1985 PBA season | |
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League | Philippine Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
TV partner/s | Vintage Sports (MBS) |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Ricardo Brown (Great Taste) |
Top scorer | Ricardo Brown (Great Taste) |
Finals | |
Open Conference champions | Great Taste Coffee Makers |
Open Conference runners-up | Magnolia Ice Cream Makers |
All-Filipino Conference champions | Great Taste Coffee Makers |
All-Filipino Conference runners-up | Shell Azodrin Bugbusters |
Reinforced Conference champions | Northern Consolidated (NCC) |
Reinforced Conference runners-up | Manila Beer Brewmasters |
The 1985 PBA season was the 11th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Season highlights[]
- The season marked the first time without the famed Crispa Redmanizers participating in the league. New team Shell Azodrin Bugbusters takes over the franchise of the defunct winningest ballclub.
- The PBA found a new home in the University of Life Theater and Recreational Arena (ULTRA) in Pasig after 10 years of playing at the Araneta Coliseum.
- The Great Taste Coffee Makers continued its dynasty as they won their fourth straight title during the season and almost a Grandslam of sorts.
- A blockbuster trade took place between two-time MVP Ramon Fernandez of Manila Beer switching places with one-time MVP Abet Guidaben of Tanduay. Fernandez played his first game with the Rhum Makers starting in October.
- The year saw the birth of a never-say-die squad known as Ginebra San Miguel with the 'Big J' Sonny Jaworski becoming the player/coach of the team starting the season. The Magnolia ballclub also offered the role of playing-coach to their returning import Norman Black at the start of the year.
- Guest amateur team Northern Consolidated (NCC) won the PBA Third Conference crown over the Manila Beer Brewmasters and recorded the first-ever 4-0 finals sweep in league history.
Champions[]
- Open Conference: Great Taste Coffee Makers
- All-Filipino Conference: Great Taste Coffee Makers
- Reinforced Conference: Northern Consolidated (NCC)
- Team with best win-loss percentage: Great Taste Coffee Makers (44-27, .620)
- Best Team of the Year: Great Taste Coffee Makers (2nd)
Individual awards[]
- Most Valuable Player: Ricardo Brown (Great Taste)
- Rookie of the Year: Leo Austria (Shell)
- Most Improved Player: Padim Israel (Tanduay)
- Best Import (Open): Norman Black (Magnolia)
- Best Import (Reinforced): Michael Hackett (Ginebra)
- Mythical Five:
*Ricardo Brown (Great Taste) *Willie Pearson (Great Taste) *Abet Guidaben (Tanduay/Manila Beer) *Manny Victorino (Great Taste) *Bogs Adornado (Shell)
- Mythical Second Team:
*Robert Jaworski (Ginebra) *Willie Generalao (Tanduay) *Ramon Fernandez (Manila Beer/Tanduay) *Philip Cezar (Shell) *Abe King (Great Taste)
- All-Defensive Team:
*Chito Loyzaga (Great Taste/Ginebra) *Philip Cezar (Shell) *Elpidio Villamin (Manila Beer) *Robert Jaworski (Ginebra) *Abe King (Great Taste)