The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) on Monday introduced that it has tapped Erika Dy as the brand new govt director to supervise the federation’s strategic planning in a bid to strengthen the expansion of the game within the nation.
Dy will now tackle a a lot greater position after she beforehand served because the deputy occasion director through the nation’s internet hosting of the 2023 FIBA World Cup final August.
“We’re very excited to work with Erika as she brings new energy into the federation,” stated SBP president Al Panlilio.
“We worked closely with her during the FIBA Basketball World Cup and saw up close what she brought to the table. With her experience as a basketball player, a coach, a sports advocate, and one of the primary implementers of the World Cup, we know she is capable of broadening the imprint of the SBP.”
Dy additionally had stints with the UAAP, the place she served as licensing committee chairman and managing director whereas additionally fulfilling the position of an assistant athletic director and ladies’s basketball head coach of Ateneo de Manila University.
“It’s an honor to be entrusted by the SBP with this role,” stated Dy.
“Basketball has been a huge part of my life and I’m thankful to be given the opportunity to give back to the sport and the basketball community. The SBP has done so much since its founding led by Chairman Emeritus Manny V. Pangilinan and it is exciting to join the federation at such a pivotal time.”
—Bea Micaller/JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
