1982 PBA Open Conference


The 1982 Philippine Basketball Association Open Conference was the third conference of the 1982 PBA season. It started on August 22 and ended on December 14, 1982. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires two imports per each team.

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the tournament:
  • The 8 participating teams are divided into two groups. Teams in the same group played each other twice while in the other group three times, totalling 18 games.
  • Top two teams advances in the semifinals outright and the next four teams will dispute the last two semifinals berth in a one-round quarterfinals.
  • Semifinals will be a double-round robin affairs. The top two teams in the semifinal round advance to the best-of-five finals series. The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-five playoff.

    Imports

Each team were allowed two imports. The first line in the table are the original reinforcements of the teams. Below the name are the replacement of the import above. Same with the third replacement that is also highlighted with a different color. GP is the number of games played.
TeamNameGPNameGP
Crispa RedmanizersMike Schultz3Clarence Kea1
Crispa RedmanizersJames Wright5Lew Brown12
Crispa RedmanizersMike Gibson8
Galerie DominiqueJames Robinson4Kenny Barnes18
Galerie DominiqueMicah Blunt14
Gilbey's GinRickey Brown3Lew Massey27
Gilbey's GinLarry McNeill24
N-Rich CoffeeDanny Salisbury27Rich Adams28
San Miguel BeermenTerry Sykes2Norman Black30
San Miguel BeermenMarvin Johnson5
San Miguel BeermenAaron James23
Toyota Super CorollasDonnie Ray Koonce30Andrew Fields29
U-Tex WranglersIra Terrell11Leroy Jackson21
U-Tex WranglersLeo Cunningham2
U-Tex WranglersFrancois Wise8
Yco-TanduayCurtis Berry21Jerome Henderson21

Elimination round

Quarterfinal round

Semifinal round


On the final playing day of the semifinals, both Gilbey's and N-Rich were a win away from advancing to the championship in the closest the PBA has ever had a finale without traditional powerhouses Toyota and Crispa, but the Super Corollas forces a playoff with N-Rich Coffee and won their knockout game to play first-time finalist Gilbey's Gin.

Second seed playoff

Finals