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2014–15 Kia Carnival Season
The 2014–15 Kia Carnival season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as Kia Sorento for the Philippine Cup. Key dates *June 9: Manny Pacquiao was officially named the head coach of Kia. *July 18: The 2014 PBA Expansion Draft took place in Microtel Acropolis, in Libis, Quezon City. *August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft will take place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila. On the same day, Columbian Autocar Corporation president Gina Domingo announced that they took the moniker " Sorento", the name of their top-selling sports utility vehicle in the Philippines and United States. *January 23: The team changed their moniker to Kia Carnival for the Commissioner's Cup. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manny Pacquiao
Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao Sr. (; born December17, 1978) is a Filipino politician and former professional boxer. Nicknamed "PacMan", he is regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. He served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. Pacquiao is the only eight-division world champion in the history of boxing and has won twelve major world titles. He was the first boxer to win the lineal championship in five different weight classes, the first boxer to win major world titles in four of the eight "glamour divisions" (flyweight, featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight), and is the only boxer to hold world championships across four decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s). In July 2019, Pacquiao became the oldest welterweight world champion in history at the age of 40, and the first boxer in history to become a recognized four-time welterweight champion after defeating Keith Thurman to win the WBA (Super) welterweight title. As of 2015, Pacqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guard (basketball)
In the sport of basketball, there are five players play per team, each assigned to positions. Historically, these players have been assigned, to positions defined by the role they play on the court, from a strategic point of view. The three main positions are guard, forward, and center, with the standard team featuring two guards, two forwards, and a center. Over time, as more specialized roles developed, each of the guards and forwards came to be differentiated, and today each of the five positions are known by unique names, each of which has also been assigned a number: point guard (PG) or 1, the shooting guard (SG) or 2, the small forward (SF) or 3, the power forward (PF) or 4, and the center (C) or 5. In the early days of the sport, there was a "running guard" who brought the ball up the court and passed or attacked the basket, like a point or combo guard. There was also a "stationary guard" who made long shots and hung back on defense before there was the rule of backcourt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De La Salle–College Of Saint Benilde
De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (Filipino: ''Dalubhasaan ng De La Salle San Benildo;'' French:'' Collège De La Salle de Sainte Benilde''), also known as Benilde and abbreviated DLS–CSB or simply CSB, is a private, Catholic research college run by De La Salle Brothers located in Malate district of Manila, Philippines. It operates four campuses all of which are located within the vicinity of Malate. The college is a member institution of De La Salle Philippines (DLSP), a network of 16 Catholic Lasallian institutions. DLS–CSB is also a member of a 350-year-old international network of over 1,100 Lasallian educational institutions globally established in 80 countries. The college was established in 1980 during the administration of Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC as the College of Career Development, a night school for working students at De La Salle University. In 1988, it was renamed the De La Salle University–College of Saint Benilde after the Vatican's Patron Saint of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boracay Rum Waves
The Tanduay Light Rhum Masters are a basketball team playing in the PBA Developmental League. The team is owned by Tanduay Distillers, Inc. and was originally known as the Boracay Rum Waves (2012-2014), which succeeded the Cobra Energy Drink Iron Men (2009-2012). Notable roster See also *Cobra Energy Drink Iron Men ( PBL, PBA D-League) *Tanduay Rhum Masters ( PBA) *Stag Pale Pilseners ( PBL) *Manila Beer Brewmasters The Manila Beer Brewmasters were a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from 1984-1986. It was formed after Basic Holdings, Inc., a company controlled by Lucio Tan, acquired the PBA franchise of Delta Motor Co ... ( PBA) References PBA Developmental League teams {{Philippines-basketball-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Taha
