1998 PBA season

1998 PBA season
DurationFebruary 1 – December 9, 1998
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)VTV (IBC)
1998 PBA Draft
Top draft pickDanny Ildefonso
Picked byFormula Shell Zoom Masters
Season MVPKenneth Duremdes
(Alaska Milkmen)
All-Filipino Cup championsAlaska Milkmen
  All-Filipino Cup runners-upSan Miguel Beermen
Commissioner's Cup championsAlaska Milkmen
  Commissioner's Cup runners-upSan Miguel Beermen
Centennial Cup championsMobiline Phone Pals
  Centennial Cup runners-upFormula Shell Super Unleaded
Governors Cup championsFormula Shell Super Unleaded
  Governors Cup runners-upMobiline Phone Pals
Seasons

The 1998 PBA season was the 24th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Board of governors

Executive committee

  • Emilio P. Bernardino, Jr. (Commissioner)
  • Bernabe L. Navarro, Jr. (Chairman, representing Ginebra San Miguel)
  • Reynaldo G. Gamboa (Vice-Chairman, representing Formula Shell Zoommasters)
  • Manuel M. Encarnado (Treasurer, representing Sta. Lucia Realtors)

Teams

Team Company Governor Alternate Governor
Alaska Milkmen Alaska Milk Corporation Wilfred Steven Uytengsu Joaquin Trillo
Formula Shell Zoommasters Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation Reynaldo Gamboa
Gordon's Gin Boars/Ginebra San Miguel La Tondeña Distillers, Inc. Bernabe Navarro, Jr. Roberto Eduardo
Mobiline Phone Pals Lapanday Holdings Corporation Luis P. Lorenzo Jr. Ignatius F. Yenko
Pop Cola 800s RFM Corporation Elmer Yanga Philip Prieto
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs Purefoods Corporation Teodoro Dimayuga Eliezer Capacio
San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Corporation Nazario Avendaño Jose Jara
Sta. Lucia Realtors Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation Manuel Encarnado

Season highlights

  • The PBA is in their toughest challenge with the formation of a new league called Metropolitan Basketball Association, backed by the giant network ABS-CBN, and is perceived to be a threat to the 24-year existence of the PBA. [1]
  • The Alaska Milkmen won two titles during the year while Formula Shell ended a six-year title-drought by winning the final conference of the season.
  • For the third time in every four years, an All-pro squad to be known as Philippine Centennial Team will be given a task to win the basketball gold in the Asian Games, slated in December in Bangkok, Thailand. Alaska coach Tim Cone was chosen to handle to national team and pick the pro cagers to comprise the 12-man lineup. The Centennial team participated in the Jones Cup basketball tournament in Taipei and won their third championship. [2]
  • This is the only season that features four conferences with the addition of the Centennial Cup in celebration of the centennial anniversary of Philippine independence. The Philippine Centennial Team played as guest team in preparation for the 1998 Asian Games. The tournament was won by the Mobiline Phone Pals.
  • The two-import format was revived during the Centennial Cup and the Governor's Cup.

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Alaska Milkmen Antoiniette Enciso and Maricris Fernandez
Formula Shell Zoom Masters Janine Hermann
Gordon's Gin Boars Michelle Aldana
Mobiline Phone Pals Sunshine Cruz
Pop Cola 800s Bea and Valentin of Eat Bulaga fame
Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies Cris Villonco
San Miguel Beermen G Toengi
Sta. Lucia Realtors Sheryl Brahman

Champions

All-Filipino Cup

Main article: 1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Milkmen 9 2 .818 — Semifinal round
2 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636 2
3 Sta. Lucia Realtors 5 6 .455 4
4 Pop Cola 800s 5 6 .455 4
5 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 5 6 .455 4
6 Gordon's Gin Boars 5 6 .455 4
7 Mobiline Phone Pals 4 7 .364 5
8 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 4 7 .364 5
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinal round

Third-place playoff

Team 1  Score  Team 2
(3) Sta. Lucia Realtors 60–66 (4) Pop Cola 800s

Finals

Main article: 1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) San Miguel Beermen 3–4 (2) Alaska Milkmen 76–69 64–80 84–89 97–90 78–73 (OT) 61–99 63–72

Commissioner's Cup

Main article: 1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Milkmen 9 2 .818 — Advance to semifinals
2 Pop Cola 800s 6 5 .545[a] 3
3 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545[a] 3 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 5 6 .455[b] 4
5 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 5 6 .455[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Mobiline Phone Pals 5 6 .455[b] 4
7 Ginebra San Miguel 4 7 .364[c] 5
8 Sta. Lucia Realtors 4 7 .364[c] 5
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Pop Cola 1–0 San Miguel
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Purefoods 1.106, Shell 0.987, Mobiline 0.869
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Ginebra 1–1 Sta. Lucia; Ginebra +2, Sta. Lucia −2

