2008 RP Youth Team

[PedroPenduko2]

i get defensive when someone put down their own kind. you quote
"Hooptown is a travel team in LA with no good players. Coaches cannot coach either. I do not think this team has produce anybody that has gone to D1 schools.-- mostly JC." then you comeback with this statement "I believe on what Hooptown does," you seem to have a very impressive resume but you remain ignorant and arrogant, i feel sorry for you pal. that's why i ask you where did you attend h.s. to find out how much you really know about the h.s. varsity here in the us. obviously not much. peace

I have known of Hooptown for a long time, they help kids to play basketball like I said "recreational basketball". There is no competition in Hooptown. It is just a lot of kids wanting to learn and have fun in basketball but not serious to be competing at higher level. If We are trying to recruit players to represent RP then let find "real Players who can play" I have followed HS basketball in the US especially in the Los Angeles area for a long time. I do not think it is being ignorant to say that we need to recruit D1 caliber players for our RPYT if we are going to compete internationally. D1 acceptance in any sport is a very difficult but if that is going to be one of our goal then the chances of getting there is more reacheable since the kids will be training harder and looking forward to this ultimate reward. There are many kids in D1 school who are what we say" Filipino Height" so it means this ia an attainable goal not just for a few but many. If we keep settleling for less the RP basketball will never have a place internationally. HOOPTOWN does well doing social work job , getting HS kids out of trouble and teaching them the basic in basketball but for a higher level basketball I cannot give Hooptown credit. hopefully someday they will get this credit.

Like , I said in the past I know numerous kids here who plays for their heritage country and still go to D1 school here in the US. If we get this kids in our team and not necessarily attending school in the Philippines the RPYT probably will have a better chance of recruiting superior players.

Yes Mater Dei, Oak hill ACADEMY RECRUIT ALL OVER THE COUNTRY FOR ExCEllent players that is why they are on the top. What is the difference , the RP youth team is trying to recruit around the world, the only problem is the coaches are recruiting from the wrong pool.

Pegasus, if you live in LA area check out some of the AAU travel games this month. (BTI, Dana Pump, BCA are a few I can think of) You will find out that there are many Filipinos who can play and are probably D1 caliber . These kids are not playing for Hooptown because they are already past Hooptown level. Peace[/QUOTE]

Why put the onus of recruitment on Hooptown? RPYT wanted to scrimmage while they were in LA and Hooptown responded. HOOPTOWN DID NOT HAVE TO but being kababayans, they did. You give the impression that you know a lot of D1-material Fil-Ams. Why don't you go talk to them and their parents and convince them to play for RPYT? Or, is talk really that cheap?

 

[rhk1112]

Just wondering, if Hooptown isn't supposed to be that great, then which organizations should the SBP-BAP tried to work with, then?

As for D1 caliber High-School Fil-foreigners, any non-Hooptown names out there? We already know guys like Niko Monachini, Kyle Pascual, etc.

 

[Onizuka012]

Five young basketball players will go to the US this week as the country's official representatives to the Junior NBA Camp, an online report has said.

According to Sportsnews.ph, Ateneo’s Al Bugarin and Rafael Banal, La Salle Greenhills’ Mico Montelibano and the San Beda's Arjon Mariano and Erlance Feliciano will attend clinics and join the basketball camp together with other junior NBA players from other countries. The five will leave Manila on April 10.

"This is the reward for their participation in our Junior NBA Camp last year and for emerging as the top 5 players after the event,” tournament director Norman Black said during Tuesday’s PSA Forum in Manila.

The report added that highlight of the five-day US stay is the chance to watch live the game between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Clippers at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.

A total of 18 schools saw action in last year’s Junior NBA Camp, which was topped by Ateneo High School over San Beda.

Fifty six of the best players in the field were then culled to attend the clinic supervised by Black, from which the top five were selected. Apart from playing against junior NBA international players, the five Filipinos will also be toured around and get the chance to meet some of the league’s top superstars.

“I’m looking forward to watching the game. We all know Golden State is in the thick of the fight for a spot in the NBA playoffs. So it’s going to be fun watching it live,” said Bugarin.

“I’m very excited about the trip. I have never watched an NBA game live in my entire life,” added the 15-year-old Banal, son of former PBA player and coach Joel.

The success of the program, according to Black, is compelling organizers to expand the clinic and hopefully, go nationwide.

The next Junior NBA Camp will be held immediately after this year’s collegiate season, Black added.

news from www.abs-cbnnews.com


I wonder if these kids could also play for RP Youth Team..

 

[ankle breaker2]

it's possible, they are also good players but a bit younger though. maybe a year or 2 they are ready for the youth team.

