1989 PBA season

1989 PBA season
Duration	March 5, 1989 – December 12, 1989
Number of teams	6
TV partner(s)	Vintage Sports (PTV)
Draft
Top draft pick	Benjie Paras
Picked by	Formula Shell
Conferences
Open Conference champions	San Miguel Beermen
Runners-up	Formula Shell
All-Filipino Conference champions	San Miguel Beermen
Runners-up	Purefoods Hotdogs
Reinforced Conference champions	San Miguel Beermen
Runners-up	Añejo Rum 65
Awards
Season MVP	Benjie Paras
Seasons
	< 1988 1990 >

The 1989 PBA season was the 15th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Season highlights

The league picked up the concessionaire franchise fee in The ULTRA worth P1.5 million and agreed with member teams that sells food products (Alaska, Purefoods, San Miguel and Presto) to sell their products inside the venue at factory price. Likewise, Shell and Anejo will shoulder the cost of building pedestrian walkways outside of the arena.
The richest crop of rookies and the most talented PBA batch of draftees came to the PBA in its 15th season, most notable names were Benjie Paras, Nelson Asaytono, Dindo Pumaren, Paul Alvarez, Zaldy Realubit, Elmer Cabahug, Romeo Dela Rosa, Renato Agustin and Ricric Marata. [1]
The PBA logo was prominently displayed on the uniforms for the first time (usually on the left side of the jersey), becoming the first sports league in the Philippines to do so. The practice of placing the league logo on the jerseys eventually spreads to the PABL, UAAP and NCAA.
The PBA All-Star game was held on June 4, featuring the Veterans, coach by Baby Dalupan, against the Rookies/Sophomores of coach Dante Silverio. The Veterans won the game on Ramon Fernandez's last-second basket on an inbound pass from former Toyota teammate Sonny Jaworski. The All-Star MVP was awarded to Elmer Cabahug of the Rookies/Sophomores team. [2]
The San Miguel Beermen completed a three-conference sweep, becoming the second team to win the third Grand Slam in the League. Beermen coach Norman Black was the third coach to win the said feat, following the footsteps of Baby Dalupan in 1976 and Tommy Manotoc in 1983, who both achieved the Grand Slam with the Crispa Redmanizers.
Shell rookie center Benjie Paras, the first overall draft pick of the season, made history by winning both the Most Valuable Player and the Rookie of the Year awards, the only occurrence in the league.

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team	Muse
Alaska Milkmen	Debbie Po
Añejo Rum 65	Gretchen Barretto
Formula Shell	Leah Orosa
Presto Ice Cream	Dina Bonnevie
Purefoods Hotdogs	Lea Salonga
San Miguel Beermen	Marilou Gonzales and Rachel Lobangco

Champions

Open Conference: San Miguel Beermen
All-Filipino Conference: San Miguel Beermen
Reinforced Conference: San Miguel Beermen
Team with best win-loss percentage: San Miguel Beermen (50-21, .704)
Best Team of the Year: San Miguel Beermen (2nd)

Open Conference

Elimination round

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	10	0	1.000	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Presto Ice Cream	5	5	.500	5
3	Formula Shell Zoom Masters	5	5	.500	5
4	Purefoods Hotdogs	4	6	.400	6
5	Alaska Milkmen	3	7	.300[lower-alpha 1]	7
6	Añejo Rum 65ers	3	7	.300[lower-alpha 1]	7

Source:
Notes:

Semifinal berth playoff: Alaska 133–120 Añejo

Semifinal round

Cumulative standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	14	4	.778	—	Advance to the Finals
2	Formula Shell Zoom Masters	10	8	.556	4	Advance to the Finals
3	Presto Ice Cream	9	9	.500	5	Proceed to third-place playoff
4	Alaska Milkmen	7	11	.389[lower-alpha 1]	7	Proceed to third-place playoff
5	Purefoods Hotdogs	7	11	.389[lower-alpha 1]	7

Source:
Notes:

Head-to-head record: Alaska 2–2 Purefoods, Alaska +9

Semifinal round standings:

Pos	Team	W	L
1	Formula Shell Zoom Masters	5	3
2	San Miguel Beermen	4	4
3	Presto Ice Cream	4	4
4	Alaska Milkmen	4	4
5	Purefoods Hotdogs	3	5

Source:

Finals results

Open Conference Finals: (1) San Miguel (14-4) def. (2) Shell (10-8), 4 games to 1.
Best Import of the Conference: Bobby Parks (Shell)

All-Filipino Conference

Elimination round

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Purefoods Hotdogs	9	2	.818	—	Advance to semifinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727	1
3	Formula Shell Zoom Masters	6	5	.545	3
4	Añejo Rum 65ers	6	5	.545	3
5	Alaska Milkmen	5	6	.455	4
6	Presto Ice Cream	2	9	.182	7
—	Team Philippines[lower-alpha 1] (G)	0	6	.000	6.5

Source:
(G) Guest.
Notes:

Team Philippines could only participate in the first round robin of games, and all results counted in the standings for their opponents; the team cannot participate in the semifinals.

