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2009 PBA Fiesta Conference
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2009 |
| conference_name | Fiesta Conference |
| logo | Pba fiestaconf 2009.png |
| pixels | 200px |
| duration | February 28 – July 17, 2009 |
| TV | C/S9, Basketball TV (Local) |
| The Filipino Channel (International) | |
| best_player | Jayjay Helterbrand |
| (Barangay Ginebra Kings) | |
| best_import | Gabe Freeman |
| (San Miguel Beermen) | |
| finals_mvp | Jonas Villanueva |
| (San Miguel Beermen) | |
| champion | San Miguel Beermen |
| runner-up | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| prevconf_link | 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference |
| prevconf_year | 2008 |
| nextconf_link | 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference |
| nextconf_year | 2010 |
| prev_conf | 2008–09 Philippine |
| prev_conf_link | 2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup |
| next_conf | 2009–10 Philippine |
| next_conf_link | 2009–10 PBA Philippine Cup |
The Filipino Channel (International) (Barangay Ginebra Kings) (San Miguel Beermen) (San Miguel Beermen) | runner-up = Barangay Ginebra Kings The 2009 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Fiesta Conference or known as the 2009 Motolite PBA Fiesta Conference for sponsorship reasons, was the last conference of the 2008-09 PBA season. It started on February 28 and finished on July 17. The tournament was shortened to accommodate the training of the national basketball team for the FIBA Asia Championship 2009 qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The last conference had games on Thursdays and Saturdays. The tournament is an import-laden format, which allows an import or a non-Filipino player for each team and with a new height limit of 6-foot-6.
Two teams had new names before the start of the conference: the former Red Bull Barako was now known as the Barako Bull Energy Boosters, and the former Air21 Express were called as the Burger King Titans. However, with the failure of several business deals that would have changed the franchise's upper management, the Titans renamed into the Burger King Whoppers by their seventh game into the conference, retaining their old management headed by the Lina family.
Format
The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:
- The teams were divided into 2 groups, based on their performance in the 2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup elimination round. Group A are teams that finished the Philippine Cup's elimination round in 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th and 9th positions, while Group B are the 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th and 10th. Group A:
- Alaska Aces
- Burger King Whoppers
- Coca-Cola Tigers
- Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
- Sta. Lucia Realtors Group B:
- Barako Bull Energy Boosters
- Barangay Ginebra Kings
- Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants
- San Miguel Beermen
- Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
- Teams in a group will play against each other once and against teams in the other group twice; 14 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams, except for ties for #2, #5 and #8. Standings will be determined in one league table; teams do not qualify by basis of groupings.
- Wildcard phase:
- WC1: #3 vs. #10, with #3 having the twice-to-beat advantage
- WC2: #4 vs. #9, with #4 having the twice-to-beat advantage
- WC3: #5 vs. #8 in a knockout game
- WC4: #6 vs. #7 in a knockout game
- Best-of-three quarterfinals:
- QF1: WC2 vs. WC3
- QF2: WC1 vs. WC4
- Best-of-seven semifinals:
- SF1: QF1 vs. #1
- SF2: QF2 vs. #2
- Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
- Best-of-seven Finals: winners of the semifinals
- This is basically same format used throughout the 2004-05 PBA season, save for WC3 and WC4 were conducted in a best-of-3 series.
Classification round
The May 17 game between the Barangay Ginebra Kings and the Alaska Aces held at the Albay Astrodome in Legaspi was canceled when the playing court was judged as too slippery, with Ginebra leading 9–2, and 8:04 remaining in the first quarter. The game was stopped twice and the stoppages lasted two hours before the game was canceled. The game was restarted at the Araneta Coliseum on May 22.
Team standings
Results
- Results above and to the left of the gray boxes are first round games; those below and to the right are second round games.
Eighth seed playoff
Second seed playoff
Bracket
Wildcard phase
(3) Rain or Shine vs. (10) Barako Bull
Rain or Shine has the twice-to-beat advantage.
(4) Burger King vs. (9) Alaska
Burger King has the twice-to-beat advantage.
(5) Sta. Lucia vs. (8) Coca-Cola
This is a single-elimination game.
(6) Purefoods vs. (7) Talk 'N Text
This is a single-elimination game.
