1986 PBA season

12th PBA season

Sports season

1986 PBA season

Duration| April 6, 1986 – December 11, 1986
Number of teams| 7
TV partner(s)| Vintage Sports (PTV)
1986 PBA Draft
Top draft pick| Rey Cuenco
Picked by| Alaska Milkmen
Season MVP| Ramon Fernandez
(Tanduay Rhum Makers)
Reinforced Conference champions| Tanduay Rhum Makers
Reinforced Conference runners-up| Great Taste Coffee Makers
All-Filipino Conference champions| Tanduay Rhum Makers
All-Filipino Conference runners-up| Ginebra San Miguel
Open Conference champions| Ginebra San Miguel
Open Conference runners-up| Manila Beer Brewmasters
Seasons

← 1985

1987 →

The 1986 PBA season was the 12th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Board of governors

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### Executive committee

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* Mariano A. Yenko, Jr. (Commissioner)
* Rodriguo Salud (Deputy Commissioner)
* Carlos Palanca III (Chairman, representing Ginebra San Miguel)
* Reynaldo Marquez (Vice Chairman, representing Pilipinas Shell Oilers)
* Andrew H. Jao (Treasurer, representing Manila Beer Brewmasters)

### Teams

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Team | Company | Governor

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Alaska Milkmen | General Milling Corporation | Wilfred Steven Uytengsu
Ginebra San Miguel | La Tondeña Incorporada | Carlos Palanca III
Great Taste Coffee Makers | Consolidated Foods Corporation | James Go
Manila Beer Brewmasters | Shareholdings, Inc. | Andrew H. Jao
San Miguel Beermen | San Miguel Corporation | Leonides Valencia
Pilipinas Shell Oilers | Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation | Reynaldo Marquez
Tanduay Rhum Makers | Elizalde & Company
Tanduay Distillers, Inc. | Jose Luis Ledesma

## Season highlights

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* Due to the aftermath of the 1986 People Power Revolution, the uncertainty of opening a new PBA season became imminent after two teams that have connections with the Marcoses (Tanduay and Manila Beer) were unsure if they will still continue in taking part of the league. Likewise, it was then not known who will be in charge of the PBA's main venue, the ULTRA and Vintage Sports TV network partner Maharlika Broadcasting System. The league eventually opened its season at The ULTRA on April 6 and was aired on MBS. MBS will be later renamed as the People's Television Network the same year.
* PBA legal counsel Atty. Rudy Salud was appointed as deputy commissioner after Tommy Manotoc resigned.
* The Alaska Milkmen became the newest team that joined the league while the Magnolia ballclub, one of the founding members of the PBA, took a temporary leave of absence. Magnolia makes its comeback in the Third Conference with a new lineup composed of 10 rookies, eight of which were former national players from the disbanded Northern Consolidated (NCC) team.
* The board of governors approved an amendment to the PBA constitution that replaces the position of the PBA President into the Chairman of the Board of Governors.
* Teams paraded two reinforcements each in the import-laden conferences, which led to a record-breaking success by the league on the last term of PBA chairman Carlos "Honeyboy" Palanca.
* The birth of the most bitter PBA rivalry since the Toyota-Crispa days - that between the Tanduay Rhum Makers and crowd-favorite Ginebra San Miguel - with both teams winning their first championship during the season. [1]

## Opening ceremonies

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The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

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Alaska Milkmen | Joey Albert
Ginebra San Miguel | Gretchen Barretto
Great Taste Coffee Makers |
Manila Beer Brewmasters | Peachy Sacisas
Shell Oilers | Sabrina Artadi
Tanduay Rhum Makers |

## Champions

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* Reinforced Conference: Tanduay Rhum Makers
* All-Filipino Conference: Tanduay Rhum Makers
* Open Conference: Ginebra San Miguel
* Team with best win–loss percentage: Ginebra San Miguel (42-23, .647)
* Best Team of the Year: Tanduay Rhum Makers (1st & Final)

## Reinforced Conference

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Main article: 1986 PBA Reinforced Conference

