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2006–07 PBA season

2006–07 PBA season
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2006–07 PBA season
Duration September 28, 2006 – July 20, 2007
Number of teams 10
TV partner(s) ABC
Draft
Top draft pick Kelly Williams
Picked by Sta. Lucia Realtors
Conferences
Philippine Cup champions Barangay Ginebra Kings
Fiesta Conference champions Alaska Aces
Awards
Season MVP Willie Miller (Alaska Aces)
Top scorer Mark Caguioa (Ginebra)
Seasons
Qualified for semifinals
Qualified for quarterfinals
Qualified for wildcards
Eliminated
Qualified for semifinals
Qualified for quarterfinals
Qualified for wildcards
Eliminated
Champion
Second place
Third place
Semifinalist
Quarterfinalist
Wildcard qualifier
Elimination round

The 2006–07 PBA season was the 32nd season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season started September 28 in Guam and began its formal opening on October 1 at the Araneta Coliseum, and ended on July 20. The league started the season with the All-Filipino Conference, now known as the PBA Philippine Cup while the PBA Fiesta Conference, an import laced tournament, ended the season.

Philippine Basketball League team Welcoat Paintmasters became the tenth member of the league after acquiring the franchise from the defunct Shell Turbo Chargers. The Welcoat franchise has been renamed Welcoat Dragons

The season began on Oct 1 with the Barangay Ginebra Kings defeating the expansion team Welcoat Dragons, 102-69 in the opener.

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Legend: GB = games behind; PCT = Winning percentage; Diff = Points difference; Clas = Classification game

*Sta. Lucia won the elimination game over Air21, 121-118 via overtime.

Legend: GB = games behind; PCT = Winning percentage; Diff = Points difference; Clas = Classification game
Note: NA* = Not applicable, if two teams are tied for #2, #5 and #9, a classification game (a knockout game in case for the #9 seed) will be held regardless of elimination round results.


The 2007 PBA All-Star Weekend was held at San Fernando City, La Union and Baguio City. The winners were:

As part of the warmups for the upcoming FIBA Asia Championship 2007, the PBA invited four national teams taking part in the Asian Championships for the first PBA-Smart Manila Invitational Championships.


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