 

[pegasus2]

i don't have any affiliation with hooptown international, don't know the coaches, i first heard of them when a nokia RP youth team came to Calif.

i get defensive when someone put down their own kind. you quote
"Hooptown is a travel team in LA with no good players. Coaches cannot coach either. I do not think this team has produce anybody that has gone to D1 schools.-- mostly JC." then you comeback with this statement "I believe on what Hooptown does," you seem to have a very impressive resume but you remain ignorant and arrogant, i feel sorry for you pal. that's why i ask you where did you attend h.s. to find out how much you really know about the h.s. varsity here in the us. obviously not much. peace

just to clarify i posted these statement above. and to bball123, i don't need to go to la just to check out aau event my kids played for aau travel team we've been to compton,east la,west la,las vegas,hawaii,sacramento,san jose,oakland just to name a few. mr penduko was rigth hooptown was kind enough to host the scrimage. bottom line. like i said before don't get too hangup on d1 palyers too much, review my post get the point i'm trying to convey. pegasus signing out.

 

[pinoyballer2]

Two tall Fil-fors reinforce RP youth

Two tall Fil-fors reinforce RP youth

Two tall Fil-fors reinforce RP youth
By Nelson Beltran
Saturday, April 12, 2008

Two foreign-based Filipino young behemoths are now sure of beefing up the Nokia RP Youth team in the coming SEABA 18-under championship in Kuala Lumpur with both already securing Philippine passport.

Six-foot-7 Norbert Torres, who obtained his Philippine passport in Toronto, Canada, is arriving today. His parents are from Calumpit, Bulacan, both still Filipino citizens though based in Canada.

Six-foot-six Kyle Pascual, meanwhile, is planing in on April 20 from Los Angeles, California. His father is from Singalong, Manila and his mother from Cebu.

Coach Franz Pumaren met the two players when the RP pool underwent a two-week training in a basketball camp in Carson City, California.

“With the new guys, the complexion of the team improved tremendously. What we lacked before was ceiling. With their entry, I can be flexible. I can play big and I can play small,” said Pumaren.

“One thing nice is that they’ve practiced with us in the US. They can play five (center) or four (power forward). We played with Kyle’s team and he scored 27 points,” Pumaren said.

With the entry of Torres and Pascual, the national pool now has 19 members. Pumaren said he would name the 15 players he’ll bring to Kuala Lumpur by April 26 and the final 12 a day before the tourney.

“With our training in the US and the addition of the two guys, the team now sports a new look. I can say we’ve improved a lot,” Pumaren said.

Other players in the pool are Frank Golla Jr., Jed Manguera, Mark Lopez, Joseph Tolentino, Samuel Joseph Marata, Ryan Roose Garcia, Jover Mendoza, Joseph Terso, Mark Joel de Guzman, Jerome Ramos, Jeric Allen Teng, Gabriel Banal, Jaypee Mendoza, Jhon Sumido, Jairod Flores and Philip Paredes.

“All these players are potential materials for our men’s team,” said Pumaren.

 

[Coke_Hero2]

That's excellent news. I think Coach Franz will get at least three point guards in his rotation, at least 5 guys who'd play the 4 and/or 5 position and tweeners/swingmen who'd play the 2-3 position. And that's the DLSU...errr...RP Youth Roster.

 

[BLUE HORSE2]

And that's the DLSU...errr...RP Youth Roster.

If you wrote that in Archerpride, your post will be deleted. Discussion of secret information is prohibited despite the obvious nature.

With the impending arrival of Pascual and Torres in Manila, have they given up on this school year or arrangements have been made for them to finish up the school year in Manila? There is still a month and a half to go before the current school year is over. People can expect to see Torres and Pascual don the green and white of DLSU in season 73 after the mandatory 2 year residency.

 

[pegasus2]

to bball123 just a reminder if your going to exract from my statement pls. do it right and don't attach your name to it, your post #117on page six,that way it'll eliminate others from thinking you wrote it...

 

[bball1232]

to bball123 just a reminder if your going to exract from my statement pls. do it right and don't attach your name to it, your post #117on page six,that way it'll eliminate others from thinking you wrote it...

Sorry, I am not a Computer genius like you Pegasus. You also need to inform Pedro Penduko as well because he did not do the extraction correctly #121.
Chill out

 

[Coke_Hero2]

If you wrote that in Archerpride, your post will be deleted. Discussion of secret information is prohibited despite the obvious nature.

According to Coach Tyrone Bautista, the roster's yet to be finalized and the roster would then be completed this summer. What I really am implying with my statement is that Coach Franz gets at least three PGs, four to five tweeners and five to six big men.

 

[JET0072]

what are the chances of RPYT in the fiba asia u18 championships?

 

[JET0072]

Interesting...

Interesting...

Theres still hope...

NATIONAL YOUTH TEAM: STARTING THEM YOUNG
by: Joseph W. Buduan for Gameface.ph (January 29, 2008)


With the recent successes of teams and countries not formerly associated with basketball greatness, the BAP-Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas officially presented the National Youth Team. The secret to success became clear: get the best young players together, train them together, watch them grow together, then sit back and let them wow the world.


