SUPER rookie Mikey Williams further cemented his status as one of the emerging stars in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) following another huge performance that helped TNT secure a twice-to-beat incentive in the PBA Governors’ Cup playoffs. Only in his second conference in the league, Williams took the lead and…
MANILA - Hopes of a streaking NorthPort side of catching the last playoffs bus in the PBA Governors Cup gained a timely lift following another pair of victories behind the giant efforts of the returning Robert Bolick. Fresh from his stint with Gilas Pilipinas in the Manila qualifiers of the 2023 FIBA World Cup, the slick-shooting guard came back with a bang as the Batang Pier downed Blackwater and Terrafirma one after the other, to stretch the team's winning streak to five games and shore up its post-season drive. The gunner out of San Beda did it all behind an impressive near triple-double average of 25.5 points, 11.5 assists, and 9.0 rebounds in guiding NorthPort inside the Top Eight with an even 5-5 card entering the homestretch of the eliminations. The performance earned Bolick the Cignal Play-PBA Press Corps Player of the Week citation for the period March 2 to 6. Bolick bested the likes of June Mar Fajardo of San Miguel, and the NLEX pair of Kris Rosales and Kevin Alas for th
HOPES of a streaking NorthPort of catching the last playoffs bus in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors Cup gained a timely lift following another pair of victories behind the giant effort of the returning Robert Bolick. Fresh from his stint with Gilas Pilipinas in the Manila qualifiers for the…
Alaska's star guard Jeron Teng MANILA - Alaska's farewell tour in the PBA got off to a rousing start as star guard Jeron Teng seized the driver seat in a bid to help the storied franchise cap off its final conference in the league on a high note. Days after the announcement of the team's imminent exit in Asia's first professional league after 35 years, Teng took the lead and ignited the Aces' final hurrah with two quick victories in the Governors' Cup. The former La Salle stalwart did it in style marked by a career-high scoring output to earn the Cignal Play-PBA Press Corps Player of the Week for the period Feb. 16 to 20. Teng, 27, prevailed in a hotly-contested voting among the men and women that regularly cover the PBA beat, with TNT Tropang Giga's Mikey Williams and Magnolia's Adrian Wong also in strong contention for the weekly honor. The second generation player registered 18.5 points on a 55-percent shooting clip aside from grabbing five rebounds,
PHOENIX Super LPG’s Matthew Wright was named Player of the Week of the ongoing Governors’ Cup as the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is all set to launch the second conference of its 3x3 tournament this weekend at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. AT the right place and at the right time,…