1990 PBA season

1990 PBA season
Duration	February 18, 1990 – December 20, 1990
Number of teams	8
TV partner(s)	Vintage Sports (PTV)
Draft
Top draft pick	Peter Jao
Picked by	Presto Tivolis
Conferences
First Conference champions	Formula Shell Zoom Masters
Runners-up	Añejo Rum 65ers
All-Filipino Conference champions	Presto Tivolis
Runners-up	Purefoods Hotdogs
Third Conference champions	Purefoods Hotdogs
Runners-up	Alaska Air Force
Awards
Season MVP	Allan Caidic (Presto Tivolis)
Seasons
<  1989 1991  >

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

Board of governors

Executive committee

• Rudy Salud (Commissioner)
• Rey Marquez (Chairman, representing Formula Shell Zoom Masters)
• Wilfred Steven Uytengsu, representing Alaska Milkmen)
• Lance Gokongwei (Treasurer, representing Presto Tivolis)

Teams

Team	Company	Governor
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 Corporation	Reynaldo Marquez

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. ^[1]
• 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. ^[2] 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:

Team	Muse
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: Formula Shell Zoom Masters
• All-Filipino Conference: Presto Tivolis
• Third Conference: Purefoods Hotdogs
• Team with best win–loss percentage: Formula Shell Zoom Masters (35-21, .625)
• Best Team of the Year: Purefoods Hotdogs (1st)

First Conference

Main article: 1990 PBA First Conference

Elimination round

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Añejo Rum 65ers	8	2	.800	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Formula Shell Zoom Masters	8	2	.800	—
3	Presto Tivolis	7	3	.700	1
4	Alaska Air Force	6	4	.600	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	5	5	.500	3
6	Purefoods Hotdogs	3	7	.300	5
7	Pop Cola Sizzlers	2	8	.200	6
8	Pepsi Hotshots	1	9	.100	7

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Semifinal round

Cumulative standings Pos Team v t e W L PCT GB Qualification 1 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 14 4 .778 — Advance to the Finals 2 Añejo Rum 65ers 12 6 .667 2 3 Presto Tivolis 10 8 .556 4 Proceed to third-place playoff 4 San Miguel Beermen 9 9 .500 [lower-alpha 1] 5 5 Alaska Air Force 9 9 .500 [lower-alpha 1] 5 Source: [ citation needed ] Notes: Head-to-head record: San Miguel 2–1 Alaska

Semifinal round standings: Pos Team v t e W L 1 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 6 2 2 Añejo Rum 65ers 4 4 3 San Miguel Beermen 4 4 4 Presto Tivolis 3 5 5 Alaska Air Force 3 5 Source: [ citation needed ]

Third place playoffs

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
(3) Presto Tivolis	1–3	(4) San Miguel Beermen	101–102	114–127	106–97	105–111	—

Finals

Main article: 1990 PBA First Conference Finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7
(1) Formula Shell Zoom Masters	4–2	(2) Añejo Rum 65ers	134–131	127–135	156–134	138–135 (OT)	101–130	62–47 [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.

• Best Import of the Conference: Bobby Parks (Shell)

All-Filipino Conference

Main article: 1990 PBA All-Filipino Conference

Elimination round

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Presto Tivolis	10	0	1.000	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Purefoods Hotdogs	7	3	.700	3
3	Añejo Rum 65ers	7	3	.700	3
4	Alaska Air Force	6	4	.600	4
5	San Miguel Beermen	5	5	.500	5
6	Formula Shell Zoom Masters	3	7	.300	7
7	Pepsi Hotshots	1	9	.100	9
8	Pop Cola Sizzlers	1	9	.100	9

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Semifinal round

Cumulative standings Pos Team v t e W L PCT GB Qualification 1 Purefoods Hotdogs 13 5 .722 [lower-alpha 1] — Advance to the Finals [lower-alpha 2] 2 Presto Tivolis 13 5 .722 [lower-alpha 1] — Guaranteed Finals berth playoff 3 Añejo Rum 65ers 12 6 .667 1 Proceed to third-place playoff 4 San Miguel Beermen 11 7 .611 2 Qualify to Finals berth playoff 5 Alaska Air Force 6 12 .333 7 Source: [ citation needed ] Notes: Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–1 Presto If a team outside the top two teams wins at least five semifinal round games, then it and the second-placed team will playoff for the last Finals berth; otherwise, the top 2 teams qualify outright.

