Magnum Membrere
Encyclopedia
Benedicto "Magnum" L. Membrere III (born July 20, 1982 in Pangasinan
) is a Filipino
professional basketball
player in the Philippine Basketball Association
who currently plays for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. He was drafted nineteenth overall by Red Bull in 2006
and played for 4 seasons. He also acted as an assistant head coach after playing for the Boosters.
Pangasinan
Pangasinan is a province of the Republic of the Philippines. The provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the west central and peripheral area of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf, with the total land area being 5,368.82 square kilometers . According to the latest census,...
) is a Filipino
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player in the Philippine Basketball Association
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
who currently plays for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. He was drafted nineteenth overall by Red Bull in 2006
2006 PBA Draft
The 2006 Philippine Basketball Association Rookie Draft is an event, which allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. The event was held at Market! Market! in Taguig City on August 20, 2006. The Sta. Lucia Realtors chose Kelly Williams of Oakland University and PBL-Magnolia as the first...
and played for 4 seasons. He also acted as an assistant head coach after playing for the Boosters.