This event marks the 6th year of partnership between the PBA and Gatorade
Now that the annual yearly collegiate tournaments have all wrapped up, it’s time for university stars to take the next step towards building their own legacies in Philippine basketball as the 2019 PBA Gatorade Draft gears up, with the Draft Combine happening this December 5 and 6 at the Gatorade Hoops Center.
Royal Tern edged Secret Spices, 102-100, at the Aquinas Gym in San Juan at the opening of the MBL Chairman’s Cup Basketball Tournament, now on its 15th year.
Young cagers of the University of Visayas passed the La Salle Greenhills test with flying colors, scoring a 62-58 victory. UV Green Lancers went off to a strong start in the first half of the SPB division championship game, and kept its dominance until the finish.
Roxas City, Capiz – University of Visayas (UV) and Nazareth School of National University (NU) were crowned champions in their respective divisions at the SBP-Passerelle Twin Tournament National Finals in Roxas City, Capiz. Around 120 student-athletes saw action at Dinggoy Roxas Civic Center, where they went head-to-head and competed for the biggest title in youth basketball.
From a single pawn brokering shop in Palawan in 1985 to the fastest growing and leading pawnshop and money remittance network in the Philippines, Palawan Express Pera Padala strongly identifies with the UP Fighting Maroons.
For more than three decades, UP’s performance in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) has been sub-par, with only one basketball championship to boast of in the post-war era. For many years, there were winless seasons, empty galleries, less than spartan team funds.
Renzo Subido made sure that he will still don University of Santo Tomas’ colors until the end. Subido knocked down the booming triple that brought University of Santo Tomas the victory in their do-or-die against University of the Philippines on Wednesday.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The ink on the NCAA’s notice of allegations was but a few hours old when officials at Kansas huddled with Jayhawks coach Bill Self and crafted a strongly worded response that not only disputed the claims but went on the offensive.
The tradition-rich program, which found itself in the crosshairs amid the FBI’s investigation of corruption in college basketball, instead suggested it was the victim in a play-for-pay scheme crafted by Adidas executives.
“We strongly disagree with the allegations,” athletic director Jeff Long said. “We fully support Coach Self and his staff and we will vigorously defend the allegations against him.”
Pat Pesquera's prayers were answered as she buried the miraculous three-pointer from halfcourt to finally end University of the Philippines' heartaches with a thrilling 55-52 triumph over University of the East Saturday in the UAAP Season 82 Women's Basketball Tournament at SM Mall of Asia Arena.
University of Santo Tomas flat out dominated University of the East, 65-26, to take its seventh win in the UAAP Season 82 Women's Basketball Tournament, Wednesday at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion.
