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2005–06 Alaska Aces Season
The 2005–06 Alaska Aces season was the 20th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Key dates *August 14: The 2005 PBA Draft took place in Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall, Cainta, Rizal. Draft picks Roster Fiesta Conference Game log , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 1 , October 5 , Sta. Lucia , 80–75 , , , , Araneta Coliseum , 1–0 , - bgcolor="#edbebf" , 2 , October 9 , Red Bull , 75–76 , McClary (23) , , , Araneta Coliseum , 1–1 , - bgcolor="#edbebf" , 3 , October 14 , Purefoods , 84–86 OT , McClary (27) , , , Cuneta Astrodome , 1–2 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 4 , October 19 , Brgy.Ginebra , 102–72 , McClary (32) , , , Araneta Coliseum , 2–2 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 5 , October 21 , Air21 , 111–108 (2OT) , Cariaso (22) , , , Araneta Coliseum , 3–2 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 6 , October 28 , Coca-Cola , , , , , Cuneta Astrodome , 4–2 , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Cone
Earl Timothy Cone (born December 14, 1957) is an American professional basketball coach who leads Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and the Philippine men's national team. He is the most accomplished coach in PBA history with 25 titles including two Grand Slams, five Coach of the Year awards, and the most coaching wins with over 1,000. Cone was a proponent of the triangle offense. Early life and education Cone was born in the United States and grew up in Oregon. He moved to the Philippines when he was nine years old after his father came to the country to work in the logging industry. Cone attended a public elementary school in Baler, Aurora, Baler, Aurora (province), Aurora and later at International School Manila. Cone returned to the United States when he was 18 to study at Menlo College in California and the George Washington University in Washington D.C. After college, Cone worked at a bank in San Francisco before returning to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purefoods TJ Giants
The Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots, or simply known as the Magnolia Hotshots, are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team is owned by San Miguel Food and Beverage, San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc., a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation (SMC). The team is one of three PBA ball clubs currently owned by the SMC group of companies, along with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the San Miguel Beermen. They have 14 PBA championships, tied with the Alaska Aces (PBA), Alaska Aces for the third-most overall. The franchise plays under numerous brand names of the company but is best known by its original name, Purefoods. It remains as one of the most popular teams in the PBA, winning fourteen PBA titles and is the fourth team in PBA history to win a Grand Slam (PBA), Grand Slam. The players most identified with the franchise are Alvin Patrimonio, James Yap, and Marc Pingris, among others. Patrimonio, a Mapua University standout, led the fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaska Aces (PBA)
The Alaska Aces were a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 PBA season, 1986 under the ownership of Alaska Milk Corporation (AMC) and the owner of 14 PBA championships, tied with the Magnolia Hotshots for the third-most titles overall. They were one of the most popular teams in the league and the Philippines. The Aces won nine PBA championships in the 1990s, including a rare Grand Slam (PBA), grand slam (winning three championships in one season) during the 1996 PBA season, 1996 season, joining the Crispa Redmanizers (1976 PBA season, 1976, 1983 PBA season, 1983), San Miguel Beermen (1989 PBA season, 1989), and the San Mig Super Coffee Mixers (2013–14 PBA season, 2013–14) as one of only four franchises to achieve the feat. The Aces last tournament was the 2021 PBA Governors' Cup where they were eliminated by the NLEX Road Warriors in the quarterfinal round in March 2022. The franchise was bought by Converge ICT on March 23, 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balanga, Bataan
Balanga (pronounced ), officially the City of Balanga (; ), is a component city and capital of the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 104,173 people. Balanga was included the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2015. Etymology The word Balanga originates from the Kapampangan or Tagalog term ''balangâ'' ("clay pot"), which the town produced and which were among the best that can be found in the country. Compare with Calamba, Laguna. History Balanga was formerly a village of Abucay before it was established as a mission of the Dominican Order in the Provincial Charter of April 21, 1714, and later declared a vicariate on April 18, 1739, under the patronage of Saint Joseph. Upon the establishment of Bataan as a separate province in 1754, Balanga was made its capital by Governor-General Pedro Manuel de Arandía Santisteban due to its favorable location at the heart of the new territorial jurisdiction. On December 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odell Bradley
