The 1990 PBA season was the 16th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Board of governors

Executive committee

Teams

TeamCompanyGovernor
Alaska MilkmenGeneral Milling CorporationWilfred Steven Uytengsu
Añejo Rum 65ersLa Tondeña Distillers, Inc.Carlos Palanca III
Pepsi HotshotsPepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc.Luis Lorenzo, Sr.
Pop Cola SizzlersRepublic Flour Mills CorporationElmer Yanga
Presto TivolisConsolidated Foods CorporationLance Gokongwei
Purefoods HotdogsPurefoods CorporationRenato Buhain
San Miguel BeermenSan Miguel CorporationNazario Avendaño
Formula Shell Zoom MastersPilipinas Shell Petroleum CorporationReynaldo Marquez

Season highlights

  • The PBA increased its membership from 6 to 8 teams, with the entry of expansion franchises RFM/Cosmos Bottling, Inc. and Pepsi-Cola. The 6 regular PBA ballclubs were allowed to protect 9 players from its rosters, the two new teams will pick those players in the expansion pool.
  • Formula Shell won their first PBA title after five years of participation, but the biggest story of the year was the walkout of Añejo Rum 65 in Game 6 of the First Conference finals, the 65ers were heavily fined a total of P550,000.
  • Presto Tivolis won the All-Filipino crown at the expense of Purefoods Hotdogs for their first title in three years and sixth overall.
  • With the advent of "Open basketball" being approved, professional basketball players are now allowed to play in the international tournaments such as the Olympics and World championships, the PBA send an all-pro team to the Beijing Asian Games in September and chosen to coach the PBA-backed national team is Añejo playing coach Robert Jaworski. Despite only two weeks to prepare and injuries and problems hounding the team even from the time it was formed, the All-Pro nationals won a silver medal finish, behind host China.
  • Purefoods Hotdogs came back from a 0-2 overhaul to win the Third Conference title and their first championship with a 3-2 series win over Alaska Milk, becoming only the second team to have won three straight after falling behind two games to none, the Hotdogs duplicated the feat achieved by the Crispa Redmanizers in 1976. Coach Baby Dalupan, the league's winningest coach, won his 15th title.

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

TeamMuse
Alaska MilkmenLara Melissa de Leon
Añejo Rum 65Connie Fortaleza
Formula ShellSarah Jane Paez and Precious Tongko
Pepsi HotshotsDina Bonnevie
Pop ColaAiko Melendez
Presto TivolisGem Padilla (Bb.Pilipinas-Universe)
Purefoods HotdogsSharon Cuneta
San Miguel BeermenMarilen Gonzales and Star Querubin

Champions

First Conference

Elimination round

PosTeamvteWLPCTGBQualification
1Añejo Rum 65ers82.800—Semifinal round
2Formula Shell Zoom Masters82.800—
3Presto Tivolis73.7001
4Alaska Air Force64.6002
5San Miguel Beermen55.5003
6Purefoods Hotdogs37.3005
7Pop Cola Sizzlers28.2006
8Pepsi Hotshots19.1007

Semifinal round

Overall standings
PosTeamvteWLPCTGBQualification
Overall standings Pos Teamvte W L PCT GB Qualification 1 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 14 4 .778 — Advance to the finals 2 Añejo Rum 65ers 12 6 .667 2 3 Presto Tivolis 10 8 .556 4 Proceed to third place playoffs 4 San Miguel Beermen 9 9 .500 5 5 Alaska Air Force 9 9 .500 5Source: [citation needed] Notes:Semifinal round standings Pos Teamvte W L 1 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 6 2 2 Añejo Rum 65ers 4 4 3 San Miguel Beermen 4 4 4 Presto Tivolis 3 5 5 Alaska Air Force 3 5Source: [citation needed]
1Formula Shell Zoom Masters144.778—Advance to the finals
2Añejo Rum 65ers126.6672
3Presto Tivolis108.5564Proceed to third place playoffs
4San Miguel Beermen99.5005
5Alaska Air Force99.5005
PosTeamvteWL
1Formula Shell Zoom Masters62
2Añejo Rum 65ers44
3San Miguel Beermen44
4Presto Tivolis35
5Alaska Air Force35

Third place playoffs

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
(3) Presto Tivolis1–3(4) San Miguel Beermen101–102114–127106–97105–111—

Finals

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) Formula Shell Zoom Masters4–2(2) Añejo Rum 65ers134–131127–135156–134138–135 (OT)101–13062–47—

All-Filipino Conference

Elimination round

PosTeamvteWLPCTGBQualification
1Presto Tivolis1001.000—Semifinal round
2Purefoods Hotdogs73.7003
3Añejo Rum 65ers73.7003
4Alaska Air Force64.6004
5San Miguel Beermen55.5005
6Formula Shell Zoom Masters37.3007
7Pepsi Hotshots19.1009
8Pop Cola Sizzlers19.1009

