2006–07 Philippine Basketball League season
The 2006–07 season of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL).
| 2006–07 PBL season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | November 11, 2006 – June 14, 2007 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| TV partner(s) | ABS-CBN Sports (Studio 23) |
| Season MVP | Jayson Castro Jayson Castro |
| Silver Cup champions | Harbour Centre Batang Pier |
| Silver Cup runners-up | Hapee-PCU Teethmasters |
| Unity Cup champions | Harbour Centre Batang Pier |
| Unity Cup runners-up | Cebuana Lhuillier-Pera Padala |
2006-07 Silver Cup
| Team Standings | Win | Loss | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harbour Centre Portmasters | 7 | 3 | Jorge Gallent |
| Hapee-PCU Teethmasters | 7 | 3 | Jun Noel |
| Mail and More Comets | 7 | 3 | Lawrence Chongson |
| Toyota-Otis Sparks | 7 | 3 | Louie Alas |
| Henkel-Sista Super Sealers | 6 | 4 | Caloy Garcia |
| Cebuana Lhuillier-Pera Padala | 4 | 6 | Luigi Trillo |
| Teletech Titans | 4 | 6 | Jerry Codiñera |
| Magnolia Ice Cream Spinners | 3 | 7 | Koy Banal |
| Kettle Korn-UST | 0 | 10 | Pido Jarencio |
Hapee-PCU vs Mail and More (Best-of-five semis)
February 8 |
| Hapee-PCU 88, Mail and More Comets 75 | ||
| Hapee wins series, 3–1 |
Olivarez Sports Center, Parañaque |
Harbour vs Toyota-Otis (Best-of-five semis)
February 1 |
| Harbour Centre Batang Pier 77, Toyota-Otis Sparks 84 |
Emilio Aguinaldo College Gym, Manila |
February 10 |
| Harbour Centre Batang Pier 92, Toyota-Otis Sparks 81 | ||
| Harbour wins series, 3–2 |
Olivarez Sports Center, Parañaque |
Silver Cup finals
The Port Masters leaned on the red-hot shooting of Jonathan Fernandez, who finished with 23 points as he fueled Harbour's two decisive breakaways - the last one in the final six minutes where he clustered two straight triples that finally took the fight out of the Teeth Masters, 69-51. Chico Lanete, the hero in Games 1 and 3, provided the needed firepower while Al Vergara created the plays for the team.[1]
Silver Cup Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Jayson Castro (Hapee)
- Finals MVP: Chico Lanete (Harbour)
- Fantastic Freshman Award: Mark Borboran (Hapee)
- Heart of a Champion Award: Marvin Cruz (Toyota-Otis)
- Defensive Stopper Award: Elmer Espiritu (Mail & More)
- Quantum Leap Award: Patrick Cabahug (Toyota-Otis)
- Instant Impact Award: Bonbon Custodio (Magnolia)
- Academic All-Star Award: JC Intal (Harbour) & Nestor David (Mail & More)
- Mythical First Team
- Jayson Castro (Hapee)
- Marvin Cruz (Toyota-Otis)
- JR Quiñahan (Mail & More)
- Larry Rodriguez (Hapee)
- Dennis Daa (Toyota-Otis)
- Mythical Second Team
- Mark Borboran (Hapee)
- Patrick Cabahug (Toyota-Otis)
- Chico Lanete (Harbour)
- JC Intal (Harbour)
- Kelvin Gregorio (Henkel Sista)
2007 Unity Cup
| Team Standings | Win | Loss |
|---|---|---|
| Cebuana Lhuillier-Pera Padala | 10 | 2 |
| Harbour Centre Batang Pier | 9 | 3 |
| Henkel-Sista Super Sealers | 6 | 6 |
| Toyota-Balintawak Road Kings | 5 | 7 |
| Burger King Whoopers | 5 | 7 |
| San Miguel-Magnolia Beverage Masters | 4 | 8 |
| Dazz 'Sang Patak Kitchen Specialist | 3 | 9 |
Note: Ariel Vanguardia replaces Louie Alas as Toyota coach
Unity Cup Finals
June 14 |
| Harbour Centre Batang Pier 90, Cebuana Lhuillier 75 | ||
| Harbour wins series, 3-0 |
Olivarez Sports Center, Parañaque |
After being held to a close game in the first three quarters, Jayson Castro and JC Intal combined to lead a fiery breakaway that saw Harbour took a 75-60 lead with 5:58 remaining. Castro and Chico Lanete, the series' finals MVP, each scored 18 points, while Ryan Araña and JC Intal chipped in 15 markers apiece.[2]
Unity Cup Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Jayson Castro (Harbour)
- Finals MVP: Chico Lanete (Harbour)
- Defensive Stopper Award: Josh Urbiztondo (Burger King)
- Quantum Leap Award: Lawrence Bonus (Henkel Sista)
- True Gentleman Award: Jonas Villanueva (Magnolia)
- Instant Impact Award: Mike Bravo (Burger King)
- Academic All-Star Award: Jonas Villanueva (Magnolia) & Kris Robles (Henkel Sista)
- Fantastic Freshman Award: Ryan Reyes (Henkel Sista)
- Mythical First Team
- Jayson Castro (Harbour)
- Ken Bono (Cebuana-Lhuillier)
- Doug Kramer (Cebuana-Lhuillier)
- Chico Lanete (Harbour)
- Dennis Daa (Toyota-Balintawak)
- Mythical Second Team
- Ronjay Buenafe (Burger King)
- Macky Escalona (Cebuana-Lhuillier)
- Chad Alonzo (Harbour)
- Patrick Cabahug (Toyota-Balintawak)
- JR Quiñahan (Burger King)
References
- "Harbour Centre completes sweep". Manila Times.
- "Three-peat for Harbour Centre". Manila Times.