1997 PBA season
DurationFebruary 16 – December 14, 1997
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (IBC)
1997 PBA Draft
Top draft pickAndy Seigle
Picked byMobiline Cellulars
Season MVPAlvin Patrimonio
(Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies)
All-Filipino Cup championsPurefoods Corned Beef Cowboys
  All-Filipino Cup runners-upGordon's Gin Boars
Commissioner's Cup championsGordon's Gin Boars
  Commissioner's Cup runners-upAlaska Milkmen
Governors Cup championsAlaska Milkmen
  Governors Cup runners-upPurefoods Carne Norte Beefies

The 1997 PBA season was the 23rd season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Board of governors

Executive committee

  • Emilio P. Bernardino, Jr. (Commissioner)
  • Nazario L. Avendaño (Chairman, representing San Miguel Beermen)
  • Bernabe L. Navarro, Jr. (Vice-Chairman, representing Gordon's Gin Boars)
  • Reynaldo G. Gamboa (Treasurer, representing Formula Shell Zoommasters)

Teams

TeamCompanyGovernorAlternate Governor
Alaska MilkmenAlaska Milk CorporationWilfred Steven UytengsuJoaquin Trillo
Formula Shell ZoommastersPilipinas Shell Petroleum CorporationReynaldo GamboaEliseo Santiago
Gordon's Gin BoarsLa Tondeña Distillers, Inc.Bernabe Navarro, Jr.Roberto Eduardo
Mobiline Phone PalsLapanday Holdings CorporationLuis F. LorenzoIgnatius F. Yenko
Pop Cola 800sRFM CorporationElmer YangaAtty. Aurora Timbol
Purefoods Tender Juicy HotdogsPurefoods CorporationTeodoro DimayugaEliezer Capacio
San Miguel BeermenSan Miguel CorporationNazario Avendaño
Sta. Lucia RealtorsSta. Lucia Realty and Development CorporationManuel EncarnadoVicente R. Santos

Season highlights

  • For the first time in league history, the top two picks of the Annual Rookie draft were born outside the Philippines, 6–9 Andrew John Seigle, and Nic Belasco were selected at numbers one and two, respectively. [1] [2]
  • Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys and Gordon's Gin Boars (formerly Ginebra) played in the All-Filipino Cup finals. This is only the second time the two rivals meet in a championship series. Gordon's playing coach Sonny Jaworski became the oldest player to play in a PBA finals series at age 51. Purefoods rookie coach Eric Altamirano won his first title as a head mentor.
  • Gordon's Gin Boars ended a six-year title drought for the La Tondeña franchise by winning the Commissioner's Cup title over defending champion Alaska Milkmen.
  • The Alaska Milkmen retains the Governors' Cup title for the fourth straight time and defend the only crown left in their grandslam conquest last season. Alaska has overtaken the defunct Presto franchise as the fourth winningest ballclub in the PBA.
  • Alvin Patrimonio won his fourth MVP award, tying Ramon Fernandez for the most number of MVP awards. [3]

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Alaska Milkmen Carmela Lastimosa & Sha Sha Hawkins
Formula Shell Zoom Masters Teresa Herrera
Gordon's Gin Boars Ruffa Mae Quinto
Mobiline Cellulars Joey Mead
Pop Cola Bottlers Gill Baltazar
Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys Ciara Sotto
San Miguel Beermen Leng Damiles
Sta. Lucia Realtors Sherilyn Reyes

Champions

All-Filipino Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Gordon's Gin Boars 10 4 .714 Advance to semifinals
2 Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys 8 6 .571 2
3 Sta. Lucia Realtors 8 6 .571 2
4 San Miguel Beermen 7 7 .500 3
5 Mobiline Cellulars 7 7 .500 3
6 Alaska Milkmen 6 8 .429 4
7 Pop Cola Bottlers 5 9 .357 5
8 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 5 9 .357 5
Source:

Semifinal round

Third place playoff

Team 1  Score  Team 2
(3) Sta. Lucia Realtors 75–64 (4) San Miguel Beermen

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys 4–2 (2) Gordon's Gin Boars 103–90 91–73 83–9294–8495–9682–73

Commissioner's Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Gordon's Gin Boars 6 4 .600 Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 6 4 .600
3 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 6 4 .600
4 Sta. Lucia Realtors 6 4 .600
5 Alaska Milkmen 5 5 .500 1
6 Mobiline Cellulars 4 6 .400 2
7 Pop Cola Bottlers 4 6 .400 2
8 Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys 3 7 .300 3
Source:

Semifinal round

Third place playoff

Team 1  Score  Team 2
(3) San Miguel Beermen 96–95 (4) Sta. Lucia Realtors

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) Alaska Milkmen 2–4 (2) Gordon's Gin Boars 89–99 96–102 86–87108–9086–8179–105

Governors' Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 9 5 .643[lower-alpha 1] Advance to semifinals
2 Alaska Milkmen 9 5 .643[lower-alpha 1]
3 Sta. Lucia Realtors 9 5 .643[lower-alpha 1] Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 8 6 .571 1
5 Mobiline Cellulars 7 7 .500[lower-alpha 2] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Gordon's Gin Boars 7 7 .500[lower-alpha 2] 2
7 Pop Cola Sizzlers 5 9 .357 4
8 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 2 12 .143 7
Source:
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.027, Alaska 1.000, Sta. Lucia 0.975
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Mobiline 2–0 Gordon's

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
(Higher seeds twice-to-beat)
Semifinals
(Best-of-5 series)
Finals
(Best-of-7 series)
1 San Miguel 2
4 Purefoods 93 4 Purefoods 3
5 Mobiline 91 4 Purefoods 1
2 Alaska 4
2 Alaska 3
3 Sta. Lucia 102 3 Sta. Lucia 0
6 Gordon's Gin 93 Third place
1 San Miguel 99
3 Sta. Lucia 89

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(2) Alaska Milkmen 4–1 (4) Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies 76–87 85–79 96–8592–7594–66

Individual awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

  • Coach of the Year: Ron Jacobs (San Miguel)
  • Mr. Quality Minutes: Paul Alvarez (San Miguel)
  • Executive of the Year: Simon Mossesgeld (Purefoods)
  • Comeback Player of the Year: Paul Alvarez (San Miguel)
  • Referee of the Year: Ernesto de Leon

Cumulative standings

TeamGPWLPCT
Alaska Milkmen603525.583
Gordon's Gin Boars683929.574
San Miguel Beermen633528.556
Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys/Carne Norte Beefies633429.540
Sta. Lucia Realtors613130.508
Mobiline Cellulars/Phone Pals472027.426
Pop Cola Bottlers381424.368
Formula Shell Zoom Masters461531.326

References

  1. Seigle going up against PBA giants
  2. Pop Cola's Fil-Am recruit also fails to impress in tuneup game
  3. "Patrimonio wins record-equalling 4th MVP award". Manila Standard.
  4. "SMB to Gordon's; Let's do it today". Manila Standard.
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