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2004–05 Shell Turbo Chargers Season
The 2004–2005 Shell Turbo Chargers season was the 20th and final season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Draft picks Transactions Occurrences American John Moran was named Shell's new head coach starting the season, replacing Perry Ronquillo, Moran was signed to a six-month contract but on March 22, he was sacked by Shell management after the Turbo Chargers tallied a 1–5 won-loss record, Moran was succeeded by former Shell cager Leo Austria. Roster Philippine Cup Game log , - bgcolor="#edbebf" , 1 , October 6 , Coca Cola , 83–91 , Tubid (15) , , , Araneta Coliseum , 0–1 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 2 , October 12 , Red Bull , 93–86 , Alvarez (27) , , , Cagayan de Oro , 1–1 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 3 , October 15 , Sta.Lucia , 84–78 , Dela Cruz (24) , , , Philsports Arena , 2–1 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 4 , October 20 , San Miguel , 70–67 , Tubid (18) , , , Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Moran (basketball)
John Moran is an American coach who was notable for serving as head coach of Shell Turbo Chargers in the PBA. Coaching career A former assistant of Bob Knight at Indiana, Moran was hired as head coach of Shell Turbo Chargers in the PBA, replacing Perry Ronquillo. But due to Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines' skepticism of hiring non-Filipino coaches for the league, Moran's appointment was expected to be under protest, but the association let Moran coach NBA. In his PBA coaching career, Moran was noted for benching its rookie Rich Alvarez and only winning once out of first five games. He was later fired and replaced by Leo Austria. Even though, some league key people like Tim Cone and Asi Taulava Pauliasi Taulava (born March 2, 1973) is a Tongan-born Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Standing 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) tall and weighing 245 pounds (111 kg), Taulava is con ... applauded Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cagayan De Oro
Cagayan de Oro (abbreviated CDO and officially the City of Cagayan de Oro; ; Bukid language, Binukid: ''Ciudad ta Cagayan de Oro''; ; ) is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Regions of the Philippines, region of Northern Mindanao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 728,402 people, making it the List of cities in the Philippines, 10th most populous city in the Philippines and the most populous in Northern Mindanao. It serves as the capital of the Philippine provinces, province of Misamis Oriental wherein it is geographically situated and grouped under the province by the Philippine Statistics Authority, but governed administratively independent from the provincial government and also the largest city of that province. It also serves as the regional center and business hub of Northern Mindanao, and part of the growing Metro Cagayan de Oro, Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro area, which includes the city of El S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marek Ondera
Marek is the West Slavic (Czech, Polish and Slovak) masculine equivalent of Marcus, Marc or Mark. The name may refer to: * Marek (given name) * Marek (surname) * Marek, the pseudonym of Bulgarian communist Stanke Dimitrov (1889–1944) * The title character of '' Oberinspektor Marek'', an Austrian television series See also * * Marek's disease * VC Marek Union-Ivkoni, Bulgarian professional men's volleyball team, based in Dupnitsa * Marek i Wacek (meaning Marek and Wacek), a musical duo of Polish pianists Marek Tomaszewski and Wacław "Wacek" Kisielewski * Marrick * Merrick (other) Merrick may refer to: Places America * Merrick, New York, a hamlet and census-designated place * Merrick, West Springfield, a neighborhood in western Massachusetts * Merrick County, Nebraska * Merrick State Park, Wisconsin Antarctica * Merr ... * Mereg, also spelled Merek, a village in Iran {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 PBA Fiesta Conference
The 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference, or known as the 2004 Gran Matador Brandy-PBA Fiesta Conference for sponsorship reasons, was tournament held by the Philippine Basketball Association and the first ever edition of the PBA Fiesta Conference. Prior to the formation of the said conference, the league had two import-laced conferences known as the PBA Commissioner's Cup (with an import height-limit of 6–8), and the PBA Governor's Cup (with an import height-limit of 6–4). However, in 2003, the two conferences were scrapped and was replaced with an Invitational tournament, with an All-Filipino local squad along with foreign teams) and an import-laced Reinforced Conference. But, in 2004, the league changed its calendar from a calendar year to a fiscal year. As a preparation for the new format, the tournament was institutionalized in 2004 as a transitional tournament. The first Fiesta Conference was played from February–July 2004. Opening ceremonies The muses for the participati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makati Coliseum
