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The Toyota Super Corollas were a multi-titled
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team in the
Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines, composed of twelve company-branded Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia ...
(PBA) from
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to
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. Founded in 1975 by business and sportsman
Dante Silverio Edmundo "Dante" S. Silverio Sr. (born October 17, 1937), is a Filipino painter, former basketball coach and former champion race car driver. Motorsports Silverio rose to prominence in 1972, when he captured a rare double feat, winning the In ...
, the team, formally named Toyota Athletic Club, was owned by
Delta Motors Corporation Delta Motor Corporation was a former automobile company established by Ricardo C. Silverio Sr. in the Philippines. It operated under a technical tie-up with Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan,Doner, p. 43 but also produced its own range of small ...
(defunct) and played under various names: Komatsu Komets, Toyota Comets, Toyota Silver Tamaraws, Toyota Tamaraws, Toyota Superdiesels, Toyota Super Corollas and Toyota Silver Coronas. The team won nine PBA championships, ranking sixth in league history, behind the
San Miguel Beermen The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and Magnolia ...
(29),
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The most popular team in the league, it is owned by Ginebra San Miguel, Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (formerly, La Tondeña Distiller ...
(15), Purefoods franchise (14), Alaska Aces (14), and fierce rival
Crispa Redmanizers The Crispa Redmanizers were a multi-titled Filipino basketball team that played in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from 1975 to 1984. It was one of the nine founding teams of the PBA, winning a total of thirteen PBA championships, ...
(13).


Profile and franchise

The team debuted in April 1973 as the Komatsu Komets for the
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basketball tournament. In June 1973, it joined the
Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association The Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA) was a sports association which existed in Manila, Philippines from 1938 to 1981. Throughout its existence, it staged various sports and was participated by prominent Philippine c ...
(MICAA) as the Toyota Comets and emerged as champions in its maiden tournament. In January 1975, five MICAA teams met together at the Elizalde & Company canteen to sign a pre-organizational agreement for the formation of what is now known as the
Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines, composed of twelve company-branded Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia ...
.
Dante Silverio Edmundo "Dante" S. Silverio Sr. (born October 17, 1937), is a Filipino painter, former basketball coach and former champion race car driver. Motorsports Silverio rose to prominence in 1972, when he captured a rare double feat, winning the In ...
,
Ricardo Silverio Ricardo Cruz Silverio (November 29, 1929 – December 11, 2016) was a Filipino businessman and politician. He represented the 3rd district of Bulacan in the Philippine House of Representatives from 1992 until 2001, and mayor of San Rafael from ...
's nephew, was the official representative of Toyota who signed on the dotted line. In November 1976, the team changed its name to the Toyota Silver Tamaraws. In the 1977 season, the name was shortened to the Toyota Tamaraws. That same year, the Silverio group debuted its new MICAA team, Crown Motor Sales (later playing in 1979 as
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). The MICAA team, like their PBA counterparts, were likewise successful in the MICAA and was one of three the powerhouse teams of the MICAA, along with Solid Mills and Imperial Textile Mills (ITM). In 1978, FILMANBANK, a bank owned by the Silverio group, joined the PBA after acquiring the 7-Up Uncolas' franchise. In 1981, the team was renamed the Toyota Super Corollas. When the 1983 season unfolded, they changed their name to the Toyota Silver Coronas but reverted to the Toyota Super Corollas during the 1983 Open Conference. After the 1983 season, they traded longtime starting power forward Abe King to the
San Miguel San Miguel, Spanish for Saint Michael, may refer to: Places Argentina *San Miguel Partido *San Miguel, Buenos Aires * San Miguel, Catamarca * San Miguel, Corrientes * San Miguel, La Rioja *San Miguel Arcángel, a Volga German colony in Adolfo Al ...
in order to cut the total payroll. However, due to corporate losses caused by the prevailing economic crisis, the team came to an end when
Delta Motors Corporation Delta Motor Corporation was a former automobile company established by Ricardo C. Silverio Sr. in the Philippines. It operated under a technical tie-up with Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan,Doner, p. 43 but also produced its own range of small ...
sold its PBA franchise to the
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group on February 14, 1984. The new franchise debuted in the PBA as Beer Hausen in 1984. In February 1984, the Toyota franchise officially took a leave of absence from the league after suffering from huge losses in terms of revenues.


