# 1983 PBA season

The 1983 PBA season was the 9th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Board of governors
### Executive committee

* Mariano A. Yenko, Jr. (Commissioner)
* Carlos Palanca III (President, representing Gilbey's Gin)
* Jose Ibazeta, Jr. (Vice-President, representing San Miguel Beermen)
* Anna Dominique Coseteng (Treasurer, representing Galerie Dominique)

### Teams

| Team | Company | Governor |
| Crispa Redmanizers | P. Floro and Sons | Tomas L. Manotoc |
| Galerie Dominique Artists | Galerie Dominique | Anna Dominique Coseteng |
| Gilbey's Gin Tonics | La Tondeña Incorporada | Carlos Palanca III |
| Great Taste Discoverers | Consolidated Foods Corporation | Quirino Marquinez |
| Manhattan Shirtmakers | Sanyu Group of Companies | Pablito L. Bermudo |
| San Miguel Beermen | San Miguel Corporation | Nazario Avendaño |
| Toyota Silver Coronas | Delta Motor Corporation | Joaquin Rodriguez |
| YCO-Tanduay | Elizalde & Company Tanduay Distillers, Inc. | Johnny Jose |

## Season highlights

* The Crispa Redmanizers completed a three-conference sweep and won their second Grandslam after first doing the trick back in 1976, this time under new coach Tommy Manotoc.
* On May 15, the PBA fans witnessed the "Black Superman" Billy Ray Bates played his first game for Crispa Redmanizers. Bates won the best import award in both Reinforced and Open Conferences, leading the Redmanizers to two championships and a grandslam.
* A rising powerhouse Great Taste Coffee with the entry of Fil-Am rookie Ricardo Brown, three-time MVP Bogs Adornado and import Norman Black in their lineup, led the Coffee Makers to their first-ever finals appearances after eight years.
* The Toyota Super Corollas played their final season in the PBA after nine years of participation, the multi-titled ballclub announced its disbandment prior to the start of the 1984 PBA season.

## Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:
| Team | Muse |
| Crispa Redmanizers | Aurora Sevilla |
| Galerie Dominique | Kristine Garcia and Irma Alegre |
| Gilbey's Gin | Maricel Soriano |
| Great Taste Discoverers | Carines Zaragoza |
| Manhattan Shirtmakers | Ampot Arrieta |
| San Miguel Beermen | Geraldine Lopez and Pops Fernandez |
| Toyota Silver Coronas | Ella Lopez |
| YCO-Tanduay | Lani Mercado |

## Champions

* All Filipino Conference: Crispa Redmanizers
* Reinforced Conference: Crispa Redmanizers
* Open Conference: Crispa Redmanizers
* Team with best win–loss percentage: Crispa Redmanizers (46-16, .742)
* Best Team of the Year: Crispa Redmanizers (5th & Final)

## All-Filipino Conference
### Elimination round

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Crispa Redmanizers | 6 | 1 | .857 | — | Semifinal round |
| 2 | Great Taste Discoverers | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1 | Semifinal round |
| 3 | Gilbey's Gin Gimlets | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | Semifinal round |
| 4 | Toyota Silver Coronas | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | Semifinal round |
| 5 | YCO-Tanduay | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3 | |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3 | |
| 7 | Manhattan Shirtmakers | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4 | |
| 8 | Galerie Dominique Artists | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5 | |

### Semifinal round

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Crispa Redmanizers | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to the Finals |
| 2 | Gilbey's Gin Gimlets | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | Advance to the Finals |
| 3 | Great Taste Discoverers | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | Proceed to third place playoff |
| 4 | Toyota Silver Coronas | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3 | Proceed to third place playoff |

### Third-place playoffs

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| (3) Great Taste Discoverers | 2–1 | (4) Toyota Silver Coronas | 139–128 | 126–136 | 131–126 | — | — |
* ↑ The PBA Finals ended earlier than the third place playoffs. Rather than continue the series, the team that won more games was named third place.

### Finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| (1) Crispa Redmanizers | 3–0 | (2) Gilbey's Gin | 121–101 | 119–116 | 115–84 | — | — |

## Reinforced Filipino Conference
### Elimination round

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Crispa Redmanizers | 11 | 3 | .786 | — | Advance to semifinal round |
| 2 | Great Taste Discoverers | 10 | 4 | .714 | 1 | Advance to semifinal round |
| 3 | Tanduay Rhum Makers | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | Proceed to quarterfinal round |
| 4 | Toyota Silver Coronas | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | Proceed to quarterfinal round |
| 5 | Gilbey's Gin Gimlets | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | Proceed to quarterfinal round |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5 | Proceed to quarterfinal round |
| 7 | Sunkist Orange Lovers | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5 | |
| 8 | Galerie Dominique Artists | 2 | 12 | .143 | 9 | |
* 1 2 Quarterfinal round berth playoff: San Miguel 119–103 Sunkist

