Philippine Centennial Team
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The Philippine Centennial Team was the nickname of the Philippine Basketball Association
(PBA)-backed national basketball team in 1998. The team consists of professional players in the country that includes national team veterans Allan Caidic
and Alvin Patrimonio
, both sharing the distinction of being the only PBA players to represent the country in four Asian Games
basketball tournaments since 1986.
The national dream team participated in the Philippine Basketball Association
Centennial Cup
(where they placed last, where other team had two non-Filipinos in their lineups) and later played exhibition games against the China national basketball team
and the PBA All-Star (non-national team members) Selection. The Nationals went on to win the 21st William Jones Cup
International Basketball Tournament in Taiwan and then on a tough Midwest tour of the United States.
The national team’s main goal was to win the 1998 Asian Games basketball tournament and to reclaim Philippine basketball supremacy in Asia. The team started the tournament by winning four games in a row and finished with a 5-2 record losing to China
and Korea
, but they were able to capture the Bronze medal in the play-offs.
Overall, the National Basketball of 1998 achievements includes the William Jones Cup
and the Asian Games bronze medal. This team historically the third PBA
-backed national team that followed the 1994 national team (finished fourth) and the 1990 national team (finished second – Silver Medal), and preceded the 2002 national team that finished fourth in the Asian Games
.
1998 Philippine Basketball Association
1998 William Jones Cup
1998 PBA Centennial Cup
1998 Asian Games
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
(PBA)-backed national basketball team in 1998. The team consists of professional players in the country that includes national team veterans Allan Caidic
Allan Caidic
Alan Vito Flores Caidic is a retired professional basketball player from the Philippines and is currently an assistant coach of the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the PBA...
and Alvin Patrimonio
Alvin Patrimonio
Alvin Vergara Patrimonio , nicknamed "The Captain" and "Captain Lionheart" is a retired Filipino professional basketball player from the Philippine Basketball Association and is the current team manager of his former team, the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants.Patrimonio holds several PBA records...
, both sharing the distinction of being the only PBA players to represent the country in four Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
basketball tournaments since 1986.
The national dream team participated in the Philippine Basketball Association
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
Centennial Cup
1998 PBA Centennial Cup
-See also:* 1998 PBA season...
(where they placed last, where other team had two non-Filipinos in their lineups) and later played exhibition games against the China national basketball team
China national basketball team
The Chinese men's national basketball team is the basketball team representing China in international competitions. The governing body of Chinese basketball operations is the Basketball Association of China...
and the PBA All-Star (non-national team members) Selection. The Nationals went on to win the 21st William Jones Cup
William Jones Cup
The R. William Jones Cup is an international basketball tournament held annually in Taipei, Taiwan. It was named after Renato William Jones, a basketball promoter and one of the founders of the International Basketball Federation .The Jones Cup tournament started in 1977 and is held annually...
International Basketball Tournament in Taiwan and then on a tough Midwest tour of the United States.
The national team’s main goal was to win the 1998 Asian Games basketball tournament and to reclaim Philippine basketball supremacy in Asia. The team started the tournament by winning four games in a row and finished with a 5-2 record losing to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
, but they were able to capture the Bronze medal in the play-offs.
Overall, the National Basketball of 1998 achievements includes the William Jones Cup
William Jones Cup
The R. William Jones Cup is an international basketball tournament held annually in Taipei, Taiwan. It was named after Renato William Jones, a basketball promoter and one of the founders of the International Basketball Federation .The Jones Cup tournament started in 1977 and is held annually...
and the Asian Games bronze medal. This team historically the third PBA
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
-backed national team that followed the 1994 national team (finished fourth) and the 1990 national team (finished second – Silver Medal), and preceded the 2002 national team that finished fourth in the Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
.
Tournaments
1998 Philippine Basketball AssociationPhilippine Basketball AssociationThe Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
All-Star Games
| Date | Opponents | Scores | W/L |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 9 |  PBA All-Star Selection |
114-109 (50-45) | W |
| July 12 | PBA All-Star Selection |
107-92 (54-45) | W |
1998 William Jones CupWilliam Jones CupThe R. William Jones Cup is an international basketball tournament held annually in Taipei, Taiwan. It was named after Renato William Jones, a basketball promoter and one of the founders of the International Basketball Federation .The Jones Cup tournament started in 1977 and is held annually...
