Banchero tops Gatorade
PBA Draft Combine sports tests
by rick olivares pic by mon rubio
“Hindi naman namin makukuha ‘yan,” joked KIA
assistant coach Louie Gonzales when informed that 25-year old Fil-American
guard Chris Banchero topped all five of the tests of Day One of the 2014
Gatorade PBA Draft Combine at the Gatorade Hoops Center at Mandaluyong City.
“Kaya iba na lang papanoorin namin.”
Banchero, the Seattle, Washington native topped the
Shuttle Run Test (in 16.87 seconds), Three Quarter Court Sprint (2.91 minutes),
Standing Vertical Leap (33.73 inches), Maximum Vertical Leap (68.32 inches),
and the Lane Agility Drill (8.33 seconds).
“That’s pretty impressive,” noted Alaska Aces head
coach Alex Compton. “Has anyone done that?”
According to PBA officials, since the first ever
Rookie Camp held in 1995 at the parking lot of the SM Megamall, no one has
achieved that.
The Shuttle Run measures how fast a player moves when
changing directions. The Three Quarter Court Sprint measures the amount of time
it takes for a player to sprint the distance of three quarters of a basketball
court. The Standing Vertical and Maximum Vertical Leaps measures the height of
a player’s vertical leap from a standing and a running position respectively.
The Lane Agility Drill measures how fast a player moves around the key.
“These tests are patterned after what the National
Basketball Association measures for their rookies,” said Focus Athletics Coach
Mark Carron who also serves as the strength and conditioning coach of the National
University Bulldogs. “In addition to their talent and skills, the results of
these tests are something that coaches can use in determining the kind of
player they want to draft.”
PBA coaches concur. “When Coach Tim Cone saw Justin
Melton’s vertical leap, he drafted him,” shared one coach who requested
anonymity. “Coach Tim is also a fan of athleticism.”
“I just went out and did my best,” described Banchero
of his accomplishments. “I’ve been working hard everyday. I’m excited and
nervous about the upcoming draft. Playing in the PBA has been a dream of mine
for quite a while now.”
Banchero admitted to following Ginebra and Talk ‘N
Text back in the US when he learned about the PBA from his mother.
“Right now, I don’t know where I am going but I just
want to be in the league and to be able to help the team I get into.”
The sports or physiological tests were conducted by
the coaches of Focus Athletics and the University of Santo Tomas Sports Science
Department.
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