1989 PBA Reinforced Conference
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The 1989
Philippine Basketball Association
(PBA) Reinforced Conference
, is the third and last conference of the 1989 PBA season
. It started on October 1 and ended on December 12, 1989. The tournament is an Import-laden format.
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) Reinforced Conference
PBA Reinforced Conference
The PBA Reinforced Conference was a tournament held during a Philippine Basketball Association season from 1985-1989, and again in 2003. The tournament usually allows team to hire one or two imports, although the 2003 edition rules that teams sign foreign players with a height-limit of 6-4...
, is the third and last 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 October 1 and ended on December 12, 1989. The tournament is an Import-laden format.
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
- Añejo Rum 65 - Carlos Briggs
- San Miguel Beer - Ennis Whatley, replaces Keith SmartKeith SmartJonathan Keith Smart is a retired American basketball player and current assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. He is best remembered for hitting the game-winning shot in the 1987 NCAA championship game. The shot gave the Indiana Hoosiers a 74–73 victory over the Syracuse Orangemen...
- Purefoods Hotdogs - Dexter Shouse
- Presto Tivolis - Terrance BaileyTerrance BaileyTerrance Bailey is a former American basketball player who led NCAA Division I in scoring as a junior in 1985–86. A native of Newark, New Jersey, Bailey played at Wagner College for four years and established himself as one of the Northeast Conference's all-time greatest players.Bailey played...
- Formula Shell - Andy Grosvenor, replaces Steve Burtt
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... |
6 | 4 | -- | –- |
| 2 | Purefoods Hotdogs | 6 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 3 | Presto Tivolis | 5 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 4 | Añejo Rum 65ers | 5 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 5 | Alaska Air Force | 5 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 6 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 3 | 7 | -- | -- |
Results
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... |
12 | 6 | –- | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Añejo Rum 65ers | 10 | 8 | -- | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Purefoods Hotdogs | 10 | 8 | -- | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Alaska Air Force | 8 | 10 | -- | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Presto Tivolis | 7 | 11 | -- | 2 | 6 |