PBA Reinforced Conference

The PBA Reinforced Conference was a tournament held during a Philippine Basketball Association season from 1985-1989, and again in 2003 PBA Reinforced Conference. The tournament usually allows team to hire one or two imports, although the 2003 edition rules that teams sign foreign players with a height-limit of 6-4 below.

History
The first edition of the tournament began in the 1985 PBA season with guest team, the famed Northern Consolidated RP national squad winning over Manila Beer, via a four-game sweep.

A year later, Tanduay defeated Great Taste to win the title. But, from 1987-1989, San Miguel Beer dominated the tournament. In 1987, they defeated the Hills Bros Coffee Kings in five games. A season later, the Beermen beat Shell, 4-1, and in 1989, they beat arch-rival Anejo Rhum, to complete the 1989 grand slam.

The tournament took a hiatus for the next 14-years, before new commissioner Noli Eala, revived the conference in 2003. The tournament allowed teams to take an import, with a maximum height limit of 6-4 below. The Coca-Cola Tigers, defeated sister team, and defending champion San Miguel Beermen (technically defending the titles won from 1987-1989) in seven games.

In 2004, the league scrapped the said name, replacing it with the PBA Fiesta Conference.

Champions

 * 1985 - Northern Consolidated Cement def. Manila Beer (4-0)
 * 1986 - Tanduay def. Great Taste (4-2)
 * 1987 - San Miguel def. Hills Bros. Coffee (4-1)
 * 1988 - San Miguel def. Shell (4-1)
 * 1989 - San Miguel def. Añejo Rum 65 (4-1)
 * 1990-2002 - No Tournament Held
 * 2003 - Coca-Cola Tigers def. San Miguel (4-3)

Best Import of the Conference

 * 1985 - Michael Hackett - Ginebra San Miguel
 * 1986 - Rob Williams - Tanduay Rhum Makers
 * 1987 - David Thirdkill - Tanduay Rhum Makers
 * 1988 - Jamie Walker - Añejo Rum 65ers
 * 1989 - Bobby Parks - Formula Shell Zoom Masters
 * 1990-2002 - No Tournament Held
 * 2003 - Artemus McClary Coca-Cola Tigers

Best Player of the Conference

 * 2003 - Rudy Hatfield - Coca-Cola Tigers