1995 PBA season

The 1995 PBA season was the 21st season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

1995 PBA season
DurationFebruary 19 – December 19, 1995
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (PTV)
1995 PBA Draft
Top draft pickDennis Espino
Picked bySta. Lucia Realtors
Season MVPVergel Meneses
(Sunkist Orange Juicers)
All-Filipino Cup championsSunkist Orange Juicers
  All-Filipino Cup runners-upAlaska Milkmen
Commissioner's Cup championsSunkist Orange Juicers
  Commissioner's Cup runners-upAlaska Milkmen
Governors Cup championsAlaska Milkmen
  Governors Cup runners-upSan Miguel Beermen

Season highlights
  • Ramon Fernandez, one of the remaining pioneer players in the league announced his retirement on February 17. His #19 jersey was retired by the San Miguel Beermen in a ceremony held at the San Miguel Corporation offices in Mandaluyong.[1]
  • The league returned to the Araneta Coliseum after a decade of absence with the scheduled games on Friday being held at the Big Dome.
  • The PBA All-star game returned to its old format of Veterans vs Rookies/Sophomores/Juniors team, also the All-Star event was moved in the month of July with the first-ever PBA fans day held at the Araneta Coliseum a week before the annual all-star game.[2]
  • A mid-1990s rivalry was born between the Sunkist Orange Juicers and the Alaska Milkmen, the two teams battled in two memorable finals for the season. The Orange Juicers had won the first two conferences but failed in its bid to win the Grandslam with the Alaska Milkmen taking home the Third Conference trophy.
  • Vergel Meneses of Sunkist was the season's best, winning the prestigious MVP Award as well as the All-Star MVP and Best Player of the Conference in the Juicers' two straight championships.[3]

Rule changes

The PBA board approved the rule changes for implementation starting this season:[4]

  • The shot clock was reduced to 24 seconds from the previous 25 second limit. The 25 second shot clock was implemented since the league started in 1975 due to a limitation of the shot clock used at the Araneta Coliseum where it can only be set in 5 second intervals.
  • The first two minutes of each quarter will be played in "running time". The clock will only be stopped on fouls and violations.
  • Teams will now have six 90-second regular timeouts and one 20-second timeout for the eliminations and semifinals.
  • Substitutions during free throw situations are only allowed before the last free throw attempt.
  • Foul shooters are allowed to shoot their first free throw even if the other players are not yet in position in the lines bordering the painted area.

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Alaska Milkmen Tet Legacion
Ginebra San Miguel Charlene Gonzales
Pepsi Mega Bottlers Anna Gonzales
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs Roselle Nava
San Miguel Beermen Shiela Lang and Gil Baltazar
Shell Rimula X Turbo Chargers Cesca La'O
Sta. Lucia Realtors Sheila Marie Dizon (Ms.Tourism)
Sunkist Orange Juicers Sheryl Cruz

Champions

All-Filipino Cup
Main article: 1995 PBA All-Filipino Cup

Elimination round
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Sunkist Orange Juicers 7 3 .700 — Advance to semifinals
2 Shell Rimula X Turbo Chargers 6 4 .600 1
3 Alaska Milkmen 5 5 .500 2
4 Sta. Lucia Realtors 5 5 .500 2
5 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 5 5 .500 2
6 San Miguel Beermen 4 6 .400 3
7 Pepsi Mega Bottlers 4 6 .400 3
8 Ginebra San Miguel 4 6 .400 3
Source:

Semifinal round

Third place playoffs
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(3) Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 0–2 (4) Sta. Lucia Realtors 89–90 87–89 —

Finals
Main article: 1995 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) Sunkist Orange Juicers 4–3 (2) Alaska Milkmen 104–110 92–85 98–9288–9495–9086–9287–78 (OT)

Commissioner's Cup
Main article: 1995 PBA Commissioner's Cup

Elimination round
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Sunkist Orange Juicers 9 1 .900 — Advance to quarterfinals
2 Sta. Lucia Realtors 8 2 .800 1
3 Alaska Milkmen 7 3 .700 2
4 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 6 4 .600 3
5 San Miguel Beermen 6 4 .600 3
6 Formula Shell Gas Kings 2 8 .200 7
7 Pepsi Mega Bottlers 1 9 .100 8
8 Ginebra San Miguel 1 9 .100 8
Source:

