The Sturdy Group Athletics secured the dedication of Jordan Heading and Caelan Tiongson for the group’s marketing campaign within the upcoming Jones Cup in Taiwan.
The previous Gilas Pilipinas participant has additionally seen motion with Sturdy Group again within the Dubai Worldwide Basketball Championship early this yr.
In Dubai, the 6-foot-2 participant had 10.3 factors, 3.9 assists, and a pair of.6 rebounds per sport.
Now enjoying for West Adelaide Bearcats in NBL1 Central, Heading is posting averages of 19.14 factors, 4.14 assists and three.43 rebounds.
“Jordan was an computerized alternative for me as soon as I discovered he’d be obtainable to play,” Sturdy Group head coach Charles Tiu mentioned about Heading.
“We beloved how he performed for us in Dubai, and now he will get to return to his authentic capturing guard spot to enrich our level guards.”
The 6-foot-4 Tiongson, in the meantime, performed for Alab Pilipinas within the 2018-19 season of the ASEAN Basketball League earlier than he headed to Taiwan to play for the Taoyuan Leopards within the T1 League from 2021-22.
In Taiwan, the 32-year previous participant averaged 13.5 factors and 9.1 rebounds in 19 video games performed.
“I’ve been in contact with Caelan for some time, serving to him determine his subsequent strikes earlier than becoming a member of the PBA Draft. We figured this is able to be an important alternative for him to remind folks how good he’s,” Tiu mentioned about Tiongson.
“He is a tough employee, robust and aggressive, who is flexible and might play a number of positions, defend, and rebound very effectively. I feel he will likely be an enormous asset for our group.”
The group hopes to deliver house the crown as soon as once more because the nation final had it with Mighty Sports activities in 2019.
—JKC, GMA Built-in Information