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The 2005-06 PBA Season is the 31st season of the Philippine Basketball Association . It began on October 2 , 2005 and ended on July 21 , 2006 . The season had two conferences played, the import-laiden ''' 2005-06 San Mig Coffee Fiesta Conference ''' and the season-ending ''' 2006 Gran Matador Brandy Philippine Cup '''.


FIESTA CONFERENCE

See Also: 2005-06 PBA Fiesta Conference


Red Bull Barako won the 2005-06 Fiesta Conference defeating the Purefoods Chunkee Giants in six games. The Air21 Express defeated Barangay Ginebra Kings to capture third place in a one-game playoff.

Enrico Villanueva of Red Bull won the Best Player of the Conference honors while Purefoods' import Marquin Chandler won the Best Import Award.

The league introduced a Give Me 5 Promo, in which tickets for Upper Box B and General Admission seats would cost only five pesos. The marketing scheme paid off as the league had multiple soldout games during the conference.

In the 2005 PBA All-Star Game held in Laoag City , Ilocos Norte on November 26 , 2005 , the North All-Stars defeated the South All-Stars. Ginebra's Jayjay Helterbrand won the All-Star Game MVP honors.


Final results

  • Fiesta Conference Finals: (3) Red Bull (9-7) def. (1) Purefoods (10-6), 4 games to 2

  • ---Finals MVP: Lordy Tugade ( Red Bull )

  • Third place: Air21 (def. Brgy. Ginebra 108-98 in a one-game playoff)

  • Best Player of the Conference: Enrico Villanueva ( Red Bull )

  • Best Import Award: Marquin Chandler ( Purefoods )



PHILIPPINE CUP

See Also: 2006 PBA Philippine Cup


The Purefoods Chunkee Giants defeated the Red Bull Barako , 4-2, in their best-of-seven Finals series to win the Philippine Cup. On the third place playoff, the Alaska Aces defeated the San Miguel Beermen .

The South All-Stars defeated the North All-Stars 122-120 in the All-Star Game held in Cagayan De Oro City , Misamis Oriental on April 29 , 2006 . Asi Taulava was named as the All-Star Game MVP.

On May 14 , 2006 , an incident occurred when Purefoods' Eugene Tejada suffered a career-threatening injury against Red Bull, suffering extensive neck and spinal cord injuries.


Final results



CUMULATIVE STANDINGS


Overall standings



Classification rounds

Includes one-game playoffs.


Playoffs



INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

  • ''' (Purefoods)

  • Rookie Of The Year : Larry Fonacier (Red Bull)

  • Most Improved Player: Marc Pingris (Purefoods)

  • Mythical Five:

  • --- Kerby Raymundo (Purefoods)

  • --- James Yap (Purefoods)

  • --- Roger Yap (Purefoods)

  • --- Enrico Villanueva (Red Bull)

  • --- Lordy Tugade (Red Bull)

  • Mythical Second Team:

  • --- Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra)

  • --- Dorian Peña (San Miguel)

  • --- Danny Seigle (San Miguel)

  • --- Mike Cortez (Alaska)

  • --- Marc Pingris (Purefoods)

  • All-Defensive Team:

  • --- Dorian Peña (San Miguel)

  • --- Marc Pingris (Purefoods)

  • --- Wynne Arboleda (Air21)

  • --- Topex Robinson (Red Bull)

  • --- Nic Belasco (Alaska)



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