Basketball Teams in the Philippines: Northern Cement Basketball Team, Smart Gilas, Philippine Patriots, Iligan Crusaders

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 63. Chapters: Metropolitan Basketball Association teams, Philippine Basketball Association teams, Philippine Basketball League teams, Barangay Ginebra Kings, B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados, Alaska Aces, San Miguel Beermen, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters, Barako Bull Energy Boosters, Air21 Express, Powerade Tigers, Northern Cement basketball team, Smart Gilas, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, Philippine Patriots, Batangas Blades, Meralco Bolts, Iligan Crusaders, Manila Metrostars, Laguna Lakers, Harbour Centre Batang Pier, Misamis Oriental Meteors, Magnolia Purewater Wizards, Negros Slashers, Nueva Ecija Patriots, Licealiz Shampoo Hair Doctors, Olongapo Volunteers, Pharex B-Complex, Mediatrix Telecom basketball team, Mail and More Comets, Burger King Stunners, Toyota-Otis Sparks, San Juan Knights, Excel Roof 25ers, AddMix Transformers, Cossack Blue Spirits, Fern-C, Quezon-Villa Anita. Excerpt: The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation. It is one of the most popular teams in the league and the entire Philippines for that matter. After some rough times during their first few seasons, their fortunes changed when Robert Jaworski and Francis Arnaiz arrived in 1984, following the disbandment of the famed Toyota squad. Jaworski, as a playing head coach, then steered the franchise to four PBA titles (1986, 1988, 1991, and 1997) with the tough and physical squad of the likes of Chito Loyzaga, Dondon Ampalayo, Dante Gonzalgo, Leo Isaac and Rudy Distrito, and for some times imports like Michael Hackett and Billy Ray Bates. He left the team in 1998 and the big 3 of Bal David, Noli Locsin and Marlou Aquino. Siot Tanquingcen and current head coach Jong Uichico then led the Kings to four more tit...