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2002 PBA Governors' Cup
The 2002 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup, also known as the 2002 Samsung-PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2002 PBA season. It started on February 10 and ended on May 26, 2002. The tournament requires two imports per each team. Rule changes To prepare the national team for the upcoming 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, the following FIBA The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its na ... rules were adopted for this conference: *Zone defense will be allowed. *Total time of the game would be reduced to 40 minutes, 10-minute quarters. *The time allowed for an offensive team to cross the halfcourt line was reduced from 10 to eight seconds. In addition, the pool of the national team was distributed into two teams: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PBA On Viva TV
''The PBA on Viva TV'' was a presentation of Philippine Basketball Association games on Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation by Viva Entertainment after the company absorbed Vintage Sports. History In late 1999, Vintage Television was bought by media giant Viva Entertainment. Prior to the acquisition, Vintage Television have signed a three-year broadcast deal with the PBA earlier that year worth 770 million pesos. They defeated GMA Network, in its bid to enter into the sports broadcasting scene following ABS-CBN's coverage of the then-existing Metropolitan Basketball Association. From 2000 to 2001, Viva TV broadcast PBA games on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays with out of town games covered on Saturdays either live, tape-delay or aired days later. In 2002, at Viva's request, the league scheduled its games on Tuesdays and Thursdays with one game from 6–8, and two double-headers on Saturdays and Sundays to accommodate the airing of the local version of two popular game s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bubba Wells
Charles Richard "Bubba" Wells Jr. (born July 26, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former player. He played college basketball for Austin Peay State University and later professionally, including for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA and Dafni in the Greek Basket League. College career Wells played collegiately for Austin Peay State University and was named 1997 Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year. In his junior season, he averaged 26.3 points per game. He upped those averages during his senior year when he averaged 31.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.. In his four-year college career, Wells averaged 21.6 points and 6.9 rebounds per contest. He left the school as its all-time leading scorer with 2,267 points and is a member of the Athletics Hall of Fame. His No. 13 jersey is retired by the school. Professional career Wells was selected 34th by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1997 NBA draft and appeared in 39 games during 1997–98 season, starting two games in March 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air21 Express
The Air21 Express were a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) that debuted in the 2011–12 season. The team debuted as the Shopinas.com Clickers during the 2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup. In 2014, the franchise was sold to Manila North Tollways Corporation (a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation) and was renamed as the NLEX Road Warriors. History Energy Food and Drink Inc., owner of the original Barako Bull Energy Boosters franchise, had informed the PBA board in March 2011 that they intend to fold, citing the plan to shift their business strategy due to its ongoing lawsuit against TC Pharmaceuticals Industries Co. (manufacturer of Red Bull in Thailand) and the death of board governor Tony Chua at the height of Tropical Storm Ondoy (Ketsana). Barako Bull had been on leave since the 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup and was planning to sell the franchise to Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc., the sponsor of the league's gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Hale (basketball)
Ron Hale (born January 2, 1946) is an American actor best known for his role as Roger Coleridge on the ABC soap opera ''Ryan's Hope'' for its entire run (1975–1989). He played the recurring role of Mike Corbin, the father of mobster Sonny Corinthos in the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital''. Hale, who had portrayed Corbin since 1995, announced his retirement in 2010. Filmography *''Search for Tomorrow'' (1951, TV Series) - Walt Driscoll (1969) *''A Lovely Way To Die'' (1968) *''Me, Natalie'' (1969) - Stanley Dexter *'' Love is a Many Splendored Thing'' (1973, TV Series) - Jim Abbott *''All the President's Men'' (1976) - Frank Sturgis *''Ryan's Hope'' (1975–1989, TV Series) - Roger Coleridge *'' Matlock'' (1989, TV Series) - Eldon Williams *''MacGyver'' (1990, TV Series) - Mike Travers *''Original Intent'' (1992) - Dr. Johnson *''Trial by Jury'' (1994) - Bailiff *''The Dark Mist'' (1996) - Pentakis *''Port Charles'' (1997, TV Series) - Mike Corbin *''The Brothers Flub'' (1999) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosell Ellis
Rosell Ellis (born February 19, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. High school & College From 1993–1995, he played college basketball at the College of Eastern Utah. In 1995, he then moved to McNeese State of the NCAA Division I for his junior and senior years. During his senior year at McNeese State, Ellis averaged 18.5 points per game on almost 67 percent shooting. Professional After his college career, Ellis joined Deportivo Roca of Argentina for the 1997 season. Later that year, he joined the Des Moines Dragons of the now-defunct International Basketball Association for the 1997–98 season, becoming the league's fifth-leading scorer. He attracted scouts to his games but had an incident in January 1998. There were NBA scouts in the stands when Ellis lost his mind and put an IBA referee in a choke hold. According to Ellis, a referee, Bob Schoewe, was berating players as they lined up around the paint for free throws. Ellis snapped back at Schoewe, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Williams (basketball, Born 1974)
