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NBA Future:
Tyler Hansbrough
Tyler Hansbrough led Oak Hill Academy to a 42-1 record as a senior (won their first 42 games) o First-team USA Today All-America selection o Averaged 23.8 points, 9.1 assists and five steals in 2006 o Shot 63 percent from the floor, including 42 percent from three-point range o Had a season-high 37 points, one of nine games in which he scored 30 or more o Had a season-high 18 assists and had double-digit assists 18 times o Played for coach Steve Smith o Participated in McDonald's All-Star Game, Jordan Classic and Nike Hoop Summit o McDonald's and Parade All-America selection o Had 17 points and six assists in Nike Hoop Summit o Also played soccer last year at Oak Hill o Most Valuable Player at Oak Hill in 2005 o Most Valuable Player at World Juniors Tournament in France in June 2005 o Attended Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, Md., for two years.

                             MADNESS IN MANILA

MANILA, May 6, 2005 -- The number one overall pick of the 2004 NBA Draft, forward Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic, forward Luke Walton of the L.A.

Lakers and the Houston Rockets'  Power Dancers will be the special guests of the NBA Madness event in Manila to be held June 2-5, the NBA announced today.

NBA Madness, the interactive basketball lifestyle event for fans of all ages, will celebrate its fifth anniversary by staging the biggest NBA fan event ever held in Manila, covering over 30,000 square feet of outdoor space at the Araneta Coliseum.

NBA Madness has been an fan extravaganza in the Philippines for the past four years, promoting basketball in a fun, carnival atmosphere through an endless variety of basketball activities. Taking center stage is a full sports court where fans can showcase their hoops skills through a series of

activities:

      Beyond the Arches 3-Point Shootout presented by McDonald?s -- The

      brand new event at NBA Madness will invite Metro Manila?s best

      long-distance shooters to compete in individual and team competitions

      to see who can make shots from behind the arches.

      NBA Mad Skillz presented by Coca-Cola -- Players can test their

      fundamental basketball skills through a series of authentic NBA

      drills to identify the Philippines? most versatile basketball

      players.

Shoot for a Million presented by Coca-Cola -- Lucky participants may

      get a chance to shoot for P1 million!

      NBA Slam Dunk Competition presented by Solar Sports -- Contestants

      compete during the first three days with the best dunkers being

      invited back into the Finals on Sunday.

      NBA Theater presented by Solar Sports -- Catch the hottest NBA

      Playoff games live on the big screen!

      NBA Shooting Stars -- Fans can try their hand at one of the most

      popular events at NBA All-Star Saturday. Players take turns shooting

      from various spots on the floor.  The team that can make all six

      shots in the fastest time wins.

      NBA 3-on-3 -- Teams compete head-to-head for a chance to win a

      replica of the NBA trophy! Preliminary Rounds will be held from June

      2-4, 2005 with the Finals on Sunday, June 5. There will be three

      divisions for boys and two divisions for girls.

      NBA Basketball Celebrity Challenge -- NBA players, local players and

      celebrities to compete in a fun basketball game.

"The popularity of the NBA is at an all time high in the Philippines, as evidenced by the unprecedented number of NBA games broadcast on television, to the huge fan support for NBA themed promotions conducted by our partners," said Phil Hayes-Brown, Managing Director, Asia Pacific (ex

China) of NBA Asia, Ltd.  "We are proud to work with our partners in the Philippines to give back to the Filipino community the greatest NBA Madness event ever to be staged in Manila."

NBA Madness 2005 is co-presented by Solar Sports, Coca-Cola and McDonald?s with Spalding and Araneta Center as the supporting sponsors and Solar Interactive as the media partner.

About NBA Madness

The concept of NBA Madness was introduced to the Philippines with the launch of NBA 2ball in 2000 and the inaugural NBA Madness, the NBA?s interactive basketball lifestyle event for fans of all ages, was launched in the Philippines in the following year. NBA Madness features interactive skills challenges, fun games, musical performances, exhibits and the appearance of celebrities. In the past four years, over 120,000 enthusiastic fans visited and participated in the most famous NBA basketball event in the Philippines.

About the NBA

Since its founding in 1946, the NBA has truly become a global phenomenon that transcends national boundaries. With 30 teams in the United States and Canada, NBA games and related programming are broadcast to 214 countries in

43 languages via 157 telecasters; they are one of the largest suppliers of sports television and Internet programming in the world.  NBA.com, with more than half of all visits to the site coming from fans outside the United States, has nine language-specific international destinations for fans around the world.  At the start of the 2004-05 season, NBA rosters featured 81 international players from 35 countries and territories. The NBA is a recognized leader in global sports marketing with 13 offices around the world.

For more information on the NBA, visit www.NBA.com.