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2007–08 Barangay Ginebra Kings Season
The 2007–08 Barangay Ginebra Kings season was the 29th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Key dates August 19: The 2007 PBA Draft took place at Market! Market! in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. Draft picks Roster Philippine Cup Game log , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 1 , October 19 , Red Bull , 102–95 , Macapagal (21) , , , Cuneta Astrodome , 1–0 , - bgcolor="#edbebf" , 2 , October 24 , Talk 'N Text , 102–111 , Tubid (22) , , , Araneta Coliseum , 1–1 , - bgcolor="#edbebf" , 3 , October 27 , Welcoat , 64–82 , Mamaril (17) , , , Roxas City , 1–2 , - bgcolor="#edbebf" , 4 , October 31 , Alaska , 92–103 OT , Helterbrand (18) , , , Cuneta Astrodome , 1–3 , - bgcolor="#edbebf" , 5 , November 4 , Purefoods , 76–103 , Tubid (11) , , , Cuneta Astrodome , 1–4 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 6 , November 10 , Sta.Lucia , 103–90 , Helterbran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jong Uichico
Joseph Enrique "Jong" Floro Uichico (born July 15, 1962) is a Filipino professional basketball coach who is currently serving as the head coach of NLEX Road Warriors in the Philippine Basketball Association. Uichico is a former Philippine national team Youth member and a former player and head coach of the La Salle Green Archers in the UAAP before replacing Ron Jacobs as SMB coach in 1999. Uichico was coach of the San Miguel Beermen from 1999–2006, leading the Beermen to six PBA championships. Basketball career Uichico played for the La Salle Green Archers in the collegiate ranks. He was a member of the 1982 RP Youth Team that won the ABC Under-18 Championship. After a stint with the famed Northern Consolidated Cement squad of Ron Jacobs, Uichico ended his basketball career early. Coaching career Early years In the mid-1990s, Uichico had a coaching stint with the Green Archers and guided them to two runner-up trophies. He also joined the Magnolia Beverage Masters c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Bull Barako
Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–750 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondary color (made from magenta and yellow) in the CMYK color model, and is the complementary color of cyan. Reds range from the brilliant yellow-tinged scarlet and vermillion to bluish-red crimson, and vary in shade from the pale red pink to the dark red burgundy. Red pigment made from ochre was one of the first colors used in prehistoric art. The Ancient Egyptians and Mayans colored their faces red in ceremonies; Roman generals had their bodies colored red to celebrate victories. It was also an important color in China, where it was used to color early pottery and later the gates and walls of palaces. In the Renaissance, the brilliant red costumes for the nobility and wealthy were dyed with kermes and cochineal. The 19th century brought the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Miguel Beermen
The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots. It is the most successful franchise in the history of the PBA and the only remaining original franchise in the league. The Beermen have the most titles with 29 and the most all-time victories with more than 1,200 wins. In addition, it has won the Grand Slam in and the Perpetual Jun Bernardino Trophy after winning three straight PBA Philippine Cups from 2015 to 2017. It is also the only team to have won at least one PBA title in each of the six numerical decades of the league's existence and was the first professional basketball team ever to come back from a 0–3 deficit to win a best-of-seven playoff series which they did during the 2015–16 Philippine Cup Finals. Beginnings San Miguel had a basketbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Santos
General Santos, officially the City of General Santos and abbreviated as GenSan, is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Regions of the Philippines, region of Soccsksargen, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 697,315 people making it the most populous city in Soccsksargen Region. It is located on the island of Mindanao, it is the Extreme points of the Philippines#Cities, southernmost and 15th-most populous city in the Philippines. It is the regional center for commerce and industry of the Soccsksargen region, and it is also the only coastal as well as the largest city in the province of South Cotabato wherein it is geographically situated and grouped under the province by the Philippine Statistics Authority but administered independently of it. Etymology The city was named after Gen. Paulino Santos, a former Commanding General of the Philippine Army and the settlement's leading pioneer. History The no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayjay Helterbrand
Anthony "Jayjay" Helterbrand (born Lamberto Romero Vicente, Jr. on October 14, 1976) is a Filipino-American basketball player who last played for the Biñan Tatak Gel of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and Pilipinas Super League (PSL). He previously played with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known by many as Helter Skelter, he is also known, along with backcourt tandem Mark Caguioa, as one-half of the so-called, The Fast and the Furious. Professional career He played one game for the Batangas Blades in the Metropolitan Basketball Association before signing with the Barangay Ginebra Kings in March 2000. He was recruited by Ginebra through coach Ron Jacobs to play back up for Bal David as preparation to supplant him in the starting lineup. Helterbrand started being noticed when he began coming into the game with eventual 2001 PBA Rookie of the Year Mark Caguioa. Their exciting play led to them being called as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaska Aces (PBA)
