1989 San Miguel Beermen season
| 1989 San Miguel Beermen season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Norman Black |
| Owner(s) | San Miguel Corporation |
| Open Conference results | |
| Record | 18–5 (.783) |
| Place | 1st |
| Playoff finish | Finals |
| All-Filipino Conference results | |
| Record | 16–9 (.640) |
| Place | 1st |
| Playoff finish | Finals |
| Reinforced Conference results | |
| Record | 16–7 (.696) |
| Place | 1st |
| Playoff finish | Finals |
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Stats @ PBA-Online.net |
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| San Miguel Beermen seasons | |
The 1989 San Miguel Beermen season was the 15th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The San Miguel Beermen became the third team in PBA Annals History to win the Grandslam, duplicating the feat achieved by the famed Crispa Redmanizers, first in 1976 and in 1983. It also made Norman Black the 3rd. PBA coach to win the said feat behind Baby Dalupan & Tommy Manotoc.
Open Conference: The defending champions opened its title-retention campaign with a thrilling 140-136 come-from-behind victory over Formula Shell in the second game of the league opening on March 5 before a jampacked crowd at the ULTRA. The Beermen overcame Bobby Parks' 72 points for Shell and spoiled the debut of prize rookie center Benjie Paras, who tallied only 8 points in his first game. With Michael Phelps returning as their import, the Beermen completed a 10-game sweep in the eliminations and advances into the finals with ease with still four scheduled playing dates left in the semifinals. San Miguel easily retains the Open Conference crown with a 4-1 series victory over Formula Shell.
All-Filipino Conference: The Beermen raced to a 7-win, 1-loss start, losing only to Presto Tivolis, when on July 18 in their second meeting with the hot-streaking Purefoods Hotdogs, who were just a game behind and on a four-game roll, the Beermen lost Samboy Lim to an injury due to a bad fall late in the fourth quarter after going up against three hotdogs' defenders, the Beermen lost, 115-125, and dropped their next game to Añejo Rum for their first back-to-back losses in the conference. The San Miguel Beermen and Purefoods Hotdogs, two equally talented teams, eventually played in the championship series in a highly-anticipated finals affair. The Beermen prevailed in six games to win their first All-Filipino crown and seventh league title and achieved step number two towards a possible grandslam.
Reinforced Conference: San Miguel welcomes the return of Ricardo Brown from the lineup after skipping the first two conferences, then brought in Indiana's Keith Smart, best remembered for hitting the marginal basket that gave Indiana the 1987 NCAA championship, as their import. In their first game against Purefoods, Smart was outplayed by Dexter Shouse and the Beermen suffered their worst defeat in the season, a 94-126 loss to the Hotdogs. After losing their next game to Añejo Rum, the Beermen won three straight games for a 3-2 won-loss card in the first round of eliminations. Smart was replaced after five games by Ennis Whatley, the Beermen were tied with Purefoods Hotdogs with six wins and four losses after the eliminations. They lost their first two games in the semifinals in overtime, both by two points to Añejo Rum and Purefoods, before winning six in a row for a third trip into the finals series. San Miguel won the Grandslam with a 4-1 series win over sister team Añejo Rum 65.
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