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
(higher seeds twice-to-beat) 		Semifinals
(best-of-5 series) 		Finals
(best-of-7 series)
1 Alaska 3
4 Purefoods 84 78 5 Formula Shell 2
5 Formula Shell 96 87 1 Alaska 4
3 San Miguel 2
2 Pop Cola 0
3 San Miguel 95 3 San Miguel 3
6 Mobiline 89 Third place
2 Pop Cola 84
5 Formula Shell 80

Finals

Main article: 1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) Alaska Milkmen 4–2 (3) San Miguel Beermen 107–97 (OT) 106–89 81–88 83–92 92–84 85–74 —

Centennial Cup

Main article: 1998 PBA Centennial Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Ginebra San Miguel 6 2 .750 — Semifinals
2 Mobiline Phone Pals 5 3 .625[a] 1
3 Pop Cola 800s 5 3 .625[a] 1
4 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 5 3 .625[a] 1
5 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 5 3 .625[a] 1
6 San Miguel Beermen 4 4 .500 2
7 Alaska Milkmen 4 4 .500 2
8 Philippine Centennial Team (G) 1 7 .125[b] 5
9 Sta. Lucia Realtors 1 7 .125[b] 5
Source: [citation needed]
(G) Guests
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: Mobiline 1.142, Pop Cola 0.995, Shell 0.973, Purefoods 0.915
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Philippine Centennial Team 1–0 Sta. Lucia

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Ginebra (OT) 75
4 Shell 78
4 Shell (OT) 66
2 Mobiline 67
2 Mobiline 74
3 Pop Cola 71 Battle-for-third
1 Ginebra 71
3 Pop Cola 85

Governors' Cup

Main article: 1998 PBA Governors' Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Mobiline Phone Pals 9 6 .600[a] — Semifinal round
2 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 9 6 .600[a] —
3 San Miguel Beermen 9 6 .600[a] —
4 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 9 6 .600[a] —
5 Pop Cola 800s 8 7 .533 1
6 Ginebra San Miguel 7 8 .467 2
7 Sta. Lucia Realtors 6 9 .400 3
8 Alaska Milkmen 6 9 .400 3
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: Mobiline 1.068, Shell 1.027, San Miguel 0.953, Purefoods 0.952

Semifinal round

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Mobiline Phone Pals 12 9 .571[a] — Advance to the finals
2 Formula Shell Super Unleaded 12 9 .571[a] —
3 San Miguel Beermen 12 9 .571[a] — Proceed to third-place playoff
4 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 12 9 .571[a] —
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: Mobiline 1.045, Shell 1.006, San Miguel 0.985, Purefoods 0.963; first-seed playoff: Mobiline 84–80 Purefoods; second-seed playoff: Shell 87–83 San Miguel

Third-place playoffs

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(3) San Miguel Beermen 1–2 (4) Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 94–88 90–101 99–96

Finals

Main article: 1998 PBA Governors' Cup finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) Mobiline Phone Pals 3–4 (2) Formula Shell Super Unleaded 90–110 94–67 81–78 97–109 88–81 77–80 91–93

Individual awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

  • Coach of the Year: Perry Ronquillo (Formula Shell)
  • Mr. Quality Minutes: Rodney Santos (Alaska)
  • Executive of the Year: Wilfred Uytengsu (Alaska)
  • Comeback Player of the Year: Glenn Capacio (Mobiline)
  • Referee of the Year: Franco Ilagan

Board of Governors

  • Emilio Bernardino (Commissioner)
  • Ruben Cleofe (Secretary)
  • Bernabe Navarro (Chairman, La Tondeña Distillers, Inc)
  • Reynaldo Gamboa (Vice-Chairman, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp.)
  • Manuel Encarnado (Treasurer, Sta. Lucia Realty and Development, Inc)
  • Wilfred Steven Uytengsu (Alaska Milk Corp.)
  • Luis Lorenzo, Jr (Lapanday Holdings Corp.)
  • Nazario Avendaño (San Miguel Corp.)
  • Joaquin Trillo (Alaska Milk Corp.)
  • Teodoro Dimayuga (Purefoods Corp.)
  • Elmer Yanga (Republic Flour Mills Corp.)
  • Roberto Eduardo (La Tondeña Distillers, Inc)
  • Eliezer Capacio (Purefoods Corp.)
  • Ignatius Yenko (Lapanday Holdings Corp.)

Cumulative standings

Team GP W L PCT
Alaska Milkmen 66 41 25 .621
San Miguel Beermen 74 43 31 .581
Formula Shell Zoom Masters / Super Unleaded 61 31 30 .508
Pop Cola 800s 54 27 27 .500
Mobiline Phone Pals 54 27 27 .500
Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies / Tender Juicy Hotdogs 59 27 32 .458
Sta. Lucia Realtors 49 22 27 .449
Gordon's Gin Boars / Ginebra Kings 49 18 31 .368
Philippine Centennial Team 8 1 7 .125

References

  1. ^ "PBA, MBA in TV ratings war!". Manila Standard.
  2. ^ "All about the Jones Cup". Philstar.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2017.