1992 Shell Rimula X season

Shell Rimula-X took home the First Conference crown with a 4–1 series win over San Miguel Beermen. Winning coach Rino Salazar won his first title as a coach and seven-time Best Import Bobby Parks delivered the second championship to the Shell franchise, winning it "officially" this time and victory was complete.

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April 21: Shell advances in the finals of the First Conference by scoring a 133-100 rout off San Miguel Beer in the last day of the semifinals, leaving the Beermen and the Alaska Milkmen in a playoff to dispute the other finals slot.

June 9: Shell Rimula-X roared to a 132-114 triumph over Presto Ice Cream in their first game in the All-Filipino Conference. {{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=towmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3172%2C1681331|title=Life for Shell after Parks as Rimulas scuttle Presto|work=Manila Standard}}

June 18: Shell escaped with a 97-96 win over Purefoods in the battle of early leaders to take solo lead in the All-Filipino Conference with three wins without a loss. {{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c7wjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2827%2C3209397|title=Shell stops Purefoods|work=Manila Standard}}

October 8: Import Steve Colter scored 50 points in leading Shell to a 114-98 win over San Miguel in his farewell game. Colter played five games and led the Turbo Chargers to two victories. The nine-year NBA veteran will be replaced by the comebacking Kelvin Upshaw, who played for Swift last season. {{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RZMmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4935%2C1469892|title=Colter farewell lifts Shell past San Miguel|work=Manila Standard}}

During the Third Conference, Shell was one win away from a semifinals berth when import Kelvin Upshaw was found positive on a random drug test conducted and was banned by the PBA. {{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0Vs0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=WQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4653%2C181975|title=Shell import banned for using drugs|work=Manila Standard}} Upshaw was replaced by Jason Matthews in their last two games and Shell lost a chance to make it to the next round and were eliminated by San Miguel Beermen in the playoff game on November 8.

{{PBA roster header

|team=Shell Rimula X

|season=1992

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{{player2 | num = 5 | first = Ronnie | last = Magsanoc | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = | college = UP Diliman | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 9 | first = Leo | last = Isaac | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = | college = Mapua | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Jojo | last = Martin | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = | college = NCBA | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 11 | first = Eric | last = Altamirano | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = | college = UP | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 12 | first = Romeo | last = Dela Rosa | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = | college = Southwestern University (Philippines) | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 14 | first = Benjie | last = Paras | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = | college = UP Diliman | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 15 | first = Ricky | last = Relosa | pos = FC | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = | college = Mapua | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 17 | first = Joey | last = Loyzaga | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = | college = San Beda | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 18 | first = Rey | last = Cuenco | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = | college = De La Salle Araneta | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 28 | first = Mulong | last = Orillosa | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = | college = Adamson | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 32 | first = Jolly | last = Escobar | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = | college = UE | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 33 | first = Calvin | last = Tuadles | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = | college = Southwestern University (Philippines) | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 71 | first = Manuel | last = Marquez | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = | college = San Beda | nat = PHI }}

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| head_coach =

• {{player||PHI|Rino Salazar}}

| asst_coach =

• {{player||PHI|Manuel Pineda}}
• {{player||PHI|Cris Calilan}}

| team_man =

• {{player||PHI|Charlie Favis}}

}}

^{Swift own the rights to Rey Cuenco when they traded Sonny Cabatu to Ginebra. Likewise Pepsi own the rights to Leo Isaac when they traded Tonichi Yturri to Ginebra}

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{{1992 PBA season by team}}

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