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2006 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
The 2006 PBA Philippine Cup Finals was the championship series of the 2005-06 PBA season's 2006 PBA Philippine Cup of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The series was a best of seven affair and was the 91st championship disputed in the league. The teams competing are first-seed Purefoods Chunkee Giants and the third-seed Red Bull Barako in a rematch of the finals of the previous conference. Qualification * Purefoods Chunkee Giants ** Top seed, qualified for the best-of-seven semifinals outright ** Came back from a 1–3 series deficit against Alaska Aces and won the semifinal series, four games to three * Red Bull Barako ** Finished third after the elimination round ** Defeated Barangay Ginebra Kings in the quarterfinal series, 3–2 ** Won semifinals against San Miguel Beermen, 4–3 Rosters Series scoring summary The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PBA Philippine Cup
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup is a tournament that does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports. Before 2004–05 season, the tournament was then known as the PBA All-Filipino Cup. It is considered the most prestigious of the three conferences in a PBA season. The San Miguel Beermen are the conference's current defending champions. Since the 2006–07 season, the Jun Bernardino Trophy were awarded to the champions. The trophy is worth PHP 500,000 and is made up of 24-karat gold plate, which the champions can keep for a year. After that, they will receive a smaller replica of the trophy. If a team wins three consecutive tournaments, the franchise gets to keep the trophy and not the replica. The trophy is named after former PBA commissioner Jun Bernardino. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line Score
A box score is a chart used in baseball to present data about player achievement in a particular game. An abbreviated version of the box score, duplicated from the field scoreboard, is the line score. The Baseball Hall of Fame credits Henry Chadwick with the invention of the box score in 1858. Line score The line score is a two-line chart that reports each team's run totals by inning, and total runs, total hits, and total errors on a line. The visiting team is on the top line and the home team on the bottom line. The terms '' top of the inning'' and '' bottom of the inning'' are derived from their positions in the line score. Sometimes, the winning team is bolded or colored for quick-reference. If the home team is leading after the top of the 9th inning, an "X" is placed for that team's entry in the line score for the bottom of the 9th inning instead of a number of runs scored since the team does not bat in the bottom of the 9th inning. Line score for the Brooklyn Dodgers– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnolia Hotshots Games
''Magnolia'' is a large genus of about 210 to 340The number of species in the genus ''Magnolia'' depends on the taxonomic view that one takes up. Recent molecular and morphological research shows that former genera ''Talauma'', ''Dugandiodendron'', ''Manglietia'', ''Michelia'', ''Elmerrillia'', ''Kmeria'', ''Parakmeria'', ''Pachylarnax'' (and a small number of monospecific genera) all belong within the same genus, ''Magnolia'' s.l. (s.l. = ''sensu lato'': 'in a broad sense', as opposed to s.s. = ''sensu stricto'': 'in a narrow sense'). The genus ''Magnolia'' s.s. contains about 120 species. See the section Nomenclature and classification in this article. flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. It is named after French botanist Pierre Magnol. ''Magnolia'' is an ancient genus. Appearing before bees evolved, the flowers are theorized to have evolved to encourage pollination by beetles. To avoid damage from pollinating beetles, the carpels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005–06 PBA Season
The 2005–06 PBA season was the 31st season of the Philippine Basketball Association. It began on October 2, 2005 and ended on July 21, 2006. The season had two conferences played, the import-laiden 2005–06 San Mig Coffee Fiesta Conference and the season-ending 2006 Gran Matador Brandy Philippine Cup. Opening ceremonies The muses for the participating teams are as follows: 2005–06 Fiesta Conference Red Bull Barako won the 2005–06 Fiesta Conference defeating the Purefoods Chunkee Giants in six games. The Air21 Express defeated Barangay Ginebra Kings to capture third place in a one-game playoff. Enrico Villanueva of Red Bull won the Best Player of the Conference honors while Purefoods' import Marquin Chandler won the Best Import Award. The league introduced a Give Me 5 Promo, in which tickets for Upper Box B and General Admission seats would cost only five pesos. The marketing scheme paid off as the league had multiple soldout games during the conference. In the 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PBA Philippine Cup Finals
PBA may refer to: Places *Province of Buenos Aires, a province in Argentina Facilities and structures *Pine Bluff Arsenal, Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA; a military installation near the city of Pine Bluff *Pinnacle Bank Arena, a sports arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA Transportation *Thalys PBA, trainsets of the SNCF TGV Réseau Aviation *Provincetown-Boston Airlines (IATA airline code: PT; ICAO airline code: PBA) USA; defunct *PB Air (IATA airline code: 9Q; ICAO airline code: PBA) Thailand; defunct Organizations *Advertising Board of the Philippines, formerly the Philippine Board of Advertising *Palm Beach Atlantic University * Police Benevolent Association, or Patrolmen's Benevolent Association *PBA Partylist, or Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta, a political party in the Philippines Sports leagues *Philippine Basketball Association *Professional Bowlers Association, professional tenpin bowling organization in the United States Other uses * Lead-Acid Battery (PbA) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasay
