Paner, SMC Braves stun favored Japanese team in 1973 basketball exhibition showdown
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Back on February 17, 1973, the Japanese national team visited the Philippines to play a series of exhibition matches.
Manny Paner
Know Your History: The 1973 ABC win of PH using an All-Filipino cast
Fifty years ago on December 15, an all-homegrown Philippine team whipped South Korea, 90-78, before a boisterous crowd of over 8,000 hometown fans at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum to capture the 1973 Asian Basketball Confederation (now known as the FIBA Asia Cup) title
Even at the Youth level, PH has struggled the last four decades
The Asian Youth Basketball Championship was established in 1970 with Seoul, Korea as the site of the debuting competitions for players no older than 18 years.