1982 U-Tex Wranglers season

The 1982 U/Tex Wranglers season was the eight and final season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

1982 U-Tex Wranglers season
Head coachGlenn McDonald
Owner(s)Universal Textile Mills
Reinforced All-Filipino Conference results
Record13–17
(43.3%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinals
Invitational Conference results
Record0–4
(0%)
Place5th
Playoff finishN/A
Open Conference results
Record9–12
(42.9%)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinals
U-Tex Wranglers seasons

Off-season transactions
TRANSACTIONS
Virgilio dela Cruz Free agent signed, formerly of Crispa last season
Tito Varela Free agent signed, formerly of Crispa last season
Evalson Valencia Acquired from San Miguel
Gary Vargas Acquired from defunct CDCP
Gerry Samlani Rookie signed, played for APCOR in the MICAA
Steve Watson Rookie signed, played for Crispa in the MICAA

Trades / Acquisitions
  • Lim Eng Beng was traded to San Miguel Beer for sophomore Alex Tan before the Open conference started in August 1982.
  • Signed Marty Tierra from defunct Tefilin and Gregorio Dionisio in the Open Conference.

Imports

The Wranglers had Julius Wayne, a seventh round draft pick by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1981 NBA draft, as their import for the Reinforced Filipino Conference. [1] Wayne return to play four more games in the Second Conference Asian Invitationals where U/Tex failed to score a single victory.

Coach Glenn McDonald opted for Leroy Jackson, who led the Wranglers to the finals last season, and Ira Terrell, a former Tefilin import, as their two reinforcements in the Open Conference. After 11 games in the elimination phase, Terrell was replaced by Leo Cunningham, who played only two games before another U/Tex returnee Francois Wise came in to replaced Cunningham and teamed up with Jackson for the rest of the conference.

Won-loss records vs Opponents
TeamWinLoss1st (Reinforced)2nd (Invitational)3rd (Open)
Crispa Redmanizers392-60-11-2
Mariwasa-Honda / Galerie Dominique421-2N/A3-0
Gilbey's Gin332-2N/A1-1
Great Taste / N-Rich Coffee323-0N/A0-2
San Miguel Beermen483-40-11-3
Toyota Super Corollas341-20-12-1
YCO-Tanduay241-1N/A1-3
Korea (Guest squad)01N/A0-1N/A
Total223313-170-49-12

Reinforced / Invitational Conference roster
U-Tex Wranglers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 6 Ortiz, Albert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) State U
F/C 7 Samlani, Carlson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Sebastian
G/F 8 Wayne, Julius (I) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Texas-El Paso
F/C 9 Taguines, Jaime 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Holy Angel University
F/C 10 Martin, Jesusito 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jose Rizal College
F 11 Vargas, Gary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) PSBA
G 12 Dela Cruz, Virgilio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapua
G 13 Varela, Tito 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE
G 14 Beng, Lim Eng 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) De La Salle
F 17 Valencia, Evalson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) WIT
F/C 18 Arce, Armando 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
G 22 Gaston, Matthew 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Ateneo de Manila
G/F 33 Adornado, Bogs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UST
F 44 Watson, Steve 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Ateneo de Manila
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (I) Import
    • Injured

    Open Conference roster
    U-Tex Wranglers roster
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
    G 5 Tan, Alex 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE
    F/C 7 Samlani, Carlson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Sebastian
    F 11 Vargas, Gary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) PSBA
    G 12 Dela Cruz, Virgilio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapua
    G 13 Varela, Tito 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE
    F 17 Valencia, Evalson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) WIT
    F/C 18 Arce, Armando 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
    G 22 Gaston, Matthew 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Ateneo de Manila
    G 30 Dionisio, Gregorio 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Adamson
    G/F 33 Adornado, Bogs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UST
    F 44 Watson, Steve 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Ateneo de Manila
    G 50 Tierra, Marty 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Jose Rizal College
    G 4 Jackson, Leroy (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Cameron University
    F/C 32 Terrell, Ira (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Southern Methodist
    F/C 32 Cunningham, Leo (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Utah State University
    F 8 Wise, Francois (I) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Long Beach State
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
      Legend
      • (C) Team captain
      • (I) Import
      • Injured

      References
      1. "1982 PBA 1st Conference Team Statistics".
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