The 1985 PBA season was the 11th season of the

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...

(PBA).

Board of governors

Executive committee

* Mariano A. Yenko, Jr. (Commissioner) * Tomas L. Manotoc (Deputy Commissioner) * Carlos Palanca III (President, representing Ginebra San Miguel) * Qurino Marquinez (Vice-President, representing Great Taste Coffee Makers) * Andrew H. Jao (Treasurer, representing Manila Beer Brewmasters)

Teams

Season highlights

*The season marked the first time without the famed

Crispa Redmanizers The Crispa Redmanizers were a multi-titled Filipino basketball team that played in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from 1975 to 1984. It was one of the nine founding teams of the PBA, winning a total of thirteen PBA championships, i ...

participating in the league. New team Shell Azodrin Bugbusters takes over the franchise of the defunct winningest ballclub. *The PBA found a new home in the University of Life Theater and Recreational Arena (ULTRA) in Pasig after 10 years of playing at the Araneta Coliseum. *The Great Taste Coffee Makers continued its dynasty as they won their fourth straight title during the season and almost a Grandslam of sorts. *A blockbuster trade took place between two-time MVP Ramon Fernandez of Manila Beer switching places with one-time MVP Abet Guidaben of Tanduay. Fernandez played his first game with the Rhum Makers starting in October. *The year saw the birth of a never-say-die squad known as Ginebra San Miguel with the 'Big J' Sonny Jaworski becoming the player-coach of the team starting the season. The Magnolia ballclub also offered the role of playing-coach to their returning import Norman Black at the start of the year. *Guest amateur team Northern Consolidated (NCC) won the PBA Third Conference crown over the Manila Beer Brewmasters and recorded the first-ever 4-0 finals sweep in league history.

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Champions

* Open Conference:

Great Taste Coffee Makers The Great Taste Coffee Makers were a basketball team that played in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from 1975 to 1992. It was one of the founding members of the PBA, the Asia's first and oldest professional league. The franchise was ...

* All-Filipino Conference:

* Reinforced Conference: Northern Consolidated (NCC) * Team with best win–loss percentage:

(44-27, .620) * Best Team of the Year:

(2nd)

Open Conference

Elimination round

Quarterfinal round

Semifinal round

Third place playoffs

Finals

*Best Import of the Conference:

Norman Black Norman Augustus Black (born November 12, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the CBA, NBA, and PBA. He's the current head coach for the Meralco Bolts. He has since settled in the Philippines. He is also ...

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All-Filipino Conference

Elimination round

Semifinal round

Third place playoffs

Finals

Reinforced Conference

Elimination round

Quarterfinal round

Semifinal round

Third place playoffs

Finals

*Best Import of the Conference: Michael Hackett ( Ginebra)

Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Ricardo Brown (Great Taste) * Rookie of the Year:

Leo Austria Leovino R. Austria (born March 14, 1958), better known as Leo Austria, is a Filipino former professional basketball player and the current head coach of the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Playing career Aust ...

(Shell) * Most Improved Player:

Padim Israel Federico Israel, Jr. (born September 2, 1956), better known as Padim Israel, is a former Filipino basketball player. He enrolled at Ateneo de Manila University in 1973 and saw action for Ateneo's varsity five. In his third year, he was asked to ...

(Tanduay) *Best Import (Open):

(Magnolia) *Best Import (Reinforced): Michael Hackett (Ginebra) * Mythical Five: ** Ricardo Brown (Great Taste) **Willie Pearson (Great Taste) **

Abet Guidaben Alberto "Abet" Guidaben (born September 14, 1952) is a Filipino former professional basketball player in the PBA. He was part of the fabled Crispa Redmanizers ballclub that won two Grand Slams, in 1976 and 1983. He was a two-time PBA Most Va ...

(Tanduay/Manila Beer) **

Manny Victorino Manuel "Manny" Victorino (born December 30, 1958) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. Player profile Victorino is a 6–foot–5 slotman with the speed and skills of a small man. He is a ...

(Great Taste) **

Bogs Adornado William "Bogs" Adornado (born May 26, 1951) is a Filipino former basketball player and coach. He is one of the Philippine Basketball Association's Greatest Players and was inducted to its Hall of Fame in 2005. He was a three-time PBA Most Va ...

(Shell) * Mythical Second Team: **

Robert Jaworski Robert Vincent Salazar Jaworski Sr. (; born March 8, 1946) is a Filipino former professional basketball player, head coach and politician who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 1998 to 2004. He played 23 seasons in the Philippine Ba ...

(Ginebra) **Willie Generalao (Tanduay) **

Ramon Fernandez Ramon Sadaya Fernandez (; born October 3, 1953) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and current commissioner of the Philippine Sports Commission. Fernandez won four PBA Most Valuable Player awards and a record 19 PBA titles. F ...

(Manila Beer/Tanduay) **

Philip Cezar Philip Dudley Cezar (born December 1, 1952) is a Filipino former basketball coach, player and politician. Known by the monikers "Mr. Stretch", "''Tapal'' King" and "The Scholar", he was part of the fabled Crispa Redmanizers ballclub of the Phil ...

(Shell) **

Abe King Abraham Columbus M. King, Jr. (born July 23, 1957) is a Filipino former basketball player who was part of the champion Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) ballclub Toyota Tamaraws. He was the starting center of 1976 MICAA champion Crown Mo ...

(Great Taste) * All-Defensive Team: ** Chito Loyzaga (Ginebra) **

(Shell) **

Elpidio Villamin Elpidio "Yoyoy" Villamin (born November 7, 1958 in Labo, Camarines Norte, Philippines), is a retired Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. Standing 6'3" on a muscular frame, Villamin earned the monike ...

(Manila Beer) **

(Ginebra) **

(Great Taste)

Cumulative standings

References

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