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The 2008–09 PBA season is the 34th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season formally opened on October 4, 2008[1] and ended on July 17, 2009.This was the first time that the league will hold their opening ceremonies on a Saturday. The league started the season with the 2008-09 Philippine Cup, or the traditional All-Filipino Conference, while capping off the season with the import-laiden 2009 Fiesta Conference.
The first activity of the season was the 2008 PBA Draft last August 31 at the Market! Market! in Taguig City.
Pre-season events
2008 PBA Draft.
First Round
Second Round
Undrafted players
Team re-brandings
-- The Welcoat Dragons became the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (their last team name in the Philippine Basketball League).
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--The Magnolia Beverage Masters returned to their previous identity as the San Miguel Beermen.
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--The Talk 'N Text Phone Pals became the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters.
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Major trades
- The Alaska Aces traded 6-foot-7 Veteran Forward Eddie Laure and 6-foot-3 Point Guard Solomon Mercado to Rain or Shine Elasto Painters for 6-foot-7 Forward Joe Devance.
- The Air21 Express traded 6-foot-6 Forward/Guard Mark Borboran to Alaska Aces in exchange for 6-foot-6 Forward J.R. Quiñahan.
2008-09 Philippine Cup
Elimination round
Play Offs
Finals results
Philippine Cup Finals: (2) Talk 'N Text (12-6) def. (1) Alaska (11-7), 4 games to 3.
Finals MVP: Mark Cardona (Talk 'N Text)
Third place: Sta. Lucia (def. San Miguel 99-97 (OT) in a one-game playoff)
Best Player of the Conference: Willie Miller (Alaska Aces)
2009 Fiesta Conference
Notable events
- Red Bull Barako changed their name to Barako Bull Energy Boosters.
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-The former Air21 Express were renamed as the Burger King Titans. However, with the failure of several business deals that would have changed the franchise's upper management, the Titans renamed into the Burger King Whoppers by their seventh game into the conference, retaining their old management headed by the Lina family.
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-The May 16 game between the Barangay Ginebra Kings and the Alaska Aces held at the Albay Astrodome in Legaspi was canceled when the playing court was judged as too slippery, with Ginebra leading 9–2, and 8:04 remaining in the first quarter. The game was stopped twice and the stoppages lasted two hours before the game was canceled. The game was restarted at the Araneta Coliseum on May 22.[3]
Classification round
NA* = teams tied for 8th and 9th would have to play an extra game regardless of the results of their classification round games
Playoffs bracket
Finals results
Fiesta Conference Finals: (1) San Miguel (11–3) def. (2) Barangay Ginebra Kings (8–6) 4 games to 3.
Finals MVP: Jonas Villanueva (San Miguel)
Third place: Burger King (def. Rain or Shine 132–118)
Best Player of the Conference: Jayjay Helterbrand (Barangay Ginebra Kings)
Best Import of the Conference: Gabe Freeman (San Miguel Beermen)
2009 PBA All-Star Weekend
The 2009 PBA All-Star Weekend was held from April 22 to April 26 at three different cities, particularly: Victorias, Negros Occidental (April 22), Panabo, Davao del Norte (April 24), and Quezon City (April 26).
The winners were:
Obstacle Challenge: Paul Artadi (Barangay Ginebra Kings)
Three-point Shootout: James Yap (Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants)
Slam Dunk Competition: David Noel (Barangay Ginebra Kings)
All-Star Game
Individual awards
Most Valuable Player: Jayjay Helterbrand (Barangay Ginebra)
Rookie of the Year: Gabe Norwood (Rain or Shine)
First Mythical Team:
Jayjay Helterbrand (Brgy. Ginebra)
Mark Cardona (Talk 'N Text)
Jay Washington (San Miguel)
Arwind Santos (Burger King)
Asi Taulava (Coca Cola)
Second Mythical Team:
Willie Miller (Alaska)
Dondon Hontiveros (San Miguel)
Gabe Norwood (Rain or Shine)
Jay-R Reyes (Sta. Lucia)
Kelly Williams (Sta. Lucia)
All-Defensive Team:
Arwind Santos (Burger King)
Billy Mamaril (Brgy. Ginebra)
Asi Taulava (Coca Cola)
Wynne Arboleda (Burger King)
Ronald Tubid (Brgy. Ginebra)
Most Improved Player: Jonas Villanueva (San Miguel)
Sportsmanship Award: Ryan Reyes (Sta. Lucia)
Motolite Pangmatagalan Player of the Year: Willie Miller (Alaska)
Cumulative standings
Source: wikipedia