| Date | Opponents | Scores | W/L | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 30 |  Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia national basketball team The Saudi Arabia national basketball team is the national basketball team representing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is administrated by the Saudi Arabian Basketball Federation... |
78-60 (48-32) | W | Elimination Round Group B |
| September 1 |  JapanJapan national basketball team The Japanese national basketball team represents Japan in international basketball competitions. It is governed by the Japan Basketball Association . Japan is the second leading nation in qualifications to the Asian Basketball Championships... |
90-87 OT ((76-76)) (44-39) | W | Elimination Round Group B |
| September 2 |  Thailand |
84-34 (41-17) | W | Elimination Round Group B |
| September 3 |  Costa Rica |
83-72 (46-42) | W | Elimination Round Group B |
| September 4 |  South Korea |
96-77 (44-39) | W | Semi-Finals |
| September 5 |  Chinese Taipei national basketball team The Chinese Taipei national basketball team is the basketball team representing Taiwan in international competitions, organized and run by the CTBA... |
82-72 (41-40) | W | Championship |
- Half-Time Scores in Parentheses
- Regulation Scores in Double Parentheses
- Philippine Record: 6-0
1998 PBA Centennial Cup1998 PBA Centennial Cup-See also:* 1998 PBA season...
| Date | Opponents | Scores | W/L | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 8 | San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Beermen The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food... |
50-60 (20-33) | L | Elimination Round |
| September 11 | Ginebra San Miguel Barangay Ginebra Kings 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... |
72-89 (44-40) | L | Elimination Round |
| September 15 | Mobiline Phone Pals Talk N' Text Phone Pals The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters is a professional basketball team in Philippine Basketball Association.The team was first owned by Pepsi Philippines of Luis Francisco R. Lorenzo and was granted an expansion franchise prior to the 1990 PBA season... |
50-65 (20-30) | L | Elimination Round |
| September 18 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs Purefoods Chunkee Giants The B-Meg Llamados is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association owned by the San Miguel-Purefoods Company, Inc., a company of the San Miguel Corporation... |
59-79 | L | Elimination Round |
| September 20 | Alaska Milkmen Alaska Aces (PBA) The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest... |
57-85 (27-42) | L | Elimination Round |
| September 26 | Sta. Lucia Realtors Sta. Lucia Realtors The Sta. Lucia Realtors was a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association.The Universal Robina Corporation team is one of the founding members of the PBA. Formerly known as Great Taste and Presto-Tivoli Ice Cream, they have won a total of 6 championships. Sta... |
78-72 (36-39) | W | Elimination Round |
| September 29 | Shell Turbo Chargers Shell Turbo Chargers The Shell Turbo Chargers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team under the ownership of Pilipinas Shell Corporation. Shell has been a member of the PBA since 1985 until 2005 when the team filed for a leave of absence after the season. Shell sold its franchise to PBL team Welcoat Paints... |
57-73 (19-35) | L | Elimination Round |
| October 2 | Pop Cola 800's Pop Cola Panthers The Pop Cola Panthers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team from 1990-2001 under the ownership of Cosmos Bottling Corporation, a subsidiary of RFM Corporation. Cosmos was sold to Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc., then-owned by San Miguel Corporation in 2001 which also includes the... |
58-75 (33-44) | L | Elimination Round |
1998 Asian GamesAsian GamesThe Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
| Date | Opponents | Scores | W/L | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 8 |  KazakhstanKazakhstan national basketball team The Kazakhstan national basketball team represents Kazakhstan in basketball international competitions. They belong to the FIBA Asia zone.Kazakhstan's best finish in international competition was 3rd in the 2002 Asian Games, beating the Philippines in the bronze medal game, and a fourth place... |
53-52 (27-28) | W | Elimination Round Group |
| December 9 |  Kyrgyztan |
91-50 (41-27) | W | Elimination Round Group |
| December 14 |  United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates national basketball team The United Arab Emirates national basketball team, represents the United Arab Emirates in international basketball competitions and is controlled by United Arab Emirates Basketball Association.-FIBA Asia Championship:* best performance: 1997 : 5th... |
93-57 (49-29) | W | Quarterfinals Group B |
| December 15 | Thailand |
86-60 (36-36) | W | Quarterfinals Group B |
| December 16 | South Korea |
83-103 (36-49) | L | Quarterfinals Group B |
| December 18 |  ChinaChina national basketball team The Chinese men's national basketball team is the basketball team representing China in international competitions. The governing body of Chinese basketball operations is the Basketball Association of China... |
73-82 (32-44) | L | Semi-Final |
| December 19 | Kazakhstan Kazakhstan national basketball team The Kazakhstan national basketball team represents Kazakhstan in basketball international competitions. They belong to the FIBA Asia zone.Kazakhstan's best finish in international competition was 3rd in the 2002 Asian Games, beating the Philippines in the bronze medal game, and a fourth place... |
73-68 (36-36) | W | Bronze medal game |
- Half-Time Scores in parentheses
- Philippine Record: 5-2
Members
