The 1991 PBA season was the 17th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

1991 PBA season
DurationFebruary 17 – December 15, 1991
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (PTV)
1991 PBA Draft
Top draft pickAlejandro Araneta
Picked byAlaska Milkmen
Season MVPAlvin Patrimonio
(Purefoods TJ Hotdogs)
First Conference championsGinebra San Miguel
  First Conference runners-upShell Rimula X
All-Filipino Conference championsPurefoods TJ Hotdogs
  All-Filipino Conference runners-upDiet Sarsi Sizzlers
Third Conference championsAlaska Milkmen
  Third Conference runners-upGinebra San Miguel
Seasons

Board of governors edit

Executive committee edit

Teams edit

Team Company Governor
Alaska Milkmen General Milling Corporation Wilfred Steven Uytengsu
Ginebra San Miguel La Tondeña Distillers, Inc. Carlos Palanca III
Pepsi Hotshots Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. Luis Lorenzo, Sr.
Diet Sarsi 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
Shell Rimula X Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation Ric Lara

Season highlights edit

  • The PBA Rookie draft was aired on TV live for the first time in league history. [1]
  • A PBA-China exhibition series took place during the pre-season from January 27 – February 3. The three PBA champions last year played the Liaoning basketball team which boast of three Beijing Asian Games veterans in a four-game series. Presto and Shell won over Liaoning but the Chinese cagers prevail against Purefoods in their third outing. Finally, a PBA All-Star selection won over Liaoning in their final assignment. [2]
  • Vintage sports commentator Joe Cantada covered his final game on TV during the April 9 replay of the controversial Shell-Purefoods game that took place on March 17.
  • An era in Philippine Basketball ended on April 21 when Virgilio "Baby" Dalupan resigned as head coach of Purefoods Hotdogs. Dalupan cited his difference with management as the reason for his resignation.
  • On May 19, Ginebra San Miguel made history in the PBA record books as the first team to come back from a 1–3 series deficit and beat Shell Rimula-X in game 7 of the best-of-seven 1st conference championship showdown. Rudy Distrito made a difficult baseline fadeaway shot against two Shell defenders with one second remaining to give Ginebra their third PBA title.
  • After the contract of Alvin Patrimonio with Purefoods expired in June, Pepsi Hotshots offered Patrimonio a P 25.3 million salary and a benefits package for 5+12 years, Purefoods matched Pepsi's multi-million peso contract to retain Patrimonio's services.
  • Due to numerous players requesting megabuck deals, the league initiated a "salary cap" starting the 1992 season. Swift, Shell, Alaska, Tivoli, Pepsi and Ginebra will have a P12 million cap while Purefoods and San Miguel will have a cap of P15 million.
  • Alvin Patrimonio of Purefoods won the season's Most Valuable Player award. The PBA Awards Night took place on December 19 at the ULTRA and it was billed as "Pasasalamat".[3]
  • By the end of the season, Rudy Salud resigned as the commissioner of the league. [4]

Opening ceremonies edit

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Alaska Milkmen Christine Jacob
Diet Sarsi Sizzlers Gretchen Barretto
Ginebra San Miguel Shireen Ledesma
Pepsi Hotshots Emily Artadi
Presto Tivolis Carmi Matic and Jane Ashley
Purefoods Hotdogs Sofia Zobel
San Miguel Beermen Nanette Medved
Shell Rimula X Jennifer Pingree and Maricel Laxa

Champions edit

First Conference edit

Elimination round edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Shell Rimula X 8 3 .727 Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636 1
3 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 6 5 .545 2
4 Diet Sarsi Sizzlers 6 5 .545 2
5 Ginebra San Miguel 5 6 .455 3
6 Presto Tivolis 4 7 .364 4
7 Alaska Milkmen 4 7 .364 4
8 Pepsi Hotshots 4 7 .364 4

Semifinal round edit

Third place playoffs edit

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(3) Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 0–3 (4) Diet Sarsi Sizzlers 113–133 124–147 122–131

Finals edit

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) Shell Rimula X 3–4 (2) Ginebra San Miguel 114–109 114–125 (OT) 120–113 127–125 (OT) 90–116 119–123 102–104

All-Filipino Conference edit

Elimination round edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Diet Sarsi Sizzlers 8 3 .727 Advance to semifinals
2 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 7 4 .636 1
3 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545 2
4 Tivoli Milkmasters 6 5 .545 2
5 Alaska Milkmen 6 5 .545 2
6 Ginebra San Miguel 4 7 .364 4
7 Shell Rimula X 4 7 .364 4
8 Pepsi Hotshots 3 8 .273 5

Semifinal round edit

Third place playoffs edit

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(3) San Miguel Beermen 1–2 (4) Alaska Milkmen 99–101 106–96 93–108

Finals edit

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(1) Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 3–2 (2) Diet Sarsi Sizzlers 107–111 112–102 105–109 115–105 107–100

Third Conference edit

Elimination round edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Pepsi Hotshots 8 3 .727 Advance to semifinals
2 Alaska Milkmen 7 4 .636 1
3 Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636 1
4 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545 2
5 Tivoli Milkmasters 6 5 .545 2
6 Shell Rimula X 4 7 .364 4
7 Swify Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 4 7 .364 4
8 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 2 9 .182 6

Semifinal round edit

Third place playoffs edit

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(3) Pepsi Hotshots 1–2 (4) San Miguel Beermen 116–119 109–105 109–114

Finals edit

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(1) Alaska Milkmen 3–1 (2) Ginebra San Miguel 93–92 105–107 122–103 99–90

Awards edit

Cumulative standings edit

Team GP W L PCT
Alaska Milkmen 56 31 25 .554
Ginebra San Miguel 60 33 27 .550
Diet Sarsi Sizzlers / Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 58 31 27 .535
San Miguel Beermen 64 33 31 .515
Shell Rimula-X 48 23 25 .480
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 57 27 30 .473
Pepsi Hotshots 44 19 25 .431
Tivoli Milk Masters 49 21 28 .429

References edit

  1. ^ "Draft of PBA live on TV 4". Manila Standard.
  2. ^ "Liaoning debuts vs Presto 5 today". Manila Standard.
  3. ^ "Patrimonio a cinch for PBA MVP award". Manila Standard.
  4. ^ "New PBA commissioner envisions jump into the future". Manila Standard.