Philippine Basketball Pictures/Photos (Past and Present)

[art00]

I seem to remember that it was DENNIS (not Jeff) Still who was in the team. Yes, I agree #7 is Alfie Almario.

Wasn't Yves Dignadice in the team, too?

[Ghostrider]

^^

I think #6 is Jun Tan while # 13 is the late Teddy Alfarero. Benjie Paras would have only been 12 or 13 years old when this picture was taken.

[Advincula]

This is in response in helping identify players in NCC Team picture.
(standing L-R) Jeff Moore, Jerry Codinera, Leoncio Tan, *Yves Dignadice?, Alfredo Almario, Dennis Still, Jong Uichico, Allan Caidic, Louis Brill?
(on the floor L-R) Chip Engelland, Peter Aguilar?, Teddy Alfarero? *Samboy Lim, Franz Pumaren, Tonichi Yturri, Elmer Reyes, and Hector Calma.

with* before the name - surely does not look like them, however, Samboy
and Yves were on the team, but absent the picture.
with ? after the name - not 100% certain, but can be reliable.

[saints13]

so that's how they looked liked when they were kids.LOL

tnx for the info guys, I wasn't born yet in '84.

[Servinio]

Northern Consolidated

Northern Consolidated Team - proposed guest team in PBA 1984
w/ two Naturalized Filipinos Jeff Moore and Arthur Engelland and an import Jeff Still

Seated:
Arthur "Chip" Engelland
Peter Aguilar
Teddy Alfarero
Gerardo "Bong" Ramos
Franz Pumaren
Jose Antonio "Tonichi" Yturri
Elmer Reyes
Hector Calma

Standing:
Jeffrey Moore
Jerry Codinera
Leoncio "Jun" Tan
Reynaldo "Rey" Cuenco
Alfredo "Alfie" Almario
Dennis Still
Joseph "Jong" Uichico
Allan Caidic
Luis "Louie" Brill

[Advincula]

The 1972 RP bball team to Munich, as I remember.

CENTERS:
Big Boy Reynoso
Marte Samson

FORWARDS:
Jimmy Mariano
Manny Paner
Bogs Adornado
Joy Cleofas
Narciso Bernardo

GUARDS:
Freddie Webb
Yoyong Martirez
Jesse Sullano
Ed Ocampo
Bong Melencio

In our game against the USSR...as the game went on radio, after a prolonged tech difficulty, we found our team only down 4 points approaching the half at 48-44, . We were all jubillant for awhile there, until recap of the first half stats indicated that bigs, Reynoso 6'21/2", Samson 6'01/2", Paner 6'2", and Mariano 6'4", all had four fouls each. The second half found our team unable to cope and lost by a big margin. However, losing 20 point plus to USSR, the eventual champ is by no means a disgrace.

The only game I saw on TV, was the one against Japan, where we won mainly through Bogs Adornado. Japan simply cannot stop him. Adornado used the "fake" (a new move then) followed by a flawless jumper to max. Big Boy Reynoso controlled the paint and our guards controlled the game. Cleofas and Melencio somewhat neutralized Masatomo Taniguchi and Webb and Martirez negated Sigeaki Abe's playmaking.

[art00]

I'm sorry, bro, but as I posted in another thread, Big Boy Reynoso (and Robert Jaworski) were not in the NT that went to the 1972 Munich Olympics... as they were, then, serving a 'lifetime" ban for mauling a referee (Jose Osias?) during a Meralco-Crispa game in the old MICAA. The ban was, eventually, lifted and the two players were included in the 1973 NT that won the ABC and went on to the Tehran Asian Games and the 1974 World Championship... just before the PBA was born in 1975.

Also, Jesse Sullano was not in the 1972 team. The 2 players that should be in your list are forwards, Jun Papa and Danny Florencio. If I recall correctly, Manny Paner played center.

[saints13]

Raymond Townsend

A Fil-am NBA player.

was offered to play in the RP NT together with Ricardo Brown after his NBA stint but it didn't materialized.

[donmar]

Saint13 thanks for the pics bro!!!!

[KobeWanKenobi]

from upper left: Billy Ray Bates of Crispa - Best Import Awardee, Terry Saldaña of Toyota - Most Improved Player, Norman Black of Great Taste - Mr. 100% Awardee

A slight correction. While Terry Saldaña did play for Toyota (as a rookie in 1982), he won the Most Improved Player award as a member of Gilbey's Gin (in 1983). He would later be reunited (in 1984) with Robert Jaworski and Francis Arnaiz in the Toyota lineup.

[saints13]

Saint13 thanks for the pics bro!!!!

no problem bro
It would be educational for people like us who were not alive during those times to relive such moments thru pictures..
and a joy for those who were alive back then, remembering their youth as they look back to those pictures..

A slight correction. While Terry Saldaña did play for Toyota (as a rookie in 1982), he won the Most Improved Player award as a member of Gilbey's Gin (in 1983). He would later be reunited (in 1984) with Robert Jaworski and Francis Arnaiz in the Toyota lineup.

thanks for the correction sir!

I wish, the PBA would show some classic games on ABC 5.

[bolabasket]

The Big J Robert "Sonny" Jaworski winning the MVP Award in 1978

[pinoy pac fan]

The Big J Robert "Sonny" Jaworski winning the MVP Award in 1978

Jaworski: "O, mga repapips, celebrate tayo, blow out ko kayo sa Coco Banana, disco tayo ala John Travolta!"

Legaspi: WOW PARE!
Bulaong: HANEP!
Florencio: BONGGA!

[jovani_pineda]

ayos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sickcurtain_16]

Bongga? You mean bad... si florencio? LOL. Im just jokin. Nice idea there. Those who will post next will need to put captions.