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Kyle Pascual
Kyle Nicholas Pacana Pascual (born April 13, 1990) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). College career Pascual is one of the few players to win a championship in all his five years of playing in the NCAA for the San Beda College Red Lions. He is the first NCAA player to notch the feat since Rommel Adducul, who was the star of the San Sebastian team that won five straight titles from 1993 to 1997. Professional career Pascual was drafted 24th overall by Kia in the 2014 PBA draft. On March 20, 2016, Pascual was traded to the Blackwater Elite for Jason Ballesteros. On September 10, 2017, Pascual, along with Riego Gamalinda, was traded to the Star Hotshots for Allein Maliksi and Chris Javier. On November 25, 2021, Pascual, along with Justin Melton, was traded back to the Terrafirma Dyip (formerly Kia) for James Laput. On May 26, 2022, Pascual, who became a free agent after declining Terrafirma's ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Center (basketball)
The center (C), or the centre, also known as the five or the pivot, is one of the five Basketball position, positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well. In the NBA, the center is typically close to tall. They traditionally play close to the basket in the low post. Centers are valued for their ability to protect their own goal from high-percentage close attempts on defense, while scoring and rebounding with high efficiency on offense. In the 1950s and 1960s, George Mikan and Bill Russell were centerpieces of championship dynasties and defined early prototypical centers. With the addition of a three-point field goal for the 1979–80 NBA season, 1979–80 season, however, NBA basketball gradually became more perimeter-oriented and saw the importance of the center position diminished. The most recent center to win an NBA Most Valuable Player Award was Nikola Jokić, win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rommel Adducul
Rommel Adducul (born April 21, 1976) is a Filipino former professional basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Adamson Soaring Falcons of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, UAAP. Career In college, Adducul, a three-time Most Valuable Player, led the San Sebastian Stags to five consecutive National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines), NCAA basketball championships from 1993 to 1997. He won the NCAA Seniors Most valuable Player (MVP) back-to-back from 1996 and 1997. At the same time, he was a star in the Philippine Basketball League playing for the defunct Chowking Food Masters, his UAAP counterpart at that time and later Arch-rival was Danny Ildefonso. In 1998, Adducul joined the Philippines' second professional league, the now defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association. In 1999, he led the Manila Metrostars to a championship together with American Alex Compton, and was awarded with the Play-off MVP and the Finals MVP. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–17 Star Hotshots Season
The 2016–17 Star Hotshots season was the 29th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Key dates 2016 * October 14: Star Hotshots head coach Jason Webb was appointed as team consultant. Chito Victolero took over as the Hotshots' head coach. Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, October 14, 2016 *October 30: The took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila. Draft picks Special draft Regular draft Roster ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–17 Blackwater Elite Season
The 2016–17 Blackwater Elite season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Key dates 2016 *October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila. Draft picks Special draft Regular draft Roster Philippine Cup Eliminations Standings Game log , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , November 23 , Phoenix W 94–87, Mac Belo (17) , Arthur dela Cruz (10) , John Pinto (7) , Smart Araneta Coliseum , 1–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , November 27 , Meralco W 86–84, Mac Belo (25) , Raymond Aguilar (7) , Denok Miranda (7) , Smart Araneta Coliseum , 2–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , December 2 , TNT L 92–99, Mac Belo (21) , Belo, dela Cruz (9) , dela Cruz, Pinto (6) , Smart Araneta Coliseum , 2–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , December 9 , Rain or Shine L 93–107, Raymond Aguilar (15) , Mac Belo (9) , Denok Miranda (5) , Smart Aran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 Blackwater Elite Season
The 2015–16 Blackwater Elite season was the second season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Key dates 2015 *August 23: The 2015 PBA draft The 2015 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event which allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. The event was held at the Midtown Atrium, Robinsons Place Manila on August 23, 2015. From this draft on, the ... took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila. Draft picks Roster Philippine Cup Eliminations Standings Playoffs Bracket Commissioner's Cup Eliminations Standings Governors' Cup Eliminations Standings Transactions Free agent signings Trades Off-season Commissioner's Cup Governors' Cup Recruited imports References {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Blackwater Elite season Blackwater Bossing seasons Blackwater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 Mahindra Enforcer Season
