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

1986 PBA season
DurationApril 6, 1986 – December 11, 1986
Number of teams7
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (PTV)
1986 PBA Draft
Top draft pickRey Cuenco
Picked byAlaska Milkmen
Season MVPRamon Fernandez
(Tanduay Rhum Makers)
Reinforced Conference championsTanduay Rhum Makers
  Reinforced Conference runners-upGreat Taste Coffee Makers
All-Filipino Conference championsTanduay Rhum Makers
  All-Filipino Conference runners-upGinebra San Miguel
Open Conference championsGinebra San Miguel
  Open Conference runners-upManila Beer Brewmasters
Seasons

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
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:

Team Muse
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

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Elimination round

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
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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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
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
(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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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) Great Taste Coffee Makers 2–4 (2) Tanduay Rhum Makers 114–117 126–121 (OT) 110–117 111–112 111–106 109–132

All-Filipino Conference

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Elimination round

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
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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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
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 W L PCT GB Qualification
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
(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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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(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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Elimination round

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
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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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
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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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
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
(3) Tanduay Rhum Makers 0–4 (4) Great Taste Coffee Makers 130–146 128–141 128–138 143–170

Finals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) Ginebra San Miguel 1–4 (2) Manila Beer Brewmasters 135–133 111–121 139–130 145–135 (2OT) 130–120

Awards

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Cumulative standings

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Team GP W L PCT
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.