The PBA hopes for a longer season than the previous one with plans to stage two conferences during a 10-month period under a semi-bubble format starting April 11. PBA chairman Ricky Vargas said that the league aims to open the 46th season with the centerpiece Philippine Cup followed by a longer...
Photo from Chooks to Go One of the Fil-foreigners who are eligible to be selected in Sunday’s PBA Rookie Draft said that getting the needed documents can be a difficult process right from the beginning. “It was really tough,” Troy Rike said in the recent episode of the Prospects Pod. “It...
Photo from PBA PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said the sharp increase of COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila may force the league to reconsider the opening date of the Philippine Cup. Tentatively set to fire off on April 9, the 46th PBA season begins with the All-Filipino conference, a few months after...
Photo from PBA NLEX star Kiefer Ravena wished nothing but the best for 86 PBA hopefuls joining in the 2021 Rookie Draft on Sunday, March 14. Ravena, in a tweet Monday, March 8, extended his good luck message to the 2021 Draft class which includes promising prospects in top Filipino 3x3 player...
Photo from PBA Exactly a year ago today, March 8, the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup opened with much fanfare at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City. The league ushered the lavish ceremony, starting with the 44th Season Leo Awards Night which saw an injured June Mar Fajardo, all smiles riding an...
Photo from PBA Terrafirma guard Matt Ganuelas-Rosser aired his disappointment after his younger brother Brandon failed to make the final list of applicants for the 2021 PBA Draft on Sunday, March 14. The league released on Monday, March 8, the 86 players who are eligible to be selected in the...
Photo from PBA The PBA released on Monday, March 8, the final list of applicants for the upcoming 2021 Rookie Draft which saw a reduction to 86 aspirants as some Fil-foreign players failed to get necessary documents. A record of 97 hopefuls were initially eligible to join the draft slated on...
Photo from PBA PBA chairman and TNT Tropang Giga governor Ricky Vargas said Sunday that he plans to discuss the issue concerning controversial player Ray Parks Jr. during the two-day planning session of the league in preparation for the 46th Season tentatively set next month. Vargas said that...
Robert Jaworski continues to resonate among Philippine basketball fans even after playing his last game more than two decades ago. There’s reason why most fans kept hanging on to some of basketball’s great moments authored by “The Big J,” who turned 75 Monday, March 8, 2021 Jaworski...
Photo from PBA Justin Chua’s breakthrough performance in the bubble was finally recognized after formally receiving the Top D-Fender plum in the PBA Press Corps Awards Night held Sunday, March 7, 2021. The Phoenix Super LPG center was named as the best defender of the Philippine Cup bubble by...
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel coach Tim Cone took time to pay tribute to one of his colleagues shortly after receiving the Outstanding Coach of the Bubble during the PBA Press Corps Awards Night held Sunday, March 7, 2021. Cone hailed Phoenix Super LPG mentor Topex Robinson for the way he handled his...
Photo from ABL Jason Brickman and six other Fil-foreign players will not be eligible for next weekend’s PBA Rookie Draft after failing to beat Friday’s deadline for those who have yet to submit necessary documents. Agent Charlie Dy confirmed that Brickman, Jeremiah Gray and Brandon Rosser were...
