Barracudas torched by KL Dragons

From Yee Chun Leong
IN KUALA LUMPUR

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Brunei forfeit due to unusual circumstances.

THE Brunei Barracudas were humiliated 87-48 by the KL Dragons in a game that never reached the final buzzer yesterday.

Playing at the MABA stadium in Kuala Lumpur, the Barracudas' fourth game was already lost before any of the players even stepped onto the court.

Brunei's first professional basketball team were without the services of their head coach Bong Ramos and the duo of American Chris Commons and Filipino Chester Tolomia due to red eye.

This meant that the Brunei team were left with only seven available players, who unfortunately fouled out till one was left standing, resulting in forfeit with under eight minutes to play. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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Think you can ball? Prove it

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Thursday, October 28, 2010

BASKETBALL fans, mark your calendars.

The Chung Hwa Middle School (CHMS) Alumni Association 18th Anniversary basketball tournament is slated for Nov 27 and registration is now open.

Scheduled to be held at the Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) court in Batu Bersurat, two categories Men's Open and Under-18 Boys will be contested in the tournament.

The Open category is only open to local players with a valid identity card and Filipino players are not allowed to participate to level the playing field.

Registration fees are set at $250 for the Under-18 category and $300 for the Open category. Entry forms can be obtained from the court and completed forms and entry fees must be handed in by 5pm on Nov 24.

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Source: The Brunei Times

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Sharks devour Jodico whole

Yee Chun Leong

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Thursday, October 28, 2010

A 23-POINT run in the third quarter was enough for Sharks to see off Jodico Construction Sdn Bhd 82-74 in Group A of the second round for the 38-year-old and below category of the Syarikat MK Jazmar Cup on Tuesday night at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

In what was their fifth consecutive victory, Sharks, who are unbeaten in the competition, saw Aries Castro put in a team-high 21 points while Don Mordeno added another 18 points in the triumph.

On the other hand, four players notched double figures for Jodico, a team comprising all Malay players, with Hj Md Rahmat Hj Suhaili notching a game-high of 26 points and Ahmad Termizi Hj Nordeen poured in 13 first half points.

Meanwhile, Zainul Ashyraf Hj Hussin and Md Azrani Hamzah contributed 11 and 10 points respectively to the losing effort. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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Angels soar while Lee-Jusone fall

Yee Chun Leong

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

MK ANGELS survived MK Lee-Jusone 60-51 in the semi-finals of the 38-year-old and above category of the Syarikat MK Jazmar Cup last night at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

Fred Palaspas had a game-high of 18 points to pace MK Angels and Noel Grafil poured in another 14 in the victory.

Tse Tow Joon Yeen topscored for MK Lee-Jusone with 17 points and Muhd Akhbar Abdul Hamid contributed 13 points to the losing cause.

It was a closely contested affair right from the start with both teams trying to outshoot one another. However, it was the MK Angels that got ahead 14-10 heading into the second quarter.

MK Angels were relying on their outside shooting but weren't connecting. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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Barracudas are not fish out of water yet

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

WITH four games played in the sophomore season of the Asean Basketball League (ABL), Brunei representatives the Barracudas are holding a 1-3 record.

It's not exactly a perfect start to the season for the Barracudas but said record is one that they should not be embarrassed of, considering the difficult schedule they faced in the opening month.

It includes having to play the defending champion Philippine Patriots three times in that short time frame as well.

In search of their first win of the season, the team brought back last season's mentor Filipino Bong Ramos for his second stint here and he worked his magic to eventually lead the Barracudas to an impressive 87-70 victory over Satria Muda BritAma at the BritAma Arena in Jakarta last Saturday. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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