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Bong Alvarez
Paul Beleno "Bong" Alvarez (born June 15, 1968) is a Filipino former professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association and politician. Dubbed as "Mr. Excitement" because of his high-leaping, slam-dunking acts. Basketball career At the young age of 17, Paul graduated from the University of Manila High School, where he was considered a star of the UM Hawklets. His playing style was noticed by San Sebastian coach Francis Rodriguez, who took him to the San Sebastian Varsity team in 1985. As a rookie, Alvarez helped the Recto-based team win their second championship in the NCAA. In 1987, Paul was one of the college players chosen to represent the Philippine National team to the ABC Youth championships held in Manila. He then became a member of the RP Basketball team to the William Jones Cup in Taipei, the SEA games in Jakarta and ABC Championships in Bangkok. He also played for coach Derrick Pumaren and the Magnolia quintet in the Philippine Amateur Basketbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manila
Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on the island of Luzon, it is classified as a Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities, highly urbanized city. With , Manila is one of the world's List of cities proper by population density, most densely populated cities proper. Manila was the first chartered city in the country, designated bPhilippine Commission Act No. 183on July 31, 1901. It became autonomous with the passage of Republic Act No. 409, "The Revised Charter of the City of Manila", on June 18, 1949. Manila is considered to be part of the world's original set of global cities because its commercial networks were the first to extend across the Pacific Ocean and connect Asia with the Hispanic America, Spanish Americas through the Manila galleon, galleon trade. This marked t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Philippine Basketball Association Champions
The Philippine Basketball Association awards a championship trophy (or cup) to the winning team at the end of each conference (tournament). To determine a champion for a conference, a double-round elimination (sometimes a classification) round is usually held. After the elimination (or classification) round, the playoffs would be held. There had been a variety of ways the league conducted its playoffs,For a discussion of the different formats, see Playoff format such as: * Single-elimination tournament * The twice-to-beat advantage (The higher-seeded team needs to win only once in order to advance, while the lower-seeded team needs to win twice consecutively. This is basically a modification of the best-of-three series.) * Round-robin (or double-round robin) * Best-of-three series * Best-of-five series * Best-of-seven series There are two types of conferences: All-Filipino or import-laden. The All-Filipino conferences are tournaments where the teams are prohibited from hiring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Jones Cup
The William Jones Cup International Basketball Tournament (), also known as the William Jones Cup, is an international basketball tournament organized by the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association (CTBA) held annually since 1977 in sports, 1977 in Taiwan. It was named in honor of basketball promoter Renato William Jones, who was one of the founders of the FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Like the Basketball at the Summer Olympics, Olympics and the FIBA Basketball World Cup, it has both men's and women's versions. Despite lacking the prestige of the Olympic tournament and the FIBA World Championship, it is a tournament that draws global interest. Like the FIBA Stanovic Continental Champions Cup, the Renato Williams Jones Cup serves as a preparation for major tournaments, such as the Olympic Basketball Tournament, the FIBA World Cup, and the continental tournaments. Also, the Renato Williams Jones Cup serves and promotes basketball in the world. The men's version i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship
The FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup, formerly known as the Asian Basketball Confederation Junior Championship and FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship, is a biennial international men's under-18 basketball competition organized by FIBA Asia. The event also serves as a qualification tournament for the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, where the top four finishers automatically qualify. Summary Medal table Participating nations Under-19 World Cup record See also * FIBA Asia Cup * FIBA Under-16 Asia Cup * FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup * FIBA Under-18 Women's Asia Cup References External links * Official website of FIBA {{International basketball FIBA Asia competitions for national teams Recurring sporting events established in 1970 1970 establishments in Asia Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Ea ... [...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 Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and the second-oldest in the world after the National Basketball Association (NBA).Bartholomew, Rafe. ''Pacific Rims''. New American Library, 2010, p. 13. The league played its first game at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on April 9, 1975, and its regulations are a hybrid of rules from the NBA and FIBA. As of the 2022–23 PBA season, 2022–23 season, the PBA season consists of three tournaments known as "List of Philippine Basketball Association conferences, conferences": the PBA Philippine Cup, Philippine Cup, the PBA Commissioner's Cup, Commissioner's Cup, and the PBA Governors' Cup, Governors' Cup. The Commissioner's and Governors' Cups allow each team to sign a single foreign player known as an "Lists of Philippine Basketball As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's Basket (basketball), hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Basketball Association Mythical Team
