Philippine Basketball Association
2007 PBA Draft
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1975
Claim to fame	The oldest professional basketball league in Asia
Motto	"The Pride is Back"
No. of teams	10
Country	Philippines
Most recent champion(s)	Barangay Ginebra Kings (Philippine) and Alaska Aces (Fiesta)
TV partner(s)	ABC
Official website	PBA.ph

The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a professional basketball league in the Philippines founded in 1975. It is the first and the oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest existing professional basketball league in the world after the United States' National Basketball Association (NBA). The league's rules are patterned after the FIBA and the National Basketball Association. Look up PBA in Wiktionary, the free dictionary PBA is the ICAO code for PB Air The TLA PBA may stand for: Palm Beach Atlantic University Professional Bowlers Association Partial-birth abortion Philippine Basketball Association Pantip Basketball Association Patrolmens Benevolent Association Provincetown-Boston Airlines Police Benevolent Association Thalys PBA... Image File history File links Current_sport. ... The 2007 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Rookie Draft is an event, which will allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. ... Image File history File links Pbalogo_league. ... Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... See also: 1974 in sports, other events of 1975, 1976 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Athletics August 12, In Gothenburg, Sweden, New Zealander, John Walker set a new world record becoming the first man to break 3:50 for the mile when he clocked 3:49. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Philippines. ... The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979. ... For the ice hockey team, see Alaska Aces. ... The PBA Fiesta Conference is a tournament held during a Philippine Basketball Association season. ... The PBA on ABC is a presentation of Philippine Basketball Association games on the Philippine television network Associated Broadcasting Company. ... A professional can be either a person in a profession (certain types of skilled work requiring formal training / education) or in sports (a sportsman / sportwoman doing sports for payment). ... Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Small Text For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... “NBA” redirects here. ... The International Basketball Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball), more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA (pronounced ), is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball. ... “NBA” redirects here. ...

Sonny Barrios is the league's Officer in Charge after he was recently hired to take over the role left by recently-resigned commissioner Noli Eala, who handled the league from 2003-2007. He will handle the position before the league hires a permanent commissioner. Atty. ...

History

First PBA logo (1975-early 1980s)

The Philippine Basketball Association was founded as a "rebellion" of several teams from the now-defunct Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association which was tightly controlled by the Basketball Association of the Philippines, the then-FIBA recognized national association. Nine teams from the MICAA participated in the league's first season that opened in April 9, 1975. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA) was a former sports tournament which existed from 1938 to 1981, known best for its basketball league for amateur players. ... The Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) was the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) recognized national governing body for basketball in the Philippines. ... The International Basketball Federation (French Fédération Internationale de Basketball) is an association of national organizations which governs international competitition in the sport. ...

The league's first 10 years was known for the intense rivalry of the Crispa Redmanizers and the Toyota Tamaraws that is still considered as one of the greatest rivalry in league history with big names such as Robert Jaworski, Ramon Fernandez, Francis Arnaiz, Atoy Co, Bogs Adornado, and Philip Cezar to name a few playing for those squads, before both teams disbanded in 1983 and 1984. The Crispa Redmanizers was a basketball team in the Manila Industrial Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA), the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and the Philippine Amateur Basketball League from the 1960s to the early 1990s. ... The Toyota Super Corollas was a former professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from 1975-1983. ... Robert “Sonny” Jaworski (born March 8, 1946 in Baguio, Cordillera Administrative Region) is a former Philippine senator and PBA basketball player. ... Ramon Fernandez is a former Philippine Basketball Association player, who bore various nicknames: The Franchise, El Presidente and Don Ramon during his playing days. ... Francis Arnaiz, playing for Toyota. ... Fortunato Atoy Co is a former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) basketball player who was part of the fabled Crispa Redmanizers ballclub that won two Grand Slams, in 1976 and 1983. ... William Bogs Adornado is a former Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association from 1975 to 1987, for the Crispa Redmanizers, U/Tex Wranglers, Great Taste Coffee Makers, Formula Shell and the Hills Bros Coffeemakers. ... Philip The Scholar Cezar is a former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) basketball player. ...

Following their disbandment, the league moved from the Araneta Coliseum to ULTRA in Pasig City. There, the league continued to be popular despite several remnants of Toyota and Crispa players suiting up for different teams. The Araneta Coliseum is the largest indoor facility in Southeast Asia, with a dome diameter of 108 meters. ...

