(From Manila Standard Today)
PLAYERS from four of the nine pioneering ballclubs of the Philippine Basketball Association will be making a rare appearance in a reunion date next week to highlight the league’s 35th Foundation Week celebration set April 9 to 18.
“This will be the highlight of the entire Foundation Week celebration,” said PBA Commissioner Renauld ‘Sonny’ Barrios. “We will be turning back the hands of time and paying tribute to these greats that evening.”
On April 9, 1975, an estimated crowd of 18,000 packed the Araneta Coliseum for a double-header that saw Mariwasa Noritake turn back Concepcion Carrier, 101-98, and Toyota edge U-Tex, 105-101.
Mariwasa was led by American import Cisco Oliver—he of the classic Alaska Milk commercial—who scored 48 points, followed by the 17 of former Crispa Redmanizer great Adriano ‘Jun’ Papa.
Jimmy Noblezada, to be christened later as Iron Man, poured 24 points for Concepcion, while Jimmy Mariano added 17. Joy Dionisio, who scored the PBA’s first basket, had 10 points.
Mariwasa took the first quarter, 29-21, and never trailed at the end of the next three periods.
In the main game, fast break finisher Ompong Segura scored 23 points for the Comets and Francis ‘Mr. Clutch’ Arnaiz added 22. Big Boy Reynoso had 17, Ramon Fernandez hit 13, and Robert Jaworski scored 11 points in a wildly applauded debut by Toyota.
Leading U-Tex was Larry Mumar and Danny Florencio, another Redmanizer legend, with 29 points each, backstopped by former Crispa mainstay Rudolf Kutch with 13 points.
Both teams were tied at the close of the first 12 minutes and the game went down the wire before Toyota emerged victorious in the end.
Invited to the reunion bash are players from Mariwasa, including Hubert Filipinas, Jesse Sullano, Luke Dacula Dator, Epoy Alcantara, Mark Arriola, Edmund Tierra and Ulysses Rodriguez.
Expected from Concepion, other than Noblezada, Mariano and Dionisio, are Alfonso Mora, Lucio Lim, Ramon Lucindo, Roel Deles, Jesus Dungo and Francisco Henares.
PLAYERS from four of the nine pioneering ballclubs of the Philippine Basketball Association will be making a rare appearance in a reunion date next week to highlight the league’s 35th Foundation Week celebration set April 9 to 18.
“This will be the highlight of the entire Foundation Week celebration,” said PBA Commissioner Renauld ‘Sonny’ Barrios. “We will be turning back the hands of time and paying tribute to these greats that evening.”
On April 9, 1975, an estimated crowd of 18,000 packed the Araneta Coliseum for a double-header that saw Mariwasa Noritake turn back Concepcion Carrier, 101-98, and Toyota edge U-Tex, 105-101.
Mariwasa was led by American import Cisco Oliver—he of the classic Alaska Milk commercial—who scored 48 points, followed by the 17 of former Crispa Redmanizer great Adriano ‘Jun’ Papa.
Jimmy Noblezada, to be christened later as Iron Man, poured 24 points for Concepcion, while Jimmy Mariano added 17. Joy Dionisio, who scored the PBA’s first basket, had 10 points.
Mariwasa took the first quarter, 29-21, and never trailed at the end of the next three periods.
In the main game, fast break finisher Ompong Segura scored 23 points for the Comets and Francis ‘Mr. Clutch’ Arnaiz added 22. Big Boy Reynoso had 17, Ramon Fernandez hit 13, and Robert Jaworski scored 11 points in a wildly applauded debut by Toyota.
Leading U-Tex was Larry Mumar and Danny Florencio, another Redmanizer legend, with 29 points each, backstopped by former Crispa mainstay Rudolf Kutch with 13 points.
Both teams were tied at the close of the first 12 minutes and the game went down the wire before Toyota emerged victorious in the end.
Invited to the reunion bash are players from Mariwasa, including Hubert Filipinas, Jesse Sullano, Luke Dacula Dator, Epoy Alcantara, Mark Arriola, Edmund Tierra and Ulysses Rodriguez.
Expected from Concepion, other than Noblezada, Mariano and Dionisio, are Alfonso Mora, Lucio Lim, Ramon Lucindo, Roel Deles, Jesus Dungo and Francisco Henares.
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