RP Youth Team

[alex15]

By Jasmine W. Payo


MANILA, Philippines--LEARNING ITS LESSONS FROM THE men’s national team debacle, the BAP-Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas will kick off training for the Philippine youth team in two weeks.

“We’re developing young talents,” said BAP-SBP executive director Patrick Gregorio.

National youth coach Franz Pumaren will form a pool of 25 to 30 players aged 16 to 18 years old that will include a sprinkling of foreign cagers with Filipino roots.

Among the leading aspirants are NCAA juniors Most Valuable Player Ryan Buenafe of San Sebastian, San Beda’s Nico Salva and Perpetual Help’s Franz Dysam.

“We’re also eyeing a 15-year-old, 6-foot-5 Fil-Canadian-Italian and another aspirant from Los Angeles,” said Pumaren.

Gregorio said BAP-SBP has also sealed a multi-million sponsorship deal that will bankroll the RP Youth for three years.

“We will take care of this group,” said Gregorio.

[alex15]

TNX SBP

That's the first step if we want to regain our lost glory....

[watiwawa]

now, philippine basketball is very serious in reclaiming the lost glory in asian basketball.... this would be great... imagine if other PBA locals/fil-ams start training in their early age like these teenagers... they might be playing better today..

[chokois]

i hope they include Greg Slaughter and big guys (6'7 and up)...at least 5-8 in the pool. This will be promising as they will be trained earlier and we will not encounter problems in the SEA games as this team should supposedly represent us...our youth squad. :-)

thanks SBP. and with franz pumaren doing the coaching staff, this will, for sure be a success. and with sbp-bap funding the said training.

[protossdomain]

At last! It's about time they do that.

[saints13]

at least, they are looking towards the "Iranian Basketball Program Model". Those FIBA Asia Champs were the former FIBA Asian Youth Champs, we should really start developing a young team. thanks to SBP, they do not have the "Filipinos are dominant in basketball mentality".

[alex15]

I think they should include Ray Parks jr.

[joel23]

At last! Lets bring GS, Jericho De Guzman(if after his league) and Gian Chiu(if after his league) for training pool.

[Dinamita]

I think they should include Ray Parks jr.

Let Ray Parks Jr Train in US... it is better for him...

[Dinamita]

At last! Lets bring GS, Jericho De Guzman(if after his league) and Gian Chiu(if after his league) for training pool.

I think Coach Altamirano and Franz Pumaren are doing their best to get involve with Slaughter and some tall and young players in the south.... They asked me where to contact these players and The only thing I can give them is the school where they play...

so if you have more infos on GS..Fajardo.. and some tall kids in the south please let me know so I can share it to Coach Altamirano...

[dreamwalker]

I think Coach Altamirano and Franz Pumaren are doing their best to get involve with Slaughter and some tall and young players in the south.... They asked me where to contact these players and The only thing I can give them is the school where they play...

so if you have more infos on GS..Fajardo.. and some tall kids in the south please let me know so I can share it to Coach Altamirano...

It's going to be a tall order to pull out GS, De Guzman, Aguilar and Chiu from their respective schools.

[dreamwalker]

I think they should include Ray Parks jr.

I agree, the only problem is, he might become exceptionally too good and represent the US team.

[thadzonline]

At last! Lets bring GS, Jericho De Guzman(if after his league) and Gian Chiu(if after his league) for training pool.

I doubt GS can suit up for the Youth team because its considered a national team and once he gets into that, he loses his CESAFI eligibility, something UV wont allow to happen.

[Dinamita]

I doubt GS can suit up for the Youth team because its considered a national team and once he gets into that, he loses his CESAFI eligibility, something UV wont allow to happen.

Why would he lose his elegibility?..Im not familiar with CESAFI rules...

As far as im concern this is not a national team that will compete in any tournaments...This is just a pool of players that they will use for the future tournaments...


BTW, who is this 15-year-old, 6-foot-5 Fil-Canadian-Italian that the poster mentioned?... anyone?

[alex15]

Let Ray Parks Jr Train in US... it is better for him...

I mean let him play in the US but let's include him to the training pool....

If he become too good and be recruited to play on thier Juniors team....He can no longer play on our team...