Pepsi Cola tendered an offer sheet to Purefoods forward Alvin Patrimonio, a five-year worth P25.3 million contract, which Purefoods expectedly matched, making Alvin Patrimonio the highest paid basketball player in the PBA.
Notable dates
March 21: Pepsi eked out a 131-129 win over Presto Tivoli which felt robbed of a strong chances in overtime when a referee's call decided the outcome of the game. Abet Guidaben sank two free throws with no time left on a foul slapped on Presto import Dwayne McClain. The Hotshots' win was their fourth in eight games as this was their first back-to-back victories in franchise history. [1]
July 9: Abet Guidaben's go-ahead basket with eight seconds to go lift Pepsi to a repeat 107-106 overtime win over Shell for only their second victory in eight games in the All-Filipino Conference. [2]
July 13: Pepsi stays alive in contention for a semifinal seat with a 99-88 win over Purefoods in Sta.Cruz, Laguna. The victory raised their record to three wins and six losses. [3]
October 3: Import Perry McDonald led Pepsi to their second straight victory after they lost their first two games in the Third Conference. The Hotshots fashioned out a 144-130 win over Swift Mighty Meaties. [4]
October 27: Pepsi Hotshots beats Shell Rimula-X, 117-107, at the close of the elimination round for the conference-best eight wins and three losses. The Hotshots ride high on a six-game winning streak, the longest in franchise' two-year history, Pepsi won eight of their last nine games since Perry McDonald arrived to replace Donald Petties. [5]
