2008 AND 1 Futures 3-on-3 Baller Battle in Davao City

2008 Futures 3on3 Baller Battle

Eliminations: Saturday, 03 May 2008

Finals: Sunday, 04 May

Divisions: Boys: Mini (Born ’97, ’98, ’99)

Midgets (Born ’94, ’95, ’96)

Juniors (Born ’91& Younger)

Girls: Juniors (Born ’91)

TO JOIN:

1. Team of minimum 3 or maximum 4 Players

2. Submit Completed Entry Form with Documents (Copy of NSO Birth Certificate/Waiver/Parents Consent) together with:

a. Boys 8-10 yrs: 12 empty boxes of Primovit Syrup

(120ml) + PhP500.00 per Team

b. Other Divisions: 2 empty boxes of Primovit

Multivitamin Capsules

plus PhP600.00 per Team

3. participants get a FBL 3on3 Playing Shirt, giveaways

from Major Sponsors

4. Cash Prizes of PhP7,500.00 for champions, PhP5,000.00 for

2^nd Place plus prizes from Major Sponsors

ABSOLUTE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES: Friday , 02 May 2008

For more information: Call Futures Sports Davao Coordinator RICO BILIRAN at (0920) 6079207 or email rico_biliran@yahoo.com. For Primovit Orders – please call Ms. Regie Radoc @ (0922) 641-0888.

2008 And1 Futures 3-on-3 Baller Battle

General Rules and Regulations

1. Each team shall have a maximum of 4 team members and a minimum of 3 team members.

2. No coaches shall be allowed for Midgets & Juniors Divisions. The Team Captain of each Team shall serve as “Coach.” ONLY THE MINI-DIVISION SHALL BE ALLOWED TO HAVE A COACH.

3. A “toss coin” determines which Team has the initial possession.

4. Baskets scored inside the arc is credited for 1 point. Baskets scored beyond the arc will be credited for 2 points.

5. Free-throws: Shall be equivalent to one (1) point. If a player is fouled in the act of shooting outside the arc, the player will be awarded two (2) free throws.

6. If the score is tied, a Free-throw Shootout requiring all the players will ensue. This process continues until the tie has been broken. Sequence shall be according to Player Number (1-2-3-4).

Players who are out of the game due to “Foul Out” or “Injury” cannot participate in Shoot-Outs.

7. Possession changes after made Baskets. No Interception during Inbound Passes.

8. When a defensive team makes a stop or gets a rebound they will have to clear the basketball first beyond the arc. (“Labas yung Bola”).

9. Game Formats:

a. Classification & Play-Off Rounds

i. Game duration will be 10 minutes “Running Time.”

ii. Each Team is allowed 1 Timeout during the Game.

iii. No timeouts can be called during the last the 2-minutes of a Game.

b. Play-Offs to Finals Games

i. Game duration shall be 12 minutes and “stop time” shall be implemented during the last 2 minutes of the Games.

ii. Each Team is allowed 1 Timeout during the Game.

iii. No timeouts can be called during the last the 2-minutes of a Game.

10. Each player is allowed 4 personal fouls, otherwise he/she “fouls out.” If the team has committed 5 team fouls, the team is in penalty and the fouled player will shoot 1 free throw.

11. Substitution is allowed during the course of a Game. In cases of players fouling out, if there is still a substitute, the substitute may play. If there is no more substitute, the team will just have to continue with remaining players. If only One player remains, the Game is forfeited. For Game Forfeiture Score is fixed at 11-0 irregardless of actual game score.

12. Participants playing in the next game are required to be at their respective court assignments before their scheduled game. There will be no grace period.

13. In cases of injury, the injured player may be replaced, but cannot return to the game anymore.

14. The Tournament Director and Organizers reserve the right to stop the proceedings and / or alter the rules which they believe is for the best interest (safety, sportsmanship and fair play) of the participants.

15. No Protests of any kind will be entertained. All decisions by the Game Officials and And1 Futures Tournament Committee shall be final and un-appealable.

