The 1983 PBA season was the 9th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

1983 PBA season
DurationMarch 6 – December 1, 1983
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (City2)
Season MVPAbet Guidaben
(Crispa Redmanizers)
All-Filipino Conference championsCrispa Redmanizers
  All-Filipino Conference runners-upGilbey's Gin Gimlets
Reinforced Filipino Conference championsCrispa Redmanizers
  Reinforced Filipino Conference runners-upGreat Taste Coffee Makers
Open Conference championsCrispa Redmanizers
  Open Conference runners-upGreat Taste Coffee Makers
Seasons

Board of governors edit

Executive committee edit

  • 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 edit

Team Company Governor
Crispa Redmanizers P. Floro and Sons Tomas L. Manotoc
Galerie Dominique Artists Galerie Dominique Anna Dominique Coseteng
Gilbey's Gin Tonics La Tondeña Incorporada Carlos Palanca III
Great Taste Discoverers Consolidated Foods Corporation Quirino Marquinez
Manhattan Shirtmakers Sanyu Group of Companies Pablito L. Bermudo
San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Corporation Nazario Avendaño
Toyota Silver Coronas Delta Motor Corporation Joaquin Rodriguez
YCO-Tanduay Elizalde & Company
Tanduay Distillers, Inc.
Johnny Jose

Season highlights edit

  • 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. [1]
  • 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 Makers to their first-ever finals appearances after eight years.
  • The Toyota Super Corollas played their final season in the PBA after nine years of participation, the multi-titled ballclub announced its disbandment prior to the start of the 1984 PBA season.

Opening ceremonies edit

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Crispa Redmanizers Aurora Sevilla
Galerie Dominique Kristine Garcia and Irma Alegre
Gilbey's Gin Maricel Soriano
Great Taste Discoverers Carines Zaragoza
Manhattan Shirtmakers Ampot Arrieta
San Miguel Beermen Geraldine Lopez and Pops Fernandez
Toyota Silver Coronas Ella Lopez
YCO-Tanduay Lani Mercado

Champions edit

All-Filipino Conference edit

Elimination round edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Crispa Redmanizers 6 1 .857 Advance to semifinals
2 Great Taste Discoverers 5 2 .714 1
3 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets 4 3 .571 2
4 Toyota Silver Coronas 4 3 .571 2
5 YCO-Tanduay 3 4 .429 3
6 San Miguel Beermen 3 4 .429 3
7 Manhattan Shirtmakers 2 5 .286 4
8 Galerie Dominique Artists 1 6 .143 5
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinal round edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Crispa Redmanizers 3 0 1.000 Advance to the Finals
2 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets 2 1 .667 1
3 Great Taste Discoverers 1 2 .333 2 Proceed to third place playoff
4 Toyota Silver Coronas 0 3 .000 3
Source: [citation needed]

Third place playoffs edit

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(3) Great Taste Discoverers 2–1[a] (4) Toyota Silver Coronas 139–128 126–136 131–126
  1. ^ The PBA Finals ended earlier than the third place playoffs. Rather than continue the series, the team that won more games was named third place.

Finals edit

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(1) Crispa Redmanizers 3–0 (2) Gilbey's Gin 121–101 119–116 115–84

Reinforced Filipino Conference edit

Elimination round edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Crispa Redmanizers 11 3 .786 Advance to semifinals
2 Great Taste Discoverers 10 4 .714 1
3 Tanduay Rhum Makers 7 7 .500 4 Proceed to quarterfinals
4 Toyota Silver Coronas 7 7 .500 4
5 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets 7 7 .500 4
6 San Miguel Beermen 6 8 .429[a] 5
7 Sunkist Orange Lovers 6 8 .429[a] 5
8 Galerie Dominique Artists 2 12 .143 9
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Quarterfinal berth playoff: San Miguel 119–103 Sunkist

Quarterfinal round edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
3 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets 3 0 1.000 Advance to semifinals
4 Tanduay Rhum Makers 2 1 .667 1
5 San Miguel Beermen 1 2 .333 2
6 Toyota Silver Coronas 0 3 .000 3
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinal round edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Crispa Redmanizers 4 2 .667[a] Advance to the Finals
2 Great Taste Discoverers 4 2 .667[a]
3 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets 4 2 .667[a] Proceed to third place playoff
4 Tanduay Rhum Makers 0 6 .000 4
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Crispa 1.018, Great Taste 1.006, Gilbey's 0.974; second-seed playoff: Great Taste 129–123 Gilbey's

Third place playoffs edit

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(3) Gilbey's Gin Gimlets 1–3 (4) Tanduay Rhum Makers 134–131 118–136 127–132 121–135

Finals edit

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(1) Crispa Redmanizers 3–2 (2) Great Taste Coffee Makers 128–135 105–102 123–128 142–113 139–120

Open Conference edit

Elimination round edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Great Taste Coffee Makers 9 5 .643 Advance to semifinals
2 Crispa Redmanizers 9 5 .643
3 San Miguel Beermen 7 7 .500 2 Proceed to quarterfinals
4 Galerie Dominique Artists 7 7 .500 2
5 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets 7 7 .500 2
6 Tanduay Rhum Makers 6 8 .429[a] 3
7 Toyota Super Corollas 6 8 .429[a] 3
8 Winston Kings 5 9 .357 4
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Quarterfinal berth playoff: Tanduay 111–110 Toyota

Quarterfinal round edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets 2 1 .667[a] Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 2 1 .667[a]
3 Tanduay Rhum Makers 2 1 .667[a]
4 Galerie Dominique Artists 0 3 .000 2
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Gilbey's 1.095, San Miguel 0.981, Tanduay 0.927; semifinal berth playoff: San Miguel 108–104 Tanduay

Semifinal round edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Crispa Redmanizers 3 3 .500[a] Advance to the Finals
2 Great Taste Coffee Makers 3 3 .500[a]
3 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets 3 3 .500[a] Proceed to third place playoff
4 San Miguel Beermen 3 3 .500[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: Crispa 1.033, Gilbey's 1.003, Great Taste 1.000, San Miguel 0.966; first-seed playoff: Crispa 130–120 San Miguel; second-seed playoff: Great Taste 126–118 Gilbey's

Third place playoffs edit

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(3) Tanduay Rhum Makers 2–1[a] (4) Northern Cement 121–135 95–127 148–110
  1. ^ The PBA Finals ended earlier than the third place playoffs. Rather than continue the series, the team that won more games in the series was named third place.

Finals edit

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(1) Crispa Redmanizers 3–0 (2) Great Taste Coffee Makers 118–113 149–132 133–113 ⁠— ⁠—

Awards edit

Cumulative standings edit

Team GP W L PCT
Crispa Redmanizers 62 46 16 .741
Great Taste Coffee Makers 63 38 25 .603
Gilbey's Gin Tonics 68 34 34 .500
San Miguel Beermen 53 26 27 .491
Tanduay Rhum Makers 53 24 29 .453
Toyota Silver Coronas / Super Corollas 45 18 27 .400
Manhattan / Sunkist / Winston 36 13 23 .361
Galerie Dominique Artists 38 10 28 .263

References edit

  1. ^ "Looking back: The PBA's history". Manila Standard.