March 19: Facing elimination, Swift escaped with a 115–114 win over corporate rival Purefoods on import David Henderson's off-balance shot from 15-feet with four seconds remaining.
[1] March 24: The Mighty Meaties clinch a playoff and a knockout game with Purefoods for the last seat in the semifinals by beating the already eliminated Ginebra San Miguel, 136–122.
[3] September 20: Dubbed as the "Hurricane", Swift import Tony Harris quickly made an impressive debut and exploded for 87 points in his first game, leading the Meaties to a 134–106 rout off All-Filipino Conference champion San Miguel Beermen.
[4] Days before the start of the Third Conference, Swift coach Yeng Guiao was quote as describing Harris as "Black Superman 2" in reference to Billy Ray Bates, the legendary import who led the famed Crispa Redmanizers to a grandslam and crowd-favorite Ginebra San Miguel to their first championship.
October 9: The menacing hurricane sizzled with 82 points in Swift's 166–144 rout over Purefoods in Davao City as the Meaties remained unbeaten with their fifth straight win.