1993 PBA season

19th PBA season

Sports season
1993 PBA season
DurationFebruary 28 – December 14, 1993
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (PTV)
1993 PBA Draft
Top draft pickJun Limpot
Picked bySta. Lucia Realtors
Season MVPAlvin Patrimonio
(Purefoods TJ Hotdogs)
All-Filipino Cup championsConey Island Ice Cream Stars
  All-Filipino Cup runners-upSan Miguel Beermen
Commissioner's Cup championsSwift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs
  Commissioner's Cup runners-upPurefoods Oodles
Governors Cup championsSan Miguel Beermen
  Governors Cup runners-upSwift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →

The 1993 PBA season was the 19th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Board of governors

Executive committee

  • Reynaldo G. Marquez (Commissioner)
  • Luis Lorenzo, Sr. (Chairman, representing Pepsi Mega Hotshots)
  • Wilfred Steven Uytengsu, representing Alaska Milkmen)
  • Nazario L. Avedaño (Treasurer, representing San Miguel Beermen)

Teams

Team Company Governor
Alaska Milkmen General Milling Corporation Wilfred Steven Uytengsu
Ginebra San Miguel La Tondeña Distillers, Inc. Bernabe Navarro, Jr.
Pepsi Mega Hotshots Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. Luis Lorenzo, Sr.
Purefoods Hotdogs Purefoods Corporation Renato Buhain
San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Corporation Nazario Avendaño
Shell Helix Ultra Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation Edgardo Veron Cruz
Sta. Lucia Realtors Consolidated Foods Corporation Vicente Santos
Swift Mighty Meaties Republic Flour Mills Corporation Elmer Yanga

Season highlights

  • The league moves to its new home, the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay.
  • The PBA unveils their new logo during the opening ceremonies on February 28. The logo was chosen from more than 2000 entries in a nationwide contest held on January, following the theme "It's more than just basketball". The winning logo design was created by a professional graphic designer from Manila, Oscar de Castro (www.oscardecastro.ca) who is now based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[1]
  • The league changes their playdates from Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays to Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The move of their second weekly playdate from Thursday to Friday is to attract weekend crowds.
  • Sta. Lucia Realtors made its debut in the league, parading top draft pick Zandro "Jun" Limpot and former players from the Presto franchise led by Vergel Meneses.[2]
  • Benjie Paras was unable to come in terms with his team Shell Rimula X at the start of the season as he declared that he wanted to be traded to Ginebra San Miguel, he was not able to play in the All-Filipino Conference. A settlement was reached before the start of the Second Conference.
  • The All-Filipino Cup became the opening conference of the season, Coney Island Ice Cream Stars (formerly Purefoods TJ Hotdogs) defeated the San Miguel Beermen for the title. Coney Island coach Vincent "Chot" Reyes made history as the first coach to claim a PBA crown in his maiden season with the team.
  • The Second Conference was renamed Commissioner's Cup, corporate rivals Purefoods and Swift Mighty Meaties faced off for the second time in the finals with Swift snagging their second championship behind the exploits of best import Ronnie Thompkins. The said conference was also full of blockbuster trades that saw several players traded to other teams.
  • The Third Conference was named after the PBA Board of Governors and was called Governor's Cup. The San Miguel Beermen surpassed the defunct Toyota ballclub as the second winningest team, capturing their 10th title by defeating Swift Mighty Meaties, who were led by the returning high-scoring import Tony Harris.[3]
  • Purefoods forward Alvin Patrimonio won his second Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in three years in a hotly-contested race between him and teammate Jerry Codiñera for the coveted award.[4]

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Alaska Milkmen Sadie Callahan
Coney Island Ice Cream Stars Bea Lucero
Ginebra San Miguel Hazel Huelvas
San Miguel Beermen Donita Rose
7-Up Uncolas Rosanna Escudero
Shell Rimula X Liza Berroya and Janine Barredo
Sta. Lucia Realtors Ruffa Gutierrez and Apols Gutierrez
Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs Gelli de Belen

Champions

All-Filipino Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 2 .800 — Advance to quarterfinals
2 Sta. Lucia Realtors 6 4 .600 2
3 Coney Island Ice Cream Stars 6 4 .600 2
4 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 6 4 .600 2
5 Ginebra San Miguel 5 5 .500 3
6 Alaska Milkmen 4 6 .400 4
7 7-Up Uncolas 3 7 .300 5
8 Shell Rimula X 2 8 .200 6
Source: [citation needed]

