PBA Open Conference

	PBA Open Conference The PBA Open Conference was a tournament held during a Philippine Basketball Association season from 1977-1983 and 1985-1989. History While PBA annuals states in the league's first two seasons in 1975-1976 referred to the second conference as "Open Conference", it has since been reclassified. The PBA Open Conference started in the second offing of the 1977 season through 1979. In 1980-1981, the Open Conference became the PBA's first tournament of the season and in 1985, 1987-1989. Three times in 1982-1983 and 1986, the Open Conference was the season-ending tournament. The only time it was not held was in 1984 where the league had two All-Filipino Conferences. The PBA Open Conferences from 1978-1987 had four semifinalist in a double-round robin, back-to-zero standings to determined the two finalist. The previous year had the first-ever, six-team semifinal cast where Crispa and U/tex played in the finals which the Redmanizers took in the deciding fifth game to win their six straigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the second oldest continuously professional basketball league existing in the world after the NBA,Bartholomew, Rafe. ''Pacific Rims''. New American Library, 2010, p. 13. established before the "open era" of basketball in 1990 where FIBA allowed longstanding domestic leagues, which mostly had predated the PBA, to become professional. The league's regulations are a hybrid of rules from the NBA and FIBA. The league played its first game at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on April 9, 1975. Its main office is located along Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue (C-5 road), Eastwood City, Bagumbayan, Quezon City. The San Miguel Beermen have the most PBA championships with 28 titles. Entering the 2022–23 Commissioner's Cup, the San Miguel Beermen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1977 PBA Season The 1977 PBA season was the third season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Season highlights The league's third season started on April 17 and for the first time, three referees were called to officiate the games. The opening game between Crispa and Toyota, where the Redmanizers edged out the Tamaraws, 122-121, was marred by a post-game rumble involving players from both teams that erupted at the Araneta Coliseum hardcourt and extended to the dugout. The brawl resulted in the arrest and booking of all 13 Crispa and 10 Toyota players at the stockade of Camp Crame where they were held for 13 hours. PBA Commissioner Leo Prieto fined both teams P5,000 each for that melee. On July 12, Mariwasa beats Toyota, 121-114, to set the stage for the first non Crispa-Toyota title-showdown. Crispa wins the All-Filipino crown and their fifth consecutive championship by defeating Mariwasa-Honda Panthers. The Redmanizers continued its dynasty and a quest for another grandslam by wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1983 PBA Season The 1983 PBA season was the 9th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Board of governors Executive committee * Mariano A. Yenko, Jr. (Commissioner) * Carlos Palanca III (President, representing Gilbey's Gin) * Jose Ibazeta, Jr. (Vice-President, representing San Miguel Beermen) * Anna Dominique Coseteng (Treasurer, representing Galerie Dominique) Teams Season highlights The Crispa Redmanizers completed a three-conference sweep and won their second Grandslam after first doing the trick back in 1976, this time under new coach Tommy Manotoc. On May 15, the PBA fans witnessed the "Black Superman" Billy Ray Bates played his first game for Crispa Redmanizers. Bates won the best import award in both Reinforced and Open Conferences, leading the Redmanizers to two championships and a grandslam. A rising powerhouse Great Taste Coffee with the entry of Fil-Am rookie Ricardo Brown, three-time MVP Bogs Adornado and import Norman Black in their lineup, led the Coffee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1985 PBA Season The 1985 PBA season was the 11th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Board of governors Executive committee * Mariano A. Yenko, Jr. (Commissioner) * Tomas L. Manotoc (Deputy Commissioner) * Carlos Palanca III (President, representing Ginebra San Miguel) * Qurino Marquinez (Vice-President, representing Great Taste Coffee Makers) * Andrew H. Jao (Treasurer, representing Manila Beer Brewmasters) Teams Season highlights The season marked the first time without the famed Crispa Redmanizers participating in the league. New team Shell Azodrin Bugbusters takes over the franchise of the defunct winningest ballclub. The PBA found a new home in the University of Life Theater and Recreational Arena (ULTRA) in Pasig after 10 years of playing at the Araneta Coliseum. The Great Taste Coffee Makers continued its dynasty as they won their fourth straight title during the season and almost a Grandslam of sorts. A blockbuster trade took place between two-time MVP Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1989 PBA Season The 1989 PBA season was the 15th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Board of governors Executive committee * Rodrigo L. Salud (Commissioner) * Reynaldo Marquez (Chairman, representing Formula Shell Zoom Masters) * Jose C. Ibazeta (Vice-Chairman, representing San Miguel Beermen) * Wilfred Steven Uytengsu (Treasurer, representing Alaska Milkmen) Teams 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 Agu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Philippine Basketball Association Champions The Philippine Basketball Association awards a championship trophy (or cup) to the winning team at the end of each conference (tournament). To determine a champion for a conference, a double-round elimination (sometimes a classification) round is usually held. After the elimination (or classification) round, the playoffs would be held. There had been a variety of ways the league conducted its playoffs,For a discussion of the different formats, see Playoff format such as: * Single-elimination tournament * The twice-to-beat advantage (The higher-seeded team needs to win only once in order to advance, while the lower-seeded team needs to win twice consecutively. This is basically a modification of the best-of-three series.) * Round-robin (or double-round robin) * Best-of-three series * Best-of-five series * Best-of-seven series There are two types of conferences: All-Filipino or import-laden. The All-Filipino conferences are tournaments where the teams are prohibited from hiring a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	PBA Open Conference The PBA Open Conference was a tournament held during a Philippine Basketball Association season from 1977-1983 and 1985-1989. History While PBA annuals states in the league's first two seasons in 1975-1976 referred to the second conference as "Open Conference", it has since been reclassified. The PBA Open Conference started in the second offing of the 1977 season through 1979. In 1980-1981, the Open Conference became the PBA's first tournament of the season and in 1985, 1987-1989. Three times in 1982-1983 and 1986, the Open Conference was the season-ending tournament. The only time it was not held was in 1984 where the league had two All-Filipino Conferences. The PBA Open Conferences from 1978-1987 had four semifinalist in a double-round robin, back-to-zero standings to determined the two finalist. The previous year had the first-ever, six-team semifinal cast where Crispa and U/tex played in the finals which the Redmanizers took in the deciding fifth game to win their six straigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Recurring Sporting Events Established In 1977 Recurring means occurring repeatedly and can refer to several different things: Mathematics and finance Recurring expense, an ongoing (continual) expenditure Repeating decimal, or recurring decimal, a real number in the decimal numeral system in which a sequence of digits repeats infinitely Curiously recurring template pattern (CRTP), a software design pattern Processes Recursion, the process of repeating items in a self-similar way Recurring dream, a dream that someone repeatedly experiences over an extended period Television Recurring character, a character, usually on a television series, that appears from time to time and may grow into a larger role Recurring status Recurring status is a class of actors that perform on U.S. soap operas. Recurring status performers consistently act in less than three episodes out of a five-day work week, and receive a certain sum for each episode in which they appear. This is ..., condition whereby a soap opera actor may be us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1977 Establishments In The Philippines Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 ** 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. Australia's worst railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. * January 19 – An Ejército del Aire CASA C-207C Azor (registration T.7-15) plane crashes into the side of a mountain near Chiva, on approach to Valencia Airport in Spain, killing all 11 people on board. * January 20 – Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th President ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Recurring Sporting Events Disestablished In 1989 Recurring means occurring repeatedly and can refer to several different things: Mathematics and finance Recurring expense, an ongoing (continual) expenditure Repeating decimal, or recurring decimal, a real number in the decimal numeral system in which a sequence of digits repeats infinitely Curiously recurring template pattern (CRTP), a software design pattern Processes Recursion, the process of repeating items in a self-similar way Recurring dream, a dream that someone repeatedly experiences over an extended period Television Recurring character, a character, usually on a television series, that appears from time to time and may grow into a larger role Recurring status Recurring status is a class of actors that perform on U.S. soap operas. Recurring status performers consistently act in less than three episodes out of a five-day work week, and receive a certain sum for each episode in which they appear. This is ..., condition whereby a soap opera actor may be us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	