Eight boys
and seven girls from Baguio, Benguet, Dagupan, Pangasinan, Ilocos, Manila,
Bukidnon, Davao and Puerto Princesa will travel to Metro Manila after outclassing
1,120 campers during the North Luzon Regional Selection Camp of the Jr. NBA
Philippines 2018 presented by Alaska at Benguet State University on March
17-18.
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The
top eight boys and seven girls who will advance to the National Training Camp
in Manila are: (L - R Back) Czarlo Lorenzo Salvador, Carl Emmanuel Valesquez,
Rodge Aldrich Balbao, Alejandro Melecio III, Alvin Collado Jr., Adrian Tan,
Asher Vidal, Javier Luis Jugo (L - R Front) Jhulliana Francesca Pagteilan,
Silcia Lee Fuscalbo, Aretha Belgira, Sarah Abigail Sacayanan, Crisciona Ann
Bagasani, Tiffany Jolie Lacsamana, Christine Nicole Venterez
Javier
Luis R. Jugo, 13, of La Salle Green Hills; Czarlo Lorenzo V. Salvador, 12, of Ateneo
de Davao University; Adrian Chu Tan, 13, of Cherished Moments School; Asher M.
Vidal, 13, of Wonderland School; Rodge Aldrich Balbao, 13, and Alejandro A.
Melecio III, 13, of Bukidnon Faith Christian School; and Alvin T. Collado Jr.,
13, and Carl Emmanuel Velasquez, 14, Berkeley School will
represent North Luzon in the boys division, while Crisciona Ann
Bagasani, 12, of Immaculate Concepcion Academy; Aretha Belgira, 12, of Saint
Joseph College Olongapo City; Tiffany Jolie Lacsamana, 12, of Palawan State
University Laboratory Elementary School; Jhulliana Francesca Pagteilan, 12, of
San Jose School of La Trinidad; Sarah Abigail Sacayanan, 13, of Saint Louis
School Center - High School Department; and Silcia Lee Fuscalbo, 14, and
Christine Nicole Venterez, 12, of Baguio City National High School will comprise the girls division.
In addition to their all-around basketball skills, the players exemplified
the Jr. NBA core S.T.A.R. values of Sportsmanship, Teamwork, a positive
Attitude and Respect throughout the camp.
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Jr.
NBA Coach Carlos Barroca shows the participants the proper defensive stance
All roads will lead to Don Bosco
Technical Institute in Makati, Metro Manila, which will host the final Jr. NBA
Regional Selection Camp on April 21-22 and the National Training Camp (NTC) on
May 18-20. The top-performing athletes
from the Regional Selection Camps in Bacolod, Benguet, Butuan, and Metro Manila
will vie for 16 Jr. NBA Philippines All-Star slots that will reward them with
an overseas NBA experience trip with fellow Jr. NBA All-Stars from Southeast
Asia later in the year.
Boys and girls aged 10-14 can still
register to the free youth basketball program at www.jrnba.asia/philippines,
where the
program terms and conditions can be found.
“The
kids here are very special as reflected in their passion and commitment to the
game,” said Jr. NBA Coach Carlos Barroca. “We hope these boys and
girls continue working on their craft and look forward to their growth as
individuals on and off the court.”
For more information on Jr. NBA
Philippines presented by Alaska, fans can follow Jr. NBA on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jrnbaphilippines. For all things NBA, fans can visit www.nba.com, like
the NBA on Facebook at www.facebook.com/philsnba and
follow www.twitter.com/nba_philippines on Twitter.
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