1999 Barangay Ginebra Kings season

The 1999 Barangay Ginebra Kings season was the 21st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

1999 Barangay Ginebra Kings season
Head coach	Rino Salazar Allan Caidic (Governors' Cup)
General Manager	Casiano Cabalan, Jr
Owner(s)	La Tondeña Distillers, Inc.
All-Filipino Cup results
Record	10–13 (43.5%)
Place	8th seed
Playoff finish	Semis (lost to Shell)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–6 (40%)
Place	6th seed
Playoff finish	QF (lost to Sta.Lucia)
Governors Cup results
Record	1–8 (11.1%)
Place	8th seed
Playoff finish	QF (lost to Purefoods)
Barangay Ginebra Kings seasons
← 1998 2000 →

Draft pick

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College
1	9	Danilo Aying	Philippines	SWU

New Era

In December of last year, Senator Robert Jaworski, Sr. announced his resignation with the Ginebra ballclub during a press conference, bidding goodbye to the team and the sport that has been part of his illustrious career and made him a certified icon for the past 15 years. As the PBA enters its 25th season, a New Era has come for the never-say-die team now known as Barangay Ginebra Kings.

Occurrences

Allan Caidic, who was assigned as player-assistant coach of Ginebra at the start of the season, began his role as playing-coach for the team starting the Governors Cup, replacing coach Rino Salazar. The Kings has yet to score a victory in five games when they decided to replace import Mario Donaldson in favor of Monty Lamont Wilson.

Notable dates

March 12: The Gin Kings stopped Alaska's winning run with a 97–87 victory and maintain their winning streak to three after losing their first four games in the season.^[1]

May 5: Barangay Ginebra defeated Sta.Lucia Realtors, 77–74, in their playoff game for the 8th and last entry to the quarterfinal round.

May 12: Point guard Bal David converted a buzzer-beating shot from an inbound with three seconds left as Barangay Ginebra Kings pulled a stunning 82–81 upset win over top-seeded Mobiline Phone Pals in the do-or-die quarterfinals match. The Kings with a twice-to-beat disadvantage, forces a playoff three nights ago and repeated over the heavily favored Phone Pals. Barangay Ginebra will go up against Formula Shell in the best-of-five semifinal series of the All-Filipino Cup.

November 7: Barangay Ginebra defeated Pop Cola, 80–76, in a battle of winless teams to end a seven-game slump and give Allan Caidic his first win as playing-coach.

Roster

1999 Barangay Ginebra Kings roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1 Bal David 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) UST F 2 Vergel Meneses 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) José Rizal G/F 3 Elmer Lago 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) De La Salle G 4 Merwin Castelo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) San Beda F 8 Allan Caidic 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UE F/C 12 Yves Dignadice 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) USLS C 13 Marlou Aquino 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Adamson G 15 Edward Naron 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Visayas F 16 Benny Cheng 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapúa C 18 Wilmer Ong 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) USLS F 19 Danilo Aying 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Southwestern-U F 33 Teodoro Valera 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UST C 34 Jolly Escobar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE

Head coach Allan Caidic Assistant coach(es) Cris Calilan Team manager Casiano Cabalan, Jr Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Transactions

Off-season trades

December 1998	To San Miguel Beermen Cris Bolado	To Barangay Ginebra Allan Caidic, Edward Naron
January 1999	To Tanduay Rhum Masters Pido Jarencio	To Barangay Ginebra Jolly Escobar Acquired by Tanduay from Shell
January 1999	To San Miguel Beermen Anastacio Mendoza 2nd overall pick from Ginebra	To Barangay Ginebra Merwin Castelo

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Elmer Lago	Off-season	Purefoods
Teodoro Valera	Off-season	N/A
Yves Dignadice	October 1999	San Miguel Beermen

Mid-season trade

July 10, 1999 [2]

To Pop Cola Noli Locsin

To Barangay Ginebra Vergel Meneses

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Number	Position	University/College
Commissioner's Cup	Chris King	17	Forward	Wake Forest University
Governors' Cup	Mario Donaldson	25	Guard/forward	Drake University
	Monty Wilson	44	Guard/forward	Tennessee State University