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TnT vs. Coke on Saturday in Panabo

Game Saturday
(In Panabo, Davao del Norte)
4:30 p.m. – Talk n Text vs Coca-Cola

Saturday's opening game of the PBA-Smart Fiesta Cup is a surefire battle, pitting two teams with an old score to settle.

Coca-Cola and Talk n Text may have finished outside the Top Five in the recent Philippine Cup but they surely make an interesting pair to kick off the import-laced tourney set at 4:30 p.m. at the Panabo Multi-purpose, Tourism and Cultural Center in Davao del Norte.

The Pals, for one, are aching for vengeance against the Tigers who dealt them two heart-rending losses that eliminated TnT from the playoffs of the Philippine Cup.

Curiously, Talk n Text went on a nosedive after trading Asi Taulava to Coca-Cola in exchange for Ali Peek. The Fil-Tongan behemoth played a key role in the Tigers' two crucial wins against the Pals.

The poor showing of the Pals in the Fiesta Cup prompted the team management not to extend coach Derrick Pumaren's contract, paving the way for the entry of coach Chot Reyes.

Reyes said they have a job cut out for them against the Tigers.

"Coca-Cola has done a good job re-building. With two imports, all they need is three quality players and they're tough to beat," observed Reyes, who won two championships with Coca-Cola in 2002 and 2003.

"On paper, they should be in the Top Three," he added, impressed with Coca-Cola's lineup with the addition of Nic Belasco, who was during the in-between-conference break.

Aside from Taulava and Belasco, the Tigers will also be beef up by the 5-9 Calvin Cage and 6-foot- Jason Dixon.

For finishing ninth and 10^th respectively in the eliminations of last conference, Coca-Cola and Welcoat are allowed to field in two imports in the tourney – one with a ceiling of 6-foot-1 and another with unlimited height.

Talk n Text will be reinforced by Aaron McGee.

"Definitely, we've got stronger. But it remains to be seen what we can do. It's something we have to work for, something we have to sweat for," said Coca-Cola coach Binky Favis.

"Definitely, the talent we need is there. The challenge is how to use it. The great opportunity is there and I'm excited on what will unfold," Favis added.


The Pals had minor change in their lineup, acquiring free agent 6-foot-7 center Gilbert Lao.

Aside from Panabo, the league will also have stops in Tacloban on April 12 (Ginebra vs Sta. Lucia), Laoag on April 19 (Red Bull vs Alaska ), Lipa, Batangas on May 3 (Magnolia vs Red Bull ), Calape Bohol on May 10 (Purefoods vs Alaska), Cagayan de Oro on May 17 (TnT vs Sta. Lucia ), Zamboanga on May 24 (Ginebra vs Air 21), Palawan on May 31 (Magnolia vs TnT) and Lanao on June 7 (Purefoods vs Welcoat).

Gaston, Banal know what this game is all about

COACHES Fritz Gaston and Joel Banal are among the first to throw in their support in Easter Sunday's 1st PBA Ateneo vs. La Salle Showdown at the Araneta Coliseum.

The two afterall, were among the first beneficiaries of the same account that will be the recipient of the Blue Eagles-Green Archers exhibition match – the PBA Players' Educational Trust Fund.

Both Gaston and Banal availed of their respective privileges to the program in pursuit of acquiring higher education after college and beyond theirprofessional basketball careers. Through the league's Trust Fund, the two ex-PBA players were able to attain their masteral degrees at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM). Gaston acquired a masters degree in Business Management (1986-88) while Banal had his masters in Entrepreneurship (2001-02).

"The PBA Educational Trust Fund came to me at the right time," said Banal, 50, and current assistant coach to Tim Cone at Alaska. "This was after my MBAdays when I had no coaching job and I didn't have any plans of being an employee."

That time, Banal's family had just established the 2nd MOM Pre-School and the Domus Chola International School. "But I wanted to improve it owing to thegrowing number of competitions and the answer was to take up this course (entrepreneurship) from the top school which really helped to make it a standout from the rest."

Banal played for six seasons in the PBA from 1981 to 1986 and suited up for only one team, Great Taste.

