The 1990 PBA season was the 16th season of the
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines, composed of twelve company-branded Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia ...
(PBA).
Board of governors
Executive committee
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Rudy Salud (Commissioner)
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Rey Marquez (Chairman, representing Formula Shell Zoom Masters)
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Wilfred Steven Uytengsu, representing Alaska Milkmen)
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Lance Gokongwei (Treasurer, representing Presto Tivolis)
Teams
Season highlights
*The PBA increased its membership from 6 to 8 teams, with the entry of expansion franchises RFM/Cosmos Bottling, Inc. and Pepsi-Cola. The 6 regular PBA ballclubs were allowed to protect 9 players from its rosters, the two new teams will pick those players in the expansion pool.
*Formula Shell won their first PBA title after five years of participation, but the biggest story of the year was the walkout of Añejo Rum 65 in Game 6 of the First Conference finals, the 65ers were heavily fined a total of P550,000.
*Presto Tivolis won the All-Filipino crown at the expense of Purefoods Hotdogs for their first title in three years and sixth overall.
*With the advent of "Open basketball" being approved, professional basketball players are now allowed to play in the international tournaments such as the Olympics and World championships, the PBA send an all-pro team to the Beijing Asian Games in September and chosen to coach the PBA-backed national team is Añejo playing coach Robert Jaworski.
Despite only two weeks to prepare and injuries and problems hounding the team even from the time it was formed, the All-Pro nationals won a silver medal finish, behind host China.
*Purefoods Hotdogs came back from a 0-2 overhaul to win the Third Conference title and their first championship with a 3-2 series win over Alaska Milk, becoming only the second team to have won three straight after falling behind two games to none, the Hotdogs duplicated the feat achieved by the Crispa Redmanizers in 1976. Coach Baby Dalupan, the league's winningest coach, won his 15th title.
Opening ceremonies
The muses for the participating teams are as follows:
Champions
* First Conference:
Formula Shell Zoom Masters
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* All-Filipino Conference:
Presto Tivolis
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* Third Conference:
Purefoods Hotdogs
* Team with best win–loss percentage:
Formula Shell Zoom Masters
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(35-21, .625)
* Best Team of the Year:
Purefoods Hotdogs (1st)
First Conference
Elimination round
Semifinal round
Third-place playoffs
Finals
*Best Import of the Conference:
Bobby Parks
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Shell
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All-Filipino Conference
Elimination round
Semifinal round
Third place playoffs
Finals
Third Conference
Elimination round
Semifinal round
Third place playoffs
Finals
*Best Import of the Conference:
Bobby Parks
Bobby Ray Parks Sr. (November 26, 1961 – March 30, 2013) was an American professional basketball player from Grand Junction, Tennessee. He played for Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis) from 1980 to 1984 and played ...
(
Shell
Shell may refer to:
Architecture and design
* Shell (structure), a thin structure
** Concrete shell, a thin shell of concrete, usually with no interior columns or exterior buttresses
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* Seashell, a hard outer layer of a marine ani ...
)
Awards
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Most Valuable Player
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:
Allan Caidic (Presto)
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Rookie of the Year:
Gerry Esplana
Gerald "Gerry" Esplana is a former Filipino basketball player, politician and coach. He was nicknamed "Mr. Cool" and "The Plan" while playing professionally.
Playing career
He played for Presto Tivoli (when he won PBA Rookie of the Year), ...
(Presto)
* Most Improved Player:
Rey Cuenco
Reynaldo "Rey" Cuenco (March 17, 1960 – August 15, 1996) was a Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association.
Career highlights
A native of Pampanga, Rey became part of the Masagana 99 team in the PAB ...
(Añejo)
* Mythical Five:
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Ronnie Magsanoc
Ronald "Ronnie" Magsanoc (born April 11, 1966) is a Filipino professional basketball coach, analyst, and former player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was known for his moniker "The Point Laureate".
Collegiate career
Magsanoc ...
(Shell)
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Paul Alvarez
Paul Beleno "Bong" Alvarez (born June 15, 1968) is a Filipino former professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association and politician. Dubbed as "Mr. Excitement" because of his high-leaping, slam-dunking acts.
Basketball c ...
(Alaska)
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Benjie Paras (Shell)
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Alvin Patrimonio
Alvin Dale Vergara Patrimonio (born November 17, 1966) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player from the Philippine Basketball Association and is the current team manager for the Magnolia Hotshots.
Patrimonio holds several PBA r ...
(Purefoods)
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Allan Caidic (Presto)
* Mythical Second Team:
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Samboy Lim
Avelino "Samboy" Borromeo Lim Jr. (April 1, 1962 – December 23, 2023), nicknamed "The Skywalker", was a Filipino professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association and the national team in the 1980s and 1990s.
As a hi ...
(San Miguel)
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Rudy Distrito (Añejo)
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Ramon Fernandez
Ramon Sadaya Fernandez (; born October 3, 1953) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and current commissioner of the Philippine Sports Commission. Fernandez won four PBA Most Valuable Player awards and a record of 19 PBA ti ...
(San Miguel)
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Elpidio Villamin (Alaska)
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Rey Cuenco
Reynaldo "Rey" Cuenco (March 17, 1960 – August 15, 1996) was a Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association.
Career highlights
A native of Pampanga, Rey became part of the Masagana 99 team in the PAB ...
(Añejo)
* All-Defensive Team:
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Abe King (Presto)
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Glenn Capacio
Glenn Capacio (born May 15, 1964, in Palo, Leyte) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and the former head coach of PBA team GlobalPort Batang Pier and was also the former head coac ...
(Purefoods)
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Alvin Teng (San Miguel)
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Elpidio Villamin (Alaska)
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Chito Loyzaga
Joaquín "Chito" Cuerva Loyzaga (born August 29, 1958) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and commissioner. He played for the San Beda College in the NCAA before going on to play in the Philippine Basketball Association.
PBA ...
(Añejo)
Cumulative standings
Elimination round
Playoffs
References
{{PBA seasons