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2008–09 Alaska Aces Season
The 2008–09 Alaska Aces season was the 23rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Key dates *August 30: The 2008 PBA Draft took place in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig. *September 1: The free agency period started. Draft picks Roster Depth chart Philippine Cup Standings Game log , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 1 , October 5 , San Miguel , 85–84 , Miller (17) , , , Cuneta Astrodome , 1–0 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 2 , October 11 , Coca Cola , 69–62 , , , , Victorias, Negros Occidental , 2–0 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 3 , October 16 , Red Bull , 89–83 , Miller (13) , , , JCSGO Gym (Cubao) , 3–0 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 4 , October 19 , Rain or Shine , 91–84 , Miller (21) , , , Araneta Coliseum , 4–0 , - bgcolor="#edbebf" , 5 , October 24 , Talk 'N Text , 83–91 , Miller (29) , , , Ynares Center , 4–1 , - bgcolor="#edbebf" , 6 , October 29 , Air21 , 107–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Cone
Earl Timothy Cone (born December 14, 1957) is an American professional basketball coach who leads Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and the Philippine men's national team. He is the most accomplished coach in PBA history with 25 titles including two Grand Slams, five Coach of the Year awards, and the most coaching wins with over 1,000. Cone was a proponent of the triangle offense. Early life and education Cone was born in the United States and grew up in Oregon. He moved to the Philippines when he was nine years old after his father came to the country to work in the logging industry. Cone attended a public elementary school in Baler, Aurora, Baler, Aurora (province), Aurora and later at International School Manila. Cone returned to the United States when he was 18 to study at Menlo College in California and the George Washington University in Washington D.C. After college, Cone worked at a bank in San Francisco before returning to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Fonacier
Larry Alexander Nacua Fonacier (born May 13, 1982) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He previously served as the team manager for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted fourteenth overall by the Red Bull Barako in the 2005 PBA draft. Nicknamed the "Babyface Assassin", he became known as a reliable three-point shooter and reliable defender. Early life Fonacier is the first-born son of the family, and he was an only child until his younger sister was born. Since he was an only child, he socialized by playing basketball. His father played tennis, so when he was five years old, he learned to shoot by trying to shoot tennis balls into a small makeshift rim. At night, he watched PBA games, especially those of his favorite team Purefoods. While watching games on television, he tried his best to copy the moves of his favorite player, Alvin Patrimonio, and dutifully wrote down Patrimonio's stats on his school notebook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reynel Hugnatan
Reynel Frances T. Hugnatan (born November 3, 1978) is a Filipino professional basketball player who plays for the San Juan Knights franchise of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and Pilipinas Super League (PSL). He also serves as an assistant coach for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was picked 9th overall by the Coca-Cola Tigers in the 2003 PBA draft. On May 12, 2023, Hugnatan retired from professional basketball and later became an assistant coach for the Bolts. In November 2023, however, he would un-retire to suit up for the MisOr Mustangs. Early life and college career Hugnatan was born in Bacolod. He grew up in Talisay, a municipality in Negros Occidental. His father was a truck driver, and his family also ran a small farm. He worked as a ''sakada'', an itinerant field worker in sugarcane fields. Hugnatan played for the University of Manila Hawks at the high school level for two years. He also played for them in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ferriols
Hubert John B. Ferriols (born September 9, 1974 in Davao City, Philippines) is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Mindoro Tamaraws of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). Ferriols was a former star in the defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA), after which he spent fourteen years in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Professional career Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA) Ferriols started his career with the Negros Slashers of the now-defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA). Ferriols was declared as the league's MVP in the league's inaugural season. He led the Slashers to its only title in the MBA during the 2002 season, MBA's final season. He played for five years with the Slashers, from the league's establishment to its folding in 2002. In the MBA, Ferriols was one of the league's star players and became the face of the Slashers franchise. Philippine Basketball Associati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LA Tenorio
Lewis Alfred Vasquez Tenorio (born July 9, 1984) is a Filipino professional basketball player and an assistant coach for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is also the head coach of the Gilas Youth. He was an assistant coach for the Letran Knights of the Philippines' NCAA. Early life Tenorio started playing basketball when he was 6 years old. No one really saw him play or his potential, but he tried his luck to join a basketball team when he was in grade three at Don Bosco Technical Institute of Makati. He, then in sixth grade, played a nationally televised exhibition game in front of a PBA audience. His team faced the Ateneo Grade School's Small Basketeers Team. Tenorio's team did not win, but he pretty much stole the show, scoring 31 points in only 21 minutes of play. After his elementary days were over, he first went to Adamson under coach Charlie Dy before eventually transferring to San Beda under legendary bench tactici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Miller
