Strong Group Athletics (basketball)

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Strong Group Athletics
LeaguesN/A
Founded2023
Team managerJacob Lao
Head coach Charles Tiu
Ownership Strong Group Athletics
Championships William Jones Cup : 1 (2024)

Strong Group Athletics (SGA) is a men's basketball team based in the Philippines. It is owned and managed by an organization of the same name, which was founded by the Filipino businessman Frank Lao. [1] They are not part of any domestic leagues but a frequent participant of international club tournaments such as the William Jones Cup and the Dubai International Basketball Championship.

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History

The Strong Group maintains its own basketball team which has competed in the Dubai International Basketball Championship in the United Arab Emirates.

They debuted in the 2023 edition, with Mighty Sports and Acto City sponsoring their stint. [2] [3] Strong Group, coached by Charles Tiu, finished as quarterfinalists. [4]

They returned in 2024 edition with Tiu reprising his role and backed by Brian Goorjian as team consultant. [5] They reached the final, but lost the title to Lebanese club Al Riyadi. [6]

SGA are set to retun in the 2025 edition of the Dubai tourament. [7] [8]

Current roster

The following is the roster of the Strong Group for the 2025 Dubai International Basketball Championship. [8] [9] [10]

Strong Group – 2024 William Jones Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
C 1 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of the Philippines.svg Blatche, Andray 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)38 – (1986-08-22)August 22, 1986
C 34 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Flag of the Philippines.svg Kouame, Ange 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)27 – (1997-12-15)December 15, 1997
G 23 Flag of the Philippines.svg Abando, Rhenz 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)26 – (1998-03-11)March 11, 1998
SF 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ildefonso, Dave 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)24 – (2000-04-14)April 14, 2000
F 43 Flag of the Philippines.svg Liwag, Allen 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
PG 39 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ynot, Tony 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Flag of the Philippines.svg Sanchez, Justine
C Flag of the United States.svg Cousins, DeMarcus  (I)2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)34 – (1990-08-13)August 13, 1990
PG Flag of the Philippines.svg Flag of the United States.svg Brickman, Jason 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)33 – (1991-11-19)November 19, 1991
SG Flag of the Philippines.svg Flag of the United States.svg Mikey Williams 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)33 – (1991-10-27)October 27, 1991
SG Flag of the Philippines.svg Flag of the United States.svg Koon, Chris 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PF Flag of the United States.svg McCullough, Chris  (I)2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)29 – (1995-02-05)February 5, 1995
SG Flag of the United States.svg Richardson, Malachi  (I)1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)29 – (1996-01-05)January 5, 1996
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • Nat. – Flags indicate national team
    eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events
  • Age – describes age
    on January 24, 2025

Players

PlayerNationalityTournament
20232024
DIBC [11] [12] DIBC [5] [13] [14] WJC [15]
Rhenz Abando Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Yes
RJ Abarrientos Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Yes
Tajuan AgeeFlag of the United States.svg  United States Yes
BJ AndradeFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Yes
Renaldo Balkman Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Yes
Justine Baltazar Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Yes
Sedrick Barefield Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Yes
Andray Blatche Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Yes
JD Cagulangan Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines YesYes
Geo ChiuFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Yes
Francis EscandorFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Yes
DJ FennerFlag of the United States.svg  United States Yes
Inand FornillosFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Yes
Will Gozum Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Yes
Jordan Heading Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines YesYes
Dwight Howard Flag of the United States.svg  United States Yes
Dave Ildefonso Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Yes
Ange Kouame Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Yes
Jacob LaoFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Yes
Jerom Lastimosa Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Yes
Allen LiwagFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines YesYes
Francis Lopez Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Yes
Jonathan ManaliliFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Yes
McKenzie Moore Flag of the United States.svg  United States Yes
Chris McCullough Flag of the United States.svg  United States Yes
Shabazz Muhammad Flag of the United States.svg  United States Yes
Miguel OzconFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Yes
Kevin Quiambao Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines YesYes
Kiefer Ravena Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Yes
André Roberson Flag of the United States.svg  United States Yes
Justine SanchezFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Yes
Caelan TiongsonFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Yes
Tony YnotFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines YesYes
Nick Young Flag of the United States.svg  United States Yes

Head coaches

Honors

Runner-up (1): 2024

See also

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  8. 1 2 Suing, Ivan (January 12, 2025). "SGA ready for redemption". Daily Tribune. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
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