The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines, composed of twelve company-branded franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and the second-oldest in the world after the NBA.
National University commonly known as NU, colloquially National U, is a private non–sectarian university located in Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines. The founder of the university, Mariano F. Jhocson Sr., established the institution on August 1, 1900, as Colegio Filipino in Quiapo, Manila. It is considered as the first private nonsectarian and coeducational institution in the Philippines and also, the first university to use English as its medium of instruction, replacing Spanish.
Sports in the Philippines is an important part of the country's culture. There are seven major sports in the Philippines: basketball, boxing, tennis, football, billiards, armwrestling and volleyball.
Joseller "Yeng" Medina Guiao is a Filipino professional basketball head coach, politician, commentator and sports commissioner. He is currently the head coach of the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association. He previously served as the interim head coach of the Philippine national team. Guiao won seven PBA titles since starting his head coaching job for Swift in the early 1990s. He is a former Philippine Basketball League commissioner from 1997 to 2000. He was also the Vice Governor of the Province of Pampanga from 2004 to 2013, serving three different Governors, Mark Lapid, Eddie Panlilio and Lilia Pineda. He is a former congressman, representing the 1st District of Pampanga from 2013 to 2016.
Leopoldo Legarda Prieto, Sr. was a Filipino sports executive who served as the first commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Prieto also was a president of the Manila Jockey Club and a supporter of football in the Philippines.
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas or the 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).
Alfrancis P. Chua is a Filipino sports executive and former basketball player and coach. He is currently the team manager of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the sports director of San Miguel Corporation (SMC), overseeing the professional sports teams of the SMC group.
Reynaldo Marquez was the fourth commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association. He also served as a member of the league's board of governors, representing Formula Shell before being appointed as commissioner.
Andres "Chito" Yuseco Narvasa Jr. is a Filipino business executive and former basketball player and coach. He is best known as the ninth commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association.
The PBA D-League, or PBA Developmental League, is the official minor league of the Philippine Basketball Association.
The 2000 Barangay Ginebra Kings season was the 22nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Rafael "Paing" Hechanova Sr. was a Filipino basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
The 2015 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-seven championship series of the 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. Rain or Shine and Talk 'N Text competed for the 15th Commissioner's Cup championship and the 114th overall championship contested by the league.
The 2016 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and the Alaska Aces competed for the 16th Commissioner's Cup championship and the 117th overall championship contested by the league.
The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2017 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the Meralco Bolts competed for the 17th Governors' Cup championship and the 121st overall championship contested by the league. It was the rematch of the previous year's Governors' Cup finals.
Victorico "Ricky" P. Vargas is a Filipino executive who served as the 10th President of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) from March 5, 2018, after winning over Jose Cojuangco Jr. in a court-ordered elections held on February 23, 2018, until his resignation on June 18, 2019.
The 2018 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2018 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Alaska Aces and the Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok competed for the 18th Governors' Cup championship and the 124th overall championship contested by the league.
The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2019 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the Meralco Bolts competed for the 19th Governors' Cup championship and the 127th overall championship contested by the league.
Richard "Dickie" Bachmann is a Filipino sports executive and former basketball player who serves as the chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC).