Shell Turbo Chargers
Shell Turbo Chargers | ||||
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Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation | ||||
Championships | 4 championships 9 finals appearances | |||
Retired numbers | 1 (14) | |||
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The Shell Turbo Chargers were a
Aside from being known as the Turbo Chargers, Shell was also known as Shell Azodrin Bugbusters, Shell Azocord Super Bugbusters, Shell Oilers, Shell Rimula X, Formula Shell Zoom Masters, Shell Helix Oilers and Shell Velocity.
History
The following season in 1986, Shell carried the name Pilipinas Shell Oilers, Shell Helix and Formula Shell Spark Aiders, respectively, with Olympian Ed Ocampo taking over from Freddie Webb, who resigned as Shell coach midway in the semifinals of the first conference. Shell remained a hard-luck team with national coach Joe Lipa becoming Shell's third coach in 1987 3rd conference, as the team was now known as Shell Azocord Super Bugbusters.
The team's rise to fame came during the late-1980s when they were bannered by two U.P. Diliman standouts Ronnie Magsanoc and Benjie Paras to solidify Shell as one of the more popular teams in the pro league.[3] Former Toyota mentor Dante Silverio was also responsible for transforming Shell to a championship-caliber ballclub with back-to-back runner-up finishes.[4]
Paras is also the only PBA player to win the
In the
A year later, Shell suffered one of the biggest collapses in PBA finals history during the 1991 PBA First Conference, when they blew a 3–1 series lead in the series eventually losing to Ginebra in seven games on a Rudy Distrito game-winner.[7]
Shell won the
Their final championship came during the 1999 PBA All-Filipino Conference defeating heavy favorite Tanduay Rhum in six games.[8][9] Shell was bannered by Paras, Gerry Esplana, Victor Pablo, Chris Jackson and Noy Castillo as one of their primary players under head coach Perry Ronquilio.[10]
1999 also became a banner year for Paras, who won his second Most Valuable Player award in his career, despite the arrival of several talented
Shell suffered several slumps in the next four seasons (
Disbandment
During the
It was believed that port company Harbour Centre was planning to purchase the rights of the Shell franchise.[12] However, both parties did not come into an agreement as Harbour Centre was offering less than what Shell wanted. On August 3, 2005, Shell announced that it was taking a leave of absence from the league.[12] Before the announcement, Shell traded away most of its players. Tony Dela Cruz and Rich Alvarez were dealt to the Alaska Aces while Ronald Tubid was sent to the Air21 Express.[12] The remaining members of the team were selected through the dispersal draft.[13]
Shell was given a six-month deadline for the team to either return to the league in the next PBA season or sell the team to a prospective buyer. In January 2006, PBL powerhouse
Season-by-season records
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Champion
Runner-up Semifinalist |
Three-conference era
Season | Conference | Team name | Overall record | Finals | ||
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1985 | Open Conference | Shell Azodrin Bugbusters | 16 | 32 | .333 | |
All-Filipino Conference | Great Taste 3, Shell 1 | |||||
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1986 | Reinforced Conference | Shell Helix / Formula Shell | 20 | 32 | .385 | |
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Open Conference | ||||||
1987 | Open Conference | Formula Shell / Shell Azocord | 18 | 36 | .333 | |
All-Filipino Conference | ||||||
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1988 | Open Conference | Shell Helix / Shell Rimula X | 16 | 29 | .356 | |
All-Filipino Conference | ||||||
Reinforced Conference | San Miguel 4, Shell 1 | |||||
1989 | Open Conference | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 27 | 30 | .474 | San Miguel 4, Shell 1 |
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Reinforced Conference | ||||||
1990 | First Conference | 35 | 21 | .625 | Shell 4, Añejo 2 | |
All-Filipino Conference | ||||||
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1991 | First Conference | Shell Rimula X | 23 | 25 | .479 | Ginebra 4, Shell 3
