1990 PBA Third Conference
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The 1990
Philippine Basketball Association
(PBA) Third Conference, is the third and last conference of the 1990 PBA season
. It started on September 30 and ended on December 20, 1990. The tournament is a Two-Import format, which requires each team to have two American Reinforcements.
The Purefoods Hotdogs won their first championship against Alaska Air Force
from a 0-2 deficit in their best-of-five series.
Group A:
Group B:
1990 PBA season
The 1990 PBA season was the 16th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Season Highlights:*The PBA increased its membership from 6 teams to 8, with the entry of expansion teams, RFM/Cosmos Bottling, Inc. and Pepsi-Cola...
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) Third Conference, is the third and last conference of the 1990 PBA season
1990 PBA season
The 1990 PBA season was the 16th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Season Highlights:*The PBA increased its membership from 6 teams to 8, with the entry of expansion teams, RFM/Cosmos Bottling, Inc. and Pepsi-Cola...
. It started on September 30 and ended on December 20, 1990. The tournament is a Two-Import format, which requires each team to have two American Reinforcements.
The Purefoods Hotdogs won their first championship against Alaska Air Force
Alaska Aces (PBA)
The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...
from a 0-2 deficit in their best-of-five series.
Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:- The teams were divided into 2 groups.
Group A:
- Shell Rimula X
- Pepsi Hotshots
- Presto TivolisGreat Taste Coffee MakersGreat 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...
- San Miguel BeermenSan Miguel BeermenThe 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...
Group B:
- Alaska Air ForceAlaska Aces (PBA)The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...
- Añejo Rum 65ersBarangay Ginebra KingsThe Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation...
- Purefoods Hotdogs
- Sarsi SizzlersPop Cola PanthersThe Pop Cola Panthers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team from 1990-2001 under the ownership of Cosmos Bottling Corporation, a subsidiary of RFM Corporation. Cosmos was sold to Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc., then-owned by San Miguel Corporation in 2001 which also includes the...
- Teams in a group will play against each other twice and against teams in the other group once; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams. Standings will be determined in one league table; teams do not qualify by basis of groupings.
- The top five teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals.
- Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over. A playoff incentive for a finals berth will be given to the team that will win five of their eight semifinal games.
- The top two teams (or the top team and the winner of the playoff incentive) will face each other in a best-of-five championship series. The next two teams will qualify for a best-of-three battle for third place playoff.
Imports
- Purefoods Hotdogs - Darren Queenan and Robert Paul Rose, who replaces Walker Russell
- Alaska Milk - Sean Chambers and Carlos Clark
- Shell Rimula-X - Bobby Parks and Kevin Williams
- Presto Tivolis - Winston Crite and Ennis Whatley, who replaces Everett Stephens
- Sarsi Sizzlers - Lewis Lloyd and Michael Anderson
- Añejo Rum 65ers - Toney Mack and Darryl Joe, who replaces Carlos Briggs
- San Miguel Beer - Michael Phelps and Ricky Wilson, who replaces Richard Morton
- Pepsi Hotshots - Jeff Hodge and Jose Slaughter, who replaces Aljun Taylor
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 | Alaska Air Force Alaska Aces (PBA) The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest... |
8 | 2 | .200 | –- |
| 2 | Shell Rimula X | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1.0 |
| 3 | Presto Tivolis 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... |
6 | 4 | .600 | 1.5 |
| 4 | Purefoods Hotdogs | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1.5 |
| 5 | Sarsi Sizzlers Pop Cola Panthers The Pop Cola Panthers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team from 1990-2001 under the ownership of Cosmos Bottling Corporation, a subsidiary of RFM Corporation. Cosmos was sold to Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc., then-owned by San Miguel Corporation in 2001 which also includes the... |
5 | 5 | .500 | 3.0 |
| 6 | 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... |
4 | 6 | .400 | 3.5 |
| 7 | Añejo Rum 65ers Barangay Ginebra Kings The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation... |
4 | 6 | .400 | 3.5 |
| 8 | Pepsi Hotshots | 0 | 10 | .000 | 8.0 |
Team standings
| Qualified for finals | |
| Qualified for battle-for-third | |
| Eliminated |
| S | |Team | |Cumulative | |Quarterfinals | | Tie | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Alaska Air Force Alaska Aces (PBA) The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest... |
12 | 6 | –- | 4 | 4 | |
| 2 | Purefoods Hotdogs | 11 | 7 | 1.0 | 5 | 3 |  |
| 3 | Shell Rimula X Shell Turbo Chargers The Shell Turbo Chargers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team under the ownership of Pilipinas Shell Corporation. Shell has been a member of the PBA since 1985 until 2005 when the team filed for a leave of absence after the season. Shell sold its franchise to PBL team Welcoat Paints... |
11 | 7 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 |  |
| 4 | Presto Tivolis 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... |
11 | 7 | 1.0 | 5 | 3 | |
| 5 | Sarsi Sizzlers Pop Cola Panthers The Pop Cola Panthers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team from 1990-2001 under the ownership of Cosmos Bottling Corporation, a subsidiary of RFM Corporation. Cosmos was sold to Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc., then-owned by San Miguel Corporation in 2001 which also includes the... |
7 | 11 | 5.0 | 2 | 6 |