During the mid to late 80's, Jaworski and Ginebra San Miguel became the league's most popular squad for its "never say die" attitude and had intense rivalries with the Tanduay Rhum Masters of Jaworski's then-arch rival Fernandez, and later the expansion Purefoods Corporation of Alvin Patrimonio, Jerry Codinera, Jojo Lastimosa and Fernandez. The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979. ... The Tanduay Rhum Masters is a former Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA), Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and Philippine Basketball League (PBL) basketball team. ... The Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants is a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) team. ... Alvin Vergara Patrimonio (born November 17, 1966) was nicknamed The Captain and was a professional basketball player from the Philippines. ... Jerry Codiñera (born November 14, 1966) is a retired professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... Isabelo Jojo Lastimosa born on March 10, 1964 is a former Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Purefoods TJ Hotdogs, the Alaska Aces and the Pop Cola Panthers from 1988-2003. ...

By the end of the 1980's, San Miguel Beer won numerous championships that included the 1989 Grandslam under coach Norman Black and former national team stars Samboy Lim and Hector Calma. The San Miguel Beermen (SMB) is a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) team. ... Norman Black (born November 12, 1957 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American basketball head coach for the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the University Athletics Association of the Philippines. ... Avelino Samboy Lim (born April 1, 1962) was an iconic basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association, who, as a forward/shooting guard, distinguished himself with Magic Johnson-like ball handling skills and Julius Dr. J Erving leaping and dunking abilities, he is best remembered as a player who would... Hector Calma (born March 2, 1960) is a retired Filipino professional basketball player. ...

Second PBA logo (Early 1980s-1993)

In 1990, the league sent its first all-pro squad to the Asian Games finishing a silver medal to China. The PBA would later sent three more all-pro squads in the said event. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Asian Games Logo The Asian Games, also called the Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. ...

The early 90's saw the Ginebra and Shell forming an intense rivalry that included Ginebra's walkout in 1990 finals against Shell and the team's dramatic comeback from a 3-1 deficit to beat Shell in the 1991 Open Conference while Patrimonio, Allan Caidic, and a host of others became the league's main attraction. The Shell Turbo Chargers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team under the ownership of Pilipinas Shell Corporation. ... Allan Vito Flores Caidic (born June 15, 1963, Pasig City, Philippines) is a former professional basketball player from the Philippines. ...

By 1993, the league move to the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City and later saw the Alaska Milkmen win the 1996 grandslam and nine titles in the decade. Cuneta Astrodome is an indoor sporting arena located in Pasay City, Philippines. ... For the ice hockey team, see Alaska Aces. ...

From 1999-2000, the PBA suffered a controversy after several fil-foreign cagers arrived on the scene (such as Asi Taulava, Danny Seigle and Eric Menk) and their lineage were questionable with most of the them deported for falsifying documents. Paul Asi Taulava( March 3, 1973) is a Filipino-Tongan professional basketball player for the Talk N Text Phone Pals in the Philippine Basketball Association. ... Daniel Charles Seigle is a Filipino-American professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association for the San Miguel Beermen. ... Eric Conrad Menk (born on August 24, 1974 in Michigan, USA) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) for the Barangay Ginebra Kings. ...

This controversy, along with several factors, led to attendance dipping to a huge decline by 2003.

However, the league was able to gain some popularity by 2004, thanks in large part to Barangay Ginebra's run through three PBA championships led by Menk and Mark Caguioa, other marketing aspects and arrival of collegiate stars from the UAAP and the NCAA. Mark Caguioa (born on November 19, 1979 in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Barangay Ginebra Kings. ... The University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) is a sports association of eight universities in the Philippines. ... The NCAA logo. ...

By 2005 the league became active in the national team role under Chot Reyes even when FIBA lifted the suspension of the country following the formation of the BAP-Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas despite a ninth place finish in the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship. Vincent Chot Reyes is a Filipino basketball head coach for the Philippine national basketball team or Team Pilipinas. ... The BAP-Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (BAP-Basketball Group of the Philippines) or the BAP-SBP is the national sport association for basketball in the Philippines, formed from the merging of the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) and Pilipinas Basketball (PB). ... The 2007 FIBA Asia Championship is the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the basketball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing. ...

