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1981 PBA season

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Open Conference champions
  
Toyota Super Diesels

Reinforced Filipino Conference champions
  
Crispa Redmanizers

Start date
  
1981

Season MVP
  
Bogs Adornado

Runners-up
  
Crispa Redmanizers

Runners-up
  
U-Tex Wranglers

Number of teams
  
10

TV partner
  
PBA on MBS

Duration
  
March 8, 1981 – November 28, 1981

Similar
  
1998 PBA season, 2008–09 PBA season, 2000 PBA season

The 1981 PBA season was the seventh season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Contents

Season highlights

  • Instead of the usual three-conference format, the season was shortened to two conferences to give way for the Philippines' hosting of the SEA Games in Manila.
  • Arch rivals Toyota and Crispa played for the 10th time in a PBA championship during the Open Conference, the Super Diesels finally ended a string of runner-up finishes from last year by winning their finals series against the Redmanizers in five games.
  • Toyota import Andrew Fields became the first recipient of the PBA Best Import Award.
  • William "Bogs" Adornado of U/Tex Wranglers won his 3rd Most Valuable Player Award.

    • Champions

  • Open Conference: Toyota Super Diesels
  • Reinforced Filipino Conference: Crispa Redmanizers
  • Team with best win-loss percentage: Toyota Super Diesels (29-14, .674)
  • Best Team of the Year: Crispa Redmanizers (4th)

    • Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Bogs Adornado (U/Tex)
  • Rookie of the Year: Rafael Sison (Presto)
  • Best Import-Open Conference: Andrew Fields (Toyota)
  • Best Import-Reinforced Conference: Russell Murray (Yco-Tanduay)
  • Mythical Five:
  • Robert Jaworski (Toyota)
  • Atoy Co (Crispa)
  • Ramon Fernandez (Toyota)
  • Bogs Adornado (U/Tex)
  • Philip Cezar (Crispa)

    • References

    1981 PBA season Wikipedia
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