Mighty MK crush undersized Kenview

Dennis Lim
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Sunday, July 31, 2011

MK SYARIKAT JAZMAR rampaged through their match against Kenview Enterprise to notch a 90-49 victory in the Aewon Cup 2011 Basketball Championship Tournament last night at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

Geve Leones scored a game high 20 points to lead MK in the win.

Wong Ha Shiong scored 14 points for the losing side, at most times initiating the attack for his team.

Both teams employed the 2-3 zone defence with the hopes of stopping the opposing shooters from getting easy looks at the basket.

The game however turned into a contest of endurance, an aspect of the game which Kenview just could not match up to their counterparts.

This was already evident in the first quarter itself with the starting five for MK outplaying Kenview convincingly with their quicker movement and a greater hustle for the ball, helping them build up a 24-13 lead by the end of the first quarter. Read More… Source: The Brunei Times

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Mighty MK crush undersized Kenview

Dennis Lim
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Sunday, July 31, 2011

MK SYARIKAT JAZMAR rampaged through their match against Kenview Enterprise to notch a 90-49 victory in the Aewon Cup 2011 Basketball Championship Tournament last night at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

Geve Leones scored a game high 20 points to lead MK in the win.

Wong Ha Shiong scored 14 points for the losing side, at most times initiating the attack for his team.

Both teams employed the 2-3 zone defence with the hopes of stopping the opposing shooters from getting easy looks at the basket.

The game however turned into a contest of endurance, an aspect of the game which Kenview just could not match up to their counterparts.

This was already evident in the first quarter itself with the starting five for MK outplaying Kenview convincingly with their quicker movement and a greater hustle for the ball, helping them build up a 24-13 lead by the end of the first quarter.

Wong Ha Shiong attempted to will Kenview back in the game but to no avail.

MK was just too superior in terms of size and consequently dominated the battle under the basket. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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Taking down Agogo the Easyway

Jason Thomas
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Saturday, July 30, 2011

A GAME-HIGH 23 points from Benjamin Sim helped Easyway to a 82-48 win over Agogo Saloon in their Aewon Cup 2011 Basketball Championship Tournament opener last night.

The dominant forward also grabbed 11 rebounds and dished five assists at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat, where the team made up of national cagers shared the scoring load.

Muhd Zainul Ashyraf Hj Hussin had 12 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks while three players Tony Bong Chun Fatt, Po Yung Hui and Choo Yung Jian scored 10 points each .

Soon Kian Leong added 11 rebounds and Choo highlighted his effectiveness on both ends of the court by ending the game with eight assists and steals.

Hj Muhd Rahmad Hj Suhaili led Agogo in scoring with 15 points, followed by Ahmad Termizi Hj Noordeen with seven and Nicholas Ho and Hj Md Badri Hj Md Suhaili with six each. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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Taking down Agogo the Easyway

Jason Thomas
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Saturday, July 30, 2011

A GAME-HIGH 23 points from Benjamin Sim helped Easyway to a 82-48 win over Agogo Saloon in their Aewon Cup 2011 Basketball Championship Tournament opener last night.

The dominant forward also grabbed 11 rebounds and dished five assists at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat, where the team made up of national cagers shared the scoring load.

Muhd Zainul Ashyraf Hj Hussin had 12 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks while three players Tony Bong Chun Fatt, Po Yung Hui and Choo Yung Jian scored 10 points each .

Soon Kian Leong added 11 rebounds and Choo highlighted his effectiveness on both ends of the court by ending the game with eight assists and steals.

Hj Muhd Rahmad Hj Suhaili led Agogo in scoring with 15 points, followed by Ahmad Termizi Hj Noordeen with seven and Nicholas Ho and Hj Md Badri Hj Md Suhaili with six each. Read More…
Source: The Brunei Times

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2011 NBL Finals - MIRI Fire Horse burn Farmcochem to clinch first crown

Fri, 07/29/2011 - 14:12

A flurry of fouls cost them dearly as Perak Farmcochem lost 74-73 to Miri Fire Horse in the 2011 National Basketball League (NBL) finals.

Farmcochem shot themselves in the foot after conceding eight fouls in the first quarter alone, and had to see their main man Chris Kuete sit out most of the game with four fouls as Miri was virtually uncontested in their first appearance in the finals at the MABA Stadium.

However, the match was marred by several poor calls from the officials, who are having a hard time keeping the match in control as protests flew from both teams at every controversial whistle.

