# 2005–06 Philippine Basketball League season

The 2005–06 season of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL).

## 2005-06 Heroes Cup

* Qualified for semifinals
* Qualified for quarterfinals
| # | Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | Rain or Shine | 8 | 3 | .727 | -- |
| 2 | Magnolia Dairy Ice Cream | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 |
| 3 | Granny Goose | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 |
| 4 | Harbour Centre | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 |
| 5 | Hapee Toothpaste | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 |
| 6 | Montana Pawnshop | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 |
| 7 | Far Eastern Insurance | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 |
| 8 | Toyota-Otis Sparks | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 |
Magnolia and Rain or Shine makes it to the finals via two-game sweep in their best-of-three semifinal series against Granny Goose and Harbour respectively, the Wizards won over Tortillos, 98-97 in overtime in Game One and repeated with another double overtime win in the second game, 92-86. The Painters edged Harbour, 69-67, in their semifinals opener, and they wrapped up the series with a 69-59 triumph in Game Two.

### Finals

* Studio 23
* February 2
* recap
* San Andres Gym, Malate, Manila
* Studio 23
* February 5
* recap
* San Andres Gym, Malate, Manila
* Studio 23
* February 9
* San Andres Gym, Malate, Manila
* Studio 23
* February 12
* San Andres Gym, Malate, Manila
* Studio 23
* February 16
Magnolia Ice Cream 75, Rain or Shine 60 :
* Magnolia wins series, 3–2 ||
* San Andres Gym, Malate, Manila
Magnolia overcame a 0-2 series deficit, the Wizards pulled away from a 56-all deadlock in the final three minutes of the deciding fifth game, a 9-0 run, with Arwind Santos hitting a triple, gave Magnolia a 65-56 advantage with 1:23 remaining, the Painters remain scoreless and allowed the Wizards to pad their lead to 16 points, 73-57. Kelly Williams of Magnolia was voted the finals MVP.

### Individual awards

* Heroes Cup
* Most Valuable Player: Jojo Tangkay (Rain or Shine)
* Finals MVP: Kelly Williams (Magnolia)
* Defensive Stopper Award: Robb Reyes (Harbour Centre)
* Quantum Leap Award: JR Reyes (Rain or Shine)
* True Gentleman Award: Yousif Aljamal (Rain or Shine)
* Instant Impact Award: Jeff Chan (Magnolia)
* Academic All-Star Award: Toti Almeda (Granny Goose)
* Fantastic Freshman Award: Mark Moreno (Hapee-PCU)
* Mythical First Team:
* Jojo Tangkay (Rain or Shine)
* Jayson Castro (Hapee-PCU)
* Kelly Williams (Magnolia)
* Arwind Santos (Magnolia)
* JR Reyes (Rain or Shine)
* Mythical Second Team:
* Joseph Yeo (Harbour Centre)
* Robb Reyes (Harbour Centre)
* Joe Devance (Toyota-Otis)
* Gabby Espinas (Hapee-PCU)
* Robert Sanz (Hapee-PCU)

## 2006 Unity Cup

* Qualified for semifinals
* Qualified for quarterfinals
| # | Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | Toyota-Otis Sparks | 10 | 4 | .714 | -- |
| 2 | Montana Pawnshop Jewels | 10 | 4 | .714 | -- |
| 3 | Granny Goose | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2 |
| 4 | Rain or Shine | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2 |
| 5 | Magnolia Ice Cream Spinners | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4 |
| 6 | Harbour Centre | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4 |
| 7 | Hapee-PCU Teeth Sparkles | 4 | 10 | .285 | 6 |
| 8 | Teletech Titans | 4 | 10 | .285 | 6 |
Sixth-seeded Harbour advances to the finals with a 3-1 series win over Montaña. In the other semifinal series, Toyota-Otis scored a 3-0 sweep over defending champion Rain or Shine.

### Finals

* Studio 23
* June 8
* recap
* Olivarez Sports Center, Parañaque
* Studio 23
* June 10
* recap
* Olivarez Sports Center, Parañaque
* Studio 23
* June 13
* recap
* Olivarez Sports Center, Parañaque
* Studio 23
* June 15
* recap
* Olivarez Sports Center, Parañaque
* Studio 23
* June 17
Harbour Centre 73, Toyota-Otis Sparks 66 :
* Harbour Centre wins series, 3-2 ||
* Olivarez Sports Center, Parañaque
Joseph Yeo fired seven three-pointers and scored a game-high 28 points as Harbour captured its first PBL title. The Portmasters drilled in 36 points from the three-point area and five of those triples came in the opening of the fourth period that opened up a 68-57 lead against the Sparks heading into the final 4:50. LA Tenorio of Harbour Centre was awarded with the finals MVP.

### Individual awards

* Unity Cup
* Most Valuable Player: Joe Devance (Toyota-Otis)
* Finals MVP: LA Tenorio (Harbour Centre)
* Defensive Stopper Award: Jireh Ibañes (Granny Goose)
* Quantum Leap Award: Ken Bono (Montaña)
* True Gentleman Award: JV Casion (Toyota-Otis)
* Instant Impact Award: Alfie Grijaldo (Granny Goose)
* Academic All-Star Award: LA Tenorio (Harbour Centre)
* Fantastic Freshman Award: Larry Rodriguez (Montaña)
* Mythical First Team:
* Jayson Castro (Hapee-PCU)
* J.R. Quiñahan (Granny Goose)
* Joe Devance (Toyota-Otis)
* Jojo Tangkay (Rain or Shine)
* Kelly Williams (Magnolia Ice Cream)
* Mythical Second Team:
* Arwind Santos (Magnolia Ice Cream)
* Marvin Ortiguerra (Rain or Shine)
* Alex Compton (Montana)
* Ken Bono (Montana)
* Al Magpayo (Montana)