1991–92 Philippine Basketball League season explained

1991-92 PBL season
Year:1991-92
Duration:December 7, 1991 – December 19, 1992
No Of Teams:9
Tv:IBC
Mvp:Marlou Aquino
Jun Limpot
Johnny Abarrientos
Conf1:Philippine Cup
Conf1 Link:1991-92 PBL Philippine Cup
Conf1 Champ:Triple-V Foodmasters
Conf1 Runner-Up:Sta.Lucia Realtors
Conf2:Maharlika Cup
Conf2 Link:1992 PBL Maharlika Cup
Conf2 Champ:Sta. Lucia Realtors
Conf2 Runner-Up:Triple-V Foodmasters
Conf3:Invitational Cup
Conf3 Link:1992 PBL Invitational Cup
Conf3 Champ:Triple-V Foodmasters
Conf3 Runner-Up:Sta.Lucia Realtors
Nextseason Year:1993

The 1991-92 PBL season was the 10th season of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL).

Occurrences

Philippine Cup

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Team Standings Win Loss PCT
A&W Pioneer 12 4 .750
11 5 .687
11 5 .687
9 7 .562
9 7 .562
Casino Rubbing Alcohol 6 10 .375
5 11 .312
5 11 .312
4 12 .250
Sta.Lucia defeated Crispa, 81-62, in a playoff on January 21 for last semifinals berth.[1]

The Realtors and the Triple-V Foodmasters came out on top after the double-round semifinals and will play in the championship. Triple-V won their second straight PBL title, defeating the defending Philippine Cup champions Sta.Lucia Realtors by coming back from a 1-2 series deficit to win the last two games.

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Triple-V63 77 73 95 81 3
Sta.Lucia86 70 76 90 67 2
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Maharlika Cup

width=15px bgcolor="#98fb98"Qualified for semifinals
Team Standings Win Loss PCT
12 4 .750
12 4 .750
9 7 .562
9 7 .562
8 8 .500
Casino Rubbing Alcohol 8 8 .500
A&W Pioneer 6 10 .375
5 11 .312
3 13 .188
Six teams advances into the semifinal round. The final standings after the double-round semifinals: Sta.Lucia (19-7), Triple-V (17-9), Magnolia (16-10), Crispa (14-12), Burger Machine (12-14), and Casino (11-15).

Triple-V and Sta.Lucia once again played in the finals. The Sta.Lucia Realtors this time completed a 3-0 sweep and exact revenge over the Foodmasters for the Maharlika Cup title. The Realtors won their 2nd PBL crown while the Foodmasters lost in a finals series for the first time.[2]

align=Center width=20%Teamwidth=8%Game 1 (July 6)width=8%Game 2 (July 8)width=8%Game 3 (July 11)width=8%Wins
Sta.Lucia78 76 85 3
Triple-V71 71 69 0
VenueRMCRMCRMC

Invitational Cup

width=15px bgcolor="#98fb98"Qualified for finals
Qualified for finals playoff
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Semifinal standingsCumulativePlayoff
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18 2 .800 –-
26 4 .600 2
3Casino Rubbing Alcohol 6 4 .600 2
4 Burger Machine 5 5 .500 3
5 Atlanta PVC Pipes 4 6 .400 4
6 JCT-Evertex 1 9 .100 7
Five local teams make it to the semifinal round beginning on November 28. The semifinalists' won-loss records in the eliminations will not be carried over and they will start from scratch in order to accommodate guest entry Atlanta Fil-Am, a bunch of Fil-Am cagers from the States, led by the returning Eddie Joe Chavez, who played for the Philippine team under coach Ron Jacobs in the 1981 Jones Cup and among others, Jeffrey Cariaso from Sonoma State and Frank McKinney from University of Hawaii. Four local players beefed up the Atlanta squad coached by disc jockey Bobby Ante.

Triple-V advances in the finals first by beating Sta.Lucia, 73-71, on the last playing date of the semifinal round on December 12, forcing the Realtors in a playoff with Casino Rubbing Alcohol.[3] The Realtors prevailed over the Alcohol Distillers, 63-51, in their knockout game two days later.[4]

For the third time in a year, Triple-V and Sta.Lucia will battle for the PBL championship. The Foodmasters, which acquired Johnny Abarrientos from the disbanded Crispa at the start of the conference, got back over the Realtors via 3-0 sweep in the Invitational Cup finals.[5]

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Triple-V87 80 78 3
Sta.Lucia73 72 68 0
VenueRMCRMCRMC

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Sta.Lucia puts Crispa away. Manila Standard.
  2. News: Fiery sweep by Sta.Lucia. Manila Standard.
  3. News: Triple-V turns back Sta.Lucia. Manila Standard.
  4. News: Sta.Lucia salvages title shot at Triple-V. Manila Standard.
  5. News: Triple-V sweeps PBL Invitational Cup. Manila Standard.