Shocking news! Alaska leaves PBA after 35 years photo Alaska Aces
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Shocking news! Alaska leaves PBA after 35 years

Feb 16, 2022, 7:08 AM
Nicole Pulido

Nicole Pulido

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Alaska has announced that it will be leaving the PBA and will play out their final conference in the ongoing 2021-22 PBA Governors’ Cup.

The team will be leaving after an incredible run in the league where it played for more than three decades.

Team owner Fred Uytengsu dropped the shocking announcement on Wednesday morning.

“The Aces franchise will always be very special to me. I had the good fortune of starting this franchise at the age of 24 and learned so much about team dynamics and building championship teams from the players and coaching staff.”

"We thought long and hard before making this final decision," Uytengsu said in a statement. "However, we believe that this will allow us to focus our resources on providing affordable nutrition for Filipino families."
“We take great pride in our participation and success all these years and know we won with integrity. I also want to thank the PBA for our many years of partnership and wish the league continued success in the years to come.

One of the league’s most dominating franchises, Alaska joined the PBA in 1986 and were known as the Milkmen, the Hills Bros. Coffee Kings, and the Air Force, before switching to their current name, the Aces, in 2000.

In their history, Alaska won 14 championships, including a Grand Slam in the 1996 season, just 10 years after joining the league and its last championship came in the 2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup, when the Aces swept Barangay Ginebra in the finals.

“The Aces franchise will always be very special to me. I had the good fortune of starting this franchise at the age of 24 and learn so much about team dynamics and building championship teams from the players and coaching staff,” said team owner Fred Uytengsu, Alaska Milk Corporation Chairman, in a statement.

The company said that it will shift its focus on providing economical solutions to the country’s nutritional needs.

Tags: #PBA, #Basketball, #AlaskaAces


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