Juan Paolo S. Taha (born December 5, 1990) is a Filipino basketball player for the NorthPort Batang Pier of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 29th overall by the Kia Sorento in the 2014 PBA draft. College career Taha played for the Benilde Blazers in the Philippine NCAA. In Season 89, he scored 24 points in a win against the Mapua Cardinals. He had 13 rebounds in another win against the Arellano Chiefs. In their rematch against Mapua, he had 25 points, 10 rebounds and another win against them. Against the EAC Generals, he injured his right shoulder. The Blazers finished with only five wins. In Season 90, the Blazers got their first victory of the season after four games. Taha had 24 points and eight rebounds in that win. Along with his teammate Mark Romero, he was named to the NCAA All–Star Game. The Blazers matched their win total from last season in their 9th game when he made a go-ahead layup and grabbed 15 rebounds to beat the Perpetual Help Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mapua Institute Of Technology , the first registered Filipino architect
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Mapua, Māpua, or Mapúa may refer to: *Mapuá River, a river in the Pará state of north-central Brazil *Māpua, New Zealand, a small town on the South Island of New Zealand *Mapúa University, a tertiary institute in Manila, Philippines *Tomás Mapúa Don Tomás Bautista Mapúa (December 21, 1888 – December 22, 1965) was a Filipino architect, educator and businessman from the Philippines. He was the founder and first president of the Mapúa Institute of Technology (MIT) together with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cagayan Valley Rising Suns
The Cagayan Rising Suns were a basketball team owned by the family of Alvaro Antonio, governor of the Province of Cagayan from 2007 to 2016. The team was managed by daughter Criselda Antonio (incumbent mayor of Alcala, Cagayan) and coached by her husband, Alvin Pua. The team debuted in 2012 PBA D-League Foundation Cup, finishing with a disappointing 0–9 record. There were many added to their roster including Letran center Raymond Almazan and former FEU stalwart Chris Exciminiano, who still led in rebounding and scoring, respectively. Then, They had a good 2-0 start but lost to Erase XFoliant Erasers, 78–91. On May 17, 2015, the team announced it will leave the PBA D-League after the 2015 Foundation Cup, following the lifetime ban imposed on coach Alvin Pua. The ban on Pua was imposed after his attack on referee Benjie Montero during the team’s game against Livermarin on May 13, 2015. Pua was also fined 500,000 pesos. Team manager Frederic Collado was also fined 20,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Ighalo
Kenneth Kim P. Ighalo (born January 11, 1989) is a Nigerian-Filipino professional basketball player for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted by the Kia Sorento (PBA team), Kia Sorento in the 2014 PBA draft. He plays the small forward position. PBA career statistics ''As of the end of 2021 season'' Real GM Season-by-season averages , - , align=left , , align=left , 2014–15 Kia Carnival season, Kia , 16 , , 12.0 , , .289 , , .091 , , .500 , , 1.8 , , .6 , , .2 , , .1 , , 2.0 , - , align=left , , align=left , 2016–17 NLEX Road Warriors, NLEX , 9 , , 8.7 , , .235 , , .000 , , .500 , , 1.6 , , .7 , , .2 , , .2 , , 1.0 , - , align=left , , align=left , 2017–18 NLEX Road Warriors, NLEX , 31 , , 15.9 , , .396 , , .304 , ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwestern University (Philippines)
The Southwestern University, officially the Southwestern University PHINMA (SWU PHINMA), is a private university in Cebu City, Philippines. Founded and opened in the summer of 1946 by two pharmacists, SWU originally started as Southwestern Colleges and achieved university status on December 11, 1959. The university and its base hospital were acquired by PHINMA Education, a subsidiary of PHINMA Corporation in 2015. The university was renamed to Southwestern University PHINMA and the hospital from Sacred Heart Hospital to Southwestern University Medical Center. The university changed the logo and closed its South Campus in Basak San Nicolas, Cebu City. It has a large number of international students from different countries. It is widely recognized as the most diverse institution in Cebu due to the various nationality of students that came from 34 countries in five continents. Presidents *Matias H. Aznar II (1946–1958), founder *Anunciacion B. Aznar (1958–1968), co-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Beda College
es, Universidad de San Beda , image = San Beda University seal.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = University Seal , latin_name = Universitas Sancti Bedæ , former_names = , motto = ''Fides, Scientia, Virtus'' () , mottoeng = ''Faith, Knowledge, Virtue'' , type = Private university, Private Roman Catholic research non-profit coeducational basic and higher education institution , established = , founder = Fr. Juan Sabater, OSB , closed = , religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic (Benedictine) , academic_affiliations = Mendiola Consortium, Mendiola Schools Consortium ALNC Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning, ASAIHLASEACCU AUAP BENET CBCMMI CEAP FAAPICBEPhilippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities, PAASCU SALT , fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
