The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975,it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the second-oldest continuously operating professional basketball league in the world after North America's NBA.
Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay was a Filipino statesman who served as the seventh President of the Philippines,from December 30,1953,until his death in an aircraft disaster on March 17,1957. An automobile mechanic by profession,Magsaysay was appointed military governor of Zambales after his outstanding service as a guerrilla leader during the Pacific War. He then served two terms as Liberal Party congressman for Zambales's at-large district before being appointed Secretary of National Defense by President Elpidio Quirino. He was elected president under the banner of the Nacionalista Party. He was the youngest to be elected as president,and second youngest to be president. He was the first Philippine president born in the 20th century and the first to be born after the Spanish colonial era.
Jose Emmanuel "Noli" Macasaet Eala is a Filipino sports executive and disbarred lawyer who served as the 11th chairperson of the Philippine Sports Commission from August 30 to December 28,2022. He previously served as the sixth commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association from 2003 to 2007. Before he became the commissioner of the league,he was a play-by-play commentator of Viva-Vintage Sports,which broadcasts the PBA Games,from the early 1990s until 2002. He was elected as commissioner of the league in 2002 after his predecessor,Emilio "Jun" Bernardino,retired from his post.
Vincent "Chot" P. Reyes is a Filipino basketball coach who is the head coach for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He also served as the head coach for the Philippine national basketball team,where he led the team to a historic silver medal finish at the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship and its subsequent appearance at the 2014 FIBA World Cup;the country's first in 36 years. He also coached the team in the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
The 1986 PBA season was the 12th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Philip Dudley Cezar is a Filipino former basketball coach,player and politician. Known by the monikers "Mr. Stretch","Tapal King" and "The Scholar",he was part of the fabled Crispa Redmanizers ballclub of the Philippine Basketball Association that won two Grand Slams in 1976 and 1983. He was named the Most Valuable Player in 1980. He was also a many-time Philippine national team player in the 1970s.
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).
Ambrosio Bibby Padilla was a Filipino basketball player and an elected member of the Senate of the Philippines. He was one of the most important figures in Asian basketball development.
Virgilio "Baby" Adam Dalupan was a Filipino basketball coach and player. Dubbed "The Maestro",Dalupan was best known for his lengthy coaching tenure with the Crispa Redmanizers and garnered a career total of 52 basketball championships.
Tomás "Tommy" La'O Manotoc Sr. is a Filipino golfer and former basketball coach. As a basketball coach of several Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) teams,Manotoc won six PBA titles,including a grand slam with the fabled Crispa Redmanizers. Manotoc is the chairman emeritus of the Junior Golf Foundation of the Philippines (JGFP). He also served as president of the National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) from 2012 to 2014. He occasionally writes as a sports columnist for the Philippine Daily Inquirer and was a TV panelist for the PBA coverage from 2000 to 2002.
The PBA on Solar Sports was branding used for presentation of Philippine Basketball Association basketball games produced by Solar Sports which began in the 2008-09 season. Solar Entertainment had acquired the rights to the PBA after a highly publicized bidding war with major broadcaster ABS-CBN,and aired games on several channels,including Basketball TV,the Radio Philippines Network,and later the ABS-CBN-owned Studio 23.
Edgardo Luciano Ocampo was a Filipino basketball player and coach.
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.
Luis Francisco "Chitong" Lorenzo,better known as "Moro" Lorenzo and also as Luis F. Lorenzo Sr.,was a Filipino basketball player and corporate executive.
Joaquín "Chito" Cuerva Loyzaga is a Filipino former professional basketball player and basketball commissioner. He is currently the Athletics Director of the NU Bulldogs in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. He played for the San Beda College in the NCAA before going on to play in the Philippine Basketball Association.
Angelico Tiu Salud,better known as Chito Salud,is a Filipino lawyer and sports executive who currently serves as team governor of the Converge Fiber Xers in PBA. He was the first president and CEO of the Philippine Basketball Association and previously served as its eighth commissioner. He is the son of Rudy Salud,who was the commissioner of the PBA from 1988 to 1992.
Antonio Magsaysay Diaz was a politician and lawyer. He was elected to the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing Zambales for three separate tenures –1969 to 1972,1992 to 2001,and 2004 until his death on August 3,2011.
The following is a list of notable events and developments that are related to Philippine sports in 2015.
1957 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1957.
