1986 PBA season

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

Season highlights

Alaska Milk marked its first participation in the league, while Magnolia, one of the founding members of the PBA, took a temporary leave of absence but returned with a new lineup featuring the former national players of the Northern Consolidated (NCC) team during the season-ending Third Conference.

Teams paraded two reinforcements each in the import-laden conferences, which led to a record-breaking season in 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 championships during the season.

Champions

• Reinforced Conference: Tanduay Rhum Makers
• All-Filipino Conference: Tanduay Rhum Makers
• Open Conference: Ginebra San Miguel

• Team with best win-loss percentage: (Ginebra 42-23, .647)

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)

Cumulative standings

References