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Nelson Asaytono
Nelson Asaytono (born January 25, 1967) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player who played for Purefoods, Swift/Sunkist/Pop Cola, San Miguel Beer, and Red Bull in the PBA during his 17-year career. Collegiate / Amateur career Asaytono is one of the best players ever to step up in a less-known university in University of Manila under the tutelage of former pro Loreto Tolentino, his coach at UM Hawks. His first national stint was being part of the RP Youth team that played in the 9th ABC Youth Championships held in Manila. He would become a member of the national team that same year in 1987 under coach Joe Lipa. Asaytono also played for coach Derrick Pumaren at Magnolia Ice Cream in the PABL and won three championships. Professional career Purefoods Hotdogs Asaytono was drafted as the 2nd overall pick by the Purefoods Hotdogs in 1989. He played three seasons for the ballclub that had most of his former national teammates; Jojo Lastimosa, Alvin Patrimonio, Jerry C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Forward (basketball)
The power forward (PF), also known as the four or strong forward, is a position in basketball. Power forwards play a role similar to centers. When on offense, they typically play with their backs towards the basket. When on defense, they typically position themselves under the basket in a zone defense or against the opposing power forward in man-to-man defense. The power forward position entails a variety of responsibilities, one of which is rebounding. Many power forwards are noted for their mid-range jump-shot, and several players have become very accurate from . Earlier, these skills were more typically exhibited in the European style of play. Some power forwards known as stretch fours, have since extended their shooting range to three-point field goals. In the NBA, power forwards usually range from 6' 7" (2.01 m) to 6' 10" (2.08 m) while in the WNBA, power forwards are usually between 6′ 0″ (1.83 m) and 6′ 3″ (1.91 m). Despite the averages, a variety of players f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 PBA Season
The 1992 PBA season was the 18th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Season highlights *PBA Commissioner Rudy Salud stepped down from his post to become the campaign manager of Danding Cojuangco for the upcoming presidential elections. League chairman Rey Marquez succeeded Atty. Salud as the new PBA Commissioner. *The pre-season annual PBA draft was highly anticipated with six members of the national team that took home the basketball gold in the recent Southeast Asian Games joining the rookie draft. Five-time national player Zandro "Jun" Limpot appealed earlier to PBA commissioner Rudy Salud that he'l be allowed to enter the PBA draft despite a league rule prohibited a player younger than 23 years old to play in the league. The PBA board of governors has rejected Jun Limpot's request. *Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs won the four-team PBA battle of champions from January 26-February 2, which includes the Chinese national team. The other two teams that participa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 PBA All-Star Weekend
The 1999 PBA All-Star Weekend is the annual all-star weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The events were held from August 6–8, 1999. Skills Challenge winners *Slam Dunk Competition: Robert Parker of Sta.Lucia *Buzzerbeater event co-champions: Bal David of Brgy.Ginebra and Rodney Santos of Alaska *Three-Point Shootout: Jasper Ocampo of Pop Cola (defeated Roehl Gomez of Alaska, 17-8) *Two-Ball Competition: Johnny Abarrientos and Kenneth Duremdes of Alaska won over the San Miguel pair of Dwight Lago and Robert Duat, 38-30 All-Star Game Rosters Veterans *Benjie Paras *Kenneth Duremdes *Johnny Abarrientos *Alvin Patrimonio *Jerry Codiñera *Marlou Aquino *Bal David *Noli Locsin *Jun Limpot *Dennis Espino *Jeffrey Cariaso * Gerald Esplana *Coach: Tim Cone *Originally, Vergel Meneses and Victor Pablo were selected, but were replaced by Jerry Codiñera and Gerald Esplana because of injuries. Rookies/Sophomores *Jason Webb *Eric Menk *Sonny Alvarado *Danny Ild ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 PBA All-Star Game
The 1995 PBA All-Star Game is the annual all-star weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The events were held on July 23, 1995 at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay. The first-ever PBA Fans Day took place at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City a week before on July 16, 1995. Skills Challenge Winners MILO Buzzer-Beater Contest: San Miguel rookie Matthew Makalintal won the contest, edged out Boyet Fernandez of Sta.Lucia and Boybits Victoria of Sunkist. Islacom Three-point Shootout: Joey Guanio (16 points) of Shell beat Allan Caidic (11 points) of San Miguel in the finals, other participants were Ricardo Marata (Sunkist), Dwight Lago (Pepsi), Vince Hizon (Ginebra), Jose Francisco (Sta.Lucia), Glenn Capacio (Purefoods) and Roehl Gomez (Alaska). Lipovitan Slam Dunk Team Competition: Shell's tandem of Elmer Lago and Benjie Paras won over the Ginebra duo of Alexander Coles and Noli Locsin in the finals, finishing third is the San Miguel pair of Victor Pablo and rookie Bryant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 PBA All-Star Game
The 1993 PBA All-Star Game is the annual all-star weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The events were held on June 6, 1993 at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay. Skills challenge winners *Slam Dunk Competition: Vergel Meneses *Three-point shootout: Elmer Cabahug (11-10 over Allan Caidic in the sudden death shootout after the first two rounds) Special Feature Showbiz stars entertain the fans with a basketball game as they await the main PBA All-Star event. Four Da Boys, led by Willie Revillame with 22 points and playing-coach Philip Salvador won over D'Kool Doods of Edu Manzano, 85-71. Among those who also played were Cesar Montano, Jinggoy Estrada, Anjo Ylana and former PBA player turned comedian Jimmy Santos, who provide the comic relief. All-Star Game Rosters North All-Stars: *Ato Agustin (San Miguel) *Samboy Lim (San Miguel) *Allan Caidic (San Miguel) *Hector Calma (San Miguel) *Jerry Codiñera (Purefoods) *Alvin Patrimonio (Purefoods) *Victor Pablo (Seven-Up) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 PBA All-Star Game
