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1987 PBA/IBA World Challenge Cup

Field	Value
year	1987
conference_name	PBA/IBA Cup
duration	September 20–27, 1987
TV	Vintage Sports (PTV)
finals_mvp	Ray Hall
champion	IBA Selection
runner-up	Great Taste Instant Milk
nextconf_link	1988 PBA/IBA World Challenge Cup
nextconf_year	1988
prev_conf	1987 All-Filipino
prev_conf_link	1987 PBA All-Filipino Conference
next_conf	1987 Reinforced
next_conf_link	1987 PBA Reinforced Conference

| runner-up = Great Taste Instant Milk The 1987 Coca-Cola PBA/IBA World Challenge Cup was the one-week special tournament put together by the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and the newly formed league in the United States for players standing 6'4" and below called International Basketball Association (IBA). The one-week event took place from September 20–27 and features PBA teams along with an IBA Selection in a four-team field.

Tournament details

Sponsored by Coca-Cola Bottlers Inc., the first staging had the top three PBA teams in the All-Filipino Conference; Champion Great Taste Instant Milk (formerly Great Taste Coffee), Runner-up Hills Bros Coffee Kings and third placer San Miguel Beer (formerly Magnolia), qualified in the said tournament, together with the IBA All-Stars, coach by Ted Owens, noteworthy of that selection includes future PBA imports "Sugar" Ray Hall and Sean Chambers, Russell Brown, a backcourt star from Arizona State University, and Sam Smith. PBA teams were allowed two imports each, from Great Taste Instant Milk; Dexter Shouse, on loan to Shell, and Dwight Moody, San Miguel Beer; Bobby Parks and Dwayne Polee, and Hills Bros. Coffee Kings; Alexander Adams and McKinley Singleton.

Results

Note: Great Taste, San Miguel and the IBA Selection finished with identical 2-1 won-loss slates, despite the Beermen's 55-point winning margin over Hills Bros, the quotient system says San Miguel has to win over the IBA stars by at least 8 points. Great Taste and IBA All-Stars played in a one-game finale.

Battle for third place

Finals

Ray Hall of the IBA Selection was named the Most Valuable Player of the PBA/IBA Challenge Cup.

Slam Dunk contest

A sideshow event in the PBA/IBA series was the Kiwi Sneaker Champoo Slam Dunk Competition. In the final round, Sean Chambers of the IBA All-Stars, romped off with the P 50,000 top pot, outjumping the legendary Billy Ray Bates of Ginebra San Miguel, 28-25, who missed his last dunk, a two-handed reverse slam, placing third on the three judges scores was Bobby Parks of San Miguel Beer.

References

Davis, Jeff. (October 3, 1987). "FLAMES' COACH LIKES FILIPINO FLAVOR OWENS RETURNS TO FRESNO FROM FAST-PACED IBA ALL-STAR TOUR". [[The Fresno Bee]].
"IBaF world premier tonight". Manila Standard.
"Title shot for US five despite loss". Manila Standard.
"SMB subdues Hills for 3rd". Manila Standard.

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