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1990 Presto Tivolis Season
The 1990 Presto Tivolis season was the 16th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Draft picks Notable dates March 25: Presto import Winston Crite recorded a conference-high 10 shot blocks aside from 35 points and 19 rebounds in a triple-double showing as the Tivolis ousted the importless-Purefoods Hotdogs, 113-107. April 1: Allan Caidic set a conference-high 46 points for the locals as Presto ended their elimination round assignments with their fifth straight win, a 115-113 victory over San Miguel, as they finished with a 7-3 won-loss slate, just a game behind leaders Anejo and Shell. April 17: The Tivolis snapped the eight-game winning streak of Añejo Rum with a 115–113 victory as import Winston Crite scored 56 points. Presto improved to nine wins and five losses as they split their first four games in the first round of the semifinals. June 12: Allan Caidic scored 40 points as the Tivolis defeated Pepsi Hotshots in their first game in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Mariano
Jaime L. Mariano OLY (are post-nominal letters granted by the World Olympians Association (WOA) to registered athletes who have participated in the Olympic Games (born April 19, 1941), also known as Jimmy "Mr. Cool" Mariano, is a Filipino former basketball player and coach. Mariano was born in Malabon, Rizal, Philippines. Standing at 6'3 1/2" without shoes, he played primarily the power forward position and could play the small forward and center positions. He became famous as a player for the UE Red Warriors team under Coach Baby Dalupan. He played for Ysmael Steel, Meralco and Concepcion Industries in the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association. He became known as a deadly shooting big man from the outside before the three point line was popularized. He was elevated to the Philippine Basketball Association in 1975 with Concepcion Carrier. He played for 7 Up from 1976 to 1977. The 7-Up franchise was acquired in 1978 by Filmanbank and Mariano played his final seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Robina Corporation
Universal Robina Corporation (URC) is a Philippine company based in Quezon City, Philippines. It is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the Philippines. History The precursor to Universal Robina Corporation (URC) was founded on September 28, 1954 by John Gokongwei, Jr. Gokongwei decided to construct a corn milling plant to produce glucose and cornstarch, Universal Corn Products (UCP). Later, to diversify by producing and marketing his own branded consumer foods, in 1961 Consolidated Food Corporation was established. Their first product was Blend 45, the first locally manufactured coffee blend, dubbed as the “Pinoy coffee”. This became the largest-selling coffee brand in the market, even beating market leaders Café Puro and Nescafé. After coffee, came Nips chocolate candies, a panned chocolate similar to M&M's, was a staple of Filipino childhood. In 1963, Robina Farms began operations beginning with poultry products. This was also the beginning of the ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Presto Ice Cream Makers Season
The 1989 Presto Tivolis season was the 15th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Previously known as Presto Ice Cream Flavor Specialist in the Open Conference. Transactions Trades Occurrences Assistant Coach Adriano "Bong" Go was named the new head coach of Presto at the start of the season. Former Presto coach Baby Dalupan, who was given a new task as team manager, accepted the offer to coach the Purefoods Hotdogs during the second week of April, the "Maestro" left the Gokongwei ballclub he led to five championships from 1984 to 1987. Coach Bong Go was replaced by the comebacking Jimmy Mariano, the team's mentor from 1981 to 1983, at the start of the Third Conference. Notable dates March 5: Presto Ice Cream clobbered Alaska Milk, 118–108, at the start of the PBA Open Conference. The Flavor Specialists got off to a rousing start with import Walker Russell, a six-year NBA veteran providing the spark and rookies Zaldy Realubit and Hernani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Tivoli Milkmasters Season
The 1991 Tivoli Milk Masters season was the 17th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Formerly known as Presto Tivoli Ice Cream in the First Conference. Draft picks Notable dates March 19: The Tivolis break out of a four-game losing slump with a 119-113 victory over Diet Sarsi. March 26: Presto scored its fourth win in nine games in a 122-116 victory against Purefoods Hotdogs. Scoring record April 4: Import Dwayne McClain scored 74 points in the Tivolis' 117-118 loss to Alaska Milk. November 21: Allan Caidic achieved a milestone when he surpassed the record for most points by a local player in scoring 79 points in Tivoli's 162–149 win over Ginebra San Miguel, Caidic made 37 points in the second quarter alone and tallied 42 in the second half to break his previous record of 41 points shared with once teammate Ricardo Brown. The Milkmasters dropped out of contention in the Third Conference after losing their first five semifinal assignment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the second oldest continuously professional basketball league existing in the world after the NBA,Bartholomew, Rafe. ''Pacific Rims''. New American Library, 2010, p. 13. established before the "open era" of basketball in 1990 where FIBA allowed longstanding domestic leagues, which mostly had predated the PBA, to become professional. The league's regulations are a hybrid of rules from the NBA and FIBA. The league played its first game at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on April 9, 1975. Its main office is located along Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue (C-5 road), Eastwood City, Bagumbayan, Quezon City. The San Miguel Beermen have the most PBA championships with 28 titles. Entering the 2022–23 Commissioner's Cup, the San Miguel Beermen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Esplana
