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This Day in PBA History: Justin Brownlee sinks ‘the Shot’

Rey Joble
Posted at Oct 19 11:44 AM

October 19, 2016, will forever be remembered by Ginebra fans as a most glorious day; for Meralco, not so much. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: Remember Jose Slaughter?

Rey Joble
Posted at Oct 18 10:39 PM

Hills Bros., a defunct team with little history, will be remembered for showcasing a player who entered the record books for his hot shooting. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: Fernandez makes case as GOAT

Rey Joble
Posted at Oct 13 08:19 PM

Career milestone collector Ramon Fernandez did what big men are expected to do, and beyond. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: Record night for Rob Williams

Rey Joble
Posted at Oct 12 10:21 PM

One of the most prolific American marksmen the PBA has ever seen was flawless from the free-throw line on this day 35 years ago. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: 178 points couldn’t lead to win

Rey Joble
Posted at Oct 04 02:49 PM

Scoring 178 points normally guarantees victory, but that was not the case in Pepsi’s triple-overtime loss to Purefoods. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: Codiñera sets blocks record

Rey Joble
Posted at Oct 03 06:49 PM

Codiñera recorded one of the most enduring single-game records on October 3, 1989, and it all began with an ill-fitting pair of sneakers. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: The spit that triggered scuffle

Rey Joble
Posted at Oct 02 03:30 PM

Expect things to heat up every time bitter rivals Crispa and Toyota face each other inside the hard court. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: Yeng’s Pepsi experiment begins

Rey Joble
Posted at Sep 27 01:48 PM

With his status at Swift in limbo, Guiao left a stacked team to coach Pepsi, a stint he described as a ‘learning experience’. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: The first Manila Clasico final

Rey Joble
Posted at Sep 13 10:05 PM

Two actual basketball nemeses in their primes — Robert Jaworski and Ramon Fernandez — planted the seeds of the league’s most enduring rivalry. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: Meneses, Swift soar to title

Rey Joble
Posted at Sep 07 09:51 PM

A mix of finesse (courtesy of Vergel Meneses) and old-school bully ball powered coach Yeng Guiao and Swift’s title run in the 1993 Commissioner’s Cup. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: NBA’s Bullets play PBA stars

Rey Joble
Updated as of Sep 04 07:15 PM

There was excitement, some on-court tension, and a bit of political flavor in a game that featured Naismith Hall-of-Famers and PBA MVPs. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: Presto wins All-Filipino title

Rey Joble
Updated as of Sep 04 03:23 PM

Even without hot-shooting Allan Caidic in the deciding game, Presto beat Purefoods to win the 1990 All-Filipino title, thanks to a crew of veterans. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: Fernandez scores 15,000 points

Rey Joble
Posted at Aug 31 07:25 PM

The man known as “El Presidente” was accomplished from a team and an individual perspective, the latter he proved by reaching the scoring milestone. Read more »

This Day in PBA history: Bates soars high for Crispa

Rey Joble
Posted at Aug 23 04:26 PM

Billy Ray Bates captivated Filipino basketball fans with his showmanship on the court, but his Crispa title demonstrated he cared about winning, too. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: Jaworski joins 10,000 points club

Rey Joble
Posted at Aug 03 05:21 PM

For a pass-first, shoot-second player who divided his time as a head coach, Jaworski reaching the 10,000 points milestone was an impressive accomplishment.  Read more »

This Day in PBA History: U/Tex edges Toyota in ‘miracle’ championship game

Rey Joble
Posted at Aug 02 02:50 PM

The Wranglers overcame a 4-point deficit with 16 seconds left in regulation, then won in overtime to beat Toyota and bring home the Open Conference title. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: Toyota edges Crispa in last finals encounter

Rey Joble
Posted at Jul 25 01:46 PM

Toyota reinforcement Andy Fields said his motivation to win the 1981 Open Conference title began a year before, in a defeat in the same tournament that he said haunted him.  Read more »

This Day In PBA History: Mitchell Wiggins scores 78 to become part of Ginebra lore

Rey Joble
Posted at Jul 17 12:37 PM

Ginebra has had a number of high-scoring reinforcements — one of them was former NBA player Wiggins who went on a scoring barrage on this day 27 years ago.  Read more »

This Day in PBA History: Guidaben becomes 6th member of 10,000-point club

Rey Joble
Updated as of Jul 14 04:08 PM

Guidaben — one of the best, most underrated PBA big men ever — reached a milestone 34 years ago today that only 5 others had hit prior.  Read more »

This Day in PBA History: Crispa beats rival Toyota to capture 1st All-Filipino crown

Rey Joble
Posted at Jul 11 07:04 AM

Led by sweet-shooting Bogs Adornado, Crispa flexed its muscles in the PBA's second season in 1976, winning the All-Filipino Conference on July 11 45 years ago today. Read more »