List of Philippine Basketball Association imports (K–O)
This is a list of imports who have played or currently playing in the Philippine Basketball Association.
| ^ | Denotes player who won the PBA Best Import Award. |
| * | Denotes player who has been inducted to the PBA Hall of Fame. |
| † | Denotes player who has been inducted to the 40 Greatest Players in PBA History |
K
| Nat. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Playing years | College/University | Ref. |
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Clarence Kea | F | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 218 lb (99 kg) | No information | Lamar | No information |
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Harold Keeling | G | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | No information | Santa Clara | [1] |
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Jason Keep | C | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 280 lb (127 kg) | No information | North Idaho OSU Stillwater San Diego |
No information |
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Curtis Kelly | F/C | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | 2018 | Connecticut Kansas State |
[2] |
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Kim Jiwan | G | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2015 | Yonsei | [3] |
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Chris King | F | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1997–99 | Wake Forest | [4] |
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Kirk King | F | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | 1998; 2000 |
Connecticut | [5] |
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Victor King | F | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1981 | Louisiana Tech | [6] |
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Donnie Ray Koonce | G/F | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1982–83; 1986 |
UNC Charlotte | [7] |
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Omar Krayem | G | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2015 | Lower Columbia Eastern Washington Cal Baptist |
[8] |
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| Nat. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Playing years | College/University | Ref. |
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Hervé Lamizana | F/C | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 2014 | RU New Brunswick | [9] |
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Sean Lampley | F | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 227 lb (103 kg) | 2005–06 | UC Berkeley | [10] |
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Jerome Lane | F | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | 1994 | Pittsburgh | No information |
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Antonio Lang | F | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2001–02 | Duke | [7] |
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Gani Lawal | F/C | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 234 lb (106 kg) | 2019 | Georgia Tech | [11] |
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Edmund Lawrence | C | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 228 lb (103 kg) | 1981 | McNeese State | [12] |
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Clifford Lett | G | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1998 | Florida | [13] |
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C. J. Leslie | F | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2015 | NC State | [14] |
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Dana Lewis | C | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | No information | Oral Roberts Tulsa |
[15] |
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Jai Lewis | F | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | 2009–10 | George Mason | [16] |
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Terrence Lewis | G/F | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | 1994 | Howard Washington State |
No information |
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Marcus Liberty | F | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2000 | UI Urbana–Champaign | No information |
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Mario Little | G/F | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 218 lb (99 kg) | 2016 | Chipola Kansas |
[17] |
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Lewis Lloyd | G/F | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | No information | NMMI Drake |
[18] |
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Kayel Locke | F | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | 2019 | UNC Greensboro | [19] |
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Art Long | F | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 250 lb (113 kg) | 2004 | Dodge City CC Cincinnati Southeastern CC |
[20] |
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Dior Lowhorn | F | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | 2013–14; 2016 |
Texas Tech San Francisco |
[21] |
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| Nat. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Playing years | College/University | Ref. |
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Sam Mack | F | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 1995 | Iowa State Tyler JC Houston |
No information |
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Rudy Macklin | G/F | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | No information | Louisiana State | No information |
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Vernon Macklin | F/C | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 227 lb (103 kg) | 2013; 2018 |
Georgetown Florida |
[22] |
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Michael Madanly | G/F | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 2015–16 | No information | [23] |
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Cyrus Mann | C | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | 1976–79 | Illinois State | [24] |
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Z. Mason | F/C | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 238 lb (108 kg) | 2014 | UT Chattanooga | [25] |
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Lew Massey | G/F | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1981–83 | UNC Charlotte | [26] |
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Buster Matheney | F | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | No information | Utah | No information |
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Wes Matthews | G | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1991 | UW Madison | [27] |
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Tharon Mayes | G | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1993; 1996 |
Florida State | No information |
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James Mays | G/F | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | 2014 | Clemson | [28] |
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D. J. Mbenga | C | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | 2013 | No information | [29] |
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Tim McCalister | G | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | No information | 1988 | Oklahoma | No information |
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Bob McCann | F | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 244 lb (111 kg) | No information | Upsala Morehead State |
