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Vince Hizon
Vicente Paul Bowie Hizon (born November 25, 1970) is an American-born Filipino retired professional basketball player. He is the former commissioner of the Filsports Basketball Association. FBA, a community-based grassroots basketball league in the Philippines. He is currently a motivational speaker while focusing on family and business. Biography Vince Hizon was born 25 November 1970 to José Palma-Gil Hizon and Harriet M. Bowie in Orange County, California. The Hizon-Palma Gil family has roots in Davao Oriental province and Davao City in the Philippines. He grew up in Stanton, California and attended Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California), Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California. Showing promise as a basketball player in high school, he went on to play basketball at Cypress College in Cypress, California (1988–1990) before earning a basketball scholarship to Boise State University (1991) and later Biola University (1992), before ending his college basketball c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Guard
The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7"BBC Sports academy URL last accessed 2006-09-09. is one of the five traditional basketball positions, positions in a regulation basketball game. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for their team and steal the ball on defense. Shooting guards typically play the "wing" of the court and are generally expected to play better in isolation than other positions. Some shooting guards are tasked with being a "spot up" shooter, in which they are assigned to catch and shoot the ball, either on an open shot or in transition. They are also expected to have skills driving to the basket or creating separation on an isolation defender. Some teams ask their shooting guards to Inbound pass, inbound the ball and bring it up the court; these players are known colloquially as tweener (basketball), combo guards. A player who can switch between playing shooting guard and small forwar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 PBA Commissioner's Cup
The 1994 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 1994 PBA season. It started on June 17 and ended on September 9, 1994. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team. Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: *The teams were divided into 2 groups. Group A: # Purefoods TJ Hotdogs #San Miguel Beermen # Sta. Lucia Realtors # Tondeña 65 Rhum Masters Group B: #Alaska Milkmen #Pepsi Mega Bottlers #Shell Rimula X #Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs *Teams in a group will play against each other once and against teams in the other group twice; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams. Standings will be determined in one league table; teams do not qualify by basis of groupings. *The top five teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals. *S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boise State University
Boise State University (BSU) is a Public university, public research university in Boise, Idaho, United States. Founded in 1932 by the Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal Church, it became an independent junior college in 1934 and has been awarding Bachelor's degree, baccalaureate and master's degrees It became a public institution in 1969. Boise State offers more than 100 graduate programs, including the MBA and Master of Accountancy, MAcc programs in the College of Business and Economics; master's degree, master's and PhD programs in the Colleges of Engineering, Arts & Sciences, and Education; Master of Public Affairs, MPA program in the School of Public Service; and the Professional degrees of public health, MPH program in the College of Health Sciences. It is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". According to the National Science Foundation, the university received approx ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypress, California
Cypress is a city in northwestern Orange County, California. Its population was 50,151 as of the 2020 census. History Cypress originally was nicknamed "Waterville" due to the preponderance of artesian wells in the area, but was incorporated under the name Dairy City in 1956 by local dairy farmers as a means of staving off developers and to preserve their dairies, much like the then-neighboring cities of Dairy Valley in Cerritos and Dairyland in La Palma. After World War II, however, the land became too valuable for farming or ranching, and the dairies gradually sold out to housing developers during the 1960s, so that by the 1970s no dairies remained. Many of the dairymen moved their operations to Chino, where development is once again pushing them out of the area. In 1957, local residents voted to change the name of "Dairy City" to "Cypress". The name was taken from Cypress Elementary School (originally built in 1895) which took its name from the cypress trees planted to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanton, California
Stanton is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States, within the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The population was 37,962 at the 2020 United States census. The city was incorporated in 1956 and operates under the council–manager form of government, providing a full range of municipal services. Stanton is bounded by Cypress on the west, Anaheim on the north and east, and Garden Grove on the east and south. History During the Spanish colonial period, northern Orange County along with much of the LA Basin had been granted to Manuel Nieto in 1784 under the Rancho Los Nietos. After Nietos' death, his heirs partitioned the land into five smaller ranchos under Mexican governance. The current boundaries of the city roughly lies over two of five descending ranchos of Rancho Los Alamitos and Rancho Los Coyotes. On November 4, 1905, the Los Angeles Interurban Railway started service on the '' Santa Ana Line''. It ran along an almost perfectly straight line bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davao City