Pasay, officially the City of Pasay ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasay; ), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 440,656 people. Due to its location just south of Manila, Pasay quickly became an urban town during the American colonial period. History Early history In local folk history about the period before the arrival of Spanish colonizers, Pasay is said to have been part of Namayan (sometimes also called Sapa), a confederation of barangays which supposedly controlled territory stretching from Manila Bay to Laguna de Bay, and which, upon the arrival of the Spanish, eventually became known as Santa Ana de Sapa (modern day Santa Ana, Manila). According to these legends, the ruler of Namayan bequeathed his territories in what is now Culi-culi, Pasay, and Baclaran to one of his sons, named Pasay, explaining the origin of the name. In another version of the legend, it was Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuneta Astrodome
The Cuneta Astrodome is an indoor arena that is located in Pasay, Philippines. Since the 1993 PBA season, it was better known as the home of the Philippine Basketball Association. when it left the PhilSports Arena (that was then known as ULTRA), up until the 1998 and since 2001. It hosts the local basketball league sports competition. It has also hosted a slew of other political, evangelical gatherings and church anniversaries. It is also the permanent home of the Philippine Super Liga since 2014. Despite its name, the Cuneta Astrodome is not a dome-shaped indoor arena, since its exterior is rectangular in shape. History The Cuneta Astrodome was built to complement the adjacent Pasay City Sports Complex which is in a dilapidated state prior the Cuneta Astrodome's construction. The arena is named after Enrique Cuneta, a prominent Pasay city official in 1816 who is also the ancestor of Pablo Cuneta, who was mayor of Pasay in the 1990s. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrico Villanueva
Jose Enrico Pascual Villanueva (born June 23, 1980) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He last played for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Amateur career Villanueva first played for the Ateneo Blue Eaglets in the UAAP Juniors division leading them to numerous winning seasons and championships. He moved to the college ranks in 1998 and led the Ateneo Blue Eagles to several final four appearances and two UAAP Finals appearances, eventually winning the basketball crown in 2002 over their rivals, the De La Salle Green Archers. He also had several chances to win the Most Valuable Player award but lost to DLSU's Don Allado in 1999 and teammate Rich Alvarez in 2000 and 2001 before finally winning it in his final season in 2002. In the Philippine Basketball League, Villanueva began playing with Blu Detergent in 1999 before leading the Ateneo sponsored Hapee-NENACO team to the PBL title in 2002 over his former team Blu. PBA car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lordy Tugade
Lordy Tugade (born December 30, 1977 in Alaminos, Pangasinan) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player. He last played for the Powerade Tigers in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/special-reports/goodbyes-never-easy-as-tugade-calls-it-a-career Goodbyes never easy as Tugade calls it a career, spin.ph/sports Known as the Alaminos Assassin for his three-point shooting, he played for the NU Bulldogs in the UAAP and the Red Bull Barako both in their PBL and PBA stints before being traded to San Miguel in October 2006. Amateur career During the late 1990s, Tugade joined up with fellow Pangasinense Danny Ildefonso to lead the NU Bulldogs to decent finishes in the UAAP. Tugade, then became NU's primary offense player after Ildefonso's departure to the PBL. He later join the Red Bull Energy Drink squad in the Philippine Basketball League with Ildefonso and later Junthy Valenzuela, Jimwell Torion, Davonn Harp and Kerby R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Yap
James Carlos Agravante Yap Sr. (born February 15, 1982) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known by his nickname Big Game James, he had played for the Star Hotshots for twelve seasons winning seven PBA championships before being traded on 2016. He is also a 16-time PBA All-Star through 2004 to 2019, all as Starter. Yap was a successful high school basketball player at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School and the Iloilo Central Commercial High School, where he led his team to three consecutive PRISAA titles. He then went on to play at the collegiate level for the UE Red Warriors and helped the team to the Final Four in 2002 after years of absence. However, the Red Warriors lost to the Ateneo Blue Eagles, Blue Eagles, the eventual champions. In the following season of University Athletic Association of the Philippines, UAAP, Yap led the Red Warriors to the Final Four for the second straig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerby Raymundo
Kerby Mariano Raymundo (born January 19, 1981) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He last played for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as The Kid, he was a former star player with the Letran Knights during his NCAA years. Amateur career It was only in Raymundo's junior year in Jose Rizal Institute (High school) that he started playing basketball. He was discovered by Eugenio "Boy" Romerica Abunda, Jr., a former Colegio de San Juan de Letran player and coach. Raymundo played for Letran in the NCAA from 1997–1999 and made significant impact for the Knights alongside future PBA players Chris Calaguio and Willie Miller. From 1998-1999, he was a member of the Knights' back-to-back NCAA championships with victories over five-peat champion San Sebastian Stags and the JRU Heavy Bombers, respectively. He was named NCAA MVP in 1999. He also played for the Philippine national team in the 1999 Southeast Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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