1982 Gilbey's Gin season

Acquired four rookies; Conrado Pasco, Rudy Garcia, Jerry Pingoy, who all saw action for APCOR in the last MICAA tournament, and Rolando Buhay. The team also signed comebacking player Valerio delos Santos, who last played for Great Taste two years ago.

March 25: Import Lew Massey surpass the previous all-time one-game scoring record of 75 points set by Harry Rogers in 1976 while playing for 7-Up by tallying 85 points, converting 36-of-70 attempts from the field in Gilbey's 123-126 loss to Crispa. Massey scored 23, 16, 24 and 22 in each of four quarters. [1]

Gilbey's Gin has signed up former Presto import Lew Massey from last season as their reinforcement in the Reinforced Filipino Conference. The Gins finish third behind San Miguel Beer and Crispa after 18 games in the elimination phase. They were swept in two games by U/Tex Wranglers in their best-of-three quarterfinal series.

Lew Massey return for the Open Conference together with new recruit Rickey Brown, a Portland Trail Blazers third round draft pick in 1977, who was replaced after three games by Larry McNeill, the Gins resident import for the past three years. Gilbey's were tied with N-Rich Coffee on top of the standings with 13 wins and five losses and an outright berth to the semifinal round. The high-scoring duo of Massey and McNeill led Gilbey's to their first championship appearance in four years of participation. On December 7, Gilbey's escape with a 102-101 win over San Miguel Beermen to gain first entry in the Open Conference title playoffs. N-Rich and Toyota dispute the second finals seat in a playoff match won by the Super Corollas. Gilbey's got swept in three games by the powerhouse Toyota ballclub in the finals series.