STI College and ACB
The STI College
Olympians are gracious hosts but will always give you a cold reception when it
comes to basketball games. The Olympians gave the visiting Australian College
of Basketball 18 and under National Team a lesson or two in Philippine
basketball as the Olympians beat the Aussie teeners 84 -66 at the STI Gym in
the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City. Seldom used forward Helino Francisco
led the Olympians onslaught as the man dubbed as the Olympian’s secret weapon
showed the teeners from down under how basketball is supposed to be
played. Francisco led the scoring with
20 markers as local find Jim Patrick Lontoc gave the Global City crowd
something to cheer about with his booming three pointers finding its mark. The
Olympians fielded a mixture of Seniors and Juniors players since both teams
have just come from a game the previous day.
Elmer Labis fouled
The Australian
College of Basketball is Australia’s way of creating their own basketball
legends. Everyone remembers Luc Longley who was Michael Jordan’s center in his
second run for three titles. Andrew Gaze who was the many time Australian
Olympian and just recently Shane Heel who was the Aussies stocky point
guard. Just recently, Australia has made
an effort to create more basketball heroes by creating grassroots programs in
basketball and this tour in manila will definitely help their cause in the
international scene.
Jim Lontoc is so phenomenal
The game against
the Olympians is the Aussies fifth game in four days with the previous four
against the Ateneo Blue Eagles Team B, the Trace Stallions, and the Ginebra Gin
Kings. The tour of the Aussie teens was arranged by former Blue Eagle and PBA
player Fritz Gaston who is at the helm of promoting Sports tourism in the
country.
Franciso on the board
The Olympians
who took part in this exhibition game are Marvin Moraga, Paul dela Pena, Ivan
Moreno, Elmer Labis Jr., Carlo Saldaña, Jerome Ortega, and Lester Bocablo were from the Seniors team
while Nino Romano, Fernando Ngolong, John Roy Pariñas, Josh Raymundo, Arvin
Detubio and Jim Lontoc were the juniors campaginers.
Fernando Scores
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