1982 PBA season
| 1982 PBA season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | March 7, 1982 – December 14, 1982 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| TV partner(s) | Vintage Sports (City2) |
| Season MVP | Ramon Fernandez |
| Reinforced Filipino Conference champions | Toyota Super Corollas |
| Reinforced Filipino Conference runners-up | San Miguel Beermen |
| Invitational Conference champions | San Miguel Beermen |
| Invitational Conference runners-up | Crispa Redmanizers |
| Open Conference champions | Toyota Super Corollas |
| Open Conference runners-up | Gilbey's Gin |
The 1982 PBA season was the eighth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Season highlights
- The start of the year saw the league's membership reduced from 10 teams to just 8, following the disbandment of CDCP and Tefilin franchises.
- The PBA implement for the first time a playoff post-eliminations format with a series of best-of-three quarterfinals, best-of-five semifinals and best-of-seven finals to determine the champion in the Reinforced Filipino Conference.
- Toyota Super Corollas won two championships in the year, capped by center Ramon Fernandez winning his first Most Valuable Player Award.
- San Miguel Beer won the Invitational championship over Crispa Redmanizers for the franchise' 2nd PBA title.
- Baby Dalupan resigned as Crispa head coach after the Redmanizers got eliminated in the third conference. This season became the second time the multi-titled ballclub did not win any championship. [1]
All-Star series
A PBA North vs South All-Star series were held in Cebu City and Manila. The North and South team split their two-game series. Emerging as the All-Star MVP was Toyota's Arnie Tuadles, who scored 50 points in the first match.
Opening ceremonies
The muses for the participating teams are as follows:
| Team | Muse |
|---|---|
| Crispa Redmanizers | Sharon Cuneta, Jackie Lou Blanco and Joyce Ann Burton |
| Gilbey's Gin | Jane Destree and Beth de Mesa |
| Great Taste Discoverers | Sharon Eddiston |
| Mariwasa-Honda TMXers | Tina Maristela |
| San Miguel Beermen | Maya Mahtani |
| Toyota Super Corollas | Vivian Veloso |
| U/Tex Wranglers | Rio Locsin |
| YCO-Tanduay | Maridol Cagdac/Alta Tan/Rosanna Zamora/Nitz Bernardez |
Champions
- Reinforced Filipino Conference: Toyota Super Corollas
- Invitational Conference: San Miguel Beermen
- Open Conference: Toyota Super Corollas
- Team with best win-loss percentage: San Miguel Beermen (40-26, .606)
- Best Team of the Year: Toyota Super Corollas (4th & Final)
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player: Ramon Fernandez (Toyota)
- Rookie of the Year: Marte Saldaña (San Miguel)
- Best Import-Reinforced Conference: Norman Black (San Miguel)
- Best Import-Open Conference: Donnie Ray Koonce (Toyota)
- Mythical Five:
- Francis Arnaiz (Toyota)
- Atoy Co (Crispa)
- Ramon Fernandez (Toyota)
- Bogs Adornado (U/Tex)
- Abe King (Toyota)
Cumulative standings
| Team | GP | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Miguel Beermen | 66 | 40 | 26 | .606 |
| Gilbey's Gin | 47 | 28 | 19 | .596 |
| Toyota Super Corollas | 69 | 38 | 31 | .551 |
| Crispa Redmanizers | 54 | 28 | 26 | .518 |
| YCO-Tanduay | 41 | 21 | 20 | .512 |
| Great Taste/N-Rich Coffee Creamers | 46 | 19 | 27 | .413 |
| U/Tex Wranglers | 55 | 22 | 33 | .400 |
| Mariwasa-Honda/Galerie Dominique Artists | 36 | 10 | 26 | .278 |
References
- ^ "Looking back: The PBA's history". Manila Standard.
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