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1992 | First Conference | 27 | 27 | .500 | Shell 4, San Miguel 1 | |
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1993 | All-Filipino Cup | Shell Helix | 14 | 29 | .326 | |
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1994 | All-Filipino Cup | Shell Rimula X | 20 | 30 | .400 | |
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1995 | All-Filipino Cup | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 20 | 34 | .370 | |
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1996 | All-Filipino Cup | 33 | 32 | .508 | ||
Commissioner's Cup | Alaska 4, Shell 3 | |||||
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1997 | All-Filipino Cup | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 15 | 31 | .326 | |
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1998 | All-Filipino Cup | 31 | 30 | .508 | ||
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Centennial Cup | Mobiline 1, Shell 0
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Governors Cup |
Shell 4, Mobiline 3
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1999 | All-Filipino Cup | Formula Shell / Shell Velocity | 32 | 24 | .571 | Shell 4, Tanduay 2 |
Commissioner's Cup | San Miguel 4, Shell 2 | |||||
Governors Cup |
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2000 | All-Filipino Cup | 5 | 10 | .375 | ||
Commissioner's Cup | 3 | 6 | .333 | |||
Governors Cup |
1 | 8 | .111 | |||
2001 | All-Filipino Cup | Shell Turbo Chargers | 12 | 10 | .545 | |
Commissioner's Cup | 3 | 7 | .300 | |||
Governors Cup |
10 | 9 | .526 | |||
2002 | Governors Cup |
2 | 9 | .273 | ||
Commissioner's Cup | 4 | 7 | .364 | |||
All-Filipino Cup | 4 | 6 | .400 | |||
2003 | All-Filipino Cup | 5 | 13 | .277 | ||
Invitational Conference | 2 | 2 | .500 | |||
Reinforced Conference | 3 | 10 | .230 | |||
Overall record | 401 | 530 | .431 | 4 championships |
Two-conference era
Season | Conference | Team name | Elim./Clas. round | Playoffs | ||||
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(2004) | Fiesta Conference | Shell Turbo Chargers | 8th | 7 | 11 | .389 | Wildcard phase | Red Bull 83, Shell 82 |
2004-05 |
Philippine Cup |
3rd | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2nd-seed playoff Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd-place playoff |
Talk 'N Text 3, Shell 0 105, Shell 100
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Fiesta Conference | 9th | 7 | 11 | .389 | Wildcard phase Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd-place playoff |
Shell def. Sta. Lucia**, 84–75, 95–85 Shell 2, Talk 'N Text 3, Shell 1 86
Shell 102, Red Bull | ||
Elimination round | 26 | 28 | .482 | 2 post-wildcard appearances | ||||
Playoffs | 8 | 10 | .444 | 0 championships |
*one-game playoffs
**team had twice-to-beat advantage
Cumulative records
Era | W | L | PCT |
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Three-conference era (1985–2003) | 401 | 530 | .431 |
Two-conference era (2004–2005) | 34 | 38 | .472 |
Total | 435 | 568 | .434 |
Awards
Individual awards
PBA Most Valuable Player | Finals MVP | PBA Best Player of the Conference |
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PBA Rookie of the Year Award | PBA All-Defensive Team | PBA Mythical First Team |
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PBA Mythical Second Team | PBA Most Improved Player | PBA Sportsmanship Award |
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PBA Press Corps Individual Awards
Executive of the Year | Baby Dalupan Coach of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year |
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Bogs Adornado Comeback Player of the Year | Mr. Quality Minutes | All-Rookie Team |
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All-Star Weekend
All Star MVP | Obstacle Challenge | Three-point Shootout | Slam Dunk Contest |
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Notable players
PBA 25 greatest players
- William "Bogs" Adornado #33 - played for Shell in its inaugural year
- Philip Cezar #81 & #18 - "The Sultan of Swat"/"The Scholar"/"Mr. Stretch"/"King Philip" played for Shell in its inaugural year
- Bernie Fabiosa #51 & #15- "The Sultan of Swipe"/"Fabulous" played for Shell in its inaugural year
- Abet Guidaben #41 - final team he played before ending his PBA career
- Freddie Hubalde #10 - played for Shell in 1989.
