NEW YORK (AFP) -- The US 2008 Olympic gold medal squad featuring Kobe Bryant and LeBron James plus high-leaping Vince Carter were among first-time nominees for the Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Thursday, Dec. 21. Late basketball great Kobe Bryant and LeBron James (AFP) The Hall announced its...
University of the Philippines inched closer to the title in the most lopsided Game 1 victory in the Final Four era, 97-67, against De La Salle in their best-of-three finals clash in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 29, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The...
Another volleyball league is upon the Filipino sports fans. Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association’s (MPVA) inaugural season is set to kick off with a total of 10 teams vying for the first-ever league title. Joining teams are mostly comprised of local government units including...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A measure seeking to declare the month of April as "National Basketball Month" has been approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. During plenary session Wednesday night, Aug. 16, the measure embodied in House Bill (HB)...
Metro Manila and Bulacan residents are up for a four-day long weekend after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. suspended classes in public schools at all levels and work in the government in Metro Manila and Bulacan on Aug. 25, 2023, for the opening ceremonies of the FIBA Basketball World...
SPRINGFIELD (AFP) -- Retired NBA stars Tony Parker, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade and Pau Gasol and legendary San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich were among those inducted on Saturday, Aug. 12, into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Basketball Hall of Fame recipients (from left to right) Dirk Nowitzki,...
Ateneo missed its chance for a back-to-back title after succumbing to Japan’s Hakuoh University, 73-58, in the semifinals of the World University Basketball Series (WUBS) on Saturday, Aug. 12 at the Yoyogi National Stadium Second Gymnasium in Tokyo. Kai Ballungay attempts a dunk for Ateneo....
Juan Gomez de Liano is heading back to Asia to play for his third overseas team, this time signing with Korean Basketball League finalists Seoul SK Knights. Gomez de Liano struck a three-year deal with Seoul and was welcomed by the team on a social media post on Tuesday, June 20. "Guard from...
Rhenz Abando’s collegiate stint may have been short-lived, but it was exactly what helped forge a path to his successful overseas career. After winning the rookie-MVP award in the NCAA and leading the Letran Knights to a championship title, the 25-year-old guard decided to take his act to the pro...
Gilas Pilipinas ace Justin Brownlee (center) celebrates after the team's Southeast Asian (SEA) Games triumph. House Speaker Martin Romualdez can't help but feel inspired and proud over the Gilas Pilipinas national basketball team's gold medal finish in the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in...
Rhenz Abando and the Anyang KGC survived the Seoul SK Knights with a 100-97 overtime win to claim the 2022-23 Korean Basketball League in their winner-take-all Game 7 duel at the Anyang Indoor Stadium on Sunday, May 7. The Filipino import went on a scoreless outing and tallied only three rebounds...
Rhenz Abando and Anyang KGC bounced back in a dramatic way against the defending champion Seoul SK Knights, climbing from a double-digit hole en route to a 86-77 win in Game 6 to extend their best-of-seven finals series into a winner-take-all in the 2022-23 Korean Basketball League on Friday, May...