Odell Bradley (born September 6, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a forward in the United States Basketball League and the Continental Basketball Association. Early life Bradley was born September 6, 1981, in Nashville, Tennessee. He played basketball at White Creek High School. College career Bradley played at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis for the IUPUI Jaguars. While there, he led his team to the NCAA tournament. In his last season there he averaged 23 points per game and 8 rebounds per game. While there, he won the Summit Player of the Year Award. He was named an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press. Professional career Bradley was drafted by the United States Basketball League for the Cedar Rapids River Raiders. He later played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) where he led his team on scoring. Bradley was named to the All-CBA Second Team while playing for the Butte Daredevils in 2007 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ynares Center
The Ynares Center, also known as Ynares Center Antipolo, is an indoor arena located along the Circumferential Road in Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines. The facility, which has a seating capacity of 7,400, is managed by the Provincial Government of Rizal. The arena is named after the Ynares family of Rizal, whose members had served as governors since 1992. It was also the site of the 100th Foundation Anniversary Celebration of the province. The arena, built at a cost of ₱350 million, is situated in a lot. The arena comes with an air conditioning system with 13 multi-purpose rooms, which includes the Offices of the Governor and Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Administration and Engineering and Equipment Room. Its also host a parking area with 440 slots. In 2024, the arena underwent a renovation, which includes a new scoreboard and a court with a permanent four-point line to accommodate rule changes set by the Philippine Basketball Association during its 2024–25 season. In March 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Miguel Beermen
The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots. It is the most successful franchise in the history of the PBA and the only remaining original franchise in the league. The Beermen have the most titles with 29 and the most all-time victories with more than 1,200 wins. In addition, it has won the Grand Slam in and the Perpetual Jun Bernardino Trophy after winning three straight PBA Philippine Cups from 2015 to 2017. It is also the only team to have won at least one PBA title in each of the six numerical decades of the league's existence and was the first professional basketball team ever to come back from a 0–3 deficit to win a best-of-seven playoff series which they did during the 2015–16 Philippine Cup Finals. Beginnings San Miguel had a basketbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucena, Quezon
Lucena (, American Spanish: , European Spanish: ), officially known as the City of Lucena (), is a highly urbanized city situated in the Calabarzon region (Region IV-A) of the Philippines. The city is the largest urban center and capital of Quezon Province. The city also serves as a major hub for commerce, healthcare, education, and governance within the region. Lucena City, although geographically situated within Quezon Province, is politically and administratively independent. This distinction enables it to govern itself without provincial oversight, giving it a unique status within the region. Metro Lucena is a proposed metropolitan area that would encompass the highly urbanized city of Lucena and its surrounding municipalities, including Candelaria, Dolores, Lucban, Pagbilao, Sampaloc, San Antonio, Sariaya, Tayabas and Tiaong. This proposed region aims to consolidate the economic, cultural, and infrastructural resources of Lucena City and its neighboring towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coca-Cola Tigers
Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a cola soft drink manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company. In 2013, Coke products were sold in over 200 countries and territories worldwide, with consumers drinking more than 1.8 billion company beverage servings each day. Coca-Cola ranked No. 94 in the 2024 ''Fortune'' 500 list of the largest United States corporations by revenue. Based on Interbrand's "best global brand" study of 2023, Coca-Cola was the world's sixth most valuable brand. Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, Coca-Cola was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1888, Pemberton sold the ownership rights to Asa Griggs Candler, a businessman, whose marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the global soft-drink market throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. The name refers to two of its original ingredients: coca leaves and kola nuts (a source of caffeine). The formula of Coca-Cola remai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Cariaso
Jeffrey Joaquin Cariaso (born September 12, 1972) is a Filipino-American professional basketball coach and former player. He is the head coach of the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He also played for various PBA teams, mostly with Alaska, for 15 seasons. He is known as "The Jet". He is also the basketball operations director of Slam Magazine Philippines. Playing career Alaska He was first drafted by the Alaska Aces (then known as the Alaska Milkmen) during the 1995 PBA draft as the sixth overall. During his rookie year, he won the Rookie of the Year Award. And in only his second year in the league, he achieved a rare Grand Slam with the Aces where he was instrumental in that majestic championship run, scoring the winning free throws in the All-Filipino Cup final against the Purefoods Hotdogs. Mobiline and Tanduay years Before the start of the 1997 PBA season, Cariaso was traded to the Mobiline Phone Pals (now known as the TNT Tropa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