### Elimination round

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Pos | Team

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1  | Great Taste Coffee Makers | 8  | 2  | .800  | -- | Semifinal round
2  | Alaska Milkmen | 6  | 4  | .600  | 2
3  | Tanduay Rhum Makers | 6  | 4  | .600  | 2
4  | Ginebra San Miguel | 5  | 5  | .500  | 3
5  | Pilipinas Shell Oilers | 3  | 7  | .300  | 5
6  | Manila Beer Brewmasters | 2  | 8  | .200  | 6  |

Source: [citation needed]

### Semifinal round

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1  | Great Taste Coffee Makers | 12  | 6  | .667[a] | -- | Advance to the Finals
2  | Tanduay Rhum Makers | 12  | 6  | .667[a] | --
3  | Ginebra San Miguel | 11  | 7  | .611  | 1  | Proceed to third-place playoff
4  | Alaska Milkmen | 9  | 9  | .500  | 3
5  | Pilipinas Shell Oilers | 4  | 14  | .222  | 8  |

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Great Taste 2–2 Tanduay, Great Taste +3

### Third-place playoffs

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Team 1  | Series | Team 2  | Game 1  | Game 2  | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7

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(3) Ginebra San Miguel | 4–2  | (4) Alaska Milkmen | 138–135  | 147–134  | 127–130 | 121–124 | 148–123 | 139–137 (OT) | —

### Finals

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Main article: 1986 PBA Reinforced Conference finals

Team 1  | Series | Team 2  | Game 1  | Game 2  | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7

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(1) Great Taste Coffee Makers | 2–4  | (2) Tanduay Rhum Makers | 114–117  | 126–121 (OT) | 110–117 | 111–112 | 111–106 | 109–132 | —

* Best Import of the Conference: Rob Williams (Tanduay)

## All-Filipino Conference

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Main article: 1986 PBA All-Filipino Conference

### Elimination round

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1  | Great Taste Coffee Makers | 5  | 1  | .833  | -- | Advance to semifinal round
2  | Tanduay Rhum Makers | 5  | 1  | .833  | --
3  | Shell Helix Oilers | 4  | 2  | .667  | 1  | Proceed to quarterfinal round
4  | Manila Beer Brewmasters | 3  | 3  | .500  | 2
5  | Ginebra San Miguel | 2  | 4  | .333  | 3
6  | Alaska Milkmen | 1  | 5  | .167[a] | 4
7  | Philippine national team (G) | 1  | 5  | .167[a] | 4  |

Source: [citation needed]
(G) Guests
Notes:

1. ^ a b Quarterfinal round berth playoff: Alaska 100–96 Philippine national team

### Quarterfinal round

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3  | Ginebra San Miguel | 5  | 4  | .556  | -- | Semifinal round
4  | Shell Helix Oilers | 5  | 4  | .556  | --
5  | Alaska Milkmen | 3  | 6  | .333  | 2  |
6  | Manila Beer Brewmasters | 3  | 6  | .333  | 2

Source: [citation needed]

### Semifinal round

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Pos | Team

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1  | Tanduay Rhum Makers | 4  | 2  | .667[a] | -- | Advance to the Finals
2  | Ginebra San Miguel | 4  | 2  | .667[a] | --
3  | Great Taste Coffee Makers | 3  | 3  | .500  | 1  | Proceed to third place playoff
4  | Pilipinas Shell Oilers | 1  | 5  | .167  | 3

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Tanduay 2–1 Ginebra

### Third place playoffs

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Team 1  | Series | Team 2  | Game 1  | Game 2  | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5

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(3) Great Taste Coffee Makers | 1–3  | (4) Pilipinas Shell Oilers | 125–128 (OT) | 110–101  | 105–110 | 90–96 | —

### Finals

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Main article: 1986 PBA All-Filipino Conference finals

Team 1  | Series | Team 2  | Game 1  | Game 2  | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5

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(1) Tanduay Rhum Makers | 3–1  | (2) Ginebra San Miguel | 86–90  | 118–115 (OT) | 79–74 | 93–92 | —

## Open Conference

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Main article: 1986 PBA Open Conference

### Elimination round

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1  | Ginebra San Miguel | 9  | 3  | .750  | -- | Advance to semifinal round
2  | Manila Beer Brewmasters | 9  | 3  | .750  | --
3  | Tanduay Rhum Makers | 6  | 6  | .500  | 3  | Proceed to quarterfinal round
4  | Great Taste Coffee Makers | 6  | 6  | .500  | 3
5  | Formula Shell Spark Aiders | 6  | 6  | .500  | 3
6  | Alaska Milkmen | 4  | 8  | .333  | 5
7  | Magnolia Cheese Makers | 2  | 10  | .167  | 7  |

