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1983 PBA Open Conference

Field	Value
year	1983
conference_name	Open Conference
duration	August 28 – December 1, 1983
TV	Vintage Sports (City2)
best_import	Billy Ray Bates
(Crispa Redmanizers)
champion	Crispa Redmanizers
runner-up	Great Taste Coffee Makers
nextconf_link	1985 PBA Open Conference
nextconf_year	1985
prev_conf	1983 Reinforced Filipino
prev_conf_link	1983 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference
next_conf	1984 First All-Filipino
next_conf_link	1984 PBA First All-Filipino Conference

(Crispa Redmanizers) | runner-up = Great Taste Coffee Makers

The 1983 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Open Conference was the third and last conference of the 1983 PBA season. It started on August 28 and ended on December 1, 1983. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires two imports per each team.

Format

The following format was observed for the conference:

Double-round eliminations; 14 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.
The two teams at the bottom of the standings after the elimination round will be eliminated. The top two teams will advance outright to the semifinals.
The next four teams will qualify in a single round-robin quarterfinals; the top two teams will advance to the semifinals.
Semifinals will be a double round-robin affair with the four remaining teams.
The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best-of-five finals. The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-five playoff.

Imports

Each team were allowed two imports. The first line in the table are the original reinforcements of the teams. Below the name are the replacement of the import above. Same with the third replacement that is also highlighted with a different color. GP is the number of games played.

Team	Name	GP	Name	GP
Crispa Redmanizers	DeWayne Scales	5	Billy Ray Bates	24
Larry Demic	19
Galerie Dominique	Larry Fogle	16	Donald Robinson	16
Gilbey's Gin	Anthony Roberts	2	Jacky Dorsey	27
Lew Massey	25
Great Taste Coffee	Charles Thompson	2	Norman Black	24
Dawan Scott	22
San Miguel Beermen	Rich Adams	28	Donnie Ray Koonce	28
Tanduay Rhum Makers	George Melton	18	Francois Wise	19
Toyota Super Corollas	Ralph Brewster	15	Andrew Fields	15
Winston Kings	Darryl Smith	2	Eddie Roberson	2
Larry McNeill	12	Maurice Williams	12

Elimination round

Quarterfinal round berth playoff

Quarterfinal round

Semifinal round berth playoff

Semifinal round

All four teams were tied with three wins and three losses after the double-round semifinals. The PBA had their first-ever double playoff for the two finals berths.

Second seed playoff

First seed playoff

Third place playoffs

Finals

Main article: 1983 PBA Open Conference finals

References

"PBA boxscores: November 1983".
"It's GTC vs Crispa". Interbasket.net.

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