Basketball articles
QC Capitals dominant over Makati Super Crunch
The squad fought back from 10 points down in the last five minutes to pull off a come-from-behind 91-85 win in the MPBL Lakan Season Tuesday night at the Blue Eagle Gym in Ateneo. Dahrell Caranguian, one of the key players by the Capitals this season, provided the spark, while mainstay Joco Tayongt...
MPBL: Caloocan destroys Zamboanga, 83-74
Caloocan finally controlled its dangerous spiral toward elimination after it destroyed Zamboanga, 83-74, in their Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Lakan Season match on Tuesday at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium. The match, which drew the most number of technical fouls in an MPBL game, saw Almon...
MPBL: Valenzuela, Basilan win in OT
The Valenzuela Classic mounted an amazing comeback while the Basilan Steel showed defensive prowess as the two teams both won in overtime matches in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Lakan Season at the Valenzuela City Astrodome on Wednesday, June 26. Down by three at 78-75 with two seconds...
Martin gets first career win as coach of Pasay Voyagers
Debuting Pasay Voyagers coach Keith Martin on Monday got his first career win in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League courtesy of a 70-68 win versus the Navotas Uni-Pak Sardines. Ron Lastimosa led the way for the Voyagers with 14 points, including a crucial three-point shot with 1:!4 left in t...
Aaron Black joins QC Capitals
Aaron Black, son of retired Philippine Basketball Association player and coach Norman Black, is one of the next generation players raring to get action in the coming season of Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League for the Quezon City Capitals. At present, Black is training in the United States and ...
Mandaluyong El Tigre eyes ex-Ginebra stars for next MPBL season
The new Mandaluyong team in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League is eyeing former Ginebra stars and former PBA MVPs Willie Miller and Jayjay Helterbrand to play for them in the next season. Team owner Banjo Calpito said they were looking to tap these two former PBA stars with the intention of ...
Sta. Lucia Realtors slates return, takes over Pasig MPBL franchise
After an almost 10-year absence from the Philippine Basketball Association, Sta. Lucia Realty is staging a comeback to mainstream basketball, but this time in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. MPBL commissioner Kenneth Duremdes said Sta. Lucia Land Inc., a company owned by Exequiel Robles,...
No Gerald Anderson for Marikina Shoemasters in next MPBL season
Actor Gerald Anderson will not be playing for the Marikina Shosmasters in the next season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, the team’s head coach revealed. Anderson’s name was not on the list of players submitted by head coach Elvis Tolentino to the league. Tolentino said A...
Makati Super Crunch drops Rino Berame, acquires Mark Cruz
After negotiations with former Zamboanga center Rino Berame fell through, Makati Super Crunch decided to go in a different direction by acquiring six-foot-five Mark Cruz, who recently played for the Manila Stars. “We failed to come to an understanding during negotiations,” Makati Super ...