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MPBL All-Star Game
The MPBL All-Star Game is an exhibition game hosted by the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League and showcases 30 of the league's star players. It is the main event of the greater MPBL All-Star Day, held during the latter part of the regular season alongside a series of pre-game events within the same day. The first All-Star Game was played at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on March 2, 2019. The two teams, representing the two divisions (North Division (MPBL), North and South Division (MPBL), South), are composed of fifteen players from the representing division. The head coaches of the team with the best record in each division leading up to All-Star gameday are chosen to coach their respective teams. Background The MPBL All-Star Game was introduced during the league's second season, the 2018–19 MPBL season, 2018–19 season. The first edition of the event took place on March 2, 2019, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. Two teams from each division, with fifteen players (thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 MPBL All-Star Game
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Zamboanga Master Sardines
The Zamboanga Sikat (stylized as Zamboanga SiKAT), alternatively known as Sikat Zamboanga, is a Filipino professional basketball team based in Zamboanga City. The team currently competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division. The team plays its home games at Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum. The team was established in 2019 after splitting from the Zamboanga Valientes due to undisclosed management issues. The new team was then named the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines, and later renamed to Zamboanga Master Sardines in 2024. Universal Canning Inc. served as the team's title sponsor from 2019 to 2024. The Zamboanga franchise is one of five teams based in Mindanao and the only one from the Zamboanga Peninsula region. They have also played in Filbasket and in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3. History Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League 2018–2020: The Arboleda era Led by Harold Arboleda and Reed Juntilla, the Zamboan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MPBL All-Star Game
The MPBL All-Star Game is an exhibition game hosted by the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League and showcases 30 of the league's star players. It is the main event of the greater MPBL All-Star Day, held during the latter part of the regular season alongside a series of pre-game events within the same day. The first All-Star Game was played at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on March 2, 2019. The two teams, representing the two divisions (North Division (MPBL), North and South Division (MPBL), South), are composed of fifteen players from the representing division. The head coaches of the team with the best record in each division leading up to All-Star gameday are chosen to coach their respective teams. Background The MPBL All-Star Game was introduced during the league's second season, the 2018–19 MPBL season, 2018–19 season. The first edition of the event took place on March 2, 2019, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. Two teams from each division, with fifteen players (thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards
The Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (shortened as NERV) are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Palayan, Nueva Ecija. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. The team plays its home games at Nueva Ecija Coliseum. The team began play as an expansion team for the 2019–20 MPBL season, though they would only begin using the ''Rice Vanguards'' moniker later on. The team also plays in the Pilipinas Super League under the name Nueva Ecija Capitals. The team also competed in FilBasket as well as in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3. The Nueva Ecija franchise is the holder of the only regular season sweep in the MPBL, recording 21 wins with no losses during the 2022 MPBL season, where they would go on to win their first MPBL championship. The Rice Vanguards are one of four teams based in Central Luzon. History 2019–2020: First MPBL season In May 2019, Nueva Ecija formally joined the Maharlika Pilipin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will McAloney
William Bill McAloney Jr. (born September 1, 1993) is a Filipino-Canadian professional basketball player for the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). In his collegiate career, he played for Emilio Aguinaldo College–Cavite and University of San Carlos; the latter with which he won the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) basketball championship in 2015. In 2018, he joined the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League as a member of the expansion Cebu City Sharks. In 2019, after playing for the Marinerong Pilipino Skippers of the PBA D-League he was selected 15th overall in the 2019 PBA draft by the NLEX Road Warriors. In 2021, McAloney was traded to the Blackwater Bossing but parted ways in 2022. In 2022, he joined the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards franchise, where he won a FilBasket championship, an MPBL championship, and got two nods to the All-MPBL First Team. He also won All-Star Game MVP and was selected as an all-star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pampanga Giant Lanterns
