Aguilar’s return puts him in mentor’s role

Ginebra forward Japeth Aguilar during a game against Magnolia in the PBA Philippine Cup.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Japeth Aguilar no longer expected to be a part of Gilas Pilipinas’ long-haul cast that will try to return to the next International Basketball Federation (Fiba) World Cup and also crack the Summer Olympic Games. In fact, the many-time skipper…

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Japeth Aguilar’s presence looms large for Gilas with key bigs out

Japeth Aguilar goofs around with his Gilas Pilipinas teammates during a training session ahead of the Filipinos’ game against Hong Kong in the Fiba Asia Cup 2025 qualifiers. –DENISON DALUPANG HONG KONG — Gilas Pilipinas fixture June Mar Fajardo is beyond grateful that Japeth Aguilar came in to plug his and AJ Edu’s absences for…

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Stepping up in Japeth Aguilar’s absence leads to BPC plum for Christian Standhardinger – rezal404

Barangay Ginebra big man Christian Standhardinger. MARLO CUETO/NQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines-Christian Standhardinger acknowledged that winning the Best Player of the Conference award in the PBA Governors’ Cup would have not been possible if he was not thrust into a bigger role following Japeth Aguilar’s injury. Standhardinger was the runaway winner of the conference honor after stepping…

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