Dave Ildefonso of the Suwon KT Sonicboom By NIKOLE JAVIER Dave Ildefonso delivered decent numbers as a starter in Suwon KT Sonicboom’s 88-84 victory over SJ Belangel’s Daegu KOGAS Pegasus in the Korean Basketball League on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at the Suwon KT Arena. Ildefonso scored 10...
Kai Sotto and the Adelaide 36ers celebrate their win over the Cairns Taipans By NIKOLE JAVIER Kai Sotto and the Adelaide 36ers finally broke the bad spell in an emphatic way, stunning second seed Cairns Taipans, 99-96, in Australia’s National Basketball League on Monday, Jan. 30. After...
The Batang Pilipino Basketball League has now reached the final stage of its inaugural season as the 25 remaining teams, from the original 194 squads, figure in a three-day affair from Jan. 27 and 29 to determine the rightful winner of the championship title. Coach Ron Camara, Region 1...
Dave Ildefonso of the Suwon KT Sonicboom. By NIKOLE JAVIER Dave Ildefonso’s pro debut couldn’t have been more exciting following Suwon KT Sonicboom’s 77-66 road victory over Seoul Samsung Thunders on Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Jamsil Indoor Gym. In his first five minutes of action,...
Kai Sotto of the Adelaide 36ers. By NIKOLE JAVIER Kai Sotto delivered decent numbers but just couldn't lift the slumping Adelaide side. Sotto and the 36ers ran out of steam in overtime en route to a 106-101 loss to the Brisbane Bullets in Australia’s National Basketball League on Thursday,...
Rhenz Abando wows the crowd in the slam-dunk competition. (Anyang KGC) By NIKOLE JAVIER Rhenz Abando made sure to stamp his class with his leaping ability after ruling the slam dunk competition of the Korean Basketball League All-Star weekend on Sunday, Jan. 15, at the Suwon KT Arena. Abando,...
Kai Sotto of the Adelaide 36ers. By NIKOLE JAVIER The start of the year hasn’t been pleasing for Kai Sotto’s stat lines. Sotto and the Adelaide 36ers continued to struggle following a 112-97 loss to the Perth Wildcats in the National Basketball League in Australia on Saturday, Jan....
Kai Sotto By NIKOLE JAVIER Kai Sotto was limited on the offensive end as the Adelaide 36ers suffered their second straight loss at the hands of the Tasmania JackJumpers, 98-82, in the National Basketball League in Australia on Thursday, Jan. 12, at the MyState Bank Arena. In the...
The PBA Finals series between Barangay Ginebra and Bay Area has attracted thousands of fans in arenas. (Mark Balmores) By NIKOLE JAVIER Suspected scalpers selling overpriced tickets for Game 6 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup best-of-seven finals series were apprehended by authorities on...
Juan Gomez de Liaño of the BC Wolves (left) before their game against Valmiera Glass Via. By NIKOLE JAVIER Give Juan Gomez de Liaño some significant minutes on the floor and he will register his best performance yet in Europe. The former Fighting Maroon star showed some flashes of his...
Dave Ildefonso joins the Suwon KT Sonicboom in the Korean Basketball League. (Dave Ildefonso on Instgram) By NIKOLE JAVIER Dave Ildefonso is raring to make his debut with the Suwon KT Sonicboom as he officially begins his professional career in the Korean Basketball League. The Ateneo...
By NIKOLE JAVIER Kai Sotto and the Adelaide 36ers returned to the win column after completing a late rally against Illawarra Hawks, 103-95, in the National Basketball League in Australia on Friday, Jan. 6. The 36ers unleashed a fiery 18-0 run with four minutes left in the contest to recover from...