Quarterfinals
(3) Rain or Shine vs. (6) Purefoods
(4) Burger King vs. (5) Sta. Lucia
Semifinals
(1) San Miguel vs (4) Burger King
(2) Barangay Ginebra vs (3) Rain or Shine
Third place playoff
Finals
Main article: 2009 PBA Fiesta Conference Finals
Awards
- Fern-C Finals MVP: Jonas Villanueva
- Best Player of the Conference: Jayjay Helterbrand
- Best Import of the Conference: Gabe Freeman
Players of the Week
| Week | Player(s) | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| February 28–March 8 | Jonas Villanueva | San Miguel Beermen |
| March 9–15 | Marlou Aquino | Sta. Lucia Realtors |
| March 16–22 | Arwind Santos | Burger King Titans |
| March 23–29 | Ronald Tubid | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| April 12–20 | Eric Menk | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| April 27–May 3 | Arwind Santos | Burger King Whoppers |
| May 4–10 | Jayjay Helterbrand | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| May 11–17 | Jimmy Alapag | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
| May 18–24 | Asi Taulava | |
| Ronald Tubid | Coca-Cola Tigers | |
| Barangay Ginebra Kings | ||
| May 25–31 | Gabe Norwood | |
| Nelbert Omolon | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | ||
| June 3 and 14 | Arwind Santos | Burger King Whoppers |
| June 15–21 | Gabe Norwood | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| June 22–28 | Jayjay Helterbrand | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
Team
Individual
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Statistical leaders
Locals
| Category | Player | Team | Stat | GP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Arwind Santos | ||||||
| Rebounds per game | Asi Taulava | ||||||
| Assists per game | Jimmy Alapag | ||||||
| Steals per game | Warren Ybanez | ||||||
| Blocks per game | Marlou Aquino* | ||||||
| Field goal percentage | Ali Peek* | ||||||
| Free throw percentage | Jayjay Helterbrand* | ||||||
| Three-point field goal percentage | Don Dulay* |
Imports
| Category | Player | Team | Stat | GP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Rashad Bell | ||||||
| Rebounds per game | Jai Lewis | ||||||
| Assists per game | David Noel | ||||||
| Steals per game | David Noel | ||||||
| Blocks per game | Shawn Daniels | ||||||
| Field goal percentage | Jai Lewis | ||||||
| Free throw percentage | Rashad Bell | ||||||
| Three-point field goal percentage | David Noel |
Imports
The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference.
| Name | Team | Debuted | Last game | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA *Shawn Daniels* | Burger King Titans | February 28 | July 1 | 13–11 |
| USA *Anthony Johnson* | Sta. Lucia Realtors | February 28 | June 14 | 9–9 |
| USA *Charles Clark* | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | March 1 | March 7 | 1–1 |
| USA Scooter McFadgon | Barako Bull Energy Boosters | March 1 | March 28 | 2–5 |
| USA Tiras Wade | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | March 1 | May 1 | 5–4 |
| USA Brian Hamilton | Purefoods TJ Giants | March 1 | March 15 | 2–2 |
| USA *Galen Young* | Alaska Aces | March 4 | March 12 | 0–3 |
| USA *JJ Sullinger* | Coca-Cola Tigers | March 4 | March 20 | 1–4 |
| USA *Rod Nealy* | Barangay Ginebra Kings | March 4 | April 3 | 2–5 |
| USA Gabe Freeman | San Miguel Beermen | March 8 | July 17 | 15–6 |
| USA Jai Lewis | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (2) | March 12 | July 1 | 13–9 |
| USA *Rosell Ellis* | Alaska Aces (2) | March 14 | May 27 | 6–7 |
| USA Jhamar Thorpe | Purefoods TJ Giants (2) | March 21 | April 19 | 2–2 |
| USA *James Penny* | Coca-Cola Tigers (2) | March 26 | May 29 | 5–4 |
| USA *Jeff Varem* | barako Bull Energy Boosters (2) | April 17 | May 1 | 0–3 |
| USA David Noel | Barangay Ginebra Kings (2) | April 20 | July 17 | 14–6 |
| USA *Marquin Chandler* | Purefoods TJ Giants (3) | April 29 | June 14 | 5–4 |
| USA Daryan Selvy | Barako Bull Energy Boosters (3) | May 3 | May 15 | 0–3 |
| PAN Gary Forbes | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters (2) | May 3 | May 6 | 1–1 |
| USA *Rashad Bell* | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters (3) | May 13 | May 29 | 1–2 |
| USA Chris Williams | San Miguel Beermen (2) | May 17 | May 22 | 1–1 |
| USA *Jamaal Williams* | Barako Bull Energy Boosters (4) | May 27 | May 27 | 0–1 |
| All-Filipino line up | San Miguel Beermen | March 4 | -- | 1–0 |
| All-Filipino line up | Barangay Ginebra Kings | April 17 | -- | 1–0 |
| All-Filipino line up | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | May 1 | -- | 0–1 |
References
References
- [http://www.ngetstudio.com/news/?id=7130d11c-bd0f-4061-bb0e-bae193dd134f New PBA Format, Reuel Vidal, Manila Standard Today]
- (May 17, 2009). "GINEBRA – ALASKA TIFF IN LEGAZPI HALTED".
- [http://www.pba.ph/content/category/1/69/2/ Player of the Week], PBA.ph
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