Anthony Johnson wasted no time getting into business from the tip-off, drawing four fouls from the Farmcochem camp including two from Chris Kuete to convert seven points from the free throw line. Miri's Chai Chze Hian sunk three consecutive three-pointers to open the gap, as Anthony contributed another from outside the perimetre for a 24-12 lead. Read More… Source: Malay-Basketball.com

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（2011 NBL FINAL） MIRI Fire Horse burn Farmcochem to clinch first crown

A flurry of fouls cost them dearly as Perak Farmcochem lost 74-73 to Miri Fire Horse in the 2011 National Basketball League (NBL) finals.

Farmcochem shot themselves in the foot after conceding eight fouls in the first quarter alone, and had to see their main man Chris Kuete sit out most of the game with four fouls as Miri was virtually uncontested in their first appearance in the finals at the MABA Stadium.

However, the match was marred by several poor calls from the officials, who are having a hard time keeping the match in control as protests flew from both teams at every controversial whistle.

Anthony Johnson wasted no time getting into business from the tip-off, drawing four fouls from the Farmcochem camp including two from Chris Kuete to convert seven points from the free throw line. Miri's Chai Chze Hian sunk three consecutive three-pointers to open the gap, as Anthony contributed another from outside the perimetre for a 24-12 lead.

Pressure began to cause a stir in Farmcochem, and disaster struck for them as starting forward Chris conceded his fourth foul and had to sit out the rest of the first quarter. Realizing the situation, Farmcochem tightened the defence, and held Miri from breaking into a double-digit lead into the second quarter. Read More…

Source: www.malaysia-basketball.com

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2011 Seria Under-23 Cup Schedule

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Reece: Play 'D' and we win

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Thursday, July 28, 2011

National coach happy with new line up

THE best have been chosen and preparations are well under way for the national basketball squad.

The names of those who will travel to compete at the 13th Borneo City Men's Basketball Invitational Tournament 2011 in Kota Kinabalu from August 4-7 have been revealed.

And for the first time Esmond Tan is back on the roster after national coach Kevin Reece (pic) took over at the helm in 2009.

Joining Tan on the team are Cavan Kong, Po Yung Hui, Kevin Tay, Kenny Lim, Choo Yung Jian, Benjamin Lim, Ben Sim, Yap Chun Ping, Han Ming Kwang, Md Zainul Ashyraf Hj Hussin and Soon Kian Leong.

The line up is a lot bigger than that of the Sultanate's more recent renditions of the national squad and features more experienced cagers.

Reece believes that he has got all the right players to fill in the spots and they can make a good run at the upcoming tournament. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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Reece: Play 'D' and we win

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Thursday, July 28, 2011

National coach happy with new line up

THE best have been chosen and preparations are well under way for the national basketball squad.

The names of those who will travel to compete at the 13th Borneo City Men's Basketball Invitational Tournament 2011 in Kota Kinabalu from August 4-7 have been revealed.

And for the first time Esmond Tan is back on the roster after national coach Kevin Reece (pic) took over at the helm in 2009.

Joining Tan on the team are Cavan Kong, Po Yung Hui, Kevin Tay, Kenny Lim, Choo Yung Jian, Benjamin Lim, Ben Sim, Yap Chun Ping, Han Ming Kwang, Md Zainul Ashyraf Hj Hussin and Soon Kian Leong.

The line up is a lot bigger than that of the Sultanate's more recent renditions of the national squad and features more experienced cagers.

Reece believes that he has got all the right players to fill in the spots and they can make a good run at the upcoming tournament. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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Basketball team for Borneo tourney 'almost finalised'

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Thursday, July 14, 2011

IT is almost time to select the "15-strong" where the best will represent the Sultanate.

The national basketball coach Kevin Reece told The Brunei Times that they have almost finalised the names on who shall be part of the elite.

The Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) had pre-selected players that started intensive training under the American last Monday.

After more than a week of assessments, the national coach knows who will be on the roster to compete at the 13th Borneo City Men's Basketball Invitational Tournament 2011 in Kota Kinabalu from August 4-7.

In addition, the selected players will compete at the upcoming 2011 Sultan's Cup which will tip off on July 23.

"Most of them will be from the core that have been training since the start of the programme. But there are also a couple of them who were already on the radar," said Reece in an interview when met yesterday during a training session at the BBA court in Batu Bersurat.