Davao City, officially the City of Davao, is a City of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of , making it the List of Philippine cities and municipalities by area, largest city in the Philippines in terms of land area. It is the List of Philippine cities and municipalities by population, third-most populous city in the Philippines after Quezon City and Manila respectively, and the most populous city in Mindanao, in Davao Region, and outside of Metro Manila. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 1,776,949 people. It is the largest city in the province of Davao del Sur both in population and land area wherein it is geographically situated and grouped under the province by the Philippine Statistics Authority, but the city is governed and administered independently from it. The city is divided into three congressional districts, which are subdivided into 11 administrative district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davao Oriental
Davao Oriental (; ), officially the Province of Davao Oriental (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is the city of Mati, Davao Oriental, Mati which is the most populous, and it borders the province of Davao de Oro to the west, and Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur to the north. The province is the traditional homeland of the Mandaya and Kalagan people, Kalagan/Kaagan. Davao Oriental is the easternmost province in the country with Pusan Point in the municipality of Caraga, Davao Oriental, Caraga as the easternmost location. The Philippine Sea, part of the Pacific Ocean, faces Davao Oriental to the east. Part of the province lies on an unnamed peninsula that encloses Davao Gulf to the west. The province is the top producer of coconut and copra in the country, earning the province the title ''Coconut Capital of the Philippines''. It is also home to Mount Hamiguitan Wildlife Sanctuary, a UNESCO Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filsports Basketball Association
Filsports Basketball Association (FBA) was a regional grassroots amateur basketball league based in the Philippines, aiming to discover young and talented basketball players from the provinces and regions. Formed in January 2015, by a group of basketball stakeholders including former Brgy. Ginebra San Miguel player Vince Hizon and LJ Serrano, the FBA is sanctioned by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas in accordance to the FIBA rules. The opening of the inaugural conference of the FBA was commenced on January 24, 2015, at the Malolos Sports Complex in Bulacan, consisting of the exhibition game between the PBA Legends and the Malolos Agilas team. The inaugural conference is consisting of 8 teams, including the Foton Tornadoes, the first franchise team of the FBA. Eventually, the UP Fighting Maroons basketball team bringing home the crown of the inaugurals. The second conference of the FBA was launched on October 23 in Marikina Sports Complex. Followed this is the appointment of t ... [...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] |
2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup
The 2002 PBA season, 2002 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Samsung–PBA Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 2002 PBA season. It started on June 16 and ended on September 20, 2002. The tournament requires two imports per each team. Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: * One-round robin eliminations; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. * The top eight teams after the eliminations will advance to the quarterfinals. *Quarterfinals: **Top four teams will have a twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent. **QF1: #1 vs. #8 **QF2: #2 vs. #7 **QF3: #3 vs. #6 **QF4: #4 vs. #5 *Best-of-five semifinals: **SF1: QF1 vs. QF4 **SF2: QF2 vs. QF3 *Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals *Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals List of imports Each team were allowed two imports. The first line in the table are the original reinforcements of the teams. Below the name are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 PBA Season
The 2002 PBA season was the 28th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Board of governors Executive committee * Jun Bernardino, Emilio Bernardino, Jr. (Commissioner) * Francisco Alejo III (Chairman, representing Purefoods TJ Hotdogs) * Casiano Cabalan Jr. (Vice-Chairman, representing Barangay Ginebra Kings) * Angelito Alvarez (Treasurer, representing FedEx Express) Teams Notable occurrences *The league revised its season calendar to accommodate the participation of its players for the upcoming 2002 Asian Games. The Governors' Cup became the first conference of the season while the All-Filipino became the third and final conference. *The pool for the national team were divided into two teams: Selecta-RP and Hapee-RP. Both teams participated for the Governors' Cup. The teams were later merged to form the final lineup of the national team in the Commissioner's Cup, retaining the Selecta-RP branding. *Talk 'N Text Phone Pals, Talk 'N Text coach Bill Bayno was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup
The 2001 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 ... (PBA) PBA Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 2001 PBA season. It started on June 2 and ended on August 24, 2001. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team. Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: * One-round robin eliminations; 9 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. * The top eight teams after the eliminations will advance to the quarterfinals. *Quarterfinals: **Top four teams will have a twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent. **QF1: #1 vs. #8 **QF2: #2 vs. #7 **QF3: #3 vs. #6 **QF4: #4 vs. #5 *Best-of-five semifinals: **SF1: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
