1984 PBA Invitational Championship

1984 PBA Invitational Championship
Duration November 18 – December 18, 1984
TV partner(s) Vintage Sports (MBS)
Finals
Champions Great Taste Coffee Makers
Runners-up Crispa Redmanizers
Awards
Best Import Jeff Collins (Great Taste)
PBA Invitational Championship chronology
PBA conference chronology

The 1984 PBA Invitational Championship was the third conference of the 1984 PBA season. It started on November 18 and ended on December 18, 1984. Imports return to action after two All-Filipino conferences.

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the tournament:

  • Five teams qualified in the Invitational championship. Gold Eagle Beer gained the 5th entry over Tanduay Rhum Makers based on their won-loss records in the elimination round of the first two conferences. [1] The Beermen had nine wins and 16 losses compared to Tanduay's seven wins and 18 losses combined slates despite the Rhum Makers making it to the semifinals of the second All-Filipino Conference.
  • The top two teams at the end of the double-round eliminations advance to the best-of-five finals. The third and fourth-place finishers play in the best-of-five series for third place.

Elimination round

Qualified for finals
Qualified for battle for third
#Team StandingsWLPCTGB
1 Great Taste Coffee Makers71.875--
2 Crispa Redmanizers62.7501
3 Beer Hausen Brewmasters44.5003
4 Gilbey's Gin Tonics26.2505
5 Gold Eagle Beer17.1256

Battle for third

December 9
Beer Hausen 133, Gilbey's Gin 125
Pts: Butch Hays 40 Pts: Washam 52 Watson 35
December 11
Beer Hausen 100, Gilbey's Gin 106
Pts: Butch Hays 38 Pts: Tony Washam 49
December 13
Beer Hausen 110, Gilbey's Gin 105
Pts: Butch Hays 37 Pts: Tony Washam 40
December 16
Beer Hausen 124, Gilbey's Gin 110
Pts: Butch Hays 41 Pts: Tony Washam 40
Beer Hausen wins series, 3-1

Finals

December 9
Great Taste Coffee Makers 138, Crispa Redmanizers 115
Pts: Collins 40 Brown 36 Pts: Willis 31 Guidaben 29
December 11
Great Taste Coffee Makers 117, Crispa Redmanizers 118
Pts: Ricardo Brown 39 Pts: Carlton Willis 33
December 16
Great Taste Coffee Makers 117, Crispa Redmanizers 105
Pts: Collins 39 Brown 33 Pts: Carlton Willis 32
December 18
Great Taste Coffee Makers 127, Crispa Redmanizers 106
Pts: Jeff Collins 33 Pts: Carlton Willis 20
Great Taste wins series, 3-2

References

  1. "GTC in finals". Interbasket.net.
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