ALLAN THE MAN

Former Philippine national men’s basketball team coach Chot Reyes has asked the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) selection committee not to include his name in the search for the next Gilas Pilipinas head coach.

Reyes was named head coach of the Gilas national team in 2012, his second stint as national team coach. Under him, the Philippines finished runner-up in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championships in Manila and qualified for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. The team also won the 2012 Jones Cup and picked up a bronze medal at the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup.

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Barangay Ginebra San Miguel came out victorious in the first ‘Manila Clasico’ duel of the 40th PBA season after a 23-point win over Purefoods, 89-66, on Sunday at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum.

Joseph Yeo came up big in his first Ginebra-Purefoods clash, scoring a game-high 17 points, including five three-pointers, and dishing out five assists to lead Ginebra to a 4-1 recods.

THE SCORES:

GINEBRA 89 - Yeo 17, Slaughter 14, Baracael 13, Mamaril 12, Aguilar 11, Tenorio 7, Caguioa 7, Brondial 6, Helterbrand 2, Monfort 0, Forrester 0, Urbiztondo 0, Reyes 0, Ellis 0. 

PUREFOODS 66 - Simon 15, Devance 11, Pingris 10, Barroca 9, Mallari 8, Yap 7, Taha 3, Melton 2, Allado 1, Reavis 0, Holstein 0, Gaco 0, Maliksi 0, Matias 0. 

Quarterscores: 19-10, 38-32, 66-49, 89-66

Ronald Tubid Badly Hurt In Collision With Enrico Villanueva (VIDEO). It’s a fearful sight with Tubid rolling on the floor in pain, holding on to his left knee. Tubid, however, already looked okay at the end of the game. 

“Thank God, he’s okay. Actually, he wanted to get back but I opted not to field him anymore,” said Austria.

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KIEFER Ravena hit the game-winning basket with 1.3 seconds left to lift PCWorx to a 98-96 win over the Allen Iverson-coached Gawad Kalinga-Ball Up Streetball All-Stars on Wednesday night in a thrilling finish to the 'All In' basketball charity game at the Mall of Asia Arena. 

The heroics of the reigning UAAP Season 77 MVP completed PCWorx’s comeback from five points down in the final minute. PCWorx’s DeMarr Johnson tied the game with a three-pointer, 96-96, after the team coached by PBA grand slam cxoach Tim Cone found itself down, 91-96.