Today I watched 24 of the country's top high school basketball players hoop it up at the Slam Philippines Rising Star Classic. The black team (Team Punks) was behind most of the game but came back and tied it with less than two minutes to go. The white team (Team Hype) sealed the win with a fast break play and a couple of free throws. Peep the photos and videos below. The game will be aired on Fox Sports at 8 pm, Sunday, April 20. (Hi Charskie!)

Slam Philippines presents the future of Philippine basketball!

Finally, our own Slam cover. A Philippine first!

Let's all cheer for Gilas Pilipinas as they go for gold! (cover 1 of 2)

I can't believe Slam Magazine is 20 years old! (first issue came out in May '94 with Larry Johnson on the cover)

This was my basketball bible in high school. Never missed an issue along with other mags like The Source and Rap Pages.

20 years, 170 issues and thousands of endless basketball pages covered.

It's just fitting that 3 of the best basketball players worldwide in the past 3 decades make the cover(s)!

2012-13 stats - 22.5 PPG, 5.9 APG, 1.5 SPG. Not quite Lebronesque but still impressive.

Plus local stories on Gary David, Gilas Blur and a tribute to Bobby Parks Sr.

Now available!

Always wanted to find out more about your favorite PBA superstars? Check out Slam 1-on-1 presented by Slam Philippines featuring Barangay Ginebra Kings' LA Tenorio.

Not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 7... I don't remember how many times Lebron James aka King James has appeared on the cover of Slam but this issue is worth picking up even if you're not a Miami Heat fan. Just look at the local content line-up! Plus my half page ad is in there somewhere. Use a magnifying glass and let me know who you see. :)

Now available!

*EDIT - Slam Hoops Camp is open to females too!

It's a good price with all that's included in the package. 

(Good venue, Coach Jeffrey, Slam Hoops Camp basketball uniform and a one time Titan 20% discount!)

Register now!

The only sneaker magazine I look forward to every year.

Now out in stores!

Visit Slam Philippines' official site HERE, 

The official press release...

This May 2011, Filipinos will have one more thing to look forward to from the world of basketball. SLAM, the US-based basketball magazine, will finally reach our shores by way of the launch of its first-ever Philippine Edition. The iconic basketball title's local version aims to deliver to Pinoy basketball fans the latest on all things hoop-related, from NBA, college ball and high school hoops to old-school stories, kicks, streetball and the fashion and culture of the game.

SLAM was founded in 1994 as the "in your face basketball magazine" for the ultimate basketball fan, with NBA star Larry Johnson gracing its first ever cover. Seventeen years later, SLAM continues to be the most dominant basketball media outlet in the world, still getting at the game's greatest stars in a way that no one else can. SLAM brings the reader face to face with their favorite players, and has become "the basketball bible" for all things that matter in the basketball universe.

SLAM Philippines promises to give its readers the best of both worlds. While still keeping the US and international content that loyal followers have come to love over the years, the magazine will also have the most unique features on the best that Pinoy basketball has to offer: spanning across the PBA, the UAAP and NCAA to the National Team programs and everything else in between. For its maiden issue, SLAM Philippines focuses on three of the hottest local stories in the country: Kiefer Ravena, Smart Gilas and Ronald Tubid.

SLAM's first Philippine Issue will be available in all leading bookstores and newsstands nationwide beginning Wednesday, May 25, 2011. The magazine will retail for P200.00.

For more information, follow SLAM Philippines on Twitter (@SLAMonlineph) or email us at info@slamonlineph.com.