Over a thousand young basketball players from Baguio, Benguet,
Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan and other nearby
provinces joined the Jr. NBA Philippines North Luzon Regional Selection Camp at
Benguet State University in La Trinidad on March 23-24.
After two days of
basketball drills and exercises, seven boys and two girls exhibited
outstanding oncourt skills and embodied the core values of the game and will move
on to the next stage of the program—the Jr. NBA Philippines National Training Camp--
in Don Bosco Technical Institute Makati on May 17-19. A roster of 40 boys and 40 girls will be
gathered from the Jr. NBA Philippines Regional Selection Camps in Benguet,
Butuan, Dumaguete, Lucena, and Metro Manila, and a select group from the Alaska
Power Camp. Players from across the
archipelago will showcase their talents and vie to be named as Jr. NBA Philippines
All-Stars.
“What I’ve noticed here in Baguio is that
there are a lot of good dribblers. The kids here are very competitive, very
enthusiastic. They’re working hard. The three questions I always ask the kids –
Did you have fun? Did you give your best? And the last one is, do you love
basketball? And it’s all, “Yes! Yes! Yes!” and I think that’s our goal here,
making sure that the kids are learning basketball, they’re having fun and more
importantly they are giving their best,” said former PBA player Tony dela Cruz
from presenting partner Alaska.
This
year, Jr. NBA Philippines All-Stars—comprised of as many as five boys and five
girls—will compete in the first Jr. NBA Global Championship Asia Pacific Selection
Camp, a week-long camp in June that includes top youth players from North Asia,
Southeast Asia and the Pacific region.
The Asia Pacific regional
competition will provide the 2019 batch of Jr. NBA All-Stars the opportunity to
represent the region in the Jr. NBA Global Championship that will be held Aug. 6-11 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World
near Orlando, Florida.
The international event will
feature talented youth from the United States, Canada, Latin America,
Europe, the Middle East, China, Mexico, Africa, India and the Asia-Pacific.
Boys and girls aged 10-14
years old can join the remaining Jr. NBA Philippines Regional Selection Camps
in Dumaguete (March 30-31), Butuan (April 13-14) and Metro Manila
(April 27-28) by registering at www.jrnba.asia/philippines.
Jr. NBA Philippines 2019 is
presented by Alaska, with AXA, Gatorade, Globe, Panasonic, Rexona and Vivo as
official partners. ABS-CBN S+A, Basketball TV and NBA Premium TV are the
official broadcasters of Jr. NBA Philippines.
For all things NBA, fans
can follow Jr. NBA on Facebook and the NBA at www.nba.com and on Facebook and Twitter. Fans can visit www.alaskamilk.com to learn more about the Alaska Milk Corporation, and follow Alaska Milk
on Facebook for more information about Alaska Sports
The following is a complete list of
participants selected from the Jr. NBA Philippines Benguet Regional Selection
Camp advancing to the Jr. NBA Philippines National Training Camp:
BOYS
ROSTER:
|
First Name
|
Last Name
|
Age
|
School
|
|
Laurence Christian
|
Batongbakal
|
13
|
Saint Mary’s University
|
|
Jushrylle Rayne
|
De Vera
|
13
|
Baguio City National High School
|
|
Kenneth Gabriel
|
Duca
|
14
|
University of Baguio Science High School
|
|
Zak Adlee
|
Gumaya
|
13
|
Berkeley School of Baguio
|
|
Aethan
|
Pagio
|
14
|
University of Baguio
|
|
Czarlo Lorenzo
|
Salvador
|
13
|
Ateneo de Davao University
|
|
Nathaniel
|
Tomeldan
|
14
|
St. Louis University – Laboratory High Schoool
|
GIRLS
ROSTER:
|
First Name
|
Last Name
|
Age
|
School
|
|
Jhulliana Francesca
|
Pagteilah
|
13
|
San Jose School of La Trinidad Inc.
|
|
Christine Nicole
|
Veuterez
|
12
|
Baguio City National High School
|
