This kid can play..........

[amamangloy]

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Remember the name... RYAN BUENAFE!!!

A few days ago he just notched his fourth, mark that, fourth triple-double of the season sa NCAA Juniors. This is an article of his most dominating game sa juniors this season...

Staglets join Squires on top
Manila Times
17 July 2007 | 9:17 AM

Ryan Buenafe scattered a season-high 44 points to cap his triple-double performance as defending champion San Sebastian College waylaid Jose Rizal University, 109-96, in the NCAA junior’s basketball tournament Monday at The Arena in San Juan.

John Noble shot 29 points while siblings Kelvin and Kristoffer Alas combined for 40 points as Letran smothered Perpetual Help Dalta, 117-72.

The Staglets and Squires remained tied at the top of the six-team field with a 3-1 slate.


The Red Cubs of San Beda, playing the CSB-La Salle Green Hills Junior Blazers at press time, are eyeing a share of the lead.

The Light Bombers were helpless in stopping Buenafe’s awesome showing of his offensive prowess by allowing him to score 20-of-34 shooting from the field.

Buenafe also hauled down 11 rebounds and dished out 10 assists in 34 minutes of play.The 6-foot-2 swingman shattered the previous high of 40 points set by Letran’s Kelvin Alas last week set last week when the Squires downed the Cubs, 106-92.

Arvie Bringas had a double-double showing of 26 points and 12 rebounds for SSC, which won its last two assignments.

Jose Rizal, who got 30 points from Bon Jovi Cipriano, suffered its second defeat in four outings.

With the Alas brothers and Noble leading the attack, the Squires dominated the Altalettes from the opening buzzer en route to stretching their winning streak to three games.

Perpetual remained winless after four games.

[thadzonline]

brother na ni Ronjay Buenafe si Ryan? grabeha gud mangtasa ug dinuwaan anang bat-ana

[amamangloy]

brother na ni Ronjay Buenafe si Ryan? grabeha gud mangtasa ug dinuwaan anang bat-ana

yup igsuon ni sila Ronjay... Ronjay is a flashy player while kini si Ryan (kita kog one game nila last season) is like a point forward, ganahan siya modala ug bola, mo back-to-the-basket dayon post-up, and then finds a way towards the basket.Pamugasay sad au ug jumpshot from medium range. He is impossible to guard for boys his age.. Pag-aagawan nasad ni inig college ani.

[thadzonline]

mas maayo unta ma-scout na siya sa taga US NCAA

[amamangloy]

maau unta.... daghan jud maau sa NCAA juniors karon oi kanang makabasa ko ug newspaper... dagko kaayog stats...

[thadzonline]

the future looks bright indeed for Philippine basketball

[amamangloy]

How about this kid...


If you've never heard of the league or of Justin Chua, read on. Otherwise, your pals will revoke your hardcore license, because, after leading the Dragons over the Xavier Golden Stallions and averaging a triple-double in scoring, rebounding and blocks, Justin Chua is the Gameface.ph Hardcore Player of the 31st Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association which concluded only last week. It was a 12-year wait for Chang Kai Shek and Chua practically carried the Dragons all the way to the championship, the true stuff of hardcore greatness.

A junior high school student at 6-feet-5-inches and a strapping 215 pounds, it is hard to miss Justin Chua, the star center of Chang Kai Shek's basketball varsity team. While in all other respects he may seem to fit the bill of the typical prep school teenager, once he steps onto the basketball court, he assumes a different persona - transforming into the most imposing force in high school hoops. He is truly a man-child among boys. Unlike other boys his age, or even other players his size, Chua is highly mobile and athletic, not the typical lumbering oaf one would expect from someone his size. There is a nimbleness that goes with his raw strength, making him a double handful on match-ups.

Chua led the Dragons of Coach Sonny Co to the Tiong Lian Season 31 High School Basketball championship, dethroning the Xavier Golden Stallions of former UP varsity head coach Lito Vergara via a two-game sweep. Don't let that fool you though. The Finals was anything but a cakewalk for Chua and his team. They came back from a seemingly insurmountable 48-25 deficit in Game 1 to steal the win 86-78 behind Chua's triple-double stat line of 29 points, 19 boards and 10 blocks. In Game 2, Chua once again had another triple-double with 17 points, 13 boards and 10 blocks in a highly physical and emotional game that saw tempers flare even off the court and well into the stands.

This was a sweet sweep for the Dragons who last tasted the Tiong Lian championship in 1995, according to their PE Department's Yolanda Co. It was especially remarkable for Chua, who only took up basketball a little over four years ago. To have come so far in such a relatively short span of time speaks volumes for the natural talent within the imposing frame. It isn't difficult to imagine where he got it though, since both of his parents were stellar athletes themselves when they were students.

But like all true ballers, Chua has a dream. "I want to play the 3 position, play more at the perimeter." he declared. At his size, he has always played the post positions of 4 and 5, but at the risk of incurring his coach's ire, he has been working on his perimeter skills like speed, mobility, dribbling and shooting. "Good thing the three (point shot) I took during the series went in." he said with a sheepish smile. We all know 6-foot-5 centers aren't supposed to be shooting from that far out. But then again Chua came from the same Bacolod school that produced reigning PBA MVP James Yap and UAAP MVP Ken Bono, a pair of multi-skilled players that defy mere size or position. Chua is simply the latest iteration of that long and illustrious line.

Chua also idolizes the Dallas Mavericks' German forward Dirk Nowitzki, arguably the most versatile 7-footer in the hoops world. "He can do it all. That's what I want." he said. Anyone who has ever seen Chua play would not doubt he has the ability to mimic the success of his NBA idol. Chua possesses superior athletic ability in such a big package. His ability to defy even double teams at the post with his footwork and variety of shots make him almost impossible to defend. Combined with his burgeoning perimeter skills and his ability to recognize open teammates and make the pass, he could easily become the greatest player of his generation.

One other thing going for Chua is youth. At only 15 years young, he has a lot of room for growth, both physically and psychologically. If he gets into one of the top colleges and receives good coaching, he will grow even more as a player, develop new skills, add new wrinkles, and maybe even invent new moves that will become his signature. He is slowly making it to the mainstream radar and college recruiters will surely be beating a path to his door any time soon.

He wants to get into a top management degree program in college, and seems to have narrowed his choices to only three schools. Beyond basketball he also wants to help run the family business one day. His father runs a successful grains retail and wholesale business in the Metropolis while his mother is also taking care of business down in Bacolod. "She came to watch Game 2 though. She's on a plane now to go back to Bacolod" he beamed.

But a lot of things can happen between now and the first semester of the 2008-2009 college school year when Justin Chua takes his first real crack at true stardom, whatever color his uniform may be at that time. In the meantime, he has school, friends, family and even his girlfriend to attend to. And that perhaps is what makes him truly special. For all of his wondrous gifts he is still pretty much a kid still enamored of the big wide world ahead of him.

[thadzonline]

I heard of Justin Chua, na feature na cya sa gameface.ph...he's a promising kid

[amamangloy]

tan-aw mo karong friday hapon sa 23 moduwa si Buenafe....

[thadzonline]

nindot tan-aw ana dah..bro amamangloy have you heard of Philip Paredes? 6-7 teenager from CDO?