The Grand Slam in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) refers to a PBA team who has won all three conferences (tournaments) in a single season. The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA is a Professional Basketball league in the Philippines founded in 1975. However, after the PBA reduced the number of conferences from three to two beginning in 2004, the term became quite obsolete to some. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " However, some dispute the claim that a team who could win all titles in a season can be said as a grandslam.
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Grand Slam winners
Four franchises, three teams and four coaches have achieved the said feat:
| Season | Team | Coach | Defeated finalists | Season record |
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| 1976 | Crispa Redmanizers | Baby Dalupan | Toyota | Toyota | Toyota | 47-15 (. The 1976 PBA Season was the second season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA The Crispa Redmanizers was a Basketball team in the Manila Industrial Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA and Virgilio "Baby" Dalupan is a Filipino former Basketball coach The Toyota Super Corollas was a former professional Basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA from 1975 - 1983. 758) |
| 1983 | Crispa Redmanizers | Tommy Manotoc | Gilbey's | Great Taste | Great Taste | 46-16 (. The 1983 PBA season was the ninth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA Tommy Manotoc is a former Filipino basketball coach in the PBA for the U-Tex Wranglers, San Miguel Beer and the Crispa Redmanizers and The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979. Great Taste Coffee was one of the Pioneer teams in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA 742) |
| 1989 | San Miguel Beermen | Norman Black | Shell | Purefoods | Añejo | 50-21 (. The 1989 PBA season was the fifteenth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA Norman Augustus Black (born November 12 1957 in Baltimore Maryland) is an American Basketball Head coach of the The Shell Turbo Chargers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team under the ownership of Pilipinas Shell Corporation The Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants is a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA team under the Purefoods-Hormel division of the San Miguel Corporation. The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979. 704) |
| 1996 | Alaska Milkmen | Tim Cone | Purefoods | Shell | Ginebra | 51-21 (. The 1996 PBA season was the twenty-second season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA For the ice hockey team see Alaska Aces. The Alaska Aces is a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA team since 1986 under Earl Timothy Cone, better known as Tim Cone, is the American head coach of the Alaska Aces in the Philippine Basketball Association. The Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants is a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA team under the Purefoods-Hormel division of the San Miguel Corporation. The Shell Turbo Chargers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team under the ownership of Pilipinas Shell Corporation The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979. 708) |
"The Pretenders"
In addition, several others won the first two conferences but were beaten on the last tournament. They are known as "The Pretenders".
- 1975 Toyota Tamaraws (lost to Crispa in the All-Philippine Championship)
- 1977 Crispa Redmanizers (lost to Toyota in the Invitational Conference)
- 1985 Great Taste Coffee Makers (missed Finals berth in the Reinforced Conference)
- 1986 Tanduay Rhum Masters (missed Finals berth in the Open Conference)
- 1995 Sunkist Orange Juicers (missed Finals berth in the Governors Cup)
- 1998 Alaska Milkmen (missed Finals berth in the Governors Cup)
In other instances, a team won three or even four consecutive conferences in two different seasons. The 1975 PBA Season was the inaugural season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The Toyota Super Corollas was a former professional Basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA from 1975 - 1983. The 1977 PBA season was the third season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA The 1985 PBA season was the eleventh season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA Great Taste Coffee was one of the Pioneer teams in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA The 1986 PBA season was the twelfth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA The Tanduay Rhum Masters is a former Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA Philippine Basketball Association (PBA and Philippine Basketball The 1995 PBA season was the twenty-first season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA The Pop Cola Panthers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team from 1990 - 2001 under the ownership of Cosmos Bottling Corporation a subsidiary The 1998 PBA season was the twenty-fourth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA Purists say this is not a true grand slam. These teams were:
- 1976-77 Crispa Redmanizers (includes the 1976 All-Philippine Championship which was part of the 1976 Grand Slam)
- 1984-85 Great Taste Coffee Makers (four straight championships)
- 1997-98 Alaska Milkmen (three straight championships)
- 2000-01 San Miguel Beermen (three straight championships)
Also, the 1976 & 1980 Toyota Super Corollas and the 2004-05 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals have the unfortunate distinction of losing all of the championship series in one season. The 1976 PBA Season was the second season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA The 1977 PBA season was the third season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA The 1984 PBA season was the tenth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA The 1985 PBA season was the eleventh season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA The 1997 PBA season was the twenty-third season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA The 1998 PBA season was the twenty-fourth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA The 2000 PBA season was the twenty-sixth of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA The 2001 PBA season was the twenty-seventh season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA Toyota lost all three against the Crispa Redmanizers in 1976 and lost to U/Tex, guest team N. Stoodley, and Crispa in 1980. The Phone Pals were defeated by the Beermen and the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the two-conference format. The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979.
Modern-day Grand Slam
After the number of conferences was reduced from three to two that began in the 2004-05 season, the term grand slam became obsolete to some. The 2004-2005 PBA season is the 30th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. However, many dispute the claim that the term should stay since it is said that a team that wins all titles in a single season is a grandslam. However, ABC Sports commentator Richard del Rosario mentioned during Game 1 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals between Purefoods and Red Bull that a title win by the Bulls in the said series would give them the "modern day grand slam". For the former ITV company in the United Kingdom, see Associated British Corporation.
Curiously, the Barangay Ginebra Kings won the transitional 2004 Fiesta Conference, and the 2004-05 Phlilippine Cup, the first tournament of the 2004-05 season. The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979. The 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference was tournament held by the Philippine Basketball Association and the first ever edition of the PBA Fiesta Conference. The 2004-2005 PBA season is the 30th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. On the succeeding 2005 Fiesta Conference, they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Red Bull Barako. This article is about the basketball team "Red Bull Barako" also refers to a coffee drink If the Kings won the 2005 Fiesta Conference, they could have been the last Grand Slam winners using the three-conference format (although those three conferences are in two separate - but consecutive - seasons).
Other usages in the Philippines
The term has also come into local usage in which a team/person wins at least three consecutive championships (see "three-peat"). Three-peat is a Portmanteau of the words three and repeat, which has been trademarked for commercial use by basketball coach Pat Riley.
See also
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