BAP-Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas Executive Director Patrick “Pato” Gregorio has never shied away from hard work, and with all the plans SBP has rolling out one after another, hard work kind of goes with the territory. “Sanay na tayo sa maraming trabaho,” (I am used to a heavy work load.) he quips with a wry smile, when I had the chance to speak to him over the phone. One of the things keeping him very busy is getting the national youth team ready for two important upcoming international competitions.

“We took a good look at the system of Iran and Argentina, and this is the secret to their success in basketball, starting from the youth,” he declared. Indeed Iran and Argentina have taken the basketball world by surprise. Iran is the current FIBA-Asia champion, having survived the dreaded “group of death” in the recent FIBA-Asia championship, to claim their country’s first ever Asian championship. Argentina is the reigning Olympic gold medalist.

“Both countries have successful youth basketball programs, so basically their best players have been playing together and competing together since they were kids,” explained Gregorio.

“That is partly the reason why one of our first major events for the New Year was the introduction of our youth team players to the media,” he added. Some 20 players were introduced at Barbara’s restaurant in historic Intramuros. The SBP leadership is confident that these initial steps will indeed lead to bigger and better things in the not-so-distant future.

La Salle senior varsity coach Franz Pumaren was designated head coach of the youth team. “We were more interested in the commitment of the boys to the national team. So if a player could not give 100% commitment, even if he is a really good player, we had to let them go. The boys you see here now are the ones who gave their full commitment to the team,” Pumaren stated at the presentation. “And as you might have noticed I have not lost my voice so that means I have not been yelling or screaming a lot,” he jokingly added.

The team includes NCAA junior mainstays Jerome Cruz and Jerome Ramos of Jose Rizal, Mark de Guzman of St. Benilde and Anton Altamirano and Nicolas Salva of San Beda. Representing the UAAP are Mark Lopez of UP, Gwyne Capacio, Luigi Dela Paz and Jed Manguera of Zobel, Jovet Mendoza and Joseph Terso of NU, Joseph Marata, Don Fortun and Joel Tolentino of UP Integrated School, Frank Golla of Ateneo de Manila and Andrew Penan of Adamson. Completing the roster presented that particular evening were Gabriel Banal and Jeric Teng of Xavier high school, Andrew Felix of Southridge School and the much-discussed 6-foot-7 Papot Paredes from Cagayan de Oro. Paredes however was not present during the event.

All of this took quite some doing, with Gregorio doing plenty of the legwork himself. Whether it was going to the schools, meeting people over coffee or working lunches, he saw to these things personally. “We talked to all of the coaches and parents about schedules, training and all of the other concerns so everything would go as smoothly as possible,” he said.

Mr. William Whyte, chief of Nokia, the principal sponsor of the RP Youth Team, also has high hopes for the team and Philippine basketball in general. “Nokia, if you will notice, is not into sports sponsorships. But when I was approached for this project I felt the values and goals of the team are similar to the values and goals of Nokia, so we agreed almost immediately,” he said.

First up for the team is the SEABA Youth tournament in Malaysia this May, followed by the FIBA Asian Youth championship in Iran in September. Their long-term goal is to qualify for the Youth Olympics in 2010.

 

[ankle breaker2]

what are the chances of RPYT in the fiba asia u18 championships?

they have 50-50 chance of surviving. they are young and raw and was formed late last year so we can't expect much from them. the consolation is, this is the start of a new beginning.

 

[Project_Olympics2]

losing the tournamenr, maybe 99%
all they have to do is make that 1% a win which is possible
wow my sayings is getting better! whahahah!!
hope at least they get 1 win in the PBL so at it can boost our hopes a little

 

[ankle breaker2]

losing the tournamenr, maybe 99%
all they have to do is make that 1% a win which is possible
wow my sayings is getting better! whahahah!!
hope at least they get 1 win in the PBL so at it can boost our hopes a little

winning a game in the PBL? that's a remote possibility for now. maybe in the SEABA tourney.

 

[Project_Olympics2]

well there is also a possibility that they can win u know
like what they jst did at the 1st half between them and harbour
if they can do like that performance in the whole game, they can win

 

[bolabasket2]

well there is also a possibility that they can win u know
like what they jst did at the 1st half between them and harbour
if they can do like that performance in the whole game, they can win

who knows, Norbert Torres and Kyle Pascual were not in that game yet..

 

[kerouac822]

San Sebastian has reportedly enlisted a 15-year-old 6'4" player from Tarlac. I wonder what these Tarlaqueños and Kapampangans feed their kids.

 

[darkknight12002]

San Sebastian has reportedly enlisted a 15-year-old 6'4" player from Tarlac. I wonder what these Tarlaqueños and Kapampangans feed their kids.

Probably a lot of great tocinos and langonizas!