1987 PBA season
1987 PBA season
The 1987 season was the 13th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. It ran from March 22 to December 13, 1987 and had six teams after Manila Beer folded before the year began.
Key players and awards
- Top draft pick: Allan Caidic, selected by Great Taste Coffee Makers
- Most Valuable Player: Abet Guidaben (San Miguel Beermen)
- Rookie of the Year: Allan Caidic (Great Taste)
- Best imports: Open Conference – David Thirdkill (Tanduay); Reinforced Conference – Bobby Parks (San Miguel)
- Mythical Five included players like Philip Cezar (Great Taste), Hector Calma (San Miguel), Abet Guidaben (San Miguel), Elpidio Villamin (Hills Bros.), and Allan Caidic (Great Taste)
Conference champions
- Open Conference: Tanduay Rhum Makers (runners-up: Great Taste Coffee Makers)
- All-Filipino Conference: Great Taste Coffee Makers (runners-up: Hills Bros. Coffee Kings)
- Reinforced Conference: San Miguel Beermen (runners-up: Hills Bros. Coffee Kings)
Season highlights
- The Magnolia Ice Cream Makers / San Miguel Beermen had the best overall season record, finishing 43-23 for a .652 winning percentage.
- Tanduay won the Open Conference but announced plans to disband the following year.
- San Miguel Beermen, led by import Bobby Parks, won the Reinforced Conference.
- The season featured a mini-tournament with the US-based International Basketball Association (IBA) and included opening ceremonies with team muses.
Cumulative standings and notable outcomes
- The season saw the six-team field reduced after Manila Beer’s dissolution, with players absorbed by other teams.
- Abet Guidaben of San Miguel was the season MVP, while Allan Caidic’s strong rookie year helped Great Taste.
In short, 1987 was a year of three different conference champions (Tanduay Open, Great Taste All-Filipino, San Miguel Reinforced), a standout MVP in Guidaben, a standout rookie in Caidic, and notable team changes and partnerships that shaped the league that year.
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