Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Tiebreaker Times

Basketball

Scoring champ Stanley Pringle to be feted


A new scoring king will be formally crowned on Monday, January 21 when the PBA Press Corps holds the 25th silver anniversary of its traditional Awards Night at the Novotel Manila Araneta Center.

Stanley Pringle of NorthPort is set to be honored as the Scoring champion for being the league’s top gunner last season with an average of 21.0 points per outing.

Pringle’s ascendance ended the three-year reign of his former teammate Terrence Romeo, now with San Miguel.

The 31-year-old Pringle, who made his national team debut also last season, leads the initial list of awardees to be feted by the men and women who regularly covers the PBA beat.

The Order of Merit and the All-Interview team will likewise be handed out during the special affair first held in 1993.

Recipients of the Order of Merit, given to individual who had the most number of Player of the Week honor by the PBAPC, are San Miguel’s June Mar Fajardo, Paul Lee of Magnolia Pambansang Manok, and Vic Manuel of Alaska. This marks only the second time co-Order of Merits were cited since Arwind Santos and Jimmy Alapag did it during the 2008-09 season.

Meanwhile, Gilas Pilipinas and NLEX coach Yeng Guiao leads the All-Interview team composed of big men Christian Standhardinger and Joe Devance, along with guards Chris Ross, Mike Digregorio, and Chris Tiu. The award is meant to honor players and coaches who provided juicy quotes and always take time for media interviews.

The presentation of the Virgilio ‘Baby’ Dalupan Coach of the Year award serves as the highlight of the event, with Leo Austria, Chito Victolero, and Tim Cone vying as the top contenders for the honor named after the late great mentor who scored the league’s first ever grand slam in 1976 with the fabled Crispa Redmanizers.

#ReadMore  Rain or Shine catches break, holds off Globalport

Another traditional award to be given is the Danny Floro Executive of the Year named after the late amiable Crispa team owner, as well as the Defensive Player of the Year, All-Rookie team, Mr Quality Minutes, Game of the Season, and the Breakout Player of the Year.

Making the program a special one is the naming of the first ever Lifetime Achievement honor and the President’s Award.

Written By


You May Also Like

Basketball

San Miguel consultant Leo Austria downplayed the verbal exchange between him and Chris Ross during their loss to Converge on Friday night. The decorated...

Basketball

Even Joe Devance can’t believe that he is back in the PBA, considering that his return to Manila wasn’t related in any way to...

Basketball

Joe Devance isn’t just in Manila for some vacation. The decorated big man is ready to lace up his sneakers again after a long...

Basketball

Terrafirma head coach Johnedel Cardel didn’t take much of the credit after ending their harrowing dry spell in the PBA Governors’ Cup on Thursday....

Basketball

Terrafirma finally broke through in the PBA Season 49 Governors’ Cup following a big 84-72 upset of TNT on Thursday night at the Ninoy...

Basketball

Scotty did it again. Injured hamstring and all, the 35-year-old Hopson nailed another killer four as Converge left Terrafirma heartbroken anew, 100-99, for its...

Basketball

Christian Standhardinger will no longer suit up in Terrafirma’s remaining games in the PBA Season 49 Governors’ Cup due to a hyper-extended left knee....

Basketball

Magnolia and Terrafirma traded haymaker after haymaker with the final bell about to ring, but only one had to come out triumphant on this...

Advertisement