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Mythical Team is an honor given annually to the best players in each of the five basketball positions: point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and center. A Second Mythical Team was institutionalized in 1984. This honor is given during the PBA's Leo Awards. Starting from the 2020 PBA season, each Mythical Team consists of two backcourt (guards) and three frontcourt Basketball is a sport with five players on the court for each team at a time. Each player is assigned to different positions defined by the strategic role they play. Guard, forward and center are the three main position categories. The standard ... (forwards or centers or both) players. Previously, each Mythical Team would have two guards, two forwards, and a center. Selections Most selections The following table only lists players with at least five total selections. Notes References {{Reflist Mythical Team Awards established in 1975 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 PBA All-Star Weekend
The 1996 PBA All-Star Weekend is the annual all-star weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The All-Star Fans Day was held on July 26 at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City while the All-Star Game was held on July 28 at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay. Skills Challenge Winners *Buzzer-Beater Contest: Jack Santiago (Sunkist) *Three-point Shootout: Ric-Ric Marata (Sunkist) *Slam Dunk Team Competition: Marlou Aquino and Noli Locsin (Ginebra) All-Star Game Rosters Rookies-Sophomores-Juniors: *Marlou Aquino (Ginebra) *Jeffrey Cariaso (Alaska) * Bal David (Ginebra) *Kenneth Duremdes (Sunkist) * Dennis Espino (Sta. Lucia) * Rey Evangelista (Purefoods) * EJ Feihl (Ginebra) * Poch Juinio (Alaska) *Vince Hizon (Ginebra) * Noli Locsin (Ginebra) *Wilmer Ong (Ginebra) * Rodney Santos (Purefoods) *Coach: Robert Jaworski (Ginebra) Veterans: *Johnny Abarrientos (Alaska) *Ato Agustin (Sunkist) *Nelson Asaytono (San Miguel) *Paul Alvarez (San Miguel) *Jerry Codiñera (Purefoods) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 PBA All-Star Game
The 1992 PBA All-Star Game is the annual all-star weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The events were held on May 24, 1992, at The ULTRA in Pasig, coinciding the league's 1992 season. This is also the first All-Star game that featured skills challenge. Skills challenge Three-point shootout Slam Dunk competition All-Star Game Rosters North All-Stars: *Samboy Lim (San Miguel) *Ato Agustin (San Miguel) *Paul Alvarez (Alaska) *Vergel Meneses (Presto) *Allan Caidic (Presto) *Robert Jaworski (Ginebra) *Chito Loyzaga (Ginebra) *Ronnie Magsanoc (Shell) *Benjie Paras (Shell) *Alvin Patrimonio (Purefoods) *Jerry Codiñera (Purefoods) * Manny Victorino (Pepsi) *Coach: Robert Jaworski (Ginebra) South All-Stars: *Dondon Ampalayo (Ginebra) *Dante Gonzalgo (Ginebra) *Pido Jarencio (Ginebra) *Nelson Asaytono (Swift) * Alfonso Solis (Swift) *Boy Cabahug (Purefoods) *Dindo Pumaren (Purefoods) *Romeo dela Rosa (Shell) *Abet Guidaben (Pepsi) *Jojo Lastimosa (Alaska) *Zald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 PBA All-Star Game
The 1990 PBA All-Star Game is the second all-star weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The events were held on June 3, 1990, at The ULTRA in Pasig, coinciding the league's 1990 season. PBL North-South showdown Rosters North: *Johnny Abarrientos (Crispa 400) *Johnedel Cardel (Magnolia Ice Cream) * Art dela Cruz (Sta. Lucia Realtors) * Jayvee Gayoso (Philips Sardines) * Joey Guanio (Philips Sardines) *Bong Hawkins (Crispa 400) *Vergel Meneses (Burger City Masters) *Victor Pablo (Crispa 400) * Silverio Palad (Philips Sardines) *Eugene Quilban (Sta. Lucia Realtors) * Eric Reyes (Sarsi Bottlers) * Ferdinand Santos (Sarsi Bottlers) *Coach: Francis Rodriguez (Sta. Lucia Realtors) South: *Bonel Balingit (Magnolia Ice Cream) *Noli Banate (Agfa XRG) * Emil Chuatico (Magnolia Ice Cream) * Felix Duhig (Crispa 400) * Jun Jabar (Crispa 400) *Jun Limpot (Magnolia Ice Cream) * Edgar Macaraya (Sta. Lucia Realtors) * Tata Marata (Philips Sardines) * Peter Naron (Burger City M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 PBA All-Star Game
The 1989 PBA All-Star Game is the first all-star weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), coinciding the 1989 PBA season. Background PBA Commissioner Rudy Salud organized the league's first all-star game to showcase the younger players that have joined the league from 1988 and 1989, who became standouts in their respective teams against the veteran players, who are mostly in the league since its founding in 1975. , Jaemark Tordecilla, FireQuinito.com, May 19, 2011 Before 1989, exhibition games were held in the provinces, notably in 1982, where the league's players from Luzon (named North All-Stars) were pitted against the league's players from Visayas and Mindanao (South All-Stars) in Cebu. All-Star Game Coaches [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Game
The PBA All-Star Game is an exhibition game hosted annually by the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), matching the league's star players using various formats. It is the featured event of PBA All-Star Weekend. The All-Star game was first staged at The ULTRA on June 4, 1989. The starting lineup for each squad is selected by a fan ballot, while the reserves are chosen by a vote among the head coaches of the league's teams. If a selected player is injured and cannot participate, the league officials select a replacement. The head coaches of the teams that entered the season's first conference, the Philippine Cup, are chosen as the coaches of the teams in the All-Star Game. Background The annual All-Star Game was instituted in 1989 and has already evolved into different types of competition, more commonly in the following formats: Philippine national team vs. PBA All-Stars (last played in 2018), Rookies, Sophomores & Juniors (RSJ) vs. Veterans (last played in 2012), and No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