Gaston also had a tour of duty with Great Taste, his last team in the league, in a career that spanned from 1979 to 1986 and included stops with U-Tex, SanMiguel, Crispa and Manila Beer.

"I was already in my last year of playing and I felt that I wanted more than just playing basketball. I wanted to go back to school again, but I was alreadyaiming for tip education and that time, I felt only AIM could give me that quality education where I can land a senior-level hiring position after I graduate,"recalled the 51-year-old Gaston, fresh from steering the RP women's team to a bronze medal finish in the 24th Southeast Asian Games in Thailand.

"But the desire to pursue it became even greater when I learned that I could avail of this program thru the PBA Educational Trust Fund. That time, it answered for my tuition fee, dorms, books and other school needs. So what more can I ask for," he said.

His masteral degree in Business Management allowed Gaston to work abroad for almost six years, Indonesia to be specific.

"I hope both Fritz Gaston and Joel Banal would be an inspiration to all PBA players and also avail of their privileges allowed under the league's Players'Educational Trust Fund," said commissioner Sonny Barrios. "That's why we're coming through with such benefit projects which we believe will be of great assistance to them (players) and their children in the future. Presented by Yakult Health Drink, the charity match is set at 4 p.m. and will be aired live over Studio 23.

Incidentally, Gaston and Banal were the last two coaches to steer the Blue Eagles to the UAAP championship.

Gaston, also a vital cog of Ateneo's champion teams in the mid-70s, gave the school a men's varsity title in 1988 while Banal did it 14-years later in 2002. Both were achieved at the expense of De La Salle.

Duterte Agilas-Goldstar Hardware play Montana Pawnshop in finals

The Duterte Agilas-Goldstar Hardware will play the Montana Pawnbrokers in the finals of the 2008 Mayor RRD-Araw ng Dabaw Basketball Tournament on Sunday afternoon at the Davao City Recreation Center.

Game time is at 5:30 p.m.

M.Lhuillier Kwarta Padala of Cebu City meets the Zamboanga Latinos for third place at 4 p.m.

The awarding ceremony will immediately follow after the finals to be led by Vice Mayor Sara Duterte, City Sports Coordinator Christopher "Bong" Go and BAP-Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas Regional Director Regino "Boy" Cua.

Pawnbrokers defeats Latinos, MLKP stops Duterte Agilas-Goldstar Hardware

The Montana Pawnbrokers defeated the Zamboanga Latinos, 89-62 in the opening of the round-robin format of 2008 Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte-Araw ng Dabaw Basketball Tournament, Thursday night, at the Davao City Recreation Center.

M.Lhuillier Kwarta Padala of Cebu City stopped the Duterte Agilas-Goldstar Hardware, 71-69, in the other game.

Entrance is free at the gym.

The games will be played until Sunday afternoon starting at 5 p.m.

MLKP Cebu, Montana Davao, Duterte Agilas-Goldstar, Zamboanga square off

M.Lhuillier Kwarta Padala arrived on Thursday morning to complete the four-team event of the 2008 Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte-Araw ng Dabaw Basketball Tournament on Thursday afternoon at the Davao City Recreation Center.

The Cebuanos will face two Davao teams, the Montana Pawnshop and Duterte Agilas-Goldstar Hardware and the visiting Zamboanga Latinos.

Games will be played every 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. until Sunday, March 16.

The visiting Philippine Air Force arrived in Davao with an inferior line up that forced organizers to field the squad to the commercial B tournament against Goldstar and PhilHealth.

Agilas-Goldstar, Montaña cagers face visitors on Wednesday

The Duterte Agilas-Goldstar Hardware and Montaña Pawnshop Davao will face the visiting teams at the start of the 2008 Mayor Rodrigo Duterte-Araw ng Dabaw Basketball Tournament on Wednesday, March 12, at the Davao City Recreation Center.

The opening ceremony starts at 5 p.m.

Zamboanga City and the Philippine Air Force based in Pasay City will face the hosts.

