The 2010 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Fiesta Conference was the last conference of the 2009–10 PBA season. It started on March 21 and finished on August 18, 2010. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team and with a height limit of 6-foot-6 (same with the previous Fiesta Conferences except 2008 which had imports of unlimited heights, and of 2007 where the two worst teams in the Philippine Cup had an extra import of 6-foot-1 height limit).
Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: Double round-robin eliminations; 18 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among points differences of the tied teams. Teams seeded #6, #7, #8 and #9 play in a knockout wildcard playoffs for the final berth in the quarterfinals. Matchups are: #6 team vs. #9 team #7 team vs. #8 team Winners of the first round for the last quarterfinal berth. #3, #4 and #5 teams automatically advance to the best of five quarterfinals: #3 team vs. winner of wildcard playoffs #4 vs. #5 teams #1 and #2 teams automatically advance to the best of seven semifinals: Winner of first quarterfinal vs. #1 Winner of second quarterfinal vs. #2 The winners in the semifinals advance to the best of seven finals. The losers dispute the third-place trophy in a one-game playoff.
Elimination round Team standings
Schedule
Second seed playoff
Fifth seed playoff
Bracket
Wildcard phase
First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
(3) Derby Ace vs. (6) Rain or Shine
(4) Alaska vs. (5) Barangay Ginebra
Semifinals
(1) Talk 'N Text vs. (4) Alaska
(2) San Miguel vs. (3) Derby Ace
Third place playoff
Finals
Imports
Team Player Debuted FinalAir21 Express Keena Young (1/4) March 24, 2010 April 9, 2010Jason Forte (2/4) April 14, 2010 April 18, 2010Reggie Larry (3/4) May 1, 2010 May 28, 2010Leroy Hickerson (4/4) June 4, 2010 July 4, 2010Alaska Aces Diamon Simpson (1/1) April 7, 2010 August 18, 2010Barako Energy Coffee Masters Sammy Monroe (1/1) March 21, 2010 June 27, 2010Brgy. Ginebra Kings Awvee Story (1/4) March 21, 2010 April 18, 2010Mildon Ambres (2/4) April 30, 2010 May 30, 2010Denham Brown (3/4) June 5, 2010 June 23, 2010Chris Daniels (4/4) July 2, 2010 July 18, 2010Coca-Cola Tigers James Penny (1/3) March 24, 2010 May 7, 2010Rashad Bell (2/3) May 14, 2010 June 4, 2010John Williamson (3/3) June 13, 2010 July 4, 2010Derby Ace Llamados Lorrenzo Wade (1/3) April 7, 2010 April 21, 2010Cliff Brown (2/3) May 2, 2010 July 14, 2010Tony Washam (3/3) July 16, 2010 August 1, 2010Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Jai Lewis (1/2) March 26, 2010 June 18, 2010Rod Nealy (2/2) June 25, 2010 July 18, 2010San Miguel Beermen Gabriel Freeman (1/1) March 24, 2010 August 18, 2010Sta. Lucia Realtors Anthony Johnson (1/1) March 21, 2010 July 4, 2010Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Shawn Daniels (1/1) March 21, 2010 August 6, 2010
Conference records Records marked with an asterisk (*) were accomplished with one or more overtime periods.
Team Record Stat Holder Date/sLongest winning streak 13 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters April 7, 2010 - June 19, 2010Longest losing streak 9 Air21 Express March 31, 2010 - May 21, 2010Biggest winning margin 26 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 126, Air21 Express 100 May 28, 2010
Individual Record Stat Holder Date/sMost points in one game 45 Solomon Mercado (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) vs. Derby Ace Llamados June 11, 2010Most rebounds in one game 17 Asi Taulava (Coca-Cola Tigers) vs. Air21 Express June 4, 2010Most assists in one game 14 Jimmy Alapag (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) vs. Air21 Express May 1, 2010Most blocks in one game 4 Rafi Reavis (Derby Ace Llamados) vs. Coca-Cola Tigers April 14, 2010 Niño Canaleta (Derby Ace Llamados) vs. Barako Energy Coffee Masters April 21, 2010Most steals in one game 5 Roger Yap (Derby Ace Llamados) vs. Alaska Aces May 28, 2010 Ryan Reyes (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) vs. Brgy. Ginebra Kings March 26, 2010 Joshua Urbiztondo (Sta. Lucia Realtors) vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters March 23, 2010Most FG made in one game 14 Solomon Mercado (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) vs. Derby Ace Llamados June 11, 2010Most 3 point FG made in one game 7 Solomon Mercado (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) vs Derby Ace Llamados June 11, 2010 Jimmy Alapag (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) vs. Coca-Cola Tigers April 21, 2010Most FT made in one game 11 Gary David (Coca-Cola Tigers) vs Derby Ace Llamados March 23, 2010Most minutes played in one game 52* Kelly Williams (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) vs. Air21 Express April 18, 2010
Awards
Best Player of the Conference: Jay Washington (San Miguel) Best Import: Gabe Freeman (San Miguel) Finals MVPs: Cyrus Baguio and LA Tenorio (Alaska)
Players of the Week WeekPlayerRef.Mar. 21 - Mar. 28Gary David (Coca-Cola Tigers) Mar. 29 - Apr. 4Gabe Norwood (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters)Apr. 5 - Apr. 11Mark Cardona (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)Apr. 12 - Apr. 18Willie Miller (Alaska Aces)Apr. 26 - May 2Jay Washington (San Miguel Beermen)May 3 - May 9James Yap (Derby Ace Llamados) May 10 - May 16Eric Menk (Barangay Ginebra Kings)May 17 - May 23Kelly Williams (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)Jimmy Alapag (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) May 24 - May 30L.A. Tenorio (Alaska Aces) May 31 - June 6James Yap (Derby Ace Llamados) June 7 - June 13Jimmy Alapag (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) June 14 - June 20L.A. Tenorio (Alaska Aces) Cyrus Baguio (Alaska Aces)June 21 - June 27James Yap (Derby Ace Llamados) Solomon Mercado (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters)June 28 - July 4Gary David (Coca-Cola Tigers) July 5 - July 11Joe Devance (Alaska Aces)July 12 - July 18Roger Yap (Derby Ace Llamados) Cyrus Baguio (Alaska Aces)July 19 - July 25L.A. Tenorio (Alaska Aces)July 26 - Aug. 1Jay Washington (San Miguel Beermen)Arwind Santos (San Miguel Beermen)
Statistics leaders Category Player Team Games played Totals Average Points per game Gary David Coca-Cola Tigers 20 430 21.5 Rebounds per game Asi Taulava Coca-Cola Tigers 20 218 10.9 Assists per game Jimmy Alapag Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 18 132 7.3 Steals per game Gabe Norwood Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 23 32 1.4 Blocks per game Rob Reyes Barako Energy Coffee Masters 16 16 1.0 Field goal percentage Harvey Carey Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 18 81-148 .547 3-point field goal percentage Dondon Hontiveros San Miguel Beermen 18 40-90 .444 Free throw percentage L.A. Tenorio Alaska Aces 20 36-39 .923
See also 2009-10 PBA season
References
External links PBA.ph