### Quarterfinal round

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 3 | Gilbey's Gin Gimlets | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Semifinal round |
| 4 | Tanduay Rhum Makers | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | Semifinal round |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | |
| 6 | Toyota Silver Coronas | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3 | |

### Semifinal round

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Crispa Redmanizers | 4 | 2 | .667 | — | Advance to the Finals |
| 2 | Great Taste Discoverers | 4 | 2 | .667 | — | Advance to the Finals |
| 3 | Gilbey's Gin Gimlets | 4 | 2 | .667 | — | Proceed to third-place playoff |
| 4 | Tanduay Rhum Makers | 0 | 6 | .000 | 4 | Proceed to third-place playoff |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Crispa 1.018, Great Taste 1.006, Gilbey's 0.974; second-seed playoff: Great Taste 129–123 Gilbey's

### Third place playoffs

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| (3) Gilbey's Gin Gimlets | 1–3 | (4) Tanduay Rhum Makers | 134–131 | 118–136 | 127–132 | 121–135 | — |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| (1) Crispa Redmanizers | 3–2 | (2) Great Taste Coffee Makers | 128–135 | 105–102 | 123–128 | 142–113 | 139–120 |
* Best Import of the Conference: Billy Ray Bates (Crispa)

## Open Conference
### Elimination round

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Great Taste Coffee Makers | 9 | 5 | .643 | — | Advance to semifinal round |
| 2 | Crispa Redmanizers | 9 | 5 | .643 | — | Advance to semifinal round |
| 3 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 7 | .500 | 2 | Proceed to quarterfinal round |
| 4 | Galerie Dominique Artists | 7 | 7 | .500 | 2 | Proceed to quarterfinal round |
| 5 | Gilbey's Gin Gimlets | 7 | 7 | .500 | 2 | Proceed to quarterfinal round |
| 6 | Tanduay Rhum Makers | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3 | Proceed to quarterfinal round |
| 7 | Toyota Super Corollas | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3 | |
| 8 | Winston Kings | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4 | |
* 1 2 Quarterfinal round berth playoff: Tanduay 111–110 Toyota

### Quarterfinal round

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Gilbey's Gin Gimlets | 2 | 1 | .667 | — | Semifinal round |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 2 | 1 | .667 | — | Semifinal round |
| 3 | Tanduay Rhum Makers | 2 | 1 | .667 | — | |
| 4 | Galerie Dominique Artists | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Gilbey's 1.095, San Miguel 0.981, Tanduay 0.927; semifinal round berth playoff: San Miguel 108–104 Tanduay

### Semifinal round

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Crispa Redmanizers | 3 | 3 | .500 | — | Advance to the Finals |
| 2 | Great Taste Coffee Makers | 3 | 3 | .500 | — | Advance to the Finals |
| 3 | Gilbey's Gin Gimlets | 3 | 3 | .500 | — | Proceed to third-place playoff |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 3 | 3 | .500 | — | Proceed to third-place playoff |
* 1 2 3 4 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

### Third-place playoffs

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| (3) Tanduay Rhum Makers | 2–1 | (4) Northern Cement | 121–135 | 95–127 | 148–110 | — | — |
* ↑ The PBA Finals ended earlier than the third place playoffs. Rather than continue the series, the team that won more games in the series was named third place.

### Finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| (1) Crispa Redmanizers | 3–0 | (2) Great Taste Coffee Makers | 118–113 | 149–132 | 133–113 | ⁠— | ⁠— |
* Best Import of the Conference: Billy Ray Bates (Crispa)

## Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Abet Guidaben (Crispa)
* Rookie of the Year: Ricardo Brown (Great Taste)
* Best Import-Reinforced/Open Conference: Billy Ray Bates (Crispa)
* Most Improved Player: Terry Saldaña (Gilbey's Gin)
* Mythical Five:
** Ricardo Brown (Great Taste)
** Atoy Co (Crispa)
** Abet Guidaben (Crispa)
** Bogs Adornado (Great Taste)
** Philip Cezar (Crispa)

## Cumulative standings

| Team | GP | W | L | PCT |
| Crispa Redmanizers | 62 | 46 | 16 | .741 |
| Great Taste Coffee Makers | 63 | 38 | 25 | .603 |
| Gilbey's Gin Tonics | 68 | 34 | 34 | .500 |
| San Miguel Beermen | 53 | 26 | 27 | .491 |
| Tanduay Rhum Makers | 53 | 24 | 29 | .453 |
| Toyota Silver Coronas / Super Corollas | 45 | 18 | 27 | .400 |
| Manhattan / Sunkist / Winston | 36 | 13 | 23 | .361 |
| Galerie Dominique Artists | 38 | 10 | 28 | .263 |