Big Chill, NLEX clash Thursday
By Mark Giongco
After his team got swept in the Finals by NLEX, Big Chill head coach Robert Sison knew only one way to get back: form a team specifically built to dethrone the three-time defending champion.
After his team got swept in the Finals by NLEX, Big Chill head coach Robert Sison knew only one way to get back: form a team specifically built to dethrone the three-time defending champion.
FEW COULD rival the collegiate basketball career path that Calvin Abueva has treaded. An NCAA title with San Sebastian, a Most Valuable Player award last year and five triple doubles in four seasons have boosted the Pampanga-born forward’s stock.
THE LAST pro hopeful may end up among the first picks. Chris Tiu beat the deadline for the 2012 PBA Rookie Draft yesterday to become one of the oldest amateur players in recent years to sign up for the pro league.
IT WAS an unsolicited advise to cager Chris Tiu, coming from a handful of selected sports scribes who attended the press briefing of his new program on AKTV as basketball ambassador.
Jvee Casio was what Powerade needed—and he made sure he would deliver.
A talent-rich Philippine Basketball Association Rookie Draft that suits rebuilding Powerade well takes place Sunday with the Tigers expected to tab ace point guard JV Casio first overall and a big man in fourth spot.
Two days after claiming his first PBA title, Petron Blaze rookie coach Ato Agustin is already looking ahead to the next season as he tries to steer the Boosters for more glory in the season-opening All-Filipino Cup.
Smart Gilas Pilipinas will have to rebuild around naturalized center Marcus Douthit and Chris Tiu if national players who beat Thursday’s PBA draft deadline get picked by teams in the pro league.
Smart Gilas Pilipinas management is expected to open negotiations Wednesday with key members of the team to counter the lure of the Philippine Basketball Association rookie draft, whose deadline for application is pegged Thursday.
Talk ‘N Text survived another physical battle against Petron and hammered out a 103-85 victory Wednesday night in Game 2 of the PBA Governors Cup championship here.
HSINCHUANG, Taiwan—Fiba Asia king Iran is not invincible after all. After countless setbacks on different fronts, Smart Gilas Pilipinas finally found a chink in the Iranian armor and carved out a stunning 73-59 win over the Hamed Haddadi-led squad at the start of the William Jones Cup Saturday night. Marcio Lassiter’s triple from way, way [...]
Two prized point guards who led their teams to varsity championships signed up yesterday for the PBA Rookie Draft scheduled on Aug. 28 at Robinsons Place in Manila.
MANILA—The PBA Rookie Draft is close at hand but Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas executive director Sonny Barrios would like to think that Smart Gilas players aren’t giving serious thought about it. “I don’t want to say that they’re joining the draft because it’s tantamount to accepting that we’re not going to qualify for the Olympics,” [...]
