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2023 AsiaBasket Dasmariñas Championship
The 2023 AsiaBasket Dasmariñas Championship was the sixth tournament under AsiaBasket, the third under the AsiaBasket name, and the last of three tournaments held in 2023. The tournament ran from November 3–11, 2023 at Dasmariñas Arena in Dasmariñas, Cavite, with collegiate and professional teams from various countries. The tournament was won by the CSB Blazers after defeating Statham Academy in the championship game, 105–86. Entertainment Filipino pop rock bands Mayonnaise and Nobita, and rapper Al James will become a guest performance a day after the championship game sponsored by Circus Music Festival. Teams ;Notes Format The ten teams are divided into two groups of five, from there each team plays one game against all other teams from the same group, with each team playing four games. The top four teams from each group will then advance to the single-elimination A single-elimination knockout, or sudden-death tournament is a type of elimination tournam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benilde Blazers Basketball
The Benilde Blazers basketball program represents De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (CSB) in men's basketball as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) (NCAA). The Benilde Blazers joined the NCAA in 1998, having been a fixture in the National Capital Region Athletic Association. The Blazers notably won its first and only NCAA title in 2000 under probation. History Beginnings at NCRAA CSB applied to join the NCAA as early as 1991; several student organizations opposed CSB's entry to the NCAA. They had participated in the National Capital Region Athletic Association (NCRAA) as early as 1994. On March 1998, the NCAA announced the entry of CSB, with a probationary period of three years. Champions under probation Two years later, they won the championship vs. the San Sebastian Stags, while under probation. The Blazers won just days after their brother team De La Salle Green Archers won the UAAP championship. The Blazers, under the leaders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JR Cawaling
Ricardo "JR" Cawaling Jr. (born August 15, 1987) is a Filipino basketball coach and former professional player. He was drafted 30th overall by the San Mig Coffee Mixers in the 2013 PBA draft. He is known as a three-point shooter. He was aliased "Aye Aye Captain" during his ABL years and "The Sweet Shooter" in his PBA career. College career Cawaling played for the FEU Tamaraws beginning in Season 70, when he was Rookie of the Year, beating Mike Gamboa and Kirk Long for the award. In his sophomore season, they were beaten by the De La Salle Green Archers during the Final Four and FEU missed out on a Finals trip. Cawaling returned for Season 72 off a stint with Gilas Pilipinas. He had 14 points on six of seven shooting from the field off the bench in a win over the NU Bulldogs. He scored 14 again in a 12-point win over the UP Fighting Maroons. They lost in the Final Four to the UE Red Warriors, despite him scoring 19 points. During Season 73, Cawaling was almost suspe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Martinez (basketball)
James Vincent R. Martinez (born January 31, 1987) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Ho Chi Minh City Wings of the Vietnam Basketball Association (VBA). Career Philippine Basketball Association He was drafted with the 18th overall pick by the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the 2011 PBA Draft and was later signed by the Powerade Tigers before the start of the upcoming season that time. During his short tenure in the PBA, he played both the point guard and the shooting guard positions. He played a season with the Powerade Tigers on the 2011–12 PBA season. On July 30, 2012, Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. announced that their PBA team, the Powerade Tigers, was sold to Sultan 900, Inc. which is owned and represented by its chairman and CEO Michael Romero. The Board of Governors unanimously approved the purchase on a special board meeting on August 17. PBA D-League and MPBL After his PBA stint, Martinez played for AMA Online Education of the PBA D-League in 2016. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Anderson
Gerald Randolph Opsima Anderson Jr. (born March 7, 1989) is a Filipino actor, Model (person), model, dancer and basketball player. He is managed and under contract to Star Magic, ABS-CBN Corporation, ABS-CBN's home based talent agency. Recognized as the "Action-Drama Prince" of Philippine industry, He is one of the most bankable leading men of his generation. Anderson is best known for his lead roles in a series of hit television shows such as ''Sana Maulit Muli (TV series), Sana Maulit Muli'' (2007), ''My Girl (Philippine TV series), My Girl'' (2008), action dramas, ''Tayong Dalawa'' (2009) in which he plays a soldier, and an National Bureau of Investigation (Philippines), NBI Agent in ''Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo'' (2010), a mentally challenged young man in ''Budoy'' (2011–2012), in the TV adaptation of the iconic comics character "Fredo" in ''Dyesebel (2014 TV series), Mars Ravelo's Dyesebel'' (2014), the Fantasy drama, ''Nathaniel (TV series), Nathaniel'' (2015) and in the Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawarma Shack
The Shawarma Shack is a Philippine food franchise known for its "buy one, get one free" shawarma wraps. It started on February 21, 2015, as a nightly ambulant food stand in Divisoria, Manila operated by Walther Uzi Buenavista and Patricia Collantes. As of 2024, it has over 800 outlets and 1000 employees throughout the Philippines. History In 2015, 25-year old Walther Uzi Buenavista and his wife Patricia launched a food stand at the Tutuban Center night market in Manila selling shawarma wraps. Walther would make the pita bread while Patricia would help prepare the ingredients and recipe. The business was initially unsuccessful as daily sales were very low. The couple then decided to gradually close down the stand. In order to clear out the inventory, Walther offered a "buy one, get one free" promotion for his wraps. This proved successful for the business and for the first time, their average daily sales went up. As the business grew, the couple incorporated the promotion as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benilde Blazers
