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1982 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference

1982 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference
Duration March 7 – July 13, 1982
TV partner(s) Vintage Sports (BBC)
Finals
Champions Toyota Super Corollas
Runners-up San Miguel Beermen
Awards
Best Import Norman Black (San Miguel)
PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference chronology
PBA conference chronology
< 1981 Reinforced Filipino
Qualified for outright semis
Qualified for quarterfinals
Qualified for outright semis
Qualified for quarterfinals

The 1982 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Reinforced Filipino Conference was the first conference of the 1982 PBA season. It started on March 7 and ended on July 13, 1982. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import with the height limit of 6"5' and below for each team.

The following format was observed for the duration of the tournament:

Donnie Ray Koonce scored 8 crucial points in a 10-2 Toyota run to give the Super Corollas a 107-99 lead in the last two minutes of the deciding fifth game of their semifinal series. Crispa fought back on a five-point burst by Atoy Co to trim down Toyota's margin to three, 104-107, but Ramon Fernandez fired the last two of his 25 points on a hard drive for a 109-104 Toyota lead with 52 seconds left.


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