1987 PBA season

The 1987 PBA season was the 13th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Season highlights

Manila Beer Brewmasters disbanded its franchise, reducing the membership to only 6 teams, their players were absorbed by the rest of the PBA ballclubs.

The PBA, in partnership with a newly formed league in the United States for players 6-4 and below called International Basketball Association (IBA), staged a successful mini-tournament for one week, featuring the top PBA All-Filipino teams and the US (IBA) Selection.

Tanduay Rhummakers, who had won the Open Conference crown, were eliminated and finished last in the succeeding two conferences, announced that the team is headed for disbandment, leaving only two founding members of the PBA.

San Miguel Beer won their third PBA title since returning to the league in the third conference of last year, behind best import Bobby Parks, Norman Black won his first championship as a head coach, and became the third American to steer his team to a PBA title after Jerry Webber and Ron Jacobs.

Champions

• Open Conference: Tanduay Rhum Makers
• All-Filipino Conference: Great Taste Coffee Makers
• Reinforced Conference: San Miguel Beermen

• Team with best win-loss percentage: Magnolia/San Miguel (43-23, .652)

Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player: Abet Guidaben (San Miguel)
• Rookie of the Year: Allan Caidic (Great Taste)
• Most Improved Player: Elpidio Villamin (Hills Bros.)
• Best Import-Open Conference: David Thirdkill (Tanduay)
• Best Import-Reinforced Conference: Bobby Parks (San Miguel)
• Mythical Five:
  • Philip Cezar (Great Taste)
  • Hector Calma (San Miguel)
  • Abet Guidaben (San Miguel)
  • Elpidio Villamin (Hills Bros.)
  • Allan Caidic (Great Taste)

• Mythical Second Team:
  • Ricardo Brown (Great Taste)
  • Arnie Tuadles (Great Taste)
  • Ramon Fernandez (Tanduay)
  • Bernardo Carpio (Great Taste)
  • Ricky Relosa (Hills Bros.)

• All-Defensive Team:
  • Chito Loyzaga (Ginebra)
  • Philip Cezar (Great Taste)
  • Elpidio Villamin (Hills Bros.)
  • Ricky Relosa (Hills Bros.)
  • Melchor Ravanes (Shell)

Cumulative standings

References