The De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde Blazers and Lady Blazers are the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines), NCAA senior varsity teams of De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde. The Blazers were formerly a member of the National Capital Region Athletic Association (NCRAA) before being admitted to the NCAA in 1998. They then went on to win their first NCAA seniors basketball title in NCAA Season 76 basketball tournaments#Finals, 2000, the fastest for an expansion squad. The college's male juniors team are referred to as the Benilde–LSGH Junior Blazers (officially the La Salle Greenies, Benilde–LSGH Greenies) of La Salle Green Hills. Almost all sports programs of the Blazers excel in their events, leading to the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde winning its first ever General Championship in NCAA Season 81, and again in NCAA Season 83, NCAA Season 84, NCAA Season 89, and NCAA Season 90. Name As homage to the school which introduced several pioneering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single-elimination
A single-elimination knockout, or sudden-death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of a match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final match-up, whose winner becomes the tournament champion(s). Some match-ups may be a single match or several, for example two-legged ties in European sports or best-of series in North American pro sports. Defeated competitors may play no further part after losing, or may participate in "consolation" or "classification" matches against other losers to determine the lower final rankings; for example, a third place playoff between losing semi-finalists. In a shootout poker tournament, there are more than two players competing at each table, and sometimes more than one progresses to the next round. Some competitions are held with a pure single-elimination tournament system. Others have many phases, with the last being a single-elimination final stage, of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an international border with the Mexico, Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With almost 40million residents across an area of , it is the List of states and territories of the United States by population, largest state by population and List of U.S. states and territories by area, third-largest by area. Prior to European colonization of the Americas, European colonization, California was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-Columbian North America. European exploration in the 16th and 17th centuries led to the colonization by the Spanish Empire. The area became a part of Mexico in 1821, following Mexican War of Independence, its successful war for independence, but Mexican Cession, was ceded to the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilipinas Aguilas
The Pilipinas Aguilas are a basketball team in the Philippines. The Aguilas have two teams, one for both men and women. The men's team was established in 2022 and initially competed in FilBasket / AsiaBasket until 2023. In 2024, the team entered the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) as the Pilipinas Navy Aguilas. The women's team was established in 2025, where they competed in the 2025 WMPBL Invitational Tournament. History The Pilipinas Aguilas was founded by lawyer, Luis de la Paz. Men's team The Pilipinas Aguilas first played in FilBasket / AsiaBasket for its 2022 International Championship. In the group stage, Aguilas finished second in group A, only losing to Harimau Malaysia to advance to the knockout stage. They would then go on to lose to Kuala Lumpur Aseel in the semifinals but did beat the MBC Basketball Club to win a bronze medal. The Aguilas took part in two more tournaments afterward, the 2023 Las Piñas Championship where they placed last in Group B, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phuket
Phuket (; , , or ''Tongkah'') is one of the Southern Thailand, southern Provinces of Thailand, provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, List of islands of Thailand, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands off its coast. Phuket lies off the west coast of mainland Thailand in the Andaman Sea. Phuket Island is connected by the Sarasin Bridge to Phang Nga province to the north. The next nearest province is Krabi province, Krabi, to the east across Phang Nga Bay. Phuket province, encompassing an area of , ranks as the second-smallest province in Thailand. Its size is about two-thirds the size of Singapore. Historically, Phuket Island was situated on a major trading route between India and China. This strategic location led to its frequent mention of foreign ships in the logbook, logs, including those from Portugal, France, the Netherlands, and England. Despite this attention from various European powers, Phuket was never coloni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ateneo Blue Eagles Men's Basketball
Ateneo Blue Eagles basketball is about the basketball teams of the Ateneo de Manila University. 5-on-5 basketball Rivals University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons The Blue Eagles have had several rivalries throughout the years. Before the NCAA was founded and into the early years after its foundation (1924), Ateneo's fiercest basketball rivals were the UP Fighting Maroons (then known as the Maroon and Greens). In recent times, the " Battle of Katipunan" has taken place in the UAAP Men's Basketball championship series in Seasons 81, 84, and 85 with Ateneo holding the advantage, 2-1. De La Salle University Green Archers The Ateneo-La Salle rivalry is considered a popular rivalry in Philippine collegiate sports, with the two sides facing each other in Men's Basketball championship series 10 times across the NCAA (3 times) and the UAAP. (Ateneo - 5, La Salle - 5.) Current roster Championships NCAA UAAP In men's basketball, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
