The bid of the PBA to start its 46th season this April has received the support of governing agencies tasked to handle the COVID-19 pandemic. Vince Dizon assured that the Inter-Agency Task Force and the National Task Force against COVID-19 which he serves as deputy chief implementer have their full...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial has vowed to give his all-out support to the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas as the country prepares to host the third and last leg of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers in February. With the successful run of the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup from October to early...
THE post-PBA bubble and what’s in store for Season 46 are in the offing Tuesday when the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum holds its final webcast for the year 2020. Commissioner Willie Marcial and President and CEO of Bases Conversion and Development Authority Secretary Vince...
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas plans to complete as early as next week a list of PBA players who can be tapped to represent Gilas Pilipinas in the February window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers in Clark, Pampanga. SBP president Al Panlilio and program director Tab Baldwin are set to...
Officials of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and the Angeles University Foundation during the ocular inspection for the hosting of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers in February next year. Photo from SBP Bases Conversion and Development Authority chief Vince Dizon vowed to provide the eight-country...
It looks like NCAA officials are seriously considering holding a bubble tournament for Season 96 next year. Members of the league’s Management Committee (MANCOM) are set to meet with PBA commissioner Willie Marcial Thursday afternoon in hopes of getting crucial information on the pro league’s...
Screenshot from CNN Philippines' YouTube channel Several PBA players under the San Miguel Corporation umbrella have proven that their in-game teamwork is just as strong off the court. San Miguel's Alex Cabagnot and Terrence Romeo and Ginebra's Mark Caguioa and Scottie Thompson showed off their...
The PBA could implement a closed-circuit format for the 46th season which could start on the league’s anniversary on April 9. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said the concept will be implemented unless a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available in the weeks leading up to the 2021 season opener....
The PBA could allow its teams to pull off trades in January as the league is currently in the early stages of the offseason following the success of the 45th season bubble. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said the moratorium will continue until the league determines a specific time even after the...
Barangay Ginebra players hoist the Jun Bernardino Perpetual Trophy (PBA Images) Commissioner Willie Marcial felt like receiving an early Christmas present after the successful run of the first-ever bubble season of the PBA. Capping off the 45th season of the country's most prestigious basketball...
The all-amateur Gilas Pilipinas squad that competed in the Bahrain bubble against Thailand. (Photo from FIBA) Gilas Pilipinas coach Jong Uichico said that if he could have it his way he would consider forming a mixture of professional and amateur players for Window 3 of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifying...
PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial bared Thursday that representatives from the East Asia Super League have laid out plans for possible partnerships in the future. Speaking to select sportswriters inside the bubble in Pampanga, Marcial said EASL CEO Matt Beyer and chief financial officer Henry Kerins...