- Ronnie Magsanoc #5 - "The Point Laureate"/"The Navigator" led Shell to two championships, many time All-Star and Mythical team selections
- Benjie Paras #14 - "The Tower of Power" is a 2-time PBA MVP, only player to win the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the same season (1989)
Other notable players
- Dennis Abbatuan #42
- Paul Alvarez #21
- Romeo Ang #10
- Rich Alvarez #10 - 2004-05 Rookie of the Year
- Eric Altamirano #11
- Leo Austria #13 - 1985 Rookie of the Year
- Gido Babilonia #25
- Edwin Bacani #6
- Cris Bade #19 & #10
- Rensy Bajar #7
- Estong Ballesteros #16
- Richard Bognot #24
- Sonny Cabatu #5
- Chris Calaguio #9
- Erick Canlas #16
- Johnedel Cardel #6
- Noy Castillo #4
- Benny Cheng #16
- Pat Codinera
- Tim Coloso #32
- Ed Cordero #3
- Arturo Cristobal #7
- Celino Cruz #1
- Rey Cuenco #9, #25 & #18
- Arthur del Rosario #34
- Onchie dela Cruz #7, #9 & #8
- Tony dela Cruz #35
- Romeo dela Rosa #12
- Allan delos Reyes #16
- Tito Demetrio
- Joel Dualan #19
- Ed Ducut #19
- Brixter Encarnacion #5
- Jolly Escobar #32
- Itoy Esguerra #16
- Carlo Espiritu #77
- Gerry Esplana #30
- Kalani Ferreria #11
- Aris Franco #9
- Allan Garrido #21
- Eric Gascon #9
- Joey Guanio #6
- Abet Gutierrez #3
- Dennis Harrison #1
- Leopoldo Herrera #14
- Mike Hrabak #32
- Freddie Hubalde #19 & #10
- Leo Isaac #9
- Chris Jackson #3
- Elmer Lago #20
- Epoy Jalmasco #6
- Jimmy Javier+ #52
- Menardo Jubinal #11
- Eddie Laure #11
- Rey Lazaro #12
- Marlon Legaspi #29
- Frankie Lim #22
- Alejandro Lim #8
- Joey Loyzaga #17
- Ronnie Lucero #31
- Erwin Luna #11
- Billy Mamaril #2
- Romy Mamaril #4
- Jimmy Manansala #11 & #1
- Manuel Marquez #17 & #71
- Jojo Martin #10
- Porferio Marzan #12
- Ricric Marata #23
- Jay Mendoza #9
- Peter Naron #11
- Romulo Orillosa #28, #22, #68 & #15
- Victor Pablo #33
- Willie Pearson #33
- Giovanni Pineda #24
- Aldo Perez #26
- Jay Ramirez #2
- Biboy Ravanes #6
- Ricky Relosa #15
- Arnorld Rodriguez #6
- Jing Ruiz #8
- Mark Telan #13
- Richie Ticzon #10
- Arnie Tuadles #11
- Calvin Tuadles #33
- Terry Saldaña #17
- Rommel Santos #00 & #31
- Carlo Sharma #27
- Dale Singson #15
- Rainier Sison #18
- Ervin Sotto #30
- Adonis Sta. Maria #16
- Ronald Tubid #8
- Manny Victorino #1
- Rob Wainwright #5 & #33
- Roger Yap #13
Imports
- Rich Adams #40
- Dwight Anderson #0
- Vincent Askew #30
- George Banks
- Jarvis Basnight #2
- John Best #4 & #25
- Tim Breaux #15
- James Brewer #15
- Luther Burks #21
- Steve Burtt#15
- Howard Carter #32
- Michael Clarke #30
- Steve Colter #30
- Dell Demps #23
- Kevin Graham #32
- Stewart Granger #1
- Derek Grimm #42
- Andy Grosvenor #24
- Carl Harris #12
- Joaquin Hawkins #4
- Johnny Jackson
- Askia Jones #24
- Jamal Kendrick #19
- Jerome Lane #35
- Terrence Lewis #22
- Durand Macklin#40
- Jarvis Matthews
- Jason Matthews #5
- Tharon Mayes #25
- Kenny McClary #33
- Rodney Monroe #23
- Michael Morrison #7 & #2
- John Morton #23
- Lester Neal #24
- Marek Ondera #21
- Bobby Parks #22 & #2
- Dwayne Randall #30
- Kenny Redfield #3
- Fred Reynolds #32
- Melvin Robinson #50
- Lester Rowe #24
- Derrick Rowlands #44
- Dexter Shouse #14 & #21
- Calvin Talford #25
- Calvin Thompson #35
- Kelvin Upshaw #7
- Jameel Watkins #40
- Sedric Webber #23
- Brian Wethers #25
- Ajani Williams #21
- Dennis Williams #20
- Donald Williams #21
- Kevin Williams #7
- Nantambu Willingham #4
- Westly Wilson #33
- Tremaine Wingfield #7
- Perry Young #50
Coaches
- Freddie Webb
- Ed Ocampo
- Joe Lipa
- Dante Silverio
- Arlene Rodriguez
- Rino Salazar
- Chito Narvasa
- Perry Ronquillo
- John Moran
- Leo Austria
- Bobby Parks
General Managers
- Ernesto Inocencio
- Charlie Favis
- Ramon (Mao) Vergel De Dios
- Jimmy Ayson
- Bobby Villarosa
- Bobby Kanapi
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