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1994 PBA season

1994 PBA season
DurationMarch 6 – December 18, 1994
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (PTV)
1994 PBA Draft
Top draft pickNoli Locsin
Picked byTondeña 65 Rhum Masters
Season MVPAlvin Patrimonio
(Purefoods TJ Hotdogs)
All-Filipino Cup championsSan Miguel Beermen
  All-Filipino Cup runners-upConey Island Ice Cream Stars
Commissioner's Cup championsPurefoods TJ Hotdogs
  Commissioner's Cup runners-upAlaska Milkmen
Governors Cup championsAlaska Milkmen
  Governors Cup runners-upSwift Mighty Meaties
Seasons

The 1994 PBA season was the 20th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Season highlights

  • PBA Commissioner Rey Marquez steps down and Deputy Commissioner Jun Bernardino succeeded Marquez as the new PBA Commissioner.
  • The PBA has decided to send the All-Filipino Cup champions to the Hiroshima Asian Games in their continuing support to help the country in its quest to win the Asian basketball gold. [1]
  • The San Miguel Beermen earned the right to represent team Philippines by winning the All-Filipino championship over Coney Island. Amateur standouts Marlou Aquino, Kenneth Duremdes, Dennis Espino, Edward Feihl and Jeffrey Cariaso join the RP-San Miguel team.
  • With injuries still hounding the San Miguel-RP Team in their preparation, Purefoods' stalwarts Alvin Patrimonio and Jerry Codiñera, who led the hotdogs to the Commissioner's Cup title, volunteered to play for the Philippine flag, the PBA change its original format in the Governor's Cup, as Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs were seeded, along with San Miguel in the semifinal round, the league gave national coach Norman Black a free hand to pick one more player from Purefoods and he chooses rookie Rey Evangelista, the Alaska Milkmen also release Johnny Abarrientos to the national team with no conditions, three of the five amateur cagers practicing with the team, Dennis Espino, Edward Feihl and Jeffrey Cariaso were dropped from the roster.[2]
  • The Philippine Team salvaged fourth place, losing their final game against Japan for the Bronze Medal.
  • Purefoods forward Alvin Patrimonio became the first back-to-back winner of the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award since William Adornado won it during the league's first two seasons. Patrimonio won his third MVP trophy, tying Bogs Adornado' three MVP awards.

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Alaska Milkmen
Coney Island Ice Cream Stars Mikee Cojuangco
Pepsi Mega Bottlers
San Miguel Beermen
Shell Rimula X Turbo Chargers
Sta. Lucia Realtors
Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs
Tondeña 65 Rhum Masters Anjanette Abayari

Champions

All-Filipino Cup

Main article: 1994 PBA All-Filipino Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 2 .800 — Semifinal round
2 Coney Island Ice Cream Stars 7 3 .700 1
3 Alaska Milkmen 6 4 .600 2
4 Sta. Lucia Realtors 6 4 .600 2
5 Swift Mighty Meaties 5 5 .500 3
6 Shell Rimula X Turbo Chargers 3 7 .300 5
7 Pepsi Mega Bottlers 3 7 .300 5
8 Tondeña 65 Rhum Masters 2 8 .200 6
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinal round

Third-place playoffs

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(3) Swift Mighty Meaties 2–3 (4) Alaska Milkmen 93–97 105–102 115–118 (OT) 87–84 76–90

Finals

Main article: 1994 PBA All-Filipino Cup finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) San Miguel Beermen 4–2 (2) Coney Island Ice Cream Stars 95–99 108–95 87–77 93–84 86–97 85–74 —

Commissioner's Cup

Main article: 1994 PBA Commissioner's Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Milkmen 9 2 .818 — Semifinal round
2 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 7 4 .636 2
3 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545 3
4 Swift Mighty Meaties 6 5 .545 3
5 Shell Rimula X Turbo Chargers 6 5 .545 3
6 Tondeña 65 Rhum Masters 5 6 .455 4
7 Sta. Lucia Realtors 3 8 .273 6
8 Pepsi Mega Bottlers 2 9 .182 7
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinal round

Third-place playoffs

Finals

Main article: 1994 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) Alaska Milkmen 1–4 (2) Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 92–97 79–84 89–92 91–90 79–94 ⁠— ⁠—

Governors' Cup

Main article: 1994 PBA Governors' Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Pepsi Mega Bottlers 7 3 .700 — Semifinal round
2 Alaska Milkmen 6 4 .600 1
3 Swift Mighty Meaties 6 4 .600 1
4 Shell Rimula X Turbo Chargers 5 5 .500[a] 2
5 Tondeña 65 Rhum Masters 5 5 .500[a] 2
6 Sta. Lucia Realtors 1 7 .125 5
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Semifinal berth playoff: Shell 125–123 Tondeña 65 (OT)

Semifinal round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Milkmen 7 3 .700 — Advance to the Finals
2 Swift Mighty Meaties 7 3 .700 —
3 Pepsi Mega Bottlers 5 5 .500 2 Proceed to third-place playoffs
4 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 4 6 .400 3
5 San Miguel Beermen 4 6 .400 3
6 Shell Rimula X Turbo Chargers 3 7 .300 4
Source: [citation needed]

Third-place playoffs

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(3) Pepsi Mega Bottlers 3–1 (4) Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 91–102 105–102 119–105 110–105 —

Finals

Main article: 1994 PBA Governors' Cup finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) Alaska Milkmen 4–1 (2) Swift Mighty Meaties 85–89 119–111 92–87 90–85 108–123 114–92 ⁠—

Awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

  • Coach of the Year: Tim Cone (Alaska)
  • Mr. Quality Minutes: Merwin Castelo (Alaska)
  • Executive of the Year: Elmer Yanga (Swift)
  • Special Award (Outstanding Freshman Season): Rey Evangelista
  • Referee of the Year: Ernesto de Leon

Board of Governors

  • Jun Bernardino (Commissioner)
  • Ruben Cleofe (Secretary)
  • Wilfred Steven Uytengsu (Chairman, General Milling Corp.)
  • Jose Concepcion III (Vice-Chairman, Republic Flour Mills Corp.)
  • Nazario Avendaño (Treasurer, San Miguel Corp.)
  • Renato Buhain (Purefoods Corp.)
  • Edgardo Viron Cruz (Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp.)
  • Vicente Santos (Sta. Lucia Realty and Development, Inc)
  • Moro Lorenzo (Pepsi Cola Products Philippines, Inc)
  • Bernabe Navarro (La Tondeña Distillers, Inc)

Cumulative standings

Team GP W L PCT
Alaska Milkmen 73 45 28 .616
Coney Island Ice Cream Stars / Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 63 37 26 .588
Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 73 40 33 .547
San Miguel Beermen 57 31 26 .544
Pepsi Mega Bottlers 35 13 22 .444
Shell Rimula X Turbo Chargers 50 20 30 .400
Tondeña 65 Rhum Masters 32 12 20 .375
Sta. Lucia Realtors 39 11 28 .282

References

  1. ^ "PBA spreads its wings". Manila Standard.
  2. ^ "RP five gets boost". Manila Standard.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_PBA_season