1993 PBA season

The 1993 PBA season was the 19th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

1993 PBA season
DurationFebruary 28 – December 14, 1993
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (PTV)
1993 PBA Draft
Top draft pickJun Limpot
Picked bySta. Lucia Realtors
Season MVPAlvin Patrimonio
(Purefoods TJ Hotdogs)
All-Filipino Cup championsConey Island Ice Cream Stars
  All-Filipino Cup runners-upSan Miguel Beermen
Commissioner's Cup championsSwift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs
  Commissioner's Cup runners-upPurefoods Oodles
Governors Cup championsSan Miguel Beermen
  Governors Cup runners-upSwift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs

Board of governors

Executive committee

Teams
TeamCompanyGovernor
Alaska MilkmenGeneral Milling CorporationWilfred Steven Uytengsu
Ginebra San MiguelLa Tondeña Distillers, Inc.Bernabe Navarro, Jr.
Pepsi Mega HotshotsPepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc.Luis Lorenzo, Sr.
Purefoods HotdogsPurefoods CorporationRenato Buhain
San Miguel BeermenSan Miguel CorporationNazario Avendaño
Shell Helix UltraPilipinas Shell Petroleum CorporationEdgardo Veron Cruz
Sta. Lucia RealtorsConsolidated Foods CorporationVicente Santos
Swift Mighty MeatiesRepublic Flour Mills CorporationElmer Yanga

Season highlights
  • The league moves to its new home, the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay.
  • The PBA unveils their new logo during the opening ceremonies on February 28. The logo was chosen from more than 2000 entries in a nationwide contest held on January, following the theme "It's more than just basketball". The winning logo design was created by a professional graphic designer from Manila, Oscar de Castro (www.oscardecastro.ca) who is now based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[1]
  • The league changes their playdates from Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays to Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The move of their second weekly playdate from Thursday to Friday is to attract weekend crowds.
  • Sta. Lucia Realtors made its debut in the league, parading top draft pick Zandro "Jun" Limpot and former players from the Presto franchise led by Vergel Meneses.[2]
  • Benjie Paras was unable to come in terms with his team Shell Rimula X at the start of the season as he declared that he wanted to be traded to Ginebra San Miguel, he was not able to play in the All-Filipino Conference. A settlement was reached before the start of the Second Conference.
  • The All-Filipino Cup became the opening conference of the season, Coney Island Ice Cream Stars (formerly Purefoods TJ Hotdogs) defeated the San Miguel Beermen for the title. Coney Island coach Vincent "Chot" Reyes made history as the first coach to claim a PBA crown in his maiden season with the team.
  • The Second Conference was renamed Commissioner's Cup, corporate rivals Purefoods and Swift Mighty Meaties faced off for the second time in the finals with Swift snagging their second championship behind the exploits of best import Ronnie Thompkins. The said conference was also full of blockbuster trades that saw several players traded to other teams.
  • The Third Conference was named after the PBA Board of Governors and was called Governor's Cup. The San Miguel Beermen surpassed the defunct Toyota ballclub as the second winningest team, capturing their 10th title by defeating Swift Mighty Meaties, who were led by the returning high-scoring import Tony Harris.[3]
  • Purefoods forward Alvin Patrimonio won his second Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in three years in a hotly-contested race between him and teammate Jerry Codiñera for the coveted award.[4]

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Alaska Milkmen Sadie Callahan
Coney Island Ice Cream Stars Bea Lucero
Ginebra San Miguel Hazel Huelvas
San Miguel Beermen Donita Rose
7-Up Uncolas Rosanna Escudero
Shell Rimula X Liza Berroya and Janine Barredo
Sta. Lucia Realtors Ruffa Gutierrez and Apols Gutierrez
Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs Gelli de Belen

