2005–06 PBA season
| 2005–06 PBA season | |
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| Duration | October 2, 2005 –July 21, 2006 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC |
| 2005 PBA Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Jay Washington |
| Picked by | Air21 Express |
| Season MVP | James Yap (Purefoods Chunkee Giants) |
| Fiesta Conference champions | Red Bull Barako |
| Philippine Cup champions | Purefoods Chunkee Giants |
The 2005-06 PBA Season was the 31st season of the Philippine Basketball Association. It began on October 2, 2005 and ended on July 21, 2006. The season had two conferences played, the import-laiden 2005–06 San Mig Coffee Fiesta Conference and the season-ending 2006 Gran Matador Brandy Philippine Cup.
Opening ceremonies
The muses for the participating teams are as follows:
2005–06 Fiesta Conference
Red Bull Barako won the 2005–06 Fiesta Conference defeating the Purefoods Chunkee Giants in six games. The Air21 Express defeated Barangay Ginebra Kings to capture third place in a one-game playoff.
Enrico Villanueva of Red Bull won the Best Player of the Conference honors while Purefoods' import Marquin Chandler won the Best Import Award. The league introduced a Give Me 5 Promo, in which tickets for Upper Box B and General Admission seats would cost only five pesos. The marketing scheme paid off as the league had multiple soldout games during the conference.
In the 2005 PBA All-Star Game held in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte on November 26, 2005, the North All-Stars defeated the South All-Stars. Ginebra's Jayjay Helterbrand won the All-Star Game MVP honors.
Classification round
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | PD | PO |
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| 1 | Purefoods Chunkee Giants | 10 | 6 | .625 | - | ||
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 9 | 7 | .563 | 1 | +4 | 
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| 3 | Red Bull Barako | 9 | 7 | .563 | 1 | +31 | 
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| 4 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 9 | 7 | .563 | 1 | -28 |
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| 5 | Air21 Express | 9 | 7 | .563 | 1 | -7 |
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| 6 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3 | +9 | |
| 7 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3 | -9 | |
| 8 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4 | +12 | |
| 9 | Coca Cola Tigers | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4 | -12 |
Playoffs
| Survivor playoffs (#8 has twice to beat advantage) | Wildcard phase (best-of-3) | Quarterfinals (best-of-5) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Red Bull | 3 | 3 | Red Bull | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Alaska | 2 | 6 | Alaska | 0 | 3 | Red Bull | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sta. Lucia | 0 | 1 | Purefoods | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Purefoods | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Talk 'N Text | 2 | 5 | Air21 | 2 | Third-place playoff | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Air21 | 2 | 5 | Air21 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | San Miguel | 82 | 69 | 8 | San Miguel | 1 | 2 | Barangay Ginebra | 98 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | Coca-Cola | 85* | 67 | 5 | Air21 | 108 | ||||||||||||||||||
*Overtime
Final results
- Fiesta Conference Finals: (3) Red Bull (9-7) def. (1) Purefoods (10-6), 4 games to 2
- Finals MVP: Lordy Tugade (Red Bull)
- Third place: Air21 (def. Brgy. Ginebra 108-98 in a one-game playoff)
- Best Player of the Conference: Enrico Villanueva (Red Bull)
- Best Import Award: Marquin Chandler (Purefoods)
2006 Philippine Cup
The Purefoods Chunkee Giants defeated the Red Bull Barako, 4-2, in their best-of-seven Finals series to win the Philippine Cup. On the third place playoff, the Alaska Aces defeated the San Miguel Beermen.
The South All-Stars defeated the North All-Stars 122-120 in the All-Star Game held in Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental on April 29, 2006. Asi Taulava was named as the All-Star Game MVP.
On May 14, 2006, an incident occurred when Purefoods' Eugene Tejada suffered a career-threatening injury against Red Bull, suffering extensive neck and spinal cord injuries.
