2010 PBA Fiesta Conference


The 2010 Philippine Basketball Association 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.

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.

Quarterfinals

Imports

TeamPlayerDebutedFinal
Air21 ExpressKeena Young March 24, 2010April 9, 2010
Air21 ExpressJason Forte April 14, 2010April 18, 2010
Air21 ExpressReggie Larry May 1, 2010May 28, 2010
Air21 ExpressLeroy Hickerson June 4, 2010July 4, 2010
Alaska AcesDiamon Simpson April 7, 2010August 18, 2010
Barako Energy Coffee MastersSammy Monroe March 21, 2010June 27, 2010
Brgy. Ginebra KingsAwvee Story March 21, 2010April 18, 2010
Brgy. Ginebra KingsMildon Ambres April 30, 2010May 30, 2010
Brgy. Ginebra KingsDenham Brown June 5, 2010June 23, 2010
Brgy. Ginebra KingsChris Daniels July 2, 2010July 18, 2010
Coca-Cola TigersJames Penny March 24, 2010May 7, 2010
Coca-Cola TigersRashad Bell May 14, 2010June 4, 2010
Coca-Cola TigersJohn Williamson June 13, 2010July 4, 2010
Derby Ace LlamadosLorrenzo Wade April 7, 2010April 21, 2010
Derby Ace LlamadosCliff Brown May 2, 2010July 14, 2010
Derby Ace LlamadosTony Washam July 16, 2010August 1, 2010
Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersJai Lewis March 26, 2010June 18, 2010
Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersRod Nealy June 25, 2010July 18, 2010
San Miguel BeermenGabriel Freeman March 24, 2010August 18, 2010
Sta. Lucia RealtorsAnthony Johnson March 21, 2010July 4, 2010
Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersShawn Daniels March 21, 2010August 6, 2010

Awards