1979 PBA season | |
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Duration | April 1 – December 15, 1979 |
Number of teams | 9 |
TV partner(s) | GTV |
Season MVP | Fortunato Co, Jr (Crispa Redmanizers) |
All-Filipino Conference champions | Crispa Redmanizers |
All-Filipino Conference runners-up | Toyota Tamaraws |
Open Conference champions | Royal Tru-Orange |
Open Conference runners-up | Toyota Tamaraws |
Invitational championship champions | Toyota Tamaraws |
Invitational championship runners-up | Walk Tall Jeansmakers |
The 1979 PBA season was the fifth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The muses for the participating teams are as follows:
Team | Muse |
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Crispa Redmanizers | Pearl Razon |
Filmanbank | Regina Prada |
Gilbey's Gin | Chris Stuttard and Ann Rose Blas |
Great Taste Discoverers | Carolina Lacap |
Honda Wildcats | Beth de Mesa |
Royal Tru-Orange | Joanna Paras |
Tanduay Esquires | Bessie Badilla and Diane Benisano |
Toyota Tamaraws | Alicia Cuenca |
U/Tex Wranglers | Janet Bordon |
Team | GP | W | L | PCT |
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Toyota Tamaraws | 62 | 44 | 18 | .710 |
Crispa Redmanizers/Walk Tall Jeansmakers | 62 | 42 | 20 | .677 |
Royal Tru-Orange | 47 | 28 | 19 | .596 |
U/Tex Wranglers | 44 | 23 | 21 | .528 |
Tanduay Esquires | 47 | 24 | 23 | .511 |
Great Taste Discoverers | 47 | 21 | 26 | .447 |
Filmanbank | 47 | 16 | 31 | .340 |
Gilbey's Gin | 44 | 13 | 31 | .295 |
Honda Wildcats | 36 | 7 | 29 | .194 |
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