1983 PBA Open Conference

The 1983 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Open Conference was the third and last conference of the 1983 PBA season. It started on August 28 and ended on December 1, 1983. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires two imports per each team.

1983 PBA Open Conference
DurationAugust 28 – December 1, 1983
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (City2)
Finals
ChampionsCrispa Redmanizers
Runners-upGreat Taste Coffeemakers
Awards
Best ImportBilly Ray Bates (Crispa)
PBA Open Conference chronology
PBA conference chronology

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

  • Double-round eliminations; 14 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records.
  • The two teams at the bottom of the standings after the elimination round will be eliminated. The top two teams will advance outright to the semifinals.
  • The next four teams will qualify in a single round robin quarterfinals; The top two teams will advance to the semifinals.
  • Semifinals will be a double round robin affair with the four remaining teams. [1]
  • The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best-of-five finals. The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-five playoff.

Imports

Each team were allowed two imports. The first line in the table are the original reinforcements of the teams. Below the name are the replacement of the import above. Same with the third replacement that is also highlighted with a different color. GP is the number of games played.

TeamNameGPNameGP
Crispa RedmanizersDeWayne Scales5Billy Ray Bates24
Larry Demic19
Galerie DominiqueLarry Fogle16Donald Robinson16
Gilbey's GinAnthony Roberts2Jacky Dorsey27
Lew Massey25
Great Taste CoffeeCharles Thompson2Norman Black24
Dawan Scott22
San Miguel BeermenRich Adams28Donnie Ray Koonce28
Tanduay Rhum MakersGeorge Melton18Francois Wise19
Toyota Super CorollasRalph Brewster15Andrew Fields15
Winston KingsDarryl Smith2Eddie Roberson2
Larry McNeill12Maurice Williams12

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Great Taste Coffee Makers 9 5 .643 — Advance to semifinals
2 Crispa Redmanizers 9 5 .643 —
3 San Miguel Beermen 7 7 .500 2 Proceed to quarterfinals
4 Galerie Dominique Artists 7 7 .500 2
5 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets 7 7 .500 2
6 Tanduay Rhum Makers 6 8 .429[lower-alpha 1] 3
7 Toyota Super Corollas 6 8 .429[lower-alpha 1] 3
8 Winston Kings 5 9 .357 4
Source:
Notes:
  1. Quarterfinal berth playoff: Tanduay 111–110 Toyota

Quarterfinal berth playoff

Quarterfinals

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets 2 1 .667[lower-alpha 1] — Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 2 1 .667[lower-alpha 1] —
3 Tanduay Rhum Makers 2 1 .667[lower-alpha 1] —
4 Galerie Dominique Artists 0 3 .000 2
Source:
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head quotient: Gilbey's 1.095, San Miguel 0.981, Tanduay 0.927; semifinal berth playoff: San Miguel 108–104 Tanduay

Semifinal berth playoff

Semifinals

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Crispa Redmanizers 3 3 .500[lower-alpha 1] — Advance to the Finals
2 Great Taste Coffee Makers 3 3 .500[lower-alpha 1] —
3 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets 3 3 .500[lower-alpha 1] — Proceed to third place playoff
4 San Miguel Beermen 3 3 .500[lower-alpha 1] —
Source:
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head quotient: Crispa 1.033, Gilbey's 1.003, Great Taste 1.000, San Miguel 0.966; first-seed playoff: Crispa 130–120 San Miguel; second-seed playoff: Great Taste 126–118 Gilbey's

All four teams were tied with three wins and three losses after the double-round semifinals. The PBA had their first-ever double playoff for the two finals berths. [2]

Second seed playoff

First seed playoff

Third place playoffs
December 1
San Miguel Beermen 129, Gilbey's Gin Tonics 119
San Miguel wins series, 2–1

Finals
Main article: 1983 PBA Open Conference Finals
December 1
Crispa Redmanizers 133, Great Taste Coffee Makers 113
Crispa wins series, 3–0

References
  1. "PBA boxscores: November 1983".
  2. "It's GTC vs Crispa". Interbasket.net.
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