| No. | Player | Position | PBA Team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Alvin Patrimonio Alvin Patrimonio Alvin Vergara Patrimonio , nicknamed "The Captain" and "Captain Lionheart" is a retired Filipino professional basketball player from the Philippine Basketball Association and is the current team manager of his former team, the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants.Patrimonio holds several PBA records... |
6'3" | Purefoods Purefoods Chunkee Giants The B-Meg Llamados is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association owned by the San Miguel-Purefoods Company, Inc., a company of the San Miguel Corporation... |
Mapúa Mapúa Institute of Technology Mapúa Institute of Technology is a private, non-sectarian, Filipino tertiary institute located in Intramuros, Manila and in Makati.... |
| 5 | Andy Seigle Andy Seigle Andrew John Seigle is a retired Filipino-American professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was also a member of the Philippine national basketball team. He is the brother of Danny Seigle, also a basketball player in the same league... |
6'9" Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well... |
Mobiline Talk N' Text Phone Pals The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters is a professional basketball team in Philippine Basketball Association.The team was first owned by Pepsi Philippines of Luis Francisco R. Lorenzo and was granted an expansion franchise prior to the 1990 PBA season... |
New Orleans University of New Orleans The University of New Orleans, often referred to locally as UNO, is a medium-sized public urban university located on the New Orleans Lakefront within New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is a member of the LSU System and the Urban 13 association. Currently UNO is without a proper chancellor... |
| 6 | Jojo Lastimosa Jojo Lastimosa Isabelo Lastimosa, Jr. , better known as Jojo Lastimosa and by his nickname "Jolas", is a former Filipino professional basketball player from Cagayan de Oro City who played in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Purefoods TJ Hotdogs, the Alaska Aces and the Pop Cola Panthers from 1988-2003... |
6'1" | Alaska Alaska Aces (PBA) The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest... |
Ateneo de Manila Ateneo de Manila University The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits... , USJ-R University of San Jose - Recoletos The University of San Jose – Recoletos is a Catholic private university founded in 1947 in Cebu City, Philippines by the Order of Augustinian Recollects... |
| 7 | Dennis Espino Dennis Espino Dennis Espino is a professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who last played for the Powerade Tigers and is now serving them as team ambassador. He was drafted first overall by Sta... |
6'7" | |Sta. Lucia Sta. Lucia Realtors The Sta. Lucia Realtors was a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association.The Universal Robina Corporation team is one of the founding members of the PBA. Formerly known as Great Taste and Presto-Tivoli Ice Cream, they have won a total of 6 championships. Sta... |
Santo Tomas University of Santo Tomas The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the... |
| 8 | Allan Caidic Allan Caidic Alan Vito Flores Caidic is a retired professional basketball player from the Philippines and is currently an assistant coach of the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the PBA... |
6'2" | San Miguel San Miguel Beermen The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food... |
University of the East University of the East The University of the East is a private nonsectarian university located in University Belt Area, district of Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines. The university was founded in 1946 as a coeducational institution... |
| 9 | Jun Limpot Jun Limpot Zandro P. Limpot, Jr. , also known as "The Main Man" Jun Limpot, is a former Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association.- Career :... |
6'6" | Sta. Lucia Sta. Lucia Realtors The Sta. Lucia Realtors was a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association.The Universal Robina Corporation team is one of the founding members of the PBA. Formerly known as Great Taste and Presto-Tivoli Ice Cream, they have won a total of 6 championships. Sta... |
De La Salle De La Salle University De La Salle University is a private Lasallian university in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1911 by De La Salle Brothers as the De La Salle College in Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre serving as its first director... |
| 10 | Vergel Meneses Vergel Meneses Vergel Meneses - nicknamed "The Aerial Voyager" - is a retired Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was also a former PBA Most Valuable Player and a many-time member of the Philippine National team... |
6'3" | Pop Cola Pop Cola Panthers The Pop Cola Panthers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team from 1990-2001 under the ownership of Cosmos Bottling Corporation, a subsidiary of RFM Corporation. Cosmos was sold to Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc., then-owned by San Miguel Corporation in 2001 which also includes the... |
José Rizal José Rizal University José Rizal University is a non-sectarian, non-stock private educational institution. It is located at Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City, Philippines. It was founded in 1919 by Vicente Fabella, who was the first Philippine Certified Accountant.José Rizal University joined the National Collegiate... |
| 11 | Edward Joseph Feihl | 7'0" Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well... |
Purefoods Purefoods Chunkee Giants The B-Meg Llamados is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association owned by the San Miguel-Purefoods Company, Inc., a company of the San Miguel Corporation... |
