- E. J. Feihl
Infobox NBA Player
name = E.J. Feihl
nickname = The Diesel
league =Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)
team = Barangay Ginebra Kings
height_ft = 7 | height_in = 0 | weight_lbs= 260
position = Center
nationality = Philippines
birth_date = Birth date and age|1970|3|27|mf=y
birth_place =Santa Barbara, Pangasinan ,Philippines
college =Adamson University
draft = 3rd overall
draft_year = 1994
draft_team =Barangay Ginebra Kings
career_start = 1994
career_end =
awards =PBA Mythical Second Team (1997),PBA Mythical Second Team (1996),PBA RP Centennial Team (1998)Edward Joseph Feihl (born
March 27 ,1970 ), better known simply as E.J. Feihl, is a Filipino basketball player of Filipino (Pangasinan) and German descent. He currently plays for theBarangay Ginebra Kings in thePhilippine Basketball Association ,Asia 's first professional basketball league, in his 12th season there.He stands 7'0" tall, making him the tallest professional Filipino player in the league. He represented the Philippines in many international competitions. He played for the
Adamson University Falcons during his stint at theUAAP collegiate league.Feihl was drafted by Ginebra San Miguel in 1995 and played for two seasons with the team. A controversial talk about a contract extension led to Feihl's departure in 1997. He played briefly for the AMA Cybertigers in the
Philippine Basketball League .In the 1997 PBA Governors Cup, Feihl was traded by Gordon's Gin (then Ginebra San Miguel but is now named as the Barangay Ginebra Kings) to the Purefoods Carne Norte Cowboys for Cris Bolado. Feihl played for Purefoods from 1997-2001 before he was traded to Barangay Ginebra.
In 1998, Feihl was a member of the
Philippine Centennial Team that took home a bronze medal in the Bangkok Asian Games. In 2002, he was part of the RP National Pool for the 2002 Asian Games, but was later cut.Feihl never played a single game in his second stint with Barangay Ginebra as he was sent to the Alaska Aces for James Walkvist in 2002. Feihl played for the Aces from 2002-2004.
In 2005-06 season he joined the
Red Bull Barako spending most of his time on the reserve list. In the middle of the eliminations of the All Filipino Conference of the 2006-07 season he was signed by Welcoat.Then in 2008 he signed a 1 year contract with Barangay Ginebra. This is his third stint with Barangay Ginebra.
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