Season format

From 1975-2003, a season was usually composed of three conferences (tournaments). From the 1993 season, the conferences were named All Filipino, Commissioner's and Governors Cups, usually ending in a best-of-7 Finals series match wherein the winner takes the Conference Cup. If the same team wins all of the conferences, the team is said to be the "Grand Slam" champion. A draft was held on January. The 1975 PBA Season was the inaugural season of the Philippine Basketball Association. ... The 2003 PBA Season was the twenty-ninth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... This is a list of Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) conferences. ... The 1993 PBA season was the nineteenth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup is the award given at PBAs all-Filipino conference. ... The PBA Commissioners Cup was a former tournament of a Philippine Basketball Association season. ... The PBA Governors Cup was a former tournament of a Philippine Basketball Association season. ... The Grand Slam in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) refers to a PBA team who has won all three conferences (tournaments) in a single season. ... The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Draft is an annual event in the PBA calendar in which teams can acquire new players outside the league which are not free agents in an agreed-upon order. ...

In 2004, then-commissioner Noli Eala introduced drastic changes to the season calendar. He reduced the number of conferences from three to two and changed the start of the season from February to October, so that the league can accommodate international tournaments that were frequently held from June to September. Another reason for the change in schedule was the popularity of college hoops, the NCAA and the UAAP, whose basketball season runs from June to October each year. The 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference was tournament held by the Philippine Basketball Association and the first ever edition of the PBA Fiesta Conference. ... Atty. ...

The first tournament is the Philippine Cup, which is held from October to February the following year, where only locals are allowed to play. The second tournament is the Fiesta Conference, held from March to June, teams are allowed to field one foreign player called an "import". The Philippine Cup is identical to the All-Filipino Conference of the previous seasons. The rookie draft is now usually held every August. The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup is the award given at PBAs all-Filipino conference. ... The PBA Fiesta Conference is a tournament held during a Philippine Basketball Association season. ...

Teams

Current teams

* San Miguel Corporation subsidiaries.
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Defunct and guest teams

The most prominent defunct teams are the Crispa Redmanizers and the Toyota Super Corollas. This a list of defunct Philippine Basketball Association teams, both regular and guests. ... The Crispa Redmanizers was a basketball team in the Manila Industrial Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA), the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and the Philippine Amateur Basketball League from the 1960s to the early 1990s. ... The Toyota Super Corollas was a former professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from 1975-1983. ...

Among guest teams, most notable was the American Nicholas Stoodley team that won the 1980 Invitational Conference.

Rules

The PBA has a hybrid of FIBA and NBA rules: The International Basketball Federation (French Fédération Internationale de Basketball) is an association of national organizations which governs international competitition in the sport. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ...

1. A game consists of four 12-minute quarters, the NBA standard.
2. The three-point line's distance is 22 feet, shorter than the 23 feet, 9 inches used by the NBA, but longer than the 20 feet, 6 inches used by FIBA.
3. The "key" is a rectangle, the NBA standard.
4. Zone defenses are allowed, the FIBA standard, although illegal defense was implemented before.
5. A team enters the penalty situation after the fourth foul in a quarter, each successive foul thereafter entitles the fouled player two free-throw attempts.
6. Newcomers enter the league via a draft.
7. Only Filipinos are allowed to play, non-Filipinos can play as "imports", and only on certain conferences. Currently the Fiesta Conference limits imports of one per team, with no height limit.

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1. If the time left in the game clock is .2 or less, it is automatically shut down and the quarter ends.
2. In the league, there is a foul called an advantage foul, This is called when an a player is fouled by an opposing player while in a fastbreak situation. The opposing player fouls another player without going for the ball. Then the opposing players team will be given two freethrows and will regain the ball.

Important people

Commissioners

• Leopoldo Prieto (1975-1983)
• Col. Mariano Yenko (1983-1987)
• Atty. Rodrigo Salud (1988-1992)
• Reynaldo Marquez (1992-1993)
• Emilio Bernardino, Jr. (1993-2002)
• Jose Emmanuel Eala (2003-2007)

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Officer in Charge

• Sonny Barrios (2007-Present)

The 2007-08 PBA Season is the 33rd season of the Philippine Basketball Association. ...

