1991 Tivoli Milkmasters season
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| Head coach | Jimmy Mariano | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner(s) | CFC Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1991 Tivoli Milk Masters season was the 17th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Presto Tivoli Ice Cream in the First Conference.
Draft picks
| PBA Draft |
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| Rene Hawkins (2nd overall pick) Presto traded Manny Victorino to Pepsi to acquire the number 2 pick |
| Teofano Tiu (chosen at #8 in the first round) |
Off-season transactions
| TRANSACTIONS |
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| Rene Hawkins Drafted Rookie |
| Cadel Mosqueda Acquired in a trade that sent Bernardo Carpio to Pepsi |
| Arturo Cristobal Acquired via free agency, release by Purefoods |
Summary
As the team with the best overall record last season, Presto let go of two of its veteran players; Manny Victorino and Bernardo Carpio, to sophomore ballclub Pepsi during the off-season. The team placed no higher than fifth in all three conferences of the year. Presto won their first two games of the season before losing their next four matches, they break out of their losing slump with a 119-113 victory over Diet Sarsi on March 19. [1] Presto scored its fourth win a week later on March 26, a 122-116 victory against Purefoods, [2] the Tivolis missed out a semifinals berth in the First Conference when they lost their last two games in the eliminations.
Change its team name to Tivoli Milk in the All-Filipino Conference, the defending All-Filipino champions finish with six wins and five losses after the eliminations and won only two games in the semifinals. In the Third Conference, the Milkmasters bring back their high-scoring import Terrance Bailey, who played for the team two years ago. Tivoli Milk once again carry a 6-5 won-loss card entering the semifinal round, the Milkmasters dropped out of contention after losing their first five semifinal assignments, they won their last three outings, highlighted by the 79-point output of Allan Caidic in their last game of the season on November 21.
Scoring record
April 4: Import Dwayne McClain scored 74 points in the Tivolis' 117-118 loss to Alaska Milk.
November 21: Allan Caidic achieved a milestone when he surpassed the record for most points by a local player in scoring 79 points in Tivoli's 162–149 win over Ginebra San Miguel, Caidic made 37 points in the second quarter alone and tallied 42 in the second half to break his previous record of 41 points shared with once teammate Ricardo Brown.
Roster
| ROSTER | # | POS | HT | COLLEGE |
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| Teddy Alfarero Mid-season acquisition | 4 | Center | 6"4' | De La Salle University |
| Peter Jao | 5 | Guard-Forward | 6"0' | University of San Jose Recoletos |
| Abe King | 6 | Center-Forward | 6"3' | San Beda College |
| Arturo Cristobal | 7 | Guard | 6"1' | Far Eastern University |
| Allan Caidic | 8 | Forward | 6"2' | University of the East |
| Onchie Dela Cruz | 9 | Guard | 5"10' | Philippine Christian University |
| Arnie Tuadles | 11 | Forward | 6"2' | University of Visayas |
| Cadel Mosqueda | 12 | Center-Forward | 6"3' | Arellano University |
| Gerald Esplana | 14 | Guard | 5"10' | Far Eastern University |
| Hernani Demigillo | 15 | Center-Forward | 6"5' | San Sebastian College |
| Rene Hawkins | 16 | Forward-Center | 6"3' | Perpetual Help College of Rizal |
| Padim Israel | 17 | Guard-Forward | 6"2' | Ateneo de Manila |
| Zaldy Realubit | 28 | Center | 6"5' | University of San Jose Recoletos |
| Dwayne McClain 1st conference import | 44 | Center-Forward | 6"4' | Villanova University |
| Terrance Bailey 3rd conference import | 21 | Forward-Guard | 6"1' | Wagner College |
Assistant coaches: Nap Flores / Bong Go Team Manager: Ignacio Gotao