The 80s Batch of PBA Imports

Remember the days of High-Scoring PBA Imports, I’ve kept some of their Personal Stats/Total Points, averages to share and for future references, The 1980s Era produced so many great american reinforcements playing in the PBA, I’ll start my post from 1987 Third Conference thru 1989, wish I had more particularly during the early decade.

1987 PBA Reinforced

San Miguel 123-113 win over Ginebra, Oct.4
Bobby Parks – 39 points
Billy Ray Bates – 44 points

Ginebra 132-123 win over Shell, Oct.25
Billy Ray Bates – 69 points
Dexter Shouse – 55 points

Ginebra 125-101 win over Hills Bros, Oct.27
Billy Ray Bates – 61 points
Jose Slaughter – 44 points

San Miguel 110-104 win over Hills Bros, Nov.17
Bobby Parks – 39 points
Jose Slaughter – 37 points

Billy Ray Bates
62 pts – Ginebra 145-127 win over Tanduay, Nov.3
71 pts – Ginebra 118-106 win over Shell, Nov.8
66 pts – Ginebra 153-133 win over Great Taste, Nov.17

Bobby Parks
44 pts – San Miguel 91-86 win over Hills Bros, Oct.29

Freeman Williams
82 pts – Tanduay 129-122 win over Hills Bros, Oct.6
45 pts – Tanduay 119-115 win over Shell, Oct.29

On October 18, 1987, Hills Bros. import Jose Slaughter hit a record 14 triples, in the Coffee Kings 129-115 win over Great Taste, it is said he scored 79 points, I recall following that game on TV on a slightly-delayed basis and fully aware of his record-breaking performance, based on my stats archive, he was averaging 55 points in the first five games, so indeed Slaughter must have scored 79, just can’t believe how I missed that out.

source the biz insider blog

The very best imports during the 1980s I could mentioned,

Glen McDonald
Andy Fields
Norman Black
Donnie Ray Koonce
Billy Ray Bates
Lew Massey
Larry McNeil
Francois Wise
Rob Williams
Andre McKoy
Michael Young
Michael Hackett
David Thirdkill
Jose Slaughter
Bobby Parks
Jamie Waller
Carlos Briggs

Billy Ray Bates

Kenny Travis

Willie Bland

@Mon:

Sir if Im not mistaken naglaro din si Keeny Travis sa SMB, right?

KH wrote:@Mon:

Sir if Im not mistaken naglaro din si Keeny Travis sa SMB, right?

Right, after a forgetable stint with Purefoods, Travis came back after four years and become San Miguel's resident import from 1992-1995.

Mon23 wrote:

KH wrote:@Mon:

Sir if Im not mistaken naglaro din si Keeny Travis sa SMB, right?

Right, after a forgetable stint with Purefoods, Travis came back after four years and become San Miguel's resident import from 1992-1995.

Bakit naman forgettable? Di ba ganun kaganda ang performance nya sa PF dati?

KH wrote:

Mon23 wrote:

KH wrote:@Mon:

Sir if Im not mistaken naglaro din si Keeny Travis sa SMB, right?

Right, after a forgetable stint with Purefoods, Travis came back after four years and become San Miguel's resident import from 1992-1995.

Bakit naman forgettable? Di ba ganun kaganda ang performance nya sa PF dati?

Travis came in as a replacement import sa Purefoods and led the team to its only victory that conference, a one-point overtime win over Alaska, too late na kasi ang pag pasok niya, Kenny played only 3-4 games sa Hotdogs.

Mon23 wrote:The very best imports during the 1980s I could mentioned,

Glen McDonald
Andy Fields
Norman Black
Donnie Ray Koonce
Billy Ray Bates
Lew Massey
Larry McNeil
Francois Wise
Rob Williams
Andre McKoy
Michael Young
Michael Hackett
David Thirdkill
Jose Slaughter
Bobby Parks
Jamie Waller
Carlos Briggs

may i add on the list: dexter shouse,harold keeling,winston "the human eraser" crite,ennis whatley,jeff moore,chip engelland,terry duerod,