ALLAN THE MAN

Philippine National Men’s Basketball Team Member Beau Belga's ONE-HANDED slam after catching his own pass off the bounce.

USA Basketball National Team Managing Director Jerry Colangelo announced Friday night the 12 players who will represent the United States at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup that is being held Aug. 30-Sept. 14 in Spain. The player announcement followed the USA's112-86 exhibition victory over Puerto Rico Friday evening at Madison Square Garden.

Official Team USA Lineup - 2014 Basketball World Cup:

1. DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings)

2. Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors) 

3. Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans) 

4. DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors)

5. Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons)

The Gilas Pilipinas ,Philippine national men’s basketball team, dropped another tough contest to world-class competition, falling to African powerhouse Angola, 83-74, in a tune-up game on Thursday in San Sebastian, Spain.

Gilas Pilipinas posed a real threat to Angola, champions of seven of the last eight FIBA Africa Championships and ranked 15th in the world, trailing by as little as five points early in the fourth before falling behind near the end.

Paul Lee has clearly established himself as one of the best point guards – if not the best – in the PBA today.

That’s why Lawrence Chongson, his manager, remains in no rush to sign the maximum contract offered to him by Lee’s mother team, Rain or Shine.

“Hindi naman sa pagmamalaki, eh kasi Paul Lee siya eh,” Chongson told InterAksyon in a telephone interview.

The Philippine national youth basketball team mounted an epic fourth quarter comeback hand host Qatar a heartbreaking 81-79 defeat in the second round of the FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship in Doha.

Batang Gilas came back from a whopping 15-point deficit in the final period behind booming three-pointers and some excellent play in the clutch.

Boxing superstar and aspiring PBA player Manny Pacquiao admitted that there is a possibility that he might bet picked by a team other than his KIA Motors Kamao at the 2014 PBA Rookie Draft on Sunday.

KIA will be picking 11th overall in the draft process. This means that the other teams will get the chance to secure the Filipino champ before the Kamaos take their turn.

Team USA ran away in their exhibition game against the Dominican Republic.

Team USA may be without the star power it expected to have going into the FIBA World Cup of basketball, but the team was still dominant in a 105-62 exhibition victory over the Dominican Republic. Team USA outmatched its opponent throughout the game, especially during a lopsided second half that ended with a flurry of dunks.