Former Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner Noli Eala is to be named Sports Director of the giant San Miguel Corporation conglomorate.

Soft spoken coach Jong Uichico has accepted the fact that Ginebra management wants to “ try something new”  by reinstating Siot Tanquincen as head coach and having him move down to assistant even though the official line is that they are co-head coaches.

Lebanon has naturalized American Sam Hoskin at the last minute so he could play for the Lebanese National Team in the forthcoming FIBA Asia Men’s Championships in China which will serve as a qualifier for the 2012 London Olympics.

Four-time Most Valuable Player Alvin “The Captain” Patrimonio of Purefoods and import Bill Ray Bates, nicknamed “The Black Superman” who played for Crispa and later teamed up with Michael Hackett to give Ginebra San Miguel its first PBA championship in 1986 head the list of seven inductees into the 2011 PBA Hall of Fame.

The PBA numbers for the just concluded 2010-2011 season tell the story. And that is playing three conferences per season is naturally better than two both in terms of gate receipts and overall attendance figures.

Concerned over what appears to be public dissatisfaction over the selection of Talk N’ Text point guard Jimmy Alapag as the pro league’s Most Valuable Player over high-flying Arwind Santos of the Petron Blaze Governors Cup champions, PBA board chairman Rene Pardo said they will review the criteria at today’s board meeting.

The PBA Legends based in the Philippines and reinforced by PBA Legends USA Foundation chairman and former pro league superstar Abe King will play a game at the Mindanao State University Dimaporo Gym in Marawi City on September 2.