Potential first round picks RJ Abarrientos, Dave Ildefonso and Caelan Tiongson are expected to miss this Sunday's PBA Annual Rookie Draft as the three are set to leave with the rest of the Strong Group Athletics squad on Friday for the 43rd William Jones Cup in Taiwan.
Potential first round picks RJ Abarrientos , Dave Ildefonso and Caelan Tiongson are expected to miss this Sunday's PBA Annual Rookie Draft as the three are set to leave with the rest of the Strong Group Athletics squad on Friday for the 43rd William Jones Cup in Taiwan. Abarrientos and Tiongson are part of a star-studded SGA squad that will compete in the William Jones Cup championship.The last time a team from the Philippines topped the Jones Cup was in 2019 under Mighty Sports.
7 rebounds per contest.The 23-year-old former Far Eastern University standout was named 2023 KBL Rookie of the Year.Ildefonso, son of PBA legend Danny Ildefonso, played two seasons for the Suwon KT Sonicboom.Tiongson, meanwhile, admitted he had to work his way back into shape since coming off a long layoff after taking care of his grandmother in the United States.'A year and a half ago I went back to the States and I was helping to take care of my grandma, who was ill.
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