Asi Taulava recently announced he would be extending his contract with the NLEX Road Warriors, which will make him the only player to remains active in four decades. The 46-year-old Tonga native first joined the PBA in 1999 and has earned titles such as MVP; Player of the Conference; Finals MVP; along with a championship …
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NBTC-Negros Occidental qualifiers begin on Saturday
The Negros Occidental National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) provincial and city qualifiers are set to begin this weekend, February 1, in Sagay City. The competition was initially scheduled to begin this weekend but, according to local NBTC commissioner Benny Lachica, it was changed for “work reasons.” The teams set to compete in the qualifiers are …
Dinagyang Festival 2020
CPU, Iloilo Selection win futsal titles Central Philippine University (CPU) and the Iloilo Selection recently won the 1st Dinagyang Futsal Invitational Championship at the Jaro covered gym in Iloilo City. CPU won the men’s division following a 7-5 win over Cabatuan, while the team representing Iloilo won the women’s side and Barotac Nuevo finished in …
PHL wins Dubai basketball tournament opener over the UAE
Mighty Sports-Philippines recently opened the 31st Dubai International Basketball Championships with an 88-82 win over the United Arab Emirates at the Shabab Al Ahli Club. The Philippine side set the tone early with an 11-2 start behind Andray Blatche, Jamie Malonzo, and Mikey Williams; however, the UAE narrowed their deficit in the second quarter and …
Iloilo falls to San Juan in the Maharlika League
By Adrian Stewart Co Iloilo United Royals fell 70-67 last Thursday to the San Juan Knights in the ongoing 2019-2020 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League-Lakan Cup at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Down by as much as 12 points in the fourth quarter, Royals center Rey Publico spearheaded a huge 12-1 blast to get …
EAC hosts basketball tryouts in Iloilo City next weekend
Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) will be holding basketball tryouts next weekend, Saturday, February 1, at the Santa Clarita International School, which is located at the Puerto Real de Iloilo in Iloilo City’s La Paz district. Tryouts are set to commence at 1:00 p.m. “This tryout is open to all Western Visayas players ages 21 and …
2020 AFC Champions League
Schröck: We can produce an upset By Adrian Stewart Co Ahead of next week’s 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying playoff round match against 2019 J1 League runners-up FC Tokyo, Ceres-Negros FC midfielder Stephan Schröck, who scored the decisive goal in their 1-0 victory over Thai League 1 club Port FC in the second preliminary round, …
2021 FIBA Asia Cup
Iloilo City native added to Guam roster Ilonggo guard Jericho Cruz was recently called up by the Guam national basketball team to compete in the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers. The first qualifying round begins on February 20, when they take on Hong Kong. The Iloilo City native, who currently plays for NLEX Road Warriors, …
Negrense player leads Davao Occidental past Parañaque
Negrense forward Mark Yee came up with a double-double for the Davao Occidental Tigers last Wednesday in their 78-70 win over the Parañaque Patriots in the ongoing 2019-2020 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League-Lakan Cup at the San Andres Sports Complex in Manila. Behind the Sagay City native’s 17 points, 17 rebounds, and six assists were Emman …
NU holding basketball tryouts in Talisay City this weekend
National University (NU) will be holding tryouts for their senior and junior basketball teams this weekend, January 26, at St John’s Institute-Northpoint in Talisay City. NU assistant coach Marvin Lito Caro said tryouts will begin at 3:00 p.m. and will be led by head coach Goldwyn Monteverde. “This is the chance for basketball aspirants to …