1982 PBA Open Conference

1982 Open Conference August 22 – December 14, 1982 Vintage Sports (BBC) Donnie Ray Koonce (Toyota Super Corollas) Toyota Super Corollas Gilbey's Gin 1981 PBA Open Conference 1981 1983 PBA Open Conference 1983 1982 Invitational 1982 PBA Invitational championship 1983 All-Filipino 1983 PBA All-Filipino Conference The 1982 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Open Conference was the third conference of the 1982 PBA season. It started on August 22 and ended on December 14, 1982. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires two imports per each team. Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the tournament: The 8 participating teams are divided into two groups. Teams in the same group played each other twice while in the other group three times, totalling 18 games. http://crispatoyota.blogspot.com/1982/11/ Crispa nips Toyota crispatoyota.blogspot.com Top two teams advances in the semifinals outright and the next four teams will dispute the last two semifinals berth in a one-round quarterfinals (back to zero standings). Semifinals will be a double-round robin affairs. The top two teams in the semifinal round advance to the best-of-five finals series. The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-five playoff. Imports Each team were allowed two imports. The first line in the table are the original reinforcements of the teams. Below the name are the replacement of the import above. Same with the third replacement that is also highlighted with a different color. GP is the number of games played. Team Name GP Name GP Crispa Redmanizers Mike Schultz 3 Clarence Kea 1 James Wright 5 Lew Brown 12 Mike Gibson 8 Galerie Dominique James Robinson 4 Kenny Barnes 18 Micah Blunt 14 Gilbey's Gin Rickey Brown 3 Lew Massey 27 Larry McNeill 24 N-Rich Coffee Danny Salisbury 27 Rich Adams 28 San Miguel Beermen Terry Sykes 2 Norman Black 30 Marvin Johnson 5 Aaron James 23 Toyota Super Corollas Donnie Ray Koonce 30 Andrew Fields 29 U-Tex Wranglers Ira Terrell 11 Leroy Jackson 21 Leo Cunningham 2 Francois Wise 8 Yco-Tanduay Curtis Berry 21 Jerome Henderson 21 Elimination round main WL percentage yes yes none complete CRI 6 12 Crispa Redmanizers GD 3 15 Galerie Dominique Artists GIN 13 5 Gilbey's Gin NR 13 5 N-Rich Coffee Creamers SMB 10 8 San Miguel Beermen TAN 11 7 YCO-Tanduay TOY 8 10 Toyota Super Corollas UTEX 8 10 U-Tex Wranglers SF SF QF QF QF QF Q after green1 Advance to semifinal round yellow1 Proceed to quarterfinal round Quarterfinal round main WL percentage yes yes none complete SMB 2 1 4 San Miguel Beermen TAN 1 2 5 YCO-Tanduay TOY 2 1 3 Toyota Super Corollas UTEX 1 2 6 U-Tex Wranglers SF SF Q after green1 Semifinal round Semifinal round main WL percentage yes yes none complete GIN 4 2 Gilbey's Gin NR 3 3 N-Rich Coffee Creamers Second-seed playoff: Toyota 114–87 N-Rich SMB 2 4 San Miguel Beermen TOY 3 3 Toyota Super Corollas NR F F 3rd 3rd Q after green1 Advance to the Finals yellow1 Proceed to third place playoff On the final playing day of the semifinals, both Gilbey's and N-Rich were a win away from advancing to the championship in the closest the PBA has ever had a finale without traditional powerhouses Toyota and Crispa, but the Super Corollas forces a playoff with N-Rich Coffee and won their knockout game to play first-time finalist Gilbey's Gin. Second seed playoff #eee December 9 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Vintage Toyota Super Corollas 114 N-Rich Coffee Creamers 97 Finals 1982 PBA Open Conference finals #eee December 11 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Vintage Toyota Super Corollas 108 Gilbey's Gin 100 December 12 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Vintage Toyota Super Corollas 121 Gilbey's Gin 107 #eee December 14 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Vintage Toyota Super Corollas 122 Gilbey's Gin 109 Toyota wins series, 3–0 References Category:PBA Open Conference Open Conference