1983 PBA Open Conference finals

The 1983 PBA Open Conference finals was the best-of-5 basketball championship series of the 1983 PBA Open Conference, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs.

1983 PBA Open Conference finals
TeamCoachWins
Crispa Redmanizers Tommy Manotoc 3
Great Taste Coffee Makers Baby Dalupan 0
DatesNovember 27 – December 1, 1983
TelevisionVintage Sports (City2)
Radio networkDZRP
Referees
Game 3:E. Cruz, F. Sta. Rina, A. dela Cruz
PBA Open Conference finals chronology
1982
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The Crispa Redmanizers achieved a historic 2nd Grand Slam, repeating over Great Taste Coffee Makers, this time via 3–0 sweep in their best-of-five finals series.

Qualification

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Crispa Redmanizers Great Taste Coffee Makers
Finished 9–5 (.643), outright semis Eliminations Finished 9–5 (.643), outright semis
Finished 3–3 (.500) Semifinals Finished 3–3 (.500)
Won against San Miguel, 130–120 Playoff Won against Gilbey's, 126–118

Games summary

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Game 1

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November 27
Crispa Redmanizers 118, Great Taste Coffee Makers 113
Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 38–29, 28–36, 30–22
Pts: Billy Ray Bates 29 Larry Demic 28 Pts: Norman Black 43

The Redmanizers engaged the Coffee Makers in a nip-and-tuck battle before coming up with a 9–2 windup in the last one minute and 55 seconds to pull off the victory. Behind 109–111, the Redmanizers equalized on a jumpshot by Atoy Co with 1:39 left before Philip Cezar put Crispa ahead for good, 113–111, on a fastbreak pitch by Billy Ray Bates with 59 seconds to go, Ricardo Brown of Great Taste missed a three-point shot and Bates put in what proved to be the winning points on a foul by Brown with 11 ticks remaining.

Game 2

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November 29
Crispa Redmanizers 149, Great Taste Coffee Makers 132
Scoring by quarter: 35–30, 34–21, 36–37, 44–44
Pts: Billy Ray Bates 63 Pts: Norman Black 45 Ricardo Brown 28

From a 35–30 first period advantage, Crispa poured on the heat and was up by 22 points early in the third quarter, 73–51. The Coffee Makers tried to mount a rally but the closest they got was within eight points twice, the last at 123–131 with 3:25 left, another 14–5 flurry by the Redmanizers wrapped up the contest.

Game 3

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December 1
Crispa Redmanizers 133, Great Taste Coffee Makers 113
Scoring by quarter: 29–31, 35–31, 28–28, 41–23
Pts: Billy Ray Bates 58 Pts: Norman Black 39
Crispa wins series, 3–0
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: E. Cruz, F. Sta. Rina, A. dela Cruz

Billy Ray Bates hit all of his first five jumpers, including a three-point shot in the last quarter as the black superman unleashed 21 of his 58 points in the final 12 minutes to spark the Redmanizers' runaway victory and a second grandslam. The see-saw encounter turned into a devastating rout through a 25–13 splurge for a 117–103 Crispa advantage.[1]

1983 PBA Open Conference Champions

Crispa Redmanizers
12th title

Rosters

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Crispa Redmanizers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G/F 2   Bates, Billy Ray (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Kentucky State
F/C 5   Guidaben, Abet 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) USJ-R
G 6   Co, Jr, Fortunato 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Mapúa
G/F 7   Cristobal, Arturo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern
G/F 9   Israel, Padim 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Ateneo
F 10   Hubalde, Freddie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Mapúa
F/C 13   Villamin, Elpidio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg)
G 14   Varela, Tito 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) UE
G 15   Fabiosa, Bernie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) UE
F 16   Esguerra, Angelito 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Letran
F 18   Cezar, Philip 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) José Rizal
G 24   Cruz, Ramon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 155 lb (70 kg) UE
C 25   Demic, Larry (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  •   Injured


Great Taste Coffee roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
F/C 1   Victorino, Manny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) José Rizal
G/F 2   Alolor, Alejo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Visayas
G/F 3   Manansala, Jaime 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) UE
F/C 6   Banal, Joel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Mapúa
C 7   Scott, Dawan (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Seton Hall
G 10   Mendoza, Eduardo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Visayas
C 11   Ritualo, Florendo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Baguio
G 16   Paguntalan, Leonardo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Western Institute
G 23   Brown, Ricardo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Pepperdine
F 24   Black, Norman (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Saint Joseph's
F 29   Carpio, Bernardo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Ateneo
G/F 33   Adornado, Bogs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) UST
F 66   Marquez, Joey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Angeles
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  •   Injured

Broadcast notes

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Game Play-by-play Analyst
Game 1 Pinggoy Penson Andy Jao & Steve Kattan
Game 2 Joe Cantada Joaqui Trillo
Game 3 Joe Cantada Andy Jao

References

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  1. ^ "It's Crispa". Interbasket.net.