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Michael Mabulac
Michael Mabulac (born October 31, 1991) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Pangasinan Heatwaves franchise of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and Pilipinas Super League (PSL). After playing for the JRU Heavy Bombers and multiple teams in the PBA D-League, Mabulac was drafted 32nd overall by the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), but didn't get significant playing time. In 2018, he moved to the MPBL and played with the Laguna Heroes and Bacoor City Strikers before going back to the professional ranks with the Basilan Peace Riders of the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup in 2021. Later that year, he joined the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards franchise and stayed there until 2024 when we moved to the expansion Pangasinan Heatwaves. Across all leagues, Mabulac has won six professional championships (three in the PBA, and one each in the MPBL, VisMin, and FilBasket) as well as a Finals MVP nod in VisMin. He also has two MPBL a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Forward
The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional Basketball positions, positions in a regulation basketball game. Traditionally, power forwards have played a role similar to center (basketball), centers and are typically the tallest or second tallest player on the court. During an offensive possession, the power forward typically plays with their backs toward the basket and are typically a "go-to" position in regard to scoring in the Post (basketball), post. In a pick and roll offense, the power forward typically sets a screen for a guard and "rolls" towards the basket to receive a pass (or "pops" towards the perimeter for an open shot). When on Defense (sport), defense, they typically position themselves under the basket in a zone defense or against the opposing power forward in man-to-man defense. The power forward position entails a variety of responsibilities, including rebound (basketball), rebounding, Screen (sports), screen setting, Block (bask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 MPBL Finals
The 2022 MPBL finals was the championship series of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's (MPBL) 2022 season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. In the best-of-five playoff, the North Division champion Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards defeated the South Division champion Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines, as they won the league's fourth championship. Byron Villarias named as the season's Finals MVP. First-seeded Nueva Ecija (21–0) held homecourt advantage for the series, having a better record than Zamboanga (18–3). This marks the first finals appearance for both teams. This was the first finals series in which neither team is based in Metro Manila. Background Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards The Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards finished the 2021 MPBL Invitational as runner-up after being defeated by the Basilan Peace Riders on a championship-winning basket in overtime. They finished the regular season with a 21–0 win–loss record, making them the first team to go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 PBA Season
The 2015–16 PBA season was the 41st season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The league continued to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup. The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup were the second and third conferences of the season. This season was also the first season of Chito Narvasa as the PBA commissioner when Chito Salud announced his resignation at the end of the 2014–15 season. Salud remained with the PBA as he was the new president and CEO of the league. However, on December 1, 2015, Salud announced his resignation as president and CEO of the PBA that took effect at the end of December 2015, passing both President and CEO positions to Narvasa. The first event of the season was the 2015 PBA draft which was held on August 23. This season currently holds the record for most games played in a season, having 266 games played throughout the whole year. It surpassed the previous record of 257 games, previously set dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FilBasket
AsiaBasket is an Asian men's professional sports, professional basketball league founded in 2021. The league hosts tournaments consisting of senior and collegiate teams based in Southeast Asia. Originally called the Filipino Basketball League, or FilBasket in short, it initially began as a domestic basketball tournament in the Philippines. Its first tournament was the 2021 FilBasket Subic Championship, 2021 Subic Championship held in October 2021. The league began inviting international teams in 2022, marking the start of the league's international expansion. The league was renamed as AsiaBasket beginning with the 2023 AsiaBasket International Championship, 2023 International Championship. Eight teams have won the championship once, with the most recent champions being the De La Salle Green Archers basketball, De La Salle Green Archers, who won the 2025 AsiaBasket College Campus Tour, 2025 College Campus Tour. History FilBasket era (2021–2022) FilBasket was established by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup
The Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup is a men's regional basketball league in the Philippines. The league comprises teams from the Visayas and Mindanao regions, similar to the Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association (MVBA) from 2006 until 2008, with the aim of searching for local, homegrown talent from those regions. The most recent tournament the league held was the 2023 Fiesta Pilar Championship. History Plans for a basketball league in the island groups of Visayas and Mindanao were first reported in October 2020, noting that the league will begin play once COVID-19 pandemic restrictions are lifted. The VisMin Cup was first announced in January 2021 by chief operating officer Rocky Chan with Dondon Hontiveros as its ambassador. Hontiveros, who started his basketball career with the Cebu Gems of the Metropolitan Basketball Association, stated that they want to "bring back the days where basketball in [VisMin] was awesome, when people came in droves to watch the games and homegrown p ... [...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] |
