The Philippine Basketball Association welcomes its newest member Converge FiberXers. (Noel B. Pabalate) Converge will carry the moniker FiberXers for its maiden foray in the Philippine Basketball Association next season with some of the former members of the old Alaska franchise on board. Owners D
CONVERGE ICT announced in a team presentation on Tuesday that it has retained the core of the Alaska Aces franchise for its Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) debut in the next 47th season that starts later this month. The team also bared that its players will be called the FiberXers. “We…
Chito Salud Converge vowed to be more than just a new member of the Philippine Basketball Association after its acquisition of the Alaska franchise was approved by the league’s Board of Governors. Former PBA commissioner Chito Salud, who will serve as team governor, said Converge is committed to n
CONVERGE ICT Solutions Inc. is the new owner of the Alaska franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association, the fiber internet service provider officially announced on Wednesday. “Just a month since Alaska Milk Corp. (AMC) officially announced the retirement of the Alaska Aces from the PBA, AMC and Converge have officially…
Alaska coach Jeffrey Cariaso (Courtesy of PBA Images) MANILA - Up until Saturday night, Alaska coach Jeffrey Cariaso didn't want to think his team was about to play its final game in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). After all, the team got a chance to extend its season after beating NLEX, 93-79, on Wednesday that canceled the latter's twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals of the Governors' Cup. With a chance to steal a semifinal spot away from the Road Warriors, it was understandable for Cariaso to think that way for his Aces. But no thanks to a poor showing in the second quarter where the team only scored 11 points, Alaska was blown out by NLEX, 80-96, in the rubber match at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, ultimately drawing the former's 35-season stint in the PBA to a close. "I honestly did not want to think that this was a possibility, but it is here. We all knew since Feb. 16 that this day will come eventually, and it's here no