PBA Inaugural Cup
PBA Inaugural Cup | |||||
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Duration | Day 1967 – Day 2025 | ||||
Games played | 67 | ||||
Broadcast partner | PBA on Rizon | ||||
Finals | |||||
Champions | Red Guards | ||||
Runners-up | Red Horse Energy Kings | ||||
Third place | Petronas Cules | ||||
Fourth place | Malaysia Al-Mirsat | ||||
Awards | |||||
Season MVP | Daniel Harden (Petronas Cules) | ||||
Best Import | Evan Brock (Red Guards) | ||||
Finals MVP | Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (Red Guards) | ||||
Chronology | |||||
Previous Conference | League established | ||||
Next Conference | 1st Philippine Cup |
The Philippine Basketball Association Inaugural Cup was the only conference of the 1st PBA season. The tournament started on Day 1967 and ended on Day 2025. The tournament allowed teams to hire foreign players or imports with no height limit. From Day 2008, the tournament was sponsored by the Bamboo Group of Companies.
Contents
Format
The tournament format for this conference is as follows:
- Double round-robin eliminations, 14 games per team. Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records.
- Top four teams will advance to the semifinals. Tie will be broken by point difference, then head-to-head results. If the tie persists, tie breaker games will be played.
- Semifinals (best-of-3 series*):
- SF1: #1 vs #4
- SF2: #2 vs #3
- Finals (best-of-5 series):
- SF1 winner vs SF2 winner
Note: (*) If a team wins all of their elimination round games, they get a twice-to-beat advantage.
Elimination round
Team standings
a - clinched first place, o - clinched play-off berth, x - eliminated
Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | PD | GB | |
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a | Red Guards | 12 | 2 | .857 | 1262 | 867 | 395 | - |
o | Malaysia Al-Mirsat | 12 | 2 | .857 | 1175 | 869 | 306 | - |
o | Red Horse Energy Kings | 12 | 2 | .857 | 1119 | 865 | 254 | - |
o | Petronas Cules | 6 | 8 | .429 | 825 | 972 | -147 | 6 |
x | Jollibee Stingers | 5 | 9 | .357 | 919 | 983 | -64 | 7 |
x | Vienna Pinoy Queens | 4 | 10 | .286 | 776 | 889 | -113 | 8 |
x | Manila Rockets | 4 | 10 | .286 | 789 | 1002 | -213 | 8 |
x | Durex Philippine Eagle | 1 | 13 | .071 | 658 | 1076 | -418 | 11 |
Results
Team | JS | RG | RHEK | DPE | PC | MR | MA-M | VPQ |
Jollibee Stingers | 71–76 | 72–102 | 77–44 | 63–57 | 63–64 | 71–86 | 51–67 | |
Red Guards | 94–63 | 77–90 | 112–45 | 103–64 | 89–59 | 93–72 | 81–47 | |
Red Horse Energy Kings | 72–62 | 76–80 | 85–43 | 85–54 | 69–48 | 84–70 | 65–47 | |
Durex Philippine Eagle | 68–85 | 40–113 | 59–79 | 51–62 | 47–68 | 58–96 | 46–52 | |
Petronas Cules | 63–44 | 50–97 | 61–88 | 56–35 | 51–60* | 55–87 | 72–65 | |
Manila Rockets | 56–74 | 44–114 | 54–75 | 46–47 | 59–65 | 64–104 | 54–52 | |
Malaysia Al-Mirsat | 79–63 | 80–59 | 89–71 | 86–33 | 78–57 | 94–59 | 77–47 | |
Vienna Pinoy Queens | 55–60 | 66–74 | 49–78 | 59–42 | 57–58 | 58–54 | 55–77 |
Win
Win via OT
Loss
Loss via OT
- Number of asterisks (*) denotes the number of overtime periods.