Semifinal round

Overall standings
PosTeamvteWLPCTGBQualification
Overall standings Pos Teamvte W L PCT GB Qualification 1 Purefoods Hotdogs 13 5 .722 — Advance to the finals 2 Presto Tivolis 13 5 .722 — Guaranteed finals berth playoff 3 Añejo Rum 65ers 12 6 .667 1 Proceed to third place playoffs 4 San Miguel Beermen 11 7 .611 2 Qualify to finals berth playoff 5 Alaska Air Force 6 12 .333 7Source: [citation needed] Notes:Semifinal round standings Pos Teamvte W L Qualification 1 Purefoods Hotdogs 6 2 2 San Miguel Beermen 6 2 Qualify to finals berth playoffs 3 Añejo Rum 65ers 5 3 4 Presto Tivolis 3 5 5 Alaska Air Force 0 8Source: [citation needed] Notes:
1Purefoods Hotdogs135.722—Advance to the finals
2Presto Tivolis135.722—Guaranteed finals berth playoff
3Añejo Rum 65ers126.6671Proceed to third place playoffs
4San Miguel Beermen117.6112Qualify to finals berth playoff
5Alaska Air Force612.3337
PosTeamvteWLQualification
1Purefoods Hotdogs62
2San Miguel Beermen62Qualify to finals berth playoffs
3Añejo Rum 65ers53
4Presto Tivolis35
5Alaska Air Force08

Third place playoffs

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
(3) Añejo Rum 65ers3–1(4) San Miguel Beermen131–125125–146123–114129–123—

Finals

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) Purefoods Hotdogs3–4(2) Presto Tivolis95–99125–124111–115139–125119–123128–11796–115

Third Conference

Elimination round

PosTeamvteWLPCTGBQualification
1Alaska Air Force82.800—Semifinal round
2Formula Shell Zoom Masters73.7001
3Presto Tivolis64.6002
4Purefoods Hotdogs64.6002
5Sarsi Sizzlers55.5003
6San Miguel Beermen46.4004
7Añejo Rum 65ers46.4004
8Pepsi Hotshots010.0008

Semifinal round

Overall standings
PosTeamvteWLPCTGBQualification
Overall standings Pos Teamvte W L PCT GB Qualification 1 Alaska Air Force 12 6 .667 — Advance to the Finals 2 Purefoods Hotdogs 11 7 .611 1 3 Shell Rimula X 11 7 .611 1 Proceed to third place playoffs 4 Presto Tivolis 11 7 .611 1 5 Sarsi Sizzlers 7 11 .389 5Source: [citation needed] Notes:Semifinal round standings Pos Teamvte W L 1 Purefoods Hotdogs 5 3 2 Presto Tivolis 5 3 3 Shell Rimula X 4 4 4 Alaska Air Force 4 4 5 Sarsi Sizzlers 2 6Source: [citation needed]
1Alaska Air Force126.667—Advance to the Finals
2Purefoods Hotdogs117.6111
3Shell Rimula X117.6111Proceed to third place playoffs
4Presto Tivolis117.6111
5Sarsi Sizzlers711.3895
PosTeamvteWL
1Purefoods Hotdogs53
2Presto Tivolis53
3Shell Rimula X44
4Alaska Air Force44
5Sarsi Sizzlers26

Third place playoffs

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3
(3) Shell Rimula X2–0(4) Presto Tivolis139–123141–132—

Finals

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
(1) Alaska Air Force2–3(2) Purefoods Hotdogs105–103118–112103–11799–104 (OT)98–99

Awards

Cumulative standings

PosTeamPldWLPCTBest finish
1Formula Shell Zoom Masters563521.625Champions
2Presto Tivolis694029.580
3Añejo Rum 65ers573324.579Finalist
4Purefoods Hotdogs593425.576Champions
5San Miguel Beermen562927.518Third place
6Alaska Air Force592930.492Finalist
7Pop Cola/Sarsi Sizzlers391029.256Semifinalist
8Pepsi Hotshots30228.067Elimination round

Elimination round

PosTeamPldWLPCT
1Presto Tivolis30237.767
2Alaska Air Force302010.667
3Añejo Rum 65ers301911.633
4Formula Shell Zoom Masters301812.600
5Purefoods Hotdogs301614.533
6San Miguel Beermen301416.467
7Pop Cola/Sarsi Sizzlers30822.267
8Pepsi Hotshots30228.067

Playoffs

PosTeamPldWL
1Purefoods Hotdogs291811
2Formula Shell Zoom Masters26179
3Presto Tivolis391722
4San Miguel Beermen261511
5Añejo Rum 65ers271413
6Alaska Air Force29920
7Pop Cola/Sarsi Sizzlers826
8Pepsi Hotshots000