DAVAO
CITY Feb. 12 (PIA)- Phoenix Petroleum, a Davao- based independent oil company
now has a team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The
team named as Phoenix Fuel Masters is all set to play in the coming 41st
season of the Philippine Basketball Association. It’s first game will be on February
17 against the Northern Luzon Expressway Road Warriors team at the Smart
Araneta Colisum in Quezon City.
The
entry to the PBA was realized when the company bought the Barako Bull franchise
and the sale approved by the PBA Board last January 20.
“It has
always been a dream for us in the company and for me as a basketball enthusiast
to be part of this prestigious league.” Says Dennis Uy, president and CEO of
Phoenix Petroleum.
The
roster of the team include former national team player JC Intal alongside Josh
Urbiztondo, Micheal Pennisi, Paul Joseph Sorongon, Yutein Andrada, Michael
Miranda, John Brondial, RR Garcia, James Forrester, Emmanuel Monfort, William
Wilson and Chico Lanete. The team is coached by Koy Banal and its import for
the conference is Nigerian Andrew Kehinde Adeleke.
Being a
Davao-based team, Phoenix Fuel Masters returns to its hometown with a game on March
19 in Panabo City, Davao del Norte where they will be pitted against crowd
favorite Ginebra San Miguel.
The PBA
is Asia’s first professional basketball league and is the second oldest
continuously playing league in the world after the National Basketball
Association (NBA). The PBA is composed of 12 company-owned teams playing
in a three-conference season.
With
its impending professional debut, Phoenix Fuel Masters will be the first PBA
franchise coming from Davao and Mindanao. (PIA/RG Alama)
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