1986 PBA Reinforced Conference


The 1986 Philippine Basketball Association 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
Ginebra San MiguelClinton Wheeler5
Ginebra San MiguelKeith Gray18
Great Taste Coffee MakersMike [Wilson (basketball)|Mike Wilson]5Jeff Collins23
Great Taste Coffee MakersGreg Jones3
Great Taste Coffee MakersMichael Holton15
Manila Beer BrewmastersGeorge Turner3Carlton Cooper10
Manila Beer BrewmastersButch Hays6
Shell OilersDwight Anderson16Stewart Granger18
Tanduay Rhum MakersAndre McKoy23Rob Williams24

Elimination round


Semifinal round