1989 PBA Open Conference
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The 1989
Philippine Basketball Association
(PBA) Open Conference, is the first conference of the 1989 PBA season
. It started on March 5 and ended on May 21, 1989. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.
1989 PBA season
The 1989 PBA season was the 15th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable Events:*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...
Philippine Basketball Association
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
(PBA) Open Conference, is the first conference of the 1989 PBA season
1989 PBA season
The 1989 PBA season was the 15th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable Events:*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...
. It started on March 5 and ended on May 21, 1989. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.
Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:- Double-round robin eliminations; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records.
- Team with the worst record after the elimination round will be eliminated.
- Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the five remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over.
- The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best of seven Finals. The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-five playoff.
Imports
- Alaska Milk - Sean Chambers, replaces Carl Lott
- Presto Ice Cream - Walker Russell
- San Miguel Beer - Michael Phelps
- Purefoods Hotdogs - Perry Moss, replaces Jimmy McClain
- Añejo Rum 65 - Darren Queenan, replaces Carlton McKinney
- Formula Shell - Bobby Parks
Team standings
| Qualified for semifinals | |
| Eliminated |
| # | |Team | W | L | PCT Winning percentage In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. It is defined as wins divided by wins plus losses . Ties count as a ½ loss and a ½ win... | GB Games behind In sports, the phrase games behind or games back , is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Beermen The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food... |
10 | 0 | -- | –- |
| 2 | Presto Ice Cream Makers Great Taste Coffee Makers Great Taste Coffee was one of the Pioneer teams in the Philippine Basketball Association . The company was then known as the Consolidated Foods Corporation and their chief products included well known brands like Presto Ice Cream, N-Rich Coffee Cream, Jack & Jill Fun Snacks, Great Taste Coffee... |
5 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 3 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 5 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 4 | Purefoods Hotdogs | 4 | 6 | -- | -- |
| 5 | Alaska Air Force | 3 | 7 | -- | -- |
| 6 | Añejo Rum 65ers | 3 | 7 | -- | -- |
Results
Playoff (Last Semis berth)
Team standings
| Qualified for finals | |
| Qualified for battle-for-third | |
| Eliminated |
| S | |Team | |Cumulative | |Semifinals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | |L | |GB Games behind In sports, the phrase games behind or games back , is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division... | |W | |L | ||
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Beermen The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food... |
14 | 4 | –- | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 10 | 8 | -- | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Presto Ice Cream Makers | 9 | 9 | -- | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Alaska Air Force | 7 | 11 | -- | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Purefoods Hotdogs | 7 | 11 | -- | 3 | 5 |