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1986 PBA season

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Picked by
  
Alaska Milkmen

All-Filipino Conference champions
  
Tanduay Rhum Makers

Start date
  
1986

Top draft pick
  
Rey Cuenco

Reinforced Conference champions
  
Tanduay Rhum Makers

Runners-up
  
Ginebra San Miguel

Number of teams
  
7

Season MVP
  
Ramon Fernandez

Duration
  
April 6, 1986 – December 11, 1986

Runners-up
  
Great Taste Coffee Makers

TV partner
  
PBA on Vintage Sports (People's Television Network)

Similar
  
1985 PBA season, 1994 PBA season, 1998 PBA season, 2008–09 PBA season, 1990 PBA season

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

Contents

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 still not known who will be in charge of the PBA's main venue, the ULTRA and its TV partner MBS-4.
  • 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.

    • Opening ceremonies

    The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

    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)

    • Individual 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)

    • References

    1986 PBA season Wikipedia
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