William Ferguson Miller MBE (born 2 May 1955) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager, who made a club record 560 league appearances for Aberdeen. Sir Alex Ferguson described Miller as "the best penalty box defender in the world". Club career Born in Glasgow, Miller was raised in the Bridgeton area of Glasgow. He had little interest in football as a child, and when he did become drawn to the game he played initially as a goalkeeper. He was scouted by several professional clubs while playing as a forward with Glasgow Schools and Eastercraigs Boys Club. Having been on unofficial schoolboy terms in 1969, Miller signed full-time for Aberdeen in 1971 at the age of 16 and spent a season on loan with Peterhead in the Highland League, scoring 24 goals; upon his return he was converted to a central defender/ sweeper in the reserves on the advice of Teddy Scott, winning the SFL Reserve Cup in 1973, established himself in that position in the first team in plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Dela Cruz
Anthony Bryan Davis dela Cruz (born August 24, 1978) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player and coach. He played majority of his career for the Alaska Aces of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), where he also served as an assistant coach after his playing career. He is also a former member of the RP National Basketball Team. Born in West Covina, California, Dela Cruz had a stint in the US NCAA and was named as Shell's direct hire recruit in 1999. He became a legitimate PBA All-Star player with the Shell Turbo Chargers and was dealt to the Aces prior to Shell's exit from the PBA before the start of the 2005–2006 season. Following the retirement of former player and now Blackwater Bossing head coach Jeffrey Cariaso in 2010, dela Cruz was named Alaska's team captain. Early life and career Dela Cruz was born in West Covina, California, as the middle child of the family with an older sister and a younger sister. His Filipino father was an account ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Devance
Joe Calvin Devance Jr. (born February 19, 1982) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player. He won 12 championships over the course of his career with the Alaska Aces, the Magnolia franchise and the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. Professional career Welcoat Dragons (2007–2008) The forward Devance attended the University of Texas, El Paso between 2001 and 2004. He entered the PBA in 2007 as the first overall pick by then-expansion team Welcoat. Though he had minutes, Devance was not really able to showcase his talent, playing center under coach Caloy Garcia. He wore number 53 with the Dragons. Alaska Aces (2008–2011) After playing one season with the Welcoat Dragons, he was then traded to the Alaska Aces for Sol Mercado. He is a feared outside scorer and a serious threat in the low post, a testament to his offensive capabilities. He is touted as the next most important player and the cornerstone of the Aces’ frontline until the unthinkable happened â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonny Thoss
Joachim Gunther "Sonny" Thoss (born December 7, 1981) is a German-Filipino former professional basketball player. He played his entire career in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) with the Alaska Aces, where his jersey number is retired. Early life and education Joachim Thoss was born on December 7, 1981, in Papua New Guinea to a German father and to a Filipina mother. His father, Joachim Thoss Sr. was an East German patrol guard who patrolled the Berlin Wall before it fell and is a carpenter who is involved in construction projects in Papua New Guinea. The younger Thoss' mother, Jesusa Marticio, is from Cebu. He attended Port Moresby High School. Basketball competitions in Papua New Guinea are rare; Thoss only represented his high school in one-day tournaments. He moved to Australia in 1999 to attend James Cook University. Semi-professional career After Thoss moved to Australia played for the Cairns Marlins of the Australian Basketball Association. He trained under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bong Hawkins
Rene "Bong" Hawkins Jr. (born November 6, 1967) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. Nicknamed as "The Hawk", he is the son of character actor Rene Hawkins, Sr. PBA career Presto & Sta.Lucia A power forward with the good sense of timing inside the shaded area, Bong was drafted as the second overall pick in the 1991 PBA draft. The former Perpetual Help cager was chosen by Presto coach Jimmy Mariano when the Tivolis traded Manny Victorino to Pepsi. Hawkins twisted his knee during practice and was forced to sit out in the entire first conference. He finally debut in Tivoli Milk uniform in the All-Filipino Conference and asserted his might. In 1993, he was absorbed by newcomer Sta. Lucia Realtors, which took over the disbanded Presto franchise. Bong played one conference as a Realtor before being traded to Alaska Milkmen for Paul Alvarez beginning the 1993 PBA Commissioner's Cup. Alaska Milkmen In his first full season wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Trillo
Luis Antonio Crisostomo Trillo, (born July 13, 1975) better known as Luigi Trillo, is the head coach of Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was the former head coach of the Alaska Aces, and Cebuana Lhuillier Gems in the PBA D-League. Coaching career Early years After suiting up for La Salle from 1993 to 1997, Trillo did not play professionally. He first got the offer to coach for a private school for boys called Southridge in 1997. After Southridge, he became a co-coach with Jorge Gallent in the junior Philippine Basketball League. He then got an offer as an assistant coach for the Cebu Gems in the now-defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association, where he went straight to the finals in his first year. Adamson In 1999, he joined the Adamson Falcons and, at 23 years old, became the youngest head coach in the UAAP at the time. His inexperience showed as the Soaring Falcons did not win a game in his first two seasons with the team at 0-28.''Those fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |