1994 Shell Rimula X season
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| Head coach | Rino Salazar Joe Lipa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1994 Shell Rimula-X Turbo Chargers season was the 10th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Off-season transactions
| TRANSACTIONS |
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| Crizaldo Bade Drafted rookie |
| Enrico Gascon Drafted rookie |
| Eric Quiday Drafted rookie |
| Paul Alvarez Acquired from Sta.Lucia when they traded Romeo Dela Rosa |
| Antero Saldaña Acquired from Swift |
| Ricardo Marata Acquired from Sta.Lucia |
| Joey Guanio Acquired from Purefoods |
Summary
The Shell Turbo Chargers failed to advance in the semifinal round of the All-Filipino Cup. Head coach Rino Salazar was replace by former Shell mentor Joe Lipa beginning the Commissioner's Cup. [1] The Turbo Chargers with Bobby Parks back as their import, won their first three games and were five wins and one loss when they lost four of their last five matches in the eliminations. In their last assignment on July 31, Bobby Parks was accused of deliberately throwing games after Shell lost to San Miguel in overtime by one point, thereby eliminating Toñdena 65 Rhum, who were hoping to gain a tie with the Beermen and a playoff for the last semifinals berth. Parks was replace by Jerome Lane starting the semifinal round and Shell ended up placing fifth and last among the five-team semifinalist.
In the Governor's Cup, Shell originally brought in Guy Taylor as their import but Taylor was unimpressive in their exhibition outing against Pepsi Mega in Subic and was sent home in favor of Carl Ray Harris, who lasted eight games with the Turbo Chargers. Shell was the last entry into the semifinals, winning against Tondeña 65 Rhum Masters in their playoff game on October 30. [2] Delano Demps, a former 7-Up import who led his team to a runner-up finish two years ago, came in to replace Harris but he went back home after two games. Michael Morrison, on his third tour of duty with the Turbo Chargers, played five games and their fourth and last reinforcement in the Governor's Cup, Terrence Lewis, played six games as Shell Turbo Chargers eventually settled for sixth place.
Roster
| ROSTER | # | POS | HT | COLLEGE |
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| Ronnie Magsanoc | 5 | Guard | 5"9' | University of the Philippines |
| Joselito Guanio | 6 | Forward | 6"0' | University of the Philippines |
| Eric Quiday played only two games | 7 | Guard | 5"11' | Perpetual Help College of Rizal |
| Onchie Dela Cruz | 8 | Guard | 5"11' | Philippine Christian University |
| Enrico Gascon | 9 | Guard-Forward | 6"2' | Far Eastern University |
| Joselito Martin | 10 | Forward | 6"3' | NCBA |
| Eric Altamirano | 11 | Guard | 5"11' | University of the Philippines |
| Benjie Paras | 14 | Center | 6"5' | University of the Philippines |
| Allan Delos Reyes | 16 | Forward | 6"2' | San Sebastian College |
| Terry Saldaña | 17 | Forward | 6"3' | Letran (Juniors) |
| Crizaldo Bade | 19 | Forward | 6"2' | San Sebastian College |
| Paul Alvarez | 21 | Forward | 6"0' | San Sebastian College |
| Romulo Orillosa | 22 | Forward | 6"2' | Adamson University |
| Ricardo Marata | 23 | Guard | 5"8' | South Western University |
| Jolly Escobar | 32 | Center-Forward | 6"5' | University of the East |
| Abet Guidaben | 41 | Center-Forward | 6"5' | University of San Jose Recoletos |
| Bobby Parks Commissioner's Cup import | 22 | Forward | 6"3' | Memphis State University |
| Jerome Lane Commissioner's Cup import | 35 | Forward | 6"4' | University of Pittsburgh |
| Carl Harris Governor's Cup import | 12 | Guard | 6"2' | Fresno State University |
| Dell Demps Governor's Cup import | 23 | Guard-Forward | 6"2' | University of the Pacific |
| Mike Morrison Governor's Cup import | 2 | Guard-Forward | 6"2' | Loyola College, Maryland |
| Terrence Lewis Governor's Cup import | 22 | Guard | 6"2' | Washington State University |
Assistant coach: Cris Calilan, replaced by Nemie Villegas Team Manager: Vergel de Dios