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1986 Ginebra San Miguel season

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1986 Ginebra San Miguel season
Head coachRobert Jaworski
Owner(s)La Tondeña Distillers, Inc.
Reinforced Conference results
Record15–9
(62.5%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinals
All Filipino Conference results
Record10–9
(52.6%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishRunner-up
Open Conference results
Record17–5
(77.3%)
Place1st
Playoff finishChampions
Ginebra San Miguel seasons
← 1985
1987 →

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

Transactions

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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

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Off-season To Great Taste
Steve Watson
To Ginebra
Chito Loyzaga

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

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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.

The super import duo

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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

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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.

Occurrences

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

Awards

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Won–loss records vs opponents

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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

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1986 Ginebra San Miguel roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G/F 3 Philippines Marquez, Joey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Angeles
G 5 Philippines Advani, Mukesh 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) San Beda
F 6 Philippines Ampalayo, Dondon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) USJ–R
G 7 Philippines Jaworski, Robert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE
G 8 Philippines Arnaiz, Francis 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Ateneo
G 9 Philippines Isaac, Leo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Mapúa
C 10 Philippines Ducut, Eduardo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Letran
C 11 Philippines Mamaril, Romulo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Mapúa
G/F 12 Philippines Gonzalgo, Dante 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Lyceum
F 13 Philippines Saldaña, Terry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Letran
G 14 Philippines Loyzaga, Joey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) San Beda
F 20 Philippines Buhay, Rolando 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) NCBA
F 41 Philippines Loyzaga, Chito 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Beda
G 77 Philippines Perez, Rey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Mapúa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Imports

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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

References

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  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.