Semifinal round

Cumulative standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Purefoods Hotdogs	14	5	.737	—	Advance to the Finals
2	San Miguel Beermen	12	7	.632	2	Advance to the Finals
3	Añejo Rum 65ers	10	9	.526[lower-alpha 1]	4	Proceed to third-place playoff
4	Formula Shell Zoom Masters	10	9	.526[lower-alpha 1]	4	Proceed to third-place playoff
5	Alaska Milkmen	8	11	.421	6

Source:
Notes:

Head-to-head record: Añejo 2–2 Shell, Añejo +5

Semifinal round standings:

Pos	Team	W	L
1	Purefoods Hotdogs	5	3
2	San Miguel Beermen	4	4
3	Añejo Rum 65ers	4	4
4	Formula Shell Zoom Masters	4	4
5	Alaska Milkmen	3	5

Source:

Finals results

All-Filipino Conference Finals: (2) San Miguel (12-7) def (1) Purefoods (14-5), 4 games to 2.

Reinforced Conference

Elimination round

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	6	4	.600	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Purefoods Hotdogs	6	4	.600	—
3	Presto Tivolis	5	5	.500	1
4	Añejo Rum 65ers	5	5	.500	1
5	Alaska Milkmen	5	5	.500	1
6	Formula Shell Zoom Masters	3	7	.300	3

Source:

Semifinal round

Cumulative standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	12	6	.667	—	Advance to the Finals[lower-alpha 1]
2	Purefoods Hotdogs	10	8	.556[lower-alpha 2]	2	Guaranteed Finals berth playoff
3	Añejo Rum 65ers	10	8	.556[lower-alpha 2]	2	Qualify to Finals berth playoff
4	Alaska Milkmen	8	10	.444	4	Proceed to third-place playoff
5	Presto Tivolis	7	11	.389	5

Source:
Notes:

If a team outside the top two teams wins at least five semifinal round games, then it and the second-placed team will playoff for the last Finals berth; otherwise, the top 2 teams qualify outright.
Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–2 Añejo, Purefoods +6

Semifinal round standings:

Pos	Team	W	L	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	6	2
2	Añejo Rum 65ers	5	3	Qualify to Finals berth playoff[lower-alpha 1]
3	Purefoods Hotdogs	4	4
4	Alaska Milkmen	3	5
5	Presto Tivolis	2	6

Source:
Notes:

San Miguel advanced to the Finals outright as #1 seeded team; Finals berth playoff: Añejo 113–112 Purefoods

Finals results

Reinforced Conference Finals: (1) San Miguel (12-6) def. (3) Añejo (10-8), 4 games to 1.
Best Import of the Conference: Carlos Briggs (Anejo)

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player: Benjie Paras (Shell)
Rookie of the Year: Benjie Paras (Shell)
Most Improved Player: Dante Gonzalgo (Añejo)
Best Import-Open Conference: Bobby Parks (Shell)
Best Import-Reinforced Conference: Carlos Briggs (Añejo)
Mythical Five:
- Hector Calma (San Miguel)
- Ramon Fernandez (San Miguel)
- Benjie Paras (Shell)
- Alvin Patrimonio (Purefoods)
- Allan Caidic (Presto)
Mythical Second Team:
- Elmer Reyes (San Miguel)
- Ronnie Magsanoc (Shell)
- Jerry Codiñera (Purefoods)
- Paul Alvarez (Alaska)
- Alvin Teng (San Miguel)
All-Defensive Team:
- Jerry Codiñera (Purefoods)
- Glenn Capacio (Purefoods)
- Alvin Teng (San Miguel)
- Elpidio Villamin (Alaska)
- Chito Loyzaga (Añejo)

Board of Governors

Rodrigo Salud (Commissioner)
Rey Marquez (Chairman, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp.)
Jose Ibazeta (Vice-Chairman, San Miguel Corp.)
Ruben Cleofe (Secretary)
Wilfred Steven Uytengsu (Treasurer, General Milling Corp.)
Lance Gokongwei (Consolidated Food Corp.)
Carlos Palanca III (La Tondeña Distillers, Inc.)
Renato Buhain (Purefoods Corp.)

Cumulative standings

Team	GP	W	L	PCT
San Miguel Beermen	71	50	21	.704
Purefoods Hotdogs	66	34	32	.515
Alaska Milkmen	63	30	33	.477
Formula Shell Zoom Masters	57	27	30	.473
Añejo Rum 65ers	59	27	32	.458
Presto Tivolis	50	18	32	.360
Philippine Team	6	0	6	.000

References

"PBA season blast off". Manila Standard.
"Bit of nostalgia in All-star wars". Manila Standard.

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[table_hth_ALA0.98464856668592-3] Semifinal berth playoff: Alaska 133–120 Añejo

[table_hth_ALA0.91058488511973-4] Head-to-head record: Alaska 2–2 Purefoods, Alaska +9

[table_note_PHI0.92440599711817-5] Team Philippines could only participate in the first round robin of games, and all results counted in the standings for their opponents; the team cannot participate in the semifinals.

[table_hth_ANE0.73789361898689-6] Head-to-head record: Añejo 2–2 Shell, Añejo +5

[table_note_res_F0.70918448069561-7] If a team outside the top two teams wins at least five semifinal round games, then it and the second-placed team will playoff for the last Finals berth; otherwise, the top 2 teams qualify outright.

[table_hth_ANE0.70918448069561-8] Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–2 Añejo, Purefoods +6

[table_note_res_PO0.766087837874-9] San Miguel advanced to the Finals outright as #1 seeded team; Finals berth playoff: Añejo 113–112 Purefoods

[1] "PBA season blast off". Manila Standard.

[2] "Bit of nostalgia in All-star wars". Manila Standard.