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

Executive committee

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

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

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

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

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

Main article: 1986 PBA Reinforced Conference

Elimination round

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Great Taste Coffee Makers	8	2	.800	—	Advance to semifinals
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

Pos	Team v t e	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]	—	Advance to the Finals
3	Ginebra San Miguel	11	7	.611	1	Proceed to third-place playoff
4	Alaska Milkmen	9	9	.500	3	Proceed to third-place playoff
5	Pilipinas Shell Oilers	4	14	.222	8

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

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

Third place playoffs

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

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
(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

Main article: 1986 PBA All-Filipino Conference

Elimination round

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Great Taste Coffee Makers	5	1	.833	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Tanduay Rhum Makers	5	1	.833	—	Advance to semifinals
3	Shell Helix Oilers	4	2	.667	1	Proceed to quarterfinals
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:

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

Quarterfinal round

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
3	Ginebra San Miguel	5	4	.556	—	Advance to semifinals
4	Shell Helix Oilers	5	4	.556	—	Advance to semifinals
5	Alaska Milkmen	3	6	.333	2
6	Manila Beer Brewmasters	3	6	.333	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Semifinal round

Pos	Team v t e	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]	—	Advance to the Finals
3	Great Taste Coffee Makers	3	3	.500	1	Proceed to third place playoff
4	Pilipinas Shell Oilers	1	5	.167	3	Proceed to third place playoff

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

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

Third place playoffs

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

Main article: 1986 PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals

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

Main article: 1986 PBA Open Conference

Elimination round

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Ginebra San Miguel	9	3	.750	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Manila Beer Brewmasters	9	3	.750	—	Advance to semifinals
3	Tanduay Rhum Makers	6	6	.500	3	Proceed to quarterfinals
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

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
3	Tanduay Rhum Makers	8	7	.533	—	Advance to semifinals
4	Great Taste Coffee Makers	8	7	.533	—	Advance to semifinals
5	Formula Shell Spark Aiders	7	8	.467	1
6	Alaska Milkmen	5	10	.333	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Semifinal round

Pos	Team v t e	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]	—	Advance to the Finals
3	Tanduay Rhum Makers	1	4	.200^[b]	3	Proceed to third place playoff
4	Great Taste Coffee Makers	1	4	.200^[b]	3	Proceed to third place playoff

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

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

Third place playoffs

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

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
(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

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

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

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

1986 PBA season

Team seasons

Guest team/s

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

Succession

1985

Reinforced Conference

1987

1985

All-Filipino Conference
1987

1985

Open Conference
1987

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