The Pampanga Giant Lanterns (shortened as PGL and also known as Pampanga Giant Lanterns – AMG3 Construction for sponsorship reasons) are a Filipino professional basketball team based in San Fernando, Pampanga. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. The team mainly plays its home games at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center. The Giant Lanterns are the first and only team in the MPBL to win two championships and to do so in back-to-back seasons ( 2023 and 2024). The Lanterns began play in the 2018–19 season as an expansion team, and were initially based in Angeles City before moving to San Fernando in 2022. The team has also taken part in the Pilipinas Super League (PSL). Despite barely missing the playoffs in their inaugural season, the team has since grown to prominence. Since then, the team finished top four in the North Division In late 2022, the team would have its biggest acquisition in J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justine Baltazar
Justine Sagaya Baltazar (born February 19, 1997), nicknamed "Balti", is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is listed at 6 feet 9 ½ inches (2.07 m). Baltazar played his college career with the De La Salle Green Archers basketball, De La Salle Green Archers and had a short stint with the San Juan Knights of the MPBL. In 2022, he would make his professional debut with the Pampanga Delta before moving to Japan's B.League to play for the Hiroshima Dragonflies. In 2023, Baltazar returned to domestic basketball to once again play for his hometown, this time with the Pampanga Giant Lanterns in both the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) and later the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). During his stint with the Giant Lanterns, he won numerous accolades, including three championships, three finals MVPs, and two season MVPs across both leagues. He became the first player in the MPBL to win two final ... [...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] |
Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines
The Zamboanga Sikat (stylized as Zamboanga SiKAT), alternatively known as Sikat Zamboanga, is a Filipino professional basketball team based in Zamboanga City. The team currently competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division. The team plays its home games at Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum. The team was established in 2019 after splitting from the Zamboanga Valientes due to undisclosed management issues. The new team was then named the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines, and later renamed to Zamboanga Master Sardines in 2024. Universal Canning Inc. served as the team's title sponsor from 2019 to 2024. The Zamboanga franchise is one of five teams based in Mindanao and the only one from the Zamboanga Peninsula region. They have also played in Filbasket and in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3. History Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League 2018–2020: The Arboleda era Led by Harold Arboleda and Reed Juntilla, the Zambo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaycee Marcelino
Jaycee Carlos Marcelino (born October 19, 1995) is a Filipino basketball player for the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was drafted 17th overall pick in the 2nd round of the 2019 PBA draft. Early life Jaycee was born in Olongapo City along with his twin brother, Jayvee. Their father died when they were four years old, so they were raised by their mother and their grandfather. Their mother worked as a domestic helper in Dubai. They couldn't always afford to eat three times a day, so they worked at a young age as vegetable sellers and as ''karagadors'' (porters). They learned basketball by playing against their friends in their barangay, as they lived near the barangay court, and also from their relatives. College career When they got older, their basketball skills were discovered at an exhibition game in Orani, Bataan. Encouraged by the mayor of Orani, who knew personally the coach of the Adamson Falcons (which was Kenneth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batangas City, Batangas
Batangas, sometimes called Batangas City and officially called the City of Batangas (), is a component city and capital of the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 351,437 people. Batangas City is classified as one of the fastest urbanizing cities of the Philippines, and is known as the "Industrial Port City of Calabarzon". It is home to the Batangas International Port, one of the busiest passenger and container terminals in the Philippines. It also hosts one of the largest oil refineries in the country, three natural gas power plants, and several other major industries. In addition, the city also serves as the educational, industrial and the transportation center of the province. Batangas City is one of the proposed metropolitan areas in the Philippines. Metro Batangas is proposed to include the component city of Batangas, as well as the towns of Alitagtag, Bauan, Ibaan, Lobo, Mabini, Rosario, San Juan, San Luis, San Pascua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batangas City Athletics
The Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters are a professional basketball team based in Batangas City, Batangas. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division. The team splits its home games between Batangas City Sports Coliseum and FPJ Arena in San Jose. They joined in 2018 as one of the founding teams of the MPBL. The team first went by the Batangas City Athletics, before changing to Batangas City Embassy Chill in 2022. They then renamed to the ''Tanduay Rum Masters'' in 2024. They clinched the inaugural championship in 2018. The Rum Masters are based in Calabarzon and since its establishment have been backed by the Tanduay Distillers as part of the company's athletics program. The Batangas City franchise has also played in the FilBasket. History Tanduay's prior involvement Tanduay's involvement with basketball can be traced back to the Tanduay Rhum Masters that played in the Philippine Basketball Association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
