Rhenz Abando became the latest Filipino standout to take his act overseas as the Letran star suits up for Anyang KGC in the Korean Basketball League. Rhenz Abando (Photo from GMA/NCAA) The team announced the development in a social media post Thursday, July 28, as the NCAA Season 97 Most Valuable...
RJ Abarrientos bid goodbye to FEU after deciding to take his act as a professional player in the Korean Basketball League. Photo from UAAP Media Bureau According to Korean news site Jumpball, the Gilas Pilipinas guard is set to sign with seven-time KBL champion Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phobeus as its...
Ateneo guard SJ Belangel has yet to make a decision whether to play overseas or not amid reports of him taking his talent to Korea. SJ Belangel of Ateneo (right) UAAP Media Bureau) "I haven't signed anything basta may proposed lang. Nagulat ako kasi it's a big idea especially to the Ateneo...
Ateneo guard SJ Belangel is set to take his talent to South Korea, making him the first Filipino to suit up in the Korean Basketball League (KBL) as an Asian import. SJ Belangel of Ateneo (UAAP Media Bureau) Naver Sports reported Monday, June 6 that the Daegu Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) Pegasus...
Filipino cagers' stint in Japan's professional basketball league is a "slam-dunk" for the Philippine-Japan relations, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhiko Koshikawa said. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhiko Koshikawa (center) with Filipino athletes playing in Japan's...
Filipino wunderkind Kai Sotto bagged the Fans' Most Valuable Player Award in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL) to end his rookie season with the Adelaide 36ers on a high note. Kai Sotto of Adelaide 36ers (Photo from NBL Twitter) Sotto averaged 7.52 points and 4.48 rebounds in his first...
Photo from FIBA Juan Gomez de Liano will play for Platinum Karaoke Philippines in the ASEAN Basketball League International Champions Cup slated April 16 and 17 in Bali, Indonesia. The former B.League cager and Gilas Pilipinas member will join Chris de Chavez and imports Marcus Hammonds and Carlos...
Kenneth Tapia, an player on the men's national wheelchair team “Pilipinas Warriors", has expressed support for the UniTeam presidential-vice presidential tandem of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. A Filipino cager goes for an easy lay-up over his Thai...
The Philippine Basketball Association welcomes its newest member Converge FiberXers. (Noel B. Pabalate) Converge will carry the moniker FiberXers for its maiden foray in the Philippine Basketball Association next season with some of the former members of the old Alaska franchise on board. Owners...
Matthew Aquino Matthew Aquino could see action for the first time as a member of the Japanese national team after being named to the 12-man lineup for its game against Taiwan on Saturday, Feb. 26, The Japanese Basketball Association listed the 6-foot-9 Aquino as eligible to play for the 11:05 a.m....
Dwight Ramos resumes Gilas duty from Feb. 24 to 28 as Gilas Pilipinas battles New Zealand, India, and rekindles rivalry with South Korea at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The highly-anticipated partnership between Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) and the International Basketball Federation was...
File photo from AFP Manu Ginobili, who won four NBA titles with the San Antonio Spurs and 2004 Olympic gold with Argentina, was among 11 finalists named Friday for the Basketball Hall of Fame. Ginobili spent his entire 16-year NBA career with the Spurs and together with Tim Duncan and Tony Parker...
