Formation
In 1989, FIBA made a rule change for an "open basketball", which would allow players in professional, commercial or club ranks to play in any international events instead of the old ruling of only allowing amateur players. This led to the PBA and the Basketball Association of the Philippines forging a deal to have an all-pro squad to send a team to the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing. The team consist of some of the greatest players in Philippine basketball and about half of the team were named in the PBA Top 25 all-time Greatest Players ten years later.
Añejo Rhum playing coach Robert Jaworski was named head coach of the squad with San Miguel Beer head coach Norman Black as assistant coach. With only two weeks to prepare, Jaworski assembled the lineup made of some of the best players in the league:
| No. | Player | PBA Team |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Allan Caidic | Presto |
| 4 | Hector Calma | San Miguel Beer |
| 15 | Rey Cuenco | Añejo Rhum |
| 12 | Yves Dignadice | San Miguel Beer |
| 10 | Ramon Fernandez | San Miguel Beer |
| 11 | Dante Gonzalgo | Añejo Rhum |
| 9 | Samboy Lim | San Miguel Beer |
| 14 | Chito Loyzaga | Añejo Rhum |
| 5 | Ronnie Magsanoc | Formula Shell |
| 7 | Benjie Paras | Formula Shell |
| 16 | Alvin Patrimonio | Purefoods |
| 13 | Zaldy Realubit | Presto |
Four players were taken from San Miguel, a year after they won the coveted grand slam, with Jaworski inserting former teammate and former rival Mon Fernandez in the lineup. Cuenco, Gonzalgo and Loyzaga, players for Jaworski's Añejo squad were included in the list. Purefoods center Jerry Codinera was originally named in the 12-man line-up but was stricken with hepatitis weeks before the Games and eventually replaced by Realubit. Nelson Asaytono and Bong Alvarez were part of the pool as alternates though they did not join the team to Beijing.
Read more about this topic: 1990 Philippines Men's Asian Games Basketball Team
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