RP Youth Basketball Program

[amamangloy]

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PUMAREN forms 55-man, 18-under pool

MANILA, Philippines -- National coach Franz Pumaren has formed a 55-man pool for the Philippine Youth Team even as the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas unveiled a three-year, multimillion-peso basketball program backed by mobile phone giant Nokia.

Pumaren said the candidates, 18 years and younger face a long, rugged and hectic schedule that includes overseas training and stints in international youth tournaments.

“This is important for us because this batch will probably carry the men’s team in the near future,” said Pumaren.

Practice will start Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Blue Eagle Gym in Loyola Heights, Quezon City.

Members of UAAP juniors champion La Salle Zobel and three-time NCAA juniors titlist San Sebastian banner the list of aspirants set to train in the United States, South Korea and China before vying in the Seaba juniors championship in May next year in Malaysia.

NCAA juniors MVP Ryan Buenafe leads the candidates along with Staglets teammate Arvie Bringas, Junior Archers Jeric Fortuna and Jed Manguera, Ateneo’s Juami Tiongson and JV Dumrique, San Beda’s Nico Salva and Benedictine’s Clark Bautista.

Fil-Canadian Niko Monachini, a 6-foot-5 center-forward, has also been invited along with standouts from the provinces.

Nokia, along with Tao Corp., has pledged a multimillion sponsorship for the youth squad that’s also set to compete in the 2008 Asian Youth and the first 2010 Youth Olympics.

[amamangloy]

This is Niko Monachini!

[prakx]

hus Niko Monachini!? cant see link..
hu are d other players included?

[mab]

wla d i david webb?

[amamangloy]

wala man! murag above 18 na cguro si webb

wla d i david webb?

[mab]

aw ok..\
thanks bro...

[clarkhkent]

Joining hands for youth team
SPORTS FOR ALL By Philip Ella Juico
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

If there’s any Philippine team of recent memory that had all the ingredients of solid preparation and training, intelligent coaching and scouting, outstanding execution and excellent management support, it has to be the Nokia-RP Youth five that creamed the under 18 years old teams of Malaysia (98 – 67), Thailand (92 – 76), Indonesia (123 – 43) and Singapore (98 – 55) by an average margin of almost 43 points in Kuala Lumpur to win the seventh SEABA (Southeast Asian Basketball Association) Championship for Young Men.

The Philippines was suspended by FIBA (International Basketball Federation) two years ago and the 2008 championships became the opportunity for the Filipinos to reclaim the title the Malaysians captured in 2006 in the absence of the Filipino cagers.

Back with a vengeance after the suspension was lifted, the Filipinos prepared extensively for the tournament, the winner and runner-up of which take part in the Asian Youth championship in Tehran from Aug. 28 to Sept. 5, 2008. The Tehran competitions serve as a qualifying event for the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in 2010.

http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Sp...id=20080519102

[thadzonline]

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[Pinkdimensions]

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[thadzonline]

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