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Phantom BC
Phantom BC (Ghost Gang) is a league-owned women's 3-on-3 basketball club in Unrivaled, Miami, debuting January 2025; 4-10 in 2025, 11-3 top seed and 2026 championship runner-up to Mist BC.
Phi Slama Jama
Phi Slama Jama: nickname of Houston Cougars men's basketball, 1982-84, coined by Thomas Bonk; Guy Lewis coached Olajuwon and Drexler to three Final Fours, two title-game losses.
Phil Dalhausser
Phil Dalhausser, nicknamed "The Thin Beast", is an American beach volleyball player who won the 2008 Olympic gold and 2007 world championship with Todd Rogers, earning 38 FIVB titles.
Phil Ford
Phil Ford (Philip Jackson Ford Jr., born 1956) is an American basketball player: 1976 Olympic gold medalist, UNC's all-time leading scorer (2,290 points), 1978 national player of the year, and 1979 NBA Rookie of the Year with the Kansas City Kings.
Phil Hubbard
Phil Hubbard (Phillip Gregory Hubbard), born 1956 in Canton, Ohio, American basketball forward; 1976 Olympic gold medalist as Michigan freshman, 1979 Pistons first-round pick, 10 NBA seasons with Detroit and Cleveland, later NBA assistant coach.
Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson (born 1945, Deer Lodge, Montana) is an NBA coach and executive who won a record 11 championships with the Bulls and Lakers using the triangle offense and Zen-influenced methods, after a Knicks playing career.
Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers, NBA team founded 1946 as the Syracuse Nationals, relocated to Philadelphia 1963. Three championships (1955, 1967, 1983), nine Finals appearances, all-time record 3170-2935, home at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
Philadelphia Big 5
Philadelphia Big 5 (Big Five), an intracity college basketball association founded in 1955-56 among La Salle, Penn, Saint Joseph's, Temple, and Villanova, with Drexel joining women's play in 2024; Palestra-based round-robin, City Series champion, later Big 5 Classic.
Philadelphia WNBA team
Philadelphia WNBA team: an expansion franchise awarded June 30, 2025 as the WNBA's 18th team, owned by Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment with a Comcast stake, playing in South Philadelphia from the 2030 season.
Philippine Basketball Association
Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), Asia's first professional basketball league, founded April 9, 1975 at Araneta Coliseum by MICAA teams. Three-conference season (Commissioner's, Philippine, Governor's Cups), annual draft, Grand Slam title.
Philippines men's national basketball team
Philippines men's national basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas, run by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas under coach Tim Cone; 2013 FIBA Asia silver, 2023 Asian Games gold, 2024 upset of Latvia.
Philippines women's national volleyball team
Alas Pilipinas, the Philippines women's national volleyball team, won silver at the 2025 AVC Women's Nations Cup, its best AVC finish in 64 years, coached since 2026 by Taka Minowa.
Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury: WNBA franchise founded 1997 in Phoenix, one of the original eight, playing at Footprint Center under Mat Ishbia. Three-time champions (2007, 2009, 2014) led by Diana Taurasi; lost the 2025 Finals to Las Vegas.
Phoenix Suns
Phoenix Suns, NBA Western Conference (Pacific) team founded 1968 in Phoenix, Arizona; three NBA Finals appearances (1976, 1993, 2021) without a title; owned by Mat Ishbia, play at Mortgage Matchup Center.
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters (Phoenix Fuel Masters), PBA professional basketball team owned by Phoenix Petroleum Philippines; debuted 2016 Commissioner's Cup after buying the Barako Bull franchise; semifinal runs in 2020 and 2024.
Pick and roll
Pick and roll (ball screen, screen and roll): two-player basketball action where a screener blocks the ball handler's defender then rolls to the basket; the most used offensive play in NBA and Euroleague, with effectiveness predicting team success.
Piratas de Quebradillas
Piratas de Quebradillas, Puerto Rican BSN basketball team founded 1926; six championships (1970, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2013, 2017), 11 runner-up finishes; home Coliseo Raymond Dalmau Pérez.
Player efficiency rating
Player efficiency rating (PER), John Hollinger's per-minute, pace-adjusted NBA statistic, sums positive box-score events, subtracts negatives, and rescales league average to 15.00; published on Basketball-Reference since 1951-52.
Point guard
Point guard ("1", lead guard): basketball's primary ball-handler and playmaker who runs the offense. Covers role, skills, statistics, history from Cousy to Curry, and the pass-first versus scoring-guard debate.
Poland men's national volleyball team
Poland men's national volleyball team (Reprezentacja Polski w siatkówce mężczyzn), coached by Nikola Grbić: three-time world champions (1974, 2014, 2018), 1976 Olympic champions, three-time European champions and three-time VNL winners, ranked FIVB number one.
Polina Kuznetsova
Polina Kuznetsova is a Russian handball player who plays left wing and won Olympic gold with Russia at Rio 2016 and silver with the ROC at Tokyo 2020.
Popeye Jones
Popeye Jones (Ronald Jerome Jones, born 1970) is a former NBA forward from Dresden, Tennessee and Murray State, an 11-year NBA rebounder (1993-2004), and an NBA champion assistant coach (2023 Nuggets), now with the Orlando Magic.
Porter Moser
Porter Moser (born 1968) is an American college basketball coach, Oklahoma's head men's coach since 2021 and formerly of Loyola Chicago, Illinois State, and Little Rock; career 388-317, 2018 Final Four with Loyola.
Portland Fire
Portland Fire, WNBA team in Portland, Oregon; original franchise 2000-2002 (37-59, folded 2002) and RAJ Sports-owned 2026 expansion team at Moda Center, debuting before a record 19,335 crowd.
Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers, NBA team founded 1970 in Portland, Oregon; 1977 champions (only title), Finals also 1990 and 1992; play at city-owned Moda Center, sold to Tom Dundon's group in 2026.
Precious Achiuwa
Precious Achiuwa, Nigerian NBA forward (born 1999), 6'8"; Memphis one-and-done, 20th pick in 2020 by Miami, later Toronto, New York, and Sacramento; career-best 10.1 points per game in 2025-26.
Premier Volleyball League
Premier Volleyball League (PVL), Philippine top-level professional women's volleyball league run by Sports Vision; founded 2004 as Shakey's V-League, renamed 2017, professional since 2021, 12 teams, three conferences.
Project B (basketball)
Project B is a Singapore-based global 5v5 basketball league founded in 2023, running a Formula One-style touring Grand Prix across Asia, Europe, and the Americas from January 2027, with high-salary, equity-holding WNBA and international women's stars.
Providence Friars men's basketball
Providence Friars men's basketball: Providence College's NCAA Division I team in the BIG EAST. Two Final Fours (1973, 1987), two NIT titles (1961, 1963), Hall of Famers Gavitt, Thompson, Pitino, Wilkens; coached since 2026 by Bryan Hodgson.
Puerto Rico men's national basketball team
Puerto Rico men's national basketball team (PUR), FIBA Americas senior team. Ranked 17th; beat Team USA at Athens 2004; 12th at 2023 World Cup; won 2024 OQT to reach Paris Olympics.