1984 Beer Hausen Brewmasters season

1984 Beer Hausen Brewmasters season
Head coach	Loreto Carbonell
Owner(s)	Asia Brewery
1st All Filipino Conference results Record 15–14 (.517) Place 4th Playoff finish Semifinals 2nd All Filipino Conference results Record 13–12 (.520) Place 2nd Playoff finish Finals Invitational Conference results Record 7–5 (.583) Place 3rd Playoff finish N/A Beer Hausen Brewmasters seasons 1985

The 1984 Beer Hausen Brewmasters season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

New team

As the league enters its 10th season, the famed Toyota Super Corollas ballclub that won 9 PBA titles, formally disbanded and sold its franchise to Basic Holdings Inc., a mother company of Asia Brewery, the team will carry the name Beer Hausen, seven players from Toyota, led by Ramon Fernandez, were absorbed by the Brewmasters.

Off-season transactions

TRANSACTIONS
Ramon Cruz ^Acquired from Crispa
Angelito Esguerra ^Acquired from Crispa
Miguel Bilbao ^Acquired from Tanduay
Alberto Gutierrez ^Acquired from Tanduay
Victor Sanchez ^Acquired from Tanduay
Raymundo Barreiro ^Acquired from Tanduay
Roberto Dela Rosa ^Acquired from Tanduay

Notable dates

March 27: In the first meeting between two Toyota superstars; Ramon Fernandez and Robert Jaworski, former teammates now playing on opposite sides, Beer Hausen defeated Gilbey's Gin, 105-97. Fernandez scored 19 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and issued 17 assists in the first of more than 20 triple-doubles El presidente made during the season.

October 25: Beer Hausen defeated Northern Consolidated, 122-117 in overtime, in a knockout game to reach the finals of the second conference against Great Taste. Ramon Fernandez recorded his 24th triple-double performance of the season by scoring 44 points, pulled down 17 rebounds and issuing 15 assists. ^[1]

Finals stint

Beer Hausen advance to the finals in the second conference, the second team after Filmanbank in 1978, to reach the championship in their first year of participation. The Brewmasters were swept in three games by Great Taste Coffee Makers.

Awards

Ramon Fernandez capped an incredible season of triple-double performances by bagging the Most Valuable Player (MVP) trophy, his second MVP award in three years.

Roster

Beer Hausen roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 3 Cordero, Edgardo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST G 7 De la Rosa, Roberto 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Far Eastern C 10 Fernandez, Ramon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) University of San Carlos G 11 Hays, William (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) California-Berkeley F 12 Sanchez, Victor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapua Tech F 13 Gutierrez, Abet 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Ateneo de Davao F 14 Herrera, Leopoldo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Wesleyan University F 15 Relosa, Ricardo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapua Tech F 16 Esguerra, Angelito 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Letran College G 18 Legaspi, Emerito 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) East F/C 19 Bulaong, Nicanor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Far Eastern G 24 Cruz, Ramon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) East G/F 32 Coloso, Timoteo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Letran College G 34 Bilbao, Miguel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) De La Salle	Head coach Loreto Carbonell Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured

_{Team Manager: Andy Jao}

References

1. A rousing PBA debut for Beer Hausen