1989 PBA season

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1989 PBA season
DurationMarch 5 – December 12, 1989
Teams6
TV partnerVintage Sports (PTV)
1989 PBA Draft
Top draft pickBenjie Paras
Picked byFormula Shell
Season MVPBenjie Paras
(Formula Shell Zoom Masters)
Open Conference championsSan Miguel Beermen
  Open Conference runners-upFormula Shell Zoom Masters
All-Filipino Conference championsSan Miguel Beermen
  All-Filipino Conference runners-upPurefoods Hotdogs
Reinforced Conference championsSan Miguel Beermen
  Reinforced Conference runners-upAñejo Rum 65ers

The 1989 PBA season was the 15th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Board of governors

Executive committee

Teams

TeamCompanyGovernor
Alaska MilkmenGeneral Milling CorporationWilfred Steven Uytengsu
Añejo Rhum 65ersLa Tondeña IncorporadaCarlos Palanca III
Purefoods TJ HotdogsPurefoods CorporationRenato Buhain
Presto Ice Cream MakersConsolidated Foods CorporationLance Gokongwei
San Miguel BeermenSan Miguel CorporationJose Ibazeta
Formula Shell Zoom MastersPilipinas Shell Petroleum CorporationReynaldo Marquez


Season highlights

  • The league picked up the concessionaire franchise fee in The ULTRA worth P1.5 million and agreed with member teams that sells food products (Alaska, Purefoods, San Miguel and Presto) to sell their products inside the venue at factory price. Likewise, Shell and Anejo will shoulder the cost of building pedestrian walkways outside of the arena.
  • The richest crop of rookies and the most talented PBA batch of draftees came to the PBA in its 15th season, most notable names were Benjie Paras, Nelson Asaytono, Dindo Pumaren, Paul Alvarez, Zaldy Realubit, Elmer Cabahug, Romeo Dela Rosa, Renato Agustin and Ricric Marata.[1]
  • The PBA logo was prominently displayed on the uniforms for the first time (usually on the left side of the jersey) at the start of the All-Filipino Conference, becoming the first sports league in the Philippines to do so. The practice of placing the league logo on the jerseys eventually spreads to the PABL, UAAP, and NCAA.
  • The PBA All-Star game was held on June 4, featuring the Veterans, coach by Baby Dalupan, against the Rookies/Sophomores of coach Dante Silverio. The Veterans won the game on Ramon Fernandez's last-second basket on an inbound pass from former Toyota teammate Sonny Jaworski. The All-Star MVP was awarded to Elmer Cabahug of the Rookies/Sophomores team.[2]
  • The San Miguel Beermen completed a three-conference sweep, becoming the second team to win the third Grand Slam in the League. Beermen coach Norman Black was the third coach to win the said feat, following the footsteps of Baby Dalupan in 1976 and Tommy Manotoc in 1983, who both achieved the Grand Slam with the Crispa Redmanizers.
  • Shell rookie center Benjie Paras, the first overall draft pick of the season, made history by winning both the Most Valuable Player and the Rookie of the Year awards, the only occurrence in the league.

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Alaska Milkmen Debbie Po
Añejo Rum 65 Gretchen Barretto
Formula Shell Leah Orosa
Presto Ice Cream Dina Bonnevie
Purefoods Hotdogs Lea Salonga
San Miguel Beermen Marilou Gonzales and Rachel Lobangco

Champions

Open Conference

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 10 0 1.000 — Semifinal round
2 Presto Ice Cream 5 5 .500 5
3 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 5 5 .500 5
4 Purefoods Hotdogs 4 6 .400 6
5 Alaska Milkmen 3 7 .300[a] 7
6 Añejo Rum 65ers 3 7 .300[a] 7
Source:
Notes:
  1. Semifinal berth playoff: Alaska 133–120 Añejo

Semifinal round

Overall standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 14 4 .778 — Advance to the Finals
2 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 10 8 .556 4
3 Presto Ice Cream 9 9 .500 5 Proceed to third place playoffs
4 Alaska Milkmen 7 11 .389[a] 7
5 Purefoods Hotdogs 7 11 .389[a] 7
Source:
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 2–2 Purefoods, Alaska +9
Semifinal round standings
Pos Team W L
1 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 5 3
2 San Miguel Beermen 4 4
3 Presto Ice Cream 4 4
4 Alaska Milkmen 4 4
5 Purefoods Hotdogs 3 5
Source:

Third place playoffs

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
(3) Presto Ice Cream 0–3 (4) Alaska Milkmen 112–133 126–135 129–135——

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) San Miguel Beermen 4–1 (2) Formula Shell Zoom Masters 146–132 114–107 130–124104–115123–105——

All-Filipino Conference

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Purefoods Hotdogs 9 2 .818 — Semifinal round
2 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727 1
3 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 6 5 .545 3
4 Añejo Rum 65ers 6 5 .545 3
5 Alaska Milkmen 5 6 .455 4
6 Presto Ice Cream 2 9 .182 7
— Team Philippines[a] (G) 0 6 .000 6.5
Source:
(G) Guests
Notes:
  1. Team Philippines could only participate in the first round robin of games, and all results counted in the standings for their opponents; the team cannot participate in the semifinals.

