The 1975 Mariwasa-Noritake Porcelainmakers season was the 1st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Colors Noritake (dark) (light)
First Conference standings #TeamsWLPCTGB1 Toyota Comets 13 3 .812 –-2 Crispa Redmanizers 12 4 .750 13 U-Tex Weavers 10 6 .625 34 Royal Tru-Orange 10 6 .625 35 Mariwasa-Noritake 8 8 .500 56 Concepcion Carrier 7 9 .438 67 Tanduay Distillers 5 11 .312 88 Presto Ice Cream Flavorites 5 11 .312 89 Seven-Up 2 14 .125 11
Notable dates April 9: The PBA opens with its inaugural double-header at the Araneta Coliseum, with a sellout crowd of 18,000 watching, the Noritake Porcelainmakers defeated the Carrier Weathermakers, 101-98.
Summary The Porcelainmakers were a steady and average team, hovering around a .500 record for almost each conference in the season. In the First Conference, Noritake almost made the playoffs with a record of 8-8 (.500), two games shy behind the Royal Tru-Orange. The team was led by all-star Rey Alcantara and imports Cisco Oliver and Billy Robinson.
In the Second Conference, they their best record of the season going 13-9 (.591), but still missed the playoffs, they finished as the 5th seed also again behind the Royal Tru-Orange.
In the All-Philippine Championship Conference, Noritake lose their last 2 games of the season and again missed the playoffs.
Roster Roster # Position Height Rey Alcantara 4 Guard Gavino Amomonpon Forward Mark Arriola 16 Guard Lucrecio Dacula 21 Guard Mariano Figuracion 11 Forward Hubert Filipinas 8 Forward Roberto Legaspi 15 Center Albert Manalo 7/42 Guard Van Samson Nery 17 ForwardCisco Oliver Import 23 Forward-CenterAdriano Papa 10 Forward Ulysses Rodriguez 6 Forward Jesse Sullano 14 Guard Edmundo Tierra 18 Forward-Center Billy Robinson Import 13 Center James Cornelious Import 27 Forward-Center
Sources: Edmon1974's Blog: 1975 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Team Rosters1975 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Team Rosters
See also 1975 PBA season
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