1986 Ginebra San Miguel season

1986   Ginebra San Miguel season
Head coach	Robert Jaworski
Owners	La Tondeña Distillers, Inc.
Reinforced Conference results
Record	15–9 (62.5%)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Semifinals
All Filipino Conference results
Record	10–9 (52.6%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Runner-up
Open Conference results
Record	17–5 (77.3%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Champions
Ginebra San Miguel seasons
←  1985 1987  →

The 1986 Ginebra San Miguel season was the 8th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Transactions

Players Added	Signed	Former team
Joey Loyzaga	Off-season	Magnolia
Dante Gonzalgo
Dondon Ampalayo Rookie		N/A
Leo Isaac Rookie free agent	July 1986	N/A
Mukesh Advani Rookie free agent

Trade

Off-season

To Great Taste Steve Watson

To Ginebra Chito Loyzaga

1st finals stint under Big J (Rivalry with Tanduay)

On August 21, Ginebra clinched one of the two finals berth in the All-Filipino Conference with a 91-83 win over Shell Helix. This marks the fourth time the La Toñdena ballclub is playing in the championship series and the first since Robert Jaworski became player-coach of the team in 1985. Ginebra San Miguel were going up against Tanduay Rhum Makers in the finals, who were seeking their second straight title.

A bitter rivalry since the Crispa-Toyota days was born during the All-Filipino championship. Former Toyota teammates Ramon Fernandez and Robert Jaworski played on opposite sides in the finals for the first time. Adding color to their rivalry was Tanduay coach Arturo Valenzona, who steered Ginebra (then Gilbey's Gin) to three trips in the finals from 1982 to 1984 - the same coach Jaworski replaced on the Ginebra bench. ^[1]

After taking the series opener of the best-of-five title series, Ginebra lost three straight to the Rhum Makers, which clinch their second championship of the season with a hairline 93-92 win in Game four.

Main article: 1986 PBA All-Filipino Conference finals

The super import duo

In the Open (Third) Conference, Billy Ray Bates - known as "The Black Superman" - who led the famed Crispa Redmanizers to a grandslam in 1983, teamed up with last year's Ginebra reinforcement and best import Michael Hackett in an explosive combination that have captured the excitement of PBA fans from the moment it made headlines. ^[2]

In their highly anticipated first game for Ginebra on September 25 as Bates and Hackett went up against Alaska's Norman Black and Donnie Ray Koonce - similarly comebacking imports - Ginebra won, 122-115. Bates scored 46 points while Hackett had 38.

Championship

After eight years since joining the league in 1979, the La Tondeña ballclub won their first PBA championship by winning the Open Conference crown over Manila Beer, four games to one. On the memorable night of December 11, 1986, Ginebra San Miguel clinched the trophy with a 130-120 victory in Game Five. The Living Legend Robert Jaworski became the first playing coach to steer a team to a PBA title.

Main article: 1986 PBA Open Conference finals

Occurrences

League pioneer Francis Arnaiz retired from active playing after seeing action only in the first round of eliminations of the Open Conference.

Awards

• Dondon Ampalayo was named the season's Rookie of the Year.
• Robert Jaworski made it to the Mythical team's first five selection.

Won–loss records vs opponents

Team	Win	Loss	1st (Reinforced)	2nd (All-Filipino)	3rd (Open)
Alaska	10	4	6-4	2-0	2-0
Great Taste	5	6	2-2	1-2	2-2
Magnolia	2	0	N/A	N/A	2-0
Manila Beer	11	1	2-0	2-0	7-1
Shell	7	3	3-1	3-1	1-1
Tanduay	7	8	2-2	2-5	3-1
RP-Magnolia	0	1	N/A	0-1	N/A
Total	42	23	15-9	10-9	17-5

Roster

1986 Ginebra San Miguel roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 3 Joey Marquez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Angeles G 5 Mukesh Advani 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) San Beda F 6 Dondon Ampalayo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) USJ–R G 7 Robert Jaworski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE G 8 Francis Arnaiz 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Ateneo G 9 Leo Isaac 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Mapúa C 10 Eduardo Ducut 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Letran C 11 Romulo Mamaril 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Mapúa G/F 12 Dante Gonzalgo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Lyceum F 13 Terry Saldaña 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Letran G 14 Joey Loyzaga 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) San Beda F 20 Rolando Buhay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) NCBA F 41 Chito Loyzaga 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Beda G 77 Rey Perez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Mapúa

Head coach Robert Jaworski Assistant coach(es) Rino Salazar Team manager Adolf Ferrer Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Imports

Tournament	Name	#	Height	From
1986 PBA Reinforced Conference	Terry Duerod	1	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	University of Detroit Mercy
	Anthony Hunter		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	University of Colorado
	Clinton Wheeler	0	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	William Paterson University
	Keith Gray	32	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	University of Detroit Mercy
1986 PBA Open Conference	Michael Hackett	00	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jacksonville University
	Billy Ray Bates	2	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Kentucky State University

References

1. "Mon Fernandez sheds light on origin of feud with Sonny Jaworski". TV5:ESPN.com.
2. "PBA's first 100-point man recalls Ginebra glory days". ABS-CBN News.