tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43773779838453576682024-03-13T20:22:57.996-07:00Cebu BasketballNews, Updates, Opinions, Notes and more for Cebu Hoops.Geraldohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07111102621852230566noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377377983845357668.post-36250468156807091012011-04-03T11:15:00.000-07:002011-04-03T11:15:36.269-07:00Up and Coming Cebuano Hotshot Mark Jayveen Tallo<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mark Jayven Tallo 2009 Jr. NBA MVP</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv4AeshknnY">Mark Jayven Tallo</a> is a Cebuano basketball player committed to playing for the ATENEO BLUE EAGLES for the UAAP Season 2011. He was one of the top recruits of the nation this 2011 Season which featured such great young players like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aghtCaDvz_g">Keifer Ravena</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3HJl0vBGH4">Bobby Ray Parks</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ-FCfnQPwQ">Greg Slaughter</a>. A lucrative offers for NU and DLSU was turn down by Tallo just to play with ATENEO for a guaranteed playing time and inclusion of this years line up is the main reason why he choose ATENEO over the other schools.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">He was named Jr. NBA MVP for 2009. He was the focal point of a CIT Wildkittens basketball team which knockout heavily favored USJR Juniors team to help capture CIT's first ever <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv4AeshknnY">CESAFI Juniors Championship</a>. He was awarded as the youngest(15 yrs. old) MVP of the 2009 CESAFI Season.</span><br />
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</span>Geraldohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07111102621852230566noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377377983845357668.post-24225853148331055152011-03-21T11:15:00.000-07:002011-03-21T11:15:06.116-07:00Seven Cebuanos to join PBA Developmental League<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">A TOTAL OF SEVEN Cebuanos are set to strut their wares in the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">first-ever Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Developmental League, which is set to kick off tomorrow at the Arena in San Juan City.</span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">Cebu has long been a hotbed for basketball and proof of it is the number of players who are raring to make their mark in this new league in the hope of getting a shot at the PBA.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">Suiting up for Freego Jeans is Mandaue native and former University of Cebu (UC) Baby Webmaster, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMjHyIokOpM">Julius Colina</a>. Colina has played power forward for the last four years with the Adamson Falcons, leading the team to second place in the Philippine Collegiate Champions League after Ateneo.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">The PC Gilmore Wizards, on the other hand, has Franz Dysam, the current Letran standout who once donned the colors of the University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF) Panthers.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">On the other hand, the Cebuana Lhuillier has tabbed former University of the Visayas (UV) and M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala standout Ariel Mepana while Cafe France has picked another former UC ace, Leymund Babad.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">The FCA Cultivators also have a Cebuano in their fold in Alfred Gerilla, who suited up for the Mandaue-Cebu Landmasters in the last season of the Liga Pilipinas.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">The Maynilad Water Dragons have two in their roster in former UV Green Lancer Chris Diputado and current San Beda point guard Jessmar Villahermosa, who once played for the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R).</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">The league opens tomorrow with a double header that features RnW Pipes against the PC Gilmore and Maynilad versus Cobra.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">Source: Cebu Daily News</span></span><br />
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</span></span>Geraldohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07111102621852230566noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377377983845357668.post-48014798241540498942011-03-21T08:19:00.000-07:002011-03-21T08:19:57.056-07:00Mark Abadia gets 30, SCSIT beat slumping Hotel Fortuna<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mark Abadia gets 30, SCSIT beat slumping Hotel Fortuna</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The former UC Jr. Webmasters Mark Abadia waxed hot in the 4th quarter enables the Salazar Colleges of Science and Institute of Technology (SCSIT) to an 81-66 win over Hotel Fortuna to stay on the number one spot of the M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala-Cebu Basketball Association yesterday at USC gym.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mark Abadia, played for the UC Jr. Webmasters and ADAMSON University of the UAAP scored 13 of of his 30 points to beat Hotel Fortuna which lead by Vernini Tangarorang's 20 points. </span><br />
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</span>Geraldohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07111102621852230566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377377983845357668.post-53614262072132176472011-03-21T07:04:00.000-07:002011-03-22T06:04:11.595-07:00Future NBA Player from CEBU<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mark Jayven Tallo 2009 Jr. NBA MVP</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv4AeshknnY">Mark Jayven Tallo</a> is a Cebuano basketball player committed to playing for the ATENEO BLUE EAGLES for the UAAP Season 2011. He was one of the top recruits of the nation this 2011 Season which featured such great young players like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aghtCaDvz_g">Keifer Ravena</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3HJl0vBGH4">Bobby Ray Parks</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ-FCfnQPwQ">Greg Slaughter</a>. A lucrative offers for NU and DLSU was turn down by Tallo just to play with ATENEO for a guaranteed playing time and inclusion of this years line up is the main reason why he choose ATENEO over the other schools.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">He was named Jr. NBA MVP for 2009. He was the focal point of a CIT Wildkittens basketball team which knockout heavily favored USJR Juniors team to help capture CIT's first ever <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv4AeshknnY">CESAFI Juniors Championship</a>. He was awarded as the youngest(15 yrs. old) MVP of the 2009 CESAFI Season.</span><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">MANILA, Philippines — Ateneo looms as one of the teams to beat in the 2011 Filoil Flying V Pre-Season Cup after practically retaining its core that won for the Eagles the UAAP championship last year.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Only Eric Salamat and Jason Escueta are missing from this year’s roster.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">With the addition of former high school star Kiefer Ravena, the Eagles become an even more formidable contender.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ravena, son of former PBA superstar Bong Ravena, led the Blue Eaglets to two championships. He also emerged as one of the key players of the RP Youth 18-under squad under its former coach Eric Altamirano.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dubbed as “The Phenom,” Ravena, dropped 30 points against San Sebastian en route to leading the RP Youth 18-under team to a 93-88 victory in last year’s tournament.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The national team took part in the event as a guest team.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“Kiefer Ravena will be a big part of our line-up this year. We’re lucky that he stayed in Ateneo and I’m looking forward to coaching him since we need a guy like him with the departure of Eric Salamat.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“He’ll definitely be a big asset to the team,” said Ateneo coach Norman Black, who also has three other talented rookies on his roster, namely Gwynne Capacio, Mark Tallo and 6-9 Greg Slaughter.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The tournament has been the favorite venue for teams preparing for the UAAP and NCAA wars.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This year, the 2011 Filoil Flying V Pre-Season Premier Cup, presented by Mighty Bond, has invited Lyceum of the Philippines University as its lone guest squad.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“This is quite a big honor for us and we’d like to thank the orgnizers for inviting us. We may have the weakest team on paper, but we’ll definitely try our best every game,” said Lyceum Pirates coach Boni Tan.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Pirates earned the distinction of being the first college team to be invited in the premier pre-season tourney by virtue of their impressive performances in the Philippine Collegiate Champions League, where they become the only non-NCAA and non-UAAP team to advance to the Sweet 16 for three consecutive seasons (2008-2010).</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">LPU’s other credentials include being the back-to-back champions in the Inter-Scholastic Athletic Association (ISSA), and another back-to-back feat in the Millenium Basketball League (MBL).</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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