Photo from Wellington Saints Ken Tuffin is set to make his debut for new team Wellington Saints in the New Zealand National Basketball League Saturday, April 24, against the defending champion Otaga Nuggets in Dunedin. The former Far Eastern University mainstay and the Saints will take on the...
Photo from Adelaide 36ers Kai Sotto’s latest journey in his dream of making the NBA will take him to Australia after signing with the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League. Sotto’s camp led by East West Private and the 36ers made the announcement Wednesday, April 21, in a move that...
You may have seen this baller’s shooting skills on TikTok. Dunks? Easy. Three-point shots? Impressive! But shooting the ball without even looking? Now we’re talking! Cole Micek is a 25-year-old Filipino-American who’s always had a heart for basketball. Since his childhood and teen...
Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup Chief Operating Officer Rocky Chan Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup Chief Operating Officer Rocky Chan said Monday, April 5, that instead of creating dissension in the local basketball community, officials from the MPBL should focus in providing help to players by allowing them...
The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) has sent an apparent warning to its players and teams joining the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup, another regional league albeit a professional one. In the Memorandum No. 29-2021 dated April 1, Thursday, MPBL commissioner Kenneth Duremdes...
Jack Animam (Photo from Jack Animam's Instagram account) Filipina basketball star Jack Animam has learned to embrace her role to represent the country more than ever especially after bagging another championship overseas with Shih Hsin University in Taiwan's University Basketball Association (UBA)....
Jack Animam (Photo from Jack Animam's Instagram account) Filipina basketball star Jack Animam heaved a sigh of relief after an impressive stint with Shih Hsin University (SHU) in the University Basketball Association (UBA) in Taiwan. Animam, 22, took to social media her much-needed breather as she...
Photo from Chooks to Go/MPBL The feeling of winning a championship will never get old for veteran big man and cult favorite Jerwin Gaco, who recently added the MPBL title to his list of achievements. Gaco was one of the key figures in Davao Occidental’s run to the MPBL Lakan Cup crown which ended...
Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) commissioner Kenneth Duremdes broke his silence and answered back Basilan-Jumbo Plastic's allegations against the league which were posted on social media. Two days after the Chooks to Go-backed league crowned Davao Occidental-Cocolife as its Lakan Cup...
Photo from Chooks to Go Pilipinas The sweet payback has been completed. Mark Yee fired the championship-winning three as Davao Occidental-Cocolife dethroned San Juan-Go For Gold with an 89-88 overtime victory in Game 4 of the MPBL Lakan Cup National Finals on Sunday night, March 21, at the...
Photo from Chooks to Go Pilipinas San Juan-Go For Gold veteran fguard John Wilson copped the MPBL Lakan Cup season Most Valuable Player award on Sunday, March 21, at the Subic Bay Gymnasium. Wilson received the trophy prior to Game Four of the Chooks to Go-backed season's best-of-five...
Photo from MPBL Billy Ray Robles took charge as Davao Occidental-Cocolife moved on the cusp of the MPBL Lakan Cup title after staving off San Juan-Go For Gold, 66-58, in Game 3 of the National Finals on Saturday, March 20. Former PBA standout Robles fired 13 points to pace a balanced offense while...
