MP Hotel Gensan joins PBA D-League
By Lito delos Reyes
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 13 Sep 2014
Bobby Pacquiao.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY ? The MP Hotel GenSan of Congressman Emmanuel ?Pacman? Pacquiao is fielding his own team in the PBA D League starting this season in Manila.
?Yes, we will be joining but we still have to finalize our line-up,? said team manager Bobby Pacquiao.
His former player Louie Medalla, who like him were also earlier drafted in the PBA, will be his assistant team manager.
Head coach is Arvin Bonleon with Don Mendoza and Ramon Adriano as the assistant coaches.
Pacquiao, who also managed his brother?s MP Warriors basketball team in GenSan, said that they now only have five remaining players due to the age limit in the PBA D League.
?May age limit kasi sa rules. Pupunta ako sa Manila sa Monday to take care of the final line-up at sa drafting,? said Pacquiao.
On his PBA career, Pacquiao said that he will still continue to aspire to play in the Asia?s first pay for play league.
?Nandoon pa rin yun, pero uunahin ko muna itong team naming ni Manny sa PBA D League,? he said referring with the KIA team.
Bonleon, on the other hand, said that they are eyeing to get the services of two players from Davao City - Aldren Blanco, 6?1 of University of Mindanao and Archie Bacolod, 6?2 of DMMA.
Among the possible draft picks are also 6?6 Joseph Ambohot, formerly of Agro College Sailors and now with the Lyceum University in Manila; 6?1 Mikhail Lancelot Abude of San Beda; 6?3 Mark Anthony Olayon, formerly of the Holy Child College of Davao and now with University of the East and 5?9 Christopher Masaglang of Holy Trinity College-GenSan.
Pacquiao?s team formerly known as the MP Warriors ruled this year?s Kalilangan Festival Commercial basketball league last February by beating reigning Kadayawan sa Dabaw Invitational Commercial champion Gold Star Davao.
Pacquiao?s team also finished first runner-up in this year?s Araw ng Dabaw Invitational Open league last March.
Ironically, Bonleon?s elder brother Nonoy is a coaching staff with their rival Cagayan Valley Rising Suns team in PBA D League.
The other teams are the Tanduay Light, Caf? France Bakers - Centro Escolar University, Cebuana Lhuillier Gems, Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants, Wang's Ballclub Couriers, Racal Motorsales, Bread Story, AMA Computer University, M-Builders and Hapee Toothpaste Complete Protectors.
The PBA D-League was conceptualized after the proposed merger of the Philippine Basketball League and Liga Pilipinas failed after holding the Tournament of the Philippines which was composed by PBL and LP teams. Commissioner Chito Salud then proposed the formation of a D-League, which will fill the void left by the PBL. On January 25, 2011, the PBA Board of Governors approved the proposal. ? LITO DELOS REYES
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