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Converge Fiber Xers
The Converge FiberXers are a professional basketball team owned by Converge ICT. The team competes in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The franchise began after acquiring the former Alaska Aces franchise on March 23, 2022. History On February 16, 2022, Alaska Milk Corporation (AMC) announced that the Alaska Aces will leave the PBA at the end of the 2021 Governors' Cup. This was due to a directive by FrieslandCampina, parent company of AMC. Several companies expressed interest to buy the Aces or its franchise. The prospect company could retain the Alaska Aces team if they bought the franchise within the ongoing season. In the event the franchise is not sold within the ongoing season, the PBA would place the players in a dispersal draft. On March 23, the PBA announced the sale of the Alaska Aces to Converge ICT. The sale was unanimously approved by the PBA Board of Governors. Smart Communications, the owner of TNT Tropang Giga and a business competitor of Converge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Anthony Uy
Dennis Anthony H. Uy is a Filipino businessman who is known for being the founder of Converge ICT. Early life and education Dennis Anthony Uy was born on June 1, 1966, in Fukien (now Fujian), China. In China, the Uys lived in poverty with one meal a day already considered "a blessing". When he moved in, he could not speak English nor Tagalog. Dennis Uy and his family emigrated to the Philippines in 1977 with the help of his uncle Johnny Uy. At age 11, Uy worked as a cold storage handyman at Johnny's Supermarket, which was considered as the oldest supermarket in Angeles City and was run by his uncle. The younger Uy spent his studies in Angeles City, attending Chevalier School for his high school studies and the Holy Angel University where he graduated with a degree in electrical engineering in 1992. Career As a high school student, Uy sold Betamax and VHS tapes he sourced from Greenhills in San Juan, Metro Manila which later led to him setting up Jack's Video, a Betamax and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Cariaso
Jeffrey Joaquin Cariaso is a Filipino-American coach and retired professional basketball player. He is the former head coach of the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He also played for various PBA teams, mostly with Alaska, for 15 seasons. He is known as "The Jet". He is also the basketball operations director of Slam Magazine Philippines. Playing career Alaska He was first drafted by the Alaska Aces (then known as the Alaska Milkmen) during the 1995 PBA draft as the sixth overall. During his rookie year, he won the Rookie of the Year Award. And in only his second year in the league, he achieved a rare Grand Slam with the Aces where he was instrumental in that majestic championship run, scoring the winning free throws in the All-Filipino Cup final against the Purefoods Hotdogs. Mobiline and Tanduay years Before the start of the 1997 PBA season, Cariaso was traded to the Mobiline Phone Pals (now known as the TNT Tropang Texters) where he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Converge FiberXers
The Converge FiberXers are a professional basketball team owned by Converge ICT. The team competes in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The franchise began after acquiring the former Alaska Aces franchise on March 23, 2022. History On February 16, 2022, Alaska Milk Corporation (AMC) announced that the Alaska Aces will leave the PBA at the end of the 2021 Governors' Cup. This was due to a directive by FrieslandCampina, parent company of AMC. Several companies expressed interest to buy the Aces or its franchise. The prospect company could retain the Alaska Aces team if they bought the franchise within the ongoing season. In the event the franchise is not sold within the ongoing season, the PBA would place the players in a dispersal draft. On March 23, the PBA announced the sale of the Alaska Aces to Converge ICT. The sale was unanimously approved by the PBA Board of Governors. Smart Communications, the owner of TNT Tropang Giga and a business competitor of Converge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Defunct Philippine Basketball Association Teams
This is a list of defunct Philippine Basketball Association teams, both regular and guest. Defunct franchises *Acquiring team still active Genealogies These are the franchise lineage of present PBA teams (present to oldest): * Blackwater * Converge → Hills Bros./Alaska * Gilbey's Gin/St. George Whisky/Añejo Rhum/Gordon's Gin/Ginebra San Miguel * Purefoods/B-Meg/San Mig Coffee/Star/Magnolia Chicken → Tanduay (1987) * Meralco → Sta. Lucia → Great Taste/Presto * NLEX → Shopinas.com/Air21 → Red Bull/Barako Bull (2000) * GlobalPort/NorthPort → Coca-Cola/Powerade → Pop Cola/Diet Sarsi/Swift/Sunkist * Rain or Shine → Shell → Crispa * Phoenix Super LPG → FedEx/Air21/Burger King/Barako Bull Energy → Tanduay (1999) * Royal Tru-Orange/Gold Eagle Beer/Magnolia/Petron Blaze/San Miguel Beer * Kia/Mahindra/Columbian/Terrafirma * Pepsi/7-Up/Mobiline/Talk 'N Text/TNT These are the franchise lineage of defunct PBA teams (oldest to latest): * Carrier/Quasar/Fiberlite * 7-U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 PBA Governors' Cup
The 2023 PBA Governors' Cup, also known as the 2023 Honda PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the third and final conference of the 2022–23 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ... (PBA). The 21st edition of the Governors' Cup started on January 22, 2023, and will end in April. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m). Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: * Single round-robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. *Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, a playoff game will be held only for the #8 seed. *Quarterfinals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup
