Picked by Air21 Express Start date 2005 Top draft pick Jay Washington TV partner PBA on ABC (now TV5) | Fiesta Conference champions Red Bull Barako Number of teams 9 Season MVP James Yap (Star Hotshots) | |
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Duration October 2, 2005 –July 21, 2006 Philippine Cup champions Purefoods Chunkee Giants Similar 2006–07 PBA season, 2004–05 PBA season, 2008–09 PBA season, 2003 PBA season, 2013–14 PBA season | ||
The 2005-06 PBA Season was the 31st season of the Philippine Basketball Association. It began on October 2, 2005 and ended on July 21, 2006. The season had two conferences played, the import-laiden 2005–06 San Mig Coffee Fiesta Conference and the season-ending 2006 Gran Matador Brandy Philippine Cup.
Contents
Opening ceremonies
The muses for the participating teams are as follows:
2005–06 Fiesta Conference
Red Bull Barako won the 2005–06 Fiesta Conference defeating the Purefoods Chunkee Giants in six games. The Air21 Express defeated Barangay Ginebra Kings to capture third place in a one-game playoff.
Enrico Villanueva of Red Bull won the Best Player of the Conference honors while Purefoods' import Marquin Chandler won the Best Import Award. The league introduced a Give Me 5 Promo, in which tickets for Upper Box B and General Admission seats would cost only five pesos. The marketing scheme paid off as the league had multiple soldout games during the conference.
In the 2005 PBA All-Star Game held in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte on November 26, 2005, the North All-Stars defeated the South All-Stars. Ginebra's Jayjay Helterbrand won the All-Star Game MVP honors.
Final results
2006 Philippine Cup
The Purefoods Chunkee Giants defeated the Red Bull Barako, 4-2, in their best-of-seven Finals series to win the Philippine Cup. On the third place playoff, the Alaska Aces defeated the San Miguel Beermen.
The South All-Stars defeated the North All-Stars 122-120 in the All-Star Game held in Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental on April 29, 2006. Asi Taulava was named as the All-Star Game MVP.
On May 14, 2006, an incident occurred when Purefoods' Eugene Tejada suffered a career-threatening injury against Red Bull, suffering extensive neck and spinal cord injuries.
Final results
Classification rounds
Includes one-game playoffs.