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The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines, composed of twelve company-branded franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and the second-oldest in the world after the NBA. [1] [note 1]
Logo of the PBA finals used since the 2010–11 PBA season. The Philippine Basketball Association awards a championship trophy (or cup) to the winning team at the end of each conference (tournament). To determine a champion for a conference, a double-round elimination (sometimes a classification) round is usually held.
The 2024–25 PBA season, also referred to as PBA season 49, is the 49th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season will begin in August 18, 2024 and will conclude sometime in 2025. The league reverts to a three-conference format starting with the Governors' Cup after being omitted last season.
The 2024 PBA Tournament of Champions gets rolling this week at AMF Riviera Lanes in Fairlawm. Defending champ Jason Belmonte leads a 72-man field.
Each season is composed of 2 or more conferences; in the PBA where teams are owned by corporations and do not reside in a geographical area, "conferences" are tournaments held during a season. Winning a conference is considered a greater honor than having the best record in the season; the most prestigious conference is the All-Filipino Cup.
Northern Consolidated Cement (1985 PBA Reinforced Conference champions) KK Novi Sad (2003 Invitational) Magnolia-Jilin Tigers (2003 Invitational) Yonsei University (2003 Invitational) U.S. Mail and More Pro-Am Selection (2004 PBA Fiesta Conference) UBC Thunderbirds (2004 PBA Fiesta Conference) Smart Gilas national basketball team (2009–10 and ...
Rank Player Position(s) Years played Team(s) played Games played Total steals Steals per game average [2]; 1 Johnny Abarrientos * : PG: 1993–2010: Alaska, Pop Cola/Coca-Cola, Ginebra
2006–07 Philippine Cup elimination round game at the Cuneta Astrodome between the Barangay Ginebra Kings and the San Miguel Beermen.. The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) plays its games across multiple venues, a majority of which are played within Metro Manila.