Kelly Williams

Position Forward
League Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)
Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Team Sta. Lucia Realtors
Nationality Filipino /United States
Born February 2, 1982 (1982-02-02) (age 25)
Flag of Michigan Detroit, Michigan, USA
Draft 2006
Pro career –present
Former teams
NCAA:
Oakland University
PBL:
Magnolia:
PBA:
Sta. Lucia Realtors

Rich Alvarez

Position Forward
Nickname Sakuragi
League Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Team Red Bull Barako
Nationality Philippines
Born October 30, 1980(1980-10-30)
Yokosuka, Japan
College Ateneo de Manila University
Draft 1st overall, 2004
Shell Turbo Chargers
Pro career 2004–present
Awards Rookie of the Year (2004-2005), PBA Mr. Quality Minutes (2005), PBL Mythical Second Team (2003), PBL Mythical First Team (2002), UAAP Most Valuable Player: 2001

Jimmy Alapag

Position Guard
Nickname The Mighty Mouse
League Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg)
Team Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
Nationality USA
Born December 30, 1977(1977-12-30)
Los Angeles, California
College California State University, San Bernardino
Draft 10th overall, 2003
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
Pro career 2003–present
Awards PBA Rookie of The Year (2003)

PBA Mythical 5 (2003)
PBL All Defensive Team (2003)

Ren Ren Ritualo

Position Shooting Guard
Nickname Renren and The Rainman
League Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg)
Team Talk N' Text Phone Pals
Nationality Philippines
Born June 14, 1979(1979-06-14)
Manila, Philippines
College De La Salle University-Manila
Draft 8th overall, 2002
Air21 Express
Pro career 2002–present
Awards

* 2002 PBA Rookie of the Year
* 2002 PBA Sixth Man of the Year
* PBA All-Star

Mark Caguioa

Position Point Guard, Shooting Guard
Nickname The Spark
League Philippine Basketball Association (PBA),
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Team Barangay Ginebra Kings
Nationality Filipino
Born November 19, 1979(1979-11-19)
San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines
College Glendale Comm. Coll., California
Draft 3rd overall, 2001
Barangay Ginebra Kings
Pro career 2001–present
Awards *Rookie of the Year (2001)

* PBA Mr. Quality Minutes (2001), PBA Mythical Second Team (2005)
* PBA Mythical Second Team (2006)
* FIBA Asia Club Championship Mythical Ten Selection (2007)

Danny Seigle

Position: Forward
Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight: 205 lb (93 kg)
Team: San Miguel Beermen
Nationality: Philippines
Born: June 14, 1976(1976-06-14)
United States
College: Wagner College
Pro career: 1999–present
Awards: *PBA Rookie of the Year (1999)

* Brunei Sultan Cup Most Valuable Player (2006)
* FIBA Asia Club Championship Mythical Five Selection (2007)

Andy Seigle

Position: Center
Height: 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight: 230 lb (104 kg)
Team: Barangay Ginebra Kings
Nationality: Philippines
Born: May 15, 1972(1972-05-15)
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
College: University of New Orleans
Pro career: 1997–present
Awards: PBA Rookie of the Year (1997)

Marlou Aquino

Position: Center
Nickname: The Skyscraper
League: Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)
Height: 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight: 240 lb (109 kg)
Team: Sta. Lucia Realtors
Nationality: Philippines
Born: October 7, 1972(1972-10-07)
Santa Barbara, Pangasinan, Philippines
College: Adamson University
Draft: 1st overall, 1996
Gordon's Gin Boars
Pro career: 1996–present
Awards: Rookie of the Year (1996), 2-time PBA Mythical First Team (1996, 1997), 1-time PBA Mythical Second Team (2003), PBA Governor's Cup Best Player of the Conference (1996)

Jojo Lastimosa

He had the personality of Robert Jaworski, but in a smaller case. Half of those who knew him loved him. But the Cagayan de Oro-bred cager was never one who would mind. He had a job to do and he made sure as hell that he did it. His clutch jumper was the most feared in crunchtime situations and he was one those players who took his game from above the rim to outside in the perimeter.

In 1988, he won the Rookie of the Year award despite not sharing harmonious relationship with the press, who mistook his serious behavior as outright snobbishness. The height of his career came when he skippered Alaska to a rare grand slam in 1996. This season, he took a shift in career when he severed his ties with Alaska to take on the role of team leader for the rebuilding Pop Cola Squad.

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Danny Ildefonso

MVP Year(s): 2000, 2001 (San Miguel)
College: National University
ROY: 1998 (San Miguel)

From wikipedia:

Ildefonso was discovered after suiting up for his native Pangasinan in the Palarong Pambansa. He played for the NU Bulldogs in the UAAP, teaming up with fellow Pangasinense and later-AGFA and San Miguel teammate Lordy Tugade, leading the Bulldogs to respectable finishes in the UAAP. He later played for AGFA in the Philippine Basketball League but had a difficult time leading the Photokina franchise to the title, losing to Tanduay in championship matches.

Ildefonso led the Philippines to a gold-medal in 1997 Southeast Asian Games alongside Rommel Adducul and Ralph Rivera.

Allan Caidic

MVP Year(s): 1990 (Presto)
College: University of the East
ROY: 1987 (Great Taste)

From PBA.ph:

The 6-2 former national team standout will go down as the cager with the deadliest pair of shooting hands ever. His accuracy from the perimeter, especially from beyond the arc, was a story told and retold in the same hushed and awed tone that one would use in narrating myths. But everything about him from his legendary shooting touch to his undying desire to always win was true.

He started his career with Great Taste before making a move to San Miguel Beer. He owns the record for the most triples and the highest score by a local in one game. It is not farfetched to believe that those scoring records will weather the trials of time and it will take ages before anybody like him torches the nets of the PBA hardcourts again.

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Benjie Paras

MVP Year(s): 1989, 1999 (Shell)
College: University of the Philippines
ROY: 1989 (Shell)

From PBA.ph:

There are those who will dispute his first MVP award in 1989, the year San Miguel won a grand slam. In fact, even Norman Black found it funny that the MVP during the triple crown year did not come from the team that accomplished the feat. But what is non-debatable is the fact that Paras is the only player to win the MVP and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season. But his real claim to greatness is his heartwarming comeback story from his self-inflicted downfall. Coaxing himself out of a shell of his self-contentment, Paras won yet another MVP award, 10 Years after the first one launched him to superstardom. And that MVP trophy came in the year when several talented half-Filipinos threatened to duplicate his feat as top Rookie-MVP awardee. The way he defended his sacred space in the record books was truly an inspiring story.

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Ricardo Brown

MVP Year(s): 1985 (Great Taste)
College: Pepperdine
ROY: 1983 (Great Taste)

From PBA.ph:

Very few players could fire up the imagination of the fans the way the "Quick Brown Fox" did. His low-key demeanor and secretive ways had everybody picturing him as some sort of mercenary who came here like a Soldier of Fortune to earn lots of cash and eventually run back home to the United States. He was a lethal scoring machine who could also play the point and nearly led Great taste to a grand slam in 1985, the year he won an MVP trophy.

With his great depth from the perimeter, Brown led the league in scoring averages for three straight seasons from 1985 to 1987. He transferred to San Miguel Beer and helped the Beermen win a couple of championships. He was diagnosed with a heart ailment and had to fly back to the US. He is currently married to a Filipina.

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