The 1988 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Reinforced Conference was the third and last conference of the 1988 PBA season. It started on October 2 and ended on December 13, 1988. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires two imports with a combined ceiling of 12 ft. 8 in. for each team.
Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: Double-round robin eliminations; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Team with the worst record after the elimination round will be eliminated. Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the five remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over. The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best of seven finals. The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-five playoff.
Imports Each team was allowed two imports. The first line in the table are the original reinforcements of the teams. Below the name are the replacement of the import above. Same with the third replacement that is also highlighted with a different color. GP is the number of games played. Team Name GP Name GP Alaska Milkmen Eddie Cox 5 Willie Bland 12 David Boone 13 Añejo Rum 65 Billy Ray Bates 4 Kevin Gamble 5 Tommy Davis 18 Joe Ward 17 Presto Ice Cream George Almones 6 Lewis Jackson 22 Tony White 15 Purefoods Hotdogs Ray Hall 5 Tim McCalister 3 Kenny Travis 3 Perry Young 6 San Miguel Beermen Michael Phelps 23 Norman Black 23 Shell Rimula-X Bobby Parks 23 Derrick Rowland 23
Elimination round
Semifinal round
Third place playoffs
Finals
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