Basketball At The 2011 Southeast Asian Games
The basketball tournament at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games took place from 14 to 20 November 2011. This edition of the tournament featured both men's and women's tournament. All matches took place at Kelapa Gading Sports Mall in Jakarta. Men's tournament ''All times are Western Indonesian Time (WIB) – UTC+7.'' The Philippines, which sent an all-amateur team, topped Group A by beating Thailand 103–69 to give the Thais their first loss in the tournament, although both teams qualified to the semifinals. On Group B, hosts Indonesia eliminated Singapore from contention by five points, to top the group. In the semifinals, Malaysia trailed by three points at halftime, but the Philippines pulled away at the second half to secure a berth for the gold medal game. In the other semifinal, Thailand outscored Indonesia 22–10 in the fourth quarter to eliminate the hosts from the tournament, giving the Indonesians their first loss. The Philippines won the gold medal without losing a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2011 Southeast Asian Games
The 2011 Southeast Asian Games, ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia Tenggara 2011) officially known as the 26th Southeast Asian Games, or the 26th SEA Games, and commonly known as Jakarta-Palembang 2011, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held from 11 to 22 November 2011 in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia. It was Indonesia's fourth time to host the Southeast Asian Games, and its first since 1997. Previously, Indonesia also hosted in 1979 and 1987. The capital city of Jakarta hosted all three of the previous Games prior to this. Palembang became the third SEA Games non-capital host city, after Chiang Mai (1995) and Nakhon Ratchasima (2007), both in Thailand. Around 5,965 athletes from 11 participating nations participated at the games which featured 545 events in 44 sports. The biggest competitor, sports, and events in Southeast Asian Games history. The games was held from 11 to 22 November 2011, although several events had commenced from 3 November 2011. The games was opened by ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kiefer Ravena
Kiefer Isaac Crisologo Ravena (; born October 27, 1993) is a Filipino professional basketball player for Shiga Lakes of the Japanese B.League. Ravena played for the Ateneo Blue Eagles of the UAAP during his college days. He plays the point guard position. The son of former PBA player Bong Ravena, Ravena enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at the Ateneo de Manila High School in Loyola Heights, Quezon City where he was recognized as one of the top high school basketball players in the Philippines. Ravena is a three-time UAAP Juniors Champion (2008, 2009 and 2010), two-time UAAP Juniors Finals MVP (2009 and 2010), two-time UAAP Juniors Mythical Team member (2009 and 2010), one-time FIBA Asia U-18 Mythical Team member (2010), two-time UAAP Seniors Champion (2011 and 2012) and three-time UAAP Seniors Mythical Team member (2011, 2014 and 2015). He is also the UAAP Season 74 Rookie of the Year and the UAAP Season 77 and 78 Most Valuable Player recipient. At th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cliff Hodge
Clifford Marion "Cliff" Hodge (born February 3, 1988) is a Filipino-American basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 4th overall by the Meralco Bolts in the 2012 PBA draft. Professional career Hodge applied for the 2012 PBA Draft, where he was taken by the Meralco Bolts. In his debut against the Talk N' Text Tropang Texters, he had 19 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in 44 minutes. His first win came against the Alaska Aces, in which he scored 12 of his 20 points in the 3rd quarter. In their next game, he had 13 points, six rebounds, four assists, four blocks, and two steals as the Bolts claimed the win over Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. For those performances, he was named Player of the Week. He had 9 rebounds to go with 13 points in their rematch with the Aces. He finished the Philippine Cup with averages of 10.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 30 minutes of play. That season, he competed in the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Emman Monfort
Emmanuel N. Monfort (born July 2, 1989) is a Filipino basketball coach and former player. He is an assistant coach for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 16th overall in the 2012 PBA draft by Barako Bull Energy Cola. Monfort won three championships during his collegiate career with the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the UAAP from 2009 to 2011. PBA career Monfort, often called The Minion, the 16th overall pick in the 2012 PBA draft out of Ateneo De Manila University, played in just 12 games due to various injuries, but when he was on the court, he showed that he could run a team like a veteran in his first team as a professional PBA player. On October 31, 2013, he was traded to Barangay Ginebra San Miguel to bolster their backcourt sending Robert Labagala to Barako Bull. On August 25, 2015, he was traded to Barako Bull Energy with Josh Urbiztondo and Jens Knuttel in exchange for Nico Salva and a future first-round pick. PBA car ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Greg Slaughter
Gregory William Slaughter (born May 19, 1988) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka of the B2 League. He was selected first overall by the Barangay Ginebra in the 2013 PBA draft. Sports commentators and scribes call him GregZilla because of his apparent heft and height. Early life Greg's father is , while his mother is , Both of his parents were health physicists at nuclear power plants. He was born in Ohio and grew up in Virginia, finishing at Massaponax High School. In 2007, his family moved to Cebu, the hometown of his mother. He quickly learned Cebuano and was convinced by his maternal uncles to play competitive basketball. College career He studied and played for the University of the Visayas from 2007 to 2009 and took up Political Science, winning the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) men's basketball title each year in his three-year stint with UV, as well as the league MVP award in 2008 and 2009, the latter of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ratdech Kruatiwa
Ratdech Kruatiwa ( th, รัชเดช เครือทิวา; born May 18, 1985, in Angthong, Thailand) is a Thai professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Mono Vampire Basketball Club in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). Kruatiwa is arguably one of Thailand's most prominent basketball players. Kruatiwa is the first Thai basketball player to play in a basketball league in the United States after he was signed by the Maryland Nighthawks of the Premier Basketball League The Premier Basketball League, often abbreviated to the PBL, is an American professional men's basketball minor league that began play in January 2008. The league folded after the 2017 season. It was announced that the league would be revived un .... References 1985 births Living people Ratdech Kruatiwa Ratdech Kruatiwa Expatriate basketball people in the United States Ratdech Kruatiwa Shooting guards ASEAN Basketball League players Small forwards Ratdech Kruatiwa Ratde ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Thach Boroth , English cricket player from 1962 to 1986
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Thatching is crafting a roof with dry vegetation. Thatch or Thach may also refer to: * Thach (surname) * Thach, Alabama, also known as "Thatch" * Thach Weave, aerial combat tactic developed by naval aviator John S. Thach * ''Thatch'' (comic strip), syndicated from 1994 to 1998 * Thatch (horse), thoroughbred racehorse, competing from 1972 to 1973 * Thatch (lawn), a layer of decaying material below the surface of a grass lawn * A nickname for Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 * A nickname for Geoffrey Boycott Sir Geoffrey Boycott (born 21 October 1940) is a former Test cricketer, who played cricket for Yorkshire and England. In a prolific and sometimes controversial playing career from 1962 to 1986, Boycott established himself as one of England's m ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nico Salva
Nicolas Raymond J. Salva (born March 8, 1990) is a Filipino basketball player for the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 11th overall in the 2013 PBA draft by the Batang Pier. College career Salva played college basketball for Ateneo Blue Eagles of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) for five years. In all of those years, Salva has won a UAAP championship and was the Finals MVP in 2011 and 2012, his final two years in college. Professional career GlobalPort Batang Pier (2013–2014) Salva was drafted by GlobalPort Batang Pier eleventh overall in the 2013 PBA draft. Barako Bull Energy (2014–2015) On June 4, 2014, Salva and Bonbon Custodio was traded by GlobalPort to Barako Bull Energy for Ronjay Buenafe and a 2015 second round pick. Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (2015–2016) On August 25, 2015, Salva and a 2016 first round pick was traded by Barako Bull to Barangay Ginebra San Miguel for Jos ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |