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| Photo c/o RMO |
After watching a couple of NZ NBL games, the embers have been rekindled! I've always loved this sport! Must be in my DNA---dad was a very good player, making it to the top of his college varsity team, as well as nearly getting into the commercial leagues in Manila, if the lure of the sea didn't pull him away from the game! He was above-average for a Filipino at 5-8. I'm a bit taller than him at 5-9 and played center-guard in high school varsity. I can still recall when I was perhaps 6-7 years old when I first saw him play. The last time I played with my dad was when I graduated from high school in 1973. My younger brother Bimbo is the better player among us four boys. Both of us even enlisted for a tryout when the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) was just starting in 1974. We saw our names on the Seven-Up Uncolas team. However, we never made the cut. We were hoping to continue the basketball legacy of my dad.
