# 1988 PBA Reinforced Conference > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1988_PBA_Reinforced_Conference > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1988_PBA_Reinforced_Conference.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_PBA_Reinforced_Conference > Source revision: 1301189365 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1988 PBA Reinforced Conference Duration October 2 – December 13, 1988 TV partner(s) Vintage Sports (PTV) Finals Champions San Miguel Beermen Runners-up Shell Rimula X Oilers Awards Best Import Bobby Parks (Shell Rimula X Oilers) PBA Reinforced Conference chronology < 1987 1989 > PBA conference chronology < 1988 PBA/IBA 1989 Open > The **[1988](/source/1988_PBA_season) [Philippine Basketball Association](/source/Philippine_Basketball_Association) (PBA) [Reinforced Conference](/source/PBA_Reinforced_Conference)** was the third and last conference of the [1988 PBA season](/source/1988_PBA_season). It started on October 2 and ended on December 13, 1988. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires two imports with a combined ceiling of 12 ft. 8 in. for each team. ## Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: - Double-round robin eliminations; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. - Team with the worst record after the elimination round will be eliminated.[1] - Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the five remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over.[2] - The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best of seven finals. The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-five playoff. ## Imports Each team was allowed two imports. The first line in the table are the original reinforcements of the teams. Below the name are the replacement of the import above. Same with the third replacement that is also highlighted with a different color. GP is the number of games played. Team Name GP Name GP Alaska Milkmen Eddie Cox 5 Willie Bland 12 David Boone 13 Añejo Rum 65 Billy Ray Bates 4 Kevin Gamble 5 Tommy Davis 18 Joe Ward 17 Presto Ice Cream George Almones 6 Lewis Jackson 22 Tony White 15 Purefoods Hotdogs Ray Hall 5 Tim McCalister 3 Kenny Travis 3 Perry Young 6 San Miguel Beermen Michael Phelps 23 Norman Black 23 Shell Rimula-X Bobby Parks 23 Derrick Rowland 23 ## Elimination round Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification 1 San Miguel Beermen 7 3 .700 — Semifinal round 2 Presto Ice Cream Makers 7 3 .700 — 3 Shell Rimula X Oilers 5 5 .500 2 4 Alaska Milkmen 5 5 .500 2 5 Añejo Rum 65ers 5 5 .500 2 6 Purefoods Hotdogs 1 9 .100 6 Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Semifinal round Overall standings Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification 1 San Miguel Beermen 13 5 .722 — Advance to the Finals 2 Shell Rimula X Oilers 11 7 .611 2 3 Presto Ice Cream Makers 10 8 .556 3 Proceed to third place playoffs 4 Añejo Rum 65ers 9 9 .500 4 5 Alaska Milkmen 6 12 .333 7 Source: [citation needed] Semifinal round standings Pos Team W L 1 San Miguel Beermen 6 2 2 Shell Rimula X Oilers 6 2 3 Añejo Rum 65ers 4 4 4 Presto Ice Cream Makers 3 5 5 Alaska Milkmen 1 7 Source: [citation needed] ## Third place playoffs Vintage December 4 Presto Ice Cream 141, Añejo Rum 65ers 150 Scoring by quarter: 37-34, 32–38, 35–43, 46-26 Pts: Lewis Jackson 41 Tony White 41 Pts: Tommy Davis 73 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage December 6 Presto Ice Cream 138, Añejo Rum 65ers 147 Scoring by quarter: 27–34, 42-31, 43-41, 35-32 Pts: Lewis Jackson 42 Allan Caidic 31 Pts: Joe Ward 59 Tommy Davis 46 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage December 8 Presto Ice Cream 138, Añejo Rum 65ers 131 Scoring by quarter: 38-28, 36-29, 27–33, 30–48 Pts: Lewis Jackson 49 Pts: Tommy Davis 51 Joe Ward 43 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage December 11 Presto Ice Cream 145, Añejo Rum 65ers 171 Scoring by quarter: 40-21, 30–36, 41-35, 60-53 Pts: Lewis Jackson 33 Tony White 31 Pts: Tommy Davis 65 Joe Ward 61 Añejo Rum wins series, 3–1 The ULTRA, Pasig ## Finals Main article: [1988 PBA Reinforced Conference finals](/source/1988_PBA_Reinforced_Conference_finals) Vintage December 4 San Miguel Beermen 134, Shell Rimula X 111 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage December 6 San Miguel Beermen 119, Shell Rimula X 111 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage December 8 San Miguel Beermen 126, Shell Rimula X 137 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage December 11 San Miguel Beermen 144, Shell Rimula X 119 The ULTRA, Pasig Vintage December 13 San Miguel Beermen 151, Shell Rimula X 142 San Miguel wins series, 4–1 The ULTRA, Pasig ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["SMB, Presto all square after elims"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=naEVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4630%2C1736717). Manila Standard. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Crucial tiff for Presto"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sKEVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3449%2C5077619). Manila Standard. v t e 1988 PBA season 1988 draft 1988 Open Conference (finals) 1988 All-Filipino Conference (finals) 1988 Reinforced Conference (finals) Team seasons Alaska Milkmen Añejo Rum 65ers Presto Ice Cream Makers Purefoods Hotdogs San Miguel Beermen Shell Rimula X Diesel Oilers Guest team/s Philippines men's national basketball team (All-Filipino Conference) Succession 1987 Seasons 1989 1987 Open Conference 1989 1987 All-Filipino Conference 1989 1987 Reinforced Conference 1989 v t e Philippine Basketball Association Reinforced Conference Conferences 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990–2002 2003 Finals 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990–2002 2003 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1988 PBA Reinforced Conference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_PBA_Reinforced_Conference) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_PBA_Reinforced_Conference?action=history)). 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