1976 PBA season

The 1976 PBA season was the second season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Season highlights

 * The Crispa Redmanizers won all three conferences in the year to capped the very first Grand Slam in the PBA.


 * On December 21, Crispa achieved the first PBA Grandslam by winning the All-Philippine championship with a 110-92 win over Toyota Tamaraws in the deciding Game five of the finals. The Redmanizers, reinforced by Cyrus Mann and Bill Bunton, were down 0-2 in the series but won the last three games against their arch rivals, which had Byron "Snake" Jones and Howard Smith as their imports.


 * William "Bogs" Adornado wins his second Most Valuable Player Award. He also became the first player to reach the 2,000 point plateau when he scored 24 points in Crispa's title-clinching 101-100 win over Toyota in Game four of the First Conference finals on July 11.


 * The first-ever triple-overtime game took place on August 17, Noritake outlasts Tanduay, 153-151, on a jumper by Hubert Filipinas to decide the league's longest match.


 * Harry Rogers of 7-Up scored 75 points in their 157-134 win over Fiberlite on October 26, becoming the first PBA player/import to reach the 75-point output in a single game.


 * On December 21, Crispa achieved the first PBA Grandslam by winning the All-Philippine championship with a 110-92 win over Toyota Tamaraws in the deciding Game five of the finals. The Redmanizers, reinforced by Cyrus Mann and Bill Bunton, were down 0-2 in the series but won the last three games against their arch rivals, which had Byron "Snake" Jones and Howard Smith as their imports.

Opening ceremonies
The muses for the participating teams are as follows:


 * Crispa Redmanizers - Valerie Floro
 * Noritake Porcelain Makers - Josephine Oppus
 * N-Rich Coffee Creamers - Vangie Sante
 * Quasar TV Makers - Carmen Ronda
 * Royal Tru Orange - Tonette Pineda
 * 7-Up Uncolas - Alma Moreno
 * Tanduay Distillery - Jane Murphy
 * Toyota Tamaraws - Marianne de la Riva
 * U/Tex Wranglers - Mitos Viola

Champions

 * First Conference - Crispa Redmanizers
 * Second Conference - Crispa Redmanizers
 * All-Philippine Championship - Crispa Redmanizers
 * Team with best win-loss percentage - Crispa (47-15, .758)
 * Best Team of the Year - Crispa Redmanizers (1st)

Individual awards

 * Most Valuable Player - Bogs Adornado (Crispa)
 * Rookie of the Year - Gil Cortez (Toyota)
 * Mythical Five:


 * Francis Arnaiz (Toyota)
 * Atoy Co (Crispa)
 * Ramon Fernandez (Toyota)
 * Bogs Adornado (Crispa)
 * Philip Cezar (Crispa)

Cumulative standings

 * Crispa Redmanizers/Denims - 62 (GP), 47 (W), 15 (L), .758 (PCT)
 * Toyota Tamaraws - 61 (GP), 46 (W), 15 (L), .754 (PCT)
 * U/Tex Wranglers - 50 (GP), 27 (W), 23 (L), .540 (PCT)
 * Noritake Porcelain Makers/Festivals - 50 (GP), 27 (W), 23 (L), .754 (PCT)
 * Royal Tru Orange - 46 (GP), 22 (W), 24 (L), .478 (PCT)
 * Quasar/Fiberlite - 41 (GP), 13 (W), 28 (L), .378 (PCT)
 * Tanduay Distillery - 32 (GP), 11 (W), 21 (L), .344 (PCT)
 * Seven-Up Uncolas - 32 (GP), 7 (W), 25 (L), .219 (PCT)
 * N-Rich Coffee Creamers - 32 (GP), 3 (W), 29 (L), .094 (PCT)