1993 PBA season
# 1993 PBA season

The 1993 PBA season was the 19th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Board of governors

### Executive committee

* Reynaldo G. Marquez (Commissioner)
* Luis Lorenzo, Sr. (Chairman, representing Pepsi Mega Hotshots)
* Wilfred Steven Uytengsu, representing Alaska Milkmen)
* Nazario L. Avedaño (Treasurer, representing San Miguel Beermen)

### Teams

| Team | Company | Governor |
| - | - | - |
| Alaska Milkmen | General Milling Corporation | Wilfred Steven Uytengsu |
| Ginebra San Miguel | La Tondeña Distillers, Inc. | Bernabe Navarro, Jr. |
| Pepsi Mega Hotshots | Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. | Luis Lorenzo, Sr. |
| Purefoods Hotdogs | Purefoods Corporation | Renato Buhain |
| San Miguel Beermen | San Miguel Corporation | Nazario Avendaño |
| Shell Helix Ultra | Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation | Edgardo Veron Cruz |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | Consolidated Foods Corporation | Vicente Santos |
| Swift Mighty Meaties | Republic Flour Mills Corporation | Elmer Yanga |

## Season highlights

* The league moves to its new home, the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay.
* The PBA unveils their new logo during the opening ceremonies on February 28. The logo was chosen from more than 2000 entries in a nationwide contest held on January, following the theme "It's more than just basketball". The winning logo design was created by a professional graphic designer from Manila, Oscar de Castro (www.oscardecastro.ca) who is now based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
* The league changes their playdates from Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays to Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The move of their second weekly playdate from Thursday to Friday is to attract weekend crowds.
* Sta. Lucia Realtors made its debut in the league, parading top draft pick Zandro "Jun" Limpot and former players from the Presto franchise led by Vergel Meneses.
* Benjie Paras was unable to come in terms with his team Shell Rimula X at the start of the season as he declared that he wanted to be traded to Ginebra San Miguel, he was not able to play in the All-Filipino Conference. A settlement was reached before the start of the Second Conference.
* The All-Filipino Cup became the opening conference of the season, Coney Island Ice Cream Stars (formerly Purefoods TJ Hotdogs) defeated the San Miguel Beermen for the title. Coney Island coach Vincent "Chot" Reyes made history as the first coach to claim a PBA crown in his maiden season with the team.
* The Second Conference was renamed Commissioner's Cup, corporate rivals Purefoods and Swift Mighty Meaties faced off for the second time in the finals with Swift snagging their second championship behind the exploits of best import Ronnie Thompkins. The said conference was also full of blockbuster trades that saw several players traded to other teams.
* The Third Conference was named after the PBA Board of Governors and was called Governor's Cup. The San Miguel Beermen surpassed the defunct Toyota ballclub as the second winningest team, capturing their 10th title by defeating Swift Mighty Meaties, who were led by the returning high-scoring import Tony Harris.
* Purefoods forward Alvin Patrimonio won his second Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in three years in a hotly-contested race between him and teammate Jerry Codiñera for the coveted award.

## Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

| Team | Muse |
| - | - |
| Alaska Milkmen | Sadie Callahan |
| Coney Island Ice Cream Stars | Bea Lucero |
| Ginebra San Miguel | Hazel Huelvas |
| San Miguel Beermen | Donita Rose |
| 7-Up Uncolas | Rosanna Escudero |
| Shell Rimula X | Liza Berroya and Janine Barredo |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | Ruffa Gutierrez and Apols Gutierrez |
| Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs | Gelli de Belen |

## Champions

* All-Filipino Cup: Coney Island Ice Cream Stars
* Commissioner's Cup: Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs
* Governors Cup: San Miguel Beermen
* Team with best win–loss percentage: San Miguel Beermen (46–25, .648)
* Best Team of the Year: San Miguel Beermen (4th)

## All-Filipino Cup

### Elimination round

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 2 | .800 | — | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 3 | Coney Island Ice Cream Stars | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Ginebra San Miguel | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 6 | Alaska Milkmen | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4 | |
| 7 | 7-Up Uncolas | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5 | |
| 8 | Shell Rimula X | 2 | 8 | .200 | 6 | |

### Quarterfinal round

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 10 | 4 | .714 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs | 10 | 4 | .714 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Coney Island Ice Cream Stars | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | Advance to semifinals |
| 4 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 7 | 7 | .500 | 3 | Advance to semifinals |
| 5 | Ginebra San Miguel | 5 | 9 | .357 | 5 | |

* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–1 Swift; San Miguel +3, Swift −3

### Playoffs

| Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Sta. Lucia | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Sta. Lucia | 1 | 1 | San Miguel | 2 |
| | | | 3 | Coney Island | 4 |
| 2 | Swift | 0 | 3 | Coney Island | 4 |
| 3 | Coney Island | 3 | Third place playoff | Third place playoff | Third place playoff |
| | | | 2 | Swift | 3 |
| | | | 4 | Sta. Lucia | 1 |

### Third place playoffs

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (2) Swift Mighty Meaties | 3–1 | (4) Sta. Lucia Realtors | 126–103 | 130–116 | 101–110 | 121–104 | — |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (1) San Miguel Beermen | 2–4 | (3) Coney Island Ice Cream Stars | 100–90 | 95–104 | 88–94 | 95–96 | 106–91 | 96–99 (OT) | — |

