1979 Royal Tru-Orange season
| 1979 Royal Tru-Orange season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Edgardo Ocampo |
| Owner(s) | San Miguel Corporation |
| All Filipino Conference results | |
| Record | 6–10 (.375) |
| Place | N/A |
| Playoff finish | N/A |
| Open Conference results | |
| Record | 21–5 (.808) |
| Place | 1st |
| Playoff finish | Finals |
| Invitational Conference results | |
| Record | 1–4 (.200) |
| Place | 6th |
| Playoff finish | N/A |
| Royal Tru-Orange seasons | |
The 1979 Royal Tru-Orange season was the 5th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
In the Second (Open) Conference, the Orangemen signed 6-7 Larry Pounds, a fifth-round draftee of the Golden State Warriors in 1975, and 6-11 Otto Moore, a veteran of NBA wars for nine seasons, as their imports. Royal emerge on top of the standings after the two-round eliminations with 13 wins and 3 losses and made it to the championship round by posting a 5-1 won-loss slate in the semifinals. On October 23, RTO defeated Crispa, 110–102, to reach the PBA finals for the first time in franchise history.
On November 6, Royal Tru-Orange won their first PBA crown by defeating the Toyota Tamaraws, 102–101, in Game 4 of the title playoffs for a 3-1 series victory. The Orangemen took the first two games, 104–99 and 100–95, the Tamaraws avoided a sweep by winning the third game, 99–98.
Royal Tru-Orange joins U/Tex Wranglers as the only other ballclub not named Crispa or Toyota, to have won a PBA title in the 1970s as RTO mentor and former olympian Edgardo Ocampo won his first championship as a head coach.
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