[1] Two-time MVP Bogs Adornado was out of action for the whole season with an injured knee and despite missing his services, the Redmanizers all but smothered the field, topping the two-round eliminations in the first conference with a 13-1 win-loss record and swept the four-team semifinals.
Cyrus Mann return to play for Crispa in the second conference, this time teaming up with Ricky Hicks.
In the semifinal round, the U-Tex Wranglers sailed into the championship round in unprecedented fashion and in the process shoved Crispa in a knockout battle against Toyota for the remaining finals berth, the Redmanizers prevail over the Tamaraws in a playoff, 90-87.
Chris McMurray, who previously played for Seven-Up in the second conference, joined Cyrus Mann as the Redmanizers' import for the Invitational Conference, which features the Palmeiras from Brazil, Mann's former team who became known as Emtex Sacronels, and Ramrod Blocks from Australia.
Crispa's sudden lack of fire cause the Redmanizers right from the start, losing three straight games and eventually missed the finals for the first time.