The 2015–16 Mahindra Enforcer season was the second season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Key dates * July 16: Columbian Autocar Corporation (CAC) announced that they changed their team name from ''Kia Carnival'' to ''Mahindra Enforcers''. *August 23: The 2015 PBA draft The 2015 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event which allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. The event was held at the Midtown Atrium, Robinsons Place Manila on August 23, 2015. From this draft on, the ... took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila. Draft picks Roster Philippine Cup Eliminations Standings Commissioner's Cup Eliminations Standings Governors' Cup Eliminations Standings Bracket Transactions Trades Pre-season Recruited imports References {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Mahindra Enforcer Season Terrafirma Dyip seasons Mahindra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
James Laput
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Melton
Justin Brian Melton (born April 7, 1987), popularly known as QuickMelt, Mouse, The Flying Minion, and Minion is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 13th overall by the San Mig Coffee Mixers in the 2013 PBA draft. Early career Justin Melton played high school basketball at Tabb High School in Yorktown, Virginia. After playing one year of junior varsity basketball, Melton played three years of varsity basketball, capturing Bay Rivers District 1st Team Honors in his junior and senior seasons. In his senior season, he was awarded Bay Rivers District "Player of the Year," along with 1st Team All-Region and All-State honors. Melton also excelled in track and field, placing 2nd in the Virginia High School AA State Track Meet in the triple jump event with a distance of 45 feet 6 inches. Melton studied and played basketball on a full scholarship at Mount Olive College, in Mount Oli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Javier
Christopher Joyce Fernando Javier (born December 6, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the NorthPort Batang Pier of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 5th overall by Star in the 2016 PBA draft. Early life The young Javier learned the rudiments of the game of basketball when he participated in a camp held by former PBA player Ed Cordero sometime in 2005. A year later, he was recruited by the San Beda Red Cubs, which he helped win more championships in the high school division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. When it was time for him to move to college, he planned to enroll at De La Salle University with fellow Red Cub Alfonzo Gotladera but was advised to play elsewhere to avoid playing in the shadow of his teammate. Collegiate career Javier played his entire five-year collegiate career for the UE Red Warriors in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. He posted career averages of 7.1 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allein Maliksi
Allein Gail Q. Maliksi (born September 18, 1987) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 8th by the Petron Blaze Boosters in the 2011 PBA draft. College career Maliksi played for the UST Growling Tigers. He was only able to play one full season in the UAAP. PBA D-League career Maliksi played with the Cebuana Lhuillier Gems in the PBA D-League. He became the D-League’s first-ever MVP in the 2011 Foundation Cup where he led the Gems to the finals before losing to the NLEX Road Warriors. Professional career On August 28, 2011, Maliksi was drafted eight overall in the 2011 PBA draft by the Petron Blaze Boosters, but was traded on draft day to the Barako Bull Energy. On November 2011, just around three months after being drafted, Maliksi was traded by Barako Bull to Barangay Ginebra Kings in a three-team trade that also involved B-Meg Llamados. On January 22, 2013, Maliksi was trade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Hotshots
The Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots, or simply known as the Magnolia Hotshots, are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team is owned by San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc., a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation (SMC). The team is one of three PBA ball clubs currently owned by the SMC group of companies, along with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the San Miguel Beermen. They have 14 PBA championships, tied with Barangay Ginebra and the Alaska Aces for the second-most championships overall, trailing only San Miguel Beermen by 14. The franchise plays under numerous brand names of the company but is best known by its original name, Purefoods. It remains as one of the most popular teams in the PBA, winning fourteen PBA titles and is the fourth team in PBA history to win a Grand Slam. The players most identified with the franchise are Alvin Patrimonio, James Yap, and Marc Pingris, among others. Patrimonio, a Mapua University standout, l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