Players

Most of the league's present star players are also members of Philippine national team. Within a 30-year historical period, Filipino basketball fans have seen the likes of Samboy Lim, Allan Caidic, Hector Calma, Ramon Fernandez, Robert Jaworski, Alvin Patrimonio, Vergel Meneses and Danny Ildefonso take centerstage. Ramon Fernandez and Alvin Patrimonio are prominent names, as they are the only players to win four Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards. The national basketball team of the Philippines is one of the best-performing Asian teams in international tournaments, winning a bronze medal in the 1954 FIBA World Championship for men and a fifth-place finish in the 1936 Summer Olympics, the two best finishes of any Asian team in the... Avelino Samboy Lim (born April 1, 1962) was an iconic basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association, who, as a forward/shooting guard, distinguished himself with Magic Johnson-like ball handling skills and Julius Dr. J Erving leaping and dunking abilities, he is best remembered as a player who would... Allan Vito Flores Caidic (born June 15, 1963, Pasig City, Philippines) is a former professional basketball player from the Philippines. ... Hector Calma (born March 2, 1960) is a retired Filipino professional basketball player. ... Ramon Fernandez is a former Philippine Basketball Association player, who bore various nicknames: The Franchise, El Presidente and Don Ramon during his playing days. ... Robert “Sonny” Jaworski (born March 8, 1946 in Baguio, Cordillera Administrative Region) is a former Philippine senator and PBA basketball player. ... Alvin Vergara Patrimonio (born November 17, 1966) was nicknamed The Captain and was a professional basketball player from the Philippines. ... Vergel Meneses, nicknamed The Aerial Voyager, is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Talk N Text Phone Pals in the Philippine Basketball Association. ... Danilo Ildefonso, (born December 9, 1976) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippine Basketball Association. ... The Philippine Basketball Association awards the Most Valuable Player award at the end of the season. ...

On the other hand, Vergel Meneses is the only player to win four All-Star MVP awards while Danny Ildefonso is the only player to have won five Philippine Basketball Association Best Player of the Conference Awards. The Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Weekend is the annual gathering of the best players of the Philippine Basketball Association playing for various events such as the 3-point shootout, skills competition such as Obstacle and Trick-shot challenges, Rookies vs. ... The Philippine Basketball Associations Best Player of the Conference Award is given to the best local (Filipino or part-Filipino) player at the end of each conference (tournament). ...

Main article: List of current PBA team rosters

The league awards the MVP award since 1975 and the Rookie of the Year award since 1976. Other lesser awards are handed out at the end of the season; the Best Player and Best Import of the Conference awards are handed out at the end of the conferences. This a list of current Philippine Basketball Association team rosters. ... The Philippine Basketball Association awards the Most Valuable Player award at the end of the season. ... This is a list of the Philippine Basketball Associations Rookie of the Year awardees: 1976: Gil Cortez (Crispa) 1977: Jimmy Tanguines (Tanduay) 1978: Jimmy Manansala (Tanduay) 1979: Arnie Tuadles (Toyota) 1980: Willie Generalao (Gilbeys Gin) 1981: Rafael Sison (Presto) 1982: Marte Saldaña (San Miguel) 1983: Ricky Brown... The Philippine Basketball Associations Best Player of the Conference Award is given to the best local (Filipino or part-Filipino) player at the end of each conference (tournament). ...

PBA champions

Main article: List of Philippine Basketball Association champions

The San Miguel Beermen currently is the winningest team, with 17 championships. Among disbanded teams, the Crispa Redmanizers have the most championships, with 13, while rival Toyota Super Corollas ended with nine. The Philippine Basketball Association awards a championship trophy (or cup) to the winning team at the end of each conference (tournament). ... The San Miguel Beermen (SMB) is a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) team. ... The Crispa Redmanizers was a basketball team in the Manila Industrial Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA), the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and the Philippine Amateur Basketball League from the 1960s to the early 1990s. ... The Toyota Super Corollas was a former professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from 1975-1983. ...

The Barangay Ginebra Kings won the 2006-07 PBA Philippine Cup, their seventh championship, while the Alaska Aces won the 2007 PBA Fiesta Conference, their eleventh championship. The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979. ... The 2006-07 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup or known as the 2006-07 Talk N Text PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the first conference of the 2006-07 PBA season. ... For the ice hockey team, see Alaska Aces. ... The 2007 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Fiesta Conference or known as the 2007 Talk N Text PBA Fiesta Conference for sponsorship reasons, is the second conference of the 2006-07 season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ...

