The 1990 PBA season was the 16th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
1990 PBA season | |
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Duration | February 18, 1990 – December 20, 1990 |
Number of teams | 8 |
TV partner(s) | Vintage Sports (PTV) |
1990 PBA Draft | |
Top draft pick | Peter Jao |
Picked by | Presto Tivolis |
Season MVP | Allan Caidic (Presto Tivolis) |
First Conference champions | Formula Shell Zoom Masters |
First Conference runners-up | Añejo Rum 65ers |
All-Filipino Conference champions | Presto Tivolis |
All-Filipino Conference runners-up | Purefoods Hotdogs |
Third Conference champions | Purefoods Hotdogs |
Third Conference runners-up | Alaska Air Force |
Board of governors
editExecutive committee
edit- Rudy Salud (Commissioner)
- Rey Marquez (Chairman, representing Formula Shell Zoom Masters)
- Wilfred Steven Uytengsu, representing Alaska Milkmen)
- Lance Gokongwei (Treasurer, representing Presto Tivolis)
Teams
editTeam | Company | Governor |
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Alaska Milkmen | General Milling Corporation | Wilfred Steven Uytengsu |
Añejo Rum 65ers | La Tondeña Distillers, Inc. | Carlos Palanca III |
Pepsi Hotshots | Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. | Luis Lorenzo, Sr. |
Pop Cola Sizzlers | Republic Flour Mills Corporation | Elmer Yanga |
Presto Tivolis | Consolidated Foods Corporation | Lance Gokongwei |
Purefoods Hotdogs | Purefoods Corporation | Renato Buhain |
San Miguel Beermen | San Miguel Corporation | Nazario Avendaño |
Formula Shell Zoom Masters | Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation | Reynaldo Marquez |
Season highlights
edit- The PBA increased its membership from 6 to 8 teams, with the entry of expansion franchises RFM/Cosmos Bottling, Inc. and Pepsi-Cola. The 6 regular PBA ballclubs were allowed to protect 9 players from its rosters, the two new teams will pick those players in the expansion pool. [1]
- Formula Shell won their first PBA title after five years of participation, but the biggest story of the year was the walkout of Añejo Rum 65 in Game 6 of the First Conference finals, the 65ers were heavily fined a total of P550,000.
- Presto Tivolis won the All-Filipino crown at the expense of Purefoods Hotdogs for their first title in three years and sixth overall.
- With the advent of "Open basketball" being approved, professional basketball players are now allowed to play in the international tournaments such as the Olympics and World championships, the PBA send an all-pro team to the Beijing Asian Games in September and chosen to coach the PBA-backed national team is Añejo playing coach Robert Jaworski. [2] Despite only two weeks to prepare and injuries and problems hounding the team even from the time it was formed, the All-Pro nationals won a silver medal finish, behind host China.
- Purefoods Hotdogs came back from a 0-2 overhaul to win the Third Conference title and their first championship with a 3-2 series win over Alaska Milk, becoming only the second team to have won three straight after falling behind two games to none, the Hotdogs duplicated the feat achieved by the Crispa Redmanizers in 1976. Coach Baby Dalupan, the league's winningest coach, won his 15th title.
Opening ceremonies
editThe muses for the participating teams are as follows:
Team | Muse |
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Alaska Milkmen | Lara Melissa de Leon |
Añejo Rum 65 | Connie Fortaleza |
Formula Shell | Sarah Jane Paez and Precious Tongko |
Pepsi Hotshots | Dina Bonnevie |
Pop Cola | Aiko Melendez |
Presto Tivolis | Gem Padilla (Bb.Pilipinas-Universe) |
Purefoods Hotdogs | Sharon Cuneta |
San Miguel Beermen | Marilen Gonzales and Star Querubin |
Champions
edit- First Conference: Formula Shell Zoom Masters
- All-Filipino Conference: Presto Tivolis
- Third Conference: Purefoods Hotdogs
- Team with best win–loss percentage: Formula Shell Zoom Masters (35-21, .625)
- Best Team of the Year: Purefoods Hotdogs (1st)
First Conference
editElimination round
editPos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Añejo Rum 65ers | 8 | 2 | .800 | — | Semifinal round |
2 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 8 | 2 | .800 | — | |
3 | Presto Tivolis | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 | |
4 | Alaska Air Force | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | |
5 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3 | |
6 | Purefoods Hotdogs | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5 | |
7 | Pop Cola Sizzlers | 2 | 8 | .200 | 6 | |
8 | Pepsi Hotshots | 1 | 9 | .100 | 7 |
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Semifinal round
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Third-place playoffs
editTeam 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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(3) Presto Tivolis | 1–3 | (4) San Miguel Beermen | 101–102 | 114–127 | 106–97 | 105–111 | — |
Finals
editTeam 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
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(1) Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 4–2 | (2) Añejo Rum 65ers | 134–131 | 127–135 | 156–134 | 138–135 (OT) | 101–130 | 62–47[a] | — |
- ^ Añejo Rum walked out of the game with 2:52 left in the second quarter. The league awarded Shell with a Game 6 title-clinching default win.
- Best Import of the Conference: Bobby Parks (Shell)
All-Filipino Conference
editElimination round
editPos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Presto Tivolis | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Semifinal round |
2 | Purefoods Hotdogs | 7 | 3 | .700 | 3 | |
3 | Añejo Rum 65ers | 7 | 3 | .700 | 3 | |
4 | Alaska Air Force | 6 | 4 | .600 | 4 | |
5 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 5 | .500 | 5 | |
6 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 3 | 7 | .300 | 7 | |
7 | Pepsi Hotshots | 1 | 9 | .100 | 9 | |
8 | Pop Cola Sizzlers | 1 | 9 | .100 | 9 |
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Semifinal round
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Third place playoffs
editTeam 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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(3) Añejo Rum 65ers | 3–1 | (4) San Miguel Beermen | 131–125 | 125–146 | 123–114 | 129–123 | — |
Finals
editTeam 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
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(1) Purefoods Hotdogs | 3–4 | (2) Presto Tivolis | 95–99 | 125–124 | 111–115 | 139–125 | 119–123 | 128–117 | 96–115 |
Third Conference
editElimination round
editPos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Alaska Air Force | 8 | 2 | .800 | — | Semifinal round |
2 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 | |
3 | Presto Tivolis | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | |
4 | Purefoods Hotdogs | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | |
5 | Sarsi Sizzlers | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3 | |
6 | San Miguel Beermen | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4 | |
7 | Añejo Rum 65ers | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4 | |
8 | Pepsi Hotshots | 0 | 10 | .000 | 8 |
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Semifinal round
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Third place playoffs
editTeam 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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(3) Shell Rimula X | 2–0 | (4) Presto Tivolis | 139–123 | 141–132 | — |
Finals
editTeam 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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(1) Alaska Air Force | 2–3 | (2) Purefoods Hotdogs | 105–103 | 118–112 | 103–117 | 99–104 (OT) | 98–99 |
- Best Import of the Conference: Bobby Parks (Shell)
Awards
edit- Most Valuable Player: Allan Caidic (Presto)
- Rookie of the Year: Gerry Esplana (Presto)
- Most Improved Player: Rey Cuenco (Añejo)
- Mythical Five:
- Ronnie Magsanoc (Shell)
- Paul Alvarez (Alaska)
- Benjie Paras (Shell)
- Alvin Patrimonio (Purefoods)
- Allan Caidic (Presto)
- Mythical Second Team:
- Samboy Lim (San Miguel)
- Rudy Distrito (Añejo)
- Ramon Fernandez (San Miguel)
- Elpidio Villamin (Alaska)
- Rey Cuenco (Añejo)
- All-Defensive Team:
- Abe King (Presto)
- Glenn Capacio (Purefoods)
- Alvin Teng (San Miguel)
- Elpidio Villamin (Alaska)
- Chito Loyzaga (Añejo)
Cumulative standings
editTeam | GP | W | L | PCT |
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Formula Shell Zoom Masters / Shell Rimula X | 56 | 35 | 21 | .625 |
Presto Tivolis | 69 | 40 | 29 | .579 |
Añejo Rum 65ers | 57 | 33 | 24 | .578 |
Purefoods Hotdogs | 59 | 34 | 25 | .577 |
San Miguel Beermen | 56 | 29 | 27 | .517 |
Alaska Milkmen | 59 | 29 | 30 | .491 |
Pop Cola/Sarsi Sizzlers | 38 | 10 | 28 | .358 |
Pepsi Hotshots | 30 | 2 | 28 | .067 |
References
edit- ^ "PBA singing a new tune". Manila Standard.
- ^ "Don't expect wonders, says Jaworski". Manila Standard.