Gerald "Gerry" Esplana is a former Filipino basketball player, politician and coach. He was nicknamed "Mr. Cool" and "The Plan" while playing professionally. He played for Presto Tivoli (when he won PBA Rookie of the Year), Sta. Lucia Realtors, and Shell Turbo Chargers (when he won two championships and a Finals MVP trophy). He formerly coached the EAC Generals in the NCAA and the Valenzuela Classics in the MPBL. He also assisted Boy Sablan on the UST Growling Tigers. He served as former councilor in Valenzuela from 2004 to 2013. Coaching record Collegiate record Personal life Esplana married Jennifer Pingree, 1990 Binibining Pilipinas Binibining Pilipinas (abbreviated as Bb. Pilipinas; ) is a national beauty pageant in the Philippines that selects Filipina representatives to compete in one of the Big Four international beauty pageants: Miss International and selects two ... Ms. International titleholder. The couple has one daughter and two sons Alyssa, Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnie Tuadles
Arnulfo "Arnie" Tuadles (August 15, 1956 – November 2, 1996) was a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Career Tuadles began his career as a stalwart in the MICAA, playing for the Manilabank Golden Bankers in the mid-1970s before peddling his wares with the San Miguel Braves. He was one of the many talented Visayan players who donned the SMB uniform in the MICAA as the company was one of the movers and believers of tapping basketball talents from the grassroots. He, along with Marlowe Jacutin, Salvador Ramas and Melchor Ravanes, were top Cebuano cagers in the Cebu league. In 1979, he was picked by Toyota, and in his rookie season, he was awarded as the Rookie of the Year and was included in the Mythical Five selection. He was the first rookie to make it to the Mythical Five. Known for his hang-time and twisting shots inside the paint as well as accurate perimeter jumpers and an assortment of post moves, Tuadles played for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winston Crite
Winston Arnel Crite (born June 20, 1965) is a retired American professional basketball player who currently trains young players. After a very successful career at Texas A&M University, Crite was selected with 53rd overall (7th in third round) pick in the 1987 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns and spent two following seasons in the NBA playing for Suns. Afterwards he played professionally in Europe. At 6'7" (2.00 m) and 233 lb (106 kg), he played power forward. Early years Winston Crite was born and raised in Bakersfield, California. He attended South High School Bakersfield, where, as a sophomore, he led his team to the San Joaquin Valley Championship. In his senior year, Crite was voted by the ''Bakersfield Californian'' as the All Area Player of the Year, and was later named to the All Northern California all-star team. Texas A&M University (1983–1987) Crite chose to attend Texas A&M University and play basketball under coach Shelby Metcalf. In his very first gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. As of late 2021, Texas A&M has the largest student body in the United States, and is the only university in Texas to hold simultaneous designations as a land, sea, and space grant institution. In 2001, it was inducted into the Association of American Universities. The university's students, alumni, and sports teams are known as Aggies, and its athletes compete in eighteen varsity sports as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The university was the first public higher-education institution in Texas; it opened for classes on October 4, 1876, as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (A.M.C.) under the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Land-Grant Act. In the following decades, the college grew in size and scope, expanding to its largest enro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everette Stephens
Everette Louis Stephens (born October 21, 1966) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2nd round (31st overall) of the 1988 NBA draft. A 6'2" guard from Purdue University, Stephens played in two NBA seasons for the Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks. In his NBA career, Stephens played in 38 games and scored a total of 71 points. During his CBA career, Stephens won the 1994 Long Distance Shootout Contest. Everette played overseas in Australia (Newcastle and Geelong), Cyprus, Spain, France, Germany, and Venezuela. Stephens' son Kendall played basketball at St. Charles East High School in suburban Chicago and played College Basketball at Purdue University and University of Nevada, Reno The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a public land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada. It is the state's flagship public university and primary land grant institution. It was founde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purdue University
Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money to establish a college of science, technology, and agriculture in his name. The first classes were held on September 16, 1874, with six instructors and 39 students. It has been ranked as among the best public universities in the United States by major institutional rankings, and is renowned for its engineering program. The main campus in West Lafayette offers more than 200 majors for undergraduates, over 70 masters and doctoral programs, and professional degrees in pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and doctor of nursing practice. In addition, Purdue has 18 intercollegiate sports teams and more than 900 student organizations. Purdue is the founding member of the Big Ten Conference and enrolls the largest student body of any individua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ennis Whatley
Ennis Whatley (born August 11, 1962) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Kansas City Kings in the first round (13th overall) of the 1983 NBA draft. Whatley played in ten NBA seasons. A 6'3" (1.90 m) and 177 lb (80 kg) guard, he played for the Chicago Bulls, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Washington Bullets, San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers. Whatley's best year as a professional came during the 1986–87 season as a Bullet, when he appeared in 73 games and averaged 8.5 points per game (ppg). In 10 NBA seasons, Whatley played in a total of 385 games and scored 2,150 points, thus averaging 5.6 ppg. He also holds the record for assists per game in Bulls history, averaging 7 assists per game. Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Whatley attended Phillips High School and the University of Alabama. Career in the Philippines Whatley had experienced some success in the Philippines when h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
