2005–06 PBA season explained

2005–06 PBA season
Year:2005–06
Duration:October 2, 2005 – July 21, 2006
No Of Teams:9
Tv:Local: ABC
International: The Filipino Channel
Draft:2005 PBA Draft
Top Pick:Jay Washington
Picked By:Air21 Express
Mvp:James Yap
Conf1:Fiesta Conference
Conf1 Link:2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference
Conf1 Champ:Red Bull Barako
Conf1 Runner-Up:Purefoods Chunkee Giants
Conf2:Philippine Cup
Conf2 Link:2006 PBA Philippine Cup
Conf2 Champ:Purefoods Chunkee Giants
Conf2 Runner-Up:Red Bull Barako
Prevseason Link:2004–05 PBA season
Prevseason Year:2004–05
Nextseason Link:2006–07 PBA season
Nextseason Year:2006–07

The 2005–06 PBA season was the 31st season of the Philippine Basketball Association. It began on October 2, 2005, and ended on July 21, 2006. The season had two conferences played, the import-laiden 2005–06 San Mig Coffee Fiesta Conference and the season-ending 2006 Gran Matador Brandy Philippine Cup.

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

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Air21 ExpressBianca King
Alaska AcesKyla
Barangay Ginebra KingsGabriela Leguia
Coca-Cola TigersNikki Gil
Purefoods Chunkee GiantsKelly Misa
Red Bull BarakoDana Gajtandzievova
San Miguel BeermenJenny Hernandez
Sta. Lucia RealtorsMaan Biot
Talk 'N Text Phone PalsKristine Hermosa

2005–06 Fiesta Conference

See main article: 2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference. Red Bull Barako won the 2005–06 Fiesta Conference defeating the Purefoods Chunkee Giants in six games. The Air21 Express defeated Barangay Ginebra Kings to capture third place in a one-game playoff.

Enrico Villanueva of Red Bull won the Best Player of the Conference honors while Purefoods' import Marquin Chandler won the Best Import Award. The league introduced a Give Me 5 Promo, in which tickets for Upper Box B and General Admission seats would cost only five pesos. The marketing scheme paid off as the league had multiple soldout games during the conference.

In the 2005 PBA All-Star Game held in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte on November 26, 2005, the North All-Stars defeated the South All-Stars. Ginebra's Jayjay Helterbrand won the All-Star Game MVP honors.

Finals

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2006 Philippine Cup

See main article: 2006 PBA Philippine Cup. The Purefoods Chunkee Giants defeated the Red Bull Barako, 4–2, in their best-of-seven finals series to win the Philippine Cup. On the third place playoff, the Alaska Aces defeated the San Miguel Beermen.

The South All-Stars defeated the North All-Stars 122–120 in the All-Star Game held in Cagayan de Oro on April 29, 2006. Asi Taulava was named as the All-Star Game MVP.

On May 14, 2006, an incident occurred when Purefoods' Eugene Tejada suffered a career-threatening injury against Red Bull, suffering extensive neck and spinal cord injuries.

Finals

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Cumulative standings

Playoffs

Awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

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