Earl Timothy Cone is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is the most accomplished coach in PBA history with twenty-five (25) titles including two (2) Grand Slams,five (5) Coach of the Year awards,and the winningest coach of the League,tallying more than a thousand (1,000) games won.
The Barako Bull Energy Boosters were a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association owned by the Photokina Marketing Corporation. They entered the league in 2000 after a successful stint in the semi-professional Philippine Basketball League during the late 1990s under the name Agfa Color where the team won a championship in 1996. It was originally known as Red Bull Barako before the team announced its name change.
The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association owned by Asian Coatings Philippines,Inc. It debuted in the league in the 2006–07 PBA season after acquiring the franchise rights of the Shell Turbo Chargers in 2006,which disbanded after the 2004–05 PBA season.
Gabriel Daniel Viloria Norwood is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball at George Mason University. He has been a member of the Philippine national basketball team.
Jeffrei Allan D. Chan is a Filipino professional basketball player for the NorthPort Batang Pier of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). After being snubbed in the 2008 PBA draft,he became known as one of the best three-point shooters of his generation.
Ranidel Rozal de Ocampo is a Filipino former professional basketball player and assistant coach for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played for FedEx and Talk 'N Text as well as the Philippine national basketball team. He is the younger brother of basketball player Yancy de Ocampo.
Joseph Ronald "J. R." Quiñahan is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for the University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers,winning the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation,Inc. (CESAFI) men's basketball title in each of his 5 years with UV,as well as winning two MVP awards in 2003 and 2004. After being drafted seventh overall by the Alaska Aces in the 2007 PBA draft,Quiñahan bounced around different PBA teams,before becoming part of the core for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters,where he won two PBA championships,and established a partnership with Beau Belga,known as Extra Rice,Inc. owing to their large builds.
Beau Michael Vincent Esparrago Belga is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association. He is also an assistant coach for the UST Growling Tigers of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).
Jonas Victolero Villanueva is a Filipino former professional basketball player and coach. Villanueva played 12 seasons in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He also coached the Bataan Risers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
The 2010–11 PBA season was the 36th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. It started on October 3,2010 and ended on August 21,2011. The season marked the return of the original three-conference format,starting with the Philippine Cup,or the traditional All-Filipino Conference. The import-laden Commissioner's Cup returned as the second tournament,while the Governors' Cup also returned,serving as the third conference which also served as an import-laden tournament.
The 2011–12 PBA season was the 37th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season was formally opened on October 2,2011 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum,and finished on August 5,2012. The season used three-conference format,starting with the Philippine Cup,or the traditional All-Filipino Conference. The mid season Commissioner's Cup featured unlimited height limit for imports. The Governors' Cup became the third and final conference for this season.
Marcio Tsongo Sandio Eshabarr Lassiter is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He had a stint with the Philippine national basketball team,the Smart Gilas. Considered the best all-around sharpshooter in the PBA when Smart Gilas played as a guest team in the league,Lassiter plays the swingman position. He graduated and played college basketball for Cal State Fullerton.
Paul John Dalistan Lee is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 2nd overall by Rain or Shine in the 2011 PBA draft.
The 2013–14 PBA season was the 39th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season formally opened on November 17,2013,and finished on July 9,2014. The league continued to use the three-conference format,starting with the Philippine Cup,or the traditional All-Filipino Conference. The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup is the second and third conferences for this season. Originally scheduled to end on August 13,the season schedule was shortened to allow more time for Gilas Pilipinas to prepare for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2014 Asian Games.
The 2013–14 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season was the eighth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The Gatorade 2014 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Rookie Draft was an event which allowed teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. The event was held at Midtown Atrium,Robinsons Place Manila on August 24,2014.
The 2016–17 PBA season was the 42nd season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The league continues to use the three-conference format,starting with the Philippine Cup. The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup are the second and third conferences in the upcoming season.
The 2019 PBA season was the 44th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The league continued to use the three-conference format,starting with the Philippine Cup. The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup are the second and third conferences in the upcoming season.
The role of active consultant,or simply consultant,in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is the highest coaching role a foreign citizen could normally get in the top-flight professional basketball league due to the head coach role being restricted to Filipino citizens. This is due to a Court of Appeals ruling secured by the Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines in 2002 barring non-resident foreigners from the head coach's role in the PBA. The employment of consultants by teams of the PBA has been viewed as a "loophole" to this ruling.
The rivalry between the San Miguel Corporation (SMC) led by Ramon S. Ang (RSA) and the Manuel V. Pangilinan (MVP) Group is a noted aspect of the Philippine Basketball Association. This extends to the franchise teams the two groups own in the basketball league.
