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The first set, known as the 25 Greatest Players in Philippine Basketball Association History was awarded when the league celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2000, during its silver anniversary TV special held at the Araneta Coliseum on April 9, 2000. In 2015, 15 players were added to the list to commemorate the league's 40th anniversary.
Player Position(s) Years played Team(s) played Games played Total blocks Blocks per game average [3] 1 Ramon Fernandez * C/PF: 1975–1994: Toyota, Manila Beer, Tanduay, Purefoods, San Miguel: 1,074 1,853 1.7 2 Philip Cezar * PF/C 1975–1990: Crispa, Shell, Great Taste, Ginebra: 918 1,370 1.5 3 Benjie Paras * C/PF 1989–2003: Shell, San ...
Career highlights and awards; As player: 8× PBA champion (1975 All-Philippine, 1976 First, 1976 Second, 1976 All-Philippine, 1979 All-Filipino, 1980 Open, 1984 Second All-Filipino, 1984 Invitational) FIBA Asia Cup MVP (1973) PBA Hall of Fame Class of 2005; PBA's 25 Greatest Players; PBA's 40 Greatest Players; 3× PBA Most Valuable Player (1975 ...
Jean Marc Prado Pingris Jr. [1] (born October 16, 1981) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Biñan Tatak Gel of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and the Pilipinas Super League (PSL). Regarded as an all-time great in Philippine basketball, he was named one of the Philippine Basketball Association's 40 Greatest ...
Fernandez won four PBA Most Valuable Player awards and a record of 19 PBA titles. Fernandez stood at 6'4 barefoot during his prime but due to mild gigantism, he grew to 6'5 during his final seasons. He scored 18,996 points to finish as the PBA's all-time scoring leader. He is also the PBA's all-time leader in rebounds, blocked shots, and free ...
1983 PBA Open Conference – Toyota Super Corollas vs. Gilbey's Gin Tonics – 136–130 (October 30, 1983, Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City) 1976 PBA Second Conference – Noritake Porcelainmakers vs. Tanduay Rhum – 153–151 (August 17, 1976, Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City) Largest attendance at a game:
Career highlights and awards; PBA Hall of Fame (2013) 40 Greatest Players in PBA History (2015) 25 Greatest Players in PBA History (2000) PBA Awarded for Career 5,000 pts mark (1982) PBA Sportsmanship Award (1980) PBA Mythical Five (1978) PBA All-Star Mythical Five (1975) No. 14 jersey retired by De La Salle Green Archers; DLSU Sports Hall of ...
In 2014, he was named to the set of players known as the "40 Greatest Players in PBA History". [208] Several PBA players such as Chris Newsome and Terrence Romeo have cited Caguioa as their inspiration to become PBA players. [158] [209] Players such as Romeo and Kiefer Ravena have been compared to him when they entered the league. [210] [211]