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PBA FULLY BEHIND 2013 FIBA-ASIA CHAMPIONSHIP HOSTING
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PBA board chairman Robert Non vowed the league’s full support to Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas as it hosts the 27th FIBA Asia Championship at the MOA Arena Aug. 1-11.
“It’s a great honor and a rare opportunity for our country to host this year’s FIBA Asia Championship. The PBA will extend all possible support to make this event a memorable and fruitful one, most especially in ensuring that we come up with a strong lineup that can compete with the best of Asia,” said Non.
The league board chair just hinted releasing all PBA players coach Chot Reyes would want for the team that vies for the Asian crown on home soil.
The PBA had earlier agreed to lend players to the national team only for as long as it doesn’t distract the PBA season. And that’s the main reason why only Meralco’s JayR Reyes and Ronjay Buenafe, and Air21’s KG Canaleta were able to join Smart Gilas Pilipinas in its Dubai trip.
Late Thursday, the FIBA Asia Executive Committee decided to move the 27th FIBA Asia Championship from Beirut, Lebanon to Manila in view of the current situation in Lebanon and the rest of West Asia.
Thus, the country is hosting the Asian meet for the first time after 40 long years or since the 1973 championship that Robert Jaworski, Bogs Adornado, Mon Fernandez and their group won at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum via a 10-game sweep.
“Unfortunately, the current situation in the region and the on-going civil war in Syria, which has its indirect effect on the countries in the whole of West Asia, especially on Lebanon, creates doubts about the stability that we might not have, at least, till the fixed dates of our event,” said FIBA Asia secretary general Hagop Khajirian in his official communiqué to FIBA Asia members.
“In view of these facts, the FIBA Asia Executive Committee decided to change the (tournament) venue from Beirut-Lebanon to Manila-Philippines,” Khajirian further said.
The national cage federation, led by businessman-sportsman Manny V. Pangilinan, welcomed the development.
“SBP is pleased to accept this rare privilege of hosting the FIBA Asia Championship – a similar event we last hosted 40 years ago. Much hard work lies ahead in organizing this event, but we will do our best to make it successful,” Pangilinan said.
“It is time to unite Philippine basketball to achieve our goal of entering the World Championship in Spain in 2014,” Pangilinan added.
The 2013 Asian joust serves as the regional elimination for the 2014 FIBA World Cup. The top three in the tourney qualify for the world meet set in Spain.
The Philippines narrowly missed the top three the last time out in Wuhan, China, placing fourth behind China, Jordan and Korea. It’s the country’s best finish in the biennial event since the Joe Lipa-mentored Phl team led by Benjie Paras, Alvin Patrimonio and Ronnie Magsanoc also placed third runner-up in 1987 in Bangkok, Thailand.
With five championships, the Philippines is the second winningest team in the tourney behind China (15 crowns) but has not won one since Ron Jacobs steered Samboy Lim, Allan Caidic, Hector Calma, Dennis Still, Jeff Moore and their group to the top in 1985 in Kuala Lumpur. (SB)
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