Toyota Super Corollas

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|name=Toyota Super Corollas

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|founded=1975

|history= Komatsu Komets (1973)
Toyota Comets (1973-1976)
Toyota Silver Tamaraws (1976)
Toyota Tamaraws (1977-1980)
Toyota Superdiesels (1981)
Toyota Super Corollas (1981-1982, 1983)
Toyota Silver Coronas (1983)

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Toyota Comets

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Toyota Silver Tamaraws
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Toyota Tamaraws
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Toyota Superdiesels
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Toyota Super Corollas
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Toyota Silver Coronas
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|owner=Ricardo C. Silverio Sr.

|company=Delta Motor Corporation

|coach=Nilo Verona
Dante Silverio
Fortunato Acuña
Edgardo Ocampo

|championships=Philippine Basketball Association (9)

18 Finals Appearances

MICAA (1)

  • 1973

|withdrew=1984

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The Toyota Super Corollas were a multi-titled basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from 1975 to 1984. Founded in 1975 by business and sportsman Dante Silverio, the team, formally named Toyota Athletic Club, was owned by Delta Motors Corporation (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,{{Cite web |title= PBA - Philippine Basketball Association|url=https://pilipinasbasketball.net/pba-philippine-basketball-association/ |access-date=December 20, 2024 |website=Pilipinas Basketball Association}} ranking sixth in league history, behind the San Miguel Beermen (29), Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (15), Purefoods franchise (14), Alaska Aces (14), and fierce rival Crispa Redmanizers (13).

Profile and franchise

The team debuted in April 1973 as the Komatsu Komets for the PANAMIN basketball tournament. In June 1973, it joined the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA) as the Toyota Comets and emerged as champions in its maiden tournament.{{cite news |author1=Charlie Cuna |title=How Sonny Jaworski's seasons with Toyota helped shape his legendary career |url=https://www.espn.com/basketball/pba/story/_/id/31014420/revisiting-sonny-jaworski-toyota-days |access-date=1 April 2022 |work=ESPN |date=6 March 2021}} 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. Dante Silverio, Ricardo Silverio'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 Frigidaire and MAN Diesel). 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 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 sold its PBA franchise to the Lucio Tan 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.{{cite news |author1=Henry Liao |title=Toyota's Demise came on Valentine's Day |url=https://sportsbytes.com.ph/2022/02/12/toyotas-demise-came-on-valentines-day/ |access-date=1 April 2022 |work=Sportsbytes.com.ph |date=12 February 2022}}

Season-by-season records

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----{{color box|#DDFFDD|border=silver}} Third place

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rowspan=2|Seasonrowspan=2|Conferencerowspan=2| Team namecolspan=3| Overall recordrowspan=2| Finals
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|bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 1975

First Conferencebgcolor=white rowspan=5| Toyota Cometsbgcolor=white rowspan=3| 42bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 15bgcolor=white rowspan=3| .737Toyota 3, Crispa 1
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|Second Conference

Toyota 2, Crispa 1
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|All-Philippine

Crispa 3, Toyota 2
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|bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 1976

First Conferencebgcolor=white rowspan=3| 46bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 15bgcolor=white rowspan=3| .754Crispa 3, Toyota 1
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|Second Conference

Crispa 3, Toyota 1
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|All-Philippine

bgcolor=white rowspan=1|Toyota Comets / Silver TamarawsCrispa 3, Toyota 2
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|bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 1977

All-Filipino Conferencebgcolor=white rowspan=12|Toyota Tamarawsbgcolor=white rowspan=3| 41bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 22bgcolor=white rowspan=3| .651
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|Open Conference

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|Invitational Conference

Toyota 3, Emtex/Brazil 0
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|bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 1978

All-Filipino Conferencebgcolor=white rowspan=3| 40bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 15bgcolor=white rowspan=3| .727Toyota 3, Filmanbank 1
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|Open Conference

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|Invitational Conference

Toyota 3, Tanduay 1
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|bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 1979

All-Filipino Conferencebgcolor=white rowspan=3| 44bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 18bgcolor=white rowspan=3| .656Crispa 3, Toyota 2
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|Open Conference

Royal 3, Toyota 1
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|Invitational Conference

Toyota 3, Crispa 1
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|bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 1980

Open Conferencebgcolor=white rowspan=3| 40bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 21bgcolor=white rowspan=3| .674U/Tex 3, Toyota 2
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|Invitational Conference

N. Stoodley/USA 2, Toyota 0
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|All-Filipino Conference

Crispa 3, Toyota 1
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|bgcolor=white rowspan=2| 1981

Open Conferencerowspan=2 | Toyota Super Dieselsbgcolor=white rowspan=2| 29bgcolor=white rowspan=2| 14bgcolor=white rowspan=2| .519Toyota 3, Crispa 2
Reinforced Filipino Conference
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|bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 1982

Reinforced Filipino Conferencerowspan=3| Toyota Super Corollasbgcolor=white rowspan=3| 38bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 31bgcolor=white rowspan=3| .551Toyota 4, San Miguel 3
Invitational Conference
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|Open Conference

Toyota 3, Gilbey's 0
rowspan=3| 1983All-Filipino Conferencerowspan=2|Toyota Silver Coronasrowspan=3| 18rowspan=3| 27rowspan=3| .400
Reinforced Filipino Conference
Open Conferencerowspan=1|Toyota Super Corollas
colspan=3|Overall record || 322 || 184 || .636 || 9 championships

Awards

=Individual awards=

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style="{{PBA color cell|Toyota Super Corollas}}" | PBA Most Improved Player

! style="{{PBA color cell|Toyota Super Corollas}}" | PBA Best Import

! style="{{PBA color cell|Toyota Super Corollas}}" | PBA Scoring Leader

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Notable players

In alphabetical order. Members of PBA Hall of Fame and PBA's Greatest Players are in boldface.

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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 - #34 (1981, replacement of Melton Wertz)
  • Donnie Ray Koonce - #30 (1982, replacement of Arnold Dugger)
  • Kevin Porter - #2 (1983)
  • TJ Robinson - #33 (1978)
  • Howard Smith - #35 (1976)
  • Archie Talley - #13 (1981)
  • Carlos Terry - #42 (1978, replacement of TJ Robinson)
  • Julius Wayne - #3 (1983, replacement of Kevin Porter)
  • Melton Wertz - #33 (1981)

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Head coaches

Team managers

See also

References

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