1982 PBA season
| 1982 PBA season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | March 7, 1982 – December 14, 1982 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| TV partner/s | Vintage Sports (City2) |
| Conferences | |
| Reinforced Filipino Conference champions | Toyota Super Corollas |
| runners-up | San Miguel Beermen |
| Invitational Conference champions | San Miguel Beermen |
| runners-up | Crispa Redmanizers |
| Open Conference champions | Toyota Super Corollas |
| runners-up | Gilbey's Gin |
| Awards | |
| Season MVP | Ramon Fernandez |
| Seasons | |
| ← 1981 | |
The 1982 PBA season was the eighth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Season highlights
The start of the year saw the league's membership reduced from 10 teams to just 8 following the disbandment of CDCP and Tefilin franchises.
The PBA implement for the first time, a series of best-of-three, best-of-five and best-of-seven format to determined a champion in the Reinforced Filipino Conference which was the first tournament.
Toyota Super Corollas won two championships in the year capped by center Ramon Fernandez winning his first Most Valuable Player Award.
A PBA North vs South All-Star series was held in Cebu City, the North and South team split their two games, emerging as the All-Star MVP of the two-game series was Toyota's Arnie Tuadles who scored 50 points in their first match.
San Miguel Beer won the Invitational championship over Crispa, for the franchise' 2nd PBA title.
Champions
- Reinforced Filipino Conference: Toyota Super Corollas
- Invitational Conference: San Miguel Beermen
- Open Conference: Toyota Super Corollas
- Team with best win-loss percentage: San Miguel (40-26, .606)
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player: Ramon Fernandez (Toyota)
- Rookie of the Year: Marte Saldaña (San Miguel)
- Best Import-Reinforced Conference: Norman Black (San Miguel)
- Best Import-Open Conference: Donnie Ray Koonce (Toyota)
- Mythical Five:
- Francis Arnaiz (Toyota)
- Atoy Co (Crispa)
- Ramon Fernandez (Toyota)
- Bogs Adornado (U/Tex)
- Abe King (Toyota)
Cumulative standings
| Team | GP | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Miguel Beermen | 66 | 40 | 26 | .606 |
| Toyota Super Corollas | 69 | 38 | 31 | .551 |
| Gilbey's Gin | 47 | 28 | 19 | .596 |
| Crispa Redmanizers | 54 | 28 | 26 | .518 |
| Yco-Tanduay | 41 | 21 | 20 | .512 |
| Great Taste/N-Rich Coffee Creamers | 46 | 19 | 27 | .413 |
| U-Tex Wranglers | 55 | 22 | 33 | .400 |
| Mariwasa-Honda/Galerie Dominique | 36 | 10 | 26 | .278 |
References
- "Looking back: The PBA's history". Manila Standard.
- "Crispa vs Toyota in PBA today".
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