The 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup also known as the 2022–23 Honda PBA Commissioner's Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the second conference of the 2022–23 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 20th edition of the Commissioner's Cup started on September 21, 2022, and will end in early 2023. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6'10". Several games were postponed due to the onslaught of two tropical cyclones Typhoon Karding (Noru) and Tropical Storm Paeng (Nalgae), that both affected the country. Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: * Single-round robin eliminations; 12 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. *Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, a playoff game will be held only for the #8 seed. *Quarterfinals: **QF1: #1 vs #8 (#1 twice-to-beat) **QF2: #2 vs #7 (#2 twice-to-beat) **QF3: #3 vs #6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 PBA Philippine Cup
The 2022 PBA Philippine Cup, also known as the 2022 Honda PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2022–23 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 44th PBA Philippine Cup started on June 5 and ended on September 4, 2022. The tournament did not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports. The conference also served as a qualification to the 2022–23 East Asia Super League, wherein the conference finalists will be the Philippines' representatives to the international club league. Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: * Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records. *Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, playoff games will be held only for the #8 seed. *Quarterfinals: **QF1: #1 vs #8 (#1 Twice to beat advantage, twice-to-beat) **QF2: #2 vs #7 (#2 twice-to-beat) **QF3: #3 vs #6 (Best-of-three p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of PBA Conferences
This is a list of Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) conferences. Conferences are tournaments within a season, as opposed to the North American usage where a conference is a grouping of teams. If a team wins all of the conferences in a season, it is said that they have won a Grand Slam. Types of conferences As of the 2015–16 season, there is a total of 117 conferences/tournaments held by the PBA since 1975. It was further broken down into three categories: # All Filipino conferences - only players with Filipino citizenship are allowed to compete. (38 tournaments as of 2015–16 season) # Import-laden conferences - players with other citizenship/nationality are allowed to compete, with teams usually limited with one non-Filipino on their active lineup. (79 tournaments as of 2015–16 season) # Special tournaments - teams may or may not include imports but championships won don't count to the championship tally. Active tournaments # All-Filipino Conference/All-Filipino Cup/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 PBA Season
The 2022–23 PBA season or PBA Season 47 is the 47th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. For the first time in two seasons, the league will return to its regular three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup. The Commissioner's and Governors' Cups are the second and third conferences in the upcoming season. After the PBA adjusted its calendar again, the association's 47th season was set to start on June 5, 2022, and scheduled to end on May 10, 2023. Also for the first time since 2017 the season will span two calendar years. The first activity of the season was the PBA Season 47 draft, held on May 15, 2022. Executive board * Commissioner: Willie Marcial * Chairman: Ricky Vargas (Representing TNT Tropang Giga) * Vice-Chairman: Demosthenes Rosales (Representing Terrafirma Dyip) * Treasurer: Raymond Zorrilla (Representing Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters) Teams Changes from 2021: * Alaska Aces franchise bought out by Converge ICT, to become as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dickie Bachmann
Richard "Dickie" Bachmann (born 1968 or 1969) is a Filipino sports executive and former basketball player who serves as the chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). Education Bachmann attended De La Salle University from 1986 to 1991 graduating with a degree in commerce. Career Playing career Bachmann also played for the Green Archers, the De La Salle University's varsity team when he was in college. He was also part of the Alaska Milkmen of the Philippine Basketball Association. He joined the team in the 1993 PBA Draft at age 25. Sports administration Bachmann was the basketball commissioner of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) having overseen Season 85. He was selected by host Adamson University as commissioner and was set to also oversee Season 86 prior to his appointment as PSC chairman. He is also the chairman of the Philippine Basketball Association's (PBA) 3x3 league. He was the general manager of the defunct PBA team Alaska Ace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TNT Tropang Giga
The TNT (cellular service), TNT Tropang Giga is a professional basketball team currently owned by Smart Communications, a subsidiary of the PLDT, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) since 1990. The franchise began in 1990 when Pepsi Philippines, Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. (PCPPI) acquired a PBA franchise. Under PCPPI, the franchise played under the names Pepsi and 7 Up. In 1996, the franchise came under the control of PLDT Communication and Energy Ventures, Pilipino Telephone Corporation (Piltel) and played under the name Mobiline. In 2001, the franchise was renamed TNT (cellular service), Talk 'N Text after the operations of Piltel was absorbed by Smart Communications. The team is currently one of three PBA teams under the control of businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan – the others are the Meralco Bolts and NLEX Road Warriors. To date, the franchise has won seven official PBA titles (and one spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |