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1996 PBA season

1996 PBA season
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1996 PBA season
DurationFebruary 18, 1996 – December 17, 1996
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (IBC)
Draft
Top draft pickMarlou Aquino
Picked byGinebra San Miguel
Conferences
All-Filipino Cup championsAlaska Milkmen
  Runners-upPurefoods TJ Hotdogs
Commissioner's Cup championsAlaska Milkmen
  Runners-upFormula Shell Zoom Masters
Governors Cup championsAlaska Milkmen
  Runners-upGinebra San Miguel
Season MVPJohnny Abarrientos
Seasons

The 1996 PBA season was the 22nd season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Board of governors

Executive committee

  • Emilio P. Bernardino, Jr. (Commissioner)
  • Teodoro L. Dimayuga (Chairman, representing Purefoods TJ Hotdogs)
  • Nazario L. Avendaño (Vice-Chairman, representing San Miguel Beermen)
  • Dr. Antonio V. Concepcion (Treasurer, representing Ginebra San Miguel)

Teams

Team Company Governor Alternate Governor
Alaska Milkmen Alaska Milk Corporation Wilfred Steven Uytengsu Joaquin Trillo
Formula Shell Zoommasters Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation Reynaldo Gamboa Eliseo Santiago
Ginebra San Miguel La Tondeña Distillers, Inc. Dr. Antonio Concepcion Bernabe Navarro, Jr.
Pepsi Mega/Mobiline Cellulars Lapanday Holdings Corporation Luis F. Lorenzo
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs Purefoods Corporation Teodoro Dimayuga Eliezer Capacio
San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Corporation Nazario Avendaño Eddie Veneracion
Sta. Lucia Realtors Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation Manuel Encarnado Vicente Santos
Sunkist Orange Juicers RFM Corporation Elmer Yanga Aurora Timbol

Season highlights

  • The league's broadcast partner, Vintage Sports, switched networks from People's Television to Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation. They also changed their primary language from English to Tagalog.
  • Crowd-favorite Ginebra San Miguel return to their winning ways after years of being a doormat with the entry of top draft pick, 6-9 Marlou Aquino, the Ginebras advances in the semifinals for the first time in three years during the All-Filipino Cup, their season was highlighted by a finals trip in the third conference, losing to grandslam champions Alaska Milkmen.
  • The Pepsi Mega Bottlers sold their franchise to PILTEL and was renamed Mobiline Cellulars at the start of the Commissioner's Cup.
  • The Alaska Milkmen became the fourth team to win the PBA Grand slam by sweeping all three conferences of the season, joining the 1976 and 1983 Crispa Redmanizers and the 1989 San Miguel Beermen. [1]
  • Johnny Abarrientos became the first pure guard to win the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award since Ricardo Brown in 1985. [2]

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Alaska Milkmen Anamarie Pukon and Sharon Fuentes
Formula Shell Teresa Herrera
Ginebra San Miguel Amanda Page
Pepsi Mega Maricel Morales (Mutya ng Pilipinas)
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs Chantal Umali
San Miguel Beermen Candice Coral and Gracia
Sta. Lucia Realtors Cara Sobejano and Abigail Arenas
Sunkist Orange Juicers Vina Morales

Champions

All-Filipino Cup

Main article: 1996 PBA All-Filipino Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Milkmen 10 4 .714 — Advance to semifinals
2 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 9 5 .643 1
3 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 8 6 .571 2
4 San Miguel Beermen 8 6 .571 2
5 Ginebra San Miguel 7 7 .500 3
6 Sta. Lucia Realtors 6 8 .429 4
7 Sunkist Orange Juicers 4 10 .286 6
8 Pepsi Mega Bottlers 4 10 .286 6
Source:

Semifinal round

Finals results

  • All-Filipino Cup Finals: (2) Alaska (13-9) def. (1) Purefoods (14-8), 4 games to 1.
  • Best Player of the Conference: Alvin Patrimonio (Purefoods)

Commissioner's Cup

Main article: 1996 PBA Commissioner's Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Milkmen 8 2 .800 — Advance to semifinals
2 Ginebra San Miguel 6 4 .600[a] 2
3 Sta. Lucia Realtors 6 4 .600[a] 2
4 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 5 5 .500[b] 3
5 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 5 5 .500[b] 3
6 Sunkist Orange Juicers 5 5 .500[b] 3
7 San Miguel Beermen 4 6 .400 4
8 Mobiline Cellulars 1 9 .100 7
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Ginebra 1–0 Sta. Lucia
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Shell 1.170, Purefoods 1.050, Sunkist 0.861; 5th-seed playoff: Purefoods 89–76 Sunkist

Semifinal round

Finals results

  • Commissioner's Cup Finals: (1) Alaska (14-4) def. (3) Formula Shell (10-8), 4 games to 3.
    • Finals MVP: Bong Hawkins (Alaska)
  • Best Player of the Conference: Bong Hawkins (Alaska)
  • Best Import of the Conference: Ken Redfield (Formula Shell)

Governors' Cup

Main article: 1996 PBA Governors' Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Milkmen 8 3 .727 — Advance to semifinals
2 Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636 1
3 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545[a] 2 Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
4 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 6 5 .545[a] 2
5 Sunkist Orange Bottlers 5 6 .455[b] 3 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 5 6 .455[b] 3
7 Sta. Lucia Realtors 5 6 .455[b] 3
8 Mobiline Cellulars 2 9 .182 6
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Shell
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Sunkist 1.066, Purefoods 0.986, Sta. Lucia 0.951; 6th-seed playoff: Purefoods 81–76 Sta. Lucia

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
(Higher seeds twice-to-beat) 		Semifinals
(Best-of-5 series) 		Finals
(Best-of-7 series)
1 Alaska 3
4 Shell 100 104 4 Shell 0
5 Sunkist 107 101 1 Alaska 4
2 Ginebra 1
2 Ginebra 3
3 San Miguel 91* 89 3 San Miguel 1 Third place
6 Purefoods 97 86 4 Shell 103
3 San Miguel 99

Finals results

  • Governors' Cup Finals: (1) Alaska (8-3) def. (2) Ginebra (7-4), 4 games to 1.
  • Best Player of the Conference: Marlou Aquino (Ginebra)
  • Best Import of the Conference: Sean Chambers (Alaska)

Individual awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

  • Coach of the Year: Earl Timothy Cone (Alaska)
  • Mr. Quality Minutes: Gilbert "Jun" Reyes, Jr. (Alaska)
  • Executive of the Year: Emilio Bernardino (PBA Commissioner)
  • Comeback Player of the Year: Richie Ticzon (Shell)
  • Referee of the Year: Ogie Bernarte

Cumulative standings

Team GP W L PCT
Alaska Milkmen 72 51 21 .708
Ginebra San Miguel 64 35 29 .547
Formula Shell Zoom Masters 65 33 32 .508
San Miguel Beermen 51 25 26 .490
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 60 29 31 .483
Sta. Lucia Realtors 45 20 25 .444
Sunkist Orange Juicers/Bottlers 38 16 22 .421
Pepsi Mega/Mobiline Cellulars 35 7 28 .200

References

  1. ^ "It's our time - Alaska's Cone". Manila Standard.
  2. ^ "Abarrientos is PBA's '96 MVP". Manila Standard.
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