The Airmen will be bannered by Joselito Zantua, Reynold Capati, Jesus Botor, Rey Cepe, Norberto Bandong, Emilio Ocampo, Rolando Pascual, Paulino Fernandez, Michael Jimenez, Jermaine Guerrero, Joaquin Dindo Torres, Wilfredo Casulla, Ryan Tongio, Randy Lopez and Christopher Von Navo.

The Zamboangueños are Cris Concepcion, Darwin Cordero, Emrey Ramirez, Jomie Alvarez, Junie Navarro, David Sebastian, Tantan Parreño, Eter Chua, Jeffrey France, Ronald Saracho and team manager Jun Navarro.

Team owner Armand Quibod will field in Marvin Poloyapoy, Biboy Clavel, Charlie Braga, Ryan Abanes, Dado Ayson, Ronald Lamocha, Junel Jawod, Mike Maniego, Lendi Dawal, Jojo Endrinal, Arden Guiyab, Harold Sta.Cruz and Tata Fernandez.

M.Lhuillier Kwarta Padala of Cebu will play on the second day on March 13.

Games will be played every 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. until Sunday, March 16.

Zambo team joins RRD-Araw cage loop

Zamboanga City has confirmed its participation to the 2008 Mayor RRD-Araw ng Dabaw Basketball Tournament on March 12 to 17 at the Davao City Recreation Center.

The Zamboanga squad will be bannered by Cris Concepcion, Darwin Cordero, Emrey Ramirez, Jomie Alvarez, Junie Navarro, David Sebastian, Tantan Parreño, Eter Chua, Jeffrey France, Ronald Saracho and two other big men that will be named soon by team manager Jun Navarro.

M.Lhuillier Kwarta Padala of Cebu City, Montaña Pawnshop Davao and Philippine Air Force have been invited to join the six-day event and another Davao squad, possibly a combined squad of the Duterte Agilas and Goldstar Hardware will be the fifth team.

Entrance is free at the DCRC and would be spectators are advised to follow the security measures to be implemented by the local authorities.

Montaña Pawnshop ready for action in RRD-Araw cage loop

Montaña Pawnshop is ready for action in the 2008 Mayor RRD-Araw ng Dabaw Basketball Invitational Tournament on March 13 to 16 at the Davao City Recreation Center.

The Pawnbrokers will be banking on Marvin Poloyapoy, Biboy Clavel, Charlie Braga, Ryan Abanes, Dado Ayson, Ronald Lamocha, Junel Jawod, Mike Maniego, Lendi Dawal, Jojo Endrinal, Arden Guiyab, Harold Sta.Cruz and Tata Fernandez.

Head coach is Nick Serafica with Dodong Cagampang and Peter Epe as assistants.

The Pawnbrokers will be up against the visiting M.Lhuillier Kwarta Padala of Cebu City, Philippine Air Force of Pasay City and Zamboanga City.

The tournament is organized by the BAP-Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas XI and supported by the Sports Development Division-City Mayor’s Office as part of the 2008 Mayor Rodrigo Duterte-Araw ng Dabaw Sports Festival.

PBA All-Star weekend set

Kelly Williams of Sta.Lucia Realty.

KELLY Williams' crowd-pleasing, last second power slam in Game 2 of the semifinals series between Sta. Lucia and Alaska created quite a stir in the last PBA Philippine Cup.

Come the All-Star weekend, the 6-foot-3 high-leaping Realtor gets all the chance he can to strut his dunking ability before a nationally televised event.

The Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference is among the handful expected to add color and flavor to a slam dunk contest predicted to be as exciting as the
All-Star game main fare between the North and South teams.

Bacolod is this year's host of the mid-season spectacle set April 24-27.

Other possible highly flyer entries into the contest serving as one of the side events of the PBA's annual classic are Air21's Arwind Santos, former champion
Cyrus Baguio of Red Bull, Welcoat rookie Joe Devance and three-time defending titlist KG Canaleta, also of Air21.

