Among the other members of the team were Hernani Demigillo, Gerardo Ramos, Jerome Cueto, Joel Santos, Tony Dela Cerna and Edgar Macaraya, who took over the offensive chores vacated by Allan Caidic.
Last year's challenge the champions titlist Army Jungle Fighters of coach Charlie Badion and another new member Hope Cigarettes to be handled by Arturo Valenzona, came in as last minute entries.
The Jewelers with assistant coach Alfredo Enriquez, a former PBA backcourt man, calling the shots from regular coach Raul "Yayoy" Alcoseba, who is serving a one-year suspension imposed on him by the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) for leading University of San Jose-Recoletos' walkout during the National Students basketball championships last year in Naga City, won the finals series, 3 games to 1.
The Third Conference known as "Filipino Cup" is dedicated to the countless brave souls who took part in the People Power Revolution, it opens on October 18 with the usual parade of competing teams with their muses and the giving of plaques of appreciation to members of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, 1951 Asian Games, 1954 World Basketball Championships, Gold medalists in the Seoul Asiad and the Philippine national team which took the bronze medal in the 10th Asian games.
Crispa combined forces with the Lhuillier quintet while YCO, the most dominant team in the 1950s and 1960s, decided to build its nucleus from the now-defunct Fuji Soy Sauce squad and has enlisted such players as Asian gamers Edgar Tanuan, Alvin Patrimonio and Eric Altamirano.
Other teams with massive player transfers are Jojo Lastimosa and Harmon Codiñera seeing action for Crispa-Lhuillier, together with Peter Aguilar, Al Solis and new recruit Arthur Dela Cruz, San Sebastian's prized slotman in the NCAA.
Lucia Realty, had Jojo Villapando, Tony Dela Cerna, Edgar Macaraya, Hernani Demegillo, former pro Lawrence Merced and slippery guard Jerry Gonzales.