1981 San Miguel Beermen season
| 1981 San Miguel Beermen season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | |
| Owner(s) | San Miguel Corporation |
| Open Conference results | |
| Record | 17–12 (.586) |
| Place | 4th |
| Playoff finish | Semifinals |
| Reinforced Filipino Conference results | |
| Record | 5–7 (.417) |
| Place | 8th |
| Playoff finish | Eliminated |
| San Miguel Beermen seasons | |
The 1981 San Miguel Beermen season was the seventh season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Acquired two rookies during the off-season; Alex Tan and Eduardo Dizon from their farm team San Miguel Corporation in the MICAA. The team signed another rookie Raymundo Obias, formerly of Solidenims and Jag Jeans in the MICAA, starting the second conference.
Under new coach Tommy Manotoc, replacing Edgardo Ocampo, who transferred to Toyota Super Diesels at the beginning of the year. The beermen bring in two returning imports for the Open Conference; Aaron James and James Robinson, both former U-Tex Wranglers under Manotoc, James was part of the champion team from last season while Robinson played for U-Tex in 1979. San Miguel won their first three games of the season before suffering its first setback at the hands of Toyota Super Diesels on March 26. The beermen finish with a 6-3 won-loss card at the first round of eliminations. After losing their first assignment in the second round against Tefilin, the beermen won eight in a row and tied U-Tex Wranglers at first place with 14 wins and 4 losses. In the semifinal round, San Miguel dropped their first two games against Crispa and Toyota before nipping U-Tex, 99-98 on July 7, for their first and only win in the semifinals. The beermen lost to U-Tex in five games in their series for third place.
San Miguel won only two of their nine games in the elimination round of the Reinforced Filipino Conference, one game better than St.George Whiskies' 1-8 won-loss card. Import Bobby Turner was replaced by Ron Roberson, who led the beermen to their second victory by scoring 65 points in a 142-141 win over top-seeded Toyota on October 6. San Miguel was among the four teams that didn't advance in the round of six.
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