2008-09 PBA season

2008-09 PBA season

Infobox sports season
title =2008-09 PBA season
logo =Pba2008-09.png league =Philippine Basketball Association
sport =Basketball
duration =October 4, 2008 - Present
TV =C/S9, Basketball TV
seasonslist = List of PBA seasons
seasonslistnames = PBA
prevseason_link =2007-08 PBA season
prevseason_year =2007-08
nextseason_link =
nextseason_year =

The 2008-09 PBA season is the 34th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. It is scheduled to start on October 4, 2008. [ [http://www.ngetstudio.com/news/?id=5307 "Williams named MVP; Reyes picked top rookie"] , The Philippine Star. Accessed August 14, 2008.] This was the first time that the league will hold their opening ceremonies on a Saturday. The league started the season with the Philippine Cup, or the traditional All-Filipino Conference, while capping off the season with the import-laiden Fiesta Conference.

The first activity of the season will be the 2008 PBA Draft slated August 31 at the Market! Market! in Taguig City.

Pre-season events

:"For trades done on draft day, see 2008 PBA Draft."
*This is the first season that Solar Sports (through PBA on C/S9) will cover the PBA games after the league's contract with Associated Broadcasting Company (renamed as TV5 during the 2008 Fiesta Conference Finals) expired.
*The Welcoat Dragons renamed their team into the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (their last team name in the Philippine Basketball League).
*The Magnolia Beverage Masters reverted their team name back to the San Miguel Beermen.
*The Talk 'N Text Phone Pals changed their team name to Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters.

2008-09 Philippine Cup

The season began on October 4 with the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters defeating the Coca Cola Tigers, 98-97.

Notable events

References

External links

* [http://www.pba.ph PBA.ph]

PBAseason2
yearA=2008-09
Conference 1=Philippine Cup
yearB=2009
Conference 2=Fiesta Conference|TV=RPN
PBA seasons


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