Season-by-season records


Awards


Individual awards


Notable players

''In alphabetical order. Members of
PBA Hall of Fame The Philippine Basketball Association Hall of Fame is an institution that honors selected former players and personalities of the Philippine Basketball Association. It was launched on May 29, 2005, during the Reunion Game pitting two teams consis ...
and PBA's Greatest Players are in boldface.'' *
Francis Arnaiz Francis C. Arnaiz (born June 4, 1951) is a Filipino former basketball player. He is best known for his career in the PBA, playing for Toyota and Ginebra San Miguel from 1975 to 1986. Early basketball years Arnaiz had a love for sports and wou ...
- #8 (1973-1983) *
Ramon Fernandez Ramon Sadaya Fernandez (; born October 3, 1953) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and current commissioner of the Philippine Sports Commission. Fernandez won four PBA Most Valuable Player awards and a record of 19 PBA ti ...
- #10 (1973-1983) * Danilo "Danny" Florencio - #22, #44 (1978-1982) *
Robert Jaworski Robert Vincent Salazar Jaworski Sr. (; born March 8, 1946), also known by his nicknames Sonny, Big J, and Jawo (), is a Filipino former professional basketball player, head coach and politician who served as a Senator of the Philippines fro ...
- #7 (1973-1983) * Fortunato Acuña - #17 (1973-1978) * Orlando Bauzon - #9 (1973-1977) * Nicanor "Nick" Bulaong - #20 (1977-1983) * Aurelio "Boy" Clariño - #23 (1975-1976) * Timoteo "Tim" Coloso - #13 (1982-1983) * Roberto Concepcion - #5 (1973-1975) * Edgardo Cordero - #88 (1983) * Virgilio "Gil" Cortez - #16 (1976-1977) 1976 PBA Rookie of the Year * Ernesto "Estoy" Estrada - #5 (1978-1979) * Leopoldo "Pol" Herrera - #41 (1980-1983) * Pablo Javier - #12 (1977-1980) * Abe King, Jr. - #6 (1977-1983) * Emerito "Emer" Legaspi - #18 (1977-1983) * Joaquin "Chito" Loyzaga - #4 (1983) * Rolly Marcelo - #6 (1975) * Eduardo Merced - #9 (1980-1981) * Ricardo "Ricky" Relosa - #15 (1982-1983) * Alberto "Big Boy" Reynoso - #4 (1973-1976) * Cristino "Tino" Reynoso - #14 (1973-1976) * Oscar Rocha - #11, #45 (1977) * Ulysses Rodriguez - #6 (1973-1975) * Joaquin "Jake" Rojas - #22 (1975-1976) * Quirino "Rino" Salazar - #14 (1977-1981) * Antero "Terry" Saldana - #17 (1982-1983) * Rodolfo "Ompong" Segura - #15 (1973-1976) * Jess Sta. Maria - #13 (1977-1979) * Elias Tolentino - #21 (1975) * Arnulfo "Arnie" Tuadles - #11 (1979-1983) 1979 PBA Rookie of the Year MICAA (1973-1974): *Ed Camus - #13 (1973-1974) *Nat Canson - #12 (1973-1974) *Joseph Galonga - #18 (1973) *Bot Acosta - #16 (1973)


Imports

* Ralph Brewster - #34 (1983) * Stan "Sweet" Cherry - #30 (1975) * Arnold Dugger - #30 (1982) * Andrew Fields - #1 (1979-1983) * John Irving - #34 (1977) * Byron "Snake" Jones - #33 (1975-1976) * Bruce "Sky" King - #11, #111, #43 (1977-1980) *
Victor King Victor Bernard King (born July 16, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player. He played collegiately for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, where he was a four-year starter and two-time All-Southland Conference selection during his fi ...
- #34 (1981, replacement of Melton Wertz) *
Donnie Ray Koonce Donnie Ray Koonce (born June 13, 1959) is a retired American basketball player. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1981 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons. Koonce was a member of the Pistons' runner-up entry in the 1981 Southern California S ...
- #30 (1982, replacement of Arnold Dugger) * Kevin Porter - #2 (1983) * TJ Robinson - #33 (1978) * Howard Smith - #35 (1976) * Archie Talley - #13 (1981) *
Carlos Terry Carlos Fernando Terry (June 22, 1956 – March 12, 1989) was an American professional basketball shooting guard who spent three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Washington Bullets. He played college basketball at Win ...
- #42 (1978, replacement of TJ Robinson) * Julius Wayne - #3 (1983, replacement of Kevin Porter) * Melton Wertz - #33 (1981)


Head coaches

*Nilo Verona - 1973 *
Dante Silverio Edmundo "Dante" S. Silverio Sr. (born October 17, 1937), is a Filipino painter, former basketball coach and former champion race car driver. Motorsports Silverio rose to prominence in 1972, when he captured a rare double feat, winning the In ...
- 1974-1979 * Fortunato Acuña - 1979-1980 *
Edgardo Ocampo Edgardo Luciano Ocampo (October 5, 1938 – July 29, 1992) was a Filipino basketball player and coach. Early life and education Ocampo was born in Pampanga, Philippines, on October 5 1938. He was one of four children of architects Fernando ...
- 1981-1983


Team managers

*
Dante Silverio Edmundo "Dante" S. Silverio Sr. (born October 17, 1937), is a Filipino painter, former basketball coach and former champion race car driver. Motorsports Silverio rose to prominence in 1972, when he captured a rare double feat, winning the In ...
- 1973 * Butch SyQuia - 1974-1979 *Pablo P. Carlos Jr. - 1979-1980 * Ricardo S. Silverio, Jr. - 1981-1982 *Joaquín C. Rodríguez - 1983


See also

*
Crispa–Toyota rivalry The Crispa-Toyota Sports rivalry, rivalry was between the now-defunct Philippine Basketball Association, PBA teams — the Crispa Redmanizers and the Toyota Super Corollas, Toyota Tamaraws. The two teams dominated the PBA from 1975 to 1983, winn ...


References


External links


Team pictures
{{PBAdefunct Basketball teams established in 1973 Basketball teams disestablished in 1984 Defunct Philippine Basketball Association teams Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association teams 1973 establishments in the Philippines 1984 disestablishments in the Philippines