PBA Open Conference The PBA Open Conference was a tournament held during a Philippine Basketball Association season from 1977-1983 and 1985-1989. History While PBA annuals states in the league's first two seasons in 1975-1976 referred to the second conference as "Open Conference", it has since been reclassified. The PBA Open Conference started in the second offing of the 1977 season through 1979. In 1980-1981, the Open Conference became the PBA's first tournament of the season and in 1985, 1987-1989. Three times in 1982-1983 and 1986, the Open Conference was the season-ending tournament. The only time it was not held was in 1984 where the league had two All-Filipino Conferences. The PBA Open Conferences from 1978-1987 had four semifinalist in a double-round robin, back-to-zero standings to determined the two finalist. The previous year had the first-ever, six-team semifinal cast where Crispa and U/tex played in the finals which the Redmanizers took in the deciding fifth game to win their six straigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the second oldest continuously professional basketball league existing in the world after the NBA,Bartholomew, Rafe. ''Pacific Rims''. New American Library, 2010, p. 13. established before the "open era" of basketball in 1990 where FIBA allowed longstanding domestic leagues, which mostly had predated the PBA, to become professional. The league's regulations are a hybrid of rules from the NBA and FIBA. The league played its first game at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on April 9, 1975. Its main office is located along Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue (C-5 road), Eastwood City, Bagumbayan, Quezon City. The San Miguel Beermen have the most PBA championships with 28 titles. Entering the 2022–23 Commissioner's Cup, the San Miguel Beermen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1977 PBA Season The 1977 PBA season was the third season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Season highlights The league's third season started on April 17 and for the first time, three referees were called to officiate the games. The opening game between Crispa and Toyota, where the Redmanizers edged out the Tamaraws, 122-121, was marred by a post-game rumble involving players from both teams that erupted at the Araneta Coliseum hardcourt and extended to the dugout. The brawl resulted in the arrest and booking of all 13 Crispa and 10 Toyota players at the stockade of Camp Crame where they were held for 13 hours. PBA Commissioner Leo Prieto fined both teams P5,000 each for that melee. On July 12, Mariwasa beats Toyota, 121-114, to set the stage for the first non Crispa-Toyota title-showdown. Crispa wins the All-Filipino crown and their fifth consecutive championship by defeating Mariwasa-Honda Panthers. The Redmanizers continued its dynasty and a quest for another grandslam by wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1983 PBA Season The 1983 PBA season was the 9th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Board of governors Executive committee * Mariano A. Yenko, Jr. (Commissioner) * Carlos Palanca III (President, representing Gilbey's Gin) * Jose Ibazeta, Jr. (Vice-President, representing San Miguel Beermen) * Anna Dominique Coseteng (Treasurer, representing Galerie Dominique) Teams Season highlights The Crispa Redmanizers completed a three-conference sweep and won their second Grandslam after first doing the trick back in 1976, this time under new coach Tommy Manotoc. On May 15, the PBA fans witnessed the "Black Superman" Billy Ray Bates played his first game for Crispa Redmanizers. Bates won the best import award in both Reinforced and Open Conferences, leading the Redmanizers to two championships and a grandslam. A rising powerhouse Great Taste Coffee with the entry of Fil-Am rookie Ricardo Brown, three-time MVP Bogs Adornado and import Norman Black in their lineup, led the Coffee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1985 PBA Season The 1985 PBA season was the 11th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Board of governors Executive committee * Mariano A. Yenko, Jr. (Commissioner) * Tomas L. Manotoc (Deputy Commissioner) * Carlos Palanca III (President, representing Ginebra San Miguel) * Qurino Marquinez (Vice-President, representing Great Taste Coffee Makers) * Andrew H. Jao (Treasurer, representing Manila Beer Brewmasters) Teams Season highlights The season marked the first time without the famed Crispa Redmanizers participating in the league. New team Shell Azodrin Bugbusters takes over the franchise of the defunct winningest ballclub. The PBA found a new home in the University of Life Theater and Recreational Arena (ULTRA) in Pasig after 10 years of playing at the Araneta Coliseum. The Great Taste Coffee Makers continued its dynasty as they won their fourth straight title during the season and almost a Grandslam of sorts. A blockbuster trade took place between two-time MVP Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1989 PBA Season The 1989 PBA season was the 15th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Board of governors Executive committee * Rodrigo