Toyota Tamaraws
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Komatsu Komets (1973) Toyota Comets (MICAA) (1973-1974) Toyota Comets (PBA) (1975-1976) Toyota Silver Tamaraws (1976) Toyota Tamaraws (1977-1980) Toyota Super Diesels (1981) Toyota Super Corollas (1981-1982, 1983) Toyota Silver Coronas (1983) |
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| Joined PBA | 1975 | ||
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Toyota Comets (1973) (1975-1976) Toyota Silver Tamaraws Toyota Tamaraws (1977-1980) (1977-1979) Toyota Superdiesels (1980-1981) (1981) Toyota Super Corollas Toyota Silver Coronas |
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| Company | Delta Motor Corporation | ||
| Owner(s) | Ricardo C. Silverio Sr. | ||
| Head coach | Nilo Verona Dante Silverio Fortunato Acuña Edgardo Ocampo |
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| Disbanded | 1983 | ||
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Philippine Basketball Association (9) 18 Finals Appearances MICAA (1)* 1973 All-Filipino |
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Toyota Comets
Philippine Basketball Association (9)
* 1975 First Conference
* 1975 Second Conference
* 1977 Invitational
* 1978 All-Filipino
* 1978 Invitational
* 1979 Invitational
* 1981 Open
* 1982 Reinforced Filipino
* 1982 Open
18 Finals Appearances
The Toyota Athletic Club was a multi-titled basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from 1975 to 1983. Founded in 1973 by businessman and sportsman Dante Silverio, the team was owned by Delta Motor Corporation (defunct) and played under various names - Komatsu Komets, Toyota Comets, Toyota Silver Tamaraws, Toyota Tamaraws, Toyota Super Diesels, Toyota Super Corollas and Toyota Silver Coronas.
In the PBA, it won nine championships, the fifth most in PBA history behind the San Miguel Beermen (21), the Alaska Aces (14), fierce rival Crispa Redmanizers (13) and the Purefoods franchise (13).
Toyota is a Japanese brand of automobiles that was exclusively distributed by Delta Motor Corporation, owned by former Bulacan congressman and Marcos crony Ricardo Silverio, Sr. The team was first known as the Komatsu Komets in the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA), one of the more successful teams of the amateur commercial league prior to the inception of the PBA. Sometime in January 1975, five MICAA teams met together at the old Elizalde canteen to sign a pre-organizational agreement for the formation of what is now known as the Philippine Basketball Association. Dante Silverio, Ricardo Silverio’s nephew, was the official representative of Toyota who signed on the dotted line.
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