1984 PBA season

1984 PBA season
Duration	March 25 – December 18, 1984
Number of teams	7 + 1
TV partner(s)	Vintage Sports (MBS)
Season MVP	Ramon Fernandez (Beer Hausen Brewmasters)
First All-Filipino Conference champions	Crispa Redmanizers
First All-Filipino Conference runners-up	Gilbey's Gin Tonics
Second All-Filipino Conference champions	Great Taste Coffee Makers
Second All-Filipino Conference runners-up	Beer Hausen Brewmasters
Invitational Championship champions	Great Taste Coffee Makers
Invitational Championship runners-up	Crispa Redmanizers
Seasons
← 1983 1985 →

The 1984 PBA season was the 10th 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 Gilbey's Gin Tonics)
• Jose Ibazeta, Jr. (Vice-President and Treasurer, representing Gold Eagle Beermen)

Teams

Team	Company	Governor
Beer Hausen Brewmasters	Shareholdings Inc.	Andrew H. Jao
Country Fair Hotdogs	Sanyu Group of Companies	Pablito L. Bermudo
Crispa Redmanizers	P. Floro and Sons	Narciso Bernardo
Gilbey's Gin Tonics	La Tondeña Incorporada	Carlos Palanca III
Great Taste Coffee Makers	Consolidated Foods Corporation	Quirino Marquinez
Gold Eagle Beermen	San Miguel Corporation	Nazario Avendaño
Tanduay Rhum Makers	Elizalde & Company Tanduay Distillers, Inc.	Johnny Jose

Season highlights

• The season marked the first without the multi-titled Toyota as the ballclub disbanded at the start of the year and sold its franchise to Asia Brewery, which played their first season under the name of Beer Hausen.
• The NCC basketball team, the national training team coached by Ron Jacobs, played in the first two conferences as guest team.
• The PBA was forced to have two All-Filipino Conferences as the nation reeled from year-round economic crisis; the import-laced tournament did return in the Third Conference.
• The Crispa Redmanizers played their final season in the PBA, winning their 13th and final championship during the first All-Filipino Conference.
• The Great Taste Coffee Makers won its first two titles during this season, becoming the newest dynasty in the pro league. ^[1]
• Ramon Fernandez received his second Most Valuable Player Award, highlighted by a year of more than 20 triple-double performances and a near triple-double average for the whole season.

Champions

• First All Filipino Conference: Crispa Redmanizers
• Second All Filipino Conference: Great Taste Coffee Makers
• Invitational Championship: Great Taste Coffee Makers
• Team with best win–loss percentage: Great Taste Coffee Makers (39-14, .736)
• Best Team of the Year: Great Taste Coffee Makers (1st)

First All-Filipino Conference

Main article: 1984 PBA First All-Filipino Conference

Elimination round

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Northern Cement (G)	11	3	.786	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Crispa Redmanizers	10	4	.714 [lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Great Taste Coffee Makers	10	4	.714 [lower-alpha 1]	1	Proceed to quarterfinals
4	Beer Hausen Brewmasters	8	6	.571	3
5	Gilbey's Gin Tonics	8	6	.571	3
6	Gold Eagle Beermen	4	10	.286	7
7	Tanduay Rhum Makers	3	11	.214	8
8	Country Fair Hotdogs	2	12	.143	9

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(G) Guests
Notes:

1. Semifinal berth playoff: Crispa 124–120 Great Taste

Quarterfinal round

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
3	Beer Hausen Brewmasters	2	1	.667	—	Advance to semifinals
4	Gilbey's Gin Tonics	2	1	.667	—
5	Great Taste Coffee Makers	1	2	.333	1
6	Gold Eagle Beermen	1	2	.333	1

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Semifinal round

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Crispa Redmanizers	4	2	.667	—	Advance to the Finals
2	Gilbey's Gin Tonics	3	3	.500 [lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Beer Hausen Brewmasters	3	3	.500 [lower-alpha 1]	1	Proceed to third place playoff
4	Northern Cement (G)	2	4	.333	2

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(G) Guests
Notes:

1. Second-seed playoff: Gilbey's 115–109 Beer Hausen

Third-place playoffs

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7
(3) Beer Hausen Brewmasters	2–3 [lower-alpha 1]	(4) Northern Cement	124–118	126–134	109–110	116–139	133–127	—	—

