The country’s most popular basketball league, the Philippine Basketball Association confirmed that they are committed to support the national team program as they released on Wednesday a 17-man pool from which the line-up for the Olympic wildcard qualifier would come. Some of the most notable names who were added to the lists of PBA players … Read more
Reigning PBA MVP June Mar Fajardo and the reigning Rookie of the Year Greg Slaughter topped the results of the 2015 PBA All-Star Balloting getting the most number of votes given by the fans and followers of Asia’s first professional basketball league, the PBA. The Cebuano rivals met once again after their duel during their … Read more
Ateneo landed another heavy recruit in their camp as high school prospect Isaac Go committed to play for the Blue Eagles this year. The 6’6 center out of Xavier school, who admitted that he will go to Katipunan-based school mainly for academic purposes, also considered the reputation of Ateneo basketball program in developing quality big … Read more
Two Gilas invitees will no longer join the pool of players that will comprise the national team set to compete in the FIBA World Championship and Asian Games this year as Greg Slaughter and Marcio Lassiter announced their withdrawal on Friday night. Slaughter and Lassiter decided to pull out from the pool, where they were … Read more
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel as expected displayed its never-say-die attitude anew as the Kings nipped San Mig Coffee Mixers, 94-91 to level the series and force a winner-take-all game 7 in their Manila Cl(–foul word(s) removed–)ico semifinals showdown yesterday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. photo credit: gmanetwork.com (KC CRUZ) With the living legend Robert Jaworski … Read more
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel remained invincible for two straight outings this conference as the Kings got back at San Mig Coffee Mixers with an empathic, 93-64 victory to even their Manila Cl(–foul word(s) removed–)ico semifinals showdown at one game apiece yesterday in the PLDT MyDSL Philippine Cup. Photo Credit: GMA News After being a non-factor … Read more
San Mig Coffee Mixer superstar James Yap felt glad to be one of the clients of Visual Sports Incorporated, a sports management firm which was launched yesterday. “S’yempre it’s an honor for me na makasama dito,” said Yap. “First time lang na magkakaroon ng ganitong klaseng agency.” Photo Credit: ABS-CBN News The two-time Most Valuable … Read more
After landing two of the most coveted inbound rookies in their camp, Ateneo continues its aggressive recruitment for this coming season as the Eagles fished another promising baller in the name of Jay Javelosa. Photo credit: www.hoopnut.com A Reedly Intenational School standout, Javelosa is said to commit to the UAAP five-feat champion team to join … Read more
The top three picks in the recently concluded 2013 PBA Rookie Draft held last Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Robinson’s Ermita, namely Greg Slaughter, Ian Sangalang, and Raymond Almazan could rake in P8.5 million in basic pay in their first three seasons in the professional league. Almazan, Slaughter & Sangalang (Photo: InterAKTV) The Cebuano center, … Read more
Greg Slaughter grabbed the first overall pick in the 2013 PBA Draft as he was chosen by Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings on Sunday, November 3, 2013 at the Robinsons Place in Ermita, Manila. The 7-foot center became the second consecutive Cebuano top picks who made it to the PBA following June Mar Fajardo last year. … Read more