Cobras To Miss Maguate, Nuñez and Belande in 2009

The SWU Cobras will miss key players from last season. Janno Nuñez(6'3", PF) has transferred to UV, Cleford Maguate(6'4", C/F) has a possible ACL tear and Alfred Belande(6'2", G/F) is rumored to have concerns about his academics. The campaign of the Cobras will now be dependent on Eliud Poligrates(5'11", G), Ardd Evan Django(5'8", PG) and a vastly improved Rene Pacquiao(6'5", C).

SWU Cobras Ardd Django Named as Late Replacement for the CeSAFI Basketball Selection

SWU Cobras wily point guard Ardd Evan Django(5'8" PG) has been named as a late replacement to the CeSAFI Basketball selection seeing action in Hong Kong's 17th Super Kung Sheung Cup on December 16-21, 2008. Django replaces UV Green Lancers guard Ritchum Marc Dennison (5'10" SG) who failed to complete his travel documents on time. He will join fellow SWU Cobras teammates Alfred Belande(6'2" SF/SG) and Eliud Poligrates(5'11" PG). Django will share the point guard spot with USJ-R Jaguars' Armand May Ponce(5'9"PG) and UV Green Lancers' Chris Victor Diputado(5'9" PG) while Poligrates will now be moved to the shooting guard spot most likely.

2 SWU Cobras Named to CeSAFI Basketball Selection for HK Tournament

Eliud Poligrates(5'11" PG) and Alfred Belande(6'2" SG/SF) of the SWU Cobras have been named to the CeSAFI Basketball selection that will be seeing action in Hong Kong's 17th Super Kung Sheung Cup on December 16-21, 2008. Poligrates is coming off a suspension from the CeSAFI after having found to have violated league and team rules in the middle of CeSAFI Basketball 2008 season and will be sharing point guard chores with UV Green Lancers' Chris Victor Diputado(5'9" PG) and USJ-R Jaguars' Armand May Ponce(5'9" PG). Belande barely missed out on a Mythical Five spot in CeSAFI Basketball 2008 even as he was the league's 3rd leading scorer after behemoths Junemar Fajardo(6'9" C) and Gregory Slaughter(6'11" C). The SWU Cobras' leader last season in the absence of the also suspended Eric Zanoria(6'2" SF/SG), Belande will share the wing spot with USPF Panthers' Moncrief Rogado(6'0" SG) and UV Green Lancers' Marc Ritchum Dennison(5'10" SG) and Elmer Mykkiel Cabahug(6'0" SG).

Cleford Maguate is SWU Cobras Blocks Leader in CeSAFI Basketball 2008

Cleford Maguate is the top shotblocker for the Southwestern University Cobras is CeSAFI basketball 2008. The versatile big man is among only 6 players in CeSAFI 2008 to average at least 1 block in each game and wound up 5th best shotblocker with a 1.13 per game average. The Cobras' 2nd best shotblocker is Janno Nuñez who averages 0.5 swats a game. 3 other Cobras are among the league's top 20 shotblockers: Eleazar Armecin is 15th with 0.33 swats a night, Pacquiao is 16th with 0.29 rejections a game and Eliud Poligrates is 18th with an average of 0.25 blocks per outing.

Alfred Belande is SWU Cobras Steals Leader in CeSAFI Basketball 2008

Top offensive threat, steals leader: That is Alfred Belande to the Southwestern University Cobras in CeSAFI basketball 2008. The league's 4th sneakiest and steals leader normed 2 steals per ball game in CeSAFI basketball 2008, the same average as suspended teammate Eleazar Armecin. 2 other Cobras figured among the top 10 steals leaders of CeSAFI basketball 2008. Cleford Maguate was 5th with a per game average of 1.88 steals while Ardd Evan Django was 9th norming 1.63 swipes a night.

Ardd Evan Django is SWU Cobras Assists Leader in CeSAFI Basketball 2008

Ardd Evan Django emerged as SWU Cobras' assists leader for CeSAFI basketball 2008. Django dished off 43 times in 8 games for the Cobras, an average of 5.38 assists a game, 2nd overall in the league. 3 other Cobras finished among he top 20 asists leaders of CeSAFI basketball 2008. Joseph Escober averaged 2.38 assists to finish tied for 16th, Cleford Maguate averaged 2.25 dimes an outing and was 18th overall while Alfred Belande had 2.13 each night to finish 20th on the leaderboard.

Janno Nuñez is Top Rebounder for the SWU Cobras in CeSAFI Basketball 2008

Janno Nuñez, the Southwestern University Cobras' prized rookie forward from Davao topped the Cobras in rebounding for CeSAFI basketball 2008. Nuñez played only a total of 4 games after he was suspended midway in the season for violating league and team rules. Nuñez collared 23 rebounds to average 5.75 caroms a game to finish as the league's 10th top rebounder. 3 other Cobras finished in the top 20 of the CeSAFI basketball 2008 rebounds leaderboard: Alfred Belande(11th, 5.63 rebounds a night), Cleford Maguate(12th, 5.5 rebounds a game) and Eleazar Armecin(16th, 5 rebounds an outing).

Nuñez also finished as the league's 2nd best offensive rebounder with 4 offensive recoveries a game. 6 other Cobras finished in the top 20 in the offensive rebounding department: Armecin(10th, 2 offensive rebounds per game), Eliud Poligrates(13th, 1.75 offensive rebounds a game), Chris Litorja and Cleford Maguate(tied at 15th, 1.63 offensive rebounds per game), Rene Pacquiao(17th, 1.57 offensive rebounds per game) and Ritchie Jalandoni(19th, 1.38 offensive rebounds per game).

Alfred Belande meanwhile led the Cobras in defensive rebounding and finished 5th overall in that department with 4.38 an outing. 3 other Cobras also finished in the top 20 defensive rebounding leaderboard: Maguate(8th, 3.88 defensive rebounds per game), Jeros Ceniza(11th, 3.6 defensive rebounds a night) and Armecin(14th, 3 defensive rebounds an outing).