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

Main article: 1984 PBA First All-Filipino Conference finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7
(1) Crispa Redmanizers	4–1	(2) Gilbey's Gin Tonics	127–118	144–120	105–118	115–109	134–118	—	—

Second All-Filipino Conference

Main article: 1984 PBA Second All-Filipino Conference

Classification round

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Great Taste Coffee Makers	9	2	.818	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Northern Cement (G)	8	3	.727	1
3	Crispa Redmanizers	7	4	.636	2	Proceed to quarterfinals
4	Gilbey's Gin Tonics	6	5	.545	3
5	Gold Eagle Beermen	5	6	.455	4
6	Beer Hausen Brewmasters	5	6	.455	4
7	Tanduay Rhum Makers	4	7	.364	5
8	Country Fair Hotdogs	0	11	.000	9

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(G) Guests

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Crispa Redmanizers	2–0	Gold Eagle Beermen	128–120 (2OT)	116–113 (OT)	—
Gilbey's Gin Tonics	1–2	Tanduay Rhum Makers	112–114	123–112	117–122
Beer Hausen Brewmasters	2–0	Country Fair Hotdogs	111–88	148–104	—

Semifinal round

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Great Taste Coffee Makers	6	2	.750	—	Advance to the Finals
2	Beer Hausen Brewmasters	5	3	.625 [lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Northern Cement (G)	5	3	.625 [lower-alpha 1]	1	Proceed to third place playoff
4	Tanduay Rhum Makers	2	6	.250 [lower-alpha 2]	4
5	Crispa Redmanizers	2	6	.250 [lower-alpha 2]	4

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(G) Guests
Notes:

1. Second-seed playoff: Beer Hausen 122–117 Northern (OT)
2. Fourth-seed playoff: Tanduay 134–122 Crispa

Third-place playoffs

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
(3) Tanduay Rhum Makers	2–1 [lower-alpha 1]	(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

Main article: 1984 PBA Second All-Filipino Conference finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
(1) Great Taste Coffee Makers	3–0	(2) Beer Hausen Brewmasters	101–88	111–99	101–94	—	—

Invitational championship

Main article: 1984 PBA Invitational championship

Elimination round

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Great Taste Coffee Makers	7	1	.875	—	Advance to the finals
2	Crispa Redmanizers	6	2	.750	1
3	Beer Hausen Brewmasters	4	4	.500	3	Proceed to third place playoff
4	Gilbey's Gin Tonics	2	6	.250	5
5	Gold Eagle Beermen	1	7	.125	6

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Third-place playoffs

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
(3) Beer Hausen Brewmasters	3–1	(4) Gilbey's Gin Tonics	133–125	100–106	110–105	124–110	—

Finals

Main article: 1984 PBA Invitational championship finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
(1) Great Taste Coffee Makers	3–2	(2) Crispa Redmanizers	138–115	117–118	103–116	117–105	127–106

• Best Import of the Conference: Jeff Collins (Great Taste)

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Ramon Fernandez (Beer Hausen)
• Rookie of the Year: Willie Pearson (Crispa)
• Most Improved Player: Manny Victorino (Great Taste)
• Best Import-Invitational: Jeff Collins (Great Taste)
• Mythical Five:
  • Ricardo Brown (Great Taste)
  • Atoy Co (Crispa)
  • Abet Guidaben (Crispa)
  • Manny Victorino (Great Taste)
  • Ramon Fernandez (Beer Hausen)
• Mythical Second Team:
  • Willie Pearson (Crispa)
  • Bernie Fabiosa (Crispa)
  • Terry Saldaña (Gilbey's Gin)
  • Bogs Adornado (Great Taste)
  • Philip Cezar (Crispa)

Cumulative standings

Team	GP	W	L	PCT
Great Taste Coffee Makers	53	39	14	.736
Northern Consolidated (NCC)	48	30	18	.625
Crispa Redmanizers	61	38	23	.623
Beer Hausen Brewmasters	66	35	31	.530
Gilbey's Gin Tonics	55	25	30	.454
Tanduay Rhum Makers	40	14	26	.350
Gold Eagle Beermen	38	11	27	.289
Country Fair Hotdogs	27	2	25	.074

References

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