- MMTLBA

CKSC Blasts SJCS by Henry Liao for philippinebasketball.ph (01/25/2012) CHIANG KAI SHEK COLLEGE 75 – ST. JUDE CATHOLIC SCHOOL 55 Notes: In his first coaching appearance against his former team for the past six seasons, Chiang Kai Shek College mentor Goldwin Monteverde steered the Blue Dragons to a 75-55 rout of St. Jude Catholic School … >> read more

- BADEN POWELL CUP

Schedule of Games CKSC, Hope Remain Unbeaten Halfway Through BP Cup Elimination Phase by Judelio Yap for philippinebasketball.ph (01/17/2012) The picture is getting clearer as to which teams will make it to the knockout quarterfinal round of the 9th Baden Powell Cup Basketball Tournament 2012. Defending champion Chiang Kai Shek College posted two more wins over the weekend, trampling St. Peter the Apostle School, 94-55, last January 14 and erstwhile unbeaten Elyseum Christian School, 88-65, the day after. The Blazing Dragons will face winless Philippine Pasay Chung Hua Academy on January 22, the last day of the elimination round. >> read more

OTHER PHILIPPINE HOOPS NEWS

San Miguel, Cebuana invited to play in ABA Global League (01/26/2012) PBA professional team San Miguel Beermen and a reinforced PBA-D League frontrunner Cebuana Lhuillier, has officially been invited by the American Basketball Association (ABA Global) to play in the ABA league next year thru an acquisition of 2 California based teams. The filipinos will play side-by-side former NBA players in 2 seperate conferences which will be shown in over 30 countries including the United States and the Philippines. >> read more

- Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas

2011 FIBA Asia Championship Wrap-Up: Don't Doubt Him, He's Douthit by Henry Liao for philippinebasketball.ph (10/10/2011) Unquestionably, naturalized player Marcus Eugene Douthit was the meal ticket for the Philippines in its fourth-place finish in the 26th FIBA Asia Championship in Wuhan, China. A 6-11 center out of Providence College, the American-born Douthit topped the biennial competitions in scoring and rebounding and tied for third in blocked shots. >> read more

- National Basketball Association (NBA)

HOOPSTER: 2011 NBA Finals: Mavs Are First-Time Champs By Henry L. Liao for philippinebasketball.ph (06/14/2011) The 65th season of the National Basketball Association is over following the Dallas Mavericks’ 4-2 victory over the Miami Heat in the best-ofseven Finals. The outcome of the 2011 NBA Finals was like the Biblical story that saw David slay Goliath. >> read more News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com - JR. NBA NBA Hall of Famer AC Green helps paint dolphin mural for NBA Green Week (04/19/2011) NBA Legend and Hall of Famer AC Green went on an NBA Cares Activity last April 11 after helping run the 2011 Jr. NBA National Training Camp at SM Mall of Asia. Green teamed up with reknowned mural artist and conservationist AG Sarno to paint a dolphin mural at the De La Salle campus to highlight the plight of dolphins and encourage their protection. Sarno, who has painted thousands of dolphin murals across the country and considers Green as one of his childhood heroes, invited Green to paint the mural with him. >> read more - Fr. Martin Cup 17th Fr. Martin Summer Cup Schedule (May 12 - June 18, 2011) 17th Fr. Martin Summer Cup Participating Teams 17th Fr. Martin Summer Cup Tournament Format

HOOPSTER: More Wishes for Philippine Sports in Year 2012, Part 3
By Henry Liao for philippinebasketball.ph (01/07/2012)

Here’s the third and final installment of our 10-item wish list for Philippine sports in Year 2012.

3. Concentrate on the Three Bees – Boxing, Bowling and Billiards

We Filipinos take sports like a duck takes to water. Any Pinoy sports fan worth his salt nonetheless knows that we can no longer excel in international basketball. Within the Southeast Asian community, our country may be unbeatable, at least for now. But as far as the Asian competitions – let alone at the World level – are concerned, the Philippines has lagged so far behind from its dominating position between the 1920s and early 1970s. >> read more

HOOPSTER: More Wishes for Philippine Sports
By Henry Liao for philippinebasketball.ph (01/06/2012)

Here’s the second installment of our 10 Wishes for Philippine Sports in Year 2012.

6. Move over Kiefer and Bobby Ray, here comes Jeron

After Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo de Manila University) and Bobby Ray Parks (National University), there’s the next blue-chip, can’t-miss prospect for local college ball in Jeron Teng, a teammate of the two 2011 UAAP rookie sensations in several Youth international stints in the past. >> read more

2011-2012 PBA Philippine Cup Semifinals: Outlast
By Joseph W. Buduan for philippinebasketball.ph (01/05/2012)

Like all the best matches in modern basketball, the 2011-2012 PBA Philippine Cup comes down to the Final 4, the top four teams who will duke it out to determine who will dispute the premier conference championship of the season. Petron Blaze, Talk N Text, Powerade and Rain Or Shine are the last four teams standing, and two of them will battle it out for the right to be crowned the best team in the land. >> read more

HOOPSTER: How time flies!
By Henry Liao for philippinebasketball.ph (12/29/2011)

January 5 marks the greatest scoring game by a high school player in Philippine basketball history!

On January 5, 2011, Xavier School's Jeron Teng scored a mind-boggling 104 points in Xavier School's 164-74 shellacking of Grace Christian College in a Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association (MMTLBA) game at the Jacinto Tiu Court inside the Xavier School campus. >> read more

HOOPSTER: My 10-item Wish List for Philippine Sports in Year 2012
By Henry Liao for philippinebasketball.ph (12/28/2011)

Most fortune tellers believe that the Year of the Dragon (it officially starts on January 23, which has been declared a special non-working holiday by the national government for the first time ever) will bring luck to most people.

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