14 teams vie for Streetball honours

Yee Chun Leong

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Saturday, March 6, 2010

THE StreetballBrunei 2010 is set to tip off with more hoops action tomorrow at the Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) court in Batu Bersurat.

A total of 14 teams including two guest teams - Liga
Bumiputera and Team Committee - separated into three groups will battle it out for the top honour in the annual tournament.

Group A comprise of the GILR Wildcats, Forex BTC, Jinks, Pizza Hut and the
all-Malay Liga Bumiputera while Group B are made up of Hope, MK Kids, Iloncondia and Sold.

The other four teams - Hua Ho, Al Sarrah Eagles, Pinoy Resources, Kiarong Tuesday Club (KTC) and Team Committee - make up Group C.

The games will be contested under FIBA (International Basketball Federation) rules but will be played with running time except for the last two minutes of the fourth quarter.

Two (2) points will be awarded for a win and one (1) for a defeat. For two-way or three-way ties after the group stages, the team with the highest winning margin will move on to the next round.

Three games, one from each group, have been scheduled for Sunday with the
teams to be decided during the opening ceremony at 1pm.

According to one of the members of the organising committee, Jake Pacheco, the
tournament started out between a group of friends who play the sport at the Menglait Sports Complex in Gadong a few years back. Read More...

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Paraiso scores 27 points as Hope demolish MDA

photo left: Jeff Paraiso of Hope goes for a reverse layup during last night's game against MDA in the 2010 Filipino Amateur Basketball (FAB) tournament at the BBA court in Batu Bersurat. Picture: BT/Yee Chun Leong

Yee Chun Leong

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Thursday, February 25, 2010

A DEEPER bench propelled Hope to a 79-55 victory over MDA in Group A of the 37 years old and below category for the 2010 Filipino Amateur Basketball (FAB) tournament last night at the Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) court in Batu Bersurat.

Jeff Paraiso had a game-high 27 points to lead Hope while Allan Caringal and Jolito Entapan each chipped in 12 points each.

On the other hand, Reggie Malinao topscored for MDA with 22 points and Denverwin Esteban contributed 12 points in a losing effort.

It was an evenly contested opening period with both teams coming out aggressive and attacking the painted area for points. Malianao, who stands at 6-foot-3, was doing all the work for MDA by collecting the rebounds and scoring from underneath the rim. However, Hope were ahead 15-14 heading into the second quarter.

It was a similar scenario in the second period but MDA went cold on offence as they failed to make their shots. They were dominating the boards but failed to capitalise on second chance opportunities.

Hope, on the other hand, picked up at the defensive end to outscore their opponents 14-5 for the period which saw them open up a 29-19 advantage at halftime.

Hope came out storming after the interval with a full court pressure defence allowing them to go on a 9-0 run in the opening minute. MDA had no answer to their opponents' watertight defence which resulted in them committing turnovers and gifting Hope with fastbreak points.

Hope had extended their lead to 44-25 midway through the period and could even rest their starters for their bench to get playing time. The rest of the quarter remained one way traffic as MDA relied on low percentage shots which allowed Hope to stay ahead 58-40 going into the final stanza.

There was no change in the fourth period with Hope playing defence and coming up with numerous steals. MDA were clearly exhausted in the period as they were limited to only six players most of the game which saw Hope cruise to victory. Read More...

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Streetballbrunei 2010 Format

Tournament Official Format :

1. FIBA Rules with running time except for the last 2 Mins. of 4th period.

2. Each Team is allowed only a maximum of total two(2) imports per team. Imports allowed inside the game to be decided soon.

3. A Win equals two(2) points and a Lose equals one (1)point. Team standing will be based on highest points gained in each group. For 2 way or 3 way tie,  winning margin of games played in elimination to be added for each team. Team with highest margin wins.

Source: StreetBallBrunei

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Reece begins development programme

photo left: American Kevin Reece. Picture: BT/Yee Chun Leong

Yee Chun Leong

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

CHANGING the face of Brunei Basketball is what national basketball coach Kevin Reece aims to do as he started his national development programme a fortnight ago at the Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) court in Batu Bersurat.

"It's coming along good and the players realise that there is plenty of work ahead. They are coming around to understanding the nature of the programme and they realise the need to be fully dedicated in making it a successful one," said Reece, in an interview with The Brunei Times yesterday when met.

"I've seen some good things and players have been positive. They work hard even if they were to pick up injuries. However, there are some who will need to step up and be aware of what they are doing," added the California native.

"The talent pool is pretty evenly matched and all are starting at the same line at the moment," continued Reece, who is better known as Coach K.

Having been appointed at the position in late December, the national coach feels that there is plenty of work to be done starting from the basic fundamentals.

"The basic fundamentals of the players all need improvement at this point. If we work hard and keep focus, we should be able to meet the area of development needed," said Reece.

"Like passing, lay-ups, defence and footwork - are all still lacking at all levels including the national players. This is going to be a challenge for them," added the LA Lakers fan.

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Liga Bumiputera to join Streetball Brunei

Team manager Wira Pori (L) and head coach Hj Md Sofrian Hj Md Yusof (seventh from left) with the players. Picture: BT/Yee Chun Leong

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

THE all-Malay Liga Bumiputera are set to face their first test of the year when they compete in the annual Streetball Brunei 2010 which will start in the first week of March.

The last outing by the local cagers was in the LBC Cup organised by the Filipino Basketball Association (FBA) in October last year where they failed to make it into the quarter-finals.