The Alaska Aces were a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 PBA season, 1986 under the ownership of Alaska Milk Corporation (AMC) and the owner of 14 PBA championships, tied with the Magnolia Hotshots for the third-most titles overall. They were one of the most popular teams in the league and the Philippines. The Aces won nine PBA championships in the 1990s, including a rare Grand Slam (PBA), grand slam (winning three championships in one season) during the 1996 PBA season, 1996 season, joining the Crispa Redmanizers (1976 PBA season, 1976, 1983 PBA season, 1983), San Miguel Beermen (1989 PBA season, 1989), and the San Mig Super Coffee Mixers (2013–14 PBA season, 2013–14) as one of only four franchises to achieve the feat. The Aces last tournament was the 2021 PBA Governors' Cup where they were eliminated by the NLEX Road Warriors in the quarterfinal round in March 2022. The franchise was bought by Converge ICT on March 23, 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxas City
Roxas (, ), officially the City of Roxas (Capiznon language, Capiznon/; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 179,292 people, making it the most populous city in Capiz and also the second-most populous city in Western Visayas, after Iloilo City. It is originally known as the Municipality of Capiz (from which the province derives its name), the area became a chartered city on May 12, 1951, and was renamed in honor of native Manuel Acuña Roxas, the List of presidents of the Philippines, fourth president of the Philippines and the first of the independent Commonwealth of the Philippines, post-American History of the Philippines (1946-1965), Third Philippine Republic. Roxas City is the center of education, trade, economic activities and logistics in Northern Panay. The abundance of marine life makes Roxas City the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Mamaril
John Billy San Luis Mamaril (born June 25, 1980) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player who last played for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He plays the forward and center positions. Like his father, former PBA player and Barangay Ginebra Kings slotman Romy "Mama" Mamaril, he is known for his physical and rugged defense. He played 17 seasons in the Philippine Basketball Association. Early life Mamaril grew up in Bulacan as one of three children. When he was ten years old, his father Romy Mamaril became estranged from his wife. As a result, Billy and the rest of his family moved to the US while his father stayed in the country. Living in Delano, California, he played basketball with other Fil-Ams in the Filipino American Basketball Association (FABA). Mamaril took up Liberal Arts at Bakersfield College and played for their basketball team. With his play in the FABA gaining attention, he decided to return to the Phili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters
The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association owned by Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. It debuted in the league in the 2006–07 PBA season after acquiring the franchise rights of the Shell Turbo Chargers in 2006, which disbanded after the 2004–05 PBA season. From 1996 to 2006, the franchise played in the Philippine Basketball League, carrying the name Welcoat House Paints, Welcoat Paintmasters and the St. Benilde-Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, winning a total of six championships. Beginnings Philippine Basketball League (1996–2006) The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters debuted in the Philippine Basketball League in 1996 as the Welcoat Paint Masters. Its first championship came in the 1999 Challenge Cup, winning 3–0 over Red Bull Energy Drink. Welcoat was considered as one of the two teams to enter the PBA before the 2000 season but lost out to Red Bull. Since then, the Paint Masters won five more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araneta Coliseum
The Araneta Coliseum, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Smart Araneta Coliseum, is an indoor multi-purpose arena, sports arena that is part of the Araneta City in the Quezon City#Cubao, Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines. Nicknamed "the Big Dome", it is one of the largest indoor arenas in Asia, and one of the largest clear span domes in the world. The dome measures approximately making it the largest dome in Asia from its opening in 1960 until 2001 when it was surpassed by the Ōita Stadium in Japan with a dome measuring . The Smart Araneta Coliseum is mostly used for indoor sports such as basketball. It is a main venue of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The Big Dome is also used for other sports and events such as boxing, cockfighting, local and international concerts, circuses, religious gatherings, and beauty pageants. History In 1952, J. Amado Araneta, a member of the Araneta family, purchased from RCA, Radio Corporation of America (RCA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Tubid
Ronald Tubid (born October 15, 1981) is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player who is the assistant coach and team manager of the Terrafirma Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He last played for the San Miguel Beermen of the PBA. Known by many as The Fearless, he was also known, along with backcourt tandem Mark Caguioa and Jayjay Helterbrand, as one-third of the so-called, The Fast, The Furious, and The Fearless. He was also known as The Saint for his resemblance to a depiction of Catholic saint Pedro Calungsod in a 1999 oil painting by Rafael del Casal. College career Tubid was the only provincial player in the supposedly all-city college where he ended up being the team captain in his freshman year. He played college hoops in the University of the East in the UAAP. His former UE Red Warriors teammates who ended up playing in the PBA are Niño Canaleta, James Yap, and Paul Artadi. Tubid first saw action for ANA Water Dispenser before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
