1984 PBA season

The 1984 PBA season was the 10th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

1984 PBA season
Duration	March 25, 1984 – December 18, 1984
Number of teams	7 + 1
TV partner(s)	Vintage Sports (MBS)
Conferences
First All-Filipino Conference champions	Crispa Redmanizers
Runners-up	Gilbey's Gin Tonics
Second All-Filipino Conference champions	Great Taste Coffee Makers
Runners-up	Beer Hausen Brewmasters
Invitational Championship champions	Great Taste Coffee Makers
Runners-up	Crispa Redmanizers
Awards
Season MVP	Ramon Fernandez
Seasons
< 1983 1985  >

Season highlights

• The season marked the first without the multi-titled Toyota as the ballclub disbanded at the start of the year and sold its franchise to Asia Brewery, which played their first season under the name of Beer Hausen.
• The NCC basketball team, the national training team coached by Ron Jacobs, played in the first two conferences as guest team.
• The PBA was forced to have two All-Filipino Conferences as the nation reeled from year-round economic crisis; the import-laced tournament did return in the Third Conference.
• The Crispa Redmanizers played their final season in the PBA, winning their 13th and final championship during the first All-Filipino Conference.
• The Great Taste Coffee Makers won its first two titles during this season, becoming the newest dynasty in the pro league. [1]
• Ramon Fernandez received his second Most Valuable Player Award, highlighted by a year of more than 20 triple-double performances and a near triple-double average for the whole season.

Champions

• First All Filipino Conference: Crispa Redmanizers
• Second All Filipino Conference: Great Taste Coffee Makers
• Invitational Championship: Great Taste Coffee Makers
• Team with best win-loss percentage: Great Taste Coffee Makers (39-14, .736)
• Best Team of the Year: Great Taste Coffee Makers (1st)

First All-Filipino Conference

Elimination round

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Northern Cement (G)	11	3	.786	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Crispa Redmanizers	10	4	.714[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Great Taste Coffee Makers	10	4	.714[lower-alpha 1]	1	Proceed to quarterfinals
4	Beer Hausen Brewmasters	8	6	.571	3
5	Gilbey's Gin Tonics	8	6	.571	3
6	Gold Eagle Beermen	4	10	.286	7
7	Tanduay Rhum Makers	3	11	.214	8
8	Country Fair Hotdogs	2	12	.143	9

Source:
(G) Guest.
Notes:

1. Semifinal berth playoff: Crispa 124–120 Great Taste

Quarterfinal round

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
3	Beer Hausen Brewmasters	2	1	.667	—	Advance to semifinals
4	Gilbey's Gin Tonics	2	1	.667	—
5	Great Taste Coffee Makers	1	2	.333	1
6	Gold Eagle Beermen	1	2	.333	1

Source:

Semifinal round

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Crispa Redmanizers	4	2	.667	—	Advance to the Finals
2	Gilbey's Gin Tonics	3	3	.500[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Beer Hausen Brewmasters	3	3	.500[lower-alpha 1]	1	Proceed to third place playoff
4	Northern Cement (G)	2	4	.333	2

Source:
(G) Guest.
Notes:

1. Second-seed playoff: Gilbey's 115–109 Beer Hausen

Finals results

• First All-Filipino Conference Finals: (1) Crispa (10-4, 4-2) def. (2) Gilbey's (8-6, 2-1, 3-3), 4 games to 1.

Second All-Filipino Conference

Elimination round

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Great Taste Coffee Makers	9	2	.818	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Northern Cement (G)	8	3	.727	1
3	Crispa Redmanizers	7	4	.636	2	Proceed to quarterfinals
4	Gilbey's Gin Tonics	6	5	.545	3
5	Gold Eagle Beermen	5	6	.455	4
6	Beer Hausen Brewmasters	5	6	.455	4
7	Tanduay Rhum Makers	4	7	.364	5
8	Country Fair Hotdogs	0	11	.000	9

Source:
(G) Guest.

Quarterfinal round

Team 1	Series	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg
Crispa Redmanizers	2–0	Gold Eagle Beermen	128–120 (2OT)	116–113 (OT)	—
Gilbey's Gin Tonics	1–2	Tanduay Rhum Makers	112–114	123–112	117–122
Beer Hausen Brewmasters	2–0	Country Fair Hotdogs	111–88	148–104	—

Semifinal round

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Great Taste Coffee Makers	6	2	.750	—	Advance to the Finals
2	Beer Hausen Brewmasters	5	3	.625[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Northern Cement (G)	5	3	.625[lower-alpha 1]	1	Proceed to third place playoff
4	Tanduay Rhum Makers	2	6	.250[lower-alpha 2]	4
5	Crispa Redmanizers	2	6	.250[lower-alpha 2]	4

Source:
(G) Guest.
Notes:

1. Second-seed playoff: Beer Hausen 122–117 Northern (OT)
2. Fourth-seed playoff: Tanduay 134–122 Crispa

Finals results

• Second All-Filipino Conference Finals: (1) Great Taste (9-2, 6-2) def (2) Beer Hausen (5-6, 5-3), 3 games to 0.

Invitational Championship

Elimination round

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Great Taste Coffee Makers	7	1	.875	—	Advance to the Finals
2	Crispa Redmanizers	6	2	.750	1
3	Beer Hausen Brewmasters	4	4	.500	3	Proceed to third place playoff
4	Gilbey's Gin Tonics	2	6	.250	5
5	Gold Eagle Beermen	1	7	.125	6

Source:

Finals results

• Invitational Championship Finals: (1) Great Taste (7-1) def (2) Crispa (6-2), 3 games to 2.
• Best Import of the Conference: Jeff Collins (Great Taste)

Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player: Ramon Fernandez (Beer Hausen)
• Rookie of the Year: Willie Pearson (Crispa)
• Most Improved Player: Manny Victorino (Great Taste)
• Best Import-Invitational: Jeff Collins (Great Taste)
• Mythical Five:
  • Ricardo Brown (Great Taste)
  • Atoy Co (Crispa)
  • Abet Guidaben (Crispa)
  • Manny Victorino (Great Taste)
  • Ramon Fernandez (Beer Hausen)
• Mythical Second Team:
  • Willie Pearson (Crispa)
  • Bernie Fabiosa (Crispa)
  • Terry Saldaña (Gilbey's Gin)
  • Bogs Adornado (Great Taste)
  • Philip Cezar (Crispa)

Cumulative standings

Team	GP	W	L	PCT
Great Taste Coffee Makers	53	39	14	.736
Northern Consolidated (NCC)	48	30	18	.625
Crispa Redmanizers	61	38	23	.623
Beer Hausen Brewmasters	66	35	31	.530
Gilbey's Gin Tonics	55	25	30	.454
Tanduay Rhum Makers	40	14	26	.350
Gold Eagle Beermen	38	11	27	.289
Country Fair Hotdogs	27	2	25	.074

References

1. "Looking back: The PBA's history". Manila Standard.