All-Star Weekend
Playoffs
Bracket
Semifinals (Best-of-3) |
Finals (Best-of-5) | |||||||||||||
1 | Red Guards | 75 | 91 | |||||||||||
4 | Petronas Cules | 64 | 53 | |||||||||||
1 | Red Guards | 77 | 84 | 82 | 77 | |||||||||
3 | Red Horse Energy Kings | 75 | 88 | 78 | 63 | |||||||||
2 | Malaysia Al-Mirsat | 71 | 67 | 90 | ||||||||||
3 | Red Horse Energy Kings | 68 | 92 | 104 | Third place playoff | |||||||||
2 | Malaysia Al-Mirsat | 64 | ||||||||||||
4 | Petronas Cules | 74 |
Semifinals
(1) Red Guards vs. (4) Petronas Cules
Day 2008 06:00 |
Red Guards | 75–64 | Petronas Cules | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Luzon | #ePBA | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20-10, 32-15, 17-21, 6-18 | |||||||
Pts: Evan Brock 19 Rebs: Evan Brock 22 Asts: Brock, Hill, Parks 2 each |
Pts: Daniel Harden 20 Rebs: Jayvee Casio 8 Asts: Jayvee Casio 9 |
Day 2010 04:00 |
Petronas Cules | 53–91 | Red Guards | Maroon Eagles Gym, Quezon City, Luzon | #ePBA | ||
Scoring by quarter: 12-25, 13-20, 13-23, 15-23 | |||||||
Pts: Jay Washington 20 Rebs: Jay Washington 8 Asts: Harden, Labagala 3 each |
Pts: Evan Brock 34 Rebs: Evan Brock 22 Asts: Michael Silungan 4 | ||||||
Red Guards wins series, 2–0 |
(2) Malaysia Al-Mirsat vs. (3) Red Horse Energy Kings
Day 2008 04:00 |
Malaysia Al-Mirsat | 71–68 | Red Horse Energy Kings | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Luzon | #ePBA | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23-16, 17-16, 18-21, 13-15 | |||||||
Pts: Eric Dawson 25 Rebs: Justin Williams 13 Asts: Joshua Urbiztondo 2 |
Pts: Marvin Perez 14 Rebs: Marvin Perez 9 Asts: Ellis, Perez 3 each |
Day 2010 06:00 |
Red Horse Energy Kings | 92–67 | Malaysia Al-Mirsat | Maroon Eagles Gym, Quezon City, Luzon | #ePBA | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18-18, 33-19, 20-17, 21-13 | |||||||
Pts: Vito Bernal 29 Rebs: Vernon Macklin 10 Asts: Marvin Perez 4 |
Pts: Eric Dawson 30 Rebs: Eric Dawson 16 Asts: Joshua Urbiztondo 4 |
Day 2011 05:00 |
Malaysia Al-Mirsat | 90–104 | Red Horse Energy Kings | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Luzon | #ePBA | ||
Scoring by quarter: 14-25, 23-23, 25-28, 28-28 | |||||||
Pts: Eric Dawson 39 Rebs: Denzel Bowles 13 Asts: Eric Dawson 5 |
Pts: Vernon Macklin 26 Rebs: Vernon Macklin 14 Asts: Vernon Macklin 4 | ||||||
Red Horse Energy Kings wins series, 2–1 |
Third place playoff
Day 2020 05:00 |
Malaysia Al-Mirsat | 64–74 | Petronas Cules | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Luzon | #ePBA | ||
Scoring by quarter: 13-10, 23-25, 11-20, 17-19 | |||||||
Pts: Eric Dawson 31 Rebs: Eric Dawson 22 Asts: Joshua Urbiztondo 6 |
Pts: Jay Washington 21 Rebs: Jay Washington 7 Asts: Jayvee Casio 7 | ||||||
Petronas Cules wins series, 1–0 |
Finals
Day 2022 05:00 |
Red Guards | 77–75 | Red Horse Energy Kings | Queen Kadayao Royal Coliseum, Puerto Princesa, Palawan | #ePBA | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18-20, 16-26, 22-12, 21-17 | |||||||
Pts: Brock, Harvey 25 each Rebs: Evan Brock 14 Asts: Evan Brock 3 |
Pts: Mick Pennisi 26 Rebs: Mick Pennisi 9 Asts: Paul Lee 3 |
Day 2023 05:00 |
Red Horse Energy Kings | 88–84 | Red Guards | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Luzon | #ePBA | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16-19, 29-21, 25-20, 18-24 | |||||||
