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Published January 28, 2021, 9:13 PM Former Chooks-to-Go 3×3 commissioner Eric Altamirano was formally tapped as tournament director of the PBA’s own 3×3 tournament which starts this year. Alaska team governor Dickie Bachmann, who chairs the PBA 3×3 committee, bared that he and Altamirano are scheduled to meet next week to begin crafting plans for the new competition which was postponed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Altamirano’s appointment came months after stepping down as founding commissioner of the two-year-old Chooks 3×3 league. He will join the committee that includes ...

Published January 28, 2021, 8:35 PM Photo from FIBA The PBA Board of Governors gave the green light Thursday to the staging of another special round for Gilas Pilipinas players in the annual Rookie Draft slated March 14. Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas president Al Panlilio, who attended the afternoon meeting at the PBA Office in Libis as team governor of Meralco, welcomed the league’s approval for the special draft which allows Gilas to tap prospective players for its long-term program. Panlilio said the Gilas coaching staff will be given the opportunity to look at the list of a record 97 ...

Published January 28, 2021, 9:04 PM The PBA will allow Fil-foreign applicants until March 5 to complete necessary requirements in order to be eligible for the annual Rookie Draft. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said the decision came after the league’s Board of Governors took into consideration the difficulty of several Fil-foreigners in securing proper documents due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Marcial, however, clarified that only those who beat Wednesday’s deadline are allowed in the extension. “May mga nabalitaan ako na porket nasa US sila at nakapunta dito dahil nagka-COVID at nag-pa...

Published January 27, 2021, 1:07 PM The PBA Board of Governors during a meeting at the league office in Libis. (PBA Images) The direction of the Rookie Draft and the possible participation of the league’s best teams in the East Asia Super League will be the main agendas Thursday in the first meeting of the PBA Board of Governors for the calendar year. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial and team governors from all 12 ballclubs are set to discuss the likelihood of having a second straight special draft for Gilas Pilipinas which is separate from the regular proceedings. Talks of a Gilas draft gai...

Jan 27, 2021 A RECORD 97 players are taking the next big step in their basketball careers as the deadline for the filing of applications for the upcoming PBA Rookie Draft lapsed on Wednesday afternoon. La Salle guard Aljun Melecio and Fil-Am forward Taylor Statham were among the buzzer beaters who submitted their documents at the PBA Office in Libis, Quezon City before the end of office hours. They rounded out the biggest pool of rookie aspirants the league has ever seen, surpassing the 91 that applied for the 2014 draft led by Stanley Pringle. The numbers hit a new high as the resumption of...