BOBBY RAY PARKS LEADS ROSTER OF PROMISING YOUNGSTERS IN GILAS PILIPINAS 24-MAN LINEUP FOR FIBA QUALIIFIER IN MANILA
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 08 May 2016
Parks.
Gilas Pilipinas coach Tab Baldwin has included a roster of promising youngsters in the initial 24-man line-up submitted to Fiba for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena this July.
The list was submitted to Ms. Ivanka Toteva of Fiba by email while the line-up with pertinent details such as player?s age, date of birth, place of birth, original nationality and nationality at present which specifically covers naturalized American Andray Blatche as well as player?s FIBA identity card number.
The transmission also indicated that the Manila Qualiifier will be held either from July 3 to 9 or July 4 to 10.
Basketbol ng Pilipinas executive director and former PBA Commissioner Renauld ?Sonny? Barrios provided The Standard with the list which includes Bobby Ray Parks son of the late 7-time PBA ?best Import? Bobby Parks who returned home after a stint in the NBA D League for the Texas Legends and youngsters Russel Escoto, Mark Belo, Kevin Ferrer, Roger Pogoy and Kiefer Ravena.
Also included in the line-up were the rim-rattling big men Japeth Aguilar and Greg Slaughter, Moala Tautuaa, June Mar Fajardo and Troy Rosario alongside shooting stars Marcio Lassiter, Ryan Reyes, Jeff Chan, Ranidel de Ocampo, Terrence Romeo and hard-nosed players Calvin Abueva and Marc Pingris and outstanding defender Gabe Norwood who, in the Fiba Asia Championships and the World Cup was always assigned to guard the best shooter on the opposing team and Matt Ganuelas.
The point guards on the squad are LA Tenorio and Paul Lee who was named ?Best Player of the Game? in Friday?s Game 1 victory of Rain or Shine over Alaska and Asia?s Best Point Guard awardee in the last Fiba championships in Manila, Jayson Castro.
Here is the list of 24 players initially submitted to FIBA for the Qualifying Tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila from either July 3 to 9 or 4 to 10.
ABUEVA CALVIN, AGUILAR JAPETH, PAUL BELO REY MARK, BLATCHE ANDRAY MAURICE, CHAN JEFFREI ALLAN DALISTAN PAUL JOHN, DE OCAMPO RANIDEL, ESCOTO RUSSEL, FAJARDO JUNE MAR, KEVIN FERRER KEVIN GANUELAS MATTHEW, ALLEN LASSITER MARCIO, NORWOOD GABRIEL DANIEL, PARKS BOBBY RAY JR., PINGRIS JEAN MARC, JR., POGOY ROGER RAY, RAVENA KIEFER ISAAC, REYES RYAN JA , ROMEO TERRENCE BILL, ROSARIO JETH TROY, SLAUGHTER GREGORY WILLIAM, TAUTUAA MOALA, TENORIO LEWIS ALFRED, WILLIAM JAYSON.
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