Pts: Vernon Macklin 26 Rebs: Vernon Macklin 14 Asts: Vito Bernal 4 |
Pts: Evan Brock 26 Rebs: Evan Brock 13 Asts: Joe Devance 4 |
Day 2024 05:00 |
Red Guards | 82–78 | Red Horse Energy Kings | Jaworski Coliseum, Cebu City, Visayas | #ePBA | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23-16, 21-15, 23-30, 15-17 | |||||||
Pts: Bobby Ray Parks Jr. 18 Rebs: Evan Brock 10 Asts: Shej Roi Sumang 4 |
Pts: Vernon Macklin 24 Rebs: Vernon Macklin 10 Asts: Lee, Pennisi 3 each |
Day 2025 05:00 |
Red Horse Energy Kings | 63–77 | Red Guards | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Luzon | #ePBA | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16-17, 16-16, 13-21, 18-23 | |||||||
Pts: James Yap 14 Rebs: Vernon Macklin 14 Asts: Vito Bernal 3 |
Pts: Evan Brock 16 Rebs: Bobby Ray Parks Jr. 13 Asts: Bobby Ray Parks Jr. 5 | ||||||
Red Guards wins series, 3–1 |
Imports
The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once. Highlighted are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference.
Team | Player | First game | Last game | Record |
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Durex Philippine Eagle | Walter Sharpe | Day 1967 (vs. Jollibee Stingers) | Day 2001 (vs. Red Horse Energy Kings) | 1–13 |
Jollibee Stingers | No import | Day 1967 (vs. Durex Philippine Eagle) | Day 2002 (vs. Red Guards) | 5–9 |
Malaysia Al-Mirsat | Eric Dawson | Day 1968 (vs. Manila Rockets) | Day 2020 (vs. Petronas Cules) | 13–5 |
Denzel Bowles | Day 1968 (vs. Manila Rockets) | Day 2020 (vs. Petronas Cules) | 13–5 | |
Justin Williams | Day 1968 (vs. Manila Rockets) | Day 2020 (vs. Petronas Cules) | 13–5 | |
Manila Rockets | No import | Day 1968 (vs. Malaysia Al-Mirsat) | Day 2003 (vs. Petronas Cules) | 4–10 |
Petronas Cules | No import | Day 1969 (vs. Manila Rockets) | Day 2020 (vs. Malaysia Al-Mirsat) | 7–10 |
Red Guards | Evan Brock | Day 1967 (vs. Red Horse Energy Kings) | Day 2025 (vs. Red Horse Energy Kings) | 17–3 |
Donnell Harvey | Day 1967 (vs. Red Horse Energy Kings) | Day 2025 (vs. Red Horse Energy Kings) | 17–3 | |
Herbert Hill | Day 1967 (vs. Red Horse Energy Kings) | Day 2025 (vs. Red Horse Energy Kings) | 17–3 | |
Red Horse Energy Kings | Vernon Macklin | Day 1967 (vs. Red Guards) | Day 2025 (vs. Red Guards) | 15–6 |
Vienna Pinoy Queens | No import | Day 1968 (vs. Jollibee Stingers) | Day 2002 (vs. Malaysia Al-Mirsat) | 4–10 |
Awards
Conference
- Most Valuable Player: Daniel Harden (Petronas Cules)
- Best Import of the Conference: Evan Brock (Red Guards)
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (Red Guards)
Players of the Week
Week | Player | Team |
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Day 1967 – Day 1971 | Evan Brock | Red Guards |
Day 1973 – Day 1979 | Vernon Macklin | Red Horse Energy Kings |
Day 1974 – Day 1986 | Eric Dawson | Malaysia Al-Mirsat |
Day 1987 – Day 1992 | Daniel Harden | Petronas Cules |
Day 1994 – Day 1999 | Denzel Bowles | Malaysia Al-Mirsat |
Day 2001 – Day 2003 | Vito Bernal | Red Horse Energy Kings |
Day 2008 – Day 2012 | Evan Brock | Red Guards |
Day 2020 – Day 2025 | Bobby Ray Parks Jr. | Red Guards |
Statistics
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