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Cisco Oliver

PBA: The Day Local Pro Ball Made Its Debut

On April 9, 1975, the first game ever in PBA history was held at the Araneta Coliseum. Here, Noritake's Israel Oliver and Concepcion Carrier's Ramon Lucindo await the ceremonial opening toss as PBA commissioner Leo Prieto and PBA president Emerson Coseteng look on.
April 5, 2021
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In local sports, the date April 9 also is special to hoops fans. A momentous occasion moment it was forty-six years ago on that day for it marked the birth of professional basketball in the Philippines.

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