Sons of cage greats doing great in UAAP
By Joey Villar
Philippine Star
Monday, September 24, 2007
The ongoing UAAP high school basketball title showdown between arch rivals Ateneo de Manila and La Salle-Zobel is also a showcase of the sons and grandson of former cage stars and icons who once ruled the game in their glory days.
Ateneo, for instance, has four – Keifer Ravena, Tim Capacio, Ael Banal and Ise Reyes, whose fathers are Bong Ravena, Ely Capacio, Joel Banal and RP men’s team coach Chot Reyes, respectively.
La Salle, on the other hand, boasts of two, including former Senator and basketball great Freddie Webb’s grandson David Webb and former many-time PBA Defensive Player of the Year Glen Capacio’s son Matthew.
But they’re not just namesakes – they play like their fathers.
Ravena, for one, has the moves and shooting skills of his father, now an assistant to Dindo Pumaren at University of the East. Webb, the leading candidate for the UAAP high school MVP plum, displays the same grace, not to mention speed, as his grandpa.
In fact, Webb, a senior, fired 17 points in powering the Junior Archers to a 76-74 win over the Eaglets Saturday to gain a 1-0 edge in their best-of-three duel.
This early, Ravena, whose mother Mossy is also a volleyball star during her college days at UST, has proved he’s ready to take over the team.
“He’s a gem,” said Ateneo mentor Jamike Jarin of the 13-year-old Keifer.
“David is the team’s heart and soul, he’s the leader of this team,” La Salle coach Boris Aldeguer said of the 6-3 Webb, who has a wide array of shots, including a spinning move from both sides.
At 6-5, Tim Capacio is starting to assert himself on the floor with a size, heft and move similar to father Ely while Banal is slowly but surely taking the path his dad, Joel, once took.
His cousin, Matthew, is as aggressive and defense-minded like his father Glen, who watched his son from the sidelines and liked what he saw.
“I guide him and support him in things that he does. But I basically let him find his own identity on the court,” said Capacio, a nine-time member of the PBA Defensive Team.
Ise Reyes, member of the noted Reyes clan, has the outside shot, the speed to make it big like his father and uncles.
In due time, these second and third generation stars are expected to lord it over in the pro league, the way their fathers and grandfathers did.
By Joey Villar
Philippine Star
Monday, September 24, 2007
The ongoing UAAP high school basketball title showdown between arch rivals Ateneo de Manila and La Salle-Zobel is also a showcase of the sons and grandson of former cage stars and icons who once ruled the game in their glory days.
Ateneo, for instance, has four – Keifer Ravena, Tim Capacio, Ael Banal and Ise Reyes, whose fathers are Bong Ravena, Ely Capacio, Joel Banal and RP men’s team coach Chot Reyes, respectively.
La Salle, on the other hand, boasts of two, including former Senator and basketball great Freddie Webb’s grandson David Webb and former many-time PBA Defensive Player of the Year Glen Capacio’s son Matthew.
But they’re not just namesakes – they play like their fathers.
Ravena, for one, has the moves and shooting skills of his father, now an assistant to Dindo Pumaren at University of the East. Webb, the leading candidate for the UAAP high school MVP plum, displays the same grace, not to mention speed, as his grandpa.
In fact, Webb, a senior, fired 17 points in powering the Junior Archers to a 76-74 win over the Eaglets Saturday to gain a 1-0 edge in their best-of-three duel.
This early, Ravena, whose mother Mossy is also a volleyball star during her college days at UST, has proved he’s ready to take over the team.
“He’s a gem,” said Ateneo mentor Jamike Jarin of the 13-year-old Keifer.
“David is the team’s heart and soul, he’s the leader of this team,” La Salle coach Boris Aldeguer said of the 6-3 Webb, who has a wide array of shots, including a spinning move from both sides.
At 6-5, Tim Capacio is starting to assert himself on the floor with a size, heft and move similar to father Ely while Banal is slowly but surely taking the path his dad, Joel, once took.
His cousin, Matthew, is as aggressive and defense-minded like his father Glen, who watched his son from the sidelines and liked what he saw.
“I guide him and support him in things that he does. But I basically let him find his own identity on the court,” said Capacio, a nine-time member of the PBA Defensive Team.
Ise Reyes, member of the noted Reyes clan, has the outside shot, the speed to make it big like his father and uncles.
In due time, these second and third generation stars are expected to lord it over in the pro league, the way their fathers and grandfathers did.
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