NLEX mentor Jimmy Alapag cherished a full-circle moment, having to face his former team TNT and coach Chot Reyes in the Road Warriors’ 88-83 win on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Alapag, who became the first rookie coach to guide his team to a 6-0 record according to PBA chief statistician Fidel Mangonon III,...
Jimmy Alapag got the better of his former mentor Chot Reyes as NLEX held off TNT, 88-83, to come out of its first round assignments unscathed in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Tuesday, Aug. 4. The Road Warriors unloaded a pivotal 11-4 run in the final frame to...
For the first time, Jimmy Alapag will have a reunion with his former team TNT where he carved out his legendary PBA career. However, he would be on the other side of the court as he tries to steer his current team NLEX to its sixth straight win against TNT in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup at...
NLEX head coach Jimmy Alapag may be two years late but he was glad to finally personally congratulate Marcio Lassiter for becoming the all-time three-point record-holder. The PBA great-turned-coach finally had the chance to talk to Lassiter on Sunday, July 26, just before the start of NLEX’s game...
NLEX’s era under new head coach Jimmy Alapag is off to a dream start after the team passed its first real acid test against PBA heavyweight San Miguel. The Road Warriors jumped on the Beermen right from the get-go, stretching the lead to as many as 25 before holding off the comeback in the fourth...
NLEX passed its first acid test with flying colors, drubbing perennial contender San Miguel, 110-96, to stay unbeaten in four games in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, July 26. The Road Warriors unloaded a fiery 20-2 run in the second frame to establish a...
NLEX survived a furious fourth-quarter rally by Terrafirma and escaped with a 101-100 victory to improve to 2-0 in Group A of the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup at the Ynares Center in Montalban on Sunday, July 12. The Road Warriors unleashed a blistering 18-0 second-quarter run to seize control...
ANTIPOLO — NLEX welcomed new head coach Jimmy Alapag with a rousing 114-75 victory over guest team Macau to open the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Friday, July 10 here. The Road Warriors banked on a huge second half pullaway, exploding for 69 points in the...
Newly minted head coach Jimmy Alapag is eyeing a winning start to his new career at the PBA sidelines as NLEX takes on the rebranded Macau in the main event of the opening twin bill of the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Friday, July 10. On his first head coaching...
Jimmy Alapag is surely ready to answer the Gilas call. The incoming NLEX head coach assured that he is open to join the coaching staff of current Gilas Pilipinas top mentor Tim Cone if he gets the invite to be with the national team once more. Alapag, who had carved out an unforgettable career...
Incoming NLEX head coach Jimmy Alapag said it simply felt the right time for him to come back home and share the knowledge he got from a fruitful six-year stint in the NBA. Speaking in front of the press for the first time since being named as the new tactician of the Road Warriors, Alapag admitted...
After years of overseas stint, Jimmy Alapag, one of the Philippine basketball 's best point guards, returned to the PBA after being appointed as the newest head coach of the NLEX Road Warriors, the team announced Monday, June 29. The 48-year-old Alapag is set to make his comeback in the league...