## Commissioner's Cup

### Elimination round

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Purefoods Oodles | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Advance to semifinals |
| 4 | Shell Helix Oilers | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Advance to semifinals |
| 5 | Alaska Milkmen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Advance to semifinals |
| 6 | Ginebra San Miguel | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 7 | 7-Up Uncolas | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 8 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |

### Semifinal round

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs | 15 | 4 | .789 | — | Advance to the Finals |
| 2 | Purefoods Oodles | 11 | 8 | .579 | 4 | Advance to the Finals |
| 3 | San Miguel Beermen | 11 | 8 | .579 | 4 | Proceed to third-place playoff |
| 4 | Shell Helix Oilers | 10 | 9 | .526 | 5 | Proceed to third-place playoff |
| 5 | Alaska Milkmen | 10 | 9 | .526 | 5 | |
| Pos | Teamvte | W | L |
| 1 | Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Alaska Milkmen | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Purefoods Oodles | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Shell Helix Oilers | 3 | 5 |

### Third place playoffs

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (3) San Miguel Beermen | 3–1 | (4) Shell Helix Oilers | 133–114 | 106–100 | 122–123 | 134–111 | — |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (1) Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs | 4–2 | (2) Purefoods Oodles | 100–93 | 92–117 | 102–92 | 112–102 | 112–134 | 108–99 | — |

* Best Import of the Conference: Ronnie Thompkins (Swift)

## Governors' Cup

### Elimination round

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 2 | .800 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 | Advance to semifinals |
| 4 | Pepsi Mega Bottlers | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 | Advance to semifinals |
| 5 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3 | Advance to semifinals |
| 6 | Alaska Milkmen | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4 | |
| 7 | Shell Helix Oilers | 1 | 9 | .100 | 7 | |
| 8 | Ginebra San Miguel | 1 | 9 | .100 | 7 | |

### Semifinal round

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 13 | 5 | .722 | — | Advance to the Finals |
| 2 | Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | Guaranteed Finals berth playoff |
| 3 | Pepsi Mega Bottlers | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | Proceed to third-place playoff |
| 4 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3 | Qualify to Finals berth playoff |
| 5 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4 | |
| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 3 | |
| 2 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 5 | 3 | Qualify to Finals berth playoff |
| 3 | Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs | 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Pepsi Mega Bottlers | 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs | 2 | 6 | |

### Third place playoffs

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (3) Pepsi Mega Bottlers | 0–3 | (4) Sta. Lucia Realtors | 79–93 | 94–114 | 107–116 | — | — |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (1) San Miguel Beermen | 4–1 | (2) Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs | 140–138 (2OT) | 109–122 | 124–110 (OT) | 109–104 | 91–89 | — | — |

* Best Import of the Conference: Kenny Travis (San Miguel)

## Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Alvin Patrimonio (Purefoods)
* Rookie of the Year: Jun Limpot (Sta. Lucia)
* Sportsmanship Award: Samboy Lim (San Miguel)
* Most Improved Player: Vergel Meneses (Swift)
* Coach of the Year: Chot Reyes (Purefoods)
* Defensive Player of the Year: Alvin Teng (San Miguel)
* Mythical Five:
   * Alfonso Solis (Swift)
   * Ato Agustin (San Miguel)
   * Jerry Codiñera (Purefoods)
   * Alvin Patrimonio (Purefoods)
   * Nelson Asaytono (Swift)
* Mythical Second Team:
   * Allan Caidic (San Miguel)
   * Samboy Lim (San Miguel)
   * Jun Limpot (Sta. Lucia)
   * Vergel Meneses (Swift)
   * Alvin Teng (San Miguel)
* All Defensive Team:
   * Jerry Codiñera (Purefoods)
   * Glenn Capacio (Purefoods)
   * Alvin Teng (San Miguel)
   * Arturo dela Cruz (San Miguel)
   * Jun Limpot (Sta. Lucia)

### Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

* Mr. Quality Minutes: Olsen Racela (Purefoods)
* Humanitarian/Citizenship Award: Chito Loyzaga (Ginebra)
* Comeback Player of the Year: Paul Alvarez (Sta. Lucia)
* Mr. Clutch: Alfonso Solis (Swift)
* Role Player of the Year: Glenn Capacio (Purefoods)
* Newsmaker of the Year: Alvin Patrimonio (Purefoods)
* Referee of the Year: Ernesto de Leon

## Cumulative standings

| Team | GP | W | L | PCT |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs | 71 | 46 | 25 | .647 |
| San Miguel Beermen | 71 | 46 | 25 | .647 |
| Coney Island Ice Cream Stars / Purefoods Oodles | 67 | 39 | 28 | .582 |
| Alaska Milkmen | 39 | 18 | 21 | .461 |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | 55 | 23 | 32 | .418 |
| 7-Up / Pepsi Mega Bottlers | 43 | 17 | 26 | .396 |
| Shell Rimula X / Helix Oilers | 43 | 14 | 29 | .325 |
| Ginebra San Miguel | 35 | 9 | 26 | .258 |
