Up, up and away with Leones

(photo above: Yee Chun Leong of The Brunei Times got his GV Leones photo autographed by his idol during an interview.)

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Q: Tell me something about yourself. I'm sure basketball fans in Brunei are keen to know Leones the man too not just the basketball player who thrills them during matches.

A: Well let me see, (smiles and pauses for effect) Geve Leones is a 29-year-old man who hails from Cebu in the Philippines. Standing at 6ft 1in, he has been in Brunei since 2004 where he is working for Daikyo Industrial Gases.

Q: When did you start playing basketball?

A: I started out about a decade ago when I was 19 years old. It all began with a training session for my village, Compostela, as we were playing in the 'Barangay' competition.

Q: What is your most memorable achievement in basketball in Brunei?

A: It was back in 2007 when I won the Most Valuable Player award in the 2007 Pepsi Cup while playing for Linktech.

Another memorable achievement was when I represented Brunei in the China-ASEAN CBO Male Basketball Invitational Games where we finished fifth.

Q: How was it like playing in China?

A: I would say that it was almost the same. But it can be seen that there are definitely better players outside (the Sultanate).

Q: What do you think about finishing second in the 2009 Pepsi Cup (Leones's team Linktech had to settle for runners-up slot after losing 79-94 to Babes Boutique in the Aug 23 final)?

A: We could have made it three in a row for the tournament. But then we lost (the final) due to a lack of stamina after a difficult game against YTE in the semi-finals. Read More…

Courtesy of The Brunei Times