Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone admitted that losing veteran guard Scottie Thompson leaves a significant void, but the multi-titled mentor remains confident his backcourt has enough depth to step up. Cone revealed that Thompson was ruled out of the Final 12 due to a hamstring injury, paving the...
Barangay Ginebra players Scottie Thompson and Nards Pinto visited the wake of the late Ateneo basketball player Rene ‘Bobet’ Baterbonia in Talacogon, Agusan del Sur on Tuesday, June 23. The PBA champions paid their last respect to Baterbonia, who, along with Nigerian player Divine Adili, died...
Scottie Thompson is skipping the July window of the 2026 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers due to injuries with Converge guard Juan Gomez de Liaño set to take his spot, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas announced on Friday, June 19. Thompson was initially part of the 12-man roster released by the...
Scottie Thompson was sprawling on the Mall of Asia Arena floor already, playing the confetti with his kids during the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup awarding ceremony and not minding that there’s still a trophy that is needed to be handed out. Not until he heard his name gets called by the...
Ginebra players were jumping up and down as soon as the buzzer sounded. Some, mostly those who were already on the court, immediately hugged each other. It was a picture of celebration — and perhaps, even relief as they finally erased the agony of three Finals defeat at the hands of TNT. The...
TNT had its number against Barangay Ginebra in their last three Finals meetings and both Scottie Thompson and Justin Brownlee are hoping to finally arrest that skid against the Tropang 5G this time around. The Kings are actually seeking their first title since claiming the Commissioner’s Cup...
Scottie Thompson presided over a big third quarter onslaught before Ginebra staved off another comeback effort from Rain or Shine to hold on to a 103-98 victory in Game 3 of the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup semifinals at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday, May 24. Thompson fired 10 of his...
Barangay Ginebra guard Scottie Thompson was extremely honored to be part of the PBA’s 50 Greatest List. Barangay Ginebra guard Scottie Thompson (PBA Images) At age 31, Thompson knew there's a lot of gas left in his tank and his grind should continue to further cement his legacy with the Gin...
From out of nowhere, Scottie Thompson saved the ball which was on its way out after a Kai Sotto airball. He completed it and then issued a pass to Chris Newsome for an inside basket. It was not a booming trey or thunderous dunk. But that sequence exactly typified Thompson’s impact for Gilas...
Kai Sotto turned in his best performance in national team uniform while Justin Brownlee put on the finishing touches as Gilas Pilipinas finally ended the New Zealand jinx, 93-89, in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers at the Mall of Asia Arena on Thursday, Nov. 21. From scoring and rebounding to...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone was glad to finally have Scottie Thompson back in the fold especially with the stability he's bringing into the team. The team's only pure point guard, having Thompson back for the second window of the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifier would allow Gilas to return to...
Ginebra star Scottie Thompson continues his ascent in record books as he is one defensive rebound away to become the second fastest guard to reach the 2,000 mark next to PBA great Robert Jaworski Sr. Ginebra star Scottie Thompson (PBA Images) As per PBA chief statistician Fidel Mangonon, Thompson,...
