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.

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.

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

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1Great Taste Coffee Makers82.800Semifinal round
2Alaska Milkmen64.6002
3Tanduay Rhum Makers64.6002
4Ginebra San Miguel55.5003
5Pilipinas Shell Oilers37.3005
6Manila Beer Brewmasters28.2006

Semifinal round

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1Great Taste Coffee Makers126.667Advance to the Finals
2Tanduay Rhum Makers126.667
3Ginebra San Miguel117.6111Proceed to third place playoffs
4Alaska Milkmen99.5003
5Pilipinas Shell Oilers414.2228

Third place playoffs

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

Vintage
June 5
Great Taste Coffee Makers 114, Tanduay Rhum Makers 117
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Vintage
June 8
Great Taste Coffee Makers 126, Tanduay Rhum Makers 121 (OT)
The ULTRA, Pasig
Vintage
June 10
Great Taste Coffee Makers 110, Tanduay Rhum Makers 117
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Vintage
June 12
Great Taste Coffee Makers 111, Tanduay Rhum Makers 112
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Vintage
June 15
Great Taste Coffee Makers 111, Tanduay Rhum Makers 106
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Vintage
June 17
Great Taste Coffee Makers 109, Tanduay Rhum Makers 132
Tanduay wins series, 4–2
The ULTRA, Pasig