The 1987 PBA season was the 13th 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 Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia ...

(PBA).

Board of governors

Executive committee

* Mariano A. Yenko, Jr. (Commissioner) * Rodriguo Salud (Deputy Commissioner) * Reynaldo Marquez (Chairman, representing Formula Shell) * Jose Ibazeta (Vice Chairman, representing Magnolia Ice Cream) * Wilfred Steven Uytengsu (Treasurer, representing Hills Bros. Coffee Kings)

Teams

Season highlights

*Manila Beer disbanded its franchise at the start of the season, reducing the league's membership to only 6 teams, their players were absorbed by the rest of the PBA ballclubs. *The PBA, in partnership with a newly formed league called International Basketball Association (IBA) of the United States for players 6–4 and below, staged a successful mini-tournament for one week, featuring the top PBA All-Filipino teams and the US (IBA) Selection. *Tanduay Rhum Makers, which won the Open Conference crown, were eliminated and finish last in the succeeding two conferences, announces that the team is headed for disbandment the following year, leaving only two founding members of the PBA (San Miguel and Great Taste). *The San Miguel Beermen, behind best import

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, won the Reinforced Conference crown and their third PBA title since returning in the third conference of last year. SMB coach Norman Black won his first championship as a mentor and he became the third American to steer his team to a PBA title after Jerry Webber and Ron Jacobs.

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Champions

* Open Conference:

Tanduay Rhum Makers Tanduay Distillers, Inc. () is a Philippine alcoholic beverage company founded in 1854. It is a subsidiary of LT Group, a conglomerate owned by Filipino business magnate Lucio Tan. As of 2021, it is the world's largest rum brand. History ...

* All-Filipino 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 wa ...

* Reinforced Conference:

San Miguel Beermen The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and Magnolia ...

* Team with best win–loss percentage: Magnolia/San Miguel Beermen (43–23, .652) * Best Team of the Year:

(3rd & Final)

Open Conference

Elimination round

Quarterfinal round

Semifinal round

Third place playoffs

Finals

*Best Import of the Conference:

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Tanduay Tanduay Distillers, Inc. () is a Philippine alcoholic beverage company founded in 1854. It is a subsidiary of LT Group, a conglomerate owned by Filipino business magnate Lucio Tan. As of 2021, it is the world's largest rum brand. History ...

)

All-Filipino Conference

Elimination round

Semifinal round

Third place playoffs

Finals

Reinforced Conference

Elimination round

Semifinal round

Third place playoffs

Finals

* Best Import of the Conference:

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San Miguel San Miguel, Spanish for Saint Michael, may refer to: Places Argentina *San Miguel Partido *San Miguel, Buenos Aires * San Miguel, Catamarca * San Miguel, Corrientes * San Miguel, La Rioja *San Miguel Arcángel, a Volga German colony in Adolfo Al ...

)

Awards

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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 ...

(San Miguel) * Rookie of the Year:

Allan Caidic Allan Vito Flores Caidic (born June 15, 1963) is a Filipino former professional basketball player, coach and executive who is currently serving as consultant for San Sebastian Stags. He is considered by many to be the greatest shooter the cou ...

(Great Taste) * Most Improved Player:

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 mo ...

(Hills Bros.) * Best Import-Open Conference:

(Tanduay) * Best Import-Reinforced Conference:

(San Miguel) * Mythical Five: **

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 Phi ...

(Great Taste) **

Hector Calma Hector Calma (born March 2, 1960) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. At 5 feet and 8 inches, he played at the point guard position and was most notably associated with the San Miguel Beer team of the Philippine Basketbal ...

(San Miguel) **

(Hills Bros.) **

(Great Taste) * Mythical Second Team: ** Ricardo Brown (Great Taste) ** Arnie Tuadles (Great Taste) **

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 of 19 PBA ti ...

(Tanduay) **

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(Great Taste) **

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(Hills Bros.) * All-Defensive Team: **

Chito Loyzaga Joaquín "Chito" Cuerva Loyzaga (born August 29, 1958) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and commissioner. He played for the San Beda College in the NCAA before going on to play in the Philippine Basketball Association. PBA ...

(Ginebra) **

(Great Taste) **

(Hills Bros.) **Ricky Relosa (Hills Bros.) **

Biboy Ravanes Melchor "Biboy" Ravanes (born January 6, 1959) is a former Filipino professional basketball player and former head coach of the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippine Basketball Association. Prior to this, he was SMB's longtime assistant coach. ...

Board of governors

Executive committee

Teams

Season highlights

Opening ceremonies

Champions

Open Conference

Elimination round

Quarterfinal round

Semifinal round

Third place playoffs

Finals

All-Filipino Conference

Elimination round

Semifinal round

Third place playoffs

Finals

Reinforced Conference

Elimination round

Semifinal round

Third place playoffs

Finals

Awards

Cumulative standings

Elimination round

Playoffs

References