PBA All Star Voting Results, PBA Current Teams
by Kavitha | Updated Feb 22, 2024
PBA
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines. It started in 1975, making it the oldest pro basketball league in Asia and the second-oldest in the world after the NBA in North America.
The PBA has twelve teams, each representing different companies. They play three main tournaments in a season: the Philippine Cup, the Commissioner's Cup, and the Governors' Cup. The Philippine Cup is special because only Filipino players can participate, and it's seen as the most important tournament.
Teams can hire one foreign player, called an "import," for the Commissioner's and Governors' Cups. Each tournament includes a round-robin stage followed by playoffs to determine the winner. Winning all three tournaments in a season is called the Grand Slam, a significant achievement.
The San Miguel Beermen are the most successful team in PBA history, with 29 championships, including a Grand Slam in 1989. They've won the most titles in each tournament. Another successful team, the Crispa Redmanizers, also achieved Grand Slam victories.
The PBA is popular, with millions of viewers tuning in for each game. It also has a developmental league, the PBA D-League, to nurture young talent. Overall, the PBA plays a big role in Philippine sports and culture.
PBA All Star Voting Results
In the recent PBA All-Star voting, Mark Barroca from Magnolia Hotshots and Japeth Aguilar from Barangay Ginebra got the most votes. They will lead the All-Star teams in Bacolod. Other top vote-getters include Scottie Thompson, Christian Standhardinger, Jamie Malonzo, Mav Ahanmisi, June Mar Fajardo, CJ Perez, Calvin Abueva, and Paul Lee. Players like Calvin Oftana, Jayson Castro, Terrence Romeo, and Marcio Lassiter also received significant votes.
The All-Star teams will be coached by Tim Cone from Ginebra and Jorge Gallent from San Miguel. James Yap from Blackwater Bossing will be playing in his 18th All-Star game, thanks to the Bacolod vote. Additional players like Jason Perkins, Tyler Tio, Don Trollano, and Cliff Hodge got All-Star nods from the coaches and media.
There will also be a Rookie-Sophomore-Juniors game, with Keith Zaldivar receiving the most votes. Other players participating in this game include Jerrick Ahanmisi, Andrei Caracut, Justin Arana, and more. Joshua Munzon, Ken Tuffin, Alec Stockton, and JM Calma got in due to coaches and media votes. This year's All-Star event will be the second time it's held in Bacolod.
PBA Current Teams
Here's a tabular column outlining the current teams in the PBA:
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Ginebra San Miguel, Inc.
Tim Cone
Blackwater Bossing
Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Jeffrey Cariaso
Converge FiberXers
Converge ICT Solutions, Inc.
Aldin Ayo
Magnolia Hotshots
San Miguel Food and Beverage
Chito Victolero
Meralco Bolts
Manila Electric Company
Luigi Trillo
NLEX Road Warriors
NLEX Corporation
Frankie Lim
NorthPort Batang Pier
Sultan 900 Capital, Inc.
Bonnie Tan
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters
Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Jamike Jarin
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc.
Yeng Guiao
San Miguel Beermen
San Miguel Brewery, Inc.
Jorge Gallent
Terrafirma Dyip
Terrafirma Realty Development Corp.
Johnedel Cardel
TNT Tropang Giga
Smart Communications
Chot Reyes
Team
Company
Head Coach
PBA Eligibility Criteria
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) has specific rules about who can play and coach in the league.
Player Eligibility:
Players must be natural-born Filipino citizens born in the Philippines to participate in the PBA.
Filipino players born outside the Philippines are considered Filipino-foreigners and have to prove their Filipino citizenship with documents from the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Immigration.
Foreigners and naturalized Filipino citizens can only play as imports, and only in certain conferences.
Teams can have a maximum of five to seven Filipino-foreigners players on their roster.
Imports are not drafted; they are directly hired by teams, and there may be height limits for them.
Coach Eligibility:
Head coaching positions are generally reserved for Filipino citizens.
Foreigners can become head coaches if they acquire permanent residency, such as through marriage to a Filipino or holding a Special Resident Retiree's Visa (SRRV).
This restriction on foreigners becoming head coaches has been in place since 1991.
Overall, the PBA has strict eligibility criteria to ensure that Filipino players and coaches have opportunities to participate and lead teams in the league.
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PBA All-Star Voting Results - FAQs
The PBA is the Philippines' professional basketball league, founded in 1975.
There are currently twelve teams in the PBA.
The main tournaments are the Philippine Cup, Commissioner's Cup, and Governors' Cup.
The San Miguel Beermen and the Crispa Redmanizers are among the most successful teams.
Participation is generally limited to natural-born Filipino citizens, with exceptions for imports and foreign-born Filipinos.