Jimmy Alapag has retired from the PBA and will move on as Talk N Text Team Manager and one of the assistants of Coach Tab Baldwin in Gilas Pilipinas. Alapag has played for 12 years in the PBA and played for the Philippine National Team since arriving in the Philippines.
Salamat Jimmy! Know more about Jimmy Alapag
Watch Jimmy Alapag Retirement Speech Video
Jimmy Alapag already had his last stint for Gilas Pilipinas last year and is reported to be named as one of the Assistant Coaches of Tab Baldwin in Gilas Pilipinas.
Alapag was named Best Player of Gilas Pilipinas in the 2014 FIBA World Cup. Watch Jimmy Alapag – Best Player of Gilas Pilipinas Video
With a few seconds left in the game and San Miguel Beer leading by 9 points against Talk N Text, Arwind Santos made a slam dunk to end their PBA Semifinals series with a sweep. Read recap: San Miguel Beer sweeps Talk N Text
After the game, new Gilas Pilipinas Head Coach and current Talk N Text Consultant Tab Baldwin confronted Arwind Santos to let him know that the final dunk was an insult to Talk N Text since SMB already won the game. In an interview, Arwind Santos meant no disrespect to TNT but was just happy to dunk for the San Miguel Beer Fans.
Watch Arwind Santos controversial garbage time dunk Video
Let us give a warm welcome to our new Gilas Pilipinas Head Coach Tab Baldwin!
Tab Baldwin has agreed to a 4-year contract with the option to renew for another year if we qualify for the 2019 FIBA World Cup. First Tournament of our new Gilas Coach is the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in Wuhan, China which will give us a chance to compete in the 2016 Rio Olympics if we win the tournament.
Know more about Tab Baldwin at Who is Tab Baldwin?
Former Gilas Pilipinas Head Coach Chot Reyes congratulates Tab Baldwin
Thomas Anthony Baldwin or Tab Baldwin is a consultant of Gilas Pilipinas since 2013 under Coach Chot Reyes and also current consultant of Talk N Text in the PBA.
Tab Baldwin Coaching Highlights:
-Head Coach, Auckland Stars (NBL-New Zealand) = 5 Titles
-4x NBL Coach of the Year
-Head Coach, New Zealand National Basketball Team (Tall Blacks)
-Tall Blacks, 4th Place – 2002 FIBA World Championship
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas or SBP has narrowed down the choice of Head Coach of Gilas Pilipinas to 2. SBP did not name the two final candidates but there were some reports naming Tab…
Gilas Pilipinas strength “Speed and Quickness” according to Team Consultant Tab Baldwin in the Gilas Pilipinas Training Camp in Miami Day 2.
Watch Gilas Pilipinas Training Camp in Miami Day 2 Video
Photo from hawks.org.nz New Zealand Training Camp Updates Philippines (Gilas Pilipinas) defeats Hawkes Bay Hawks, 82-78 Hastings Sports Centre Gymnasium The Hawkes Bay Hawks played with 2 imports: Darko Cohadarevic and Kareem Johnson and they…