1988 PBA season

14th PBA season

Sports season
1988 PBA season
DurationMarch 20 – December 13, 1988
Number of teams6
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (PTV)
1988 PBA Draft
Top draft pickEdgar Tanuan
Picked byPurefoods Hotdogs
Season MVPRamon Fernandez
(San Miguel Beermen)
Open Conference championsSan Miguel Beermen
  Open Conference runners-upPurefoods Hotdogs
All-Filipino Conference championsAñejo Rum 65ers
  All-Filipino Conference runners-upPurefoods Hotdogs
Reinforced Conference championsSan Miguel Beermen
  Reinforced Conference runners-upShell Rimula X Diesel Oilers
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →

The 1988 PBA season was the 14th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Board of governors

Executive committee

  • Rodrigo L. Salud (Commissioner)
  • Reynaldo Marquez (Chairman, representing Shell Rimula-X Diesel Oilers)
  • Jose C. Ibazeta (Vice-Chairman, representing San Miguel Beermen)
  • Wilfred Steven Uytengsu (Treasurer, representing Alaska Milkmen)

Teams

Team Company Governor
Alaska Milkmen General Milling Corporation Wilfred Steven Uytengsu
Añejo Rhum 65ers La Tondeña Incorporada Carlos Palanca III
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Purefoods Corporation Renato Buhain
Presto Ice Cream Makers Consolidated Foods Corporation Lance Gokongwei
San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Corporation Jose Ibazeta
Shell Rimula-X Diesel Oilers Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation Reynaldo Marquez

Season highlights

  • The Tanduay Rhum Makers filed a leave on absence for the 1988 season on January 16, 1988, citing realignment of corporate objectives. [1] After Tanduay filed a leave, some remnants were absorbed, along with several amateur prospects by Purefoods Corporation, which joined the league after buying a franchise worth P300,000. [2]
  • PBA deputy commissioner Rudy Salud became the league's third commissioner. Under Salud's leadership, the PBA soared to greater heights, the Purefoods Hotdogs' entry, along with the never-say-die attitude of the league's most popular team Añejo Rum 65ers, contributed largely to a box-office success in gate attendance.
  • Amateur standout Alvin Patrimonio, who was a subject of a bitter tug-of-war between the PBA's newest team Purefoods Hotdogs and his mother ballclub in the PABL, corporate rival RFM-Swifts, finally made his PBA debut on June 30.
  • A blockbuster trade took place before the opening of the Third Conference as veterans Ramon Fernandez of Purefoods, who was bench in the All-Filipino title-series, and Abet Guidaben of San Miguel were traded to each other by their respective ballclubs. [3]
  • Ramon Fernandez won his fourth Most Valuable Player trophy as he continued his tradition of winning the prestigious award every two years starting in 1982.

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Alaska Milkmen Lydia de Vega
Ginebra San Miguel Monina Tan
Great Taste Instant Milk Alice Dixson
Purefoods Hotdogs Aiza Seguerra & Tweety de Leon
San Miguel Beermen Rowena Moran
Shell Helix

Champions

Open Conference

Elimination round

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 7 3 .700 — Advance to semifinals
2 Ginebra San Miguel 6 4 .600 1
3 Purefoods Hotdogs 6 4 .600 1
4 Alaska Milkmen 6 4 .600 1
5 Great Taste Instant Milk 4 6 .400 3
6 Shell Helix Oilers 1 9 .100 6
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinal round

  • Cumulative standings
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 12 6 .667[a] — Advance to the Finals
2 Purefoods Hotdogs 12 6 .667[a] —
3 Ginebra San Miguel 10 8 .556 2 Proceed to third-place playoff
4 Alaska Milkmen 9 9 .500 3
5 Great Taste Instant Milk 6 12 .333 6
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 3–1 Purefoods
  • Semifinal round standings:
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L
1 Purefoods Hotdogs 6 2
2 San Miguel Beermen 5 3
3 Ginebra San Miguel 4 4
4 Alaska Milkmen 3 5
5 Great Taste Instant Milk 2 6
Source: [citation needed]

