1979 PBA season

The 1979 PBA season was the fifth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Season highlights

 * After a two-year absence of playing against each other in the championship between the league's most noted rivalry, Crispa and Toyota played once again in the finals during the All-Filipino Conference. Crispa prevailed in five games, winning the deciding game, 118-111 on July 7.
 * On September 4, the visiting Washington Bullets, which lost to Seattle SuperSonics in the 1979 NBA Finals, played against a PBA All-Star Selection at the Araneta Coliseum in an exhibition game attended by Philippines First Lady Imelda Marcos, the Bullets with the line-up of hall of famers Elvin Hayes, Wes Unseld and among others, Greg Ballard, Dave Corzine and coach by Dick Motta, won the match, 133-123. The PBA selection were coach by Baby Dalupan and played with five imports and one locals from each of the nine ballclubs.
 * Royal Tru-Orange won their first PBA title in the Open Conference by defeating Toyota Tamaraws, 102-101 in Game 4 for a 3-1 series win. The Orangemen were led by imports Otto Moore and Larry Pounds and they became the fourth team to win a championship in the 1970s.
 * Three different teams emerge champions in the league's fifth season as the Toyota Tamaraws avoided a third runner-up finish by winning the Invitational championship against rival Crispa Walk Tall Jeans.

Champions

 * All Filipino Conference: Crispa Redmanizers
 * Open Conference: Royal Tru-Orange
 * Invitational Championship: Toyota Tamaraws
 * Team with best win-loss percentage: Toyota Tamaraws (44-18, .710)
 * Best Team of the Year: Toyota Tamaraws (3rd)

Individual awards

 * Most Valuable Player: Atoy Co (Crispa)
 * Rookie of the Year: Arnie Tuadles (Toyota)
 * Mythical Five:
 * Robert Jaworski (Toyota)
 * Atoy Co (Crispa)
 * Ramon Fernandez (Toyota)
 * Arnie Tuadles (Toyota)
 * Philip Cezar (Crispa)

Board of governors

 * Leopoldo Prieto (Commissioner)
 * Domingo Itchon (President, Elizalde and Co., Inc.)
 * Dante Silverio (Vice-President, Delta Motor Corporation)
 * Walter Euyang (Treasurer, Universal Textile Mills)
 * Jose Castro, Jr. (Executive Secretary)
 * Pablo Carlos (Delta Motor Corporation)
 * Valeriano "Danny" Floro (P. Floro and Sons)
 * Emerson Coseteng (Mariwasa Group)
 * Leonardo "Skip" Guinto (San Miguel Corporation)
 * Porfirio Zablan (CFC Corporation)
 * Carlos Palanca III (La Tondeña, Inc.)