PBA D-League
The PBA D-League, or PBA Developmental League, is the official minor league of the Philippine Basketball Association. History The PBA D-League was conceptualized after the collapse of the proposed merger between the Philippine Basketball League (PBL) and Liga Pilipinas after the staging of the ''Tournament of the Philippines'' which was composed by PBL and Liga Pilipinas teams. PBA Commissioner Chito Salud proposed the formation of a PBA D-League, which will fill the void left by the PBL. On January 25, 2011, the PBA Board of Governors approved the proposal. The maiden tournament, named " Foundation Cup" began on March 12, 2011 at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan. The tournament composed of 13 teams, with five teams (Junior Powerade, NLEX, Maynilad, Freego and Cafe France) having affiliation with existing PBA teams. Four teams (Cobra Energy Drink, Agri-Nature Inc./FCA, Pharex, and Cafe France) from the Philippine Basketball League filed for application in the PBA D-Leag ... [...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] |
2022 FilBasket Summer Championship
The 2022 FilBasket Summer Championship, officially known as the Puregold – FilBasket 2022 Summer Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the second tournament of FilBasket, now known as AsiaBasket, the first tournament of 2022, and the first as a professional league, being granted professional status by the Games and Amusement Board (GAB) in February 2022. The tournament began on March 18, 2022, with the playoffs running from April 25 until May 8, 2022. The Nueva Ecija Capitals defeated the San Juan Knights in the Finals, which ignited a rivalry between the two teams that would extend into other leagues. The 2022 Summer Championship is the first and currently only tournament to take place across multiple cities, with San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, Quezon City, and Muntinlupa hosting the games, with the latter also hosting the Finals series. Teams On top of the eleven Filipino teams taking part, the Kuala Lumpur Aseel based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, served as the league's f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup 1st Conference
The 2021 Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup 1st Conference, was the inaugural conference of the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup. The elimination rounds began on April 9, 2021 with the start of the Visayas leg and ended on August 9, 2021 with the conclusion of the Mindanao leg. The Finals then ran from August 11 to 13, 2023. Teams ; Notes Visayas leg All games were held in the Alcantara Civic Center in Alcantara, Cebu. Elimination round Standings =Results= ;Notes * All records of the Siquijor Mystics are excluded in this table. This includes the team's 105–100 win over Dumaguete, 46–66 loss against Mandaue City, and the controversial game against Lapu-Lapu City that was halted in halftime with them trailing 13–27. Playoffs Every team qualified for the playoffs, which follows a stepladder-like format. With Talisay City having an undefeated record, they directly advanced to the Visayas Finals. The second-seeded team, Mandaue directly advanced to the Semifinals with twice-to-b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Pilipinas Super League Season
The 2024–25 Pilipinas Super League season, also known as the President's Cup, was the fourth season of the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) Pro Division. The regular season began on December 21, 2024 and ended on February 11, 2025. Teams In the lead-up to the President's Cup 2024–2025, the league gradually revealed the teams that would take part in the season. Only three teams made their return from previous seasons: the Biñan Tatak Gel, Caloocan Supremos, and San Juan Kings. The reigning league champions, the Quezon Titans are not among the teams competing. Regular season The regular season began on December 21, 2024. Format Like the previous tournament, every team will compete in a single round-robin format, playing against all other teams once. The top ten teams will advance to the playoffs. Standings Results table Playoffs Awards The league's individual season awards were handed out during halftime of Game 2 of the Finals series on March 1, 2025 at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 MPBL All-Star Game
The 2022 MPBL season was the fourth season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and the first as a professional league. The regular season began on April 25, 2022, with opening ceremonies at the Batangas City Sports Coliseum in Batangas City, Batangas, and ended on October 13. The 2022 MPBL All-Star Game was also held at the Batangas City Coliseum on October 2. The playoffs then began on October 15 and ended on December 12 when the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards defeated the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines in four games in the 2022 MPBL finals. This season featured 22 teams, the first time the number of teams decreased from the previous season, as nine teams departed from the league. This season also marked the first season of a partnership with sports betting platform OKBet as title sponsor of the league. Background This was the MPBL's first full season following the events of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, which caused the league's year-long sus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