"However, we won't be able to get all the players that we want to play for both tournaments. It is a major blow for me but there is nothing we can do about it," he added. Read More… The Brunei Times

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Defence was Welflex's final downfall

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

THEY came in as the favourites and could have left the court in celebratory mood, but their opponents had other plans.

Welflex Engineering were always in a good position to be crowned champions of the FAB-LBC Basketball Tournament OFW Open at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat on Sunday.

But failure to adjust at the defensive end led to a 90-81 downfall to Chop Eng Seng Keo (CESK) in the final.

Welflex Engineering were clearly undersized and their 3-2 zone defence led to the duo of tournament MVP Geve Leones and Jeff Paraiso easily raking up points in the paint.

Despite getting off to a slow start to trail 20-11 heading into the second quarter, Welflex Engineering managed to pull up their socks to lead by as many as 10 points but stamina was an inevitable problem.

Their tired legs were exposed on Sunday and Welflex Engineering usually a run and gun style of team were outrun by CESK in the championship match. Their failure to get back on defence resulted in easy transition points. Read More… The Brunei Times

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Leones wins some, loses some

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Monday, July 11, 2011

IT was a bittersweet day for Geve Leones.

Having been crowned king earlier yesterday when he put up an MVP performance at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat to help his team Chop Eng Seng Keo (CESK) land the title, Leones fell in another final last night.

The Filipino was named the MVP of the final after he poured in 31 points to lead CESK to the FAB-LBC Basketball Tournament OFW Open crown after a 90-81 victory over Welflex Engineering.

But, having been drained out of his energy he was stopped in his tracks at the Kampung Baru basketball court in Seria in his second final of the day.

Leones had to settle for the silver after the depleted Black Cobra side fell 80-69 to Esmond Tan's Bukit Ladang in the final of the Brunei Open Basketball Championship 2011.

The lanky Filipino still managed to topscore for his team with 16 points despite fouling out midway through the fourth quarter but it was not enough for him to celebrate a second gold medal.The Brunei Times

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Leones roars to victory

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Monday, July 11, 2011

CESK beat Welflex Engineering to title

Leones named MVP of the final

IT'S official. He's the 'Leones King'.

Geve Leones was crowned king yesterday putting up an MVP performance at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat yesterday to help his team Chop Eng Seng Keo (CESK) land the title.

The lanky Filipino was named the MVP of the final after he poured in 31 points to lead CESK to the FAB-LBC Basketball Tournament OFW Open crown after a 90-81 victory over Welflex Engineering.

Jeff Paraiso also came up big scoring 22 points and Noel Grafil added 12 points in the victory.

On the other hand, Don Mordeno topscored for Welflex Engineering with 31 points and Aries Castro contributed 17 points. Marjomar Aying chipped in 11 points to a losing cause.

Leones got right to work from the opening period, getting hot early for 13 first quarter points. He was getting it done both from the inside and from range.

Welflex Engineering were sluggish committing a handful of turnovers and were not passing the ball enough. Read More… The Brunei Times

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No double joy: Tan stops Geve Force

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Monday, July 11, 2011

ESMOND TAN ensured that there was no double delight for Geve Leones.

It was a three-peat for Bukit Ladang after they cruised to an 80-69 victory over a depleted Black Cobra side in the final of the Brunei Open Basketball Championship 2011 last night at the Kampung Baru basketball court in Seria.

Tan scored a game-high of 27 points for Bukit Ladang and Jong Guo Zhang added 17 points. Presley Ho also chipped in 10 points in the victory.

With all their core cagers having played in the final of the FAB-LBC Basketball Tournament OFW Open at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat just two hours before tip off in Seria, Leones led Black Cobra with 16 points. Elvin Requintin contributed 14 points and Vincent Superio had 11 points in a losing effort.

Sensing that their opponents were in no condition to recover so quickly from the earlier game, Bukit Ladang came out playing man-to-man defence allowing them to jump out to an early lead. Read More… The Brunei Times

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Sultan's Cup: Calling all basketball players

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Sunday, July 10, 2011

ARE you ready for some serious ball game?

THE green light is on for the annual Sultan's Cup basketball competition and all basketball enthusiasts are invited to compete in the tournament.

Organised by the Brunei Basketball Association (BBA), the tournament is scheduled to be held on July 23.

