1998–99 Philippine Basketball League season

1998–99 PBL season April 18, 1998 – January 21, 1999 7 Silverstar Sports (PTV) Eric Menk Eric Menk 1st Centennial Cup 1998 Yakult-PBL Centennial Cup Tanduay Centennial Rhum Masters Batang Red Bull Energy Kings 2nd Centennial Cup 1998 2nd Yakult-PBL Centennial Cup Dr.J Rubbing Alcohol Tanduay Gold Rhum Masters 1997-98 1999-2000 The 1998–99 season of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL). TV coverage PTV 4, in partnership with Silverstar Sports as the line producer, covered the PBL games. 1998 (1st) Centennial Cup Participating teams (coach) Batang Red Bull (Nat Canson) Dr.J Rubbing Alcohol (Leo Isaac) Zest-O Juice Drink (Mollet Pineda) Welcoat Paints (Gabby Velasco) Tanduay Centennial Rhum (Alfrancis Chua) Chowking Oriental Fastfood (Arturo Cristobal) Wilkins Distilled Water (Arlene Rodriguez) Finals series #eee July 2 Makati Coliseum, Makati PTV-4 recap Tanduay Centennial Rhum |score1=70 Batang Red Bull 62 July 4 Makati Coliseum, Makati PTV-4 recap Tanduay Centennial Rhum |score1=91 Batang Red Bull 75 #eee July 6 Makati Coliseum, Makati PTV-4 Tanduay Centennial Rhum |score1=71 Batang Red Bull 65 Tanduay wins series, 3-0 Tanduay scored a 3–0 sweep over Red Bull in the 1st Yakult-PBL Centennial Cup finals. The Rhum Masters clinch the title with a 71-65 victory in Game three.http://www.newsflash.org/199807/sp/sp000382.htm Tanduay bags Centennial Cup Philippine Headline News Online 1998-99 (2nd) Centennial Cup Participating teams (coach) Batang Red Bull (Nat Canson) Dr.J Rubbing Alcohol/ANA Water Dispenser (Leo Isaac) Welcoat Paints (Gabby Velasco) Tanduay Centennial Rhum (Alfrancis Chua) Chowking Oriental Fastfood (Leo Austria) Blu Detergent *New team Paralux Auto Paints *New team Finals series #eee January 11 Makati Coliseum, Makati PTV-4 Dr.J-ANA |score1=62 Tanduay Gold Rhum 61 January 14 Makati Coliseum, Makati PTV-4 Dr.J-ANA |score1=75 Tanduay Gold Rhum 66 #eee January 16 Makati Coliseum, Makati PTV-4 Dr.J-ANA 56 Tanduay Gold Rhum |score2=77 January 18 Makati Coliseum, Makati PTV-4 Dr.J-ANA 57 Tanduay Gold Rhum |score2=62 #eee January 21 Makati Coliseum, Makati PTV-4 Dr.J-ANA |score1=62 Tanduay Gold Rhum 59 Dr.J-ANA wins series, 3-2 Tanduay Rhum Masters strung up 18 straight victories (18-0) in the 2nd Yakult-PBL Centennial Cup, before newcomer Blu Detergents halted their winning run. Tanduay wound up with a 19–1 win–loss record going into the finals. Dr.J/ANA Water Dispenser won their first-ever PBL crown with a 3-2 series win over Tanduay and denied the Rhum Masters on what could have been a grand exit for the multi-titled ballclub as the Lucio Tan franchise leaped to the pro ranks.http://rpbasketballphotos.blogspot.com/2012/02/1998-99-pbl-2nd-yakult-centennial-cup.html A first for Dr.J All-Star game A PBL All-Star game was held in December 1998, Tanduay's Eric Menk leads the PBL-UAAP selection while Asi Taulava of Blu Detergent beef up the PBL-NCAA Hapee selection. The North vs South All-Star game had Yakult-South being coach by Leo Austria while the North All-Stars was handled by Gabby Velasco. Women's Philippine Basketball League (WPBL) PBL Commissioner Yeng Guiao came up with the formation of the first-ever women's league in the PBL in mid-October to spice up the 2nd conference, among the teams which participated in the Women's Philippine Basketball League are Dr J/Ana Dispenser, Dreyers Ice Cream, Welcoat Paints, Ever Bilena, Tanduay, Chowking and Paralux/Ironcon. Notable WPBL cagebelles were former RP team members Mitchell Jimenez (Paralux), Ana Marie Tinasas (Dreyers), Joanna Franquelli (Ana Dispenser), Mary Ellen Caasi and Cherry Maralit (Welcoat), and four-time SEA games campaigner and silver medal winning-RP team in the Chiang Mai games, Julie Amos of Ever Bilena. On December 28, 1998, Ever Bilena won the first Birch Tree-Women's PBL crown with a nail-biting 52-51 victory over Chowking at the Makati Coliseum.http://www.newsflash.org/199812/sp/sp000555.htm Ever Bilena bags first WPBL crown Philippine Headline News Online References External links www.philippinebasketball.ph Category:Philippine Basketball League seasons PBL League League