1997 PBA Season

23rd Season

Final Standings

Team                                         GP  Won  Lost  PCT.
Alaska                                       60   35   25   .583
Gordon's Gin/Gordon's Gin Boars              68   39   29   .574
San Miguel Beermen                           63   35   28   .556
Purefoods Corned Beef/Purefoods Carne Norte  63   34   29   .540
Sta. Lucia Realtors                          61   31   30   .508
@Mobiline Cellular/Mobiline Phone Pals       47   20   27   .426
#Pop Cola                                    38   14   24   .368
Formula Shell SUPER Unleaded                 46   15   31   .326
@Mobiline Cellular Head Coaching Record Breakdown: Norman Black (13-19), Tommy Manotoc and Derrick Pumaren (7-8)
#Pop Cola Head Coaching Record Breakdown: Derrick Pumaren (5-9), Turo Valenzona (4-6), Norman Black (5-9)
Norman Black Head Coaching Record: 18-28

PBA All-Filipino Cup
                              Elimination  Semi Finals   Finals        Totals
Team                            Won Lost     Won Lost   Won Lost  GP Won Lost PCT. Head Coach
Purefoods Corned Beef             8   6        6   2      4   2   28  18  10  .643 Eric Altamirano
Gordon's Gin                     10   4        4   4      2   4   28  16  12  .571 Robert Jaworski
#Sta. Lucia Realtors              8   6        4   4      1   0   23  13  10  .565 Chot Reyes
#San Miguel Beermen               7   7        4   4      0   1   23  11  12  .478 Ron Jacobs
Mobiline Cellular                 7   7        2   6              22   9  13  .409 Norman Black
Alaska                            6   8                           14   6   8  .429 Tim Cone
Pop Cola                          5   9                           14   5   9  .357 Derrick Pumaren
Formula Shell SUPER Unleaded      5   9                           14   5   9  .357 Chito Narvasa
#Sta. Lucia Realtors and San Miguel Beermen played in the Third Place One Game Playoff

PBA Commissioner's Cup
June 13 to September 7
                              Elimination  Semi Finals   Finals        Totals
Team                            Won Lost     Won Lost   Won Lost  GP Won Lost PCT. Head Coach
%Gordon's Gin Boars               6   4                   4   2                    Robert Jaworski
Alaska                            5   5                   2   4                    Tim Cone
#San Miguel Beermen               6   4                   1   0                    Ron Jacobs
#Sta. Lucia Realtors              6   4                   0   1                    Chot Reyes
Formula Shell SUPER Unleaded      6   4                                            Chito Narvasa
Mobiline Cellular                 4   6                           10   4   6  .400 Norman Black
Pop Cola                          4   6                           10   4   6  .400 Turo Valenzona
Purefoods Corned Beef             3   7                           10   3   7  .300 Eric Altamirano
%Rino Salazar of Gordon's Gin Boars coached the first two games of the PBA Commissioner's Cup. Rino Salazar's coaching record is 1-1. Robert Jaworski coached Gordon's Gin Boars for the rest of the PBA Commissioner's Cup
#San Miguel Beermen and Sta. Lucia Realtors played in the Third Place One Game Playoff

PBA Governor's Cup
September 20 to December 14
                              Elimination  Semi Finals   Finals        Totals
Team                            Won Lost     Won Lost   Won Lost  GP Won Lost PCT. Head Coach
Alaska                                                    4   1                    Tim Cone
Purefoods Carne Norte                          3   2      1   4   25  13  12  .520 Eric Altamirano
#San Miguel Beermen                            2   3      1   0                    Ron Jacobs
#Sta. Lucia Realtors                                      0   1                    Chot Reyes/Adonis Tierra
Formula Shell SUPER Unleaded                                                       Chito Narvasa
@Gordon's Gin Boars                                                                Robert Jaworski
Mobiline Phone Pals                                               15   7   8  .467 Tommy Manotoc and Derrick Pumaren
Pop Cola                                                          14   5   9  .357 Norman Black
#San Miguel Beermen and Sta. Lucia Realtors played in the Third Place One Game Playoff
@Robert Jaworski did not coach the first three games in the Elimination Round. Gordon's Gin Boars went 2-1 during those three games
Most Valuable Player                             Alvin Patrimonio           Purefoods Corned Beef/Purefoods Carne Norte
Rookie of the Year                               Andy Seigle                Mobiline Cellular/Mobiline Phone Pals
Sportsmanship Award                              Freddie Abuda              San Miguel Beermen
Most Improved Player                             Bong Ravena                Purefoods Corned Beef/Purefoods Carne Norte
Coach of the Year                                Ron Jacobs                 San Miguel Beermen
Defensive Player of the Year                     Freddie Abuda              San Miguel Beermen
Comeback Player of the Year                      Paul Alvarez               San Miguel Beermen
Mr. Quality Minutes                              Paul Alvarez               San Miguel Beermen
Executive of the Year                            Simon Mossesgeld           Purefoods Corned Beef/Purefoods Carne Norte
Referee of the Year                              Ernie de Leon
PBA All-Filipino Cup Champions                   Purefoods Corned Beef
Best Player of the PBA All-Filipino Cup          Nelson Asaytono            San Miguel Beermen
PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions                 Gordon's Gin Boars
Best Player of the PBA Commissioner's Cup        Marlou Aquino              Gordon's Gin Boars
Best Import of the PBA Commissioner's Cup        Jeff Ward                  San Miguel Beermen
PBA Governor's Cup Champions                     Alaska
Best Player of the PBA Governor's Cup            Johnny Abarrientos         Alaska
Best Import of the PBA Governor's Cup            Larry Robinson             San Miguel Beermen

Mythical First Team
Johnny Abarrientos  Alaska
Alvin Patrimonio    Purefoods Corned Beef/Purefoods Carne Norte
Vince Hizon         Gordon's Gin/Gordon's Gin Boars
Marlou Aquino       Gordon's Gin/Gordon's Gin Boars
Nelson Asaytono     San Miguel Beermen

Mythical Second Team
Dindo Pumaren       Purefoods Corned Beef/Purefoods Carne Norte
Bong Ravena         Purefoods Corned Beef/Purefoods Carne Norte
Jerry Codinera      Purefoods Corned Beef/Purefoods Carne Norte
Noli Locsin         Gordon's Gin/Gordon's Gin Boars
Zandro Limpot Jr.   Sta. Lucia Realtors

All-Defensive Team
Freddie Abuda       San Miguel Beermen
Jerry Codinera      Purefoods Corned Beef/Purefoods Carne Norte
Johnny Abarrientos  Alaska
Jeffrey Cariaso     Mobiline Cellular/Mobiline Phone Pals
Marlou Aquino       Gordon's Gin/Gordon's Gin Boars
1997 PBA Annual

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