1992 PBA season

The 1992 PBA season was the 18th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

1992 PBA season
DurationFebruary 9, 1992 – December 13, 1992
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (PTV)
1992 PBA Draft
Top draft pickVergel Meneses
Picked byPresto Ice Cream
Season MVPAto Agustin
(San Miguel Beermen)
First Conference championsShell Rimula X Zoomers
  First Conference runners-upSan Miguel Beermen
All-Filipino Cup championsSan Miguel Beermen
  All-Filipino Cup runners-upPurefoods TJ Hotdogs
Third Conference championsSwift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs
  Third Conference runners-up7-Up Uncolas

Executive committee

Teams
TeamCompanyGovernor
Alaska MilkmenGeneral Milling CorporationWilfred Steven Uytengsu
Ginebra San MiguelLa Tondeña Distillers, Inc.Bernabe Navarro
Pepsi HotshotsPepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc.Luis Lorenzo, Sr.
Presto TivolisConsolidated Foods CorporationLance Gokongwei
Purefoods HotdogsPurefoods CorporationRenato Buhain
San Miguel BeermenSan Miguel CorporationNazario Avendaño
Shell Rimula XPilipinas Shell Petroleum CorporationRic Lara
Swift Mighty Meaty HotdogsRepublic Flour Mills CorporationElmer Yanga

Season highlights
  • PBA Commissioner Rudy Salud stepped down from his post to become the campaign manager of Danding Cojuangco for the upcoming presidential elections. League chairman Rey Marquez succeeded Atty. Salud as the new PBA Commissioner.
  • The pre-season annual PBA draft was highly anticipated with six members of the national team that took home the basketball gold in the recent Southeast Asian Games joining the rookie draft. Five-time national player Zandro "Jun" Limpot appealed earlier to PBA commissioner Rudy Salud that he'l be allowed to enter the PBA draft despite a league rule prohibited a player younger than 23 years old to play in the league. The PBA board of governors has rejected Jun Limpot's request.[1]
  • Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs won the four-team PBA battle of champions from January 26 – February 2, which includes the Chinese national team. The other two teams that participated are last year's third conference champion Alaska Milkmen and Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs, taking the spot from last year's first conference champion Ginebra San Miguel.[2]
  • League mourns the passing of the great sportscaster Joe Cantada, who succumbed to cancer in the United States on March 22.[3]
  • The PBA's playing venue, the ULTRA was renamed NASA, now controlled by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). By the end of the year, the league left the Pasig Arena after eight years. The PBA transferred to the newly built Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay the following season.
  • The PBA suffered in gate attendance with lean crowds watching the games during the All-Filipino, among several factors were the absence of crowd-drawer Ginebra San Miguel from the semifinals and the deteriorating venue. The league introduced the Whiplash dancers during halftime to entertain the fans watching live.
  • The league's first NBA-styled coliseum announcer, Vince St. Price, made his debut during the All-Filipino Conference finals. He became the regular venue announcer for the league's second game during doubleheaders.
  • Swift Mighty Meaties found an import named Tony Harris, known as the "Hurricane", Harris broke all sorts of record for the most points scored in a single game by scoring 105 points in Swift's 151-147 win against Ginebra on October 10, 1992, in Iloilo City.[4] He was easily the unanimous choice for the best import award and led Swift Mighty Meaties to their first-ever PBA championship. Swift coach Yeng Guiao won his first title as a head mentor.
  • Presto Ice Cream, one of the two remaining pioneers in the PBA, played its final season. The Gokongwei franchise had earlier signed former grandslam coach and the comebacking Tommy Manotoc to replace coach Jimmy Mariano on the bench before the start of the third conference. The team won just once in their final conference and formally bid goodbye and played their last game on November 5, losing to 7-Up.[5][6] The ballclub was sold to Sta.Lucia Realty just before Christmas Eve on December 1992.[7]

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Alaska Milkmen
Ginebra San Miguel
Pepsi Hotshots Pops Fernandez with Martin Nievera
Presto Ice Cream Selina Manalad
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs Bettina Barrientos
San Miguel Beermen Ruffa Gutierrez
Shell Rimula X Zoomers
Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs Kris Aquino

Champions

First Conference
Main article: 1992 PBA First Conference

Elimination round
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Presto Ice Cream 7 4 .636 — Advance to semifinals
2 Shell Rimula X Zoomers 7 4 .636 —
3 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636 —
4 Alaska Milkmen 6 5 .545 1
5 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 1] 2
6 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 1] 2
7 Pepsi Hotshots 4 7 .364 3
8 Ginebra San Miguel 3 8 .273 4
Source:
Notes:
  1. Semifinal berth playoff: Swift 123–117 Purefoods

Semifinal round

Third place playoffs
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
(3) Alaska Milkmen 3–2 (4) Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 111–108 127–132 121–130W–L115–107

Finals results
Main article: 1992 PBA First Conference Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) Shell Rimula X Zoomers 4–1 (2) San Miguel Beermen 112–105 (OT) 98–89 93–115104–98102–92——

All-Filipino Conference
Main article: 1992 PBA All-Filipino Conference

Elimination round
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 8 2 .800 — Advance to semifinals
2 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 7 3 .700 1
3 San Miguel Beermen 7 3 .700 1
4 7-Up Uncolas 6 4 .600 2
5 Shell Rimula X Zoomers 5 5 .500 3
6 Ginebra San Miguel 3 7 .300 5
7 Alaska Milkmen 2 8 .200 6
8 Presto Ice Cream 2 8 .200 6
Source:

Semifinal round

Third place playoffs
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
(3) 7-Up Uncolas 0–3 (4) Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 88–96 98–103 94–106——

Finals
Main article: 1992 PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) San Miguel Beermen 4–3 (2) Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 85–77 94–100 111–112114–10299–9899–107105–86

Third Conference
Main article: 1992 PBA Third Conference

Elimination round
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 9 2 .818 — Advance to semifinals
2 7-Up Uncolas 7 4 .636 2
3 Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636 2
4 San Miguel Beermen 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 1] 4
5 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 1] 4
6 Alaska Milkmen 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 1] 4
7 Shell Rimula X Zoomers 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 1] 4
8 Presto Ice Cream Kings 1 10 .091 8
Source:
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head quotient: Purefoods 1.013, Shell 1.007, San Miguel 0.996, Alaska 0.983; semifinal berth playoffs: Purefoods 119–110 Alaska, San Miguel 115-102 Shell

Semifinal round

Third place playoffs
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
(3) San Miguel Beermen 0–3 (4) Ginebra San Miguel 124–130 99–114 93–107——

Finals
Main article: 1992 PBA Third Conference Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 4–0 (2) 7-Up Uncolas 121–109 101–97 125–107119–106———

Awards

Cumulative standings
TeamGPWLPCT
Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs694326.623
San Miguel Beermen744331.581
Pepsi Hotshots / 7-Up Uncolas532825.509
Shell Rimula-X Zoomers542727.500
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs582830.482
Alaska Milkmen472126.446
Ginebra San Miguel431924.441
Presto Ice Cream401129.275

References
  1. "Limpot's 'hardship case' appeal thrown out". Manila Standard.
  2. "Ma Jian-less Sinos vs Purefoods". Manila Standard.
  3. "Smokin' Joe throws in towel vs Big C". Manila Standard.
  4. "Harris fires 105 as Swift posts No.6". Manila Standard.
  5. "Presto fate up in PBA meet today". Manila Standard.
  6. "Presto blows farewell game". Manila Standard.
  7. "Sta.Lucia buys Presto franchise". Manila Standard.
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