Third place playoffs

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(3) Ginebra San Miguel 2–3 (4) Alaska Milkmen 119–121 (OT) 115–112 118–130 127–100 104–117

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) San Miguel Beermen 4–3 (2) Purefoods Hotdogs 129–116 101–107 88–96 93–88 97–103 105–85 94–92
  • Best Import of the Conference: Jamie Waller (Ginebra)

All-Filipino Conference

Elimination round

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Purefoods Hotdogs 8 4 .667 — Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 8 4 .667 —
3 Alaska Milkmen 7 5 .583 1
4 Añejo Rum 65ers 7 5 .583 1
5 Great Taste Instant Milk 6 6 .500 2
6 Shell Rimula X Diesel Oilers 3 9 .250 5
7 Philippine national team (G) 3 9 .250 5
Source: [citation needed]
(G) Guests

Semifinal round

  • Cumulative standings
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Purefoods Hotdogs 13 7 .650 — Advance to the Finals
2 Añejo Rum 65ers 12 8 .600[a] 1
3 San Miguel Beermen 12 8 .600[a] 1 Proceed to third-place playoff
4 Alaska Milkmen 10 10 .500 3
5 Great Taste Instant Milk 9 11 .450 4
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Second-seed playoff: Añejo 102–100 San Miguel
  • Semifinal round standings:
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L
1 Añejo Rum 65ers 5 3
2 Purefoods Hotdogs 5 3
3 San Miguel Beermen 4 4
4 Alaska Milkmen 3 5
5 Great Taste Instant Milk 3 5
Source: [citation needed]

Third place playoffs

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(3) San Miguel Beermen 2–1 (4) Alaska Milkmen 112–108 115–121 87–98

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(1) Purefoods Hotdogs 1–3 (2) Añejo Rum 65ers 105–111 117–112 110–112 124–135 (OT) —

Reinforced Conference

Elimination round

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 7 3 .700 — Advance to semifinals
2 Presto Ice Cream Makers 7 3 .700 —
3 Shell Rimula X Oilers 5 5 .500 2
4 Alaska Milkmen 5 5 .500 2
5 Añejo Rum 65ers 5 5 .500 2
6 Purefoods Hotdogs 1 9 .100 6
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinal round

  • Cumulative standings
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 13 5 .722 — Advance to the Finals
2 Shell Rimula X Oilers 11 7 .611 2
3 Presto Ice Cream Makers 10 8 .556 3 Proceed to third-place playoff
4 Añejo Rum 65ers 9 9 .500 4
5 Alaska Milkmen 6 12 .333 7
Source: [citation needed]
  • Semifinal round standings:
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L
1 San Miguel Beermen 6 2
2 Shell Rimula X Oilers 6 2
3 Añejo Rum 65ers 4 4
4 Presto Ice Cream Makers 3 5
5 Alaska Milkmen 1 7
Source: [citation needed]

Third place playoffs

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(3) Presto Ice Cream Makers 1–3 (4) Añejo Rum 65ers 141–150 138–147 138–131 145–171 —

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) San Miguel Beermen 4–1 (2) Shell Rimula X Oilers 134–111 119–111 126–137 144–119 151–142 — —

Awards

Cumulative standings

Team GP W L PCT
San Miguel Beermen 72 46 26 .639
Ginebra San Miguel / Añejo Rum 65ers 70 40 30 .571
Purefoods Hotdogs 59 30 29 .507
Alaska Milkmen 64 30 34 .468
Great Taste Instant Milk / Presto Ice Cream 60 26 34 .433
Shell Rimula-X Diesel Oilers 45 16 29 .355
Philippine Team 12 3 9 .250

References

  1. ^ Tanduay takes PBA leave, Manila Standard, January 17, 1988
  2. ^ Purefoods joins PBA, Manila Standard, January 16, 1988
  3. ^ Fernandez, Guidaben swapped, Manila Standard