| 1982 PBA season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | March 7 – December 14, 1982 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| TV partner(s) | Vintage Sports ( City2) |
| Season MVP |
Ramon Fernandez ( Toyota Super Corollas) |
| Reinforced Filipino Conference champions | Toyota Super Corollas |
| Reinforced Filipino Conference runners-up | San Miguel Beermen |
| Invitational Conference champions | San Miguel Beermen |
| Invitational Conference runners-up | Crispa Redmanizers |
| Open Conference champions | Toyota Super Corollas |
| Open Conference runners-up | Gilbey's Gin |
The 1982 PBA season was the eighth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Board of governors
Executive committee
- Leopoldo L. Prieto (Commissioner)
- Domingo Y. Itchon (President, representing YCO-Tanduay)
Teams
| Team | Company | Governor |
|---|---|---|
| Crispa Redmanizers | P. Floro and Sons | Virgilio A. Dalupan |
| Galerie Dominique Artists | Galerie Dominique | Anna Dominique Coseteng |
| Gilbey's Gin Tonics | La Tondeña Incorporada | Carlos Palanca III |
| Great Taste Coffee Makers | Consolidated Foods Corporation | Porfirio G. Zablan |
| San Miguel Beermen | San Miguel Corporation | Tomas L. Manotoc |
| Toyota Super Corollas | Delta Motor Corporation | Ricardo C. Silverio, Jr. |
| YCO-Tanduay | Elizalde & Company Tanduay Distillers, Inc. |
Johnny Jose |
| U/Tex Wranglers | Universal Textile Mills | Walter Euyang |
Season highlights
- The start of the year saw the league's membership reduced from 10 teams to just 8, following the disbandment of CDCP and Tefilin franchises.
- Vintage Enterprises Inc. took over the league's television coverage beginning this season.
- The PBA implement for the first time a playoff post-eliminations format with a series of best-of-three quarterfinals, best-of-five semifinals and best-of-seven finals to determine the champion in the Reinforced Filipino Conference.
- Toyota Super Corollas won two championships in the year, capped by center Ramon Fernandez winning his first Most Valuable Player Award.
- San Miguel Beer won the Invitational championship over Crispa Redmanizers for the franchise' 2nd PBA title.
- Baby Dalupan resigned as Crispa head coach after the Redmanizers got eliminated in the third conference. This season became the second time the multi-titled ballclub did not win any championship. [1]
- Leo Prieto and Domingo Itchon stepped down as the league commissioner and board president respectively at the end of the season.
All-Star series
A PBA North vs South All-Star series were held in Cebu City and Manila. The North and South team split their two-game series. Emerging as the All-Star MVP was Toyota's Arnie Tuadles, who scored 50 points in the first match.
Opening ceremonies
The muses for the participating teams are as follows:
| Team | Muse |
|---|---|
| Crispa Redmanizers | Sharon Cuneta, Jackie Lou Blanco and Joyce Ann Burton |
| Gilbey's Gin | Jane Destree and Beth de Mesa |
| Great Taste Discoverers | Sharon Eddiston |
| Mariwasa-Honda TMXers | Tina Maristela |
| San Miguel Beermen | Maya Mahtani |
| Toyota Super Corollas | Vivian Veloso |
| U/Tex Wranglers | Rio Locsin |
| YCO-Tanduay | Maridol Cagdac/Alta Tan/Rosanna Zamora/Nitz Bernardez |
Champions
- Reinforced Filipino Conference: Toyota Super Corollas
- Invitational Conference: San Miguel Beermen
- Open Conference: Toyota Super Corollas
- Team with best win–loss percentage: San Miguel Beermen (40-26, .606)
- Best Team of the Year: Toyota Super Corollas (4th & Final)
Reinforced Filipino Conference
Elimination round
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 13 | 5 | .722 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Crispa Redmanizers | 12 | 6 | .667 | 1 | |
| 3 | Gilbey's Gin | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | Proceed to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Toyota Super Corollas | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3 | |
| 5 | YCO-Tanduay | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4 | |
| 6 | U-Tex Wranglers | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5 | |
