It’s All about San Miguel Beermen
The San Miguel Beermen is one of the current teams in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). They are a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 17. The team’s franchise is owned by the Philippines’ largest food and beverage conglomerate, San Miguel Corporation. The beermen is one of three PBA ball clubs owned by SMC affiliates and subsidiaries. They are also one of nine companies who broke away from the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association in 1975 due to their dismay with the Basketball Association of the Philippines. This led to the formation of the first professional basketball league known as the PBA.
The 1988 PBA season was the team unforgettable season by winning the Open Conference that year. After placing fourth in the next conference, San Miguel traded Guidaben to Purefoods for Ramon Fernandez. Following that year, San Miguel continued to dominate and considered one of their greatest seasons in league history. The Beermen defeated Shell led by Benjie Paras and Ronnie Magsanoc in the Open Conference, 4-1. In the All-Filipino Conference, San Miguel defeated a young but hungry Purefoods team in six games. At season’s end, San Miguel completed the PBA’s third grand slam by trouncing Robert Jaworski’s Anejo Rhum 65 in five games with the enlistment of quality import and former Chicago Bull Ennis Whatley. At that time, San Miguel joined Crispa (1976, 1983) as the only squads to win the coveted grand slam.
After 20 years of carrying the San Miguel name, San Miguel Corporation radically changed the team name to Magnolia Beverage Masters starting the 2007-08 PBA season. Prior to the change, they named Tanquincen as its permanent head coach. In 2008, the team again reverted to its old name, San Miguel Beermen and currently campaigning in the 2008 PBA season.
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