Fred Williams may refer to: Sports American football * Fred A. Williams (1878–1962), American college football player and coach * Fred Williams (defensive lineman) (1929–2000), American football player * Fred Williams (wide receiver) (born 1988), American football player Association football (soccer) * Fred Williams (footballer, born 1873) (1873–?), English footballer with Manchester City and Manchester United * Fred Williams (Canadian soccer) (1896–1929), Canadian soccer player * Fred Williams (footballer, born 1918) (1918–1994), English footballer with Southampton and Stockport County Other sports * Fred Williams (Australian footballer, born 1900) (1900–1975), Australian rules football player * Fred Williams (Australian footballer, born 1919) (1919–2007), Australian rules football player * Fred Williams (baseball) (fl. 1920s), American baseball player * Fred Williams (basketball, born 1896) (1896–1937), American college basketball player * Fred Williams (ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coca Cola Tigers
The Powerade Tigers were a professional basketball team that played in the Philippine Basketball Association from 2002 to 2012. The franchise was owned by Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI) when the company acquired Cosmos Bottling Corporation from RFM Corporation. From 2002 to 2010, the team played as the Coca-Cola Tigers. The franchise won two PBA championships (2002 and 2003). Beginnings In 2001, RFM Corporation sold its subsidiary Cosmos Bottling Corporation, including its PBA franchise, to Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI), then a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation (SMC), The newly acquired franchise debuted as the Coca-Cola Tigers beginning the 2002 PBA season. Coca-Cola Tigers (2002-2010) 2002 season In its maiden season, the Tigers failed to capture the first two conferences of the tournament (a third-place finish in the Governor's Cup and a disappointing quarterfinals finish in the Commissioner's Cup), the Tigers surged ahead in the All-F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Lang
Antonio Maurice Lang (born May 15, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at Duke, where he won back-to-back NCAA tournaments in 1991 and 1992. High School and College career Born in Columbia, South Carolina and raised in Mobile, Alabama, Lang graduated as valedictorian from LeFlore Magnet High School in 1990. The year before, he helped the school win a state championship in basketball. Lang had a productive collegiate basketball career, as he was a member of a Duke team that won two championships in three Final Four appearances. Professional career Lang was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the second round (29th overall) in the 1994 NBA Draft; however, he saw limited action during his rookie year due to a knee injury. He was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1995 along with Dan Majerle. Lang also had stints wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Lampley
Sean Lampley (born September 3, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. College career Lampley played at the University of California, leading the Golden Bears to victory over Clemson in the 1999 National Invitational Tournament and earning MVP honors. In 2001, he led the team to the NCAA Tournament, but the Bears lost in the first round to Fresno State. Lampley ended his career as the only player in school history to rank in the top 10 in points (1,776, 1st), rebounds (889, 4th) and assists (295, 10th). He was named Pac-10 Player of the Year and Honorable Mention All-America his senior year by the AP. Lampley's career scoring record stood until he was surpassed by point guard Jerome Randle on March 13, 2010, with 1,790 career points. Professional career Lampley was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 2nd round (44th pick) of the 2001 NBA Draft. He began his career with the Saskatchewan Hawks of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and earned All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Nwosu
Obinna Julius Nwosu (born May 1, 1971), is a Nigerian former professional basketball player. He played briefly for the American National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs during the 1994–95 NBA season. He also had a career in the Lebanese Basketball League and the Philippine Basketball Association. Playing career Born in Nkwere, Nigeria, Nwosu attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Nwosu has played in 14 different countries during his 14-year career. He won the Russian league title in 1996 with CSKA Moscow, and the French league crown in 2001 with Pau-Orthez. Nwosu led the Red Bull Thunder to the PBA Commissioner's Cup title in 2002. In 2005, he started with Asesoft Ploiesti in Romania (averaging 12.8 points and 9.8 rebounds in FIBA Europe Cup), before signing with Syrian club Al Jalaa Aleppo in February 2006. He later played in the Dominican Republic. He was part of the 1998 FIBA World Championship Nigerian national team that played at the FIBA World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Bunn
Joseph Ray Bunn Stallins (born May 18, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. At 6'6" tall and 232 lbs. (105 kg) in weight, he played at the power forward and center positions. Professional career Bunn played college ball at the North Carolina A & T University (1994–95) where he was named MEAC Rookie of the Year. From there, he transferred to the Old Dominion University (1995–96) and Phillips University (1997–98) in the NAIA. He was signed for the 1998–99 season by the Lucentum Alicante in the Spanish LEB league. The following season, he played for Lleida, still in the LEB and then moved to Argentina in 2000–2001 and signed with Penarol Mar Del Plata. Bunn was the Argentine top-tier level Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB)'s Top Scorer five times (2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2011). Player career *1994/95 North Carolina A&T Aggies *1995/96 Old Dominion Monarchs *1997/98 Phillips University *1998/99 Lucentum Alicante *1999/00 Caprabo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batang Red Bull Thunder
Batang may refer to: Places China ;A Chinese county: * Batang County (巴塘县), a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan ;Chinese towns: * Batang, Sichuan (巴塘镇), the seat of Batang County, Sichuan * Batang, Guangxi (八塘镇), a town in Gangnan District, Guigang, Guangxi * Batang, Ningxiang (坝塘镇), a town of Ningxiang City, Hunan ;Chinese township: * Batang Township (巴塘乡), a township of Yushu County, Qinghai ;Chinese rivers * Batang River, Qinghai (巴塘河), a tributary of the Tongtian River in Qinghai * Batang River, Sichuan (巴塘河), a tributary of the Jinsha River in Sichuan Southeast Asia * Batang Regency, regency in Central Java province, Indonesia ** Batang, Batang, capital of Batang Regency * Batang, one of the 28 barangays of Irosin, Sorsogon, Philippines Others * Batang, a type of typeface that means "Background" in Korean; see Ming (typeface) Ming or Song is a category of typefaces used to display Chinese characters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |