1986 PBA Reinforced Conference

The 1986 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Reinforced Conference was the first conference of the 1986 PBA season. It started on April 6 and ended on June 17, 1986. The tournament requires two import each per team with both standing 6"3 and below.

1986 PBA Reinforced Conference
DurationApril 6 - June 17, 1986
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (PTV)
Finals
ChampionsTanduay Rhum Makers
Runners-upGreat Taste Coffee Makers
Awards
Best ImportRob Williams (Tanduay)
PBA Reinforced Conference chronology
PBA conference chronology

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

  • Double-round robin eliminations; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records.
  • Team with the worst record after the elimination round will be eliminated.
  • Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the five remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over.
  • The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best-of-seven finals. The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-seven playoff. [1]

Imports

Each team were allowed two imports. The first line in the table are the original reinforcements of the teams. Below the name are the replacement of the import above. Same with the third replacement that is also highlighted with a different color. GP is the number of games played.

TeamNameGPNameGP
Alaska MilkmenDonnie Ray Koonce23Jerry Eaves22
Ginebra San MiguelJojo Hunter1Terry Duerod24
Clinton Wheeler5
Keith Gray18
Great Taste Coffee MakersMike Wilson5Jeff Collins23
Greg Jones3
Michael Holton15
Manila Beer BrewmastersGeorge Turner3Carlton Cooper10
Butch Hays6
Shell OilersDwight Anderson16Stewart Granger18
Tanduay Rhum MakersAndre McKoy23Rob Williams24

Elimination round

Pos Team 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:

Semifinals

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Great Taste Coffee Makers 12 6 .667[lower-alpha 1] — Advance to the Finals
2 Tanduay Rhum Makers 12 6 .667[lower-alpha 1] —
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:
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Great Taste 2–2 Tanduay, Great Taste +3

Third place playoffs
June 5
Ginebra San Miguel 138, Alaska Milkmen 135
Scoring by quarter: 28-35, 40-38, 41-30, 29-32
Pts: Terry Duerod 30 Pts: Jerry Eaves 39
June 8
Ginebra San Miguel 147, Alaska Milkmen 134
Scoring by quarter: 34-30, 39-30, 33-35, 41-39
Pts: Terry Duerod 50 Pts: Eaves 30 Tuadles 30
June 10
Ginebra San Miguel 127, Alaska Milkmen 130
Scoring by quarter: 36-36, 31-29, 25-34, 35-31
Pts: Terry Duerod 40 Pts: Jerry Eaves 58
June 12
Ginebra San Miguel 121, Alaska Milkmen 124
Scoring by quarter: 30-24, 35-29, 26-42, 30-29
Pts: Terry Duerod 41 Pts: Jerry Eaves 54
June 15
Ginebra San Miguel 148, Alaska Milkmen 123
Scoring by quarter: 36-22, 34-37, 38-28, 40-36
Pts: Keith Gray 42 Pts: Jerry Eaves 29
June 17
Ginebra San Miguel 139, Alaska Milkmen 137 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 29-30, 36-22, 31-36, 28-36, Overtime: 15-13
Pts: Terry Duerod 47 Pts: Jerry Eaves 62
Ginebra wins series, 4–2

Finals
Main article: 1986 PBA Reinforced Conference Finals
June 17
Tanduay Rhum Makers 132, Great Taste Coffee Makers 109
Tanduay wins series, 4–2

References
  1. "1986 PBA Individual & Team Stats".
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