1994 PBA season

The 1994 PBA season was the 20th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

1994 PBA season
DurationMarch 6 – December 18, 1994
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (PTV)
1994 PBA Draft
Top draft pickNoli Locsin
Picked byTondeña 65 Rhum Masters
Season MVPAlvin Patrimonio
(Purefoods TJ Hotdogs)
All-Filipino Cup championsSan Miguel Beermen
  All-Filipino Cup runners-upConey Island Ice Cream Stars
Commissioner's Cup championsPurefoods TJ Hotdogs
  Commissioner's Cup runners-upAlaska Milkmen
Governors Cup championsAlaska Milkmen
  Governors Cup runners-upSwift Mighty Meaties
Seasons

Season highlights

  • PBA Commissioner Rey Marquez steps down and Deputy Commissioner Jun Bernardino succeeded Marquez as the new PBA Commissioner.
  • The PBA has decided to send the All-Filipino Cup champions to the Hiroshima Asian Games in their continuing support to help the country in its quest to win the Asian basketball gold. [1]
  • The San Miguel Beermen earned the right to represent team Philippines by winning the All-Filipino championship over Coney Island. Amateur standouts Marlou Aquino, Kenneth Duremdes, Dennis Espino, Edward Feihl and Jeffrey Cariaso join the RP-San Miguel team.
  • With injuries still hounding the San Miguel-RP Team in their preparation, Purefoods' stalwarts Alvin Patrimonio and Jerry Codiñera, who led the hotdogs to the Commissioner's Cup title, volunteered to play for the Philippine flag, the PBA change its original format in the Governor's Cup, as Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs were seeded, along with San Miguel in the semifinal round, the league gave national coach Norman Black a free hand to pick one more player from Purefoods and he chooses rookie Rey Evangelista, the Alaska Milkmen also release Johnny Abarrientos to the national team with no conditions, three of the five amateur cagers practicing with the team, Dennis Espino, Edward Feihl and Jeffrey Cariaso were dropped from the roster.[2]
  • The Philippine Team salvaged fourth place, losing their final game against Japan for the Bronze Medal.
  • Purefoods forward Alvin Patrimonio became the first back-to-back winner of the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award since William Adornado won it during the league's first two seasons. Patrimonio won his third MVP trophy, tying Bogs Adornado' three MVP awards.

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

TeamMuse
Alaska Milkmen
Coney Island Ice Cream StarsMikee Cojuangco
Pepsi Mega Bottlers
San Miguel Beermen
Shell Rimula X Turbo Chargers
Sta. Lucia Realtors
Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs
Tondeña 65 Rhum MastersAnjanette Abayari

Champions

All-Filipino Cup

Elimination round

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1San Miguel Beermen82.800Advance to semifinals
2Coney Island Ice Cream Stars73.7001
3Alaska Milkmen64.6002
4Sta. Lucia Realtors64.6002
5Swift Mighty Meaties55.5003
6Shell Rimula X Turbo Chargers37.3005
7Pepsi Mega Bottlers37.3005
8Tondeña 65 Rhum Masters28.2006
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinal round

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  • Semifinal round standings:
PosTeamWLQualification
1Swift Mighty Meaties62Qualify to Finals berth playoff[a]
2Coney Island Ice Cream Stars53
3San Miguel Beermen44
4Alaska Milkmen44
5Sta. Lucia Realtors17
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

Third place playoffs

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
(3) Swift Mighty Meaties2–3(4) Alaska Milkmen93–97105–102115–118 (OT)87–8476–90

Finals

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) San Miguel Beermen4–2(2) Coney Island Ice Cream Stars95–99108–9587–7793–8486–9785–74

Commissioner's Cup

Elimination round

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1Alaska Milkmen92.818Advance to semifinals
2Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs74.6362
3San Miguel Beermen65.5453
4Swift Mighty Meaties65.5453
5Shell Rimula X Turbo Chargers65.5453
6Tondeña 65 Rhum Masters56.4554
7Sta. Lucia Realtors38.2736
8Pepsi Mega Bottlers29.1827
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinal round

Third place playoffs

Finals

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) Alaska Milkmen1–4(2) Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs92–9779–8489–9291–9079–94⁠—⁠—

Governors' Cup

Elimination round

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 round

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

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
(3) Pepsi Mega Bottlers3–1(4) Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs91–102105–102119–105110–105

Finals

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) Alaska Milkmen4–1(2) Swift Mighty Meaties85–89119–11192–8790–85108–123114–92⁠—

Awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

  • Coach of the Year: Tim Cone (Alaska)
  • Mr. Quality Minutes: Merwin Castelo (Alaska)
  • Executive of the Year: Elmer Yanga (Swift)
  • Special Award (Outstanding Freshman Season): Rey Evangelista
  • Referee of the Year: Ernesto de Leon

Board of Governors

  • Jun Bernardino (Commissioner)
  • Ruben Cleofe (Secretary)
  • Wilfred Steven Uytengsu (Chairman, General Milling Corp.)
  • Jose Concepcion III (Vice-Chairman, Republic Flour Mills Corp.)
  • Nazario Avendaño (Treasurer, San Miguel Corp.)
  • Renato Buhain (Purefoods Corp.)
  • Edgardo Viron Cruz (Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp.)
  • Vicente Santos (Sta. Lucia Realty and Development, Inc)
  • Moro Lorenzo (Pepsi Cola Products Philippines, Inc)
  • Bernabe Navarro (La Tondeña Distillers, Inc)

Cumulative standings

TeamGPWLPCT
Alaska Milkmen734528.616
Coney Island Ice Cream Stars / Purefoods TJ Hotdogs633726.588
Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs734033.547
San Miguel Beermen573126.544
Pepsi Mega Bottlers351322.444
Shell Rimula X Turbo Chargers502030.400
Tondeña 65 Rhum Masters321220.375
Sta. Lucia Realtors391128.282

References