The Magnolia Purewater Wizards was the final name of a
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
franchise owned by
San Miguel Corporation
San Miguel Corporation, abbreviated as SMC, is a Philippine Multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila. The company is one of the largest and most diversified congl ...
(SMC) that played in the
Philippine Basketball League
The Philippine Basketball League (PBL) was a commercial semi-professional basketball league in the Philippines. The league was composed of several commercial teams with several collegiate and provincial stars.
History
The PBL was formed on Ma ...
from 1983 to 2010. It played under various brand names owned by SMC - Lagerlite (1985), Magnolia Ice Cream (1983-1984, 1986-1992, 2004-2007), Instafood (1993-1994), Magnolia Cheezee Spread (1995-1996), Wilkins (1998), Viva (2004), Magnolia Beverage (2007), San Mig Coffee (2007-2008) and Magnolia PureWater (2008-2009).
Current roster
Notable coaches
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Derrick Pumaren
Frederick "Derrick" S. Pumaren, better known on his nickname Manong Derrick, is a Filipino basketball coach who is currently the coach of the De La Salle Green Archers in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). He coached se ...
(1983-1990)
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Franz Pumaren
Franz Santos Pumaren (born December 5, 1963) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and coach. He played college ball for De La Salle University before playing professional basketball in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is ...
(1991-1992)
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Francis Rodriguez
Francis may refer to:
People
*Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome
*Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
*Francis (surname)
Places
*Rural Mu ...
(1993-1994)
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Jong Uichico
Joseph Enrique Uichico (born July 15, 1962), better known as Jong Uichico, is a Filipino professional basketball coach who last coached the Bataan Risers in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. Uichico is a former Philippine national team Y ...
(1994-1996)
* Arlene Rodriguez (1998)
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Koy Banal
Enrico "Koy" Banal, is a Filipino professional basketball head coach.
Coaching career
Prior to his first PBA coaching job, Banal has had extensive head coaching experience in the collegiate and amateur ranks. He called the shots for the PSBA Jag ...
(2004–2009)
External links
Magnolia Purewater PBL website
Former Philippine Basketball League teams
San Miguel Corporation
1983 establishments in the Philippines
Basketball teams established in 1983
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