UNLESS he gets traded, Magnolia hopes to reactivate big man Russel Escoto from the injury list and see action in the coming 2021 PBA Governors Cup.Magnolia coach Chito Victolero said the 28-year-old Escoto is still recovering from a shoulder ...
by Gerry Ramos
Nov 10, 2021
MAGNOLIA further boosts its frontcourt going to the PBA 46th season upon acquiring the services of big man Russel Escoto from Terrafirma.Escoto was shipped by the Dyip for the Hotshots' 2022 second-round pick.Terrafirma Governor and league Vice Chairman ...
by Gerry Ramos
Jul 16, 2021
ALMOST half a decade since the since the PBA introduced the special Gilas draft, only one of the first 12 draftees remains a part of the national team and merited a callup for the training pool for the supposed third window of ...
Feb 26, 2021
WHILE it is already considered a done deal, the controversial CJ Perez trade continued to be the talk of the town.To recap: The young Dyip guard and 2020 Rookie of the Year is heading to grand slam team San Miguel Beermen ...
by Kate Reyes
Feb 3, 2021
MATT Ganuelas-Rosser looks forward to a new chapter of his PBA career as a member of the Terrafirma franchise.Hours after the blockbuster trade sending CJ Perez to San Miguel for Russel Escoto, Gelo Alolino, Ganuelas-Rosser and two first-round ...
Feb 2, 2021
I HAVE a true Sunday confession: I am a huge fan of San Miguel Beer head coach Leo Austria.A short and stocky point guard who wasn't always the fastest, quickest player on the court, he overcame his limitations through ...
Jan 31, 2021
AS members of the PBA's five-man committee deliberate on the trade proposal that would send two-time scoring champ CJ Perez to San Miguel for three bench players and a first-round pick, Yeng Guiao has a piece of ...
Jan 30, 2021
LEO Austria believes the trade for CJ Perez is both a 'win-win' situation for San Miguel and Terrafirma.The Beermen mentor noted how the franchise is giving up its highest draft pick in seven years, throwing in a defensive player who ...
by Gerry Ramos
Jan 30, 2021
CHICAGO - The San Miguel Beermen have once again picked the pockets of gullible Terrafirma Dyip.Although it's not a crime, it's a flagrant foul. A cruel assault against the common sense of loyal PBA fans.Back in 2017, ...
Jan 29, 2021
IF PBA fans found the CJ Perez for three role players and a first-round pick trade an unfair deal, just think about the original proposal discussed by Terrafirma and San Miguel Beer.Gunner Von Pessumal was part of the main package ...
by Gerry Ramos
Jan 29, 2021
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said on Friday the papers of the trade that will bring league scoring champion CJ Perez from Terrafirma to San Miguel Beer in exchange for a first-round pick and three bench players have yet to reach his ...
Jan 29, 2021
SMART CLARK GIGA CITY - As if weary legs and bodies were not enough, the San Miguel Beermen also missed the services of one of their top guns in a 34-point blowout loss to NLEX on Friday night.Marcio Lassiter sat out ...
by Gerry Ramos
Nov 6, 2020
SMART CLARK GIGA CITY - The Escoto brothers relished the experience of going up and playing against each other for the first time in their lives.And Kuya Russel had the score 1-0 in favor of him.Russel Escoto won his first ...
by Gerry Ramos
Nov 4, 2020
THE 2015 Far Eastern University team continues to produce PBA players five years since that batch of Tamaraws captured the UAAP crown.The batch welcomed two new players to the professional league, based on the rosters submitted by the teams during the ...
Apr 1, 2020
RUSSEL Escoto couldn't thank Arwind Santos enough for helping settle him down ahead of his San Miguel debut.Feeling like a rookie again and dealing with butterflies in his stomach even before the opening of the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup, ...
Mar 9, 2020
IT has been a month since Russel Escoto found a new home in San Miguel Beer after a one-on-one trade with Kelly Nabong, who was sent back to NorthPort Batang Pier in January.And as Escoto plays his first-ever ...
by Kate Reyes
Feb 17, 2020
AFTER enjoying a rare semifinal appearance with NorthPort, Russel Escoto begins his biggest break in the PBA yet -joining a San Miguel Beer team that's accustomed to winning.The 27-year-old forward was acquired by the Beermen last Thursday ...
by Kate Reyes
Jan 14, 2020
SAN Miguel Beer has let go of Kelly Nabong, sending the temperamental center back to NorthPort in a trade.The Beermen finally sent the Fil-Am bruiser packing following a tumultuous end to their grand slam dream, getting young forward Russel Escoto ...
Jan 9, 2020
NORTHPORT coach Pido Jarencio is happy with the trade that allowed the Batang Pier to pick up Russell Escoto and Jerramy King from Columbian.Jarencio said the Batang Pier were able to deepen their bench with the acquisition of Escoto and King, ...
Sep 15, 2019
NORTHPORT won in its first tuneup game for the PBA Governors' Cup, defeating Alaska, 82-77, on Wednesday at the Gatorade Hoops Dome.Import Mychal Ammons had 18 points and Russel Escoto, acquired in a trade with Columbian, had 14 points for ...
Sep 11, 2019
RUSSEL Escoto and Jerramy King finally got their wish after the PBA approved their trade from Columbian Dyip to NorthPort on Friday.King was sent to the Batang Pier in a one-on-one trade for Juami Tiongson. Escotto then followed suit ...
by Gerry Ramos
Aug 23, 2019
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