1991 Philippine Basketball League season

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1991 PBL season
DurationFebruary 9 – July 24, 1991
Number of teams8 + 1
TV partner(s) GMA Radio-Television Arts
Islands TV-13
New Vision 9
Season MVPStevenson Solomon
Johnny Abarrientos
Maharlika Cup champions Crispa 400
  Maharlika Cup runners-upMama's Love
Challenge Cup champions Triple-V Foodmasters
  Challenge Cup runners-upCrispa 400
Seasons
  1990
1991–92  

The 1991 PBL season was the 9th season of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL).

Contents

TV coverage

GMA Radio-Television Arts, Islands TV-13, and New Vision 9 were the principal broadcasters of the 1991 PBL games, which was produced by SilverStar Communications, Inc., producer of Oh No! It's Johnny!. The entirety of the 1991 PBL Games were aired on GMA 7, Islands TV-13, and New Vision 9, with double-headers every Monday and Thursday from 6-10 p.m. and a triple-header every Saturdays from 3-9 p.m.

Occurrences

New teams

Two new teams join the league, they are the Triple-V Saisaki Restaurant Group and RC Cola. Burger City takes a conference-leave while Philips Sardines transfer its franchise to A&W Rootbears.

Maharlika Cup

Qualified for semifinals
Team StandingsWinLossPCT
Crispa 40095.642
Triple-V Foodmasters95.642
Mama's Love86.571
Sta. Lucia Realtors77.500
A & W Rootbears77.500
Magnolia Ice Cream68.429
Swift Hotdogs68.429
RC Cola410.285

The season opens on February 9. After the double-round eliminations, Magnolia defeated Swift, 80–76, in a playoff game on March 27 for the sixth and last semifinals berth. [1]

Crispa 400 and Cebu's Mama's Love, in their second finals appearance since 1985, played in the championship. The Crispa 400s wins their 2nd PBL title in a 3–1 series victory. After losing Game One, 78–91, the 400s came back to take the next three games and clinch the crown. In a riotous second game which Crispa won, 99–95, the Powder Makers rallied from 21 points down to within two points with 24 seconds left but a bad call from the referee prompted fans from Cebu-based squad to react furiously and started pelting the court and in the process halting play for nearly 20 minutes.

Crispa coach William "Bogs" Adornado, who took over the coaching position from Fortunato "Atoy" Co at the start of the season, won his first title as a mentor. Among his players are Johnny Abarrientos, Victor Pablo, Felix Duhig, Saturnino Garrido, Alejandro Lim, Kevin Ramas, Maximo Delantes, Roberto Jabar, Gil Lumberio, Victor Villarias and Edward Joseph Feihl.

Mama's Love's Stevenson Solomon emerged as the league's leading rebounder and was adjudged Most Valuable Player.

TeamGame 1 (April 20)Game 2 (April 22)Game 3 (April 24)Game 4 (April 27)Wins
Crispa 4007899921093
Mama's Love919581941
Venue NAS NAS NAS NAS

Challenge Cup

Qualified for finals
#Semifinal StandingsCumulativeSF
WL PCT GB WL
1Crispa 400166.727–-33
2Triple-V Foodmasters157.681142
3Sta.Lucia Realtors157.681142
4Swift Hotdogs913.410715

The import-laced tournament reeled off on May 18 at the Loyola Center in Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City, under new PBL Commissioner Atty. Gregorio "Ogie" Narvasa. The respective teams' imports were Mark Anthony Tillmon of Crispa 400s, who played for the Utah Jazz in the NBA, another NBA veteran Trent Jackson of Sta.Lucia, played one month for the Milwaukee Bucks in 1989, Hollman Harley of Mama's Love, Joey Johnson of Triple-V, Patrick Thompkins of Swift Hotdogs, Johnny Bell of the returning Burger Machine (formerly Burger City), Dominique Stephens of RC Cola, Melvin Reid of A&W Hamburger, and Richard Morgan of Magnolia Ice Cream. [2]

Imports defections hurt the tournament, first to leave was Crispa's Mark Tillmon, who was replaced by Perry Bromwell, [3] then Triple-V's Joey Johnson, who was replaced by Tyrone Pitts. Swift's Patrick Thompkins left the Hotdogs before a playoff with Burger Machine for a semifinal berth. [4] Swift later pick a 6-3 Fil-American guard Mateo Caimol, reportedly a two-time MVP for an NCAA Division III school Erskine College of South Carolina, as his replacement. Sta.Lucia's Trent Jackson led the Realtors to a playoff for the second finals berth against Triple-V but decided to leave before the game and the Realtors lost to the Foodmasters, 81–88.

Triple-V in only their second conference, joined the ranks of champions by beating the Crispa 400s in the best-of-five finals series, 3 games to 1. The Foodmasters won Game One, behind import Tyrone Pitts, who scored 34 points as against Crispa's Perry Bromwell's only 10 points. In Game Two, Triple-V took a commanding 2–0 lead with a 106–98 victory behind once again on the explosive performance of Pitts, scoring 41 points. Crispa's proud legacy gave them a victory in the third game and avoided a possible sweep. In the title-clinching Game Four, regulation ended at 78-all, and in the extension period with the rule first-to-score seven points, the Foodmasters scored seven points first to win, 85–78, and in the process wrapped up its first championship. Triple-V coach Derrick Pumaren led his second PBL team to a title after numerous championships with Magnolia, the Triple-V roster includes Verne Villarias, Allen Sasan, Jolly Escobar, Arthur Ayson, Ronald Cahanding, Dwight Lago and Django Rivera.

TeamGame 1 (July 17)Game 2 (July 20)Game 3 (July 22)Game 4 (July 24)Wins
Triple-V8910689853
Crispa839896781
Venue Loyola Center Loyola Center Loyola Center Loyola Center

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References

  1. "Long climb to semifinals ends for Magnolia". Manila Standard.
  2. "Imports are main fare in Challenge Cup". Manila Standard.
  3. "Crispa brings Swift back to earth". Manila Standard.
  4. "Swift knocks off Burger five". Manila Standard.