Classification round
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | PD | PO |
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| 1 | Purefoods Chunkee Giants | 12 | 4 | .750 | - | ||
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 11 | 5 | .689 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Red Bull Barako | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3 | +11 | |
| 4 | Alaska Aces | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3 | -11 | |
| 5 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5 | +10 |
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| 6 | Air21 Express | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5 | +16 |
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| 7 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5 | -26 | |
| 8 | Talk N' Text Phone Pals | 6 | 10 | .375 | 6 | ||
| 9 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 4 | 12 | .250 | 8 |
Playoffs
Template:2006 PBA Philippine Cup Playoffs bracket
Final results
- Philippine Cup Finals: (1) Purefoods (12-4) def. (3) Red Bull (10-6), 4 games to 2.
- Finals MVP: Marc Pingris (Purefoods)
- Third place: Alaska (def. San Miguel 102-95 in a one-game playoff)
- Best Player of the Conference: Danny Seigle (San Miguel)
Cumulative standings
Overall standings
| Team | GP | W | L | PCT | Best finish |
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| Purefoods Chunkee Giants | 57 | 36 | 21 | 0.632 | Champion |
| Red Bull Barako | 67 | 38 | 29 | 0.567 | Champion |
| Alaska Aces | 49 | 25 | 24 | 0.510 | Third place |
| Barangay Ginebra Kings | 49 | 25 | 24 | 0.510 | Fourth place |
| Air21 Express | 47 | 26 | 26 | 0.500 | Third place |
| San Miguel Beermen | 48 | 22 | 23 | 0.489 | Fourth place |
| Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 41 | 18 | 23 | 0.439 | Quarterfinalist |
| Coca-Cola Tigers | 39 | 16 | 23 | 0.410 | Quarterfinalist |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | 37 | 12 | 25 | 0.324 | Wildcard qualifier |
Classification rounds
Includes one-game playoffs.
| Team | W | L | PCT |
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| Purefoods Chunkee Giants | 22 | 10 | 0.688 |
| Red Bull Barako | 19 | 14 | 0.576 |
| San Miguel Beermen | 17 | 15 | 0.531 |
| Barangay Ginebra Kings | 17 | 16 | 0.515 |
| Alaska Aces | 16 | 16 | 0.500 |
| Air21 Express | 16 | 18 | 0.471 |
| Talk N' Text Phone Pals | 15 | 17 | 0.469 |
| Coca-Cola Tigers | 14 | 19 | 0.424 |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | 11 | 21 | 0.344 |
Playoffs
| Team | W | L | PCT |
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| Purefoods Chunkee Giants | 14 | 11 | 0.560 |
| Red Bull Barako | 19 | 15 | 0.559 |
| Air21 Express | 10 | 8 | 0.556 |
| Alaska Aces | 9 | 8 | 0.529 |
| Barangay Ginebra Kings | 8 | 8 | 0.500 |
| San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 8 | 0.500 |
| Talk N' Text Phone Pals | 3 | 6 | 0.333 |
| Coca-Cola Tigers | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | 1 | 4 | 0.200 |
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player: James Yap (Purefoods)
- Rookie of the Year: Larry Fonacier (Red Bull)
- Most Improved Player: Marc Pingris (Purefoods)
- Mythical Five:
- Kerby Raymundo (Purefoods)
- James Yap (Purefoods)
- Roger Yap (Purefoods)
- Enrico Villanueva (Red Bull)
- Lordy Tugade (Red Bull)
- Mythical Second Team:
- Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra)
- Dorian Peña (San Miguel)
- Danny Seigle (San Miguel)
- Mike Cortez (Alaska)
- Marc Pingris (Purefoods)
- All-Defensive Team:
- Dorian Peña (San Miguel)
- Marc Pingris (Purefoods)
- Wynne Arboleda (Air21)
- Topex Robinson (Red Bull)
- Nic Belasco (Alaska)
Awards given by the PBA Press Corps
- Coach of the Year: Ryan Gregorio (Purefoods)
- Mr. Quality Minutes: Ronald Tubid (Air21)
- Comeback Player of the Year: Danny Seigle (San Miguel)
- Referee of the Year: Luisito Cruz
- All-Rookie Team
- Paolo Bugia (Red Bull)
- Dennis Miranda (Coca-Cola)
- Leo Najorda (Red Bull)
- KG Canaleta (Air21)
- Larry Fonacier (Red Bull)