The 1989 PBA All-Star Game is the first all-star weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), coinciding the 1989 PBA season. Background PBA Commissioner Rudy Salud organized the league's first all-star game to showcase the younger players that have joined the league from 1988 and 1989, who became standouts in their respective teams against the veteran players, who are mostly in the league since its founding in 1975. , Jaemark Tordecilla, FireQuinito.com, May 19, 2011 Before 1989, exhibition games were held in the provinces, notably in 1982, where the league's players from Luzon (named North All-Stars) were pitted against the league's players from Visayas and Mindanao (South All-Stars) in Cebu. All-Star Game Coaches |
Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Game
The PBA All-Star Game is an exhibition game hosted annually by the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), matching the league's star players using various formats. It is the featured event of PBA All-Star Weekend. The All-Star game was first staged at The ULTRA on June 4, 1989. The starting lineup for each squad is selected by a fan ballot, while the reserves are chosen by a vote among the head coaches of the league's teams. If a selected player is injured and cannot participate, the league officials select a replacement. The head coaches of the teams that entered the season's first conference, the Philippine Cup, are chosen as the coaches of the teams in the All-Star Game. Background The annual All-Star Game was instituted in 1989 and has already evolved into different types of competition, more commonly in the following formats: Philippine national team vs. PBA All-Stars (last played in 2018), Rookies, Sophomores & Juniors (RSJ) vs. Veterans (last played in 2012), and North v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup
The 1998 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Centennial All-Filipino Cup, also known as the 1998 McDonald's-PBA All-Filipino Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 1998 PBA season. It started on February 1 and ended on May 8, 1998. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team. Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: *The teams were divided into 2 groups. Group A: #Alaska Milkmen #Gordon's Gin Boars #Formula Shell #San Miguel Beermen Group B: # Mobiline Phone Pals #Sta. Lucia Realtors # Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies #Pop Cola 800s *Teams in a group will play against each other once and against teams in the other group twice; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams. Standings will be determined in one league table; teams do not qualify by basis of groupin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 PBA All-Filipino Cup
The 1997 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) All-Filipino Cup was the first conference of the 1997 PBA season. It started on February 16 and ended on May 25, 1997. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team. Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: * Double-round robin eliminations; 14 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. * The top five teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals. * Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the remaining five teams. Results from the eliminations will be carried over. A playoff incentive for a finals berth will be given to the team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Basketball Association Best Player Of The Conference Award
The Philippine Basketball Association's Best Player of the Conference Award is given to the best local (Filipino or part-Filipino) player at the end of each conference (tournament). It was first awarded in the 1994 All-Filipino Conference. The Best Import Award is given to the best player (non-Filipino) at the end of each import-laden conference. Criteria The method of selecting the Best Player of the Conference is similar on how the season's Most Valuable Player is selected. The criteria used since the 2022–23 PBA season are as follows: *45% average statistical points *30% press and media votes *25% players' votes Statistical points (SP) are computed as follows: *1 SP for every point scored, rebound, assist, steal and blocked shot. *10 bonus points for every game won where the player played up to the semifinals. *15 bonus points for every game won where the player played in the Finals *Deduction of 1 SP for every turnover, 5 SP for every technical or flagrant foul without ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 PBA Season
The 1998 PBA season was the 24th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Season highlights *The PBA is in their toughest challenge with the formation of a new league called Metropolitan Basketball Association, backed by the giant network ABS-CBN, and is perceived to be a threat to the 24-year existence of the PBA. *The Alaska Milkmen won two titles during the year while Formula Shell ended a six-year title-drought by winning the final conference of the season. *For the third time in every four years, an All-pro squad to be known as Philippine Centennial Team will be given a task to win the basketball gold in the Asian Games, slated in December in Bangkok, Thailand. Alaska coach Tim Cone was chosen to handle to national team and pick the pro cagers to comprise the 12-man lineup. The Centennial team participated in the Jones Cup basketball tournament in Taipei and won their third championship. *This is the only season that features four conferences with the addit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 PBA Season
The 1996 PBA season was the 22nd season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Board of governors Executive committee * Jun Bernardino (Commissioner) * Teodoro L. Dimayuga (Chairman, representing Purefoods TJ Hotdogs) * Nazario L. Avendaño (Vice-Chairman, representing San Miguel Beermen) * Dr. Antonio V. Concepcion (Treasurer, representing Ginebra San Miguel) Teams Season highlights *The league's broadcast partner, Vintage Sports, switched networks from People's Television to Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation. They also changed their primary language from English to Tagalog. *Crowd-favorite Ginebra San Miguel return to their winning ways after years of being a doormat with the entry of top draft pick, 6-9 Marlou Aquino, the Ginebras advances in the semifinals for the first time in three years during the All-Filipino Cup, their season was highlighted by a finals trip in the third conference, losing to grandslam champions Alaska Milkmen. *The Pepsi Mega Bott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
