These conferences often featured one or two foreign players, also known as "imports", for each competing team The first third conference began on September 30, 1990, with each team featuring two imports.
[3] It saw the Purefoods Hotdogs coming back from a 0–2 deficit in the finals against the Alaska Aces to win their first title.
[4] During the 1991 Third Conference, Allan Caidic scored 79 points in a win Barangay Ginebra, the most by a Filipino basketball player in league history.
[6] The 1992 Third Conference was a memorable one, as it saw Swift import Tony Harris score a PBA-record 105 points in a win over Ginebra on October 10, 1992.
[7] In the finals, Swift faced the 7-Up Bottlers, making this the first time two expansion teams faced each other in the PBA finals.