Canaleta won an unprecedented third straight title last year in Baguio City, routing Talk `N Text's Jay Washington in the final, 79-54, behind a windmill
side-winder and a thunderous one-hander above a man, with the free throw line as his take-off point.

No player in the history of the contest has won the slam dunk title four consecutive times.

Williams was entered in the same contest a year ago, but never got past the eliminations when he failed to convert twice his between-the-legs jam.

Canaleta admitted Williams' early ouster somewhat eased off the pressure on him, making this year's slam competition easily one of the most highly anticipated in years.

"Malaking pressure ang nawala sa akin noong nawala si Kelly," said Canaleta then.

Apart from the slam dunk, other side events to be played in the All-Star festivities are the three-point shootout, trick shot and the obstacle challenge.

San Miguel's sweet shooting guard Dondon Hontiveros is the reigning three-point shootout king, Willie Miller of Alaska holds the title in the obstacle challenge while Denok Miranda is the defending champion in the trick shot.

Also part of the All-Star week is the Blitz Game between the Rookies and Sophomore. Last year behind the 31 points of Santos, the freshmen scored a
breakthrough 122-107 rout of the Sophies.

Panabo City to host PBA Fiesta Cup

Davao's Peter June Simon (center) plays for Purefoods.

James Yap (extreme right) closely guarded and Rommel Adducul (center) is ready to provide the screen.

Sta.Lucia Realty celebrates their victory in the PBA at the expense of Purefoods on March 2.

The Philippine Basketball Association is taking its act down south with an exciting match-up pitting the Coca-Cola Tigers and the Talk N Text Phone Pals on March 29 at the Panabo Multi-Purpose Tourism, Cultural and Sport Center in Davao del Norte.

Organized by the city's local government unit led by Mayor Jose Silvosa Sr., the lone game scheduled at 4:30 p.m. highlights the celebration of the 7th Araw ng Panabo City.

The Panabo stop is an official provincial game and serves as an appetizer of the import-laced 2008 PBA-Fiesta Cup, which will commence formally on March 30 at the Araneta Coliseum with a double-header featuring Welcoat against Air 21 at 4:30 p.m. and Red Bull against Barangay Ginebra at 6:50 p.m.

With a good three weeks remaining before the second conference gets going, most of the teams are still busy shopping around for prospective imports.

To date, only the Talk N Text Phone Pals have made an announcement on the identity of their import -- Aaron DeShon McGhee, a 6-foot-8, 250-pound power forward who starred for the Oklahoma University Sooner that reached the 2002 US NCAA Final Four.

Understandably, teams are taking time searching for reinforcement because this year's edition of the Fiesta Cup features imports with unlimited height. Not to mention, the handicapping system applies on Coca-Cola and Welcoat – two teams that finished 9^th and 10^th in the elimination round of the just concluded PBA Philippine Cup.

That means the Tigers and the Dragons are privilege to beef their teams with two imports (One of unlimited height and another not over 6-foot-1).

The last time the league adopted the open height limit for imports, TnT and the San Miguel arrange a final showdown with the Beermen, powered by Ardian "Ace" Custis, capturing the 2005 Fiesta Conference title.

The Alaska Aces are the defending champion of this year's Fiesta Cup.

CMO leads RRD-Araw-DaCHEA tourney

The City Mayor’s Office teams were ahead in the team standings in the 2008 RRD-Araw ng Dabaw-DaCHEA Basketball and Volleyball Tournaments as of Tuesday.

The CMO dribblers remained undefeated at the City Hall Drive with five wins, followed by the City Administrator’s Office under team manager Erwin Alparaque with three wins and two losses.

The General Services Office of Atty.Marvin “Oying” Melodias placed at third with a 2-1 win-loss record followed by Sangguniang Panlungsod with 2-2.

In men’s volleyball played at the RizalPark, the CMO also took the lead with a clean 4-0, followed by the City Environment and Natural Resources Office with 3-0, SP with 2-2 and City Admin with 1-2.

In women’s volleyball, City Engineer’s Office led bracket A with 2-0 while SP headed bracket B with 3-0 record.

Games will resume on Wednesday.