Rivalries

Team encounters are a natural phenomenon in the PBA, and this sometimes results in soaring ticket sales. The most famous matchup was the Crispa-Toyota rivalry of the 1970s. Fans faithfully supported their favorite squads, and had appeared in the multitudes at the Araneta Coliseum, or wherever the archrivals had met. In those days, the players were very passionate. On one occasion, they had engaged in a major brawl. Players from both clubs were arrested and detained for one night in jail. The Crispa-Toyota rivalry is that of two former Philippine Basketball Association teams, Crispa Redmanizers and the Toyota Super Corollas. ... The Araneta Coliseum is the largest indoor facility in Southeast Asia, with a dome diameter of 108 meters. ...

Other famous contests include:

• Crispa vs Great Taste
• Ginebra vs Purefoods (late-1980s rivalry, both are now sister teams)
• Añejo/Ginebra vs Shell (early-1990s rivalry)
• Purefoods vs San Miguel Beer (1990s All-Filipino Conference rivalry)
• Añejo vs San Miguel Beer (late-1980s rivalry)
• Ginebra/Gordon's Gin vs Alaska (late-1990s rivalry)
• Ginebra vs Red Bull (current rivalry as both teams met numerous times in the playoffs)
• Purefoods vs Red Bull (2005-06, both teams met twice in the Finals)
• Talk 'N Text/Mobiline vs. Ginebra (perhaps the most watched match-up in 2004 and 2005.)

Media coverage

The PBA had been covered by television, as well as other media since its opening day. Their current TV and radio partners are the Associated Broadcasting Company and Sports Radio 918 respectively. The PBA can also be watched worldwide through The Filipino Channel. The Associated Broadcasting Company, commonly abbreviated to ABC, is a Philippine television network, with main broadcast facilities in Metro Manila. ... Sports Radio (DZSR 918 KHz Metro Manila) is an AM station owned and operated by Philippine Broadcasting Service in the Philippines. ... The Filipino Channel (TFC) is the international cable TV arm of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation managed by ABS-CBN Global Ltd. ...

• PBA on KBS 2 (1975-1981)
• PBA on Vintage Sports (1982-1999)
• PBA on Viva TV (2000-2002)
• PBA on NBN/IBC (2003)
• PBA on ABC (2004-present)

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Playing venues

A majority of elimination round games are held in the Araneta Coliseum, the Philippines' largest indoor arena, Cuneta Astrodome at Pasay City (both at Metro Manila) and the Ynares Center in Antipolo City. Playoff games are exclusively held at venues in Metro Manila, most especially the Araneta Coliseum. The Araneta Coliseum is the largest indoor facility in Southeast Asia, with a dome diameter of 108 meters. ... Cuneta Astrodome is an indoor sporting arena located in Pasay City, Philippines. ... The City of Pasay (Filipino: Lungsod ng Pasay) is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. ... Metropolitan Manila (Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila) or the National Capital Region (NCR) (Filipino: Pambansang Punong Rehiyon) is the greater metropolitan area of the city of Manila, the national capital and largest city in the Philippines. ... The Ynares Center is an indoor sporting arena located in Antipolo City, Rizal, Philippines. ... The City of Antipolo (Filipino: Lungsod ng Antipolo) is a 1st class component city in the province of Rizal, Philippines. ...

Provincial games are held on selected locations throughout the country, with most of the games held on a Thursday or a Saturday. Very rarely does a playoff game is held outside Metro Manila, if at all.

All-Star games, on the other hand, are currently rotated between Luzon and Visayas/Mindanao. Metro Manila last hosted the all-star game on 2003; Baguio City and La Union jointly co-hosted the all-star weekend for 2007. The Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Weekend is the annual gathering of the best players of the Philippine Basketball Association playing for various events such as the 3-point shootout, skills competition such as Obstacle and Trick-shot challenges, Rookies vs. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... Map of the Philippines showing Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao Visayas is one of the three island groupings in the Philippines along with Luzon and Mindanao. ... Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. ... Metropolitan Manila (Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila) or the National Capital Region (NCR) (Filipino: Pambansang Punong Rehiyon) is the greater metropolitan area of the city of Manila, the national capital and largest city in the Philippines. ... Nickname: Benguet Province map locating Baguio City Coordinates: , Country Philippines Region Cordillera Administrative Region Province Benguet Barangays 129 Congressional Districts 1 Incorporated (city) September 1, 1909 Government  - Congressman Mauricio Domogan (Elect)  - Mayor Reinaldo Bautista, Jr. ... La Union is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ...

