1983 PBA season

Ninth PBA season February 2023 February 2023 1983 PBA season March 6 – December 1, 1983 8 Vintage Sports (City2) Abet Guidaben (Crispa Redmanizers) All-Filipino Conference 1983 PBA All-Filipino Conference Crispa Redmanizers Gilbey's Gin Gimlets Reinforced Filipino Conference 1983 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference Crispa Redmanizers Great Taste Coffee Makers Open Conference 1983 PBA Open Conference Crispa Redmanizers Great Taste Coffee Makers 1982 PBA season 1982 1984 PBA season 1984 The 1983 PBA season was the 9th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Board of governors Executive committee Mariano A. Yenko, Jr. (Commissioner) Carlos Palanca III (President, representing Gilbey's Gin) Jose Ibazeta, Jr. (Vice-President, representing San Miguel Beermen) Anna Dominique Coseteng (Treasurer, representing Galerie Dominique) Teams Team Company Governor Crispa Redmanizers P. Floro and Sons Tomas L. Manotoc Galerie Dominique Artists Galerie Dominique Anna Dominique Coseteng Gilbey's Gin Tonics La Tondeña Incorporada Carlos Palanca III Great Taste Discoverers Consolidated Foods Corporation Quirino Marquinez Manhattan Shirtmakers Sanyu Group of Companies Pablito L. Bermudo San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Corporation Nazario Avendaño Toyota Silver Coronas Delta Motor Corporation Joaquin Rodriguez YCO-Tanduay Elizalde & Company Tanduay Distillers, Inc. Johnny Jose Season highlights The Crispa Redmanizers completed a three-conference sweep and won their second Grandslam after first doing the trick back in 1976, this time under new coach Tommy Manotoc.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tGwVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4998%2C3049265 Looking back: The PBA's history Manila Standard On May 15, the PBA fans witnessed the "Black Superman" Billy Ray Bates played his first game for Crispa Redmanizers. Bates won the best import award in both Reinforced and Open Conferences, leading the Redmanizers to two championships and a grandslam. A rising powerhouse Great Taste Coffee with the entry of Fil-Am rookie Ricardo Brown, three-time MVP Bogs Adornado and import Norman Black in their lineup, led the Coffee Makers to their first-ever finals appearances after eight years. The Toyota Super Corollas played their final season in the PBA after nine years of participation, the multi-titled ballclub announced its disbandment prior to the start of the 1984 PBA season. Opening ceremonies The muses for the participating teams are as follows: Team Muse Crispa Redmanizers Aurora Sevilla Galerie Dominique Kristine Garcia and Irma Alegre Gilbey's Gin Maricel Soriano Great Taste Discoverers Carines Zaragoza Manhattan Shirtmakers Ampot Arrieta San Miguel Beermen Geraldine Lopez and Pops Fernandez Toyota Silver Coronas Ella Lopez YCO-Tanduay Lani Mercado Champions All Filipino Conference: Crispa Redmanizers Reinforced Conference: Crispa Redmanizers Open Conference: Crispa Redmanizers Team with best win–loss percentage: Crispa Redmanizers (46-16, .742) Best Team of the Year: Crispa Redmanizers (5th & Final) All-Filipino Conference 1983 PBA All-Filipino Conference Elimination round elimsstandings Semifinal round semisstandings Third-place playoffs 5 (3) Great Taste Discoverers 2–1The PBA Finals ended earlier than the third place playoffs. Rather than continue the series, the team that won more games was named third place. AFC (4) Toyota Silver Coronas 139–128 126–136 131–126 — — |}AFC Finals 1983 PBA All-Filipino Conference finals 5 (1) Crispa Redmanizers 3–0 (2) Gilbey's Gin 121–101 119–116 115–84 — — |} Reinforced Filipino Conference 1983 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference Elimination round elimsstandings Quarterfinal round qfstandings Semifinal round semisstandings Third place playoffs 5 (3) Gilbey's Gin Gimlets 1–3 (4) Tanduay Rhum Makers 134–131 118–136 127–132 121–135 — |} Finals 1983 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference finals 5 (1) Crispa Redmanizers 3–2 (2) Great Taste Coffee Makers 128–135 105–102 123–128 142–113 139–120 |} Best Import of the Conference: Billy Ray Bates (Crispa) Open Conference 1983 PBA Open Conference Elimination round elimsstandings Quarterfinal round qfstandings Semifinal round semisstandings Third-place playoffs 5 (3) Tanduay Rhum Makers 2–1The PBA Finals ended earlier than the third place playoffs. Rather than continue the series, the team that won more games in the series was named third place. 2ND (4) Northern Cement 121–135 95–127 148–110 — — |}2ND Finals 1983 PBA Open Conference finals 5 (1) Crispa Redmanizers 3–0 (2) Great Taste Coffee Makers 118–113 149–132 133–113 ⁠— ⁠— |} Best Import of the Conference: Billy Ray Bates (Crispa) Awards Most Valuable Player: Abet Guidaben (Crispa) Rookie of the Year: Ricardo Brown (Great Taste) Best Import-Reinforced/Open Conference: Billy Ray Bates (Crispa) Most Improved Player: Terry Saldaña (Gilbey's Gin) Mythical Five: Ricardo Brown (Great Taste) Atoy Co (Crispa) Abet Guidaben (Crispa) Bogs Adornado (Great Taste) Philip Cezar (Crispa) Cumulative standings Team GP W L PCTCrispa Redmanizers 62 46 16 .741Great Taste Coffee Makers 63 38 25 .603Gilbey's Gin Tonics 68 34 34 .500San Miguel Beermen 53 26 27 .491Tanduay Rhum Makers 53 24 29 .453 Toyota Silver Coronas / Super Corollas 45 18 27 .400 Manhattan / Sunkist / Winston 36 13 23 .361 Galerie Dominique Artists 38 10 28 .263 References PBA