Kelly Williams, fourth from left, won three PBA championships during Chot Reyes' tenure as TNT coach. (PBA Images) Former coach Chot Reyes was among those who paid tribute to Kelly Williams after the 2008 PBA Most Valuable Player and two-time Comeback Player of the Year announced his retirement on...
YouTube sensation Cadena passes away at 26 Late YouTube sensation Lloyd Cadena wearing a Gilas Pilipinas jersey (Photo from Lloyd Cadena's Twitter account @LloydCadena) Basketball was among the interests Lloyd Cadena shared before his rise into one of the country’s most popular social media...
San Miguel Beer's Terrence Romeo during the 2019 EASL Terrific 12. (EASL) The East Asia Super League received the full support of world governing body FIBA after reaching a 10-year agreement to hold a home-and-away tournament featuring teams from the PBA and East Asia. FIBA made the announcement on...
Lin acquires Taiwanese passport Jeremy Lin (Photo by STR / AFP) Former NBA player Jeremy Lin could end up playing in future FIBA Asia competitions after obtaining a Taiwanese passport recently. Chung Hsiao-Ping, a city councilor in Taipei, was quoted by local media to have accompanied Lin’s...
Suiting up for PH team 'a possibility' for Green Jalen Green in file photo Jalen Green’s progress from now until the 2023 FIBA World Cup will likely determine whether playing for Gilas Pilipinas by that time is a possibility. The Fil-American said in Thursday’s online media availability that...
Emotional night for the men of Gilas Marc Pingris in action during the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship, the moment Gilas Pilipinas broke free from the curse of South Korea. (Photo by Glenn Michael Tan from smartgilaspilipinas.com) One of the most emotional scenes during the night Gilas Pilipinas...
SBP Chairman Emeritus Manny V. Pangilinan Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas Chairman Emeritus Manny V. Pangilinan has offered his sympathy to Hagop Khajirian, FIBA executive director for Asia and CEO of the FIBA Asia Secretariat, following the two huge blasts that rocked Beirut last Tuesday....
Chot picks 2007 PH team over 2013 class Former national team coach Chot Reyes said the greatest team he might have ever mentored was the squad that competed in the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship. (FIBA Images) Aug. 10, 2013 marked the biggest accomplishment of coach Chot Reyes’ career when he guided...
FIBA Asia secretary-general Hagop Khajirian, 2nd right, and then SBP president Manny V. Pangilinan shake hands during the signing of the Host Association Agreement for the 27th FIBA Asia Championship in August 2013 at the Mall of Asia Arena. Looking on are SBP executive director Sonny Barrios ,...
One of the structures damage by the cataclysmic blast in Beirut. (AFP) The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas sent a message of support to those working at the FIBA Asia office in Beirut after a massive explosion hit the Lebanese capital on Tuesday. Online site Spin.ph reported that the FIBA Asia...
Alapag, Reyes, Norwood among players who reached out to El-Khatib amid Beirut blast Gilas Pilipinas members express support to Fadi El-Khatib after the Lebanese great posted a message relating to the explosion that killed at least 100 people and left 4,000 others injured. (FIBA Images) Gilas...
Three-time PBA champion Chico Lanete Three-time PBA champion Chico Lanete has been tapped by Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 as playing assistant coach for its pro teams. "Having Chico around will be of great help to our players as 3x3 is a game of court awareness," said league owner Ronald...
