1993 PBA season

The 1993 PBA season was the 19th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

1993 PBA season
DurationFebruary 28, 1993 – December 14, 1993
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (PTV)
Draft
Top draft pickJun Limpot
Picked bySta. Lucia Realtors
Conferences
All-Filipino Cup championsConey Island Ice Cream Stars
  Runners-upSan Miguel Beermen
Commissioner's Cup championsSwift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs
  Runners-upPurefoods Oodles
Governors Cup championsSan Miguel Beermen
  Runners-upSwift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs
Awards
Season MVPAlvin Patrimonio
Seasons

Board of governors

Executive committee

Teams
TeamCompanyGovernor
Alaska MilkmenGeneral Milling CorporationWilfred Steven Uytengsu
Ginebra San MiguelLa Tondeña Distillers, Inc.Bernabe Navarro, Jr.
Pepsi Mega HotshotsPepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc.Luis Lorenzo, Sr.
Purefoods HotdogsPurefoods CorporationRenato Buhain
San Miguel BeermenSan Miguel CorporationNazario Avendaño
Shell Helix UltraPilipinas Shell Petroleum CorporationEdgardo Veron Cruz
Sta. Lucia RealtorsConsolidated Foods CorporationVicente Santos
Swift Mighty MeatiesRepublic Flour Mills CorporationElmer Yanga


Season highlights
  • The league moves to its new home, the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.
  • The PBA unveils their new logo during the opening ceremonies on February 28. The logo was chosen from more than 2000 entries in a nationwide contest held on January. The winning logo design was created by a professional graphic designer from Manila, Oscar de Castro (www.oscardecastro.ca) who is now based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. [1]
  • The league changes their playdates from Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays to Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The move of their second weekly playdate from Thursday to Friday is to attract weekend crowds.
  • Sta. Lucia Realtors made its debut in the league, parading top draft pick Zandro "Jun" Limpot and former players from the Presto franchise led by Vergel Meneses. [2]
  • Benjie Paras was unable to come in terms with his team Shell Rimula X at the start of the season as he declared that he wanted to be traded to Ginebra San Miguel, he was not able to play in the All-Filipino Conference. A settlement was reached before the start of the Second Conference.
  • The All-Filipino Cup became the opening conference of the season, Coney Island Ice Cream Stars (formerly Purefoods TJ Hotdogs) defeated the San Miguel Beermen for the title. Coney Island coach Vincent "Chot" Reyes made history as the first coach to claim a PBA crown in his maiden season with the team.
  • The Second Conference was renamed Commissioner's Cup, corporate rivals Purefoods and Swift Mighty Meaties faced off for the second time in the finals with Swift snagging their second championship behind the exploits of best import Ronnie Thompkins. The said conference was also full of blockbuster trades that saw several players traded to other teams.
  • The Third Conference was named after the PBA Board of Governors and was called Governor's Cup. The San Miguel Beermen surpassed the defunct Toyota ballclub as the second winningest team, capturing their 10th title by defeating Swift Mighty Meaties, who were led by the returning high-scoring import Tony Harris. [3]
  • Purefoods forward Alvin Patrimonio won his second Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in three years in a hotly-contested race between him and teammate Jerry Codiñera for the coveted award. [4]

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Alaska Milkmen Sadie Callahan
Coney Island Ice Cream Stars Bea Lucero
Ginebra San Miguel Hazel Huelvas
San Miguel Beermen Donita Rose
7-Up Uncolas Rosanna Escudero
Shell Rimula X Liza Berroya and Janine Barredo
Sta. Lucia Realtors Ruffa Gutierrez and Apols Gutierrez
Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs Gelli de Belen

Champions

Individual awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps
  • Mr. Quality Minutes: Olsen Racela (Purefoods)
  • Humanitarian/Citizenship Award: Chito Loyzaga (Ginebra)
  • Comeback Player of the Year: Paul Alvarez (Sta. Lucia)
  • Mr. Clutch: Alfonso Solis (Swift)
  • Role Player of the Year: Glenn Capacio (Purefoods)
  • Newsmaker of the Year: Alvin Patrimonio (Purefoods)
  • Referee of the Year: Ernesto de Leon

Cumulative standings
TeamGPWLPCT
Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs714625.647
San Miguel Beermen714625.647
Coney Island Ice Cream Stars / Purefoods Oodles673928.582
Alaska Milkmen391821.461
Sta. Lucia Realtors552332.418
7-Up / Pepsi Mega Bottlers431726.396
Shell Rimula X / Helix Oilers431429.325
Ginebra San Miguel35926.258
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References
  1. New PBA, Scorecard by Chino Trinidad, Sports Flash magazine, February 28, 1993
  2. "Sta.Lucia buys Presto franchise". Manila Standard.
  3. "Another "new" year for PBA". Manila Standard.
  4. "Patrimonio named MVP anew". Manila Standard.
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