Semifinal round standings: Pos Team v t e W L Qualification 1 Purefoods Hotdogs 6 2 2 San Miguel Beermen 6 2 Qualify to Finals berth playoff [lower-alpha 1] 3 Añejo Rum 65ers 5 3 Qualify to Finals berth incentive playoff [lower-alpha 2] 4 Presto Tivolis 3 5 5 Alaska Air Force 0 8 Source: [ citation needed ] Notes: Purefoods advanced to the Finals outright as #1 seeded team; Finals berth playoff: Presto 117–115 San Miguel Añejo and San Miguel played off for the finals incentive playoff for winning at least five semifinal games and finishing outside of the top 2; Finals berth incentive playoff: San Miguel 132–117 Añejo

Third place playoffs

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
(3) Añejo Rum 65ers	3–1	(4) San Miguel Beermen	131–125	125–146	123–114	129–123	—

Finals

Main article: 1990 PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7
(1) Purefoods Hotdogs	3–4	(2) Presto Tivolis	95–99	125–124	111–115	139–125	119–123	128–117	96–115

Third Conference

Main article: 1990 PBA Third Conference

Elimination round

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Alaska Air Force	8	2	.800	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Formula Shell Zoom Masters	7	3	.700	1
3	Presto Tivolis	6	4	.600	2
4	Purefoods Hotdogs	6	4	.600	2
5	Sarsi Sizzlers	5	5	.500	3
6	San Miguel Beermen	4	6	.400	4
7	Añejo Rum 65ers	4	6	.400	4
8	Pepsi Hotshots	0	10	.000	8

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Semifinal round

Cumulative standings Pos Team v t e W L PCT GB Qualification 1 Alaska Air Force 12 6 .667 — Advance to the Finals [lower-alpha 1] 2 Purefoods Hotdogs 11 7 .611 [lower-alpha 2] 1 Guaranteed Finals berth playoff 3 Shell Rimula X 11 7 .611 [lower-alpha 2] 1 Qualify to Finals berth playoff 4 Presto Tivolis 11 7 .611 [lower-alpha 2] 1 Proceed to third-place playoff 5 Sarsi Sizzlers 7 11 .389 5 Source: [ citation needed ] Notes: If a team outside the top two teams wins at least five semifinal round games, then it and the second-placed team will playoff for the last Finals berth; otherwise, the top 2 teams qualify outright. Head-to-head quotient: Purefoods 1.031, Shell 0.991, Presto 0.977

Semifinal round standings: Pos Team v t e W L Qualification 1 Purefoods Hotdogs 5 3 2 Presto Tivolis 5 3 Qualify to Finals berth incentive playoff [lower-alpha 1] 3 Shell Rimula X 4 4 Qualify to Finals berth playoff [lower-alpha 2] 4 Alaska Air Force 4 4 5 Sarsi Sizzlers 2 6 Source: [ citation needed ] Notes: Presto qualified for a playoff for Finals berth incentive for winning at least five semifinal games and finishing outside of the top 2, Shell qualified for a playoff for the Finals berth incentive after finishing tied for second; Finals berth incentive playoff: Shell 137–114 Presto Alaska advanced to the Finals outright as #1 seeded team, Purefoods guaranteed playoff as #2 seeded team; Finals berth playoff: Purefoods 121–101 Shell

Third place playoffs

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
(3) Shell Rimula X	2–0	(4) Presto Tivolis	139–123	141–132	—

Finals

Main article: 1990 PBA Third Conference Finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
(1) Alaska Air Force	2–3	(2) Purefoods Hotdogs	105–103	118–112	103–117	99–104 (OT)	98–99

• Best Import of the Conference: Bobby Parks (Shell)

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Allan Caidic (Presto)
• Rookie of the Year: Gerry Esplana (Presto)
• Most Improved Player: Rey Cuenco (Añejo)
• Mythical Five:
  • Ronnie Magsanoc (Shell)
  • Paul Alvarez (Alaska)
  • Benjie Paras (Shell)
  • Alvin Patrimonio (Purefoods)
  • Allan Caidic (Presto)
• Mythical Second Team:
  • Samboy Lim (San Miguel)
  • Rudy Distrito (Añejo)
  • Ramon Fernandez (San Miguel)
  • Elpidio Villamin (Alaska)
  • Rey Cuenco (Añejo)
• All-Defensive Team:
  • Abe King (Presto)
  • Glenn Capacio (Purefoods)
  • Alvin Teng (San Miguel)
  • Elpidio Villamin (Alaska)
  • Chito Loyzaga (Añejo)

Cumulative standings

Team	GP	W	L	PCT
Formula Shell Zoom Masters / Shell Rimula X	56	35	21	.625
Presto Tivolis	69	40	29	.579
Añejo Rum 65ers	57	33	24	.578
Purefoods Hotdogs	59	34	25	.577
San Miguel Beermen	56	29	27	.517
Alaska Milkmen	59	29	30	.491
Pop Cola/Sarsi Sizzlers	38	10	28	.358
Pepsi Hotshots	30	2	28	.067

References

1. "PBA singing a new tune". Manila Standard.
2. "Don't expect wonders, says Jaworski". Manila Standard.