1985 PBA season

11th PBA season February 2023 December 2022 1985 PBA season March 3 – November 28, 1985 6 + 1 Vintage Sports (MBS) 1985 PBA Draft Sonny Cabatu Shell Azodrin Bugbusters Ricardo Brown (Great Taste Coffee Makers) Open Conference 1985 PBA Open Conference Great Taste Coffee Makers Magnolia Ice Cream Makers All-Filipino Conference 1985 PBA All-Filipino Conference Great Taste Coffee Makers Shell Azodrin Bugbusters Reinforced Conference 1985 PBA Reinforced Conference Northern Consolidated (NCC) Manila Beer Brewmasters 1984 PBA season 1984 1986 PBA season 1986 The 1985 PBA season was the 11th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Board of governors Executive committee Mariano A. Yenko, Jr. (Commissioner) Tomas L. Manotoc (Deputy Commissioner) Carlos Palanca III (President, representing Ginebra San Miguel) Qurino Marquinez (Vice-President, representing Great Taste Coffee Makers) Andrew H. Jao (Treasurer, representing Manila Beer Brewmasters) Teams Team Company Governor Ginebra San Miguel La Tondeña Incorporada Carlos Palanca III Great Taste Coffee Makers Consolidated Foods Corporation Quirino Marquinez Manila Beer Brewmasters Shareholdings, Inc. Andrew H. Jao San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Corporation Leonides Valencia Shell Azodrin Bugbusters Shell Chemicals Philippines Rafael Hernaez Tanduay Rhum Makers Elizalde & Company Tanduay Distillers, Inc. Johnny Jose Season highlights The season marked the first time without the famed Crispa Redmanizers participating in the league. New team Shell Azodrin Bugbusters takes over the franchise of the defunct winningest ballclub. The PBA found a new home in the University of Life Theater and Recreational Arena (ULTRA) in Pasig after 10 years of playing at the Araneta Coliseum. The Great Taste Coffee Makers continued its dynasty as they won their fourth straight title during the season and almost a Grandslam of sorts.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tGwVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4998%2C3049265 Looking back: The PBA's history Manila Standard A blockbuster trade took place between two-time MVP Ramon Fernandez of Manila Beer switching places with one-time MVP Abet Guidaben of Tanduay. Fernandez played his first game with the Rhum Makers starting in October. The year saw the birth of a never-say-die squad known as Ginebra San Miguel with the 'Big J' Sonny Jaworski becoming the player-coach of the team starting the season. The Magnolia ballclub also offered the role of playing-coach to their returning import Norman Black at the start of the year. Guest amateur team Northern Consolidated (NCC) won the PBA Third Conference crown over the Manila Beer Brewmasters and recorded the first-ever 4–0 finals sweep in league history. Opening ceremonies The muses for the participating teams are as follows: Team Muse Ginebra San Miguel Katherine Sta.Maria Great Taste Coffee Makers Lisa Stanley Magnolia Ice Cream Desiree Verdadero Manila Beer Brewmasters Lani Mercado Northern Consolidated (NCC) Marivic Roldan Shell Azodrin Bugbusters Lyka Ugarte Tanduay Rhum Makers Champions Open Conference: Great Taste Coffee Makers All-Filipino Conference: Great Taste Coffee Makers Reinforced Conference: Northern Consolidated (NCC) Team with best win–loss percentage: Great Taste Coffee Makers (44–27, .620) Best Team of the Year: Great Taste Coffee Makers (2nd) Open Conference 1985 PBA Open Conference Elimination round elimsstandings Quarterfinal round qfstandings Semifinal round semisstandings Third place playoffs 7 (3) Northern Cement 4–2 (4) Tanduay Rhum Makers 107–112 110–98 100–93 104–110 113–82 121–110 — |} Finals 1985 PBA Open Conference finals 7 (1) Great Taste Coffee Makers 4–2 (2) Magnolia Ice Cream Makers 108–99 105–111 103–97 93–95 121–95 122–104 — |} Best Import of the Conference: Norman Black (Magnolia) All-Filipino Conference 1985 PBA All-Filipino Conference Elimination round elimsstandings Semifinal round semisstandings Third place playoffs 5 (3) Ginebra San Miguel 2–2The 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. As both teams won an identical number of games (2), the team that scored the most points in the series up to that point (Ginebra 431–433 Tanduay) was named third place. AFC (4) Tanduay Rhum Makers 115–122 110–108 106–97 102–104 — |}AFC Finals 1985 PBA Open Conference finals 5 (1) Great Taste Coffee Makers 3–1 (2) Shell Azodrin Bugbusters 103–98 113–106 102–103 110–91 — |} Reinforced Conference 1985 PBA Reinforced Conference Elimination round elimsstandings Quarterfinal round qfstandings Semifinal round semisstandings Third place playoffs 7 (3) Great Taste Coffee Makers 0–4 (4) Ginebra San Miguel 168–197 133–139 126–155 124–145 — — — |} Finals 1985 PBA Reinforced Conference finals 7 (1) Manila Beer Brewmasters 0–4 (2) Northern Cement 102–139 117–133 113–130 106–138 — — — |} Best Import of the Conference: Michael Hackett (Ginebra) Awards Most Valuable Player: Ricardo Brown (Great Taste) Rookie of the Year: Leo Austria (Shell) Most Improved Player: Padim Israel (Tanduay) Best Import (Open): Norman Black (Magnolia) Best Import (Reinforced): Michael Hackett (Ginebra) Mythical Five: Ricardo Brown (Great Taste) Willie Pearson (Great Taste) Abet Guidaben (Tanduay/Manila Beer) Manny Victorino (Great Taste) Bogs Adornado (Shell) Mythical Second Team: Robert Jaworski (Ginebra) Willie Generalao (Tanduay) Ramon Fernandez (Manila Beer/Tanduay) Philip Cezar (Shell) Abe King (Great Taste) All-Defensive Team: Chito Loyzaga (Ginebra) Philip Cezar (Shell) Elpidio Villamin (Manila Beer) Robert Jaworski (Ginebra) Abe King (Great Taste) Cumulative standings main WL percentage no no 1 none complete GIN 28 28 Ginebra San Miguel GTC 44 27 Great Taste Coffee Makers MAG 26 28 Magnolia Ice Cream Makers/Quench Plus MB 24 24 Manila Beer Brewmasters SHL 15 32 Shell Azodrin Bugbusters TAN 15 32 Tanduay Rhum Makers NCC 34 21 Northern Cement G C C 3rd F F 3rd F Best finish after gold Champions silver Finalist #CD7F32 Third place green1 Semifinalist red1 Elimination round Elimination round main WL percentage no no 1 none complete GIN 15 19 Ginebra San Miguel GTC 22 12 Great Taste Coffee Makers MAG 17 17 Magnolia Ice Cream Makers/Quench Plus MB 18 16 Manila Beer Brewmasters SHL 11 23 Shell Azodrin Bugbusters TAN 17 17 Tanduay Rhum Makers NCC 14 10 Northern Cement G Playoffs main WL wins no no 1 none complete GIN 13 9 Ginebra San Miguel GTC 22 15 Great Taste Coffee Makers MAG 9 11 Magnolia Ice Cream Makers/Quench Plus MB 6 8 Manila Beer Brewmasters SHL 4 9 Shell Azodrin Bugbusters TAN 7 18 Tanduay Rhum Makers NCC 20 11 Northern Cement G References PBA