The 1975 Carrier Weathermakers season was the 1st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Colors Carrier Weathermakers (dark) (light)
First Conference standings
#TeamsWLPCTGB1 Toyota Tamaraws 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 Distillery 5 11 .312 88 CFC-Presto 5 11 .312 89 Seven-Up 2 14 .125 11
Summary On April 9, the Weathermakers faced the Noritake Porcelainmakers in the inaugural double-header of the PBA at the Araneta Coliseum with a sellout crowd of 18,000 watching, the Carrier Weathermakers lost the game with a score of 101–98. Gregorio "Joy" Dionisio scored the very first basket in PBA history.
The Weathermakers struggled throughout the First Conference hovering around a .500 record, they missed the playoffs entirely and finished as the 5th seed. In the Second Conference, they struggled even more and finished with a disappointing 6–15 record and missed the playoffs again.
Lim Eng Beng, Gregorio Dionisio, and Ramon Lucindo were all selected to participate in the PBA Ovaltine dream games.
Roster Roster # Position Height Romualdo Cabading 12 Center-Forward Roy Deles 5 Forward Gregorio Dionisio 10 Guard Jesus Dungo 7 Guard-Forward Felix Flores 9 Guard-Center Francisco Henares 13 GuardLim Eng Beng 24/14 Guard Ramon Lucindo 16 Forward Jimmy Mariano 6 Forward Alfonso Mora 11 Forward Jaime Noblezada 8 Forward Roberto Salonga 4 Guard Nate Stephens Import 52 Center Remel Diggs Import 44 Center-Forward
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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