The 1997-1998 Philippine Basketball League (PBL) season.

New Leadership

Under New Commissioner Joseller "Yeng" Guiao, PBL games were now held at the newly-built Makati Coliseum. and covered on primetime TV.

Makati Mayor's Cup

Participating teams(W/ their Imports)

• Red Bull Energy Drink (Larry Daniels / Kareem Hill)
• Dazz Dishwashing Paste (Rodney Smith)
• Chowking Fastfood Kings (Carl Simpson / David Vanterpool)
• Welcoat Paints (Parish Hickman / Darryl Young)
• Tanduay Gold Rhum (Craig Wise / Dennis Edwards / Marcus Timmons)
• Springmaid Toothbrush (Eric Dailey)
• AMA Computer College (Corey Williams)

• Tanduay Gold Rhum won the Makati Mayor's Cup title over Dazz Dishwashing Paste, 3-2.

PBL All-Filipino Cup Finals

Notable Occurrences

• Nat Canson replaces Jimmy Mariano as Red Bull/Agfa coach starting the All-Filipino Cup
• Red Bull change its name, returning back to Agfa Colors in the All-Filipino Cup
• Wilkins Distillery joined the league in the All-Filipino Cup
• PBL had a side-event called VisMin Cup

All-Filipino Cup Awards

Most Valuable Player

• Eric Menk of Tanduay made PBL history, becoming the first player to win both MVP award and the Rookie of the year honors.

Mythical Five (First Team)

• Eric Menk (Tanduay, Rookie/MVP)
• Rommel Adducul (Chowking)
• Jomer Rubi (Tanduay)
• Henry Fernandez (Agfa)
• Renato Morano (Welcoat)

Mythical Selection (Second Team)

• Danny Ildefonso (Agfa)
• Bobby Jose (Tanduay)
• Brixter Encarnacion (Chowking)
• Gilbert Demape (Welcoat)
• Alvin Magpantay (Tanduay)

• Three-point king title: Jasper Ocampo (Chowking)
• Most Improved Player: Brixter Encarnacion (Chowking)

External links

• http://www.philippinebasketball.ph/