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Recently, the league is in a planning stages to build a PBA Coliseum that is rumored either to be located in North EDSA in Quezon City or at the Mall of Asia in Coastal Road. The PBA Coliseum is a proposed basketball arena for the Philippine Basketball Association set to broke ground in 2007, with Quezon City, Taguig City and Mandaluyong as potential locations for the facility. ... Nickname: Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Quezon City Coordinates: 14°38 N, 121°2 E Country Philippines Region National Capital Region Districts 1st to 4th districts of Quezon City Barangays 142 Incorporated (town) October 12, 1939 (as Balintawak) Incorporated (city) October 12, 1939 Government  - Mayor Feliciano Sonny... SM Mall of Asia is a shopping mall to be completed in February 25, 2006 and would be the Philippines largest mall in terms of gross floor size. ...

Current season

The 2006-07 PBA Season is the 32nd season of the Philippine Basketball Association. ... The 2006-07 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup or known as the 2006-07 Talk N Text PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the first conference of the 2006-07 PBA season. ... The 2007 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Fiesta Conference or known as the 2007 Talk N Text PBA Fiesta Conference for sponsorship reasons, is the second conference of the 2006-07 season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ...

See also

• List of sports attendance figures - the PBA in a global context.

A aerial view of the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the 1992 Cricket World Cup final packed with 90,000 people. ...

External links

• Official website
• MYPBA.com
• PBA-Online!

