Universal Textile Mills, Inc., a company owned by Patricio Luis "P. L." Lim and Walter Euyang, formed the U-Tex Spinners in 1960, playing in the Businessman Athletic Association (BAA), a minor league.

Others who donned the Weavers jersey were Francis Arnaiz, Jumbo Salvador, Roehl Nadurata, Clemente Bargas, Orly de los Santos and Domingo Celis.

Overall, they finished 2nd next to champion YCO Painters by virtue of tie-breaking rules as a muffed free throw by Redmanizers' Philip Cezar gave them a win over Crispa.

MICAA president Emerson Coseteng, upon the meeting with the officials, which included the timekeeper, the referees and three U/Tex representatives, found out in the stop watches that 20.5 seconds had already elapsed before Florencio could release the ball.

The Wranglers acquired Lim Eng Beng, Jaime Noblezada, Romualdo Cabading and Roy Deles from the soon-to-be defunct ballclub Quasar TV Makers in the second conference.

The Wranglers were earlier involved in the league's first-ever trade where they shipped Danny Florencio and Jaime Otazu to 7-Up Uncolas for veterans Carlos Rodriguez and Cristino Reynoso.

It was a sweet championship victory for U/Tex over Crispa, scoring a 3–0 sweep and avenged their loss to the same Redmanizers in the previous Open conference, this time, the Wranglers were powered by the pair of Bryon "Snake" Jones and former Boston Celtic Glenn McDonald.

The Wranglers came back in 1980 and in the Open Conference, their import Glenn McDonald returns anew and this time, he will be teaming up alongside the 6'8" Aaron James, another legitimate NBA veteran who played with the New Orleans Jazz.

By that time, U/Tex's motley set of local players included, apart from Adornado and Lim Eng Beng, brothers Ricky and Mollet Pineda, Jimmy Noblezada, Fritz Gaston, Ompong Segura and David Regullano.

The Wranglers lost Anthony Dasalla and Renato Lobo to Galleon Shippers via free agency and signed former Toyota players Gil Cortez, Oscar Rocha and 1977 PBA rookie of the year Jaime Taguines to fill their shoes.

Coach Tommy Manotoc left the team to join the San Miguel Beermen as their new mentor beginning the 1981 PBA season, replacing him on the U/Tex bench is their former import Glenn McDonald.

The team signed rookies Steve Watson and Carlson Samlani and acquired Gary Vargas from the disbanded CDCP ballclub, along with Evalson Valencia from San Miguel, Bong dela Cruz and Tito Varela from Crispa.

Before the start of the Third Conference, Lim Eng Beng was traded and reunited with coach Tommy Manotoc at San Miguel, the Wranglers got Alex Tan from the Beermen in return.