Champions

All-Filipino Cup
Main article: 1993 PBA All-Filipino Cup

Elimination round
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 2 .800 — Advance to quarterfinals
2 Sta. Lucia Realtors 6 4 .600 2
3 Coney Island Ice Cream Stars 6 4 .600 2
4 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 6 4 .600 2
5 Ginebra San Miguel 5 5 .500 3
6 Alaska Milkmen 4 6 .400 4
7 7-Up Uncolas 3 7 .300 5
8 Shell Rimula X 2 8 .200 6
Source:

Quarterfinal round
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 10 4 .714[lower-alpha 1] — Advance to semifinals
2 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 10 4 .714[lower-alpha 1] —
3 Coney Island Ice Cream Stars 9 5 .643 1
4 Sta. Lucia Realtors 7 7 .500 3
5 Ginebra San Miguel 5 9 .357 5
Source:
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–1 Swift; San Miguel +3, Swift −3

Playoffs
Semifinals
(Best-of-5) 		Finals
(Best-of-7)
      
1 San Miguel 3
4 Sta. Lucia 1
1 San Miguel 2
3 Coney Island 4
2 Swift 0
3 Coney Island 3 Third place playoff
2 Swift 3
4 Sta. Lucia 1

Third place playoffs
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
(2) Swift Mighty Meaties 3–1 (4) Sta. Lucia Realtors 126–103 130–116 101–110121–104—

Finals
Main article: 1993 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) San Miguel Beermen 2–4 (3) Coney Island Ice Cream Stars 100–90 95–104 88–9495–96106–9196–99 (OT)—

Commissioner's Cup
Main article: 1993 PBA Commissioner's Cup

Elimination round
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 9 2 .818 — Advance to semifinals
2 Purefoods Oodles 8 3 .727 1
3 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636 2
4 Shell Helix Oilers 7 4 .636 2
5 Alaska Milkmen 6 5 .545 3
6 Ginebra San Miguel 3 8 .273 6
7 7-Up Uncolas 3 8 .273 6
8 Sta. Lucia Realtors 1 10 .091 8
Source:

Semifinal round

Third place playoffs
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
(3) San Miguel Beermen 3–1 (4) Shell Helix Oilers 133–114 106–100 122–123134–111—

Finals
Main article: 1993 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 4–2 (2) Purefoods Oodles 100–93 92–117 102–92112–102112–134108–99—
  • Best Import of the Conference: Ronnie Thompkins (Swift)

Governors' Cup
Main article: 1993 PBA Governors' Cup

Elimination round
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 2 .800 — Advance to semifinals
2 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 7 3 .700 1
3 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 7 3 .700 1
4 Pepsi Mega Bottlers 7 3 .700 1
5 Sta. Lucia Realtors 5 5 .500 3
6 Alaska Milkmen 4 6 .400 4
7 Shell Helix Oilers 1 9 .100 7
8 Ginebra San Miguel 1 9 .100 7
Source:

Semifinal round

Third place playoffs
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
(3) Pepsi Mega Bottlers 0–3 (4) Sta. Lucia Realtors 79–93 94–114 107–116——

Finals
Main article: 1993 PBA Governors' Cup Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) San Miguel Beermen 4–1 (2) Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 140–138 (2OT) 109–122 124–110 (OT)109–10491–89——

Awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

Cumulative standings
TeamGPWLPCT
Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs714625.647
San Miguel Beermen714625.647
Coney Island Ice Cream Stars / Purefoods Oodles673928.582
Alaska Milkmen391821.461
Sta. Lucia Realtors552332.418
7-Up / Pepsi Mega Bottlers431726.396
Shell Rimula X / Helix Oilers431429.325
Ginebra San Miguel35926.258

References
  1. New PBA, Scorecard by Chino Trinidad, Sports Flash magazine, February 28, 1993
  2. "Sta.Lucia buys Presto franchise". Manila Standard.
  3. "Another "new" year for PBA". Manila Standard.
  4. "Patrimonio named MVP anew". Manila Standard.
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