| 1986 Ginebra San Miguel season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Robert Jaworski |
| Owner(s) | 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 | |
The 1986 Ginebra San Miguel season was the eighth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
| 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 |
| Off-season | To Great Taste Steve Watson | To Ginebra Chito Loyzaga |
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.
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.
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.
League pioneer Francis Arnaiz retired from active playing after seeing action only in the first round of eliminations of the Open Conference.
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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