1994 Philippine Basketball League season

1994 PBL season
Duration February 13 – December 19, 1994
Number of teams 8
Conferences
International Invitational Cup champions Casino Rubbing Alcohol
  Runners-up Nikon Electric Fan
Reinforced Conference champions Otto Shoes
  Runners-up Burger Machine
Invitational Cup champions Instafood
  Runners-up Otto Shoes
Seasons

The 1994 season of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL).

Occurrences

International Invitational Cup

Qualified for semifinals
#Team StandingsWLPCTGB
1 Instafood Mealmasters 12 2 .857 --
2 Burger Machine 9 5 .643 3
3 Otto Shoes 9 5 .643 3
4 Casino Rubbing Alcohol 8 6 .571 4
5 Nikon Electric Fan 7 7 .500 5
6 Rica Hotdogs 5 9 .357 7
7 Chowking Fastfood Kings 4 10 .285 8
8 Red Bull Energy Drink 2 12 .214 10

Guest teams seeded in the semifinal round were the Fil-Am California-Cebuana Lhuillier and Chinese-Yakult.[2] After the one-round semifinals, Casino Rubbing Alcohol swept all their seven assignments for a perfect 7-0 card, Nikon clinch the second finals berth with a 5-2 won-loss record, three other teams; Otto Shoes, Instafood and Cebuana-Lhuillier were tied at 4-3, Burger Machine at 2-5, Chinese-Yakult and Rica Hotdogs were at the bottom with 1-6.

Casino Rubbing Alcohol won their first championship after 8 years of long search for the elusive crown since taking the reigns of Cebu-based Mama's Love franchise, coach Willie Generalao won his first title as a head mentor, the Alcohol Makers unleashed a 9-0 run in the first seven minutes of the fourth quarter of the title-clinching Game Four of the finals series against Nikon Electric Fan, Edward Joseph Feihl scored four straight points and Casino got five more points from Rudolf Belmonte, Gilbert Castillo and Dingdong Pastor to shove ahead, 66-57, with three minutes to go. The conference Most Valuable Player Jeffrey Cariaso paced Nikon with 22 points.[3]

March 21
Casino Rubbing Alcohol 67, Nikon Electric Fan 57
March 23
Casino Rubbing Alcohol 62, Nikon Electric Fan 65
March 24
Casino Rubbing Alcohol 77, Nikon Electric Fan 70
March 26
Casino Rubbing Alcohol 75, Nikon Electric Fan 69
Casino wins series, 3-1

Reinforced Conference

Qualified for finals
#Semifinal StandingsWLPCTGB
1 Otto Shoes 17 4 .810 --
2 Burger Machine 15 6 .714 2
3 Red Bull Energy Drink 11 10 .523 6
4 Instafood Mealmasters 10 11 .477 7
5 Nikon Electric Fan 9 13 .410 8

Note: The last playing date of a semifinal double-header on June 22 was no longer played to give the two finalists more time to prepare

The Import-flavored Reinforced Conference opens on April 30, the respective teams imports were Alan Ogg of Carol Ann (formerly Rica Hotdogs), Derek Brower of Chowking, Randy Henry of Red Bull, Mick Kilgore of Burger Machine, Keith Hughes of Instafood, who was replaced by Dietrich Waters, Casino's Hammie Ward, Otto Shoes' Steve Wills and Patrick Eddie of Nikon.

Otto Shoes, which top the eliminations at 12-2 and the semifinals, ended a two-year title-drought with a 3-1 series win over Burger Machine, the Shoe Makers were still known as Sta.Lucia when they last won a championship back in 1992. The conference Most Valuable Player Marlou Aquino of Otto Shoes, finish with 20 points while Jun Jabar added 15 and import Steve Wills contributed 14 points, Burger's Mick Kilgore had 35 points, hotshot Kenneth Duremdes and Michael Mustre added 14 points apiece for the Burger Specialists.[4]

June 25
Otto Shoes 68, Burger Machine 66
June 27
Otto Shoes 96, Burger Machine 93
June 29
Otto Shoes 85, Burger Machine 95
July 2
Otto Shoes 95, Burger Machine 81
Otto shoes wins series, 3-1

Invitational Cup

Qualified for semifinals
#Team StandingsWLPCTGB
1 Instafood Mealmasters 7 3 .700 --
2 Burger Machine 7 3 .700 --
3 Otto Shoes 7 3 .700 --
4 Casino Rubbing Alcohol 7 3 .700 --
5 Chowking Fastfood Kings 6 4 .600 1
6 Red Bull Energy Drink 3 7 .300 4
7 Kutitap Cavity Fighters 2 8 .200 5
8 Carol Ann 1 9 .100 6

Instafood defeated Otto, 76-72, in Game 4 of their finals series for a 3-1 victory, the Mealmasters likewise ended a four-year title-drought since they last won under the name of Magnolia Ice Cream in 1990. Instafood coach Francis Rodriguez' last title was also in 1990 with Sta.Lucia Realtors - the franchise Otto Shoes bought.[5]

December 14
Instafood Mealmasters 79, Otto Shoes 73
December 15
Instafood Mealmasters 77, Otto Shoes 82
December 17
Instafood Mealmasters 69, Otto Shoes 60
December 19
Instafood Mealmasters 76, Otto Shoes 72
Instafood wins series, 3-1

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