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San Miguel wins 2013 ABL title

San Miguel wins 2013 ABL title

The San Miguel Beermen from the Philippines defeated the Indonesia Warriors 70-55 in Game 3 of the finals to claim…

Philippines-Taiwan tensions hurting hoops

Philippines-Taiwan tensions hurting hoops

Philippine basketball has taken big hit recently due to strained Philippines-Taiwan relations. The Philippine National Basketball Team has had its invitation to…

Wendell McKines signed by Alaska Aces

Wendell McKines signed by Alaska Aces

New Mexico’s Wendell McKines (198 cm, New Mexico State’12) is headed to Asia after being signed by the Alaska Aces from the Philippines’ PBA. After sweeping their competition in the…

Jerome Jordan joins Tropang

Jerome Jordan joins Tropang

Jerome Jordan (213 cm, Tulsa’10) will open a new chapter in his career in Asia with the Tropang Texters (Philippines, PBA) where he will play until the end of the…

Donnell Harvey leaves Tropang

Donnell Harvey leaves Tropang

Donnell Harvey (203 cm, Florida’00) has left Talk N Text Tropang Texters (Philippines, PBA) after just one month and returned to the United States. Harvey joined the team for the…

Ilunga Mbenga to join Barako Bull Energy

Ilunga Mbenga to join Barako Bull Energy

Former NBA big man, Ilunga Mbenga (214 cm) is going to be the import of Barako Bull Energy from the Philippines’ PBA for the upcoming Commissioner’s Cup. Mbenga, also known…

Henry Sims joins Petron Blaze

Henry Sims joins Petron Blaze

American center Henry Sims (208 cm, Gerogetown’12) has left D-League team the Erie Bay Hawks (USA) and is heading to Petron Blaze San Miguel (Philippines, PBA). Sims has been with…

Justin Williams inks with San Miguel

Justin Williams inks with San Miguel

Justin Williams (206 cm, Wyoming’06) has signed with Philippine outfit Petron Blaze Boosters San Miguel (PBA and ASEAN League). Williams has been in the PBA with Global Port Batang Pier…

Walter Sharpe moves to Global Port

Walter Sharpe moves to Global Port

Walter Sharpe (206 cm, UAB’08) signed a contract with Global Port Batang Pier in the Filipino PBA league. Sharpe is expected to suit up when the Port Masters meet the…

Brian Williams signed by San Miguel

Brian Williams signed by San Miguel

The San Miguel Beermen from the Philippines have recently announced their signing of Brian Williams (208 cm, Tennessee’11) as one of their imports for the fourth season of the ABL.…

Donnell Harvey returns to Tropang

Donnell Harvey returns to Tropang

Donnell Harvey (203 cm, Florida’00) has returned to Talk N Text Tropang Texters (Philippines, PBA) where he enjoyed a successful stint last season. The former NBA power forward has been…

Vernon Macklin heads to Ginbera

Vernon Macklin heads to Ginbera

Vernon Macklin (208 cm, Florida’11) is joining up with Philippine team Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (PBA) until the end of this season. The 26-year old power forward will be joining…

PBA makes adjustments for Smart Gilas

PBA makes adjustments for Smart Gilas

The 27th FIBA Asia Basketball Tournament is set to be held in Manila, Philippines; on August 1-11, 2013. The top three finishers of the FIBA…

Robert Dozier joins Alaska Aces

Robert Dozier joins Alaska Aces

The Alaska Aces of the PBA from the Philippines has selected the one foreign player they are allowed to sign for the upcoming Commissioner’s Cup. They have chosen to add…

Renaldo Balkman joins Petron Blaze

Renaldo Balkman joins Petron Blaze

Renaldo Balkman (201 cm, South Carolina ‘ 06) has joined the Petron Blaze Boosters (Philippines-PBA) to play the remainder of the season. Balkman played three seasons of collegiate ball at South…

Gabe Freeman signs in Philippines

Gabe Freeman signs in Philippines

Gabe Freeman (198 cm, Costa Mesa JC´07) Has signed in the Philippines with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. Last season he played in the Canadian NBL league for London Lightning where…

Brian Williams joins Petron Blaze

Brian Williams joins Petron Blaze

Brian Williams has signed on to play for Petron Blaze (Philippines-PBA) for the upcoming season. Williams (2.08m, college: Tennessee) played for Westports KL Dragons in Malaysia last season, averaging 20.8…

FIBA Asia Cup: Iran denies host Japan title

FIBA Asia Cup: Iran denies host Japan title

Host squad Japan found themselves up by four points in the finals of the FIBA Asia Cup held yesterday in Tokyo, Japan, with a minute and a half left in…

FIBA Asia Cup: Iran – Japan in Finals today

FIBA Asia Cup: Iran – Japan in Finals today

The FIBA Asia Cup finals are set and not surprisingly it’s a rematch of the last game of the qualifying round between Iran and host Japan. In the first contest,…

FIBA Asia Cup: Qatar stuns in Quarter-Finals

FIBA Asia Cup: Qatar stuns in Quarter-Finals

On a day that the Lebanese Basketball contingent was earlier celebrating their good fortunes after being awarded the 2013 FIBA Asia Championships for Men, they seem to have forgotten that…

FIBA Asia Cup: Quarter-Finals Set

FIBA Asia Cup: Quarter-Finals Set

With the FIBA Asia Cup preliminary rounds now completed, the competition will head into the Quarter-Final round on Thursday. Finishing the round-robin competition saw two blow-outs, an alley-oop buzzer-beater and…

FIBA Asia Cup: Day 4

FIBA Asia Cup: Day 4

Day four of the FIBA Asia Cup saw two blow-outs in Group A, a tight game between Iran and Chinese Taipei, and India being the first team eliminated. The Group…

FIBA Asia Cup: Day 3 Results

FIBA Asia Cup: Day 3 Results

Day 3 of the FIBA Asia Cup was a contrast in the standings sheets as Group A didn’t change and Group B changed from top-to-bottom. The Philippines and Lebanon are…

FIBA Asia Cup: Host Japan leads the way at 2-0

FIBA Asia Cup: Host Japan leads the way at 2-0

Day 3 of the 4th FIBA Asia Cup sees Japan with a perfect 2-0 record and a day off today; India in a must-win situation or facing elimination with Japan…

FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup Tips Off in Tokyo

FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup Tips Off in Tokyo

The 4th FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup tipped off today at 1130 local time in Tokyo (GMT +9), with the first game being between Lebanon and Macau. Coming is as the…

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