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2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
The 2007–08 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup finals is the best-of-7 championship series of the 2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The series is a best of seven affair and is the 94th championship disputed in the league. The teams competing are the second-seed Sta. Lucia Realtors and the first-seed Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants. The Realtors are in their first Philippine Cup finals stint. Qualification Rosters Series scoring summary Games summary Game 1 Purefoods and SLR engaged in a battle of attrition in the first three quarters but the Realtors pulled away late in the third quarter. Thanks to defense that led into transition offense, Kelly Williams collected 14 of his game-high 24 points to outscore the Giants 30–23 in the fourth quarter to claim Game 1. Game 2 Just like in Game 1, Purefoods and SLR fought a close game until the fourth quarter when Sta. Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PBA Philippine Cup
The PBA Philippine Cup is one of three active conferences in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). In this conference, only Filipino players and players of Filipino descent can compete, meaning that imports are not allowed. Before the 2004–05 season, the tournament was known as the PBA All-Filipino Cup. It is considered the most prestigious of the three conferences in a PBA season. Since the 2006–07 season, the champions of the Philippine Cup are awarded the Jun Bernardino Trophy, named after former PBA commissioner Jun Bernardino, which they get to keep possession of until the next Philippine Cup champion is crowned. If a team wins three Philippine Cups in a row, that team will have permanent possession of the trophy. . The Manila Times. Published January 25, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koy Banal
Enrico "Koy" Banal, is a Filipino people, Filipino professional basketball head coach. Coaching career Played as a San Beda Red Lions basketball, Red Lion in his college days, Banal has had extensive head coaching experience in the collegiate and amateur ranks. He called the shots for the PSBA Jaguars in the late 90s with ex-pro Warren Ybañez as his main man. From 2000-2004, he was the head coach of the FEU Tamaraws in the UAAP, bannered by future PBA MVP Arwind Santos, Denok Miranda, Mark Isip, Cesar Catli. He won two championships for FEU from UAAP Season 66, 2003 to UAAP Season 67, 2004 (Due to La Salle's ineligible players which led them to give up the 2004 championship trophy due to the scandal that leaked out UAAP Season 68, the following year and forfeiting all their wins from 2003-2005). Midway through the NCAA Season 81, 2005 NCAA season, he was hired as head coach of his alma mater, San Beda Red Lions, and in NCAA Season 82, 2006, he guided the team to their first cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assist (basketball)
In basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads directly to a score by field goal (basketball), field goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the basket. An assist is also credited when a basket is awarded due to defensive goaltending. There is some judgment involved in deciding whether a passer should be credited with an assist. An assist can be scored for the passer even if the player who receives the pass makes a basket after dribbling the ball for a short distance. However, the original definition of an assist did not include such situations,Hal BockGive an assist to NBA, ''The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'', April 28, 2002. so the comparison of assist statistics across eras is a complex matter. Only the pass directly before the score may be counted as an assist, so no more than one assist can be recorded per field goal (unlike in other sports, such as ice hockey). A pass that leads to a shooting foul and scoring by f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Yeo
Joseph Henry Lim Yeo (born September 7, 1983) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Manila Stars of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was drafted third overall by the Coca-Cola Tigers in 2006. Amateur career Yeo took his primary and secondary education at Xavier School and his collegiate education at De La Salle University. He was a part of the Green Archers team that completed its quest for four-peat by defeating Ateneo in the 2001 UAAP finals. From a UAAP rookie year in 2001 where he averaged of 3.4 points, 1.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 9.5 minutes per game, he improved this to an average statline of 11.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 23.3 minutes in the 2004 season. In the PBL, he led his team, Harbour Centre Batang Pier, to its first PBL crown alongside ex-Ateneo star LA Tenorio by winning the 2006 Unity Cup finals against Toyota Otis. Professional career Yeo was drafted by the now-defunct Coca-Cola Tigers as third overall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerby Raymundo
Kerby Mariano Raymundo (born January 19, 1981) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He last played for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as The Kid, he was a former star player with the Letran Knights during his NCAA years. Amateur career It was only in Raymundo's junior year in Jose Rizal Institute (High school) that he started playing basketball. He was discovered by Manuel "Molet" Pineda, a former Colegio de San Juan de Letran player and coach. Raymundo played for Letran in the NCAA from 1997–1999 and made significant impact for the Knights alongside future PBA players Chris Calaguio and Willie Miller. From 1998-1999, he was a member of the Knights' back-to-back NCAA championships with victories over five-peat champion San Sebastian Stags and the JRU Heavy Bombers, respectively. He was named NCAA MVP in 1999. He also played for the Philippine national team in the 1999 Southeast Asian Games as the coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denok Miranda
