| 1995–96 PBL season | |
| Year: | 1995–96 |
| Duration: | March 4, 1995 – January 9, 1996 |
| No Of Teams: | 9 |
| Tv: | PTV |
| Mvp: | Marlou Aquino Marlou Aquino Marlou Aquino |
| Conf1: | Reinforced Conference |
| Conf1 Link: | 1995 PBL Reinforced Conference |
| Conf1 Champ: | Stag Pale Pilseners |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Red Bull Energy Drink |
| Conf2: | All-Filipino Cup |
| Conf2 Link: | 1995 PBL All-Filipino Cup |
| Conf2 Champ: | Stag Pale Pilseners |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Casino Rubbing Alcohol |
| Conf3: | Danny Floro Cup |
| Conf3 Link: | 1995-96 PBL Danny Floro Cup |
| Conf3 Champ: | Stag Pale Pilseners |
| Conf3 Runner-Up: | Red Bull Energy Drink |
| Nextseason Year: | 1996 |
The 1995–96 season of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL).
Under coach Junel Baculi, the PBL-Andoks team won the Asian Interclub basketball championships in Kuala Lumpur, defeating Malaysia-Petronas, 101–82, in the finals. The PBL selection were reinforced by seven-time PBA best import Bobby Parks and former Ginebra import Alexander Coles.
The Stag Pale Pilseners completed a three-conference sweep and a grandslam in their very first season in the PBL. The Pilseners of coach Alfrancis Chua, with the likes of MVP Marlou Aquino, Bal David, Reuben Dela Rosa, Randy Alcantara, Derrick Bughao, Paul Du and best import Antoine Joubert, became the third team to win a title in their first try during the Reinforced Conference, defeating Red Bull Energy Drink in four games.[1] Stag had an easier time scoring a three-game finals sweep in the next two conferences, winning over Casino Rubbing Alcohol in the All-Filipino Cup and repeating over Red Bull in the Danny Floro Cup in January 1996.[2]
The PBL took a two-week break during the month of June to give way to the ABC Championships where most of the top players are members of the national team, the league resume on June 29 with the best-of-three semifinal pairings in the short All-Filipino Cup.[3]
| width=15px bgcolor="#98fb98" | Qualified for semifinals |
| Team standings | Win | Loss | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stag Pale Pilsen | 14 | 2 | .875 | |
| Red Bull Energy Drink | 13 | 3 | .812 | |
| Chowking Fastfood Kings | 9 | 7 | .562 | |
| Kutitap Toothpaste | 8 | 8 | .500 | |
| Casino Rubbing Alcohol | 8 | 8 | .500 | |
| Magnolia Cheezee Spread | 7 | 9 | .438 | |
| Burger Machine | 6 | 10 | .375 | |
| Ramcar Oriental Battery | 4 | 12 | .250 | |
| Carol Ann's Snack Masters | 3 | 13 | .188 |
Stag and Red Bull played in the finals, the Pale Pilseners finish the semifinal round with 19 wins and 4 losses, followed by Red Bull with a 16 wins and 7 losses. Chowking and Casino gained a playoff for the second finals slot via win 4-of-7 incentive scheme.[4] Casino won against Chowking, 92–73, but the Alcohol Makers in turn, lost to Red Bull on the following day for the right to meet the Pilseners for the championship.[5]
| align=center width=30% | Team | width=12% | Game 1 (May 1) | width=12% | Game 2 (May 4) | width=12% | Game 3 (May 6) | width=12% | Game 4 (May 10) | width=12% | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stag | 130 | 100 | 104 | 110 | 3 | ||||||
| Red Bull | 110 | 101 | 87 | 96 | 1 | ||||||
| Venue | RMC | RMC | RMC | RMC |
| width=15px bgcolor="#98fb98" | Qualified for semifinals |
| Quarterfinal standings | Win | Loss | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stag Pale Pilsen | 4 | 1 | .800 | |
| Oriental Battery | 3 | 2 | .600 | |
| Casino Rubbing Alcohol | 3 | 2 | .600 | |
| Kutitap Toothpaste | 3 | 2 | .600 | |
| Magnolia Cheezee Spread | 1 | 4 | .200 | |
| Chowking | 1 | 4 | .200 |
| align=center width=30% | Team | width=12% | Game 1 (July 3) | width=12% | Game 2 (July 6) | width=12% | Game 3 (July 8) | width=12% | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stag | 71 | 74 | 83 | 3 | |||||
| Casino | 61 | 64 | 79 | 0 | |||||
| Venue | RMC | RMC | RMC |
| width=15px bgcolor="#98fb98" | Qualified for semifinals |
| Quarterfinal standings | Win | Loss | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bull | 4 | 1 | .800 | |
| Stag Pale Pilsen | 3 | 2 | .600 | |
| Casino Rubbing Alcohol | 3 | 2 | .600 | |
| Kutitap Toothpaste | 3 | 2 | .600 | |
| Burger Machine | 2 | 3 | .400 | |
| Chowking | 0 | 5 | .000 |
| align=center width=30% | Team | width=12% | Game 1 (Jan.7) | width=12% | Game 2 (Jan.8) | width=12% | Game 3 (Jan.9) | width=12% | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stag | 105 | 93 | 102 | 3 | |||||
| Red Bull | 102 | 86 | 92 | 0 | |||||
| Venue | RMC | RMC | RMC |
The short international invitational tournament took place from December 9–17, 1995. Guest teams were Boysen-International Bank of Korea, Hapee-Ozeta Club of the Slovak Republic and the Budweiser Kings of Guam.[8] Casino Rubbing Alcohol and Ozeta Club were declared co-champions after their final game ended at 97-all. The PBL was forced to let the Slovak squad leave early to catch their flight.[9] The Danny Floro Cup resumes just before Christmas.