Quarterfinal round

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 10 4 .714[a] — Advance to semifinals
2 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 10 4 .714[a] —
3 Coney Island Ice Cream Stars 9 5 .643 1
4 Sta. Lucia Realtors 7 7 .500 3
5 Ginebra San Miguel 5 9 .357 5
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–1 Swift; San Miguel +3, Swift −3

Playoffs

Semifinals
(Best-of-5) 		Finals
(Best-of-7)
      
1 San Miguel 3
4 Sta. Lucia 1
1 San Miguel 2
3 Coney Island 4
2 Swift 0
3 Coney Island 3 Third place playoff
2 Swift 3
4 Sta. Lucia 1

Third place playoffs

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(2) Swift Mighty Meaties 3–1 (4) Sta. Lucia Realtors 126–103 130–116 101–110 121–104 —

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) San Miguel Beermen 2–4 (3) Coney Island Ice Cream Stars 100–90 95–104 88–94 95–96 106–91 96–99 (OT) —

Commissioner's Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 9 2 .818 — Advance to semifinals
2 Purefoods Oodles 8 3 .727 1
3 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636 2
4 Shell Helix Oilers 7 4 .636 2
5 Alaska Milkmen 6 5 .545 3
6 Ginebra San Miguel 3 8 .273 6
7 7-Up Uncolas 3 8 .273 6
8 Sta. Lucia Realtors 1 10 .091 8
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinal round

  • Cumulative standings
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 15 4 .789 — Advance to the Finals
2 Purefoods Oodles 11 8 .579[a] 4
3 San Miguel Beermen 11 8 .579[a] 4 Proceed to third-place playoff
4 Shell Helix Oilers 10 9 .526[b] 5
5 Alaska Milkmen 10 9 .526[b] 5
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Second-seed playoff: Purefoods 119–101 San Miguel
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Shell 3–1 Alaska
  • Semifinal round standings:
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L
1 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 6 2
2 San Miguel Beermen 4 4
3 Alaska Milkmen 4 4
4 Purefoods Oodles 3 5
5 Shell Helix Oilers 3 5
Source: [citation needed]

Third place playoffs

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(3) San Miguel Beermen 3–1 (4) Shell Helix Oilers 133–114 106–100 122–123 134–111 —

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 4–2 (2) Purefoods Oodles 100–93 92–117 102–92 112–102 112–134 108–99 —
  • Best Import of the Conference: Ronnie Thompkins (Swift)

Governors' Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 2 .800 — Advance to semifinals
2 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 7 3 .700 1
3 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 7 3 .700 1
4 Pepsi Mega Bottlers 7 3 .700 1
5 Sta. Lucia Realtors 5 5 .500 3
6 Alaska Milkmen 4 6 .400 4
7 Shell Helix Oilers 1 9 .100 7
8 Ginebra San Miguel 1 9 .100 7
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[a]
2 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 11 7 .611[b] 2 Guaranteed Finals berth playoff
3 Pepsi Mega Bottlers 11 7 .611[b] 2 Proceed to third-place playoff
4 Sta. Lucia Realtors 10 8 .556 3 Qualify to Finals berth playoff
5 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 9 9 .500 4
Source: [citation needed]
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. ^ a b Second seed playoff: Swift 124–122 Pepsi (2OT)
  • Semifinal round standings:
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 5 3
2 Sta. Lucia Realtors 5 3 Qualify to Finals berth playoff[a]
3 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 4 4
4 Pepsi Mega Bottlers 4 4
5 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 2 6
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ San Miguel advanced to the Finals as the #1 seeded team; Finals berth playoff: Swift 130–124 Sta. Lucia

Third place playoffs

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(3) Pepsi Mega Bottlers 0–3 (4) Sta. Lucia Realtors 79–93 94–114 107–116 — —

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) Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 140–138 (2OT) 109–122 124–110 (OT) 109–104 91–89 — —

Awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

Cumulative standings

Team GP W L PCT
Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 71 46 25 .647
San Miguel Beermen 71 46 25 .647
Coney Island Ice Cream Stars / Purefoods Oodles 67 39 28 .582
Alaska Milkmen 39 18 21 .461
Sta. Lucia Realtors 55 23 32 .418
7-Up / Pepsi Mega Bottlers 43 17 26 .396
Shell Rimula X / Helix Oilers 43 14 29 .325
Ginebra San Miguel 35 9 26 .258

References

  1. ^ New PBA, Scorecard by Chino Trinidad, Sports Flash magazine, February 28, 1993
  2. ^ "Sta.Lucia buys Presto franchise". Manila Standard.
  3. ^ "Another "new" year for PBA". Manila Standard.
  4. ^ "Patrimonio named MVP anew". Manila Standard.