1992 San Miguel Beermen season
| 1992 San Miguel Beermen season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Norman Black |
| Owner(s) | San Miguel Corporation |
| First Conference results | |
| Record | 13–12 (.520) |
| Place | 2nd |
| Playoff finish | Finals |
| All-Filipino Conference results | |
| Record | 18–7 (.720) |
| Place | 1st |
| Playoff finish | Finals |
| Third Conference results | |
| Record | 12–12 (.500) |
| Place | 4th |
| Playoff finish | Semifinals |
| San Miguel Beermen seasons | |
The 1992 San Miguel Beermen season was the 18th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
July 28: Ato Agustin scored a night-high 42 points as San Miguel seize solo leadership in the semifinals of the All-Filipino Conference with their 10th victory in 13 games, a 118-106 win over Purefoods, which now lost two straight games and dropped to 10-win, 4-loss.
July 30: San Miguel swept the first round of the semifinals, winning against 7-Up in overtime, 103-97. Both teams won their first three outings in the semifinals and the Uncolas were riding high on a four-game winning streak before their match.
October 11: Kenny Travis scored 52 points as San Miguel beat defending champion Alaska, 118-115, for only their second win in six games into the Third Conference.
The San Miguel Beermen had two rookies signed during the off-season and welcomes the return of the "Skywalker" Samboy Lim, the Beermen were tied with two other teams, Shell and Presto, on top of the standings in the First Conference with seven wins and four losses. At the start of the semifinal round, the Beermen decided to replace their import Derrick Chievous, who played in all of their 11 elimination round games after a spat with some of his teammates, in favor of Rick Calloway. San Miguel beat Alaska Milkmen in a playoff game to finally enter the finals for the first time since winning the grandslam in 1989. Going up against the Shell Rimula-X Turbo Chargers in the championship series, the Beermen were the underdogs with Shell having Bobby Parks, who won his unprecedented seventh best import award, providing the big difference against his counterpart Rick Calloway. The Beermen lost in the title series in five games.
In the All-Filipino Conference, the Beermen won their last two games in the eliminations to finish second and a game behind defending champion Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs, which top the standings with eight wins and two losses. During the semifinal round, the Beermen won their first six outings for a magic number 13 wins and gain one of the two finals berth as their winning streak reach to 8 games. Going into the last day of the semifinal round, the Beermen played 7-Up, with both teams losing only once in the semifinals, the third-year ballclub Uncolas are getting close to their first finals stint and the Beermen can afford to lose and choose 7-Up as their opponent instead of the more experience Purefoods squad looking for their fifth straight All-Filipino finals appearance, but San Miguel went on to beat 7-Up, leaving the Uncolas in a playoff game with Purefoods, which the Hotdogs won. In a classic All-Filipino championship showdown between the Beermen and the Hotdogs, the San Miguel Beermen won in a hard-fought seven game series for their first crown in three years and their ninth overall title.
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