1988 PBA Open Conference
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The 1988
Philippine Basketball Association
(PBA) Open Conference, is the first conference of the 1988 PBA season
. It started on March 20 and ended on June 9, 1988. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.
1988 PBA season
The 1988 PBA season was the 14th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable Events:*After Tanduay filed a leave of absence, some remnants were absorbed, along with several amateur prospects by Purefoods Corporation....
Philippine Basketball Association
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
(PBA) Open Conference, is the first conference of the 1988 PBA season
1988 PBA season
The 1988 PBA season was the 14th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable Events:*After Tanduay filed a leave of absence, some remnants were absorbed, along with several amateur prospects by Purefoods Corporation....
. It started on March 20 and ended on June 9, 1988. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.
Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:- Double-round robin eliminations; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records.
- Team with the worst record after the elimination round will be eliminated.
- Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the five remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over.
- 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.
Imports
- San Miguel Beer - Norman BlackNorman BlackNorman Augustus Black is an American retired professional basketball player in the CBA, NBA, and PBA who has since settled in the Philippines. He is also a former head coach of the San Miguel Beermen, Mobiline Phone Pals, Pop Cola 800s, and Sta. Lucia Realtors...
- Purefoods Hotdogs - David ThirdkillDavid ThirdkillDavid Thirdkill is a retired American basketball player who was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 1st round of the 1982 NBA Draft. A small forward from the College of Southern Idaho and Bradley University, Thirdkill played in five NBA seasons from 1982 to 1987...
- Alaska Milk - Andrew Kennedy
- Ginebra San Miguel - Jamie Waller
- Great Taste Instant Milk - Kenny Fields
- Shell Helix Oilers - Durand Macklin / Vincent AskewVincent AskewVincent Jerome Askew is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the 1987 NBA Draft...
Team standings
| Qualified for semifinals | |
| Eliminated |
| # | |Team | W | L | PCT Winning percentage In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. It is defined as wins divided by wins plus losses . Ties count as a ½ loss and a ½ win... | GB Games behind In sports, the phrase games behind or games back , is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Beermen The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food... |
7 | 3 | .700 | –- |
| 2 | Ginebra San Miguel Barangay Ginebra Kings The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation... |
6 | 4 | .600 | 1.0 |
| 3 | Purefoods Hotdogs | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1.0 |
| 4 | Alaska Air Force Alaska Aces (PBA) The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest... |
6 | 4 | .600 | 1.0 |
| 5 | Great Taste Instant Milk Great Taste Coffee Makers Great Taste Coffee was one of the Pioneer teams in the Philippine Basketball Association . The company was then known as the Consolidated Foods Corporation and their chief products included well known brands like Presto Ice Cream, N-Rich Coffee Cream, Jack & Jill Fun Snacks, Great Taste Coffee... |
4 | 6 | .400 | 3.0 |
| 6 | Shell Helix Oilers Shell Turbo Chargers The Shell Turbo Chargers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team under the ownership of Pilipinas Shell Corporation. Shell has been a member of the PBA since 1985 until 2005 when the team filed for a leave of absence after the season. Shell sold its franchise to PBL team Welcoat Paints... |
1 | 9 | .125 | 5.0 |
Results
Team standings
| Qualified for finals | |
| Qualified for battle-for-third | |
| Eliminated |
| S | |Team | |Cumulative | |Semifinals | | Tie | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | |L | |GB Games behind In sports, the phrase games behind or games back , is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division... | |W | |L | |||
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Beermen The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food... |
12 | 6 | –- | 5 | 3 | |
| 2 | Purefoods Hotdogs | 12 | 6 | -- | 6 | 2 | |
| 3 | Ginebra San Miguel Barangay Ginebra Kings The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation... |
10 | 8 | -- | 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Alaska Air Force Alaska Aces (PBA) The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest... |
9 | 9 | -- | 3 | 5 | |
| 5 | Great Taste Milkmasters Great Taste Coffee Makers Great Taste Coffee was one of the Pioneer teams in the Philippine Basketball Association . The company was then known as the Consolidated Foods Corporation and their chief products included well known brands like Presto Ice Cream, N-Rich Coffee Cream, Jack & Jill Fun Snacks, Great Taste Coffee... |
6 | 12 | -- | 2 | 6 |