Thursday, July 7, 2011

The Philippines Fields Second Team In The ABL!

It seems like San Miguel isn't content with having 3 PBA teams. Now, they're invading the Asean Basketball League as well.

SMC Chairman Ramon Ang announced the entry of San Miguel in the regional league as the second Filipino team, following the footsteps of Mikee Romero's Philippine Patriots. He also announced the hiring of PBA legend Bobby Parks as the team's coach.

Ang doesn't see the Patriots as potential rivals though, preferring to see it as a collaboration in saving costs and maximizing visibility for both brands.

ABL officials are currently in talks with a team from Vietnam and a possible second team from Thailand to boost the field to 8 teams.

More on this story here.

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