2005–06 PBA season

2005–06 PBA season
DurationOctober 2, 2005 – July 21, 2006
Number of teams9
TV partner(s)Local: ABC
International: The Filipino Channel
2005 PBA Draft
Top draft pickJay Washington
Picked byAir21 Express
Season MVPJames Yap
(Purefoods Chunkee Giants)
Fiesta Conference championsRed Bull Barako
  Fiesta Conference runners-upPurefoods Chunkee Giants
Philippine Cup championsPurefoods Chunkee Giants
  Philippine Cup runners-upRed Bull Barako
Seasons

The 2005–06 PBA season was the 31st season of the Philippine Basketball Association. It began on October 2, 2005, and ended on July 21, 2006. The season had two conferences played, the import-laiden 2005–06 San Mig Coffee Fiesta Conference and the season-ending 2006 Gran Matador Brandy Philippine Cup.

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Air21 Express Bianca King
Alaska Aces Kyla
Barangay Ginebra Kings Gabriela Leguia
Coca-Cola Tigers Nikki Gil
Purefoods Chunkee Giants Kelly Misa
Red Bull Barako Dana Gajtandzievova
San Miguel Beermen Jenny Hernandez
Sta. Lucia Realtors Maan Biot
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Kristine Hermosa

2005–06 Fiesta Conference

Main article: 2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference

Red Bull Barako won the 2005–06 Fiesta Conference defeating the Purefoods Chunkee Giants in six games. The Air21 Express defeated Barangay Ginebra Kings to capture third place in a one-game playoff.

Enrico Villanueva of Red Bull won the Best Player of the Conference honors while Purefoods' import Marquin Chandler won the Best Import Award. The league introduced a Give Me 5 Promo, in which tickets for Upper Box B and General Admission seats would cost only five pesos. The marketing scheme paid off as the league had multiple soldout games during the conference.

In the 2005 PBA All-Star Game held in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte on November 26, 2005, the North All-Stars defeated the South All-Stars. Ginebra's Jayjay Helterbrand won the All-Star Game MVP honors.

Classification round

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Purefoods Chunkee Giants 10 6 .625 — Advance to semifinals
2 Barangay Ginebra Kings 9 7 .563[a] 1
3 Red Bull Barako 9 7 .563[a] 1 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 9 7 .563[a] 1
5 Air21 Express 9 7 .563[a] 1 Advance to wildcard phase
6 Alaska Aces 7 9 .438[b] 3
7 Sta. Lucia Realtors 7 9 .438[b] 3
8 San Miguel Beermen 6 10 .375[c] 4 Twice-to-beat in survivor playoffs
9 Coca-Cola Tigers 6 10 .375[c] 4 Twice-to-win in survivor playoffs
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head differential: Red Bull +31, Barangay Ginebra +4, Air21 −7, Talk 'N Text −28; fifth-seed playoff: Talk 'N Text 101–91 Air21; second-seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 109–102 Red Bull
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head differential: Alaska +9, Sta. Lucia −9
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head differential: San Miguel +12, Coca-Cola −12

Playoffs

Survivor playoffs
(#8 has twice to beat advantage)		Wildcard phase
(best-of-3)		Quarterfinals
(best-of-5)		Semifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
2Barangay Ginebra3
3Red Bull33Red Bull4
6Alaska26Alaska03Red Bull4
7Sta. Lucia01Purefoods2
1Purefoods4
4Talk 'N Text25Air212Third-place playoff
5Air2125Air213
8San Miguel82698San Miguel12Barangay Ginebra98
9Coca-Cola85*675Air21108

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Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) Purefoods Chunkee Giants 2–4 (3) Red Bull Barako 102–107 (OT) 84–98 103–97 96–91 86–91 73–83 —
  • Finals MVP: Lordy Tugade (Red Bull)
  • Best Player of the Conference: Enrico Villanueva (Red Bull)
  • Best Import Award: Marquin Chandler (Purefoods)

2006 Philippine Cup

Main article: 2006 PBA Philippine Cup

The Purefoods Chunkee Giants defeated the Red Bull Barako, 4–2, in their best-of-seven finals series to win the Philippine Cup. On the third place playoff, the Alaska Aces defeated the San Miguel Beermen.

The South All-Stars defeated the North All-Stars 122–120 in the All-Star Game held in Cagayan de Oro on April 29, 2006. Asi Taulava was named as the All-Star Game MVP.

On May 14, 2006, an incident occurred when Purefoods' Eugene Tejada suffered a career-threatening injury against Red Bull, suffering extensive neck and spinal cord injuries.

Classification round

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Purefoods Chunkee Giants 12 4 .750 — Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 11 5 .688 1
3 Red Bull Barako 9 7 .563[a] 3 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Alaska Aces 9 7 .563[a] 3
5 Coca-Cola Tigers 7 9 .438[b] 5
6 Air21 Express 7 9 .438[b] 5 Advance to wildcard phase
7 Barangay Ginebra Kings 7 9 .438[b] 5
8 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 6 10 .375 6
9 Sta. Lucia Realtors 4 12 .250 8
Source: [www.pba.ph PBA.ph]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head differential: Red Bull +11, Alaska −11
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Air21 +16, Coca-Cola +10, Barangay Ginebra − 26; fifth-seed playoff: Coca-Coca 87–73 Air21

Wildcard round

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
(best-of-5) 		Semifinals
(best-of-7) 		Finals
(best-of-7)
1 Purefoods 4
4 Alaska 3 4 Alaska 3
5 Coca-Cola 1 1 Purefoods 4
3 Red Bull 2
2 San Miguel 3
3 Red Bull 3 3 Red Bull 4
7 Barangay Ginebra 2 Third place playoff
4 Alaska 102
2 San Miguel 95

Finals

Main article: 2006 PBA Philippine Cup finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) Purefoods Chunkee Giants 4–2 (3) Red Bull Barako 101–97 93–82 79–89 99–81 93–98 90–83 —

Cumulative standings

Overall standings

Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Purefoods Chunkee Giants 57 36 21 .632 Champions
2 Red Bull Barako 67 38 29 .567
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings 49 25 24 .510 Semifinalist
4 Air21 Express 52 26 26 .500 Third place
5 Alaska Aces 48 24 24 .500
6 San Miguel Beermen 44 22 22 .500 Semifinalist
7 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 41 18 23 .439 Quarterfinalist
8 Coca-Cola Tigers 39 16 23 .410
9 Sta. Lucia Realtors 37 12 25 .324 Wildcard phase
Source: [citation needed]

Classification rounds

Pos Team Pld W L PCT
1 Purefoods Chunkee Giants 32 22 10 .688
2 Red Bull Barako 32 18 14 .563
3 San Miguel Beermen 32 17 15 .531
4 Air21 Express 32 16 16 .500
5 Alaska Aces 32 16 16 .500
6 Barangay Ginebra Kings 32 16 16 .500
7 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 32 15 17 .469
8 Coca-Cola Tigers 32 13 19 .406
9 Sta. Lucia Realtors 32 11 21 .344
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs

Pos Team Pld W L
1 Red Bull Barako 35 20 15
2 Purefoods Chunkee Giants 25 14 11
3 Air21 Express 20 10 10
4 Barangay Ginebra Kings 17 9 8
5 Alaska Aces 16 8 8
6 San Miguel Beermen 12 5 7
7 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 9 3 6
8 Coca-Cola Tigers 7 3 4
9 Sta. Lucia Realtors 5 1 4
Source: [citation needed]

Awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

References