Two smaller professional basketball leagues in the Philippines, the PBL and Liga Philippines, are in talks to combine their leagues according to reports. (Talk the league mergers and Philippines Basketball in our forum) “We’re looking at the relevance of the […]
At 5-6 and 135lbs, Manny Pacquiao isn’t an intimidating figure initially, but the diminuative Filipino may be, pound-for-pound, the toughest boxer on the face of the planet. Slam Magazine recently interviewed the street-tough fighter about his other passion- basketball. Here’s […]
From the crew @ Interbasket (and Pau Gasol), we wish you a very Merry Christmas, a super Hannukkah; a happy holidays. Whatever you you do, however you are celebrating, whoever you are with, wherever you are in the world – we […]
In a game between Smart Gilas and Burger King of the Philippines Basketball Association, one of the Burger King players goes after a fan in the stands and begins to kick and punch the fan. (Discuss Philippines Basketball in our […]
It is now more than two days since massive flooding swept the Philippines. Typhoon Ondoy hit Manila, the nation’s capital and neighboring provinces, leaving a total of 140 dead victims and displacing ~435 000 more. Major networks reported that a month’s […]
If basketball popularity coincided with the average height of the country’s population, then Scandinavia should have many more professional basketball players. At least according to some data that was compiled by one of our forum members, tpraseri (see Average Height […]
Iran successfully defended their Asia Champions crown last night, dropping favored-China in a laughable 70-52 win. Led by Memphis Grizzly center Hamed Haddadi‘s 19 points and 17 rebounds, Iran dominated the Chinese in the first two quarters; outscoring their opponents […]
Even with the likelihood that they’ll head home without a win, the Sri Lankan Natonal Basketball Team is just happy to be in Tianjin, China for the Asia Basketball Championships. A day before the tournament began on August 6th, Sri Lanka […]
Two regional basketball championships are going into their third, and final day, of preliminary games today. The 2009 Africa Nations and the Asia Championships are finishing up their round robin play.After day 2, Angola, Nigeria, Senegal, and Cameroon have advanced […]
Title: Asia Championships of Basketball Location: Tianjin, China Official Website: http://china2009.fiba.com/ Description: The 2009 FIBA Asia Championships of basketball (discuss) will be held in Tianjin, China from August 6-16, 2009 with 16 teams divided into four groups. The sixteen teams […]
The final games of the 2009 Jones Cup were played last night and the standings for all nine teams have been determined – with Iran continuing their dominance in Asian play. 1. Iran (6 wins – 2 losses) 2. Jordan […]
Taipei, Taiwan – The 2009 Williams Jones Cup is underway. This international tournament, held every year in Taiwan, features nine teams this year: Iran, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, and Team Kwanghwa (Taiwan). (Discuss the 2009 Jones Cup tournament in our […]
Kobe Bryant is back in Asia this summer after doing tours of the various Asian cities in 1998 and 2007. This time around, Nike is sending Kobe to Manila (Philippines), Singapore, Taipei, (Taiwan), and three Chinese cities; Hong Kong, Shanghai and […]
Medan, Indonesia – The Philippines are champions once again, defeating Iindonesia 96-68 in the SEABA title game (discuss). After a tighly contested first quarter, the defending champions would cruise to a 98-68 win over hosts Indonesia to claim the 8th […]
The 2009 SEABA Championships are underway in Medan, Indonesia (discuss). As expected, the tournament favorites and defending champions got off to a great start as the Republic of the Philippines defeating Malaysia 100-73. The two competitors have dominated the SEABA gold […]
The 8th annual SEABA championships will be played this coming weekend (June 6-10, 200) in Medan, Indonesia. SEABA, the SouthEast Asian Basketball Association, is a sub-region of FIBA Asia that includes these ten Southeast Asian countries; Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, […]
May 29, Araneta Coliseum – It could have been one of the greatest knockout games in recent PBA history. The Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants survived their match against Talk-N -Text Tropang Texters 126-123 which needed two overtime periods to determine […]
Iranian club Mahram defeated Zain 78-68 in the 20th FIBA Asia Cup Championship (Discuss). With two dominant scorers in Jackson Vroman and Samad Nikkah Bahrami, Mahram overwhelmed their Jordanian opponents beginning in the second quarter. Vroman led Mahram with 19 […]
Jakarta, Indonesia – After defeating Al-Riyadhi of Lebanon, Iranian club Mahram will face Zain, a club from Jordan, in the Finals for the 2009 FIBA Asia Champions Cup. (Discuss the 2009 Asian Cup tournament) If Mahram is successful, Iran will […]
The San Beda Red Lions basketball team has boasted of one of the most successful basketball programs in the recent history. The Lions are given all the financial support it needs, thanks to a very strong alumnae boosters program, and […]
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