| 7 | Mariwasa-Honda TMXers | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6 | |
| 8 | Great Taste Coffee Makers | 2 | 16 | .111 | 11 |
Source: [
citation needed]
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Gilbey's | 0 | 6 | U-Tex | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | U-Tex | 2 | 1 | San Miguel | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 | Toyota | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Crispa | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Toyota | 2 | 4 | Toyota | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | YCO-Tanduay | 0 | ||||||||||||
Finals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) San Miguel Beermen | 3–4 | (4) Toyota Super Corollas | 120–110 | 119–117 | 87–90 | 96–98 | 96–88 | 99–110 | 95–101 |
- Best Import of the Conference: Norman Black ( Magnolia)
Invitational Championship
Elimination round
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 3 | 1 | .750 | — | Advance to the Finals |
| 2 | Crispa Redmanizers | 3 | 1 | .750 | — | |
| 3 | Nicholas Stoodley ( South Korea national team) (G) | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | Proceed to third place playoff |
| 4 | Toyota Super Corollas | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | |
| 5 | U-Tex Wranglers | 0 | 4 | .000 | 3 |
Third place playoffs
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (3) South Korea | 2–0 | (4) Toyota Super Corollas | 115–107 | 142–107 | — |
Finals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) San Miguel Beermen | 2–1 | (2) Crispa Redmanizers | 102–96 | 104–110 | 103–102 |
Open Conference
Elimination round
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N-Rich Coffee Creamers | 13 | 5 | .722 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Gilbey's Gin | 13 | 5 | .722 | — | |
| 3 | YCO-Tanduay | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | Proceed to quarterfinals |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3 | |
| 5 | Toyota Super Corollas | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5 | |
| 6 | U-Tex Wranglers | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5 | |
| 7 | Crispa Redmanizers | 6 | 12 | .333 | 7 | |
| 8 | Galerie Dominique Artists | 3 | 15 | .167 | 10 |
Source: [
citation needed]
Quarterfinal round
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Toyota Super Corollas | 2 | 1 | .667 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 2 | 1 | .667 | — | |
| 5 | YCO-Tanduay | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | |
| 6 | U-Tex Wranglers | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 |
Source: [
citation needed]
Semifinal round
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilbey's Gin | 4 | 2 | .667 | — | Advance to the Finals |
| 2 | Toyota Super Corollas | 3 | 3 | .500 [a] | 1 | |
| 3 | N-Rich Coffee Creamers | 3 | 3 | .500 [a] | 1 | Proceed to third place playoff |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 |
Source: [
citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
Finals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Gilbey's Gin | 0–3 | (2) Toyota Super Corollas | 100–108 | 107–121 | 109–122 |
- Best Import of the Conference: Donnie Ray Koonce ( Toyota)
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Ramon Fernandez (Toyota)
- Rookie of the Year: Marte Saldaña (San Miguel)
- Best Import-Reinforced Conference: Norman Black (San Miguel)
- Best Import-Open Conference: Donnie Ray Koonce (Toyota)
- Mythical Five:
- Francis Arnaiz (Toyota)
- Atoy Co (Crispa)
- Ramon Fernandez (Toyota)
- Bogs Adornado (U/Tex)
- Abe King (Toyota)
Cumulative standings
| Team | GP | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Miguel Beermen | 66 | 40 | 26 | .606 |
| Gilbey's Gin | 47 | 28 | 19 | .596 |
| Toyota Super Corollas | 69 | 38 | 31 | .551 |
| Crispa Redmanizers | 54 | 28 | 26 | .518 |
| YCO-Tanduay | 41 | 21 | 20 | .512 |
| Great Taste/N-Rich Coffee Creamers | 46 | 19 | 27 | .413 |
| U/Tex Wranglers | 55 | 22 | 33 | .400 |
| Mariwasa-Honda/Galerie Dominique Artists | 36 | 10 | 26 | .278 |
References
- ^ "Looking back: The PBA's history". Manila Standard.
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