1990 PBA season

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1990 PBA season
DurationFebruary 18, 1990 – December 20, 1990
Number of teams8
TV partner(s) Vintage Sports (PTV)
1990 PBA Draft
Top draft pickPeter Jao
Picked by Presto Tivolis
Season MVP Allan Caidic
(Presto Tivolis)
First Conference champions Formula Shell Zoom Masters
  First Conference runners-up Añejo Rum 65ers
All-Filipino Conference champions Presto Tivolis
  All-Filipino Conference runners-up Purefoods Hotdogs
Third Conference champions Purefoods Hotdogs
  Third Conference runners-up Alaska Air Force
Seasons

The 1990 PBA season was the 16th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Contents

Board of governors

Executive committee

Teams

TeamCompanyGovernor
Alaska Milkmen General Milling Corporation Wilfred Steven Uytengsu
Añejo Rum 65ers La Tondeña Distillers, Inc. Carlos Palanca III
Pepsi Hotshots Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. Luis Lorenzo, Sr.
Pop Cola Sizzlers Republic Flour Mills Corporation Elmer Yanga
Presto Tivolis Consolidated Foods Corporation Lance Gokongwei
Purefoods Hotdogs Purefoods Corporation Renato Buhain
San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Corporation Nazario Avendaño
Formula Shell Zoom Masters Pilipinas Shell Petroleum CorporationReynaldo Marquez

Season highlights

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

TeamMuse
Alaska Milkmen Lara Melissa de Leon
Añejo Rum 65 Connie Fortaleza
Formula Shell Sarah Jane Paez and Precious Tongko
Pepsi Hotshots Dina Bonnevie
Pop Cola Aiko Melendez
Presto Tivolis Gem Padilla (Bb.Pilipinas-Universe)
Purefoods Hotdogs Sharon Cuneta
San Miguel Beermen Marilen Gonzales and Star Querubin

Champions

First Conference

Elimination round

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 Añejo Rum 65ers 82.800Advance to semifinals
2 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 82.800
3 Presto Tivolis 73.7001
4 Alaska Air Force 64.6002
5 San Miguel Beermen 55.5003
6 Purefoods Hotdogs 37.3005
7 Pop Cola Sizzlers 28.2006
8 Pepsi Hotshots 19.1007
Source: [ citation needed ]

Semifinal round

Third-place playoffs

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
(3) Presto Tivolis 1–3(4) San Miguel Beermen 101–102114–127106–97105–111

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) Formula Shell Zoom Masters 4–2(2) Añejo Rum 65ers 134–131127–135156–134138–135 (OT)101–13062–47 [lower-alpha 1]
  1. Añejo Rum walked out of the game with 2:52 left in the second quarter. The league awarded Shell with a Game 6 title-clinching default win.

All-Filipino Conference

Elimination round

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 Presto Tivolis 1001.000Advance to semifinals
2 Purefoods Hotdogs 73.7003
3 Añejo Rum 65ers 73.7003
4 Alaska Air Force 64.6004
5 San Miguel Beermen 55.5005
6 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 37.3007
7 Pepsi Hotshots 19.1009
8 Pop Cola Sizzlers 19.1009
Source: [ citation needed ]

Semifinal round

Third place playoffs

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
(3) Añejo Rum 65ers 3–1(4) San Miguel Beermen 131–125125–146123–114129–123

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) Purefoods Hotdogs 3–4(2) Presto Tivolis 95–99125–124111–115139–125119–123128–11796–115

Third Conference

Elimination round

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 Alaska Air Force 82.800Advance to semifinals
2 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 73.7001
3 Presto Tivolis 64.6002
4 Purefoods Hotdogs 64.6002
5 Sarsi Sizzlers 55.5003
6 San Miguel Beermen 46.4004
7 Añejo Rum 65ers 46.4004
8 Pepsi Hotshots 010.0008
Source: [ citation needed ]

Semifinal round

Third place playoffs

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3
(3) Shell Rimula X 2–0(4) Presto Tivolis 139–123141–132

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
(1) Alaska Air Force 2–3(2) Purefoods Hotdogs 105–103118–112103–11799–104 (OT)98–99

Awards

Cumulative standings

TeamGPWLPCT
Formula Shell Zoom Masters / Shell Rimula X 563521.625
Presto Tivolis 694029.579
Añejo Rum 65ers 573324.578
Purefoods Hotdogs 593425.577
San Miguel Beermen 562927.517
Alaska Milkmen 592930.491
Pop Cola/Sarsi Sizzlers 381028.358
Pepsi Hotshots 30228.067

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