• The season marked the first without the multi-titled
Toyota as the ballclub disbanded at the start of the year and sold its franchise to Asia Brewery, which played their first season under the name of Beer Hausen. • The
NCC basketball team, the national training team coached by Ron Jacobs, played in the first two conferences as guest team. • The PBA was forced to have two All-Filipino Conferences as the nation reeled from year-round economic crisis; the import-laced tournament did return in the Third Conference. • The
Crispa Redmanizers played their final season in the PBA, winning their 13th and final championship during the first All-Filipino Conference. • The
Great Taste Coffee Makers won its first two titles during this season, becoming the newest dynasty in the pro league. •
Ramon Fernandez received his second Most Valuable Player Award, highlighted by a year of more than 20 triple-double performances and a near triple-double average for the whole season. ==Champions==