1994 PBA Governors' Cup

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The 1994 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors Cup was the third conference of the 1994 PBA season. It started on September 27 and ended on December 18, 1994. The tournament had an import-laden format, requiring an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.

1994 PBA Governors Cup
DurationSeptember 27 – December 18, 1994
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (PTV)
Finals
ChampionsAlaska Milkmen
Runners-upSwift Mighty Meaties
Awards
Best PlayerVergel Meneses
(Swift Mighty Meaties)
Best ImportRonnie Coleman
(Pepsi Mega Bottlers)
PBA Governors Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

The two champions in the first two conferences were seeded in the semifinal round by virtue of San Miguel Beer representing the Philippine national team in the Hiroshima Asian Games and Commissioner's Cup champion Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs lending three of its key players to the national quintet.[1]

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

  • Double-round robin eliminations among 6 teams; total of 10 games; teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.
  • The top four teams qualified in the semifinal round along with the two-seeded teams in the semifinals; San Miguel Beer and Purefoods.
  • Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with standings back to zero.[2]
  • The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best-of-seven finals. The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-five playoff.

Elimination round

Team standings

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1Pepsi Mega Bottlers73.700Advance to semifinals
2Alaska Milkmen64.6001
3Swift Mighty Meaties64.6001
4Shell Rimula X Turbo Chargers55.500[a]2
5Tondeña 65 Rhum Masters55.500[a]2
6Sta. Lucia Realtors17.1255
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

Semifinal berth playoff

Semifinals

Team standings

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1Alaska Milkmen73.700Advance to the Finals
2Swift Mighty Meaties73.700
3Pepsi Mega Bottlers55.5002Proceed to third-place playoffs
4Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs46.4003
5San Miguel Beermen46.4003
6Shell Rimula X Turbo Chargers37.3004
Source: [citation needed]

Third place playoffs

December 16
Pepsi Mega Bottlers 110, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 105
Pepsi Mega wins series, 3–1

Finals

December 18
Alaska Milkmen 114, Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 92
Alaska wins series, 4–2

References