The 1982 PBA season was the eighth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Board of governors
Executive committee Leopoldo L. Prieto (Commissioner) Domingo Y. Itchon (President, representing YCO-Tanduay)
Teams Team Company Governor Crispa Redmanizers P. Floro and Sons Virgilio A. Dalupan Galerie Dominique Artists Galerie Dominique Anna Dominique Coseteng Gilbey's Gin Tonics La Tondeña Incorporada Carlos Palanca III Great Taste Coffee Makers Consolidated Foods Corporation Porfirio G. Zablan San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Corporation Tomas L. Manotoc Toyota Super Corollas Delta Motor Corporation Ricardo C. Silverio, Jr. YCO-Tanduay Elizalde & Company Tanduay Distillers, Inc. Johnny Jose U/Tex Wranglers Universal Textile Mills Walter Euyang
Season highlights The start of the year saw the league's membership reduced from 10 teams to just 8, following the disbandment of CDCP and Tefilin franchises. Vintage Enterprises Inc. took over the league's television coverage beginning this season. The PBA implement for the first time a playoff post-eliminations format with a series of best-of-three quarterfinals, best-of-five semifinals and best-of-seven finals to determine the champion in the Reinforced Filipino Conference. Toyota Super Corollas won two championships in the year, capped by center Ramon Fernandez winning his first Most Valuable Player Award. San Miguel Beer won the Invitational championship over Crispa Redmanizers for the franchise' 2nd PBA title. Baby Dalupan resigned as Crispa head coach after the Redmanizers got eliminated in the third conference. This season became the second time the multi-titled ballclub did not win any championship. Leo Prieto and Domingo Itchon stepped down as the league commissioner and board president respectively at the end of the season.
All-Star series A PBA North vs South All-Star series were held in Cebu City and Manila. The North and South team split their two-game series. Emerging as the All-Star MVP was Toyota's Arnie Tuadles, who scored 50 points in the first match.
Opening ceremonies The muses for the participating teams are as follows:
Team Muse Crispa Redmanizers Sharon Cuneta, Jackie Lou Blanco and Joyce Ann Burton Gilbey's Gin Jane Destree and Beth de Mesa Great Taste Discoverers Sharon Eddiston Mariwasa-Honda TMXers Tina Maristela San Miguel Beermen Maya Mahtani Toyota Super Corollas Vivian Veloso U/Tex Wranglers Rio Locsin YCO-Tanduay Maridol Cagdac/Alta Tan/Rosanna Zamora/Nitz Bernardez
Champions Reinforced Filipino Conference: Toyota Super Corollas Invitational Conference: San Miguel Beermen Open Conference: Toyota Super Corollas Team with best win–loss percentage: San Miguel Beermen (40-26, .606) Best Team of the Year: Toyota Super Corollas (4th & Final)
Reinforced Filipino Conference
Elimination round
Playoffs
Finals
Best Import of the Conference: Norman Black (Magnolia)
Invitational championship
Elimination round
Third-place playoffs
Finals
Open Conference
Elimination round
Quarterfinal round
Semifinal round
Finals
Best Import of the Conference: Donnie Ray Koonce (Toyota)
Awards Most Valuable Player: Ramon Fernandez (Toyota) Rookie of the Year: Marte Saldaña (San Miguel) Best Import-Reinforced Conference: Norman Black (San Miguel) Best Import-Open Conference: Donnie Ray Koonce (Toyota) Mythical Five: Francis Arnaiz (Toyota) Atoy Co (Crispa) Ramon Fernandez (Toyota) Bogs Adornado (U/Tex) Abe King (Toyota)
Cumulative standings Team GP W L PCTSan Miguel Beermen 66 40 26 .606Gilbey's Gin 47 28 19 .596Toyota Super Corollas 69 38 31 .551Crispa Redmanizers 54 28 26 .518YCO-Tanduay 41 21 20 .512Great Taste/N-Rich Coffee Creamers 46 19 27 .413U/Tex Wranglers 55 22 33 .400 Mariwasa-Honda/Galerie Dominique Artists 36 10 26 .278
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