No information |
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Rashad McCants | G | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 2012 | UNC Chapel Hill | [7] |
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Amal McCaskill | C | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | No information | Marquette | [30] |
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Dwayne McClain | F | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | No information | Villanova | [7] |
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Paul McCracken | G | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1980 | Los Angeles CC Cal State Northridge |
No information |
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Chris McCullough | F | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2019 | Syracuse | [7] |
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K. J. McDaniels | G/F | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2019 | Clemson | [31] |
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Glenn McDonald | G/F | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1979–80 | The Beach | [29] |
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Will McDonald | F/C | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | 2012 | South Florida | [32] |
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Aaron McGhee | F | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 266 lb (121 kg) | 2008 | Cincinnati Vincennes Oklahoma |
No information |
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Jameel McKay | F/C | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 2017 | Indian Hills CC Iowa State |
[33] |
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Wendell McKines | F | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | 2013; 2015; 2017 |
NM State | [24] |
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Liam McMorrow | C | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | 2015 | Durham Tennessee Tech |
[34] |
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Larry McNeill | F/C | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | No information | Marquette | [26] |
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Pete Mickeal | F | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | 2002 | Indian Hills CC Cincinnati |
[35] |
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Oliver Miller | C | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 289 lb (131 kg) | No information | Arkansas | No information |
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Elijah Millsap | G/F | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 2013; 2016 |
UL Lafayette UA Birmingham |
[36] |
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Tony Mitchell | G/F | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | 2013 | Alabama | [37] |
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Tony Mitchell | F | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | 2017; 2019 |
North Texas | [38] |
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Rodney Monroe | G | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | No information | NC State | [39] |
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Gene Moore | C | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | No information | Saint Louis | [40] |
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Otto Moore | F/C | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1979–80 | UT Rio Grande | [41] |
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Chris Morris | F | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 2002 | Auburn | [42] |
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Mike Morrison | G | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1992–94 | Loyola Maryland | [43] |
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John Morton | G | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2000 | Seton Hall | [44] |
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Richard Morton | G | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | No information | Cal State Fullerton | No information |
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Glenn Mosley | F | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1980 | Seton Hall | No information |
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Perry Moss | G | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | No information | Northeastern | No information |
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Terquin Mott | F/C | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | 1999 | La Salle Coppin State |
[45] |
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Arnett Moultrie | F | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 249 lb (113 kg) | 2018 | UTEP Mississippi State |
[46] |
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Gabe Muoneke | G/F | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | No information | 2002 | UT Austin | [35] |
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Kevin Murphy | G | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 211 lb (96 kg) | 2018 | Tennessee Tech | [47] |
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| Nat. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Playing years | College/University | Ref. |
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Hamady N'Diaye | C | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | 2015 | RU New Brunswick | [48] |
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David Noel | F | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | 2009 | UNC Chapel Hill | [7] |
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Julius Nwosu | F | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | 2002 | Liberty | [49] |
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| Nat. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Playing years | College/University | Ref. |
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Patrick O'Bryant | C | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 250 lb (113 kg) | 2015 | Bradley | [50] |
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Chamberlain Oguchi | G/F | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2011–12 | Oregon Illinois State |
[51] |
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Cisco Oliver | G/F | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1975; 1976–78 |
Elizabeth State | [52] |
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Arinze Onuaku | C | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | 2016; 2018 |
Syracuse | [53] |
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Daniel Orton | F/C | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | 2015 | Kentucky | [54] |
More PBA imports lists
References
- Hardcourt: The Official Philippine Basketball Association Annual
- ^ "Andy's PBA memories". The Philippine STAR. 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Curtis Kelly grades his PBA debut as 'just okay'". 3 June 2018.
- ^ "PBA: Ginebra set to replace Asian import". May 31, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ^ "Ten unforgettable Commissioner's Cup imports, either by sheer ability or unintended notoriety".
- ^ "Fil-Ims in PBA Finals". The Philippine STAR. 15 August 2001.
- ^ "Philippine Sports History: Last Hurrah for Crispa-Toyota PBA rivalry". Manila Bulletin.
- ^ a b c d e f "Which PBA imports have won an NCAA championship?".
- ^ "GlobalPort bringing back Omar Krayem, hopes to get Dominique Sutton release from TNT".
- ^ "Import Herve Lamizana out as Air21 Express turn to Wesley Witherspoon in bid to perk up fading PBA campaign".
