Photo from Japan B.League By REYNALD MAGALLON Thirdy Ravena keyed San-En NeoPhoenix’s come-from-behind 101-96 overtime win over his brother Kiefer and the Shiga Lakestars to split a two-game road showdown in B. League on Sunday, Oct. 3. The Ravena siblings engaged in a memorable duel with Thirdy...
Juan Gomez de Liano (Earthfriends Tokyo Z) Juan Gomez de Liano saw limited action in his B.League second division debut Saturday, Oct. 2 that saw Earthfriends Tokyo Z suffer an 89-82 road defeat to the Kagawa Five Arrows. Gomez De Liano, still bothered by an injury, played 3 1/2 minutes and scored...
Photo from Nagoya Diamond Dolphins Ray Parks Jr. didn’t see action in the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins’ B.League season-opening 80-77 road loss to the Shibuya Sun Rockers Saturday, Oct. 2 due to an injury. The Diamond Dolphins bared minutes before the match held in Tokyo that Parks didn’t suit up...
Kiefer Ravena Kiefer Ravena helped spark a fourth quarter comeback as the Shiga Lakestars beat Thirdy Ravena and the San-En Neophoenix in their much-anticipated B.League season-opening duel Saturday, Oct. 2 at the Ukaruchan Arena in Otsu, Japan. The elder Ravena had a hand in the Lakestars’...
Photo from Niigata Albirex Kobe Paras scored 25 points in an impressive debut but Niigata Albirex absorbed an 85-81 home loss to the Kyoto Hannaryz in its B.League season opener Saturday, Oct. 2 at the City Hall Plaza Aore in Nagaoka, Japan. Paras waxed hot in the first half to help Niigata rally...
Brothers Thirdy (left) and Kiefer Ravena A good start and bragging rights will be at stake when Thirdy Ravena and the San-En Neophoenix go on the road to face older brother Kiefer and the Shiga Lakestars to highlight the start of the much-anticipated campaign for Filipino players in Japan’s...
Thirdy Ravena’s breakthrough stint with Japanese club San-En Neophoenix created plenty of opportunities for Filipino players to ply their trade in the Land of the Rising Sun. And with Ravena joined by seven compatriots, the B.League is expected to create plenty of buzz among Filipino fans as...
Photo from Japan B.League Filipino basketball fans will get a chance to see eight players who took their talents to Japan on television and online after the B.League struck a deal with a local cable channel. The B.League announced Wednesday, Sept. 29 that Tap Digital Media Ventures will air 51...
Kiefer Ravena (PBA Images) By REYNALD MAGALLON Kiefer Ravena is seeing a lot of room for growth when he suits up for the Shiga Lakestars in the Japan B. League which is about to kick off this weekend. In an interview streamed through the Lakestars’ YouTube channel, Ravena expressed his excitement...
By REYNALD MAGALLON Shiga Lakestars officially welcomed NLEX guard Kiefer Ravena through its social media pages on Sunday following news confirming the release from the PBA of the Gilas Pilipinas stalwart. The Lakestars already updated Ravena’s player information on its official website while...
Photo from PBA Kiefer Ravena will no longer return for the remainder of NLEX’s campaign in the PBA Philippine Cup after being cleared to play for the Shiga Lakestars in time for the start of Japan’s B.League season next week. Team official Ronald Dulatre confirmed Saturday, Sept. 24 that Ravena...
Photo from PBA Dwight Ramos said the lucrative opportunity of signing with the Toyama Grouses in Japan’s B.League was something that he couldn’t pass up. Ramos joined the growing list of Filipino cagers heading to the Land of Rising Sun after inking a one-year deal with the Grouses, thus...
