1995–96 Philippine Basketball League season
| 1995–96 PBL season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | March 4, 1995 – January 9, 1996 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Conferences | |
| Reinforced Conference champions | Stag Pale Pilseners |
| Runners-up | Red Bull Energy Drink |
| All-Filipino Cup champions | Stag Pale Pilseners |
| Runners-up | Casino Rubbing Alcohol |
| Danny Floro Cup champions | Stag Pale Pilseners |
| Runners-up | Red Bull Energy Drink |
| Awards | |
| Season MVP | Marlou Aquino |
| Seasons | |
The 1995–96 season of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL).
Notable achievements
Under coach Junel Baculi, the PBL-Andoks team won the Asian Interclub basketball championships in Kuala Lumpur, defeating Malaysia-Petronas, 101–82, in the finals. The PBL selection were reinforced by seven-time PBA best import Bobby Parks and former Ginebra import Alexander Coles.
The Stag Pale Pilseners completed a three-conference sweep and a grandslam in their very first season in the PBL. The Pilseners of coach Alfrancis Chua, with the likes of MVP Marlou Aquino, Bal David, Reuben Dela Rosa, Randy Alcantara, Derrick Bughao, Paul Du and best import Antoine Joubert, became the third team to win a title in their first try during the Reinforced Conference, defeating Red Bull Energy Drink in four games. [1] Stag had an easier time scoring a three-game finals sweep in the next two conferences, winning over Casino Rubbing Alcohol in the All-Filipino Cup and repeating over Red Bull in the Danny Floro Cup on January 1996. [2]
Occurrences
The PBL took a two-week break during the month of June to give way to the ABC Championships where most of the top players are members of the national team, the league resume on June 29 with the best-of-three semifinal pairings in the short All-Filipino Cup. [3]
Team standings (Reinforced)
| Qualified for semifinals |
| Teams | Win | Loss | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stag Pale Pilseners | 14 | 2 | .875 |
| Red Bull Energy Drink | 13 | 3 | .812 |
| Chowking Fastfood Kings | 9 | 7 | .562 |
| Kutitap Toothpaste | 8 | 8 | .500 |
| Casino Rubbing Alcohol | 8 | 8 | .500 |
| Magnolia Cheezee Spread | 7 | 9 | .438 |
| Burger Machine | 6 | 10 | .375 |
| Ramcar Oriental Battery | 4 | 12 | .250 |
| Carol Ann Snack Masters | 3 | 13 | .188 |
The imports who saw action in this conference were: Antoine Joubert (Stag), Ray Reed (Red Bull), who was replaced by Stevie Thompson, Glynn Blackwell (Chowking), Claude Moore (Casino), Gary Gaspard (Kutitap), David Barksdale (Magnolia), Tony Tolbert (Burger Machine), Steve Hall (Ramcar), and Mark Harris (Carol Ann).
Finals summary
Reinforced Conference
All-Filipino Cup
1996 Danny Floro Cup
Stag scored a 2-0 sweep over Casino in their best-of-three semifinal series. Red Bull also swept their own series against Kutitap and sealed a return finals showdown with the Pale Pilseners. [4]
International Invitational Cup
The short international invitational tournament took place from December 9-17, 1995. Guest teams were Boysen-International Bank of Korea, Hapee Ozeta Slovak Club of the Slovak Republic and the Budweiser King of Guam. [5] Casino Rubbing Alcohol and Slovak were declared co-champions after their final game ended at 97-all. The PBL was forced to let the Slovak squad leave early to catch their flight. [6] The Danny Floro Cup resumes just before Christmas.
Individual awards
All-Filipino Cup
- Most Valuable Player: Marlou Aquino (Stag)
- Mythical First team:
- Marlou Aquino (Stag)
- Bal David (Stag)
- Reuben Dela Rosa (Stag)
- Gilbert Castillo (Casino)
- Rodney Santos (Oriental Battery)
- Mythical Second team:
- James Walkvist (Oriental Battery)
- Michael Orquillas (Oriental Battery)
- Arthur Ayson (Oriental Battery)
- Randy Alcantara (Stag)
- Ruel Bravo (Kutitap)
References
- ↑ Stag puts away PBL gonfalon, Manila Standard
- ↑ Stag wraps it all up, Manila Standard
- ↑ PBL back in business today, Manila Standard
- ↑ Stag makes it to finals, closes in on Grand Slam, Manila Standard
- ↑ PBL International Cup reels off today
- ↑ Co-champs from PBL boo-boo