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PBA announces 10 new players for its greatest players roster

April 3, 2025

The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) has announced the addition of 10 new players to its greatest player roster. This third batch brings the total number of players to 50. The announcement coincides with the league’s 50th anniversary.

The 10 new players are; Junmar Fajardo, Scottie Thompson, Nelson Asaytono, Jeffrey Cariaso, Bong Hawkins, Abe King, Danny Seigle, Manny Victorino, Yoyoy Villamin and the late Arnie Tuadles.

PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said in an article on the league’s website, “Dumaan ito sa malalim na proseso nang pagpili, and the PBA would like to thank the members of the Selection Committee for the effort they rendered. Hindi madali ang kanilang naging pagpupulong dahil alam nating lahat na marami ang deserving”

The first batch was announced in 2000 the PBA’s 25th anniversary, then the second batch was announced during the league’s 40th anniversary in 2015, the 10 new addition was announced to complete the PBA’s 50 Greatest Player in celebration of the league’s 50th year.

Below is the full list of PBA’s 50 Greatest Player

First Batch

  1. Johnny Abarrientos
  2. Bogs Adornado
  3. Ato Agustin
  4. Francis Arnaiz
  5. Ricardo Brown
  6. Allan Caidic
  7. Hector Calma
  8. Atoy Co
  9. Philip Cezar
  10. Jerry Codinera
  11. Kenneth Duremdes
  12. Bernie Fabiosa
  13. Ramon Fernandez
  14. Danny Florencio
  15. Abet Guidaben
  16. Freddie Hubalde
  17. Robert Jaworski
  18. Jojo Lastimosa
  19. Lim Eng Beng
  20. Samboy Lim
  21. Ronnie Magsanoc
  22. Vergel Meneses
  23. Manny Paner
  24. Alvin Patrimonio
  25. Benjie Paras

Second Batch

  1. Danny Ildefonso
  2. Willie Miller
  3. James Yap
  4. Asi Taulava
  5. Eric Menk
  6. Kelly Williams
  7. Jayjay Helterbrand
  8. Jimmy Alapag
  9. Mark Caguioa
  10. Arwind Santos
  11. Jayson Castro
  12. Marc Pingris
  13. Kerby Raymundo
  14. Chito Loyzaga
  15. Marlou Aquino

Third Batch

  1. Junmar Fajardo
  2. Scottie Thompson
  3. Nelson Asaytono
  4. Jeffrey Cariaso
  5. Bong Hawkins
  6. Abe King
  7. Danny Seigle
  8. Manny Victorino
  9. Yoyoy Villamin
  10. Arnie Tuadles

Gilas Pilipinas advances to semifinals of the 19th Asian Games by beating Iran (84 – 83)

October 3, 2023

Gilas Pilipinas advance to semifinals of the 19th Asian Games after a thrilling game against Iran (84-83) in the quarterfinals of the 19th Asian Games men’s basketball tournament on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at the Zhegiang University Zijingang Stadium in Hangzhou, China.

The last time that Philippines qualified for the semifinals of the Asian Games was in 2002, that’s 21 years ago. This was during the 2002 Busan Asian Games, the Men’s Philippine team are just a few seconds away from clinching the game and for a Finals berth at the Asian Games,, Olsen Racela missed two freethrows, that could have sealed the game but South Korea’s Lee Sang-min won the game for S.Korean with his buzzer-beating three (69-68).

Justin Brownlee led the scoring for Gilas Pilipinas with 36 points, 8 rebs and 4 assists. Brownless also got a much needed rest in their game against Qatar. Junmar Fajardo is the second leading scorer for Gilas making 18 pts, 8 rebs and 4 assists. Scottie Thompson added 11 points and 6 rebounds.

Iran on the other hand was lead by Mohammadsina Vahedi with his 24 pts, then followed by Navid Rezaeifar who chipped in 14 pts, 2 rebs and 7 assists.

Gilas Pilipinas got off to a strong start, leading as many as 9 points in the opener and ending the quarter with a 6 pts lead (28-22). Gilas ended the first half on a strong note by limiting the Iranians to just 14 2nd-qtr points and ending the first half with a 12 point cushion. In the second half, Gilas lead by as many as 21 points in the third quarter, 62-41, with 5:39 remaining the 3rd, and by 17 at the start of the fourth qtr, 71-54.

But in the final period, the Iranian almost made the comeback of the tournament by cutting the lead to just 3 pts, 72-75, with 5:18 left in the game and took the lead, 81-80, with 1:33 remaining in the game. But Junmar Fajardo grabbed a offensive rebound after Calvin Oftana missed a three-point shot, then making a 2 pts put back, to give the Philippine team a 1 point lead, 82-81. Navid Rezaeifar quickly regain the lead back with his 2 pts drive to the basket (82-83), with 01:02 remaining in the game. This is when Brownlee made his clutch jumper with 44 secs remaining that eventually sealed the game for the Philippine team (84-83).

The win will land Gilas in the final 4 of the 19th Asian Games and they will face China in the semifinals for a shot at a medal at 8 pm on Wednesday, October 4th.

The Scores;

  • Philippines 84 – Brownlee 36, Fajardo 18, Thompson 11, Oftana 7, Perez 6, Kouame 4, Newsome 2, Alas 0, Tolentino 0, Aguilar 0.
  • Iran 83 – Vahedi 24, Rezaeifar 14, Mirzaeitalarposhti 12, Aghajanpour 11, Girgoorian 8, Mashayekhi 6, Kazemi 6, Pazirofteh 2, Shahrian Nasl 0, Gholizadeh Tousarani 0, Torabi 0.

Quarters: 28-22, 48-36, 71-54, 84-83.