| 1981 PBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | Philippine Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| TV partner/s | MBS |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Bogs Adornado (U/Tex) |
| Top scorer | Bogs Adornado (U/Tex) |
| Finals | |
| Open Conference champions | Toyota Super Diesels |
| Open Conference runners-up | Crispa Redmanizers |
| Reinforced Filipino Conference champions | Crispa Redmanizers |
| Reinforced Filipino Conference runners-up | U/Tex Wranglers |
The 1981 PBA season was the seventh season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Season highlights[]
- Instead of the usual three-conference format, the season was shortened to two conferences to give way for the Philippines' hosting of the SEA Games in Manila.
- Arch rivals Toyota and Crispa played for the 10th time in a PBA championship during the Open Conference, the Super Diesels finally ended a string of runner-up finishes from last year by winning their finals series against the Redmanizers in five games.
- Toyota import Andrew Fields became the first recipient of the PBA Best Import Award.
- William "Bogs" Adornado of U/Tex Wranglers won his 3rd Most Valuable Player Award.
Champions[]
- Open Conference: Toyota Super Diesels
- Reinforced Filipino Conference: Crispa Redmanizers
- Team with best win-loss percentage: Toyota Super Diesels (29-14, .674)
- Best Team of the Year: Crispa Redmanizers (4th)
Individual awards[]
- Most Valuable Player: Bogs Adornado (U/Tex)
- Rookie of the Year: Rafael Sison (Presto)
- Best Import-Open Conference: Andrew Fields (Toyota)
- Best Import-Reinforced Conference: Russell Murray (Yco-Tanduay)
- Mythical Five:
*Robert Jaworski (Toyota) *Atoy Co (Crispa) *Ramon Fernandez (Toyota) *Bogs Adornado (U/Tex) *Philip Cezar (Crispa)