The Makati Coliseum is an indoor sporting arena located in Barangay Singkamas, Makati, Philippines. Built and operated by the Makati city government, it was the home venue of the Makati Super Crunch of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League in 2019. The coliseum has also played host to the basketball games of the Philippine Basketball Association, the Philippine Basketball League, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the UNTV Cup, the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, and the National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities. It has also been the venue of major boxing events, as well as conventions, concerts and sports festivals. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has also been used as a vaccination Vaccination is the administration of a vaccine to help the immune system develop immunity from a disease. Vaccines contain a microorganism or virus in a weakened, live or killed state, or proteins or toxins from the organism. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Calaguio
Christian Jay Calaguio (born December 26, 1975, in Makati, Philippines) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He last played for the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is a former San Beda Red Cub cager and was one of the star players of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran Knights during his college days in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. After playing for the Knights, he went on to play in the defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association as a member of the San Juan Knights. After the MBA disbanded in 2002, he played for the Shell Turbo Chargers and then with the San Miguel Beermen, where he ended up via the dispersal draft after Shell disbanded as well in 2005. High school and college career Calaguio starred for the San Beda Red Cubs in high school, before graduating in 1994. He played under Coach Ato Badolato. Calaguio then played for the Letran Knights in college, which were the rivals of San Beda. He teamed up with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urdaneta City
Urdaneta, officially the City of Urdaneta (; ; ), is a component city in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 144,577 people. History Urdaneta City was founded on January 8, 1858, by Pangasinenses and Ilocanos who sought greater ties and unity. The city was named after Father Andrés de Urdaneta, aide to Miguel Lopez De Legazpi, soldier, navigator, cosmographer, and evangelist. Father Urdaneta played a significant role in the colonization of the Philippines as he helped establish the first Spanish settlement on the island of Cebu in 1565. He also helped establish the first trade route between Mexico and the Philippines, which was used for over two centuries. By naming the city after Father Urdaneta, the people of Urdaneta City pay tribute to his legacy and contributions to the country. His name has become synonymous with exploration, adventure, and faith - qualities that are celebrated in Urdaneta City. Today, the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barako Bull Energy
The Barako Bull Energy were a Philippine Basketball Association that began in 2002 as the FedEx Express. From its first season until 2005, the team was dubbed as the FedEx Express before changing to Air21 Express. From the 2009 PBA Fiesta Conference until the 2009–10 PBA Philippine Cup, it became known as the Burger King Titans. However, when manager Mikee Romero decided to pull out of the team, they were reorganized and renamed the Burger King Whoppers before returning to their original name starting the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference. However, Air21 changed its name to Barako Bull Energy after the Lina Group bought the original Barako Bull franchise and 49 percent stake of Energy Food and Drinks Inc., the owner of the Barako Bull franchise and the exclusive distributor of Red Bull Energy Drink products in the Philippines. They added the word 'cola' to their team name in order to promote their new soft-drink product. Barako Bull is owned by Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iloilo City
Iloilo City, officially the City of Iloilo (; ; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Western Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region of the Philippines, located on the southeastern coast of the island of Panay. According to the 2020 census, Iloilo City has a population of 457,626 people, making it the most populous city in Western Visayas. For the Metro Iloilo–Guimaras, metropolitan area, the total population is 1,007,945 people. The city is a Merger (politics), conglomeration of former towns, now organized into Districts of Iloilo City, seven geographical or administrative districts: City Proper, Iloilo City, the City Proper, Jaro, Iloilo City, Jaro, Molo, Iloilo City, Molo, Mandurriao, La Paz, Iloilo City, La Paz, Arevalo, Iloilo City, Arevalo, and Lapuz, Iloilo City, Lapuz. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
