All-In Charity Basketball Game
Team PCWorx (Coach Tim Cone) defeated Team Gawad Kalinga ( Coach Allen Iverson), 98-96
November 5, 2014 – Mall of Asia Arena
Game Highlights:
-Kiefer Ravena made the game-winning layup to finish with 16 points (8/10 from the field)
-DerMarr Johnson led Team PCWorx with 24 points and 10 rebounds
-Jeron Teng also with 16 points
Arwind Santos released his first single “Bagyo” from his new album. Arwind is dedicating his entire album to victims of the recent calamities in the Country.
San Miguel Beermen, Vhong Navarro, Billy Crawford, Jhong Hilario, Jugs Jugueta and the FEU Tamaraws appeared in his first Music Video.
Watch Arwind Santos Bagyo Music Video
Gilas Pilipinas Head Coach Feature Part I: Rajko Toroman – A look at the record of Smart Gilas Head Coach Rajko Toroman. Serbian Coach Toroman is currently the Head Coach of the Jordanian National Basketball Team. Before coaching Smart Gilas, Coach Rajko led Iran to a 1st Place finish in the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship and qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Smart Gilas or Gilas Pilipinas 1.0 was coached by Rajko Toroman from 2009-2012.
Smart Gilas Tournaments under Rajko Toroman
-5th Place (2009 FIBA Asia Champions Cup – May 12-20, 2009 in Jakarta, Indonesia)
-3rd Place (21st Dubai International Basketball Tournament – January 14–23, 2010 in Dubai, UAE)
-7th Place (2010 FIBA Asia Champions Cup – May 22-30, 2010 in Doha, Qatar)
-1st Place (2010 Smart Philippine Invitational Challenge or MVP Cup – June 24–27, 2010 in Manila)
A couple of great NBA Games today (Oct 31 US Time) including LA Lakers vs LA Clippers and Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers. Watch out for the plays of Kobe Bryant and Lebron James.
Watch Top 10 NBA Plays for October 31 Video
Coach Allen Iverson vs Coach Tim Cone in All-In Charity Basketball Game on November 5, 2014, 7pm at the Mall of Asia Arena for the Benefit of Gawad Kalinga presented by PCWorx.
Team Iverson Line-up
Grayson “The Professor” Boucher
Larry “Bone Collector” Williams
Taurian “Air Up There” Fontanette
Gary “G-Smith” Smith
Aaron “AO” Owens
Anthony “Mr. Afrika” Pimble
Ryan “Special FX” Williams
The 2015 PBA Governors Cup will feature Asian Imports. The 12 PBA Teams can now hire 2 imports for the 3rd conference: 1 Asian Import (6 foot 3 and below) and 1 Foreign Import (Unlimited Height for last 4 teams and 6 foot 5 for the other teams).
The Gilas Pilipinas Head Coach and Players will be re-evaluated by a committee formed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas. It is still possible that the committee will still recommend Coach Chot Reyes and the rest of the Gilas Pilipinas Players.
Who do you think should be the next coach of Gilas Pilipinas?
Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas President Manny V. Pangilinan, in a board meeting Tuesday at the PLDT Makati office, has proposed a “participative and consultative approach” in the initial selection process for future national teams to address at least nine international tournaments scheduled for 2015.
Among the events set next year are the 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore in June and the 28th FIBA Asia Championship in China in August which will serve as the regional qualifier to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016.
UNICEF Ambassador and Chicago Bulls player Pau Gasol has a message regarding Typhoon Yolanda (Typhoon Haiyan) relief efforts by UNICEF and how we can still help almost a year after lots of children and families were affected by the Typhoon.
Fil-Am Jordan Clarkson made his NBA debut for the Los Angeles Lakers and contributed 8 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in a loss to the Houston Rockets.
Kobe Bryant led LA with 19 points and had an altercation with former teammate Dwight Howard. Lakers Rookie Julius Randle suffered a broken leg in his NBA debut. Former Rockets Jeremy Lin with 7 points and 6 assists in his 1st game with the LA Lakers.
Watch LA Lakers vs Houston Rockets Highlights Video