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. Team Name GP Name GP Alaska Milkmen Donnie Ray Koonce 23 Jerry Eaves 22 Ginebra San Miguel Jojo Hunter 1 Terry Duerod 24 Clinton Wheeler 5 Keith Gray 18 Great Taste Coffee Makers Mike Wilson 5 Jeff Collins 23 Greg Jones 3 Michael Holton 15 Manila Beer Brewmasters George Turner 3 Carlton Cooper 10 Butch Hays 6 Shell Oilers Dwight Anderson 16 Stewart Granger 18 Tanduay Rhum Makers Andre McKoy 23 Rob Williams 24
Elimination round
Semifinal round
Third place playoffs
Finals
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