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The 1998 Centennial Team was the last national squad to bag a medal in the Asian Games basketball competition.
www.espn.comHere’s what’s known about the 1998 PBA Centennial Cup from public sources:
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The 1998 PBA Centennial Cup was a special conference held during the 1998 PBA season to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Philippine independence. Mobiline Phone Pals won the tournament, defeating Formula Shell Zoom Masters in the one-game championship. [Source: Wikipedia page on the 1998 PBA Centennial Cup][3]
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The Centennial Cup required two American imports for each team, and it featured a four-conference format that year, with the Centennial Cup added as a distinct conference within the season. The Philippine Centennial Team also participated as a guest team in preparation for the Asian Games. [Source: 1998 PBA Centennial Cup page; 1998 PBA season overview][2][3]
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The Centennial Cup is often cited in season summaries as the event where Mobiline Phone Pals emerged as champions, with Shell and other teams reaching the later rounds, including semifinals and finals scenarios described in historical recaps. [Source: season summaries and event recaps][2][3]
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- The championship match in the Centennial Cup was a single-game final where Mobiline edged Shell to claim the title. [Source: Centennial Cup recap][3]
If you’d like, I can pull a concise timeline of key games and final standings from the most reliable sources and present it in a compact table. I can also provide a brief overview of the Centennial Team’s role and performance in the 1998 Asian Games context.