Dennis Ellera "Denok" Miranda (born July 14, 1982), is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player. He is the head coach for the FEU Tamaraws. He played majority of his career in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted third overall by Coca-Cola Tigers during the 2005 PBA draft. PBA career Coca-Cola Tigers Miranda played for the Coca-Cola Tigers for two seasons and averaged 8.1 points per game, 4.1 rebounds per game, and 4.4 assists per game. Sta. Lucia Realtors In the 2006–07 Philippine Cup, Miranda was traded to the Sta. Lucia Realtors with Manny Ramos and the Coca-Cola Tigers' 2008 second round pick in exchange for Alex Cabagnot, Ricky Calimag, and Kenneth Duremdes. He, Paolo Mendoza, Joseph Yeo and Ryan Reyes shared minutes at the guards positions. He was one of the key players in the championship team that defeated Purefoods in 2007-08. San Miguel Beermen/Petron Blaze Boosters Before the start of the 2009–10 PBA season, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Yap
Rogelio "Roger" Yap (born August 3, 1977) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He last played for the Manila Stars of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was drafted by Purefoods in 2001 as the ninth pick overall. He is also a former PBL MVP. He is known as a power point guard who can grab rebounds and has a great touch from the perimeter. He is best known for his playing years as the starting point guard with Purefoods, now known as San Mig Coffee. Statistics ''Correct as of February 18, 2017''http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Roger-Yap/117/ Season , - , align="left" , 2001 , align="left" , Purefoods , 33 , , 26.0 , , .369 , , .160 , , .419 , , 1.8 , , .7 , , .8 , , .1 , , 3.7 , - , align="left" , 2002 , align="left" , Purefoods , 35 , , 16.4 , , .336 , , .240 , , .586 , , 2.1 , , 2.3 , , .5 , , .1 , , 3.7 , - , align="left" , 2003 , align="left" , FedEx , 41 , , 22.3 , , .409 , , .351 , , .780 , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Reyes
Ryan Jay Reyes (born August 10, 1983) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for TNT Tropang 5G of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Nicknamed D-Energizer for his energetic style of play, he was drafted third overall by the Sta. Lucia Realtors in the 2007 PBA draft. Amateur career Prior to his current PBA career, Reyes also saw action in the National Basketball Conference (NBC) and played for the Cebuana Lhuillier-sponsored national team in 2005. He was named the Fantastic Freshman during the PBL's 2007 Conference awards. Professional career 2007 PBA draft In August 2007, while studying in the United States, he had to decide whether to finish his last semester of Kinesiology studies at California State-Fullerton or go to the Philippines and apply for the PBA draft. He chose the latter and was drafted third overall by the Sta. Lucia Realtors. Reyes was one of the few pure point guards in the 2007 PBA draft. His great size, athletic ability, solid perimet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Pingris
Jean Marc Prado Pingris Jr. (born October 16, 1981) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Biñan Tatak Gel of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and the Pilipinas Super League (PSL). Regarded as an all-time great in Philippine basketball, he was named one of the Philippine Basketball Association's 40 Greatest Players. He spent 14 seasons with the Purefoods franchise where he established his reputation as perhaps the best defender in the PBA for a long period of time and led them alongside James Yap and Peter June Simon to four-straight titles and a rare PBA Grand Slam as the San Mig Coffee Mixers in 2013–2014. Born in Pozorrubio, Pangasinan, Pingris started his career in the PBA being picked third overall at the 2004 PBA draft by FedEx, and was traded to Purefoods after a few games. After spending three years with Purefoods, he was traded to San Miguel and was traded back again after a year. He represented the Philippines and contrib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Yap
James Carlos Agravante Yap Sr. (born February 15, 1982) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known by his nickname Big Game James, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players to ever play in the PBA. Beyond sports, Yap is also a politician, serving his first term as a city councilor for San Juan since 2022. Amateur career Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) Yap was born in Escalante, Negros Occidental. As a child, Yap already showed athleticism playing football, baseball, and track and field until high school. Growing up, he looked up to one of the most prolific players in the history of Philippine Basketball, Samboy Lim. Yap emerged to be one of the most promising basketball stars in the Iloilo/Negros region back in the late 1990s. Early on that decade, he played for the Bacolod Tay Tung High School and made his mark. He was transferred to Iloilo Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Williams
Kelly Williams (born February 7, 1982) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang 5G in the PBA. He played collegiate basketball at Oakland University, an NCAA Division I school in the United States, and he also represented the Philippines in international competitions. Early life Williams was born in Detroit, Michigan to an American father and a Filipina mother. He is the youngest of three children. His father died of cancer at the age of 69 when he was seven years old. He attended Martin Luther King High School where he played in the Detroit PSL basketball league. As a senior, Williams was the co-captain of the team. He was named an all-district and all-state player as he averaged 35 points, 14 rebounds, four blocks, three steals, and two assists per contest. During that time, the Crusaders were ranked in the state as high as number one, and was only defeated in the semifinal round of the state championships. Williams completed high school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PBA On ABC
''PBA on ABC'' (later renamed as ''PBA on TV5'') is a Philippine television sports presentation show broadcast by ABC/TV5. It aired from February 22, 2004 to August 20, 2008, replacing '' Ispup'' and ''Friday Box Office'' and was replaced by '' Lokomoko'', '' Lipgloss'' and ''HushHush''. The consist of branding used for presentation of Philippine Basketball Association. History Due to poor performance and disappointing ratings, the PBA disbanded a broadcasting consortium between the National Broadcasting Network and the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation after the 2003 season, and took bids on a new broadcast contract for the league. In January 2004, the PBA began a contract with the Associated Broadcasting Company to broadcast PBA games for one year, beating bids from Solar Sports and former Vintage Television owner Bobong Velez’s attempt to form GMA Network’s sports division. The new ABC operation picked up talent from the former NBN/IBC coverage, including Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
