by tallying 32 markers in Crispa's 107-111 loss to Northern Consolidated.(NCC) on May 1.

Occurrences

On July 1, Crispa coach Tommy Manotoc, citing health reasons, resigns after leading the Redmanizers to the All-Filipino Conference finals by winning over Northern (NCC), 96-94. Assistant coach Narciso Bernardo takes over as Crispa's head mentor. [1]

Championship (Finals stint)

The Crispa Redmanizers captured their 13th and final PBA crown by winning the First All-Filipino Conference title over Gilbey's Gin, four games to one. Coach Narciso Bernardo won his first title with the Redmanizers.

After placing fifth in the Second All-Filipino Conference, the Redmanizers return to the finals in the Invitational Championship. Crispa played Great Taste in the best-of-five finale. The Redmanizers lost Game one by a rout, but won the next two games to moved within a win of capturing another title. The Coffee Makers came back with a victory in Game four to tied the series and force a deciding fifth game. On December 18, the Redmanizers trailed by as many as 28 points in the final quarter of Game five and lost to Great Taste, 106-127, in what turn out to be the final game of the winningest ballclub in the league.

Roster

Crispa Redmanizers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. F/C 5 Guidaben, Abet 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Jose-Recoletos G 6 Co, Jr, Fortunato 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Mapua Tech G/F 7 Cristobal, Arturo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Far Eastern G/F 9 Israel, Padim 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Ateneo de Manila F 10 Hubalde, Freddie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Mapua Tech G 11 Pearson, William 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) University of Chaminade F/C 12 Villamin, Elpidio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) G 14 Gaston, Matthew 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Ateneo de Manila G 15 Fabiosa, Bernie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) UE G 17 Beng, Lim Eng 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) De La Salle University F/C 18 Cezar, Philip 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jose Rizal College G/F 22 Barnes, Herman (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Alabama-Birmingham G/F 22 Willis, Carlton (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Over Brooke C 25 Javier, Jaime 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jose Rizal College G 33 Varela, Tito (A) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE	Head coach Tommy Manotoc Narciso Bernardo Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (A) Acquired from Tanduay Injured

_{Team Manager: Danny Floro}

References

1. "Crispa makes it to the finals with second semis win over Northern".

External links

Crispa Redmanizers: 1984 PBA All-Filipino [e-mail]