Source: [citation needed]

### Quarterfinal round

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3  | Tanduay Rhum Makers | 8  | 7  | .533  | -- | Semifinal round
4  | Great Taste Coffee Makers | 8  | 7  | .533  | --
5  | Formula Shell Spark Aiders | 7  | 8  | .467  | 1  |
6  | Alaska Milkmen | 5  | 10  | .333  | 3

Source: [citation needed]

### Semifinal round

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1  | Ginebra San Miguel | 4  | 1  | .800[a] | -- | Advance to the Finals
2  | Manila Beer Brewmasters | 4  | 1  | .800[a] | --
3  | Tanduay Rhum Makers | 1  | 4  | .200[b] | 3  | Proceed to third place playoff
4  | Great Taste Coffee Makers | 1  | 4  | .200[b] | 3

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Ginebra 3–0 Manila Beer
2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Tanduay 3–1 Great Taste

### Third place playoffs

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Team 1  | Series | Team 2  | Game 1  | Game 2  | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7

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(3) Tanduay Rhum Makers | 0–4  | (4) Great Taste Coffee Makers | 130–146  | 128–141  | 128–138 | 143–170 | — | — | —

### Finals

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Main article: 1986 PBA Open Conference finals

Team 1  | Series | Team 2  | Game 1  | Game 2  | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7

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(1) Ginebra San Miguel | 1–4  | (2) Manila Beer Brewmasters | 135–133  | 111–121  | 139–130 | 145–135 (2OT) | 130–120 | — | —

* Best Import of the Conference: Michael Young (Manila Beer)

## Awards

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* Most Valuable Player: Ramon Fernandez (Tanduay)
* Rookie of the Year: Dondon Ampalayo (Ginebra)
* Most Improved Player: Ricky Relosa (Alaska)
* Best Import-Reinforced Conference: Rob Williams (Tanduay)
* Best Import-Open Conference: Michael Young (Manila Beer)
* Mythical Five:
* Ricardo Brown (Great Taste)
* Robert Jaworski (Ginebra)
* Ramon Fernandez (Tanduay)
* Manny Victorino (Great Taste)
* Freddie Hubalde (Tanduay)
* Mythical Second Team:
* Chito Loyzaga (Ginebra)
* Padim Israel (Tanduay)
* Terry Saldaña (Ginebra)
* JB Yango (Tanduay)
* Dondon Ampalayo (Ginebra)
* All-Defensive Team:
* Chito Loyzaga (Ginebra)
* Philip Cezar (Shell)
* Elpidio Villamin (Manila Beer)
* Ricky Relosa (Alaska)
* Padim Israel (Tanduay)

## Cumulative standings

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Team | GP | W | L | PCT

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Ginebra San Miguel | 65 | 42 | 23 | .647
Tanduay Rhum Makers | 64 | 37 | 27 | .578
Great Taste Coffee Makers | 64 | 36 | 28 | .562
Manila Beer Brewmasters | 41 | 19 | 22 | .463
Alaska Milkmen | 49 | 20 | 29 | .408
Shell Oilers/Shell Helix Oilers/Formula Shell Spark Aiders | 52 | 20 | 32 | .384
Magnolia Cheese Makers | 12 | 2 | 10 | .166
RP-Magnolia Quench Plus | 7 | 1 | 6 | .142

## References

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1. ^ "Looking back: The PBA's history". Manila Standard.

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1986 PBA season

*   * 1986 draft
* 1986 Reinforced Conference (finals)
* 1986 All-Filipino Conference (finals)
* 1986 Open Conference (finals)

Team seasons|

* Alaska Milkmen
* Formula Shell Spark Aiders
* Ginebra San Miguel
* Great Taste Coffee Makers
* Magnolia Cheese Makers
* Manila Beer Brewmasters
* Tanduay Rhum Makers

Guest team/s|

* Philippines men's national basketball team (All-Filipino Conference)

Succession|

* 1985
* Seasons
* 1987

* 1985
* Reinforced Conference
* 1987

1985

* All-Filipino Conference
* 1987

1985

* Open Conference
* 1987

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