After the appointment of Chito Salud , son of former commissioner Rudy Salud as the commissioner of the PBA, the league returned the three-conference format starting in the season. This also ushered the return of the previously retired conferences, the Commissioner's and Governors' cups. The beginning of 's also saw the dominance of the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters , who nearly got the Grand Slam in the —11 season and won the Philippine Cup in three consecutive years —11, —12, —13 enabling them to permanently keep possession of the Jun Bernardino Trophy , the trophy given to the Philippine Cup champions.
On May 19, , the third game of the PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals between the Alaska Aces and the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel set the all-time basketball attendance record of 23, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum , which broke the previous record of 23, set 11 days earlier that featured the semifinals series doubleheader between Alaska vs. San Mig Coffee and Barangay Ginebra vs.
Talk 'N Text. Tim Cone , the coach of the Coffee Mixers also made history when he became the first coach to win two Grand Slams. For the —15 season, the league expanded to twelve teams, after accepting two new franchises: Kia Sorento and Blackwater Elite. The league held its opening ceremonies at the Philippine Arena and set an all-time Philippine basketball attendance record of 52, On February 15, , in the middle of the —15 PBA season , commissioner Chito Salud announced that he will step down as the league's commissioner and was succeeded by Chito Narvasa starting the —16 PBA season.
The Commissioner who will also be the league's Chief Operating Officer will handle game-related matters. The said position was eventually dissolved before the start of the Governors' Cup. Amid controversies during his term, Narvasa stepped down on December 31, Unlike other leagues, there is no "season champion" of the PBA.
Instead, the season is divided into conferences or tournaments not to be confused with the definition of a "conference" in a sporting context as a grouping of teams based on geography or historical affiliation , wherein the teams compete for a conference cup. The winners of the conference cups do not face each other at the end of the season to determine the season champion; instead all conference champions are league champions, with the Philippine Cup being the most prestigious conference of the season.
A season is usually composed of three conferences. Since the —11 season , the conferences were named Philippine , Commissioner's and Governors' Cups , usually ending in a best-of-seven series where the winner took the conference cup. If the same team won all of the conferences, the team was said to be the "Grand Slam" champion.
A draft is held after the season-ending Governors' Cup. An opening ceremony is held before the start of the first game of the season. This development. With Chooks-to-Go being tapped by league founder. THE Mandaue City government has achieved a milestone in fighting the pandemic after In his Facebook. Art is an expression.
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If the same team wins all of the conferences, the team is said to be the " Grand Slam " champion. A draft was held on January, with the season-ending Governors Cup ending in December.
In , then-commissioner Noli Eala introduced drastic changes to the season calendar. He reduced the number of conferences from three to two and changed the start of the season from February to October so that the league can accommodate international tournaments that were frequently held from June to September. The first tournament is the Philippine Cup , which is held from October to February the following year, where only locals are allowed to play.
The second tournament is the Fiesta Conference , held from March to July, teams are allowed to field one foreign player called an " import ". The rookie draft is now usually held every August. By the season, it was reverted back to the old three conference format, although the October to August season was retained.
All franchises are owned by corporations, and are not based on a geographic locale, therefore they do not play in a "home stadium" and the league per se rents the different stadiums in which the teams play. A team's name is often divided into three parts; the first is the company name, then the product can be omitted or merged with the next part , and a nickname - usually connected to the business of the company. The company name rarely changes - it can only change if the franchise is sold or if the mother company transfers the operations of the franchise into another subsidiary.
The product name and the nickname often changes, as companies would maximize the publicity the league gives to its products. Barangay Ginebra owns the distinction of being the most popular team in the league.
Its popularity can be traced to the recruitment of the backcourt tandem of Robert Jaworski and Francis Arnaiz , both former Toyota players. Fans of Toyota followed the two stalwarts to Ginebra after the Toyota team disbanded in In , however, a survey showed that Purefoods shares the honor of the league's most popular ballclub with Ginebra. It appeared that Ginebra was the most popular team among men, while Purefoods was the most popular among women.
The two teams were tied for most supporters in class E. Notably, the top three teams that have the most supporters have also been considered as the most talent-laden teams. They also fall under the San Miguel Corporation umbrella.
With these three teams acquiring players through allegedly lopsided trades and performing strong in the past several seasons, the PBA has been considered by some as an "SMC league". Among guest teams, most notable was the American Nicholas Stoodley team that won the Invitational Conference. The Commissioner handles the marketing and administration aspects as well as the technical, game related concerns of the PBA and its developmental league.
The Chairman of the PBA Board of Governors is elected, together with the Vice Chairman and Board Treasurer before the start of the season among each of the league's representatives to the board. By tradition, the incumbent Vice Chairman and Treasurer will assume the Chairmanship and the Vice-Chairmanship respectively the following season. Other lesser awards are handed out at the end of the season; the Best Player and Best Import of the Conference awards are handed out at the end of the conferences.
The San Miguel Beermen currently is the winningest team, with 24 championships followed by Alaska Aces with 14 crowns and the Purefoods franchise with Among disbanded teams, the Crispa Redmanizers have the most championships, with 13, while rival Toyota Super Corollas ended with nine. The Jun Bernardino Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Philippine Cup while the Commissioner's and Governors' cups were awarded to their respective tournament winners.
Team encounters are a natural phenomenon in the PBA, and this sometimes results in soaring ticket sales. The most famous matchup was the Crispa-Toyota rivalry of the s. Fans faithfully supported their favorite squads, and had appeared in the multitudes at the Araneta Coliseum , or wherever the archrivals had met. In those days, the players were very passionate. On one occasion, they had engaged in a major brawl. Players from both clubs were arrested and detained for one night in Fort Bonifacio.
The most heated rivalry in the PBA today is that of two teams representing the Ginebra franchise and the Purefoods franchise. The rivalry is now commonly known as the Manila Clasico.
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