Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone is confident that naturalized player Justin Brownlee can do better against Chinese Taipei as the Nationals gun for a window sweep on Sunday, Feb 25, at the PhilSports Arena. Justin Brownlee (AFP/File photo) The 35-year-old forward didn’t exactly play bad with...
Gilas Pilipinas guns for a winning start as it takes on Hong Kong in its opening game in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers at the Tsuen Wan Stadium in Hong Kong on Thursday, Feb. 22. Justin Brownlee makes his return to Gilas Pilipinas. (File Photo/PSC-POC media pool) The Nationals plunge...
June Mar Fajardo regained the top spot in the season Most Valuable Player race even after missing a significant number of games in the Commissioner’s Cup which also dislodged him in the battle for the Best Player of the Conference Award. San Miguel Beermen star June Mar Fajardo (PBA Images)...
Former San Miguel Beer import Ivan Aska may not be at the Big Dome when the Beermen seized the 2023-’24 PBA Commissioner’s Cup title but he was given huge credit by head coach Jorge Gallent for turning the corner in the team’s title run. Former San Miguel import Ivan Aska gets his share of...
San Miguel import Bennie Boatwright was well aware of what trust can bring to a team – a key element that the Beermen applied to themselves to reign supreme over Magnolia in the 2023-‘24 PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals. San Miguel import Bennie Boatwright (center) celebrates with his teammates...
Import Tyler Bey remained happy and proud of Magnolia’s run in the 2023-’24 PBA Commissioner’s Cup despite coming up short of the title after losing to San Miguel through six games in the finals. Tyler Bey of the Magnolia Hotshots (PBA Images) The youngest in this conference’s batch of...
San Miguel guard Jericho Cruz savored the moment as a PBA champion as he is set to leave the country and suit up for Guam in the FIBA Asia Cup window later this month. San Miguel's Jericho Cruz (PBA Images) The Filipino-Guamanian player said SMB's title victory against Magnolia gave him the...
Featuring eight new names, the Philippine women’s national football team is all set for its second stint in the Pinatar Cup this February at the San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain. For the second time, the Filipinas will be the only non-European team to see action in the tournament after being...
From the rough playing courts on the streets to the professional stage, who would have thought that online sensation and San Miguel rookie Kyt Jimenez would go on to become a PBA champion. San Miguel's Kyt Jimenez gets embrace by playing assistant coach Chris Ross. (PBA Images) Not even him thought...
Paul Lee was greeted with an unwanted present on his very special day after the Magnolia Hotshots crumbled in the endgame and dropped a 104-102 loss to the title-winning San Miguel Beermen on Wednesday night, Feb. 14. Magnolia Hotshots' Paul Lee (PBA Images) Lee, who celebrated his 35th birthday,...
FIBA global partner Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) continues to bring world-class basketball action at the fingertips of Filipino fans as it streams the upcoming FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers campaign of Gilas Pilipinas via the Smart LiveStream App. Justin Brownlee returns to Gilas Pilipinas...
San Miguel head coach Jorge Gallent marveled over the Beermen’s readiness to step up when the need arises as they go after their 29th franchise title. San Miguel Beermen head coach Jorge Gallent (PBA Images) In Game 5 of the 2023-24’ PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals series against the...
