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The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines, composed of twelve company-branded franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and the second-oldest in the world after the NBA. [1] [note 1]
The PBA on One Sports is the branding for presentation of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) games which started since the 2011-12 season. [1] [2] Telecasts are produced by One Sports (formerly Sports5 and ESPN5), the sports division of TV5 Network Inc., and aired through One Sports and PBA Rush, with simulcast and livestreaming on Cignal Play, Pilipinas Live and Smart LiveStream.
This is a list of imports who have played or currently playing in the Philippine Basketball Association. Denotes player who won the PBA Best Import Award . Denotes player who has been inducted to the PBA Hall of Fame .
2020 PBA season had one conference due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. 2021 PBA season had two conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. 2023–24 PBA season had two conferences due to the Philippines' hosting of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 19th Asian Games in China in 2023.
Logo of the PBA finals used since the 2010–11 PBA season. The Philippine Basketball Association awards a championship trophy (or cup) to the winning team at the end of each conference (tournament). To determine a champion for a conference, a double-round elimination (sometimes a classification) round is usually held.
Manuel V. Pangilinan, chairman of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, and owner of the PBA teams TNT Tropang Giga, Meralco Bolts and NLEX Road Warriors was named as the first president of the organization on February 5, 2007, up until August 8, 2016. He was succeeded by Al Panlilio, who served as the PBA team governor of the Meralco ...
PBA Classics on Vintage Sports (1996) PBA D-League (2011–2013 under Sports5, 2014–2015 under ATC Sports) PBA on AKTV (2011–2013) PBA on NBN/IBC (2003) PBA on Vintage Sports (1996–1999) PBA on Viva TV (2000–2002) Philippine Secondary Schools Basketball Championship (2017) Pilipinas Sabong Sports (2005–2009) Pinoy Wrestling (1989 ...
Each season is composed of 2 or more conferences; in the PBA where teams are owned by corporations and do not reside in a geographical area, "conferences" are tournaments held during a season. Winning a conference is considered a greater honor than having the best record in the season; the most prestigious conference is the All-Filipino Cup.