Adamson Adamson University Adamson University is a private university Catholic university in Manila, Philippines, founded on June 30, 1932 by Greek immigrant George Lucas Adamson as the Adamson School of Industrial Chemistry... |
| 12 | Olsen Racela Olsen Racela , better known as , is a retired Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is also a part time analyst, assistant coach of the Petron Blaze Boosters, and the current head coach of the Philippines under-16 basketball team. He is considered the best point... |
5'11" | San Miguel San Miguel Beermen The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food... |
Ateneo de Manila Ateneo de Manila University The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits... |
| 13 | Marlou Aquino Marlou Aquino Marlou B. Aquino is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who last played for the Meralco Bolts. Known by his moniker The Skyscraper, he is also known, along with Dennis Espino, as one-half of the so-called Twin Towers of the disbanded Sta... |
6'9" Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well... |
Ginebra Barangay Ginebra Kings 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... |
Adamson Adamson University Adamson University is a private university Catholic university in Manila, Philippines, founded on June 30, 1932 by Greek immigrant George Lucas Adamson as the Adamson School of Industrial Chemistry... |
| 14 | Johnny Abarrientos Johnny Abarrientos Johnny Abarrientos is a retired Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was also a many-time member of the Philippine National team, and was the 1996 PBA MVP, becoming the shortest player to win the league's highest individual award.He is known by many... |
5'8" | Alaska Alaska Aces (PBA) The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest... |
Far Eastern Far Eastern University Far Eastern University in the University Belt area, West Sampaloc, City of Manila, is a nonsectarian, private university in the Philippines. Created by the merger of Far Eastern College and the Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance, FEU became a university in 1934 under the guidance of... |
| 15 | Kenneth Duremdes Kenneth Duremdes Kenneth Duremdes is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Powerade Tigers... |
6'3" | Alaska Alaska Aces (PBA) The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest... |
Adamson Adamson University Adamson University is a private university Catholic university in Manila, Philippines, founded on June 30, 1932 by Greek immigrant George Lucas Adamson as the Adamson School of Industrial Chemistry... |
- Head Coach: Tim ConeTim ConeEarl Timothy Cone, better known as Tim Cone, is an American head coach of B-Meg Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is known for leading the Aces to 13 PBA titles in its franchise history while leading the 1996 Milkmen to a rare PBA Grandslam. He also once coached the Philippine...
(Alaska) - Assistant Coach: Chot ReyesChot ReyesVincent P. Reyes , better known as Chot Reyes, is a Filipino basketball head coach of the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association...
(Metropolitan Basketball Association) - Assistant Coach: Aric del RosarioAric del RosarioJanuario "Aric" del Rosario is a former head coach of the UST Growling Tigers in the UAAP, Pampanga Dragons in the Metropolitan Basketball Association and the 2003 RP Men's Team in the Southeast Asian Games. He is also formerly a consultant and Asst. Coach of Toyota-Balintawak Road Kings in the...
(MBA, UST) - Team Manager: Joaqui Trillo (Alaska)
- Team Scout: Jeffrey CariasoJeffrey CariasoJeffrey J. Cariaso is a retired Filipino professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. He is the former starting off-guard for the Alaska Aces.-Alaska:...
(Mobiline)
Milestones
- Allan CaidicAllan CaidicAlan Vito Flores Caidic is a retired professional basketball player from the Philippines and is currently an assistant coach of the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the PBA...
and Alvin PatrimonioAlvin PatrimonioAlvin Vergara Patrimonio , nicknamed "The Captain" and "Captain Lionheart" is a retired Filipino professional basketball player from the Philippine Basketball Association and is the current team manager of his former team, the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants.Patrimonio holds several PBA records...
, both shares the distinction of being the only PBAPhilippine Basketball AssociationThe Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
players to represent the country in four Asian GamesAsian GamesThe Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
basketball tournaments since 1986. Participated in the 1986, 1990, 1994 and 1998 Asian Games - Allan Caidic became the only Filipino player to win the William Jones Cup twice, once as an amateur in 1985 and once as a professional in 1998
- Jojo Lastimosa was also a member of the 1986 philippine team that won the bronze medal in 1986 Asian games
- Johnny AbarrientosJohnny AbarrientosJohnny Abarrientos is a retired Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was also a many-time member of the Philippine National team, and was the 1996 PBA MVP, becoming the shortest player to win the league's highest individual award.He is known by many...
, Kenneth DuremdesKenneth DuremdesKenneth Duremdes is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Powerade Tigers...
and Marlou AquinoMarlou AquinoMarlou B. Aquino is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who last played for the Meralco Bolts. Known by his moniker The Skyscraper, he is also known, along with Dennis Espino, as one-half of the so-called Twin Towers of the disbanded Sta...
played on their second Asian Games tournament - In 1998 the Philippines won its third William Jones Cup title – the first two on 1981 and 1985