- ^ "Bulls' draftee replaces Bunn". The Philippine STAR.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (May 3, 2019). "Meralco taps ex-NBA player Gani Lawal as Commissioner's Cup import". Spin.ph.
- ^ "TALL ORDER: Painters' 7-3 Sundov will be hard to top on PBA list of giant imports".
- ^ "IMPORTS KICKED OUT".
- ^ "CJ Leslie determined to prove his worth as Globalport import in Commissioner's Cup". Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
- ^ "Rumble, innovations mark 1977 PBA Third Season - The Manila Times Online". Manilatimes.net. 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Norwood reunites with US NCAA teammate at Rain or Shine". 9 March 2009.
- ^ "Unbeaten TNT defends signing of Mychal Ammons, says it needs a 'big' after Marcus Little". Karlo Sacamos , spin.ph. August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- ^ "LOOKBACK: How the 1984 NBA Draft made an impact on the PBA". 30 May 2020.
- ^ Dy, Richard (October 1, 2019). "Rain or Shine makes import change, brings in Kayel Locke". ESPN. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
- ^ "PBA Fiesta Conference: Art Long pauuwiin na ng San Miguel Beer". The Philippine STAR. 15 June 2004.
- ^ "ROS enlists Lowhorn as PBA import".
- ^ "Ginebra tab Vernon Macklin".
- ^ "NLEX brings in Rob Jones, Syrian cager Michel Madanly for Governors' Cup". Marisse Panaligan, GMANetwork.com. April 26, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ^ a b "Ranking the teams that nearly won a PBA Grand Slam".
- ^ "Ginebra wins over Globalport, in a monster game of Mason". Yahoo Sports. Yahoo. 20 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Parks: NBA's loss was PBA's gain". The Philippine STAR. 3 April 2013.
- ^ "Running with the Bulls, flying with His Airness". 13 May 2020.
- ^ "James Mays credits San Mig's 'culture of brotherhood' for title triumph".
- ^ a b "NBA champions who played in the PBA as imports". 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Saving best for last". The Philippine STAR. 30 July 2008.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (August 17, 2019). "TnT Katropa taps another ex-Rocket in KJ McDaniels as Governors Cup import". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ "Mick Pennisi Epic Flop!". Retrieved July 27, 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (March 20, 2017). "Phoenix taps defensive demon Jameel Mckay to replace high-scoring Eugene Phelps". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- ^ "Liam McMorrow calls Canada refs 'awful', loves PBA officiating". 30 May 2015.
- ^ a b "7 ex-imports survive NBA cut". The Philippine STAR. November 2002.
- ^ "Petron signs D-League wingman Elijah Millsap as import for Governors' Cup". Interaksyon.com. June 22, 2013. Archived from the original on June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ^ "TNT's Mitchell tallest among PBA Govs' Cup imports".
- ^ Dy, Richard (February 28, 2017). "Star taps ex-Detroit forward Tony Mitchell as Comm's Cup import". Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ "Remember Briggs?". The Philippine STAR. 31 August 2001.
- ^ "Touching base with Rene Canent, first-ever PBA Players Association president". 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Does having an NBA-caliber import guarantee a PBA title? Let's see".
- ^ "Notable NBA players who played in the PBA". 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Ex-PBA import offers to assist Parks".
- ^ "Boo & Ike Show - SPORTING CHANCE by Joaquin M. Henson". The Philippine STAR. November 2000.
- ^ "Former SMB import Terquin Mott pays tribute to Danding Cojuangco".
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (March 6, 2018). "NLEX goes big with former NBA player Arnett Moultrie as Commissioner's Cup import".
- ^ "San Miguel parting ways with AZ Reid as Kevin Murphy comes in". spin.ph. September 26, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ "Ex-PBA import Hamady N'Diaye of Senegal still likes Gilas chances despite loss to France".
- ^ "Imports back with a bang". The Philippine STAR. 10 February 2002.
- ^ "GlobalPort signs seven-footer Patrick O'Bryant, Palestinian Omar Krayem for Governors Cup".
- ^ "Oguchi back for Governors Cup".
- ^ "PBA imports in the 1970s who we'll never forget". 23 March 2020.
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (February 6, 2016). "Arinze Onuaku replaces injured Malcolm Thomas in last-minute import change for Bolts". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- ^ "Purefoods sign Denzel Bowles to replace Daniel Orton". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2015.