Quarterfinal round
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Sunkist Orange Juicers 12 3 .800 — Advance to semifinals
2 Sta. Lucia Realtors 10 5 .667[lower-alpha 1] 2
3 Alaska Milkmen 10 5 .667[lower-alpha 1] 2
4 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 9 6 .600 3
5 San Miguel Beermen 8 7 .533 4
6 Formula Shell Gas Kings 4 11 .267 8
Source:
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Sta. Lucia 3–0 Alaska

Playoffs
Semifinals
(Best-of-5) 		Finals
(Best-of-7)
      
1 Sunkist 3
4 Purefoods 2
1 Sunkist 4
3 Alaska 2
2 Sta. Lucia 0
3 Alaska 3 Third place playoff
4 Purefoods 0
2 Sta. Lucia 2

Third place playoffs
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(2) Sta. Lucia Realtors 2–0 (4) Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 99–88 101–89 —

Finals
Main article: 1995 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) Sunkist Orange Juicers 4–2 (3) Alaska Milkmen 112–106 (OT) 99–105 99–8795–9393–114106–87⁠—

Governors' Cup
Main article: 1995 PBA Governors' Cup

Elimination round
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Sunkist Orange Juicers 8 2 .800 — Advance to semifinals
2 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 7 3 .700 1
3 Alaska Milkmen 7 3 .700 1
4 San Miguel Beermen 6 4 .600 2
5 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 6 4 .600 2
6 Sta. Lucia Realtors 4 6 .400 4
7 Pepsi Mega Bottlers 2 8 .200 6
8 Ginebra San Miguel 0 10 .000 8
Source:

Semifinal round

Third place playoff
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(3) Sunkist Orange Juicers 2–1 (4) Formula Shell Zoom Masters 107–97 107–114 110–92

Finals
Main article: 1995 PBA Governors' Cup Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) Alaska Milkmen 4–3 (2) San Miguel Beermen 93–85 90–102 110–96100–108110–117 (2OT)94–8699–86

Awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps
  • Coach of the Year: Derrick Pumaren (Sunkist)
  • Mr. Quality Minutes: Porfirio "Jun" Marzan (Shell)
  • Executive of the Year: Elmer Yanga (Swift)
  • Comeback Player of the Year: Elpidio Villamin (Sunkist)
  • Referee of the Year: Ernesto de Leon

Board of Governors
  • Emilio Bernardino (Commissioner)
  • Ruben Cleofe (Secretary)
  • Jose Concepcion III (Chairman, Republic Flour Mills Corp.)
  • Teodoro Dimayuga (Vice-Chairman, Purefoods Corp.)
  • Nazario Avendaño (Treasurer, San Miguel Corp.)
  • Wilfred Steven Uytengsu (General Milling Corp.)
  • Eliseo Santiago (Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp.)
  • Vicente Santos (Sta. Lucia Realty and Development, Inc)
  • Luis Lorenzo, Sr (Pepsi Cola Products Philippines, Inc)
  • Bernabe Navarro (La Tondeña Distillers, Inc)

Cumulative standings
TeamGPWLPCT
Sunkist Orange Juicers724923.680
Alaska Milkmen754629.613
San Miguel Beermen502723.540
Sta. Lucia Realtors502723.540
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs613031.492
Shell Rimula X Turbo Chargers / Formula Shell Gas Kings / Zoom Masters542034.371
Pepsi Mega Bottlers30723.233
Ginebra San Miguel30525.166

References
  1. Mon and San Miguel; Kahit Kailan Kaibigan, Part of the Game by: Tessa Jazmines, Sports Weekly Magazine, February 24, 1995
  2. "After all-star madness, PBA back in serious mien". Manila Standard.
  3. "Meneses claims MVP plum". Manila Standard.
  4. PBA's 21st season: Speed is a thing, Hoop Notes by Quinito Henson, Sports Weekly Magazine, February 24, 1995
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