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Baloria, Acidre, Corpuz, Cabrera, Bonifacio & Brondial shine in Day 1 of the Gatorade PBA Draft Combine
Baloria, Acidre, Corpuz, Cabrera, Bonifacio & Brondial shine in Day 1 of the Gatorade PBA Draft Combine
by rick olivares pic by mon rubio
Who impressed during Day One of the 2014 Gatorade PBA
Draft Combine at the Gatorade Hoops Center in Mandaluyong City?
Former Arellano University Chiefs point guard Rocky
Acidre and current University of Perpetual Help Altas shooting guard Juneric
Baloria impressed in Team A’s 44-22 win over Team B.
Acidre scored 11 points in addition to dishing two
assists and stealing the ball once. The hot-shooting Baloria was more efficient
from the field shooting hitting four of five attempts for 9 points while adding
four rebounds and three assists as opposed to 1 turnover.
Jackson Corpuz of PBA D-League team Derulo also wowed
coaches with his athleticism and his ability to get to the rim. Corpuz finished
with seven points on three for four shooting and three rebounds, one steal and
one block.
Corpuz was supposed to suit up for the Philippine
Christian University in the NCA but when the college was suspended and kicked
out of the league for various infractions, he opted to play in the commercial
leagues.
In Team C’s 36-29 win over Team D, former Adamson
University Falcons sniper Roider Cabrera tallied 11 points and two rebounds.
Fil-Am forward Franklin Bonifacio who plays for Big
Chill in the D-League and Cabrera’s Adamson teammate Rodney Brondial tallied 10
and eight points respectively in a losing cause.
Brondial also pulled down the most rebounds of the
camp’s two scrimmages with nine boards.
Fil-American Chris Banchero, who shined in the sports
tests by topping every single category, was held to two points in Team C’s
effort although he assisted on three baskets.
Other PBA hopefuls who gave a good account of
themselves included Gab Banal, son of Barako Bull assistant coach Koy Banal;
Jun Jun Alas, son of Alaska Aces assistant coach Louie Alas, Kevin Ray
Espinosa, Clark Bautista, Jericho Cruz, and Lester Tyrone Dickens.
Unable to show their wares were former Perpetual Help
Alta George Allen and former San Beda Red Lion Rome dela Rosa pulled out of the
scrimmage due to some minor injuries.
No shows on Day One of the Gatorade PBA Draft Combine
included Perpetual Help’s Justine Alano, College of Saint Benilde’s Jeremy
Bartolo, Philip Coronel, Francis Luigi Bercede, Richard Cole, and Arnold
Adorme. Arellano University Chief Keith Agovida pulled out of the draft over
the weekend.
Spotted in the Gatorade PBA Draft Combine were coaches and officials from Globalport, Rain or Shine, KIA, Blackwater, Alaska, NLEX, Meralco, and Barako Bull Energy.
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Other 2014 Gatorade PBA Draft stories:
Planning the Gatorade Draft Combine
Banchero tops the sports tests
Baloria, Acidre, Corpuz shine in Day 1 of the Rookie Camp
Mike Gamboa gives his PBA dream one last try
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