The competition will be contested at the BBA court in Batu Bersurat and is held in conjunction with His Majesty's 65th birthday celebration.

The tournament is open to players with a valid Brunei identity card (yellow, red or green) and will feature both the men's and women's categories.

Entry forms can be obtained from the competition venue. Completed forms together with a registration fee of $300 must be handed in no later than the closing date on July 17.

For more information contact Soon Ching Long at 8770316 or Ang at 8897449.The Brunei Times

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Bukit Ladang out to kill Cobra in final

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Sunday, July 10, 2011

IT went exactly as scripted.

Defending champions Bukit Ladang cruised to the final of the Brunei Open Basketball Championship 2011 with a 106-77 thrashing of Seria Hawks in the semi-finals last night at the Kampung Baru basketball court in Seria.

They will face Black Cobra, who edged Batangas Double Blades 76-72 in the other semi-final, in the championship match.

Bukit Ladang came out storming cruising to a 32-20 lead heading into the second quarter.

However, Seria Hawks fought back strongly in the second period to close to within 46-42 at halftime.

The defending champions then picked up the slack and applied full court pressure defence that resulted in transition points. They outscored their opponents 32-17 in the third stanza and Seria Hawks were in no position to mount a comeback with the core of the roster plagued with foul trouble.

"We came out playing full court pressure defence that turned the game around in the third quarter. Our opponents crumbled under pressure and they committed turnovers which we converted into points on the break," said Esmond Tan, the captain of Bukit Ladang, in an interview with The Brunei Times, after the win. Read More… The Brunei Times

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Will Leones be king?

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Sunday, July 10, 2011

FANS are in for a treat and it is bound to be a spectacular show. Those at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat today can expect a tightly contested game between Welflex Engineering and Chop Eng Seng Keo (CESK) in the final of the FAB-LBC Basketball Tournament OFW Open.

It is also one not to be missed considering the roster of players filling up both sides.

Welflex Engineering are looking more like the favourites to lift the trophy, having run away with a 78-64 victory in their first meeting in the round-robin stages last month.

Shrugging off a slow start, Welflex Engineering defeated Hua San Hardware 103-81 in the semi-finals on Thursday to move into the final.

On the other hand, CESK have shown a different side of their game which was more concentrated on defence that saw them cruise to an 88-69 win over Still Got the Bloes (SGTB) in the other semi-final.

Welflex Engineering have arguably the best lineup in the competition with the duo of Don Mordeno and Marjomar Aying in the backcourt. Read More… The Brunei Times

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Leones, Mordeno ready for s-final battles

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

ONLY the strong will survive! They started out with seven teams but only four remain standing.

Fans mark your calendars because you will not want to miss the matches taking place at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat on Thursday.

The FAB-LBC Basketball Tournament OFW Open heads into the semi-finals and first up will be a matchup between Chop Eng Seng Keo (CESK) and Still Got the Bloes (SGTB) at 8pm.

The second game pits tournament favourites Welflex Engineering against Hua San Hardware at 9.30pm.

In their encounter during the round-robin stage, CESK survived a late rally to triumph 70-64 over SGTB last Friday.

CESK will be banking on Geve Leones to deliver the goods, but he hasn't quite put up big numbers on the scoresheet thus far.

The reason is simple the team are featuring an all-star cast. Efren Espiritu, standing at 6ft 5in, is manning the centre position and teams have found it difficult to score in the paint whenever he is on the floor. Read More… The Brunei Times

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CESK ensure SGTB 'still got the blues'

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Friday, July 1, 2011

CHOP Eng Seng Keo (CESK) survived a late rally to triumph 70-64 over Still Got the Bloes (SGTB) in the FAB-LBC Basketball Tournament OFW Open last night at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

Noel Grafil topscored for CESK with 18 points and Efren Espiritu added 11 points in the victory. On the other hand, Vincent Superio had the game-high of 27 points to pace SGTB and Precildo Francisco added 18 points, with 16 of them coming in the first half, to a losing cause.

Using their height advantage, CESK were securing the boards allowing them to get second chance points. They were either scoring on the break or dropping the ball into the paint and muscling their way to the basket to score. SGTB were settling for too many outside shots which saw them trail 31-39 at halftime.

CESK finally broke away and extended their lead margin to as much as 18 points. SGTB were looking lost on offence rushing their shots resulting in empty possessions while CESK were sharing the ball and executing their offence brilliantly. Read More… The Brunei Times

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