1975 Noritake Porcelainmakers season
# 1975 Noritake Porcelainmakers season

The 1975 Noritake Porcelainmakers season was the maiden season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Colors

Noritake (dark) (light)

## First Conference standings

| # | Teams | W | L | PCT | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Toyota Comets | 13 | 3 | .812 | –- |
| 2 | Crispa Redmanizers | 12 | 4 | .750 | 1 |
| 3 | U-Tex Weavers | 10 | 6 | .625 | 3 |
| 4 | Royal Tru-Orange | 10 | 6 | .625 | 3 |
| 5 | Mariwasa-Noritake | 8 | 8 | .500 | 5 |
| 6 | Concepcion Carrier | 7 | 9 | .438 | 6 |
| 7 | Tanduay Distillers | 5 | 11 | .312 | 8 |
| 8 | Presto Ice Cream Flavorites | 5 | 11 | .312 | 8 |
| 9 | 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 | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Gavino Amomonpon | | Forward | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Mark Arriola | 16 | Guard | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Lucrecio Dacula | 21 | Guard | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Mariano Figuracion | 11 | Forward | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Hubert Filipinas | 8 | Forward | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Roberto Legaspi | 15 | Center | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Albert Manalo | 7/42 | Guard | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Van Samson Nery | 17 | Forward | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Cisco Oliver $^{Import}$ | 23 | Forward-Center | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Adriano Papa | 10 | Forward | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Ulysses Rodriguez | 6 | Forward | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Jesse Sullano | 14 | Guard | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Edmundo Tierra | 18 | Forward-Center | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billy Robinson $^{Import}$ | 13 | Center | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| James Cornelious $^{Import}$ | 27 | Forward-Center | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |

Sources:

* Edmon1974's Blog: 1975 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Team Rosters
