Sta.Lucia was first handled by Nat Canson, its main stars includes top draft pick Jun Limpot, along with some core of the disbanded Presto team like Vergel Meneses, Bong Hawkins, Gerry Esplana, Peter Jao and Zaldy Realubit. The Realtors debut on Opening Day on February 28 at the newly-built Cuneta Astrodome, pounding on Benjie Paras-less Shell squad, 112-91.
Sta.Lucia had a hot start winning its first four games, including an 88-80 win over highly-touted San Miguel Beer, their streak was snapped by Coney Island, 103-95. Sta.Lucia finished with 6-4 record in the eliminations. lost to San Miguel in the Best of Five semifinals, 3 games to 1 and settled for fourth place, losing to Swift, 3-1 in the best of five series for 3rd.
Prior to the Second Conference known as Commissioners Cup, the Realtors traded Vergel Meneses and Realubit to Swift for Andy De Guzman, Ricric Marata and Jack Tanuan, and Bong Hawkins to Alaska for Paul Alvarez, hounded by import woes and Mr.Excitement still recovering from an injury, the Realtors ended last at 1-win, 10-losses.
In the Governors Cup, Sta.Lucia took in former Presto import Terrence Bailey but replaced him after just one game with a certain Lambert Shell, Sta.Lucia would made a return to the semis and nearly made it to the finals, losing to Tony Harris-led Swift in a Knockout game for the right to play San Miguel in the finals. The most memorable of Realtors semifinals victory was the triple-Overtime win over San Miguel, 135-129 where Jun Limpot played for 63 minutes. Sta.Lucia finished third overall in the season-ending Governor's Cup.