"We are playing as a guest team but we're in the competition to prove that we can compete against the higher level players," said Wira Pori, the manager-cum-player of Liga Bumiputera, in an interview with The Brunei Times, yesterday.

"This is a good way for us to test and water and see where we stand against the big names amongst the Filipino players in the country," added Wira.

"We have a few changes in the line-up as we managed to attract some new talents to come and join us," continued Wira.

However, the team will still be missing the services of key players such as Ahmad Termizi HJ Nordeen and Zainul Ashyraf HUssin who are both away for their studies.

Despite that, Wira assures that the team are ready and expecting a good outing this time around with Barracudas reserves, Hj Md Rahmat HJ Suhaili and Jamri Ramlee, spearheading the team.

"We train two to three times a week in preparations for this. We are seeing this as some sort of tune up to prepare us and further improve for future competitions," said the manager.

In addition, the some of the players are undergoing training with the new national basketball coach, Kevin Reece, to help them develop further.

"Now with coach Reece having his development programme underway, we have some players joining and we have seen progress," said Wira.

"We're just going to utilise all the experience that the national coach has and learn as much as possible," concluded Wira.

A total of 13 teams separated into three groups are competing in the tournament.

Group A are made up of the GILR Wildcats, ISS Forex, Jinks and Liga Bumiputera while Group B comprised of Hope, KTC (Kiraong Tuesday Club), Ilocandia, Sold and Pizza Hut. Read More...

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Patriots are ABL champions

Amir Amin
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Monday, February 22, 2010

THE Philippine Patriots were crowned the inaugural champions of the Asean Basketball League (ABL) yesterday after beating Satria Muda BritAma 75-67 in Game 3 of the best-of-five final series to take a 3-0 unassailable lead at the BritAma Arena in Indonesia yesterday.

Having won the first two games at home, it was the first time that the Patriots have ventured into enemy territory for the finals.

Satria Muda coach Fictor Roring's hopes of the home crowd serving as the 'sixth player' were dashed as the Patriots eventually flew back home a win in the end.

The champions' American import Gabe Freeman was not at his usual best last night, limited to only 17 points and 19 rebounds but his compatriot Jason Dixon shone bright in Jakarta, recording 28 points and 12 rebounds for his 16th double-double of the
season.

The Satria Muda's duo of Alex Hartman and Nakiea Miller, on the other hand, could only get 14 and 13 points respectively.

Louie Alas, the Patriots coach, credits the win to the team's defence.

"The whole season we really emphasised on defence, especially in this series," said Alas after their victory last night.

Having won Game 1 (at 78-68) and Game 2 (72-53), the Patriots only needed one more
win to secure the ABL crown.

The home crowd spurred Satria Muda to an early nine-point lead, at 14-5.

However, the hosts suffered a setback when Miller was poked in the eye by Patriots forward Jerwin Gaco.

The Patriots took advantage of his absence and fought back to get a four-point lead (35-31) at half-time. Read More...

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FAB-Filipino Amateur Basketball Tournament 2010 Opening Ceremony

In cooperation with Manjaro, another basketball tournament were opened yesterday night at Batu Bersurat Indoor Gymnasium. The league composed of three categories and each bracket has four teams and a total of twelve teams participated.

For Bracket A includes ASAFF, HUA-HO-GLORY, MBA and HOPE, for bracket B are PIZZA HUT, GILR-WILDCATS, MK-KIDS and MUARA, and for 38 years old above category are BHJ, WELFLEX ENG'G, PINOY PRINTERS and the BRUNEI BUFFALO'S.

Also in the opening ceremony, the commitee chosen the best Team Uniforms no other than, the Pizza Hut team where their uniforms made by Queenielin Enterprise the makers of quality uniform and 2nd best in uniform were Pinoy Printers team.

The opening match were played between GILR-WildCats who beats the best in uniform team winner Pizza Hut with the final score of 63-56. Wildcats started with 13 points lead at first quarter and 11 points lead at the end of 1st half. At 4th quarter the pizza's came back but still not enough to take the cats.

On the other hand, the crowd drawer Hua-Ho Glory team gain their first loss against ASAFF team on the second game last night opening game for FAB-2010 basketball league.

Ronnel Sugnan (R) GILR-Wildcats, on lay-up
and behind guard Philip Arzaga (L) Pizza Hut.

Source and Photos: PSB/Maui Salazar

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Streetballbrunei 2010

Streetballbrunei 2010 will hold its annual tournament next month. The initial meeting attracted 16 participating teams which will be finalized.

Meeting Highlights:

1. All teams proposed that each team be limited to tw0(2) imports from the following list:

Geve Leones, Sugnan, Requintin, Mordeno, Ayen, Mangoroban, E. Espiritu, P. Farrales, Paul Ponio, Joel Valdez, M. Nuguid, S. Antonio, Allan Talanay, A. Bibat, Malinao, Jeff Paraiso, Del Mundo, Pascua, A. Bedes, Caringal.
Note: List is partial but generally accepted by all teams.

2. All teams proposed that each team shall be allowed to change / trade import during eliminations only. Please check with Team Manager for details to change / trade player .

3. All teams proposed to put bond to certain players / team members. Teams that will use their services will have to settle the bond. Please check with Team Manager for the list.

4. All teams proposed and accepted system of official Committee  and professional referees.

5. Games to be played Tues/Thurs nights and Sunday afternoon. All teams were informed that Official Opening will be on 7 March, Sunday at 1:30pm. If teams are ready, games may be played on 2nd March (Tues) and 4th March (Thurs) before the opening day. Read More...

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