Semifinal round

Overall standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Purefoods Hotdogs 14 5 .737 — Advance to the Finals
2 San Miguel Beermen 12 7 .632 2
3 Añejo Rum 65ers 10 9 .526[a] 4 Proceed to third place playoffs
4 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 10 9 .526[a] 4
5 Alaska Milkmen 8 11 .421 6
Source:
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Añejo 2–2 Shell, Añejo +5
Semifinal round standings
Pos Team W L
1 Purefoods Hotdogs 5 3
2 San Miguel Beermen 4 4
3 Añejo Rum 65ers 4 4
4 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 4 4
5 Alaska Milkmen 3 5
Source:

Third place playoffs

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
(3) Añejo Rum 65ers 2–3 (4) Formula Shell Zoom Masters 121–114 107–121 138–128120–124114–116

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) Purefoods Hotdogs 2–4 (2) San Miguel Beermen 120–112 111–119 109–122113–119142–136 (OT)109–128—

Reinforced Conference

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 6 4 .600 — Semifinal round
2 Purefoods Hotdogs 6 4 .600 —
3 Presto Tivolis 5 5 .500 1
4 Añejo Rum 65ers 5 5 .500 1
5 Alaska Milkmen 5 5 .500 1
6 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 3 7 .300 3
Source:

Semifinal round

Overall standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 12 6 .667 — Advance to the Finals[a]
2 Purefoods Hotdogs 10 8 .556[b] 2 Guaranteed Finals berth playoff
3 Añejo Rum 65ers 10 8 .556[b] 2 Qualify to Finals berth playoff
4 Alaska Milkmen 8 10 .444 4 Proceed to third place playoffs
5 Presto Tivolis 7 11 .389 5
Source:
Notes:
  1. If a team outside the top two teams wins at least five semifinal round games, then it and the second-placed team will playoff for the last Finals berth; otherwise, the top 2 teams qualify outright.
  2. Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–2 Añejo, Purefoods +6
Semifinal round standings
Pos Team W L Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 6 2
2 Añejo Rum 65ers 5 3 Qualify to Finals berth playoff[a]
3 Purefoods Hotdogs 4 4
4 Alaska Milkmen 3 5
5 Presto Tivolis 2 6
Source:
Notes:
  1. San Miguel advanced to the Finals outright as #1 seeded team; Finals berth playoff: Añejo 113–112 Purefoods

Third place playoffs

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
(2) Purefoods Hotdogs 1–3 (4) Alaska Milkmen 109–116 114–108 112–123102–126—

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) San Miguel Beermen 4–1 (3) Añejo Rum 65ers 134–125 140–134 134–138150–134122–111——

Awards

Board of Governors

  • Rudy Salud (Commissioner)
  • Rey Marquez (Chairman, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp.)
  • Jose Ibazeta (Vice-Chairman, San Miguel Corp.)
  • Ruben Cleofe (Secretary)
  • Wilfred Steven Uytengsu (Treasurer, General Milling Corp.)
  • Lance Gokongwei (Consolidated Food Corp.)
  • Carlos Palanca III (La Tondeña Distillers, Inc.)
  • Renato Buhain (Purefoods Corp.)

Cumulative standings

Pos Team Pld W L PCT Best finish
1 San Miguel Beermen 71 50 21 .704 Champions
2 Purefoods Hotdogs 66 34 32 .515 Finalist
3 Alaska Air Force 63 30 33 .476 Third place
4 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 57 27 30 .474 Finalist
5 Añejo Rum 65ers 59 27 32 .458
6 Presto Ice Cream/Tivolis 50 18 32 .360 Semifinalist
7 Team Philippines (G) 6 0 6 .000 Elimination round
Source:
(G) Guests

Elimination round

Pos Team Pld W L PCT
1 San Miguel Beermen 31 24 7 .774
2 Purefoods Hotdogs 31 19 12 .613
3 Añejo Rum 65ers 31 14 17 .452
4 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 31 14 17 .452
5 Alaska Air Force 31 13 18 .419
6 Presto Ice Cream/Tivolis 31 12 19 .387
7 Team Philippines (G) 6 0 6 .000
Source:
(G) Guests

Playoffs

Pos Team Pld W L
1 San Miguel Beermen 40 26 14
2 Alaska Air Force 32 17 15
3 Purefoods Hotdogs 35 15 20
4 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 26 13 13
5 Añejo Rum 65ers 28 13 15
6 Presto Ice Cream/Tivolis 19 6 13
Source:

References

  1. "PBA season blast off". Manila Standard.
  2. "Bit of nostalgia in All-star wars". Manila Standard.