It took the heroics of Chris Banchero and Chris Newsome and a costly error by Blackwater in the dying seconds before the Bolts could survive the Bossing, 116-114, last 21 July at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.
Jason Brickman presided over that game-changing 41-23 exchange after the halftime break, rifling in nine as the Bolts wrested control, 95-83, after trailing by as many as 11 in the first 24 minutes of action.
The 6-foot-5 Fil-Italian was picked no. 19th overall by Meralco in the Season 50 draft, a late selection which the team wishes would turn out to be another case of Bong Quinto or Aaron Black.
The new facility is probably a version of SM's Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City that over the years since its opening in 2012, has also become a venue of choice for sports, concerts and other activites requiring a big air-conditioned covered arena.
The impending changes were brought up during league officials' meeting with PBA coaches.
Gilas Pilipinas departed last 23 June for Down Under, with coach Tim Cone leading his 12-man roster.
Jordon is a solid 6-foot-6 power forward who played for Haywood High School. He led the Tomcats to a 35-2 record and a TSSAA Class AA State Championship in his senior season, the school’s first-ever state title.
The Giant Pandas — will be bannered by the same core of Jenning Leung, Damian Chong Qui, Phoenix Shackelford, and Ray Cao. However, Leung, who grew up in Laguna here in the Philippines, will be available only in August, according to veteran scribe Quinito Henson, as he has a prior commitment to play in another league.
If the name rings a bell, it’s because Varnado has already played for the Bolts—but in the Basketball Champions League Asia in 2025. The announcement came through the team’s official social media channels last 22 June.
The points were 18 more than what McCullough produced in his first game back and he highlighted it all up with four straight baskets – off back-to-back triples, a spin move and a jumper – in a stirring one-man show that gave the Tropang 5G a 98-91 lead.
Gardner and the Fukushima Firebonds got swept by the Kobe Storks in the B.League Division 2 Finals last 17 May, losing both the championship and the chance to be promoted to Division 1.
Jones, who played for Meralco since the elimination round, posted only 22 points, 15 rebounds, and three assists in their Game 3 loss. More importantly, he failed to dominate an import-less team.
CJ Cansino redeemed himself from a costly missed shot in the last game by booming in a clutch four-pointer that helped point the Bolts to a 101-90 win over TNT last 27 May that tied up their PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Quinto scored eight of his 11 points in the extension, including two charity splits that made it a 105-101 count, only 5.4 ticks to go, and eventually enabled the Bolts to withstand a gallant effort from the Hotshots’ Jerom Lastimosa.
Clinton Chapman scored 19 points while Paul Lee boomed in a four-pointer and a triple that sparked a big second quarter breakaway that fueled the Hotshots’ surge to as much as two 21-point leads, the last 51-30.
Calvin Oftana’s agent, PJ Pilares, confirmed the aggressive pursuit of KT Sonicboom that he said started even before the sweet-shooting former San Beda Red Lion was traded by NLEX to the Tropang 5G two years ago.
Edmund "Snow" Badua was nabbed at around 2 P.M. last 10 April at his residence in Napocor Village, Barangay Tandang Sora, based on a warrant issued by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court.
The San Miguel has not divulged any details on why Justin Patton was not spotted during the shootaround and pregame warm-ups minutes before tip-off against the Hotshots.
Jones piled up 32 points and 14 rebounds while Cansino came through with 23 markers, seven boards plus a crucial block leading to a game-clinching layup by Jansen Rios as the Bolts scored a third straight win and fifth overall in six outings.
The PBA had asked if the UAAP’s graduating players, including one-and-dones, could apply for this year’s draft but was turned down even with the qualification that those picked would finish their varsity obligations before crossing over.