L. Salud (Commissioner) * Reynaldo Marquez (Chairman, representing Formula Shell Zoom Masters) * Jose C. Ibazeta (Vice-Chairman, representing San Miguel Beermen) * Wilfred Steven Uytengsu (Treasurer, representing Alaska Milkmen) Teams 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 Agu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Philippine Basketball Association Champions The Philippine Basketball Association awards a championship trophy (or cup) to the winning team at the end of each conference (tournament). To determine a champion for a conference, a double-round elimination (sometimes a classification) round is usually held. After the elimination (or classification) round, the playoffs would be held. There had been a variety of ways the league conducted its playoffs,For a discussion of the different formats, see Playoff format such as: * Single-elimination tournament * The twice-to-beat advantage (The higher-seeded team needs to win only once in order to advance, while the lower-seeded team needs to win twice consecutively. This is basically a modification of the best-of-three series.) * Round-robin (or double-round robin) * Best-of-three series * Best-of-five series * Best-of-seven series There are two types of conferences: All-Filipino or import-laden. The All-Filipino conferences are tournaments where the teams are prohibited from hiring a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	PBA Open Conference The PBA Open Conference was a tournament held during a Philippine Basketball Association season from 1977-1983 and 1985-1989. History While PBA annuals states in the league's first two seasons in 1975-1976 referred to the second conference as "Open Conference", it has since been reclassified. The PBA Open Conference started in the second offing of the 1977 season through 1979. In 1980-1981, the Open Conference became the PBA's first tournament of the season and in 1985, 1987-1989. Three times in 1982-1983 and 1986, the Open Conference was the season-ending tournament. The only time it was not held was in 1984 where the league had two All-Filipino Conferences. The PBA Open Conferences from 1978-1987 had four semifinalist in a double-round robin, back-to-zero standings to determined the two finalist. The previous year had the first-ever, six-team semifinal cast where Crispa and U/tex played in the finals which the Redmanizers took in the deciding fifth game to win their six straigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Recurring Sporting Events Established In 1977 Recurring means occurring repeatedly and can refer to several different things: Mathematics and finance Recurring expense, an ongoing (continual) expenditure Repeating decimal, or recurring decimal, a real number in the decimal numeral system in which a sequence of digits repeats infinitely Curiously recurring template pattern (CRTP), a software design pattern Processes Recursion, the process of repeating items in a self-similar way Recurring dream, a dream that someone repeatedly experiences over an extended period Television Recurring character, a character, usually on a television series, that appears from time to time and may grow into a larger role Recurring status Recurring status is a class of actors that perform on U.S. soap operas. Recurring status performers consistently act in less than three episodes out of a five-day work week, and receive a certain sum for each episode in which they appear. This is ..., condition whereby a soap opera actor may be us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1977 Establishments In The Philippines Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 ** 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. Australia's worst railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. * January 19 – An Ejército del Aire CASA C-207C Azor (registration T.7-15) plane crashes into the side of a mountain near Chiva, on approach to Valencia Airport in Spain, killing all 11 people on board. * January 20 – Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th President ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Recurring Sporting Events Disestablished In 1989 Recurring means occurring repeatedly and can refer to several different things: Mathematics and finance Recurring expense, an ongoing (continual) expenditure Repeating decimal, or recurring decimal, a real number in the decimal numeral system in which a sequence of digits repeats infinitely Curiously recurring template pattern (CRTP), a software design pattern Processes Recursion, the process of repeating items in a self-similar way Recurring dream, a dream that someone repeatedly experiences over an extended period Television Recurring character, a character, usually on a television series, that appears from time to time and may grow into a larger role Recurring status Recurring status is a class of actors that perform on U.S. soap operas. Recurring status performers consistently act in less than three episodes out of a five-day work week, and receive a certain sum for each episode in which they appear. This is ..., condition whereby a soap opera actor may be us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]