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FIBA | Olympic Tournament | World Championship (men) - (women) | World Rankings U21 World Championship (men) - (women) | U19 World Championship (men) - (women) The 2007-08 PBA Season is the 33rd season of the Philippine Basketball Association. ... The 2007 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Rookie Draft is an event, which will allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. ... The Air21 Express (formerly FedEx Express) is a Philippine Basketball Association team. ... For the ice hockey team, see Alaska Aces. ... The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979. ... The Coca-Cola Tigers is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2002, when the then-San Miguel Corporation-owned Coca Cola Bottlers Philippines bought the RFM-owned Cosmos Bottling Corporation. ... The Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants is a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) team. ... Red Bull Barako is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association which entered the league in 2000. ... The San Miguel Beermen (SMB) is a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) team. ... The Sta. ... The Talk N Text Phone Pals is a Philippine Basketball Association team. ... The Welcoat Dragons is a team in the Philippine Basketball Association for the 2006-07 PBA season. ... This is a list of Philippine Basketball Association seasons. ... The Philippine Basketball Association awards a championship trophy (or cup) to the winning team at the end of each conference (tournament). ... The Grand Slam in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) refers to a PBA team who has won all three conferences (tournaments) in a single season. ... This is a list of Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) conferences. ... The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup is the award given at PBAs all-Filipino conference. ... The PBA Fiesta Conference is a tournament held during a Philippine Basketball Association season. ... This a list of defunct Philippine Basketball Association teams, both regular and guests. ... This is the all-time Philippine Basketball Association team standings, which includes all of the teams that participated. ... The Philippine Basketball Association awards the Most Valuable Player award at the end of the season. ... This a list of current Philippine Basketball Association team rosters. ... The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Draft is an annual event in the PBA calendar in which teams can acquire new players outside the league which are not free agents in an agreed-upon order. ... The Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Weekend is the annual gathering of the best players of the Philippine Basketball Association playing for various events such as the 3-point shootout, skills competition such as Obstacle and Trick-shot challenges, Rookies vs. ... The Philippine Basketball Association Hall of Fame is an institution that honors selected former players and personalities of the Philippine Basketball Association. ... The Philippine Basketball Association’s 25 greatest players were named at the league’s silver anniversary in 2000. ... The PBA on ABC is a presentation of Philippine Basketball Association games on the Philippine television network Associated Broadcasting Company. ... The PBA Coliseum is a proposed basketball arena for the Philippine Basketball Association set to broke ground in 2007, with Quezon City, Taguig City and Mandaluyong as potential locations for the facility. ... This is a list of Philippine Basketball Association seasons. ... The 1975 PBA Season was the inaugural season of the Philippine Basketball Association. ... The 1976 PBA Season was the second season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 1977 PBA season was the third season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 1978 PBA Season was the fourth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 1979 PBA Season was the fifth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 1980 PBA season was the sixth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 1981 PBA season was the seventh season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 1982 PBA season was the eighth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 1983 PBA season was the ninth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 1984 PBA season was the tenth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 1985 PBA season was the eleventh season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 1986 PBA season was the twelfth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 1987 PBA season was the thirteenth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 1988 PBA season was the fourteenth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 1989 PBA season was the fifteenth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 1990 PBA season was the sixteenth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 1991 PBA season was the seventeenth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 1992 PBA season was the eighteenth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 1993 PBA season was the nineteenth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 1994 PBA season was the twentieth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 1995 PBA season was the twenty-first season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 1996 PBA season was the twenty-second season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 1997 PBA season was the twenty-third season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 1998 PBA season was the twenty-fourth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 1999 PBA season was the twenty-fifth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 2000 PBA season was the twenty-sixth of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 2001 PBA season was the twenty-seventh season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 2002 PBA season was the twenty-eighth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 2003 PBA Season was the twenty-ninth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ... The 2004-2005 PBA season is the 30th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. ... PBAs 31st season logo. ... The 2006-07 PBA Season is the 32nd season of the Philippine Basketball Association. ... The 2007-08 PBA Season is the 33rd season of the Philippine Basketball Association. ... 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The International Basketball Federation (FIBA, from its French meaning) calculates the world rankings of all of its basketball teams. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Womens U21 World Championship is a womens under-21 only basketball competition organized by FIBA. Mens professional basketball leagues      Category: ... The Mens U19 World Championship is a mens under-19 only basketball competition organized by FIBA. Mens professional basketball leagues      Category: ... The Mens U19 World Championship is a mens under-19 only basketball competition organized by FIBA. Mens professional basketball leagues      Category: ...
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FIBA | National Basketball Association | Other leagues FIBA Africa is a zone within the FIBA association which contains all 53 national African FIBA federations, it was founded in 1961. ... African Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the African basketball championships that take every two years between national teams of the continent. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Americas Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the American basketball championships that take every two years between national teams of the continents. ... FIBA Asia subzones FIBA Asia is a zone within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) which contains all 44 Asian FIBA federations. ... The FIBA Asia Championship for Men (formerly Asian Basketball Confederation Championship) is a tournament which takes place every two years between teams of the continent. ... FIBA Europe is a zone within the FIBA association which contains all 50 national European FIBA federations. ... Eurobasket is the name commonly used to refer to the mens basketball championship contested biennially by the national teams of the European continent under the auspices of FIBA Europe, a zone of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, every second iteration of which serves as a qualifying tournament... FIBA Oceania is a zone within the FIBA association which contains all 21 national Oceania FIBA federations. ... Oceania Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the Oceanian basketball championships that take every two years between national teams of the continent. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 370 pixel Image in higher resolution (1350 × 625 pixel, file size: 46 KB, MIME type: image/png)World map showing the different FIBA commissions. ... Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... The International Basketball Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball), more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA (pronounced ), is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball. ... “NBA” redirects here. ... Americas: Liga Sudamericana | Argentina | Brazil | Chile | Mexico | Paraguay | Puerto Rico | Uruguay | Venezuela U.S. developmental leagues: ABA | CBA | D-League | EBA | IBL | PBL | United BL | USBL | Universal BL | WBA Europe: Euroleague | ULEB Cup | EuroCup | Adriatic League | Austria | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Croatia | Cyprus | Finland | France | Germany | Greece | Israel | Italy | Lithuania | Montenegro | Norway | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russia | Serbia | Slovenia | Spain | Sweden | Turkey | Ukraine | United Kingdom - England - Scotland Asia: Asia Champions Cup | China | Japan | Korea | Philippines | Taiwan Oceania: Australia | New Zealand Africa: Africa Cup for Clubs
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