1995 PBA season

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1995 PBA season
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DurationFebruary 19 – December 19, 1995
Number of teams8
TV partner(s) Vintage Sports (PTV)
1995 PBA Draft
Top draft pick Dennis Espino
Picked by Sta. Lucia Realtors
Season MVP Vergel Meneses
(Sunkist Orange Juicers)
All-Filipino Cup champions Sunkist Orange Juicers
  All-Filipino Cup runners-up Alaska Milkmen
Commissioner's Cup champions Sunkist Orange Juicers
  Commissioner's Cup runners-up Alaska Milkmen
Governors Cup champions Alaska Milkmen
  Governors Cup runners-up San Miguel Beermen
Seasons

The 1995 PBA season was the 21st season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Contents

Season highlights

Rule changes

The PBA board approved the rule changes for implementation starting this season: [4]

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

TeamMuse
Alaska Milkmen Tet Legacion
Ginebra San Miguel Charlene Gonzales
Pepsi Mega Bottlers Anna Gonzales
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs Roselle Nava
San Miguel Beermen Shiela Lang and Gil Baltazar
Shell Rimula X Turbo Chargers Cesca La'O
Sta. Lucia Realtors Sheila Marie Dizon (Ms.Tourism)
Sunkist Orange Juicers Sheryl Cruz

Champions

All-Filipino Cup

Elimination round

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 Sunkist Orange Juicers 73.700Semifinal round
2 Shell Rimula X Turbo Chargers 64.6001
3 Alaska Milkmen 55.5002
4 Sta. Lucia Realtors 55.5002
5 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 55.5002
6 San Miguel Beermen 46.4003
7 Pepsi Mega Bottlers 46.4003
8 Ginebra San Miguel 46.4003
Source: [ citation needed ]

Semifinal round

Third place playoffs

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3
(3) Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 0–2(4) Sta. Lucia Realtors 89–9087–89

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) Sunkist Orange Juicers 4–3(2) Alaska Milkmen 104–11092–8598–9288–9495–9086–9287–78 (OT)

Commissioner's Cup

Elimination round

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 Sunkist Orange Juicers 91.900Quarterfinal round
2 Sta. Lucia Realtors 82.8001
3 Alaska Milkmen 73.7002
4 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 64.6003
5 San Miguel Beermen 64.6003
6 Formula Shell Gas Kings 28.2007
7 Pepsi Mega Bottlers 19.1008
8 Ginebra San Miguel 19.1008
Source: [ citation needed ]

Quarterfinal round

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 Sunkist Orange Juicers 123.800Semifinals
2 Sta. Lucia Realtors 105.667 [a] 2
3 Alaska Milkmen 105.667 [a] 2
4 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 96.6003
5 San Miguel Beermen 87.5334
6 Formula Shell Gas Kings 411.2678
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Sta. Lucia 3–0 Alaska

Playoffs

Semifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
      
1Sunkist3
4 Purefoods 2
1Sunkist4
3 Alaska 2
2 Sta. Lucia 0
3Alaska3Third place playoffs
(Best-of-3)
4 Purefoods 0
2 Sta. Lucia2

Semifinals

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
(1) Sunkist Orange Juicers 3–0(4) Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 85–8385–92100–9780–101105–99
(2) Sta. Lucia Realtors 3–1(3) Alaska Milkmen 91–107110–11494–99

Third place playoffs

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3
(2) Sta. Lucia Realtors 2–0(4) Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 99–88101–89

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) Sunkist Orange Juicers 4–2(3) Alaska Milkmen 112–106 (OT)99–10599–8795–9393–114106–87⁠—

Governors' Cup

Elimination round

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 Sunkist Orange Juicers 82.800Semifinal round
2 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 73.7001
3 Alaska Milkmen 73.7001
4 San Miguel Beermen 64.6002
5 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 64.6002
6 Sta. Lucia Realtors 46.4004
7 Pepsi Mega Bottlers 28.2006
8 Ginebra San Miguel 010.0008
Source: [ citation needed ]

Semifinal round

Third place playoffs

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3
(3) Sunkist Orange Juicers 2–1(4) Formula Shell Zoom Masters 107–97107–114110–92

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) Alaska Milkmen 4–3(2) San Miguel Beermen 93–8590–102110–96100–108110–117 (2OT)94–8699–86

Awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

Board of Governors

Cumulative standings

PosTeamPldWLPCTBest finish
1 Sunkist Orange Juicers 724923.681Champions
2 Alaska Milkmen 754629.613
3 San Miguel Beermen 502723.540Finalist
4 Sta. Lucia Realtors 492623.531Third place
5 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 603030.500Semifinalist
6 Shell Rimula X Turbo Chargers / Formula Shell Gas Kings / Zoom Masters 521933.365
7 Pepsi Mega Bottlers 30723.233Elimination round
8 Ginebra San Miguel 30525.167
Source: [ citation needed ]

Elimination round

PosTeamPldWLPCT
1 Sunkist Orange Juicers 30246.800
2 Alaska Milkmen 301911.633
3 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 301812.600
4 Sta. Lucia Realtors 301713.567
5 San Miguel Beermen 301614.533
6 Shell Rimula X Turbo Chargers / Formula Shell Gas Kings / Zoom Masters 301416.467
7 Pepsi Mega Bottlers 30723.233
8 Ginebra San Miguel 30525.167
Source: [ citation needed ]

Playoffs

PosTeamPldWL
1 Alaska Milkmen 452718
2 Sunkist Orange Juicers 422517
3 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 301218
4 San Miguel Beermen 20119
5 Sta. Lucia Realtors 19910
6 Shell Rimula X Turbo Chargers / Formula Shell Gas Kings / Zoom Masters 22517
7 Ginebra San Miguel 000
8 Pepsi Mega Bottlers 000
Source: [ citation needed ]

References

  1. Mon and San Miguel; Kahit Kailan Kaibigan, Part of the Game by: Tessa Jazmines, Sports Weekly Magazine, February 24, 1995
  2. "After all-star madness, PBA back in serious mien". Manila Standard.
  3. "Meneses claims MVP plum". Manila Standard.
  4. PBA's 21st season: Speed is a thing, Hoop Notes by Quinito Henson, Sports Weekly Magazine, February 24, 1995