Star-Studded Line-Up For Shell Rimula Cup

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei basketball fans are in for a treat as the Republic of Philippines will be sending a star-studded line-up to represent their country in the upcoming 5th Shell Rimula Cup--Brunei Basketball Tournament 2005.

There will be two teams from the Philippines but the first team which is the PBA San Miguel Corporation RP team will be loaded with superstars from the elite league in the Philippines.

Heading this line-up will be Asi Taulava, Jimmy Alapag and Rommel Adducul and they will-be-joined by 10 other superstars from the same league.

Taulava and Alapag are two of the biggest stars from the Philippines and together form the cornerstone of Talk and Text's recent domination in the PBA.

Brunei fans will certainly have fond memories of Adducul as it was his leadership and inspirational play that led the Suncity - Dragons to this title back in 2002.

The trio will be joined by Anthony Helterbrand, Florendo Ritualo JR, Donaldo Hontiveros, Daniel Charles Seigle, Anthony Bryan dela Cruz, Kerby Raymundo, Nicholas Belasco, John Billy Mamaril, Dorian Pena and Kelly Williams.

The second team from the Philippines will be the Alaska Aces, one of the top teams in the PBA having finished an outstanding third place finish in the recent PBA league standings.

While not as glamorous as their more illustrious counterparts in the RP team, - Alaska will definitely be a team to be reckoned with in this tournament.

This is the second time that the PBA have sent teams to Brunei following the appearance of Red Bull and Purefoods last year and will be hoping for a better showing after neither team made it to the final which was eventually won by Korea's TG Xers.

The tournament will be held at the National Indoor Stadium from August 2028 and along with the two Filipino outfits will be contested by four other teams from Indonesia, China, Japan and Korea.

The tournament is being brought to the public courtesy of title sponsors Brunei Shell Marketing Sdn Bhd, supported by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports and managed by MVP Event Management Company. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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